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Type of site | Webtoon platform |
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| Available in | Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Spanish, Vietnamese, English, French, German |
| Owner | NHN Japan Corporation |
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Comico is a webtoon portal based in Japan that is part of NHN Japan Corporation. NHN Japan first launched its webtoon platform Comico in Japan in 2013.[1] It was then followed by a launch in Taiwan in 2014[citation needed] and then in Thailand and South Korea in 2016 followed by Indonesia (defunct[2] since September 30, 2019) and Spanish language (defunct since 2019) in 2017.[3][2] Comico launched its service in Vietnam in April 2020[4] and in July 2020 launched its English-language service under the name Pocket Comics.[5] Comico has also stated that it will relaunch its Spanish service with the "Pocket Comics" brand later in the future.[6] In 2017, Nielsen Media Research found it to be the second largest website for digital comics in Japan based on the number of users.[7] The Taiwanese version of "Comico" was rebranded to the "Pocket Comics" branding soon after the launch. On January 24, 2022, NHN Japan launched a French-language service for Pocket Comics.[8] That same year, a German-language service was launched.
- ^ "NComico provides free, mobile-friendly manga". The Bridge. November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "[BREAKING NEWS] Comico Indonesia Tutup Layanannya Akhir Bulan Ini". Media Formasi (in Indonesian). September 1, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Comico". www.comico.net. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "『comico』英語圏で初リリース、世界累計3500万DL突破 北米でも年々高まる漫画需要".
- ^ "Comico Launches 'Pocket Comics' App in English with 41 Manga, Manhwa".
- ^ "NHN comico株式会社".
- ^ Smith, Richard (September 20, 2017). "Nothing comical about Japan's manga moving online". The National. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "NHN comico株式会社".