CIAYO Comics was an Indonesian webcomic platform. CIAYO Comics was created in December 2016 and is a subsidiary of CIAYO Corp.

History

CIAYO Comics was founded in December 2016 by CIAYO Corp. It became the first national digital comic platform in Indonesia. CIAYO Corp also owns CIAYO Games and CIAYO Blog, as well as other businesses under the same brand. CIAYO Comics has a monthly readership of about 30 million people.

Collaborations

In 2018,

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and CIAYO Comics announced a partnership to launch comic services in BlackBerry Messenger for Indonesian users. With this collaboration, BlackBerry Messenger users in Indonesia can find comics on the BlackBerry Messenger home menu. During the

2018 Asian Para Games The 2018 Asian Para Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Difabel Asia 2018, ''Asian Para Games 2018''), officially known as the 3rd Asian Para Games and also known as Indonesia 2018, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event that held from 6 to 13 October 2018 ...

, CIAYO comics released a comic about a disabled swimmer named Jendi Panggabean. The comic, titled Jendi, was illustrated by DS Studio and depicts the story of a real-life athlete of the same name who lost his leg at the age of 12 in a motorcycle accident and competed in the 2018 Asian Para Game. In September 2018, CIAYO Comics published a comic adaptation of the film and novel ''

Dilan 1990 ''Dilan 1990'' is a 2018 Indonesian coming of age romantic drama film. It is based on the novel ''Dilan: Dia adalah Dilanku Tahun 1990'' (Dilan: He is My Dilan in 1990) by Pidi Baiq. The film stars Iqbaal Ramadhan and Vanesha Prescilla as the mai ...

''. The comic itself was written by the original author of ''Dilan 1990'', Pidi Baiq.

Shutdown

After more than 3 years of operating, CIAYO Comics announced the termination of its business operations on July 30, 2020. The CIAYO Comics website will still be accessible until the end of August 2020.

References

{{Reflist Webcomic publishing companies Indonesian brands Internet properties established in 2016 2016 establishments in Indonesia Internet properties disestablished in 2020 2020 disestablishments in Indonesia