TuMangaOnline
TuMangaOnline (commonly abbreviated TMO) was a Spanish-language website that provided free online access to manga, manhwa and manhua translated into Spanish, generally without authorization from rightsholders. Launched in 2014, it became one of the best-known manga piracy platforms serving Spanish-speaking readers before being dismantled by Spanish police in April 2026 following an investigation into alleged intellectual property offences.
History
According to El País, TuMangaOnline was created in 2014 by three computer engineers based in Almería, Spain. The platform operated through tumangaonline.com and later through related domains associated with its reading interface.
In July 2022, the Peruvian agency INDECOPI announced the blocking of 147 websites for alleged copyright infringement. The list included tumangaonline.com, lectortmo.com and tmofans.com, providing an early official reference to domains linked to the TuMangaOnline network.
In March 2025, TorrentFreak described zonatmo.com as the latest domain associated with Tu Manga Online and reported that the operation had previously used domains including visortmo.com, lectormanga.com and lectortmo.com.
Content and features
El País reported that the site hosted Japanese, Korean and Chinese comics translated unofficially into Spanish by a community of contributors. Users were able to comment on chapters, assign ratings and create profiles. French coverage in ActuaLitté described the platform as especially popular with Spanish-speaking readers of manga and webtoons.
Business model
Access to the catalogue was free. According to the Spanish National Police, the website was monetized through pop-up advertising shown when users navigated the page, selected titles or advanced through chapters. Europa Press reported that investigators attributed more than four million euros in revenue to this model and said much of the advertising was pornographic.
Investigation and shutdown
According to the National Police and Europa Press, the investigation, known as Operation Fumetti, began in June 2025 after officers learned of an online platform offering illegal access to manga. El País reported that the complaint came from the Korean Copyright Overseas Promotion Association (COA). TorrentFreak and ActuaLitté reported that COA worked with IP House and the Spanish law firm Santiago Mediano Abogados before evidence was passed to the Spanish authorities.
After access problems were reported in March 2026, the related domains went offline. On 22 April 2026, the Spanish police announced the dismantling of the platform and the arrest of three suspects in Almería. Police stated that officers found the technical infrastructure used to maintain the site, blocked the launch of a new complementary page and seized cryptocurrency storage devices worth more than €400,000.
See also
- Online piracy
- Scanlation
- Copyright infringement