{"id":55553,"date":"2026-01-06T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55553"},"modified":"2026-01-05T19:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:44:42","slug":"ai-generated-manga-becomes-top-ranked-in-japans-biggest-e-book-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ai-generated-manga-becomes-top-ranked-in-japans-biggest-e-book-store\/","title":{"rendered":"AI-generated manga becomes top-ranked in Japan\u2019s biggest e-book store"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In what could be seen as an omen for the new year, an AI-generated manga is currently topping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmoa.jp\/search\/purpose\/ranking\/gentle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Young Adult category<\/a> of \u00a0\u201cJapan\u2019s largest e-book store,\u201d Comic C\u2019moA. While some reviews lean toward the positive side, the manga\u2019s rise through the ranks has others worried about the future of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released on December 28, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmoa.jp\/title\/346887\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Dear Wife, Will You Be My Lover?<\/a> (unofficial translation) is a four-volume manga created by mamaya and published by STUDIO ZOON. The rather suggestive story revolves around a 35-year-old husband and wife who are having trouble \u201crekindling the spark\u201d in some of the more mature aspects of their relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1601\" height=\"756\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1601px) 100vw, 1601px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260105-555530001.jpg\" alt=\"Comic C'moA screensho.\" class=\"wp-image-55559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260105-555530001.jpg 1601w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260105-555530001-380x179.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260105-555530001-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260105-555530001-1536x725.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though many Comic C\u2019moA user reviews focus on the art and story writing of the manga, other reviews talk about its poor quality by AI standards. Elements like \u201ccut-and-pasted characters,\u201d wordy introduction dialogue more similar to a novel, and plain-looking backgrounds were brought up \u2013 with the overall census being that the manga is just plain boring. It seems like the only saving grace for many is the \u201csexy parts,\u201d which are reported to be of \u201chigher quality\u201d than the rest of the manga, but are of few frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Comic C\u2019moA readers are also using the review section as a way to express their disappointment in AI-generated manga being published on the platform. Now that the proverbial Pandora\u2019s Box has been opened, several speculations have arisen, such as whether the positive reviews for My Dear Wife, Will You Be My Lover? were made by fake accounts to boost its reception. Some have even considered discontinuing their usage of Comic C\u2019MoA and moving to a platform where AI-generated manga is prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30ec\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc\u3082\u305d\u3093\u306a\u306b\u8352\u308c\u3066\u306a\u3044\u3057\u3001\u8aad\u8005\u306f\u4f5c\u753b\u8005\u304cAI\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u306a\u3093\u304b\u6c17\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002\u6c17\u306b\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e\u306f\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30bf\u30fc\u5074\u3060\u3051\u306a\u306e\u304b\u306a\u3002\u3064\u3044\u306b\u3053\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u6765\u305f\u304b\u3002\u591a\u5206\u3001\u4eca\u5e74\u7206\u767a\u7684\u306b\u5897\u3048\u307e\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u77f3\u6a4b\u548c\u7ae0 \/Zoo (@mikunikko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikunikko\/status\/2006908333069054175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-palette-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>Post translation:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The reviews aren&#8217;t particularly heated either, and readers don&#8217;t seem to care whether the artist is AI or not. Perhaps it&#8217;s only the creators themselves who are concerned. Has this era finally arrived? I expect it will explode in popularity this year.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over on X, Kazuaki Ishibashi, a manga author and editor who most notably worked on editing Mob Psycho 100 and The World Only God Knows, , noticed how Comic C\u2019moA users are more invested in the content of the manga, and perhaps becoming more nonchalant towards that fact that it was generated by &nbsp;AI, given how \u201cnormalized\u201d the tool has become in recent days. He surmises that perhaps only manga artists such as himself truly care about this aspect of the creation process, and expects AI-generated manga to become more popular in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/isekai-was-the-top-manga-genre-among-men-and-women-in-2025-one-of-japans-biggest-comic-reading-platforms-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Isekai was the top manga genre among men and women in 2025, one of Japan\u2019s biggest comic reading platforms reveals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-adult-manga-platform-tightens-restrictions-on-ai-generated-content-to-prevent-oversaturation-only-three-uploads-per-month-allowed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japanese adult manga platform tightens restrictions on AI-generated content to prevent oversaturation. Only three uploads per month allowed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Ai-generated manga has recently been topping &#8220;Japan&#8217;s biggest e-book store&#8221; Comic C&#8217;moA&#8217;s Young Adult charts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":55557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[17,66],"class_list":["post-55553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-non-gaming-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AI-generated manga becomes top-ranked in Japan\u2019s biggest e-book store - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An Ai-generated manga has recently been topping &quot;Japan&#039;s biggest e-book store&quot; Comic C&#039;moA&#039;s Young Adult charts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ai-generated-manga-becomes-top-ranked-in-japans-biggest-e-book-store\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AI-generated manga becomes top-ranked in Japan\u2019s biggest e-book store - 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