Site Rules

1. Only titles that are in the comic styles of Japanese, Korean, Chinese or of similar Asian origin are allowed. Exceptions can be made for self-published comics in a similar style originally created in other languages if you contact MyMangaIndex staff beforehand.

2. Only community-contributed information, translations metadata, and database entries are allowed to be uploaded. Original manga chapters, scans of physical official releases, or rips of digital official releases/webcomics from official sources are not allowed to be uploaded.

3. Database entries may not be created in any of the following situations:

• If an entry already exists for the same work (duplicate entries are not allowed)
• If the work does not meet our content criteria for manga, manhwa, manhua, or similar Asian comics
• If the entry contains fraudulent, misleading, or intentionally incorrect information
• If the work is primarily text-based without visual comic elements

4. Both using existing database information as the basis of improvements and creating comprehensive entries from multiple sources are generally allowed, as long as there is a significant improvement in accuracy, completeness, or data quality.

5. Joke or troll entries are not allowed, except on April 1st.

These entries will be collected and moved to a separate section after April 1st has ended.

6. Users who have restricted editing permissions can be requested by community members to be marked as inactive by contacting MyMangaIndex staff if the user has had no contributions for 6 months on the platform. MyMangaIndex staff will attempt to contact the user to notify them about the inactivity request and will continue to wait another 2 months from the request before marking the user as inactive.

7. Information from sources that adopt excessive profiteering techniques or restrict access to manga database information is discouraged. Examples include, but are not limited to: adblock-blockers, hidden redirects, clickjackers, pop-ups and pop-unders.

Title Creation

• Do not add duplicate entries. Search for multiple alternate titles to confirm it doesn't exist yet before adding a series. Check your language and content filters to make sure you're not inadvertently hiding the work.
• If there happen to be multiple distinct entries with the same title, do not add anything to distinguish them, such as "(Author name)". Use the actual title as it is.
• Oneshots that were published in an anthology should be included in the respective anthology entry and should not have their own entries.
• A single-chapter oneshot that has been serialized should have its own entry which is linked to the serialized entry using the "Serialization/Pre-Serialization" relation.
• Chapters that have been colored from a monochrome version should be uploaded under a separate entry that must be tagged as "Official/Fan Colored", have "(Official/Fan Colored)" appended to the main title and include a "Colored" relation to the main title.

Title Metadata

• The description should only contain a description of the title. Place links and other details in their appropriate locations. Links should lead to primary sources, such as the artist or publisher's page for the series.
• The content rating for a series is based on the highest level of content in the series. In general, entries that contain explicit content should be marked as such, entries with suggestive content as appropriate.
• The publication status refers to the status of publication in the country of origin, not the availability status of the title on various platforms.
• For Japanese manga, the demographic is based on the established target demographic of the magazine a series is published in regardless of the title's content. If the series is not published in a magazine, leave the field blank.
• Genre and theme tags should be added only if the tag is a representation of the title as a whole, not just appearing in a single chapter.

Cover Art

Naming Conventions

• The language set for a title should reflect the official or officially localized name for that language region.
• Use appropriate title case for formatting titles in their respective languages.
• Only add official titles, official abbreviations, romanizations, or full proper translations as titles.
• Loan words are to be as they are in their original respective language. For example: "異世界ライフ" to "Isekai Life".

User Levels

MyMangaIndex employs a four-tier user hierarchy to maintain data quality:

• Level 1 (Administrator): Platform operators with complete permissions
• Level 2 (Moderator): Trusted community members who can approve edits from lower levels
• Level 3 (Editor): Experienced users who can add and edit information with minimal oversight
• Level 4 (Contributor): New users whose edits require approval from higher-level users

Content Guidelines

• Fill in all the available information accurately.
• If information is not available, do not add placeholder or made-up data.
• Don't add your own descriptors to any field unless they are official.
• Use official information sources whenever possible.
• When creating entries, select all the appropriate categories and contributors.
• If you do not know who created specific content, do not upload incomplete information.

Community Standards

• Don't engage in objectionable behavior towards others such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, religious discrimination, personal attacks, particularly distasteful jokes, and so on, at the discretion of moderators.
• Be respectful towards staff and fellow community members.
• Don't dispute moderation actions in public forums.
• Don't abuse the report function for content that doesn't infringe on any rule. Use the block/ignore function for unwanted content.

Content on MyMangaIndex

• Don't post illegal content or links to it.
• Don't post inappropriate content outside of properly marked sections.
• Don't spoil the story outside of spoiler tags.
• Don't advertise or include affiliate links without explicit permission. This extends to all areas of MyMangaIndex.
• Don't derail discussions with topics that can otherwise be discussed privately or in appropriate sections.
• Users that have opted out of using MyMangaIndex must respect the platform's terms completely, including not using any platform channels for recruitment or promotion.