Manga Library Z Digital Manga Service Shuts Down on November 26

Manga Toshokan Z” (Manga Library Z), a digital service for publishing rare out-of-print manga for free, announced on Tuesday that it is shutting down on November 26.

Manga creator Akamatsu founded the service originally known as J-Comi’s “Zeppan Manga Toshokan” in 2011 and launched a beta test of the site in 2010.

The advertising revenue-based service distributes hard-to-find manga and publishes it for free, returning the revenue to the original creators.