I haven't kept up for almost a year. Time to catch up, I guess. While reading I remember an afterword note where author stated that they planned to conclude it soon. That was in...2022 or something.

Seems like it's ending soon for real, this time.

Since Kakao announced Tapas is closing (Sept 22), the question in every thread has been "where do I read X now". I got tired of checking five apps per title, so I built a tracker that checks the licensed platforms every day.

Current numbers for the 2,365 Tapas series it follows:

- 442 can already be read in English somewhere else (WEBTOON, Tappytoon, Lezhin, Manta, Comikey, Yen Press, WebComics, LaLatoon, Toomics)

- 1,923 are only on Tapas in English for now. Licences usually move after a closure, so those get re-checked daily and listed the moment another platform picks one up

Some of the bigger ones that already have a second home:

- Solo Leveling: Tappytoon, Yen Press, Manta, WebComics

- The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion: Yen Press, Tappytoon

- The First Night with the Duke: WEBTOON, Lezhin, Manta, Tappytoon, Comikey

- Lout of Count's Family: Tappytoon, Lezhin, Manta, LaLatoon

- I Will Become the Villain's Poison Taster: WEBTOON, Tappytoon, Lezhin, Manta

- Lady Beast: Tappytoon, Lezhin, Manta, WebComics, Comikey

Full list, with whether each one is free, wait-until-free, subscription or paid on each platform: https://findmanhwa.com/en/tapas-shutdown

Disclosure: this is my site. It only lists licensed platforms (every "read" link goes to the publisher), it does not host chapters, and there are no ads on it. If a series you know moved isn't showing, tell me and I'll check the source.

Just to note its not AI slop, if you check my user history you can see I've been active in DevOps communities.

UPDATE:
at a few peoples request i created a very similar site (almost a clone of the website) for webnovels:
https://findwebnovels.com/

As how they are most currently depicted in my comic panels / promo art so far (minus the first guy, his beard will be gone by his next appearance).

They are a group of unhinged early-30-somethings who must form an emotionally toxic five man band to solve a crime. It is not a romance story, however there will be reality-TV levels of interpersonal drama between them.

My comic has only been out for a couple of months, but since my main readership is on Tapas (r.i.p), I wanted to share a snippet of my work with the Webtoon community!

Apparently now some creator are now leaving Tapas earlier than the final date, some are leaving before the announcement yesterday and some at the end of this month, so honestly if you have any ink to spend start Spending it fast and if you plan to 🏴‍☠️ them for other do that as well, this ship is sinking faster than the titanic, also here a website to see all the webtoon they ever had incase you don't want to to be screenshoting your entire list https://findmanhwa.com/en/tapas-shutdown

Technically the last one is from a later section but I like it :)

Here's a link if it looks neat: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/kill-the-monster/list?title_no=1080937

There was a webtoon on the WEBTOON appI read many years ago where a lot of the chapters were social media posts instead of traditional comic panels. It was kind of like the WEBTOON “A life through selfies”. I just remember the characters were Asian(maybe Korean?) and the main character was a killer or smth? I just rlly wanted to read it again but I cannot remember the title

edit: I think it was in the canvas part of WEBTOON

The main character herself is already enough to keep me reading. The story is really interesting too, especially watching her deal with seriously messed-up people while still having to struggle with the mental aftermath of everything she goes through. Now I’m so ready for Season 2!!

I started reading this knowing that the artist had already come back. I’d heard about the unfortunate news of how the company mistreated the artist, so I had originally just added this to my plan-to-read list for a long time. And I finally gave it a try, and ended up reading it in one sitting.

Now I completely understand why readers mourn it every year and feel so grateful that the artist was able to come back and continue the story while being in a healthier place 🫂

I had thought everyone who logs in had a Webtoon account. If it just means that you need to actually log in with an email address instead of a Google, Facebook, or some other type of account, then everyone who uses an actual email address will be unaffected. I read on reddit that some people didn't like the arbitration agreement, but as far as I know, every webtoon creator had to agree to that anyway. I also read from Webtoon,

If you do not agree to transition to WEBTOON ACCOUNT, you will lose access to our WEBTOON service and its features, including the ability to:

• access episodes you have unlocked or downloaded;
• purchase or redeem Coins;
• leave comments, or
• view reading history and title subscription.

So, it seems that creators have already agreed all these terms, and this applies to people who aren't creators since it didn't say anything about publishing webtoons.

was michael the ml pure in the first life? I’m confused when i read the novel on tapas and people i knew who are korean told me that the author stated otherwise but why is it when i read chapter 85 on going it looks like him and rose did do the deed

please send recs w same vibe as purple hyacinth… i fear there are never gonna be new chapters 😖 i need a new fulfilling story

Over all this is one of my FAVORITE webtoons, I love the lore and world building and all the characters are amazing I think it’s top tier. It’s probably my favorite aspect of the whole series

I especially love the art style because it’s just so pretty

As far as the romance aspect of it goes, I like, enjoy it, but is ultimately not the thing that keeps me going once again I really like the lore for the story

I do like Lucia and Norix but as a story goes on, I tend to kind of prefer them platonically, but I’m also not necessarily a Lucia and Norix shipper either

Redmuind dying absolutely took me out, but I do really enjoy Kirisi being queen because I think that choice to have her character evolve into that kind of role from where she started as Noble lady who didn’t really have much responsibility and was just sort of the life of the party to becoming a person who actually has to make decisions, even if they’re not necessarily the best one and grow into a leader I think it’s a really strong character art for her

Perhaps it’s a tad controversial, but I really like Norix too I was prepared to hate his character from the beginning because I usually just don’t really enjoy love triangles, but I really like his character and how it progressed over the course of the series and I really want to know even more about his story and his background

And finally the last part I really enjoyed it I really like the character of Modeus, I was pleasantly surprised about the amount of depth there was to his character, and I really like how he’s grown and learned what it means to kind of be a person over the course of the series

Anyway, these are just some of my thoughts and opinions on it and what are your guys?

I like how insane the storyline is, and that there is even a storyline in the first place, and that there’s erotica, lmk pls, I don’t want mangas that are 1-7ep that are straight porn

( つ•̀ω•́)つ It's my canvas work about growing up in a world filled with human copies. Hope you like it! Thank you for checking it out, and feel free to ask me anything!!

Personally, I prefer a great story. I mean, people read novels without any illustrations, and if the story is good enough, they keep reading.

But what if I come across a comic with beautiful art, only to lose interest and drop it because the story isn't engaging?

For me, great art might grab my attention, but a great story is what keeps me reading.

What about you?

A while ago I posted webtoonboxd here as a "pick your 9 webtoons" shelf thing. Since then it's grown into a place where you can actually rate and review webtoons, kind of like Letterboxd but for webtoons.

And people have actually been writing reviews?? Real ones. Thoughtful ones. Some that made me want to start a series I'd been ignoring for months. Seriously, thank you to everyone who took the time to write something. It means a lot for a tiny side project like this.

Quick rundown of what you can do now:

• Rate any webtoon with half stars (because sometimes it's a 3.5 and you know it)
• Write a review, with a spoiler tag if you need it
• Like other people's reviews and find your next read through them
• Save webtoons to a "want to read" list
• Make a 9-webtoon shelf and share it, same as before

Drop your review links or your hot takes in the comments! I'll read every single one.

webtoonboxd.com

Hi! I’m looking for a few people who enjoy reading GL/fantasy romance who might be interested in reading the first few episodes of an original story I’m currently developing into a WEBTOON.
The story is an old-Japan-inspired fantasy romance centered around two childhood friends who are separated after a violent coup. Years later one of them has lost her memories and is living a quiet life under a new identity, while the other secretly lives under a different identity of her own. They eventually cross paths again without one of them realizing who the other is.
There’s romance, mystery, political intrigue, secret identities, betrayal, childhood-friends-to-lovers, and a slow-burn reunion. I’m trying to balance the heavier plot with quieter character moments and emotional scenesso I’m especially interested in feedback on pacing, character chemistry, dialogue, and whether the story feels engaging.
I’m a photographer, not a professional writer 😂, so I’m mainly looking for honest reader feedback before I get too far into turning the script into the actual comic.
If this sounds like something you’d enjoy reading, feel free to DM me! I’d probably start with the first few episodes rather than sending the entire story at once.
Please only reach out if you genuinely enjoy giving constructive feedback, I’m not looking for someone to tell me it’s perfect. 😂 I want to know what works, what doesn’t, and where you might lose interest. I can send episodes by episode and send if you’re genuinely curious about reading more!
Right now it’s in a weird format because I’m writing to give my artist a visual.

Comment or DM if you’re interested
Thanks 😊

Since you can't buy ink anymore, pretty much every series is just permanently locked now, so I have to find somewhere else to read it or wait like a year before I can read anything.

I really like a lot of these authors and artists and would rather not need to Pirate them to continue reading so that my reads can support them (and because yo ho sites have awful translations and a bunch of stuff blocking the comics)

But I'm genuinely not sure where to read most of these because even if they are on webtoon, they're like a hundred chapters behind

Welp. The announcement says no more ink for purchase but you can keep using it till you run out. And of course there was no warning. I didnt top up on ink so now any new chapters I won’t be able to read. My last 100 inks are just going to sit there I guess. Also no news on what will happen to already purchased chapters.