{"id":40479,"date":"2024-11-26T15:23:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T06:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40479"},"modified":"2024-11-26T17:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T08:56:06","slug":"lets-meet-again-in-hell-japanese-out-of-print-manga-archive-manga-library-z-begrudgingly-shuts-down-but-swears-to-be-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/lets-meet-again-in-hell-japanese-out-of-print-manga-archive-manga-library-z-begrudgingly-shuts-down-but-swears-to-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLet\u2019s meet again in hell\u201d Japanese out-of-print manga archive Manga Library Z begrudgingly shuts down, but swears to be back\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last month, the Japanese digital manga archive Manga Library Z<\/strong> announced that it would be shutting down as trouble with international payment processors<\/a> made the site unable to sustain itself and its contributors financially. J-Comi (who owns Manga Library Z) officially suspended services as of November 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the bright side, Manga Library Z\u2019s administrators seem optimistic about reviving the platform in the future, quoting<\/a> Terminator\u2019s \u201cHasta la Vista, baby\u201d or, in Japanese, \u201cLet\u2019s meet again in hell, baby.\u201d They are currently considering various options to restart the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, according to the latest announcement<\/a> from the platform, Manga Library Z will provide its users with a grace period to re-download their purchased PDFs from December 5 to December 26.\u00a0Contributing artists and authors on the platform will be provided with a way to access their personal pages normally.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J-Comi encouraged users to stay tuned for future updates on the situation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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