When the service was first launched, it offered a regular model of buying each individual manga and volume similar to other online shops but it has since moved to adopt the webtoon model where a user can purchase individual chapters and wait 24 hours to read some for free.
[2] Kakao Japan announced that it would start offering original Japanese, Korean, and Chinese webtoons for Piccoma in Q3 2018.
[5] In November 2021, Piccoma announced its expansion in Europe and North America; in September of the same year, it established a local subsidiary in France.
[7] On 27 May, 2024, Piccoma Europe announces that it will be forced to cease all its operations, which will result in the definitive closure of the platform and the definitive termination of the Piccoma service on September 30, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
This was the result of a desire to downsize or shut down unprofitable overseas units.