In a major decision against the hacking of digital manga, the French National Publishers’ Association (National Publishing Union or SNE) and nine of its members, including the anime streaming service, took unprecedented legal action.
According to Official Declaration of SNEThe Paris court court rendered a decision on July 23, 2025, forcing the blocking of the Japscan hacking website on French territory. Japscan, who illegally welcomed nearly 13,000 manga, manga, manhua and comics titles, was considered An important center for hacking, attracting more than 690,000 monthly visitors unique in France. The successful legal action was a collaboration effort between the SNE, the Crunchyroll and other manga publishers – Casterman, Delcourt, Glénat, Kana, Ka -Oon (AC Média), Kurokawa, Panini and Pika.
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SNE’s declaration highlighted the serious impact of hacking on industry, noting that it was a “particularly worrying phenomenon in the manga sector”. The manga was the fastest form of hacking worldwide last year, with Manga hacking has a huge 70% of the entire edition hacking category in 2024. The situation in France, which ranks seventh in the consumption of hacked content, was no different. SNE cited a Mangas.io 2025 study, noting that 83% of manga readers frequented hacked sites. This directly affected the market, which experienced a 9.3% drop in sales volume in 2024. In light of the decline, japscan blocking is a huge victory for manga publishers in the country.
Benoit Pollet, president of the manga group in SNE, qualified legal action as an unprecedented joint effort. “”All publishers of the manga group join an unprecedented way for legal action to stand united against piracy And having the ambition to contribute collectively to all the initiatives that will contribute to educating the 7 million manga readers about these illegal practices, “said Pollet. This action is part of a broader SNE strategy with Vincent Mountain, president of the association, affirming the commitment of the organization” to the creation of copyry every time it is threatened “. The association is now pressure for stronger legal toolsUndergoing that professional organizations are granted the possibility of extending the blocks ordered by the court to new areas that a targeted site could use in the future – a power currently limited under French law.
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The actions of French manga publishers reflect the hard approach adopted by their Japanese counterparts, which are engaged in their own generalized anti-piratorship campaign. Recently, Shueisha, the emblematic series publisher like One piece And Jujutsu Kaisenmanaged to stop the closure of Mangajikan, a pirate site that was classified the 17th website most visited in Japan. In a separate action, Mangadex, another major scan platform, was struck by a DMCA withdrawal request which affected the availability of many popular titles.
While publishers intensify their legal battles, industry data suggests that the root of the problem lies in global demand that official canals have trouble responding. Muso analysts previously reported that the manga chapters translated by fans, or scan, often appear online faster than official versions. Although platforms like Crunchyroll, Manga Plus and K Manga has made progress in the provision of legal and simultaneous digital access, problems such as regional restrictions and payment walls continue to push many fans to unofficial sources.
Source: Sne