Top 5 Platforms to Promote & Read Webcomics
Top 5 Platforms To Read Webcomic
The weeb community has grown a lot from just anime and manga, nowadays there are webtoons (i.e. manhwa and manhua) and Webcomic. The number of artists that upload their comics on the web has skyrocketed during the last few years. One of the reasons for this boom was COVID, with artists stuck at home, uploading their creations on the internet was all that many could do. And the number of readers has risen as well.
With that said, here are 5 interesting platforms to read Webcomic that are tested and approved. If you are new to reading Webcomics, these are definitely the ones to check out.
5. Lezhin
Lezhin is a premium Webcomic platform that offers comics in Korean, Japanese, and English. Lezhin originated in South Korea but was later launched in Japanese and English. The Webcomics are released weekly in form of episodes, and we are able to access the current or past episodes for free. Though if we want to access future releases, we have to pay a set amount of coins to read them.
Lezhin app is available on both Android and iOS, with a simple, easy-to-understand user interface. Lezhin’s collection offers several BL, romance, mature, and drama-oriented Webcomics. There are also panels for rankings and new releases.
4. WebComics
WebComics is another premium Webcomic platform that has a much larger variety of comics compared to Lezhin. With almost 30 genres, over 300 successive releases, and over 10,000 webtoons to choose from, WebComics offers some of the largest arrays of comics. With user-friendly apps on both android and iOS, WebComics boast 3 million concurrent users.
If you are an avid reader of webtoons, WebComics might just be your match. But you can only access a limited number of chapters for free, and if you want access to the rest, you’ll have to pay in form of gems.
3. Tapas
tapas.io (formerly known as Tapastic and Comic Panda) is a website where artists can publish webtoons and prose for us users to read. Hosting works from over 60,000 creators, the site mainly focuses on romance and fantasy works. So if you are a big romance and fantasy person, this is the site you should be using. The mobile app is available on both android and iOS, but mobile doesn’t have a mature section.
A reader is only able to access a limited number of chapters for free and to access the rest of the chapters, he must pay in form of ink.
2. Toomics
Toomics is another Webcomic platform that offers several genres in various languages. The website has a family-safe option for those under 18, and those who are over 18 can access the mature section. With daily updates, the variety that Toomics offers is humongous. Toomics app is available on both android and iOS
Though a reader only has access to the first three chapters of a Webcomic for free, and to access the rest of the chapters; one can either pay in coins or get unlimited access after paying a certain amount.
1. Webtoon
The best-known platform to read webcomics is definitely Webtoon. A platform that has published numerous gigantuous hits like Tower of God, God of High School, and more, definitely speaks volumes for its quality. The episodes/chapters are published weekly, with a new release every other day of the week. The mobile application is available on Android and iOS with some of the simplest user interfaces.
The users have free access to the current and the past chapters, though if one wants access to the future releases, he has to pay coins. One feature that Webtoon offers is music accompanying some chapters to set the mood of the reader.
Plus, on Webtoon one can also read the current in/habitants chapters.
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