It launched on February 11, 2011, replacing the Tranpass magnetic fare card system.

Since 2013, it has been part of Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service, allowing it to be used in all major cities across the country.

Registered cards require the buyer to provide their name, date of birth, sex, and phone number, but can be replaced if lost or stolen.

[8] Mileage points are accumulated from spending money stored on Manaca as transportation fare, such as from riding the subway or non-JR trains.

When making the following transfers within 90 minutes using a single Manaca, an 80 yen discount is applied:[7] As of March 23, 2013, Manaca began interoperability with nine other major Japanese IC cards as part of Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service, allowing it to be used nationwide.