How to complete age verification on RidiBooks and read it in English
Ridi hides adult works until the account passes an age check. The correct process depends on whether you can use a Korean mobile number or certificate. Overseas residents use a separate route that starts when they open an adult work. The RidiBooks store is in Korean, and Ridi publishes its English titles through a different app.
Find official English editions of Ridi titles on Manta, follow the Ridi process for adult verification, and understand the one-year renewal rule.
Read RidiBooks titles in English
The RidiBooks website (ridibooks.com) is in Korean, and Ridi does not publish an English version of the store. To find the account, purchase, and verification pages, you can use a browser translation tool on the menus.
The English service of Ridi is Manta (manta.net). RIDI Corporation started Manta in November 2020. Manta is a subscription app in English and Spanish. Many of its webcomics are adaptations of stories from Ridi, for example Under the Oak Tree and Lady Devil.
Manta does not have the full RidiBooks catalogue. If a title is not on Manta, look for an English edition from another licensed publisher. If there is no English edition, the Korean edition on RidiBooks is the only official version.
Choose the correct verification route
Sign in on the official Ridi website and open the adult title that you want to view. Ridi will show the available verification route for the account. Do not use a link sent by a seller, translator, forum user, or private message.
People in Korea can verify with a mobile phone in their own name or with a 공동인증서, which is a joint certificate. Ridi says certificate verification must be completed on a computer. The supported certificate issuers listed in its help article are the Korea Information Certificate Authority, CrossCert, and Koscom.
If you live outside Korea, follow the overseas-resident screen that appears when you open an adult work. Ridi does not publish one fixed public list of accepted documents for every country. Read the fields on your account screen and provide only the information that the official form requests.
Complete the check without exposing extra data
Make sure the name and date of birth on the account match the information that the verification form requests. Use a clear image if the official form asks for one. Do not edit the document image, hide a field that the form requires, or upload more documents than requested.
Ridi says one person can verify up to five accounts. Adult verification remains valid for one year under the service rule described in its help article. After one year, the account must complete the check again.
The full-version Ridi application can complete adult verification in the app. Ridi says the standard app must send the user to the website because of app-store rules. If the option is missing in the standard app, open the same account in a browser.
Fix a failed overseas verification
First check the account name, birth date, image focus, document expiry date, and the country selected in the form. Read the error before you submit again. Repeated submissions with the same mismatch can delay the result.
If the overseas form does not accept your details, use Ridi Help and select 1:1 문의, then 회원계정 문의. This means one-to-one inquiry, then account inquiry. Give the support team your account email and the error text. Do not attach identity material until the official support form asks for it.
Do not use another person’s identity or a false country. If Ridi does not support your country or document, ask support for the current options and wait for its answer.
Renewal prompts can appear at different times
Ridi’s published rule says that adult verification remains valid for one year. Recent reader reports on X show that the prompt is not always shown on the same schedule. One reader said that an account first verified in 2022 did not ask again until January 2026. Another reader reported a new prompt in December 2025.
These reports describe individual accounts, not a change to the official rule. Treat the screen on your account as the current requirement. If it asks you to verify again, use the official Ridi route and do not reuse an old document link from social media.
Read and translate within the rights you have
Age verification gives access to restricted catalogue pages. It does not give permission to copy, distribute, or sell the book. Buy or unlock each work through the official service.
If you make an English copy for private reading where local law permits it, keep the source, translation, and account details private. A public or paid translation normally needs permission from the rights holder.
