Overview

• MangaDex was hit with hundreds of DMCA takedown notices from publishers like Kodansha, Square Enix, and Webtoon, removing over 700 series from the platform.
• The takedowns include both licensed and unlicensed manga, with many titles previously unavailable through official translations now inaccessible to non-Japanese readers.
• MangaDex, a volunteer-run, ad-free site funded by donations, faces an uncertain future as legal pressure mounts.
• Fans have expressed frustration over the slow pace of official localization efforts, which they argue drives reliance on piracy for timely access to manga.
• The full list of takedown notices is publicly archived in the Lumen Database, highlighting the scale of the copyright enforcement effort.