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Webtoon Platform PeanuToon Abruptly Shuts Down Next Month
Korean webtoon platform launched in 2015 and will shut down on February 28
― PeanuToon, a Korean webtoon platform, announced on its website and official X/Twitter account on January 16 that it will terminate its services on February 28. The platform advised users to check its website for details regarding service usage and refunds for its in-app currency. Both readers and creators have expressed sho...
Kakao Entertainment Confirms Live-Action Adaptation of Solo Leveling
Company is currently developing script
― Kakao Entertainment confirmed on Tuesday that a live-action drama adaptation of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling webcomic is in development. The company's media division is actively involved in the drama's planning, development, and scriptwriting. In October 2023, French news website L'Internaute interviewed D&C Webtoon c...
Solo Leveling Webtoon Producer Redice Entertainment Enters Int'l Film Sales Business
Company will present Sister, Killing Time films at European Film Market in Berlin
― South Korea's Redice Entertainment, known for producing the webtoon Solo Leveling among many other webtoons, has entered the international film sales market and will present a lineup at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin. The company will showcase two new films, Sister and Killing Time, both currently in post-pr...
Bloodhounds, Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon, is Coming Back for Season 2 With K-Pop Star Rain
Season 2 features battle to dismantle illegal boxing league
― Netflix has confirmed the production of Bloodhounds Season 2, the series about boxers taking on the criminal underworld. Netflix announced on Thursday that Do-hwan Woo and Sang-yi Lee would reprise their roles as Geon-woo and Woo-jin, respectively. Season 2 will feature a new addition to the cast: singer-turned-actor Ji-hoon Jung (Rain), ...
Webtoon Platform Piccoma Named Japan's Top Consumer-Spending App for 2024
LINE Manga was 3rd based on Data.ai's estimates
― According to mobile data analytics firm Data.ai, Japanese digital webcomic and web novel platform Piccoma was the app with the highest consumer spending in Japan for 2024. Data from the combined Android and iOS app markets, including games, showed that Piccoma generated an estimated US$497 million in consumer spending. Following Piccoma, the second h...
Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon Bunny and Her Oppas Will Premiere on April 14
Webtoon has amassed more than 170 million views on Kakao Webtoon, Tapas
― Korean TV station MBC announced on January 8 that the live-action adaptation of the webtoon Bunny and Her Oppas will premiere on April 14. Based on the Kakao webtoon of the same name, which has accumulated 170 million views, Bunny and Her Oppas stars Jeong-eui Roh as the titular character Bunny. Bunny, whose real name is Hee-j...
Live-Action Adaptation of The Witch Webtoon Will Premiere on February 15
Jin-young Park from GOT 7 will star as main character
― Korean TV station Channel A announced on January 13 that its new live-action series The Witch will premiere on February 15. The first teaser video has also been released, featuring Jin-young Park and Jeong-eui Roh as the leads in a story adapted from the webtoon by renowned artist Kang Full, who authored the original webtoons for Disney+ series...
Netflix Unveils Trailer for Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Live-Action Series
Trailer shows how Ji-hoon Ju depicts genius surgeon, former combat medic Kang-hyuk Baek
― Netflix Asia released the official trailer on Monday for the Netflix series The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call on its official YouTube channel. The trailer highlights the main character Kang-hyuk Baek's personality as an arrogant surgeon, while also providing a glimpse into the conflicts among other characters set...
Live-Action Adaptation of Study Group Webtoon Premieres on January 23
High school action drama to stream on Amazon Prime Video
― Korean entertainment media Dispatch revealed on January 6 that Amazon Prime Video's original series Study Group will premiere on January 23. In Korea the series will stream on TVING. Adapted from the webtoon of the same name, Study Group follows Ga-min Yoon, a martial arts expert who hides his abilities to focus on getting good grades. Min-h...
Webtoon Industry Surpasses US$1.5 Billion in Sales for the 1st Time
Sales have increased by 19.7% from last year
― According to the "2024 Webtoon Industry Survey" published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on December 2, the Korean webtoon industry recorded total sales of approximately US$1.5 billion in 2023, a 19.7% increase from around US$1.24 billion the previous year. This marks the first time th...
Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Live-Action Medical Drama Based on Web Novel, Debuts on Netflix on January 24
Ji-hoon Ju stars as brilliant trauma surgeon in series
― According to reporting by Korean entertainment media IZE on December 20, Netflix's original series The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call — the platform's first original medical series — will premiere on January 24. The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call follows the story of the underfunded and unpopular severe trauma team at a university hospital, which co...
When the Phone Rings Web Novel Author Reveals Personal Experience with Phishing
Author's experience inspired web novel that also has webtoon adaptation, live-action series adaptation on Netflix
― In an interview with South Korea's Yonhap News Agency published on January 6, the web novelist known as "Dried Seafood Lady" shared that her real-life experience of falling victim to a voice phishing scam inspired her story. "I was completely taken in by the phone call and felt myself ...
Operator of Illegal Webtoon Platform Arrested
Inter-agency effort was successful in shutting down 3 domains
― The Copyright Crime Forensic Investigation Team under Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) conducted a full-scale investigation into Korea's largest copyright-infringing website, "Nunu TV," as well as its illegal sister websites "TVWiki" and "OKTOON," and revealed on December 20 the alleged operator of the websites was...
Research Report Finds Naver Webtoon's AI Recommendation System Boosts Diversity (Updated)
Korea University conducted research for report that released on December 10
― Korea University's Business School announced on December 10 that Naver Webtoon's AI-powered recommendation system, AI Curator, has proven effective in reducing the dominance of popular titles while increasing exposure for lesser-known works. The report "Enhancing Diversity with AI Curator Recommendations" highlights the sy...
Motel California Webtoon Adaptation of Upcoming K-Drama Launches
Series is another example of media mix of K-drama, webtoon
― Kakao Entertainment announced on Friday that it launched the webtoon Home, Bitter Home: Motel California, which is set in the same world as new K-drama Motel California, scheduled to air soon. Based on the web novel Home, Bitter Home, already serialized on Kakao Page, the new webtoon was adapted and produced by Studio Yosin. Motel Californ...
Light Shop Makes 2nd-Largest Korean Series Debut on Disney+
Moving stays in 1st place for most successful Korean series on Disney+
― Disney+ on Friday announced that the live-action TV series Light Shop ranks as the platform's second-largest Korean series debut, following Moving, according to data from its first 12 days of streaming. Both Moving and Light Shop highlight Disney+'s growing success in Korean content. Nine of the platform's 15 best-performing in...
New Romance Fantasy Webtoon The Hidden Muse Launches on Manta
Story follows tutor who becomes nude model to save her sister
― Manta has announced the launch of The Hidden Muse, a new romance-fantasy webtoon that debuted on December 20. This latest title from Manta Studios, known for popular series like Betrayal of Dignity and I've Become a True Villainess, adds to the platform's expanding library. Based on Minato's novel of the same name, The Hidden Muse combi...
Martial Arts Webtoon Return of the Blossoming Blade Takes Top Spot in KOCCA Survey
Lookism lost #1 spot in survey for 1st time in 4 years
― Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced on Monday that Return of the Blossoming Blade, the martial arts webtoon, has emerged as the most popular title among South Korean webtoon readers. In the "2024 Comics & Webtoon User Survey," which polled 3,448 webtoon readers, Return of the Blossoming Blade claimed the top spot for most-read webt...
Live-Action Light Shop Adaptation Boosts Viewership of Original Webtoon by 1,870%
Author Kangfull's Moving webtoon also sees rise in viewership
― Hulu original series Light Shop is gaining traction, bringing renewed attention to its original webtoon. Kakao Entertainment announced on Wednesday that the viewership for the webtoon on Kakao Webtoon and Kakao Page surged 187 times from pre-release levels between December 3, the show's premiere date, and December 15. Revenue from the w...
566 Comics, Webtoon Artists Unite to Demand Impeachment of Korean President
17 organizations issue joint call for action
― On Wednesday, 566 comics and webtoon artists released a collective statement addressing South Korea's political situation. The statement criticized President Suk-yeol Yoon for declaring martial law on December 4. Yoon cited opposition party resistance to his governance as the reason for the declaration. Following the declaration, President Yoon attempte...
Naver Webtoon to Release Collection of Mobile Games Based on Its Flagship Titles
Naver Webtoon to extend its content to gaming world
― Nanobit, a Stillfront Group studio, announced on Thursday it has partnered with Naver Webtoon, Korea's largest webtoon platform, to develop free-to-play mobile games based on popular webtoons. The games will target global audiences and expand webtoon content into interactive entertainment. Stillfront is a Sweden-based global games company that dev...
Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon Love Revolution Premieres in Japan on January 11
Series to star Toa Shimasaki, Mizuki Yoshida, Ichiki Yamanaka
― The new live-action television series Renai Kakumei (Love Revolution), starring Toa Shimasaki from Lil Kansai, will premiere on January 11, 2025, during late-night programming on ABC TV in Japan. Based on the popular webtoon Love Revolution, which was previously adapted in Korea in 2020, the series follows high school student Rei Himeno...
Kagurabachi Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan November List
17 manga including One Piece, Dandadan, Berserk, One-Punch Man, Chainsaw Man, Uzumaki, Demon Slayer make list
― The first volume of Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for November. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #1 — Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi volume 1
#3 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 107
#4 — Yukinob...
Light Shop, Live-Action Thriller Series Based on Webtoon, is Streaming Now on Hulu
Thriller about where living, dead meet stars Ji-hoon Ju, Bo-young Park
― Hulu began streaming the first four episodes of the new thriller series Light Shop on December 3. The live-action adaptation of the webtoon of the same name stars Ji-hoon Ju as Won-young, the owner of a shop where the living and the dead intersect, and Bo-young Park as Young-ji, an ICU nurse dedicated to patient recovery. The s...
My Hero Academia Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan October List
15 manga including Berserk, 'Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga,' Uzumaki, more make list
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The 39th volume of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for October. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #1 — Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 39
#2 — Kentarou Miura's ...
Exclusive: Solo Leveling: Ragnarok Webcomic's Trailer Streamed Before English Debut on November 11
Sequel series from Daul, JIN, Brix launches in English on Tapas
― Tapas revealed through ANN on Friday a trailer for the upcoming English release of the Solo Leveling: Ragnarok webcomic. Tapas will start releasing the webcomic in English on November 11, and will release new chapters weekly. The webcomic is a sequel to the original Solo Leveling web novel and webcomic. Tapas describes the story: Solo ...
Live-Action Trillion Game Film's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Returning Cast
Kōsuke Suzuki, Kenjirō Tsuda, Terunosuke Takezai, Yoshitaka Hara, Akari Akase, Jun Kunimura return
― The official website for the upcoming live-action film of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga began streaming the second teaser trailer for the film on Friday. The teaser reveals cast members returning from the live-action series. The returning cast members include Kōsuke Suzuk...
Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan September List
Jujutsu Kaisen, Trigun, Berserk, more make top 20 list
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The 16th volume of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for September. This month's list featured 13 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 16
#2 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23
#3 — Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun Deluxe
#5 — Kentarou Miura...
Korean Live-Action Parasyte Series Wins SFX Award At Asia Contents Awards
Series debuted on Netflix on April 5
― Netflix's Parasyte: The Grey (Kiseiju: The Grey), the South Korean live-action adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte (Kiseiju) manga, won the Best Visual Effects award at Busan's Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards on Sunday. The series debuted worldwide on Netflix on April 5. Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun star in the adaptation. Yeon Sang...
HYBE, ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Webtoon Gets Anime
Urban fantasy, teen romance series will stream on Crunchyroll
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed that HYBE and ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar webtoon is getting an anime adaptation. Yen Press has licensed the series, and it describes the story: Mixing urban fantasy and teen romance, the story follows the confrontation, confusion, and chemistry between a group of vampires, a...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan August List
16 manga including Spy x Family, Berserk, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Delicious in Dungeon, Chainsaw Man, Alley, Kaiju No. 8 make list
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Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for August. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23
#2 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 12
#4 — Ken...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT September Bestseller List
― Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early September. Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23 ranked at #2, SPY x FAMILY volume 12 at #3, and Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #12. Additionally, the ninth volume of Chugong and DUBU's Solo Leveling Korean webcomic ran...
Berserk Deluxe Ranks #2 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan July List
15 manga including One Piece, 'Disney Manga: Stitch!' Jujutsu Kaisen, Alley, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Kaiju No. 8, Dandadan, Delicious in Dungeon make list
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Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked at #2 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for July. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #2 — Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe volume 1
#3 — ...
Seven Seas Licenses Pet Shop of Horrors, Ichi the Killer, 9 More Titles
Complete collection releases for Black and White: Tough Love at the Office, SHWD also revealed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced during its panel at Anime NYC that it has licensed the following titles: Title: I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class (Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta.) manga
Author(s): Mosskonbu, based on Seiju Amano's original YouTube manga
Release D...
U.S. Indie Publisher Mad Cave Studios Announces New Nakama Press Imprint Featuring Manga
1st titles slated to launch in summer 2025
― U.S.-based independent comic book publisher Mad Cave Studios announced on Monday that it is launching the Nakama Press imprint, which will be "dedicated to publishing an array of manga, manhwa, manfra, and manhua from around the world." The company stated regarding the new imprint that it is "committed to becoming a cultural bridge between East and West," ...
Solo Leveling Manhwa Gets Sequel on August 1
Artist JIN (REDICE Studio) draws Solo Leveling Ragnarok sequel manhwa
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kakao Page revealed on Monday that writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU'S (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa will get a sequel series titled Solo Leveling Ragnarok, which will launch on Kakao on August 1. JIN, also from REDICE Studio, is the new artist for the series. The manhwa a...
Omniscient Reader Manhwa Gets TV Anime
Crunchyroll revealed anime at Anime Expo on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that author singNsong, artist Sleepy-C, and adaptor UMI's Omniscient Reader (also translated as Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint) manhwa is getting a television anime adaptation. The event also revealed a visual. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America...
Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan May List
15 manga including Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk, Dragon Ball Super, One Piece Omnibus, One-Punch Man, My Hero Academia, Kaiju no. 8, A Sign of Affection, SPY x FAMILY, Demon Slayer make list
― Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for May. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume...
Live-Action Korean & Taiwanese Adaptations of Manga You Might Not Know About
Over the years, Japanese manga and anime have gained popularity in countries like South Korea and Taiwan, resulting in a bevy of live-action drama and film adaptations. For fans interested in broadening their tastes in entertainment, we've compiled a short list of adaptations based on well-known manga series that you might not know about. In South Korea: Antique Bakery [Digital Manga] Antique Bake...
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