Manga Rock is a popular piracy site for manga fans that was launched in 2010. A bunch of college students created the site as a project. You would think that for a piracy site it would be free. But users have to pay a subscription of $4.99 a month! Users, however, are probably unaware that the site is illegal.
Since September 3rd, users have reported that the Manga Rock site is inaccessible, but the app was still up and running. On September 5th, the app was officially removed from the Google Play Store, but still available on the iOS App Store. And on September 6th, thankfully the team announced the release of a new platform, MR comics.
The shutdown happened because it was harming the comics industry and affecting comic creators financially. Comic creators work hard to make content, but users were accessing it for free. This made it hard for creators to keep making new content. The Manga Rock team didn’t know this would happen. Now, they’ve launched a new site to help both creators and users.
If you’re an avid user of Manga Rock, you’ll notice that they’re encountering some issues with their new site and some of them are using Mangastream and Mangaowl instead. Many fans are in a panic as they scramble to find an alternative, thinking that the site has shut down entirely due to recent occurrences. Thankfully, their vigilant team is on it to let users know the problem. It seems that they’re encountering server issues, that has affected loading on both the app and official website. However, fret not! The responsive team is working hard to make things go back to normal. Kudos to the Manga Rock team for being there for its users!
