Manga-News

What Manga-News does

Manga-News is a privately operated French-language digital media platform and database dedicated to manga, anime, and broader Asian pop culture, founded in 2007 and based in Orry-la-ville, France. The site functions as a centralized reference hub for French-speaking consumers of Japanese comics (manga), Korean webtoons (manhwa), Chinese manhua, Japanese animation (anime), live-action Asian dramas, Asian cinema, video games, music, and merchandise. Manga-News maintains an extensive catalog of titles, publishers, and release information covering France's manga and animation market, with dedicated landing pages for major franchises including One Piece, Naruto, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Berserk, and Studio Ghibli productions.

The platform integrates multiple interconnected products into a single website experience: a news aggregation engine with editorial reviews and weekly in-depth dossiers, a legal manga excerpt reader hosting previews from multiple publishers, a collection management tool for users to track manga, DVD/Blu-ray, video game, and merchandise holdings, a release schedule planner, an event calendar covering festivals and conventions across France and Belgium, and community features including voting tournaments segmented by genre and private messaging. Distribution is primarily through the manga-news.com website, supplemented by active social media channels on Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Dailymotion, Instagram, and Pinterest. The platform has no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed integrations.

Manga-News operates without disclosed external funding, institutional investors, or parent company ownership, relying on a small team of 1-10 employees. The business model appears to be that of a digital media property — likely advertising-supported given the absence of disclosed subscription pricing, transactional revenue, paid tiers, or enterprise services in the source data. The platform's relationship with manga publishers (enabling legal excerpts and trailers) suggests content partnership or promotional fees may supplement any advertising base. No corporate registration details, ownership structure, or capitalization information is publicly disclosed.

Name

Manga-News

Legal name

Manga-News

Website

https://manga-news.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Manga-News is a French-language digital media platform and database serving manga and anime enthusiasts in French-speaking countries with news, editorial reviews, release schedules, collection management tools, legal manga excerpts, and community features, operating since 2007 from France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Manga and Anime Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Comics, Manga & Serialized Reading Platforms (BPAMAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Anime & Niche Genre Streaming Platforms (Horror/Faith/Indie/etc.) (MPACAAAH)

Keywords

• Manga news website
• Anime media platform
• Manga database
• Anime community
• Manga reviews

Headquarters

HQ city

Orry-la-ville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Manga-News operates a French-language online media and database platform covering manga, manhwa, manhua, anime, video games, live-action dramas, and Asian cinema. It aggregates news, publishes editorial reviews and weekly dossiers, distributes legal manga excerpts and trailers, offers a personal collection-management tool, and supports a community of tens of thousands of members through tournaments, polls, and messaging features.

Product overview

Manga-News is a comprehensive French-language platform serving as the primary reference for Asian comics (manga, manhwa, manhua) and Japanese animation (anime). The platform operates as a unified media and database service that combines multiple interconnected features: a central database and news aggregation engine, collection management tools for users to track manga/DVD/games/merchandise, legal excerpt reading capabilities for thousands of titles, an editorial review system with staff picks and critiques, in-depth analytical dossiers, release scheduling tools, community tournaments, and event calendars. The platform covers multiple content verticals including manga, anime, video games, live-action dramas (K-drama), Asian cinema, music, and merchandise (goodies).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manga-News Database & News Platform Core French-language online platform providing a catalog database and news coverage of manga, anime, video games, live-action dramas, and Asian cinema, supplemented by editorial reviews, weekly dossiers, release-schedule planning, legal manga excerpts, and community features for manga and anime enthusiasts in France.
• Collection Management System Standalone online tool within the Manga-News platform that lets registered users organize and track their personal collections of manga, DVD/Blu-ray, video games, and merchandise.
• Legal Manga Excerpts Reader Standalone reading module within Manga-News providing legal online access to thousands of manga excerpts and previews from various publishers, aimed at readers evaluating new series before purchase.
• Manga/Anime Trailer Library Standalone video library within Manga-News aggregating manga and anime trailers and promotional videos available for free viewing by site visitors.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Freeing (Escape Game)minorOthersFreeing is listed as a partner on Manga-News, providing an escape game offering as part of the site's partner network. The partnership appears to be a cross-promotional arrangement with a complementary entertainment service.
• Wiki manga (Wikipedia)minorOthersWikipedia's manga wiki page is listed as a partner link on Manga-News, providing users with access to additional Wikipedia encyclopedia resources about manga.
• Matière NoireminorOthersMatière Noire, a web development company in Nantes, is listed as a partner responsible for website development services for Manga-News.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MangaUpdates: Specialized manga release and group-tracking database with active community forums. Directly comparable to Manga-News's manga database and release planning products.
• AniList: Modern anime and manga tracking platform with social features and lists. Comparable to Manga-News's collection management and community products, with a stronger mobile/app focus.
• MyAnimeList: Global manga and anime database with social/community features and user lists. Overlaps with Manga-News's database, collection management, and community products at global scale.
• AnimeLand: Long-running French magazine and digital media property covering anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture. Closest French-market editorial peer to Manga-News in terms of audience and content verticals.
• Anime News Network: English-language news, encyclopedia, and community platform for anime and manga. Direct product overlap with Manga-News across news publishing, database, reviews, and community features, differing primarily in language/geography.
• Nautiljon: French-language anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture database and community. Most directly comparable to Manga-News as a French-market specialist offering encyclopedic content, community features, and news coverage for the same audience.

Broad incumbents

• Kana: Major French manga publisher (Dargaud-Lupus group). A key publisher-partner relationship for Manga-News and a leading player in the French manga market.
• Glénat: Major French manga and comics publisher. Both a content source and a competitor for French manga audience attention; comparable as it operates in the same French manga value chain.
• Crunchyroll News: Global anime/manga news arm of Crunchyroll, the largest anime streaming platform. Comparable news vertical but backed by a much larger streaming business and global reach.

Emerging players

• Webtoon: Global digital webtoon platform owned by Naver. Overlaps with Manga-News's growing webtoon coverage vertical and represents both a content source and a competing destination for French webtoon readers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/manga_news
• YouTubeyoutube.com/manganews
• Facebookfacebook.com/manganews
• Instagraminstagram.com/manga_news
• Pinterestpinterest.fr/manganews

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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