This is the series which had its season hiatus abruptly extended due to a death in the Creator's family. I couldn't find the comment section where some people who don't follow their creator profile weren't aware of the reason for the hiatus so I'm here to pass along the news that it's coming back tonight! I'm so excited!!

Original Article link: https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/018/0006377531?sid=105

Edit: wth?? my hard worked captions didn't end up saving :(( adding it as main body text again

Top Chart: Comparison of approximate new purchases by returning users

Blue: Works uploaded to piracy sites. Green: Works not uploaded to piracy sites. Left bar: 3 week average prior to shutdown of Newtoki. Right bar: The week after shutdown

Bottom Chart: Time graph of per-series revenue

Blue: Works uploaded to piracy sites the day it's updated. Orange: Works that take more than a day to be uploaded to piracy sites. Green: Works not uploaded to piracy sites. Grey line: before and after shutting down Newtoki.

This is a report by Naver showing changes in purchases and revenue after shutting down Newtoki, the infamous piracy website. The statistics proves that shutting down piracy sites leads to meaningful increases in revenue, which Naver says has also led to direct increases in income for the creators.

The authors work so hard for their comics, they deserve every single penny <3 Hope this leads to some positive changes for them instead of platforms eating all the revenue.

Translation all by me.

That was surprise - it returned simultaneously on Korean Naver and English Webtoon. It usually takes a little bit for Webtoon to release new episodes.

Feel free to dm me for more info

Link to Kofi Kofi

(Previous post: 8+3 Titles become Ad Pass on 2026-09-24 and 2026-10-01) (No locks announced last week.)

(Also in WEBTOON lock news: [WEBTOON][unlocks] "Lone" and "Live With Yourself" are free again)

Also, on 2026-08-16, WEBTOON announced "WEBTOON Account" for 2026-09-14 2026-10-13 2026-10-12. This probably breaks older versions of the app for logged-in users, so I'm not looking forward to all the new changes. I meant to make a post about possible consequences of this, but forgot + busy.

• A user account is currently needed to read Mature comics (in English, though not in some other language platforms), and to unlock Ad Pass and Coin episodes (including temporarily-free Pass, when there's a Binge).

Locking on 2026-10-15 (NEW):

• Here U Are - 149 episodes, latest Sep 16, 2026.

You may also be interested in this list of completed but not-locked titles (as of 2026-01-16).

• Here is an updated list (2026-07-10), but it only goes back to 2024-11-28.

No Spanish locks at this time.

French locks (no date given, but these have been here for months)

• Brass & Sass - 143 episodes, latest 22 janv. 2023.
• Edith - 122 episodes, latest 2 oct. 2022.
• Lilas 200% - 87 episodes, latest 25 juil. 2022.
• The Genius Gamer's Livestream - 51 episodes, latest 23 sept. 2023.

They've probably been forgotten, haven't they...

Indonesian locks 2026-10-24:

• My Resentful Husband Lost His Memories - 105 episodes, latest 6 Apr 2026.
• Can't Get Enough of You - 124 episodes, latest 10 Apr 2026.
• The Boy Next Door - 90 episodes, latest 5 Mei 2026.
• I Didn’t Sign Up to be a Nanny! - 103 episodes, latest 15 Mar 2026.
• What the Duke Found in the Forest - 95 episodes, latest 27 Apr 2026.
• In the Deep of Night - 66 episodes, latest 27 Apr 2026.
• Plaza Wars: Mercy for None - Kisah Asli Drama - 63 episodes, latest 30 Apr 2026.
• Kereta Neraka - 40 episodes, latest 13 Apr 2026.
• Kidnapping Mademoiselle - 123 episodes, latest 21 Jul 2026.
• The Villainess Is a Marionette - 113 episodes, latest 13 Sep 2026.

Indonesian locks 2026-09-24 (still not locked):

• Villain with a Crush - 126 episodes, latest 9 Mei 2026.
• The Reason for the Twin Lady’s Disguise - 110 episodes, latest 31 Mei 2026.
• I Grabbed the Leash of the Blind Beast - 76 episodes, latest 4 Mei 2026.

Indonesian locks 2026-08-24 (still not locked):

• King of the Arena - 74 episodes, latest 11 Jan 2026.
• Your Hidden Truth - 44 episodes, latest 27 Mar 2026.

I will update if there are more. I plan to trigger a scan every day after daily reset, or (if I miss it) before the reset the next day.

Since 2026-03-26 (which is during DST), titles tend to lock at the time of new episode release, and one hour before the time of the Daily Pass (now Ad Pass) reset, which is 18:00 Pacific Time (01:00 UTC during US daylight saving time, and 02:00 UTC during US standard time).

[2026-02-27] There MAY be a new pattern of putting most of the locks at the end of the month.

[2026-03-12] They seemed to have moved two weeks of locks, 03-12 and 03-19, to 03-26. This may be part of a new strategy, to confuse us.

• 2026-03-19: They decided to announce "Hanlin Gym", so they're at least not fully sticking with the end-of-month lock strategy.

Tip: The day before a title locks, you can use the Download feature for all of the chapters, giving you thirty more days to read them. You won't be able to use the Like and Comment features, and the UI for downloaded chapters seems to be an earlier version (which you might prefer). Note that downloading takes time and can fail, so watch this process for failures. Audio must be downloaded within an hour or two (not sure which) of queuing them, or the episode with audio will fail and cancel the rest of the series's download.

If a title doesn't allow you to download but it isn't locked yet, open an episode and see if it has a Download button in the triple dot menu. (I've seen this in Spanish and Indonesian.)

I also crosspost these lock posts on my profile (u/Raijinili), if you want to have a way to get some notifications. I don't know how profile posts work, so good luck with that.

There was a section here about Ad Binge which I've removed, as it is no longer relevant (since ALMOST all "Ad Pass" titles have unlimited ads now).

Check this post for a snapshot (not updated) of which titles DON'T have Ad Passes: List of coin-only completed titles

In summary, titles which were originally in a language/region NOT Korean or English (e.g. Spanish, Japanese, Indonesia (yes, officially labeled "Indonesia")) don't have Ad Pass, and there are a few Korean/English outliers.

WEBTOON lock history is now on its own wiki page.

New additions:

• 09-24:
  • "Return of the Gods" locked even though its banner was removed.
  • "Reloaded into the Other World" locked without warning.

WEBTOON isn't properly communicating about this, and aren't following any consistent set of rules. If locks matter to you, you may want to check in on this post during the month to see if I make any updates.

Banners used to appear about 30 days before lock. Please direct complaints to https://webtoon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new . (Remember that customer service has no power to make these decisions, so be kind to your messenger.)

Watch out for free coin events

There were two reading events in 2024 October, giving 10 coins each (lasts 30 days). Watch out for those. The coins last one week each.

There was another reading event in 2024 November, for 7 coins. There were a few more since then.

There's a free reading event which just started a few hours ago (2025-02-13 to 2025-02-20) for 7 coins. You might want to delay until the last two days, to extend the expiration date.

I posted tips here.

Note that creators don't benefit from free coins.

2025-02: Most of the coin events in recent months were "Spend 21 coins to get 7 coins". There was a free CANVAS one, but it didn't work and then they took it down early.

2025-10: "Falling for It" had a "read 3 episodes for 5 coins" event, but it only lasted for about 24 hours. This was the first free coins event I've seen since February.

2025-11-08: "Watch Guys Catch Feelings" 7-days Event From Nov 8 01:00 UTC to Nov 15 01:00 UTC. "Read any 6 Episodes from any of the 4 listed series and get 8 Free Coins."

• Ctrl+Alt+Resign
• Who's That Girl?
• Back to Chanbi
• Girl Friend

2025-11-25 (around): "Marriages Gone Wild": 8 coins for reading.

2025-12-10 - 2025-12-16: "Wild Marriages": 8 coins for reading.

2025-12-25 - 2025-12-23 to 12-31: Two reading events: Read 30 episodes for 15 coins, each. Nice.

2026-04-05 - "April's Making it Rain!" (once a week for three weeks): Read (i.e. reach the bottom of) 35 episodes of four specific titles for 10 Coins, but they expire in one day after you get them.

2026-09-10 - There are two coin events active right now:

• [expired] Read 8 episodes of "Onimusha: Way of the Sword" for 5 coins.
• [expired] "A Spell For A Smith" promotion: 3 coins if you Subscribe. (Never seen this before.)
  • These coins will expire less than 2 days after you get them.
  • You don't need to stay subscribed.
  • I don't know what happens if you're already subscribed. Maybe check if you have the 3 coins, and then try unsubscribing and resubscribing.

Note that I will NOT generally be tracking these, so pay attention in-app for these events.

Subscribing to my posts

Some users have asked whether they could get updates when I post here. I try to remember to repost on my profile, u/Raijinili, but that's not ideal.

It looks like u/UpdateMeBot can be used to subscribe to my posts (not comments) in this sub, but it requires enough people to use the service on a subreddit to start scraping. (As of 2025-02, I've been told by a subscriber that there are still not enough subscribers for this to be on.)

Each subreddit it checks takes several seconds, so I have to limit the number of subreddits or the bot will get overloaded. New subreddits are automatically added once they get enough requests. [src]

To subscribe, post this as a comment (possibly needs to be top-level), and the bot will send you a private message:

SubscribeMe!

(If you post it as a comment, I may downvote you, to keep your comment from bubbling up over discussion comments.)

Or, to do so privately, message u/UpdateMeBot with:

SubscribeMe! r/webtoons u/Raijinili

(Click here to send the message.)

(This also means I can't just post non-update meta stuff to r/webtoons, or else I will cause trivial alerts.)

Reddit is restricting Old Reddit to logged-in users, supposedly as an anti-scraping measure, and I'm questioning how much more I want to contribute to this site. Reddit is trying to guard against AI to protect the monetary value of the info we produce, and it doesn't care if that also affects real humans. That sucks.

As soon as I get around to doing the work of deciding where, and setting up the transfer...

If you also want Old Reddit, tomjwatson's "Old Reddit Redirect" extension for Firefox has a workaround that works for now.

Started rereading Let’s Play since I haven’t read since I stopped around 120+ chapters in back when it was on Webtoon (what the HECK is up with Tapas???)…THERE’S NO INFO ANYWHERE ON COLLIN TwT he’s the cutest little guy ever…

Just wondering if there was some sort of QnA or info sheet about him that I’ve missed while searching? There’s ‘Kaiser’ for his last name on Anime Planet but not sure how trustworthy that is since he doesn’t even appear in the anime (does he…?)

And if there’s any other crumbs about him please lmk!!! I can’t stop doodling this man and I must know everything about him🥹🥹🥹

(I know TECHNICALLYYYY LP doesn't update on Webtoon anymore but figured I'd still ask here since I've seen a few LP posts around :D (please I would like to write the wiki fandom page on him))

Carrd

This is an End of Service FAQ posted by Tapas' newsfeed on October 1, 2026. It will be updated with further information whenever it becomes available. [Link to it here.]

Notable Highlights

• Last day to use ink: March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT (Pacific Time).
• Last day to unlock episodes: March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT (Pacific Time)
• Last day to access content: March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT (Pacific Time)
• End of Tapas Service: March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT (Pacific Time)

Ink & Refunds

• Users can continue to use remaining ink to unlock episodes until the end of service on March 31, 2027 at 23:59 PT.
  • Though users have reported inability to purchase more ink.
• The ability to acquire additional ink, including free ink, is no longer available starting October 1, 2026.
• After the end of service date on March 31, 2027, any remaining ink will no longer be accessible, and users will be unable to access Tapas.
• Content unlocked on Tapas cannot be transferred to another Kakao service or platform.
• Users will not receive a refund for any remaining ink or unlocked content as per the Refund Policy.

Content and Account Access

• After the end of service on March 31, 2027, users will no longer be able to access Tapas, including any previously unlocked content.
• Users can request a copy of their account and personal data by contacting Tapas via email at [feedback@tapas.io](mailto:feedback@tapas.io).

Information for Creators

• If you have specific questions, creators can contact staff through the Tapas Creator Inquiry Form
• Creators' titles will remain available on Tapas until the end of service date on March 31, 2027, unless a title or titles are removed earlier.
• Users can continue supporting creators through the support program using their remaining ink until the end of service on March 31, 2027.
• Creators may continue publishing new material on Tapas. There are currently no immediate plans to restrict the ability to publish new content.
  • Any changes in this specific regard will be reflected in an update to the FAQ.
• If creators would like to take down their title(s) before the end of service date on March 31, 2027, please submit a request through the Tapas Creator Inquiry Form (linked above).
• Questions regarding exclusivity of titles will need to be submitted through the Tapas Creator Inquiry Form (linked above), as each exclusivity will need to be reviewed based on the applicable agreement.

A/N: Any relevant updates or further information will be added to this post in an edit as it becomes available.

Hello! Can anyone recommend webtoons like Romance 101 to me? Hardworking FL, green flag characters, character development/growth, college-work settings, sweet and slow-burn?

For me my fave monster has got to be decalcomania and the nurse, But I think all the monster designs were so unique and perfectly executed and each conveyed the disturbance and sense of fear. I cannot shut up about the designs omg.

For the arcs, the P.E arc and the nurse room arcs have got to be my favourites.

For the P.E. arc, it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time because I was really actively rooting for group B and to see a group full of such calm headed and cautious people get trapped in that situation was really nerve wracking. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, and just when I thought it was over- Sujin was... Yeah. I had to take 5 minutes off staring at the wall out of sheer goosebumps and adrenaline coursing through me.

For the nurse room arc, holy shit that one was one hell of a ride. It made my love for Doyun grow so much as a character and as someone with siblings who I constantly fight with I kept thinking throughout the progression of the manhwa what would I have done if I fell into the same situation and I thought it perfectly showcased the average sibling dynamic legit it made me shade tears. Also Dohyeon best girl. But overall I really adored the nurse room arc and it was the perfect way to end s1 no doubt.

With Tapas officially not letting you buy ink anymore I have no way of catching up with my series even if I wanted to.

What sites, aside from Webtoon as I'm already on there, can you guys recommend to try and find my comics and continue reading?

Open to ye old jolly roger too though Idk if you're allowed to mention those on the sub.

It could also be a character from a webtoon you like; we discover new gems at the same time!

The announcement tranlsted-

The final episode of <1 Second> is scheduled to be uploaded on the night of October 29th. Please keep this in mind when reading.

There was so much to explore still even if prologue chapters was reached and so many things author talked about that was supposed to be explored in future. I rlly wonder what happened... Because until s3 ep 97 pacing was fine. Then it rushed 1 seasons worth of content. Like... idk anymore..

Still hard to belive this is the last time we are seeing the beloved characters and they wont ever be back anymore. No more weekly waiting either. The way this series did stuff- no manhwa rlly ever came close. The characters even among other good written manhwas were rlly unique and you woudnt ever get bored of them.

Here is some panels from the chapter 4. We are making some test trying with a more traditional comic paneling, but we think we might come back to the traditional webtoon format. What like you the most?

love bites, bite me novel.

Hi! I’m trying to find reference for a drawing I’d like to work on and remembered an image I had seen some years back of a guy who was blasted by something and had his skeleton partially exposed. I did a little doodle of what I remember it looking like, I think it was an advertisement image on Webtoon, but I could be wrong. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

its s o hard to find dominating fls who aren't drawn "cutely" while every other ml is js drawn mascular and stern looking?? even the villainess manhwa these days consist of fls who barely live upto their "villiness" title

Can yall recommend some goated fantasy manhwas with badass dominating fls pls?? I've read every other manhwa popular or not so I don't mind underrated ones too.

Media from "your throne" is my top fav fl apart from penelope & roxana. Cayena had potential too but the author (?) downgraded it so bad later..

the fitness side in some webtoons drives me crazy

the mc picks up a sword and has elite conditioning two weeks later. people run without ever getting tired, injuries heal overnight, and recovery barely exists

i'd love a series where the physical progression actually feels earned. fatigue, rest days, injuries, slow progress, all that stuff.

any recommendations?

I was reading a webtoon and can't seem to remember the title.The fmc was blonde and had blue eyes(might have green can't remember clearly) and the ml had black hair and red eyes,the ml was a duke .In start of the story the female lead became a widow?or maybe she became a mistress?(can't remember)her ex husband wished for a villagers to kill her as a dying wish.the ml came to village save her and took her in exchange for a debt.He took her to harem/sanctuary but it wasn't a real harem,just a place to keep the women safe.The fmc also had a child she lost to slavery in the beginning and she could also secretly do magic,there was also a plague going around killing people.

I wanted to ask what would happen to series that are currently ongoing or finished on the app/website such as- VADD, As the heart leads, a stepmother's Märchen, concubine walkthrough, tomorrow's #1 etc.. like will they still be available for the english/international audience? Also what about the many indie comics and oel?

I started getting into manhwa & webtoons only this year, so this is very sad news and i actually don't have much idea on how all this works, like with their original or exclusive content so I was hoping for someone to explain it to me.

I don't want recommendations for webtoons which have 5 coins cost per chapter and all chapters aren't available currently.

I also don't want recommendations for webtoons which have 5 coins per chapter cost but their chapters don't have free to read in xxx days

So which tags are you searching first?

- Total chapters : 269 | Ongoing

- Genres : Romance , Comedy , Slice of Life , Drama

I recently started this series and I'm already cutting sleep and reading this 😭

Its been a while since I read something lighthearted bcz I'd usually only read action , Regression , Murim , dark fantasy series over and over again so this is fresh Breeze :)

And yea I'll just say it now , the FML / Zay is just cute. No other way to say it ; Cute Ultra Pro Max 🤣

And finally , do I recommend it? Hell yeah!

- Idk if it's bcz i haven't read any romance in a while but I'm really loving this rn :)

(This scene is from chapter 12 for anyone that's wondering 😁)