{"id":74129,"date":"2026-10-22T18:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=74129"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:32:55","slug":"japanese-manga-platform-line-manga-launches-ai-character-chats-and-fan-fiction-feature-for-ips-approved-by-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-manga-platform-line-manga-launches-ai-character-chats-and-fan-fiction-feature-for-ips-approved-by-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese manga platform LINE Manga launches AI character chats and fan fiction feature for &#8220;IPs approved by authors&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LINE Manga, one of Japan&#8217;s top digital comic apps, has introduced <strong>byUs<\/strong>, an AI story chat feature that allows users of the platform to interact with comic characters and generate fan fiction-like stories through conversations (via <a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000536.000063705.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PRTimes<\/a>). The company states that all featured IPs are approved for use by their respective authors, some of whom contributed original stories for users to experience on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">byUs comes with two types of content: Official Stories and Fan Stories. Official Stories are provided by the original authors and include content structured around the source material\u2019s world-building and characters. Once the prologue is over, the user can converse with the characters to create their own scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fan Stories, on the other hand, are user-generated stories that take liberties with the source material, and may include newly established situations and relationships. It&#8217;s envisioned for users to create and share their own stories online, as well as read others\u2019 stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"697\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261022-74129-001.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261022-74129-001.webp 480w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261022-74129-001-262x380.webp 262w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first wave of characters to be included in byUS includes Joy and Esther (from the manhwa Job Change Log by Woo Si-mok), as well as Ren Tachibana and Reo Momotani (from Operation True Love by kkokkalee). Additional titles and characters are scheduled to be added in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before its implementation on LINE Manga, byUs was released in June 2026 on NAVER WEBTOON, a South Korean digital comics and webtoon platform. The feature reportedly generated a cumulative total of 14 million conversations within the first ten weeks. While the original comics had been on hiatus, the release of byUs caused their views to increase by 67% and new users of NAVER WEBTOON to rise by 105%. It remains to be seen how the service will be received in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-titles-of-japanese-manga-have-literally-doubled-in-length-since-2011-according-to-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The titles of Japanese manga have literally doubled in length since 2011, according to study<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shonen-jumps-print-circulation-has-dropped-below-1-million-for-the-first-time-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-manga-industry-is-in-trouble-domestic-journalist-argues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Shonen Jump\u2019s print circulation has dropped below 1 million for the first time, but that doesn\u2019t mean the manga industry is in trouble, domestic journalist argues<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Line MANGA is one of Japan&#8217;s major digital comic apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":74138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[67,73,17],"class_list":["post-74129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-ai","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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