{{Short description|Japanese online comic platform}} {{for|the defunct comic book publisher|Comico: The Comic Company}} {{Redirect|Pocket Comics|the Harvey Comics comic book|Black Cat (Harvey Comics)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox website | name = Comico | logo = Comico Logo.png | logo_caption = | screenshot = | caption = | url = {{ubl|http://www.comico.jp|http://www.comico.tw|http://comico.kr|http://www.comico.in.th|http://www.comico.co.id/|https://www.comico.vn/|http://www.comico.net/webtoon/index|https://www.pocketcomics.com/}} | commercial = | type = Webtoon platform | registration = | language = Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Spanish, Vietnamese, English, French, German | owner = NHN Japan Corporation | author = | launch_date = | revenue = | alexa = | current_status = }}
'''Comico''' is a webtoon portal based in Japan that is part of NHN Japan Corporation. NHN Japan first launched its webtoon platform Comico in Japan in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebridge.jp/en/2013/11/comico|title=NComico provides free, mobile-friendly manga|date=November 5, 2013|publisher=The Bridge|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref> It was then followed by a launch in Taiwan in 2014{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} and then in Thailand and South Korea in 2016 followed by Indonesia (defunct<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2019|title=[BREAKING NEWS] Comico Indonesia Tutup Layanannya Akhir Bulan Ini|url=https://mediaformasi.com/2019/09/comico-indonesia-tutup/|access-date=July 12, 2021|website=Media Formasi|language=id}}</ref> since September 30, 2019) and Spanish language (defunct since 2019) in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comico.net/webtoon/index |title=Comico |website=www.comico.net |access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020144108/http://www.comico.net/webtoon/index |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Comico launched its service in Vietnam in April 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2166359/full/|title = 『comico』英語圏で初リリース、世界累計3500万DL突破 北米でも年々高まる漫画需要}}</ref> and in July 2020 launched its English-language service under the name '''Pocket Comics'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-07/comico-launches-pocket-comics-app-in-english-with-41-manga-manhwa/.161542|title = Comico Launches 'Pocket Comics' App in English with 41 Manga, Manhwa}}</ref> Comico has also stated that it will relaunch its Spanish service with the "Pocket Comics" brand later in the future.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nhn-comico.com/news/index.nhn?m=read&docid=10853625 | title=NHN comico株式会社 }}</ref> In 2017, Nielsen Media Research found it to be the second largest website for digital comics in Japan based on the number of users.<ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Smith|date=September 20, 2017|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/nothing-comical-about-japan-s-manga-moving-online-1.630224|title=Nothing comical about Japan's manga moving online|publisher=The National|access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> The Taiwanese version of "Comico" was rebranded to the "Pocket Comics" branding soon after the launch. On January 24, 2022, NHN Japan launched a French-language service for Pocket Comics.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nhn-comico.com/news/index.nhn?m=read&docid=10876190 | title=NHN comico株式会社 }}</ref> That same year, a German-language service was launched.
==Series== <!--Official Japanese titles when they exist take priority over Japanese and Korean titles.-->
===Comico === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="background: #ffffff;" |- !Series title !Author(s) !Premiered |-
|''5 E'' |Common Crowd |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Ake no Tobari''|明けのトバリ}} |Momo Chidori |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Amanogawa Ke no Yon Shimai''|天之河家の４姉妹-予告}} |Shiroya Maken |2016 |- |{{nihongo|''Animation e Yōkoso''|アニメーションへようこそ}} |Shiranui Yomi, Hon Tog |2017 |- |''Blavet'' |Azuma Shun |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Bocchan to Maid''|坊っちゃんとメイド}} |Hisei |2015 |- |''Bokura no Kioku Sōshitsu'' |irum |2015 |- |''Boy Meets Girl'' |Wone |2016 |- |''Call by Name'' |Sakana |2017 |- |''Candy Floss'' |Nanamoka |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Futsū ni Naritai''|ふつうになりたい}} |Canaria |2016 |- |{{nihongo|''Gyaru Yuri''|ギャルゆり}} |Ahiru |2016 |- |{{nihongo|''Hakase to Suraimu-chan''|博士とスライムちゃん}} |Isaki Nayuta |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Hamaya-kun!!''|破魔屋くん!!}} |Yoshino Sakura |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Heart Cafe''|はとかふぇ}} |Gokugetsu Momo |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Himawari Memory''|ヒマワリメモリー}} |Team Karutoma |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Horyūsō no Yatsura''|保留荘の奴ら}} |Coconashi |2013 |- |''How to Keep a Mummy'' |Utsugi Kakeru |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''I Became the Class Representative''|学級委員に、なりました。}} |Noeno |2014 |- |''Jinx'' |Hato Nomame |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Josō Kareshi to Dansō Kanojo''|女装カレシと男装カノジョ}} |Sorata |2015 |- |''Kakao 79%'' |Aoi Umi |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Kazekanata''|かぜかなた}} |Ryoku |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Kitsune to Yōjo no 365-nichi''|狐と幼女の365日}} |Nanashi |2016 |- |{{nihongo|''Kizu Darake no Akuma''|傷だらけの悪魔}} |Sumikawa Volvox |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Kochō no Yumeji''|胡蝶の夢路}} |Shima |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Koe Koi''|こえ恋}} |Doruru |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Koi Inu''|こいいぬ。}} |Hoshino Coco |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Konshū no Kanade-san''|今週のかなでさん}} |Chomolungma Hattori |2013 |- |{{nihongo|''Koodori no Hitosara''|小躍りのひとさら}} |Kika |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Love & Wishu''|ラブウィー！}} |ine |2017 |- |{{nihongo|''Love Connector!''|らぶコネクタ！-Love Connector-}} |Yuzuyu |2015 |- |''Momokuri'' |Kurose |2014 |- |''Nanbaka'' |Futamata Shō |2013 |- |''Nar Doma'' |Kometokaiteme Meter |2013 |- |{{nihongo|''Nekokirai no Ie ni Umareta Nekosuki ga Neko to Kurashi Enikki''|猫嫌いの家に生まれた猫好きが猫と暮らす絵日記}} |Suzuo Kayu |2013 |- |{{nihongo|''Nu no Ryōiki''|ぬノ領域}} |Meisui |2015 |- |''O.L.D'' |Kitaooji Mimi |2013 |- |{{nihongo|''Otometeki Syndrome''|乙女的シンドローム}} |Harukawa Haru |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Ōji-sama Nante Iranai''|王子さまなんていらない}} |Harushion |2016 |- |{{nihongo|''Pastel Kazoku''|パステル家族}} |Sei |2013 |- |''Piacevole!'' |Watanabe Atsuko |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''PSI''|PSI -サイ-}} |Tenchou |2013 |- |''Recovery of an MMO Junkie'' |Kokuyou Rin |2013 |- |''ReLIFE'' |Yayoi Sō |2013 |- |{{nihongo|''Rodiura Kurashi''|ロヂウラくらし}} |Kuchinashi |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Saku wa Edo ni mo Sono Soshitsu''|咲くは江戸にもその素質}} |Sajima Katana |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Sekai wa Happy End de Dekiteiru''|世界はハッピーエンドでできている}} |Shitanishiya |2016 |- |{{nihongo|''Spring Snow''|春の雪}} |Pugum |2017 |- |{{nihongo|''Superstar wa Nemurenai''|スーパースターは眠れない}} |Machidaritsu |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Tokeitō no Kizamu Koe''|時計塔の刻む声}} |nicca |2017 |- |{{nihongo|''Tonari no Seki no Kobayashi-san''|となりの席の小林さん。}} |Chihara Mihashi |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Tōku no Hi ni wa Aoku''|遠くの日には青く}} |Yohan, Saizō |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Tsurugi no Ōkoku''|剣の王国}} |Yoruhashi |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Two Souls''|～繋ぎあう心～}} |Tama (II) |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Uchi no Neko ga Mononoke ni Narimashite''|うちの猫が物の怪になりまして}} |Mukuro |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Waon!''|和おん！}} |Ryoku |2013 |}
===Comico Japan Challenge=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="background: #FFF;" |- !Series title !Author(s) !Premiered |- |{{nihongo|''Ame no Furu Machi''|雨の降る町}} |Shima |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Cherry Blossom-Colored You''|桜色の君}} |Kōya |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Eve's Apple''|ゑわの苹果(イヴのりんご)}} |Hirahara Shidare |2014 |- |{{nihongo|''Koshitsuji Tachi no Chinkyaku''|小執事たちの珍客}} |Watomura |2015 |- |''Sugar Lamp'' |Nanasato Betty |2015 |- |''Sugar Lamp'' |Gunshi ☆ KUMA |2015 |- |''The Day We Become Husband and Wife'' |Hishino |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''We Were Childhood Friends''|君とは幼馴染みでしたね}} |Inakashi Ruya |2015 |}
===Comico Japan PLUS=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="background: #FFF;" |- !Series title !Author(s) !Premiered |- |{{nihongo|''Itsudemo Idzurusō''|いつでもイヅル荘}} |Toyono Kitsune |2015 |- |{{nihongo|''Mahō Shōjo Misa''|魔法少女ミサ}} |Neko Tsuki |2014 |- |''Work Love Balance'' |Davi Nathanael |2017 |}
===Comico Korea=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="background: #FFF;" |- !Series title !Author(s) !Premiered |- |''Amor Certus'' |Yang Woo-suk, Lim Gang-Hyuk |2016 |- |''Baski'' ({{Korean|hangul=바스키|labels=no}}) |Jin Chul-Soo, Byun Ki-Hyun |2016 |- |''Blood Rain'' ({{Korean|hangul=블러드 레인|labels=no}}) |Min, Baek Seung Hoon |2014 |- |''Brave Citizen'' ({{Korean|hangul=용감한 시민|labels=no}}) |Kim Junghyun |2014 |- |''Clean with Passion for Now'' ({{Korean|hangul=일단 뜨겁게 청소하라|labels=no}}) |Aengo |2015 |- |''Close up the World'' |S Owl |2017 |- |''Coffin Jackson'' ({{Korean|hangul=잭슨의 관|labels=no}}) |Chong Tak |2015 |- |''Confession'' ({{Korean|hangul=떨림|labels=no}}) |Won Soo-yeon |2015 |- |''Dasadanan'' ({{Korean|hangul=다사다난|labels=no}}) |Herb Mandu |2017 |- |''Dial Again'' ({{Korean|hangul=다이얼 어게인|labels=no}}) |Pyon |2017 |- |''Dokgo Rewind'' ({{Korean|hangul=독고 리와인드|labels=no}}) |Min, Baek Seung Hoon |2016 |- |''Excuse Me, But the World Will Be Gone for a While'' ({{Korean|hangul=실례지만 잠시 지구 좀 멸망시키겠습니다|labels=no}}) |Noah |2016 |- |''Flower Boys Hwarang'' ({{Korean|hangul=플라워보이 화랑|labels=no}}) |KAAB |2013 |- |''Fluttering Feelings'' ({{Korean|hangul=설레는 기분|labels=no}}) |Ssamba |2014 |- |''For Your Love'' ({{Korean|hangul=너의 사랑에 대하여|labels=no}}) |Park Nodeok |2017 |- |''Gallery L'' ({{Korean|hangul=갤러리 L|labels=no}}) |Jo-Hong, Lamia |2015 |- |''Gi In Rok'' ({{Korean|hangul=기인록|labels=no}}) |Yu Gye Jin |2014 |- |''Heaven at The End of 4th Floor'' ({{Korean|hangul=4층복도끝천국|labels=no}}) |Hyoz, Yen |2015 |- |''Her Tale of Shim Chong'' ({{Korean|hangul=그녀의 심청|labels=no}}) |Seri, Biwan |2017 |- |''Imsulnyeon Hwayoil'' ({{Korean|hangul=임술년 화요일|labels=no}}) |Inbee |2017 |- |''In A Heartbreak'' ({{Korean|hangul=실연중입니다|labels=no}}) |Kukim |2017 |- |''Infinite World'' ({{Korean|hangul=무한세계|labels=no}}) |Taeyang |2015 |- |''Juveniles'' ({{Korean|hangul=쥬브나일스|labels=no}}) |Su Wol |2017 |- |''Life Howling'' ({{Korean|hangul=라이프 하울링|labels=no}}) |Sung Sang-Young, Gang-Cha |2015 |- |''Loplop'' ({{Korean|hangul=롭플롭|labels=no}}) |Chong Tak |2017 |- |''Milk Tea'' ({{Korean|hangul=밀크티|labels=no}}) |Lucky Lin, Lady Monster |2016 |- |''Moonlit Hair'' ({{Korean|hangul=달빛머리 구름속의 달빛|labels=no}}) |Hong Dae Eui |2010 |- |''Moonlit Hair Season 2'' ({{Korean|hangul=달빛머리 2부 호수에 비친 달|labels=no}}) |Hong Dae Eui |2016 |- |''My Magical Girlfriend'' ({{Korean|hangul=내 여자친구는 마법소녀|labels=no}}) |Ha Je |2016 |- |''My Perfect Boyfriend'' ({{Korean|hangul=완벽한 그녀의 완벽한 남자친구|labels=no}}) |Lee Ahyoung |2015 |- |''Nanohana Boys'' ({{Korean|hangul=낮은 곳으로|labels=no}}) |Pyon |2014 |- |''Perfect Classroom'' ({{Korean|hangul=완벽한 교실|labels=no}}) |O-Gu |2016 |- |''Retard'' ({{Korean|hangul=또라이|labels=no}}) |Park Sung-hoon |2016 |- |''Seoha'' ({{Korean|hangul=서하|labels=no}}) |yaggug |2016 |- |''Susu, Han'' ({{Korean|hangul=수수,한|labels=no}}) |Seuli |2017 |- |''That House Where I Live with You'' ({{Korean|hangul=너와 사는 그집|labels=no}}) |Sis, Hill |2015 |- |''That Summer'' ({{Korean|hangul=그 해 여름|labels=no}}) |Kim Hyun |2015 |- |''The Clock Workers'' ({{Korean|hangul=시계수리공|labels=no}}) |Nam Eun-Hyae, Hpark |2014 |- |''The Sensual M'' ({{Korean|hangul=모럴센스|labels=no}}) |Winter |2015 |- |''The Strange Story of a Guy Next Door and a Novelist'' ({{Korean|hangul=옆집남자와 소설가와 기묘한 이야기|labels=no}}) |Byul Ae Byul |2017 |- |''The Tale Left by That Magician'' ({{Korean|hangul=그마남 이야기|labels=no}}) |Milkong Kim |2012 |- |''Tong'' ({{Korean|hangul=통|labels=no}}) |Min, Baek Seung Hoon |2015 |- |''Tribe-X'' ({{Korean|hangul=Tribe-X 트라이브 엑스|labels=no}}) |Hyeon Jae-Kwon, Park Yoon-Sun, Hong Ki-Woo |2014 |- |''Unlucky Mansion'' ({{Korean|hangul=언럭키맨션|labels=no}}) |yaggug |2016 |}
===Comico Taiwan=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="background: #FFF;" |- !Series title !Author(s) !Premiered |- |''Never Heard the Sound of the Tide'' (未曾聽聞海潮之聲) |Moonsia |2016 |- |''Distancia: The Untouchable One'' (魔咒之吻) |Lumion |2016 |- |''Let's Take the Train Together, Shall We?'' (一起搭捷運，好嗎？) |SALLY |2015 |- |''My Prince from the Garden of Eden'' (王子來自伊甸園) |Mu |2015 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.comico.jp Comico Japan] *[https://archive.today/20160731125249/http://www.comico.tw/ Comico Taiwan] (Defunct, moved to Pocket Comics) *[http://comico.kr Comico Korea] *[http://www.comico.in.th Comico Thailand] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190405232408/http://www.comico.co.id/ Comico Indonesia] (Defunct) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180810110746/http://www.comico.net/webtoon/index Comico Spanish] (Defunct) *[https://www.comico.vn/ Comico Vietnam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922102455/https://www.comico.vn/ |date=September 22, 2020 }} *[https://www.pocketcomics.com/ Pocket Comics] (Closing announced for October 31, 2025)
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Category:Webtoon publishing companies