| Developer(s) | Kakao piccoma Corp. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 2016 |
| Operating system | iOS, Android |
| Available in | Japanese, French |
| Type | webtoon, manga |
| Website | piccoma |
Piccoma (Japanese: ピッコマ, romanized: Pikkoma) is a Japanese digital comic app that is available on smartphones, tablets, and personal computers. It was developed and released by Kakao piccoma Corp., the Japanese subsidiary of Kakao.
Service[edit]
When the service was first launched, it offered a regular model of buying each individual manga and volume similar to other online shops but it has since moved to adopt the webtoon model where a user can purchase individual chapters and wait 24 hours to read some for free.[1] Korean webtoons that are offered on Kakao's services (Daum Webtoon & KakaoPage) are offered through Piccoma in Japanese.[2] Kakao Japan announced that it will start offering original Japanese, Korean, and Chinese webtoons for Piccoma in the summer of 2018.[3] Kakao Japan changed its name to Kakao Piccoma Corporation in Nov. 2021[4]
in 2018 they founded the manga award "Piccoma AWARD"[5]
in November 2021, it announced its expansion in Europe and North America, and in September of the same year, it also revealed that it had established a local subsidiary in France .[6] On March 17, 2021, Kakao launched its French language service of Piccoma which includes translated webtoons as well as translated manga.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kakao Counts on Japan's Manga Love to Break Through Overseas". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. 3 September 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "As manga goes digital via smartphone apps, do paper comics still have a place?". The Japan Times. 2 August 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Kakao Japan ramps up manga content via smartphone app". Nikkei Asian Review.
- ^ "On the 11th of this month, Kakao Japan changed the name to "Kakao Pickcoma"". Kakao corp.
- ^ Inc, Natasha. "【イベントレポート】新サービス「ピッコマTV」など発表、マンガ原作のドラマやアニメを中心に配信". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "カカオ「欧州と北米攻略を強化」...仏市場でピッコマを展開".
- ^ "Kakao's Piccoma goes live in France". 18 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
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