J-Comi

Manga Library Z
OwnerJ-Comic Terrace Corporation
(Ken Akamatsu)
URLwww.mangaz.com
RegistrationFree/subscription
LaunchedNovember 26, 2010 (beta), April 12, 2011
Current statusOnline

Manga Library Z (マンガ図書館Z, Manga Toshokan Z),[1] before 2018 known as J-Comi (Jコミ, J Komi), is a Japanese website that distributes out of print manga and doujinshi as DRM-free ebooks, with the permission of the authors and supported by advertising. J-Comi is limited to out of print titles so that quality of the work is assured and so that J-Comi does not compete with publishers. The site was the idea of famed manga artist Ken Akamatsu, officially established on January 25, 2008. But it was not launched until April 12, 2011, after it gained momentum in response to Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths' 2011 passing of Bill 156, which many manga creators opposed.[2]

  1. ^ "サービス紹介 | マンガ図書館Z - 無料で漫画が全巻読み放題！". マンガ図書館Z (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  2. ^ "Creators Decry Tokyo's Proposed 'Virtual' Child Porn Ban". Anime News Network. 15 March 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2012.