LINE Manga

LINE Manga is a premier digital comic and webtoon distribution platform specifically developed for the Japanese smartphone market. Launched on April 9, 2013, by Line Corporation, the platform is currently owned and operated by LINE Digital Frontier Corporation, a specialized regional subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment Inc.. The platform's core mandate is to serve as the dominant Japanese-language gateway for serialized graphic fiction, housing an extensive catalog that integrates native vertical-scrolling webtoons alongside localized traditional Japanese horizontal manga. Operatively bolstered by the digital catalog integration of eBook Initiative Japan, the platform functions as the Japanese counterpart to the global WEBTOON ecosystem, leveraging mobile-first technology to connect domestic readers with both licensed traditional publishing houses and original serialized vertical content.