So why is there no manga entry?

DEEP_SLASHER said:
Well!it is a ONA.........an original that's directly released on tv so there is no source material for this one ig
Acc to google:
An original net animation (ONA), known in Japan as web anime (ウェブアニメ, webu anime), is an animation that is directly released onto the Internet.

FZREMAKE said:
Is it possible for a non published manga to have an anime entry on mal, and if it is published than why is there no manga entry in the database.

Alexioos95 said:


Nop.
If they are Twitter/Pixiv etc. shorts , they are just webcomics , and MAL allow them in the database only if they get a physical release.

FZREMAKE said:


Actually this anime has an actual source material, its on the authors twitter account and on manga sites as well.
ONA doesnt necessarily means it is an original anime without source material, I think ONA are not broadcast on TV, but directly on web. For eg The way of the househusband is also an ONA but it has a manga.

I guess the manga isnt published yet, thats why its not on this site.

FZREMAKE said:


So it doesnt have a physical release yet. Man I thought they only did the anime after the physical release.

Alexioos95 said:


Nop.
If they are Twitter/Pixiv etc. shorts , they are just webcomics , and MAL allow them in the database only if they get a physical release.

Edit : it has been denied in 2020 and 2021 because it's labelled as an Artbook , and not as a Manga. (Manga Denials)

RavenWolf1 said:


I just have to ask this question time again time. What will MAL do when almost everything in future are only released digitally and there no more physical released. That is the future. It is same like music business. MAL should change it's policy and soon. I'm tired of it that this database is missing so much of content.

Alexioos95 said:


Nop.
If they are Twitter/Pixiv etc. shorts , they are just webcomics , and MAL allow them in the database only if they get a physical release.

Edit : it has been denied in 2020 and 2021 because it's labelled as an Artbook , and not as a Manga. (Manga Denials)

ALOC said:
Yeah, the artbook label is the real problem but Douki also has manga page

Alexioos95 said:


I think MAL only takes into account the label , not necessarily the content.
For example , Kara no Kyoukai : Mirai Fukuin is a Light Novel of 2 Chapters + 3 Manga Chapters.
But since those Manga Chapters are released in a book labelled as Light Novel , the overall entry is tagged as Light Novel. (And they don't separe them in 2 entries because they are released in the same Volume)

So if Douki-chan is ever added , it'll still be tagged as Artbook on MAL.
And since MAL doesn't allow Artbooks , i don't think it'll be.

RavenWolf1 said:


I just have to ask this question time again time. What will MAL do when almost everything in future are only released digitally and there no more physical released. That is the future. It is same like music business. MAL should change it's policy and soon. I'm tired of it that this database is missing so much of content.