Guides for webcomic, manga and indie anime creators
Where to publish, where to move after Tapas, and how a self-published series gets listed and found. Every fact carries a source and a date, and each guide is updated when the platforms change their rules.
For creators
- Tapas is shutting down: where to move your webcomic and howTapas closes on 31 March 2027. How to back up your episodes, pick a new host, redirect readers, update your listings and get your earnings out, with sources.Updated Oct 16, 2026
- Tapas alternatives: where to publish your webcomic now, comparedWEBTOON Canvas, GlobalComix, NamiComi, ComicFury and your own site compared on creator share, payout minimum, mature content, AI rules and import tools, for creators leaving Tapas.Updated Oct 16, 2026
- Where to publish your manga online in 2026: platforms comparedWhere to publish a page-by-page manga or a one-shot: what each platform pays, which take exclusive rights, the routes to a Japanese publisher, publishing on several platforms at once, and the AI rules.Updated Oct 16, 2026
- Where to publish your webtoon online in 2026: platforms comparedWhere to publish a vertical-scroll webtoon: WEBTOON Canvas and its alternatives compared on image sizes, earnings ladders, apps and languages, with sources.Updated Oct 16, 2026
- Why your series is not on AniList or MyAnimeList, and where it can be listedThe rule text that keeps self-published manga, webtoons, webcomics and indie anime off AniList, MyAnimeList and AniDB, when a series can be added later, and where it can be listed instead.Updated Oct 16, 2026