MangaDex hit with DMCA takedowns in latest anti-manga piracy efforts

What’s going on with manga and anime piracy crackdowns?

Much like the gaming industry, entertainment has long been at war with piracy. But while gamers often turn to piracy to preserve titles lost to digital delistings or scarce physical copies, anime and manga fans, especially in earlier eras, relied on illicit means simply to access the content. Before widespread licensing, piracy played a crucial role in spreading anime and manga’s popularity, ultimately attracting major players like Netflix, Crun…

Popular Manga Reading Website 'MangaDex' Takes Down Over 700 Series Following DMCA Request From Multiple Publishers

According to a forum post on the site, the joint DMCA was presumably sent on behalf of major publishers, both Japanese and South Korean.

MangaDex removes over 700 manga series after coordinated DMCA notices from major publishers and anti-piracy firms

MangaDex takes down 700+ manga series following coordinated DMCA takedown notices from multiple companies.

MangaDex hit with DMCA takedowns in latest anti-manga piracy efforts

Thursday, May 15, 2025 saw popular manga reading site MangaDex hit with a large number of DMCA takedown notices, seemingly numbering in the hundreds based on current information.

700+ Manga Wiped Overnight: Manga Industry Declares War on Piracy - Anime Senpai

If you checked MangaDex this week and noticed a ton of your favorite series missing, you’re not the only one. Over 700 manga were suddenly taken down in what’s being called the biggest manga purge so far. This was a direct move from the manga industry targeting piracy, and it has already changed how people can read manga online.

MangaDex Gets Hit with Multiple DMCA Takedown Requests

MangaDex, which is the site of one of the internet’s largest scanlation and piracy platforms, has been hit with a number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices. This will affect over 700 manga series on the website, including The Apothecary Diaries, Dragon Ball, My Dress-Up Darling, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and many others. MangaDex considers [...] The post MangaDex Gets Hit with Multiple DMCA Takedown Requests first appeared on T…