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Kakuyomu vs MyAnimeList

Who’s behind each, what their homepages track, what they cost and how often their policies changed, measured the same way for both. By what they offer, they’re very close.

Kakuyomu

Free Japanese web novel platform run by KADOKAWA and Hatena where users write, publish and read serialized fiction in genres like fantasy, romance, horror and mystery, including fan fiction. Popular works get book and manga adaptations, and a paid Kakuyomu Next tier offers premium serials.

MyAnimeList

An English-language anime and manga database and social cataloging site where users track and score what they watch and read, write reviews, follow seasonal anime and news, and discuss in forums; it also sells digital manga.

Company
Not stated
Not stated
Registered in
Unknown
Unknown
Online since
Unknown
Unknown
Audience
Top 10K
Top 10K
Trackers on the homepage
fewer
  • Tag manager: Google Tag Manager
  • Third-party embeds: Google Fonts, YouTube embeds
Ad trackers
None
None
Cookie banner
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Prices
No pricing page found
No pricing page found
Last price change
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Privacy policy changes
0
0
Terms changes
0
0
Open positions
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Trackers are what each homepage loads before cookie consent; changes count since we started checking each site weekly. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.