# April Another busy 2 months, slowly gearing up to the faster release cadence. We've had two big events → Password reset for older accounts to address hacker attack on the website. As well as finding replacement for Comick, bringing us back to matching most of the Comick removed series. There's also been a bunch of UX and bug fixes, especially around the Entry Edit dialog where I tackled some long-standing improvement requests. Check out the Changelog for the full list of changes → {% content-ref url="/pages/-LyzPuzyf4eGs0086Fjm" %} [Changelog](/changelog.md) {% endcontent-ref %} ## 🔐 Password Requirements Enforcement Over the past two months, Kenmei has seen an increase in malicious activity, including attempts to gain unauthorized access to accounts and disrupt operations. Kenmei already has strong protections in place, but security threats continue to evolve. [Back in 2023](https://news.kenmei.co/monthly-updates/2023/november#increased-password-requirements), I updated Kenmei’s password requirements to align with modern security standards. At the time, these requirements were enforced only for newly created accounts, while older accounts were allowed to keep their existing passwords. As part of a broader security review, I identified older accounts that were still operating under previous password requirements and therefore were not yet guaranteed to meet Kenmei’s current standards. To ensure all accounts are covered by the latest password requirements, I have required a password reset for affected accounts. If your account was affected, you will be required to set a new password that complies with the latest requirements. In the near future, I will also be adding suspicious login alerts. Kenmei will begin sending email alerts when a login attempt appears suspicious based on signals such as device or login context. The goal is to help users identify and respond quickly to potentially unauthorized access attempts. Finally, I also plan to add 2FA support as an additional layer of protection for accounts. This will provide stronger security even in cases where a password is exposed or reused elsewhere. ## 🌐 Comick Replacement
I know this is the update many of you have been waiting for. A replacement for Comick has now been added to Kenmei: **Atsumaru** While Atsumaru does not yet match Comick’s breadth of series, it currently offers over **10,000** titles on a well-built website that has been operating for years. It meets most of the criteria I was looking for in a replacement. The website is also under active development. Although there are some issues, they are relatively minor compared to other available alternatives. I have already matched over **8485** series, with the remainder being added progressively over the coming weeks. This will eventually result in a complete match of all available series, which will be a first for an aggregator on Kenmei. If you were previously tracking series from Comick, most of them should already be migrated or will be migrated in the coming weeks. ## 🛠️ Entry Edit Dialog Improvements Big improvement this month was rebuilding the entry edit dialog, following introduction of new UI elements for selects. You might have seen them in other places in the app, but due to some of the complexity, it took me quite awhile to migrate this fully. As a result, I've managed to address some of the long-standing requests: 1. **Tag picker** now has built-in search, just like it has been in the Dashboard filters. So if you are someone that has a lot of tags, it'll be alot easier to assign them.
2. Chapter dropdown now correctly shows your selected chapter when you open it, [as has been requested awhile ago](https://kenmei.featureos.app/admin/p/show-currently-selected-chapter-in-the-dropdown-list)
3. Chapter dropdown also has the same search style as other dropdowns, which is a lot easier to use now and avoids some of the issues that previous picker had on mobile phones. 4. Search now correctly shows [best match for the chapter,](https://kenmei.featureos.app/admin/p/reverse-the-order-of-search-in-chapter-search) instead of keeping the sort, making it easier and faster to pick the chapter you actually looking for.
There are some minor UX issues remaining here, which I'll fix later on, after gathing some more feedback now that this has been released. If you encounter any bugs, do let us know over on our [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/674976622188691456/1481970017422807151) ## Progress Overview
As promised, I am ramping up releases on Kenmei. You can now expect monthly updates again. This month I focused on clearing older issues while adjusting to the new schedule. Expect a much faster pace in the next update, which will be reflected in the graph. There’s a lot coming in May → I’ll be rolling out 2 new Smart Suggestions, along with additional controls to make them significantly more useful. Once that’s done, I’ll finally be moving onto Statistics (the design mockups are already finished). Supported sites are in a much better place, especially after finding a solid replacement for Comick. With that in mind, I will be focusing fully on feature development over the next two months, so expect lots of goodies! Priorities are as follows: 1. Smart Suggestions improvements 2. Statistics 3. ~~New Supported Sites~~ 4. Chapters v3 (List View) 5. Mobile UX improvements 6. Adding other highly requested features --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://news.kenmei.co/monthly-updates/2026/april.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.