Yet another loss to digital-only media: Tapas announced that Roxana manhwa will be removed from the platform on 29 August 2025. The novel stays.
Though this is a rather special/unique case due to what happened to the artist and that, at the very least, Tapas let buyers keep the delisted content they bought. I wish the artist all the best.
I wonder why it's being removed. Is it cancelled? Did the contract end?? If it's cancelled, why is it removed from Tapas? Is that necessary? Were other cancelled manhwa also removed? I don't know much about other cases (other than when the platform shuts down). Some people suspected they might want to remake it with another artist as it's popular. I can see that, but I'm sure that'd cause backlash. 😬
I know this is a popular manhwa and the art is indeed great, but I actually never read it. "Eventually," I said, and now that will become impossible (unless, you know). Maybe the novel...
Of course, if Tapas shuts down, then the manhwa will most likely vanish to the void. But as of right now, and I'd say in the near future, that seems unlikely to happen.
Though this is a rather special/unique case due to what happened to the artist and that, at the very least, Tapas let buyers keep the delisted content they bought. I wish the artist all the best.
I wonder why it's being removed. Is it cancelled? Did the contract end?? If it's cancelled, why is it removed from Tapas? Is that necessary? Were other cancelled manhwa also removed? I don't know much about other cases (other than when the platform shuts down). Some people suspected they might want to remake it with another artist as it's popular. I can see that, but I'm sure that'd cause backlash. 😬
I know this is a popular manhwa and the art is indeed great, but I actually never read it. "Eventually," I said, and now that will become impossible (unless, you know). Maybe the novel...
Of course, if Tapas shuts down, then the manhwa will most likely vanish to the void. But as of right now, and I'd say in the near future, that seems unlikely to happen.
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