Mangapedia

Mangapedia
Native name	マンガペディア
Website type	Online encyclopedia
Available in	Japanese
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Owners	Digitalio [ja]; 8-Lynx; Hyakka Sōgō Risāchi Sentā;
Website	https://mangapedia.com
Launched	April 7, 2016; 10 years ago
Current status	Active

Mangapedia (マンガペディア) is a Japanese online encyclopedia specializing in manga and anime run by Hyakka Sōgō Risāchi Sentā (百科綜合リサーチ・センター), 8-lynx (エイトリンクス), and Digitalio [ja]. Contents are written by contributors with extensive knowledge of manga and anime, such as manga-related association Manganight [ja] and critic Nagayama Kaworu [ja]. The Mangapedia website also provides news and special articles featuring manga and anime works.

Mangapedia officially started on April 7, 2016, as world's first systematic manga encyclopedia, following its preliminary release in January 25, 2016. It supports no language other than Japanese, notwithstanding aiming to develop as a multilingual service.

Notes

↑ A general incorporated association [ja] established by Heibonsha and Shogakukan.
↑ A Shogakukan's group company.

References

1 2 Iwasaki, Tadamori (April 7, 2016). 世界初をうたうマンガ・アニメ百科事典「マンガペディア」が正式にリリース. Impress Watch (in Japanese). Impress. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
↑ IT × 漫画のチカラで世界にワクワクを (in Japanese). エイトリンクス. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
↑ Muraki, Miki M. (August 26, 2019). "Tools for references of 'Manga': Verification of database and its practical use". Paper presented at IFLA WLIC 2019 (Athens, Greece): Libraries: dialogue for change in Session 113c - IFLA poster session. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
1 2 マンガペディア [MANGAPEDIA]. Encyclopedia of Current Affairs: Imidas Edition—Culture and Sports (in Japanese). Shueisha. May 6, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

External links

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[HCRS-2] A general incorporated association [ja] established by Heibonsha and Shogakukan.

[8lynx-4] A Shogakukan's group company.

[Iwasaki_2016-1] 1 2 Iwasaki, Tadamori (April 7, 2016). 世界初をうたうマンガ・アニメ百科事典「マンガペディア」が正式にリリース. Impress Watch (in Japanese). Impress. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[8lynx_about-3] IT × 漫画のチカラで世界にワクワクを (in Japanese). エイトリンクス. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[Muraki_2019-5] Muraki, Miki M. (August 26, 2019). "Tools for references of 'Manga': Verification of database and its practical use". Paper presented at IFLA WLIC 2019 (Athens, Greece): Libraries: dialogue for change in Session 113c - IFLA poster session. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[Imidas_2016-6] 1 2 マンガペディア [MANGAPEDIA]. Encyclopedia of Current Affairs: Imidas Edition—Culture and Sports (in Japanese). Shueisha. May 6, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2025.