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PriNovel by GMO is a Japanese service for reading and writing stories in a chat-style format. Its Dream feature lets readers choose the name used for the protagonist, and the catalog includes official stories and literary works adapted to chat presentation. Readers can follow writers, like and save stories, and leave comments. Registered creators have a writing editor and an AI assistant. The service offers character icons, covers, and chapter backgrounds for free and runs writing contests. Winning works may receive opportunities for book, comic, audio-drama, short-drama, or anime adaptations. Public stories can be read on the website, and free official smartphone apps are available.

NovelUp+ is a Japanese web-fiction platform where anyone can publish novels and read publicly posted works. Members can post stories and support works with comments and stamps, while authors can receive contribution points. Readers can search stories, browse genre categories, rankings and recommendations, and explore new or updated works, series and reviews. A shop offers items used to support works. The service also runs writing contests, some of which provide opportunities for publication. Its optional paid Novepass has reader, author and supporter plans, with benefits that vary by plan, such as hiding ads or expanding reading history.

Everystar is a Japanese platform for reading, writing, and discussing web fiction. Visitors can read publicly available stories without an account, while free membership lets authors create and publish works. Genre discovery, popularity and trend rankings, and editorial selections help readers find novels, and a personal bookshelf collects favorites. Readers can send stars, comments, stamps, impressions, and reviews. Community topics, groups, and short posts let readers and creators interact. The service also runs official writing contests and provides information about publishing and media adaptations, alongside a creator-support program. An optional paid EX course offers additional benefits, and official mobile apps support reading and writing.

Shosetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese platform for publishing and reading web fiction. Visitors can browse and read submitted novels for free; free registration enables users to write and publish stories, bookmark works, and use other account features. Its associated Yomou reader portal provides work search, genre pages, rankings, reviews, recommendations, reading history, and lists of recently updated stories. The service also hosts writing contests and highlights novels that have been published or adapted for other media. It supports PCs and smartphones. The official catalog includes general-audience titles as well as separately designated X-rated works for adults, so readers should choose the appropriate section. The site also provides information about its Cheers Program and author-support or reward programs.

Kakuyomu is a Japanese web-fiction platform where anyone can read stories and create a free account to write and publish their own. Readers can find works by genre, keyword, and tag, or browse rankings, editorial picks, reviews, contests, and stories adapted for books and other media. Registered users can write, enter contests, follow authors and works, review stories, and support writers. The official guide describes free reading across genres alongside optional paid services such as Kakuyomu Next and Supporters Passport. It also explains a creator-reward program connected to story views and supporter contributions. Kakuyomu operates within the KADOKAWA Group and offers a place for readers and writers to discover and share Japanese online fiction.

Piapro is a Japanese creator community and collaboration site for sharing and combining works such as music, lyrics, illustrations, text, and 3D models. Its homepage features new and highlighted submissions, tags, character filters, and official collaboration projects. Visitors can browse public work, while registration enables uploads, comments, and other member interactions. Creators can set usage-license conditions for each submission, and members may reuse a work only under the terms selected by its creator. Piapro's official posting guide limits fan creations to original work and derivative work specifically permitted by its character, song, and content guidelines. The site is designed to let creators contribute different media and build new works together.

TINAMI is a Japanese creator and fan community focused on anime- and manga-related work. Users can publish and discover illustrations, manga, novels, models, and cosplay through searchable categories and keywords. The site features recent and popular works, creator profiles, rankings, comments, and contests, along with discussion lounges and a points and merchandise area. Public works and creator listings can be browsed without an account. TINAMI's signup notice says registered users can post their own creations, support published work, and comment. Its official introduction says the service began in 1996 as a directory of anime and manga illustration websites and later grew into an information and participation platform for creators and fans.

pixivFANBOX is a fan community where supporters can provide recurring financial support to help creators continue their work. Creators can publish posts for supporters in formats such as blog entries, illustrations, manga, photos, audio, and video. Visitors can find creators and explore featured creator pages; supporting someone uses payment methods available for the user's region. The official guide says creators receive up to 90% of support payments after payment-processing and service fees, with the service fee varying according to creator settings. Payment options differ by country, and the official FAQ notes that some methods are not available outside Japan. The site is for discovering creators and sustaining their ongoing creative activity through supporter contributions.

Bakusai.com is a Japanese community built around discussion boards organized by location. Visitors can choose areas from Hokkaido to Okinawa, with a separate section for overseas topics, and browse local boards for prefectures and cities alongside nationwide topic boards. The directory covers news, politics and business, sports, entertainment, hobbies, everyday life, and regional conversation. Recent posts, featured topics, and keyword search help readers find discussions. The service guide says the boards are free to use and the site supports PCs and smartphones; it also describes login and member-only features. The directory includes adult-oriented sections as well, so the subject matter varies by board. Public board pages can be read on the site, while specific member features use account access.

Excite Blog is a Japanese blog-publishing service and discovery portal. Its homepage offers free blog creation and login, while readers can browse recent posts, themed collections, tags, genre rankings, popular blogs, and official or featured writers. The free plan includes 1 GB of image storage. Three paid plans—Advance, Premium, and Super Premium—cost ¥270, ¥510, and ¥1,030 per month including tax. Depending on the tier, they add larger or unlimited storage, image editing, more detailed access reports, plugin customization, and advertising controls. The official comparison also lists paid-article sales: up to four articles per month on the free plan and unlimited on paid plans. Public blogs can be read without an account; registration and login are used to publish and manage a blog.

Muragon is a Japanese free blog-publishing and discovery community. Its official homepage provides free blog registration and login, a mobile app, and search across articles, blogs, tags, and regions. Visitors can browse newly posted article images and entries, popular posts and blogs, recently launched blogs, categories, and local-area pages. Separate sections surface posts and blogs that receive the community's “nice!” reactions. The homepage displays recent public entries and 2026 service notices, indicating that the platform is active. Public blog pages can be read without creating an account; registration is used to start and manage a blog. The site also links to Blogmura as a related blog-directory resource.

JUGEM is a Japanese blog-publishing service with a free plan and a paid JUGEM Plus option priced at ¥330 per month including tax. Its official comparison lists 1 GB of image-upload capacity for the free plan and unlimited capacity for Plus. Plus removes advertisements from PC and mobile blog pages and adds detailed traffic analytics by post, device, and keyword, refreshed hourly, as well as custom-domain and access-control features. The service supports reading and posting from PCs and smartphones, offers design templates, and promotes social-network integration. Public blogs can be browsed without starting one; free signup and login are used to create and manage a personal blog.

Cocolog is NIFTY's Japanese blog-publishing service and discovery portal. Its homepage says people using an @nifty connection service can open a blog for free and features recent posts, article and blog rankings, categories, and a points/affiliate program. The official plan table lists a 2 GB free tier and paid options from ¥275 to ¥1,320 per month including tax; storage, the number of blogs, advertising, and custom-domain features vary by plan. The same page states that new applications for Cocolog Free ended on April 20, 2022, so signup eligibility depends on a user's @nifty service status and chosen option. Public blogs can be browsed, while posting requires registration and login.

Rakuten Blog is a Japanese personal-blog service and discovery portal within Rakuten's service group. Its official homepage invites members to start a blog for free on PC or mobile and states that image capacity is unlimited. Visitors can read selected blogs and recent entries, browse by themes or genre, view overall and genre-based rankings, and search for blogs. The homepage shows recently updated posts and links to free Rakuten member registration and login. Public blog pages can be read without creating a blog, while opening and managing a personal blog uses a Rakuten member account. The service therefore combines blog publishing with a directory for finding Japanese-language writers and posts.

FC2 Blog is a Japan-origin service for creating and publishing blogs. Its official pages advertise free registration and use, 10 GB of storage, and more than 5,000 free design templates. The feature guide describes analytics, private-post settings, scheduled publishing, mobile posting, HTML/CSS customization, plugins, and spam-prevention tools. Other listed functions include managing and sharing photo albums and importing a blog from WordPress. The service permits commercial use and affiliate programs, and says creators can sell posts with per-view charges. An account is used to create and manage a blog; the site also links to multilingual pages, a manual, and a user forum.

Livedoor Blog is a Japanese blog-publishing service and discovery portal. Its official guide explains how to start a blog, customize its design through the management screen, and choose an address such as blog.jp, diary.to, or officialblog.jp; it also describes connecting a custom domain without a separate setup charge. The service provides guidance for moving from major blog platforms, real-time page-view and visitor statistics with device breakdowns, optional Google Analytics setup, and smartphone tools for publishing posts and checking comments. Readers can explore portal categories, rankings, featured blogs, and recent entries without creating a blog. Signup and login are used to create and manage a personal blog.

Posfie (ポスフィー) is a Japanese community site where people create and browse collections of X posts grouped by topic. Its current official homepage presents the service as collections made together by users and features weekly popular and trending collections, recent summaries, rankings, tags, search, and genre navigation. Visitors can read public collections; the page also offers a collection-creation entry and account registration/sign-in. The former min.togetter.com address now opens posfie.com, whose page links to Togetter as a related service. A supporter option is advertised for features such as ad hiding and a simpler legacy min.t display. The reviewed pages do not specify the complete pricing or account requirements for every function.

Twilog is a Japanese service for saving a user's X posts in a blog-style archive. Its official guide describes daily logs, search by date, month, or keyword, filters for post types such as images and reposts, activity graphs, and ways to revisit saved posts. Likes and bookmarks can also be stored through paid options. The free plan requires manual refreshes and is limited to 200 posts per month; paid plans add automatic collection and higher monthly limits. The homepage links to public sample logs and a user search, so visitors can browse examples before creating their own archive. A user who wants a personal log can choose the collection and subscription options that fit their needs.

Togetter is a Japanese trend and social-curation site that gathers noteworthy X posts and conversations into topic-based collections that are easier to browse as a digest. Its homepage features popular weekly collections, trending and recommended summaries, user reviews, newly published collections, real-time and 24-hour rankings, search, tags, and genre navigation. Visible genres range from news, society, and discussion to culture, idols, anime, games, technology, travel, and food. Rather than a general-purpose social network or a full X feed, Togetter helps readers explore selected conversations grouped around a topic. The homepage links to registration and sign-in, but does not state which features require an account or give pricing details.