Type of site | Webtoon platform |
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Available in | Multilingual |
Owner |
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Created by | JunKoo Kim |
Parent | Webtoon Entertainment |
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Korean website English website |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
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Current status | Active |
Webtoon [a] (stylized in all caps) is a South Korean webtoon platform launched in 2004 by Naver Corporation, providing hosting for webtoons and compact digital comics. The platform is free, and is found both on the web at Webtoons.com and on mobile devices available for both Android and iOS. [1]
The platform first launched in South Korea as Naver Webtoon and then globally as Line Webtoon in July 2014, as the Naver brand is not well known outside of South Korea and some of its services are also not available outside of the country. The service gained a large amount of traction during the late 2000s and early 2010s. In 2016, Naver's webtoon service entered the Japanese market as XOY and the Chinese market as Dongman Manhua. [2] [3] On December 18, 2018, Naver closed XOY and migrated all of its translated and original webtoons to Line Manga, its manga service that offers licensed manga. [4] In 2019, Line Webtoon was changed to Webtoon in English; Spanish and French versions were launched.
The platform partners with creators to publish original content under the Webtoon Originals [5] banner and hosts a number of other series on its self-publishing site Canvas. [6] Line Webtoon comics can be discovered through the "daily system" function, along with being read and downloaded for free on computers and both iOS and Android devices. [7] [8] In November 2020, Webtoon established a new subsidiary called Webtoon Studios for the purpose of licensing English-language properties. [9] In August 2022, it was reported that Wattpad Webtoon studios announced that would expand with a new animation division. [10]
Webtoons are a sub-menu of the gate companies that began with South Korean portal services Daum and Naver. Posting comic content for free caused the $3 billion South Korean book and comic industry to rapidly collapse. The Naver site started in 1999 by merging with Hangame, but it initially had a muted response as a hidden menu. Webtoon administrators paid comic artists only 50,000 Korean Won ($50) as their monthly wage, a highly unscrupulous tactic. In the 1990s, Korean artists claimed that even with a monthly income of 6 million Korean Won ($6,000), it was challenging to do weekly serials. With exorbitant royalties, professional artists experienced mental shock. [11]
In 2013, Webtoon launched Page Profit Share (PPS), which offered the artist a share of the advertising revenue for the first time. [12] After the purchase of Wattpad in early 2021 by Naver Corporation, both companies started to work together under Naver's content division. [13] [14] Webtoon now features webcomics such as: Lore Olympus, unOrdinary, True Beauty, Space Boy, and Gourmet Hound.
South Korea had long prohibited cultural exchange with Japan due to the traumatic history of Japanese colonial rule. In 1998, official cultural exchanges were established, following South Korea's financial crisis in 1997, initiated by the IMF. Many unemployed individuals used their severance pay to start comic rental shops, and the government issued excessive licenses, leading to saturation.
Publishers expanded their comic titles during this period, and comic book sales flourished at the end of the century. However, the excessive rental shops returned comics bought on credit within a month, causing publishers to face economic hardship. As digital comic companies started emerging, they created webzines, such as N4 and Comics Today, but these businesses ultimately failed due to unethical behavior by their CEOs.
Portal sites gathered a large online audience by offering comics as bait, and Daum initially led the webtoon market. Naver, taking advantage of the unexpected success of comics, placed webtoons in premium advertising spaces worth 300 million Korean Won on its portal surface. This significantly increased their traffic and allowed Naver to surpass Daum. The key to their success in the portal market was comics.
In 2004, they already had a market share of 80%. Kim Jun-gu, who introduced the "Bizarre Comics" genre, played a crucial role in Naver's rapid growth. In 2008, Naver introduced ads in webtoons, but they did not fairly share the ad revenue with artists. Unfair contracts accumulated, and in 2010, Nate exposed Daum's unfair treatment of comic artists, revealing that they earned less than 1 million Korean Won ($700) per month. The unfair practices of Naver remained undisclosed.
In 2012, Naver and Daum did not participate in the legal crackdown on illegal sites that had been pirating their content for eight years. The first legal action was taken against a frame link piracy site. In 2013, Lezhin Comics introduced a new form of payment called "Time Delay."
Naver adopted this payment model and, due to the free nature of its site, had to offer low royalties to artists. However, the influx of readers brought in significant income through search keywords, exceeding the revenue from selling comics, despite the cost of around 26,000 to 4,000 Korean Won ($20 to $3) per keyword.
Moreover, there were multiple ads. Naver absorbed the electronic publication rights of Korean artists for a small fee, which allowed them to monopolize works for a long time even though they were not books. Mobile platforms were utilized for brand promotion, and international publishing rights were eventually obtained. Many aspiring creators submitted free comics, and the influx of free content was guaranteed as long as they were not part of the 0.1% that received a formal serialization.
Due to this discrimination, freelance creators couldn't unite. Some profited from this system, which improved the company's image thanks to a few star artists. The "vertical scrolling" method was used to fit more content, demanding over 100 cuts, which strained artists' health due to the excessive workload.
Kakao Webtoons' top artist, for example, died at the age of 37 due to overwork. The BBC reported on artists suffering from severe labor and exploitation. The "gate sites," which were initially established to support comics, became highly profitable.
On July 2, 2014, the Line Webtoon website and mobile app were launched worldwide, allowing international artists to upload their own works to the service. Hundreds of webtoons are available in the self-publishing section of Webtoon, known as Canvas, where artists can be paid based on page views. [15] JunKoo Kim, Director and Head of the Line Webtoon Division at the time of the launch, stated that a partnership with established and up-and-coming American creators would serve to "expand [Line Webtoon's] selection of titles and help [the creators] expand their fan base." [16] Naver Corporation selected 42 webtoons (including Noblesse, Tower of God, and The God of High School) and one new webtoon by an American artist to be available on the service in English at launch. [17] [18] According to 148 Apps, the service offered "plenty of content" at launch, as seven to ten webtoons were updated each day and the webtoons spanned various genres. [19]
In April 2013, Naver Webtoon created a Profit Page Share program. Webtoon's global profit sharing programs have seen exponential growth over the past decade. Today the company's business model has expanded to include paid content sales, advertising revenue, and IP business revenue. When launched in 2013, Webtoon's programs generated 23.2 billion won. By 2022, these programs have grown to 2.25 trillion won (USD $1.69 billion) - an increase of more than 87 times. [7] [20] [21]
In 2015, Line Webtoon partnered with American comics veteran Stan Lee, Image Comics co-founder Marc Silvestri, and make-up artist Michelle Phan in order to promote their service. [22] [23] Silvestri brought his long-running comics series Cyberforce to the platform. [24] Various other established American comic book artists and cartoonists have also partnered with Line Webtoon over time, including Dean Haspiel (New Brooklyn), [25] Katie Cook (Nothing Special), [26] Seth Kushner and Shamus Beyale (The Brooklynite), [27] and Tracy J. Butler ( Lackadaisy). [28]
In September 2016, Line Webtoon partnered with the Patreon crowdfunding service, incorporating a "Patreon button" in the "Discover" portion of the website. This function creates an easier channel for readers and artists to mutually communicate. [29] Naver invested US$3.6 million and $1,000 every following month for webtoon creators who reached a certain threshold of activity and popularity with a Patreon page. [28] [30] One month later, Naver signed with the Creative Artists Agency for film and television opportunities in the United States. [31]
Line Webtoon also partnered with DeviantArt in the second half of 2016, in the form of the "Artist Alley Tour". The companies were active at four Comic Cons: Boston Comic Con, Baltimore Comic Con, Rose City Comic Con, and New York Comic Con. Here, Line Webtoon and DeviantArt held discussion panels, "Artist Alley Sponsorships", live draw events, influencer and creator demonstration areas, and on-site contests. [32] [33]
In 2017 Line Webtoon and Legendary Comics expanded their partnership with the addition of John Barrowman's Acursian and season 2 of Firebrand. [34] [35]
In 2018 included partnering with Noble Transmission and Common for the new Caster series. [36]
In 2019 Webtoon's digital content subsidiary Studio LICO collaboratively produced with Big Hit Entertainment to release Save Me as part of the latter's BTS Universe (BU) which revolves around the output of South Korean boy band BTS. [37]
On October 15, 2019, Crunchyroll and Line Webtoon announced a partnership to produce animated works of Line Webtoon's catalog. The two will team up to tackle the distribution, licensing, and retail of the series produced from the partnership. [38]
In May 2020, it was announced that Webtoon was being transferred to Naver Webtoon Corp. [39]
In October 2020, Webtoon and Archie Comics announced that the two companies would collaborate for the new Webtoon original series Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy, which launched in September 2021. [40]
In January 2021, Webtoon's parent company Naver announced that it would acquire the popular user-generated fiction platform Wattpad, to provide more opportunities for creators. The acquisition was completed in May 2021. Wattpad had previously partnered with Webtoon in its 2020 Watty Awards Contest. [41] [42]
In June 2021, Wattpad and Webtoon announced that the companies would merge their studio divisions to create Wattpad Webtoon Studios, a division of the company focused on developing Wattpad and Webtoon IP for film, television, and print publishing. As of May 2023, around 300 projects from Webtoon and Wattpad Webtoon Studios are in development for entertainment adaptations. [43] [44] [45]
In August 2021, it was announced that Webtoon would be partnering with DC Entertainment to create standalone webcomics that "will appeal to all fans, without the need to know or read any previous stories." [46] The series are being adapted by Webtoon creators instead of established DC creators. [47] Line Webtoon founder and CEO Junkoo Kim put it this way: "DC has allowed us to create content with their characters and world. The writers of Webtoon are creating content based on DC characters." [48]
The first announced DC collaboration was a Batman-oriented title, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures. Additional series within this partnership, Vixen: NYC, Red Hood: Outlaws, and Zatanna & the Ripper, were announced in April 2022. [48] [49] [50] [51]
In November 2021, Webtoon announced a series of upcoming webcomics created in collaboration with BTS-management company Hybe and various artists from the label including BTS, TXT, and Enhypen. These series, 7Fates: Chakho, Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, and The Star Seekers, launched January 15, 16, and 17, 2022, respectively. [52]
Webtoon has also partnered with Rewriting Extinction, the global 12-month comic storytelling campaign supporting seven charities involved in biodiversity conservation and the climate crisis, featuring comics from the likes of Jane Goodall. The adapted celebrity-created comics from the campaign launched on Webtoon on December 23, 2022. [53]
Marvel Entertainment partnered with Webtoon in January 2022 to create the seven-part miniseries Eternals: The 500 Year War, which launched in tandem with the Eternals' arrival for at-home viewing. [54]
Popular video game PUBG: Battlegrounds joined Webtoon's growing slate of partnerships in January 2022 with the creation of three new digital comics based on the fantasy world in the Krafton video game. [55]
In May 2022, Webtoon and McDonald's USA partnered to celebrate Asian Pacific American voices through a webcomic series called Drawing on Heritage. [56]
In April 2023, Webtoon announced a creative partnership with Ubisoft on Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple, an original webcomic set in the Assassin's Creed universe. The series is published by Redice Studio. [57]
Webtoon teamed up with Discord in May 2023, and announced a dedicated Webtoon Discord server as well as a content collaboration for the original webcomic miniseries Wumpus Wonderventures, created in partnership with Merryweather Media. [58]
The userbase of Webtoon grew rapidly after the service was released globally, with 10 million people reading on the platform daily and 35 million people monthly. [59] In Asia, several webtoons receive 5 million views per week. [59] In 2016, 42% of the webtoon creators on Line Webtoon were female, as were 50% of its 6 million active daily readers. [60] [61] 75% of the users in North America are 24 or younger and 64% are female. [62] [63]
Between 2020 and 2021, Webtoon paid out more than $27 million to its base of more than 120,000 creators who publish in English. In Korea, top creators earn an average of $250,000 per year. The top creator earned around $9 million in 2021. [64]
As of March 2023, Webtoon has grown to receive more than 125 billion views annually. It has 85.6 million monthly active users worldwide, and has become the top webcomic platform in the United States with 12.5 million monthly active users. [65] [66]
Webtoon uses coins as a currency that readers can purchase in the app. Currently, the currency is exclusive to readers using the Android or iOS versions of the app. [67] Readers can utilize coins to support their favorite creators and access completed series or Fast Pass content, allowing them to read ahead. The number of coins required to unlock an episode varies depending on the series being read. In addition, Coins can be utilized to unlock Daily Pass episodes. For every Daily Pass series, you have the option to unlock one episode for free each day. Once unlocked, each Daily Pass episode remains accessible for 14 days. Alternatively, you may use Coins to unlock these episodes, which allows you to access them for as long as the series is available on Webtoon. [68]
Naver Corporation has held various comics competitions through its Webtoon service. In 2015, Line launched the "Challenge League", a recurring competition where amateur artists have the chance to become an "official Line webtoon artist", as well as win tens of thousands of US Dollars. Over 19,000 people joined the first English-language Challenge League in February 2015, which was won by Stephen McCranie's Space Boy. [69] Local Challenge Weeks were also held; the first Thai Challenge League was held in April 2015 and had a grand prize of 1 million baht. [70]
In June 2015, Naver Corporation hosted the Science Fiction Comics Contest, a global competition with a grand prize of US$30,000. JunKoo Kim called science fiction, the theme of the competition, "both the broadest and fastest-growing area in comics and entertainment, [and thus] a natural fit as the genre for our second comics contest." This contest had over 800 entrants and was won by Srinitybeast's Overdrive. [71] [72]
In November 2018, Webtoon hosted their Discover Creator Contest. The winner, Kris Nguyen's Cape of Spirits, received a grand total of US$80,000 and an exclusive contract for the series. [73]
On February 28, 2020 "The Short Story Contest" was announced. Running from April 30 to June 30, the contest was split into two categories: "Heart" and "Brain". The grand prize winners of each category would get US$15,000, an animated short, and a featured contract, [74] with the subsequent winners being Marvin W.'s The Monster Under My Bed for "Heart" and Kotopopi's and Kibbitzer's The Ladder for "Brain". [75] The grand prize, silver, and bronze contest winners were published in two anthologies: the Heart Anthology, which released in September 2020, [76] and the Brain Anthology, which released in October 2020. [77]
Between April 2020 and July 2020, Webtoon ran an interactive contest series titled Webtoon GREENLiGHT wherein nine titles were selected and pitched to readers. The readers then voted (by liking the series' episodes) on which series would be "greenlit" as new original series. Within one week, each series had to reach a record threshold of 60,000 likes on its third episode in order to be "greenlit" for publication. [78] All nine series succeeded and were released in 2021. [79]
In the summer of 2022 Webtoon started a new contest for their users to create an action comic called Call to Action where the winner got US$50,000 and a chance to be a Webtoon original. [80]
In August 2022 Webtoon announced a Valorant contest held in conjunction with Riot Games, having fans submit original artwork depicting their interpretations of character Fade, with ten webcomics selected as winners. [81]
There are currently 403 manhwa titles being serialized in Webtoon.
Series title | Author(s) | Korean name | Premiered |
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+99 Reinforced Wooden Stick | Hongsil (Story), Jipery (Art) | 99강화나무몽둥이 | March 25, 2022 |
1 Second | Sini (Story), Gwang-un (Art) | 1초 | March 14, 2019 |
66,666 Years: Advent of the Dark Mage | Pasa (Art), Hwabong (Story), Taru (Story) | 66666년 만에 환생한 흑마법사 | June 29, 2021 |
A Couple of Obligations | Asona (Story), Eunkkot (Art) | 부부의 의무를 원하신다면 | March 27, 2024 |
A Dance of Swords in the Night | Jinsung Yu (Story), Songmin (Art) | 칼에 취한 밤을 걷다 | June 7, 2022 |
A DeadbEAT's Meal | Cheese (Story & Art) | 백수세끼 | September 1, 2019 |
A Man's Man | Dogado (Art), Kim Taegung (Story) | 상남자 | July 30, 2020 |
A Marriage Alliance for Revenge | Yun Heesa (Story), Emma (Art) | 복수를 위한 결혼동맹 | May 6, 2022 |
A Martial Master Wakes Up as a Concubine | LICO (Art), Ko Yang-hee (Story) | 고수, 후궁으로 깨어나다 | May 27, 2023 |
A Not So Fairy Tale | Hyobin (Story & Art) | 선녀외전 | September 30, 2022 |
A World of Gold to You | Remin (Story & Art) | 황금의 세계를 너에게 | July 29, 2023 |
A.I. Doctor | Hansan Leega (Story), Kukyu (Art) | A.I. 닥터 | February 4, 2021 |
Absolute Submission | Hon (Story & Art) | 절대복종 | August 25, 2022 |
Absolute Sword Sense | Wolya Hanjung (Story), TI (Art) | 절대검감 | June 19, 2022 |
Addicted to You | Ante (Story), Taeyang (Art) | 너에게로 중독 | August 25, 2023 |
Adopted by a Murderous Duke Family | Rogang (Story), Urang (Art) | 암살자 가문의 수양딸이 되었다 | March 25, 2024 |
After School Lessons for Unripe Apples | Soonkki (Story & Art) | 세기말 풋사과 보습학원 | December 23, 2020 |
Aire | Seoli (Story), Team Seoli (Art) | 아이레 | October 8, 2020 |
All Football Talents Are Mine | Hot Six (Story), amber (Art) | 축구재능 다 내꺼 | October 20, 2023 |
An Unexpected Engagement | Haesa (Story), Honghong (Art) | 뜻밖의 청혼 | February 19, 2024 |
Aristité was Blessed with a Curse | Jegwajeppyeo (Story), Gahyang (Art) | 저주가 저주가 아닌 게 저주 | October 7, 2022 |
As If Love Doesn't Exist | carbo (Story), Haedam Kim (Art) | 사랑은 없는 것처럼 | January 21, 2023 |
Ashtarte | Andaon (Story), SOON (Art) | 아슈타르테 | July 31, 2022 |
Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple | ARC (Story), Tabii (Art) | 어쌔신 크리드 - 잊혀진 사원 | April 23, 2023 |
Athena Complex | Kaisar (Story & Art) | 아테나 컴플렉스 | June 2016 |
Auto Hunting With My Clones | Mongsik (Story), Opal (Art) | 분신으로 자동사냥 | September 2022 |
Aza | Usaesae (Story & Art) | 아사 | December 2021 |
Baby Tyrant | Lee Huin (Story), Awon (Art) | 베이비 폭군 | February 2023 |
Bad Boy | Dooms (Story & Art) | 나쁜사람 | August 2020 |
Bad Ending Maker | Jaeyeong Shim (Art), Garam Ryueun (Story) | 배드 엔딩 메이커 | June 2023 |
Bastian | AhBin (Art), Solche (Story) | 바스티안 | January 2023 |
Beast Burn | Yoon-seonsaeng (Story & Art) | 비스트번 | December 2022 |
Beautiful Gunbari | Seoli (Story), Sung-Won Yoon (Art) | 뷰티풀 군바리 | February 2015 |
Becoming the Obsessive Male Lead's Ex-Wife | Perzel (Story), Kkulsaenggang (Art) | 집착남주의 전부인이 되었습니다 | August 2023 |
Beloved by My In-Laws | Gyeoni (Art), So-jung Tae (Story) | 사랑받는 시집살이 | May 2023 |
Best Teacher Baek | Ganjjajang (Story), Oribori (Art) | 일타강사 백사부 | October 2021 |
Big Spender in a Busted Game | Murutt (Story & Art) | 망겜의 현금술사 | June 2023 |
Bloodhound's Regression Instinct | Acro (Story), Studio W (Art) | 사냥개의 회귀본능 | November 2023 |
Born as the Second Daughter | New Gungding Pangpang (Story), Wonchang Yong (Art) | 두 번째 딸로 태어났습니다 | May 2022 |
Boundless Ascension | Seonun (Story), 2 Sarang (Art) | 나 혼자 특성빨로 무한 성장 | December 2022 |
Boy-Friend's Rule | Doyun Lee (Story & Art) | 남사친의 법칙 | April 2023 |
Bug Eater | Iryuk (Story & Art) | 버그이터 | May 2022 |
Call Me the Devil | Ante (Story), Sseona (Art) | 악마라고 불러다오 | April 2022 |
Castle 2: Pinnacle | Jeong Yeon (Story & Art) | 캐슬2:만인지상 | March 2023 |
Change Me | Jiho Lee (Story), Hotti (Art) | 나를 바꿔줘 | September 2019 |
Charming the Duke of the North | Siha Ju (Story), Eunhasu (Art) | 북부 공작님을 유혹하겠습니다 | May 2022 |
Children of Orbit | Yun-hui Na (Story), Gookim (Art) | 궤도의 아이들 | November 2022 |
Children of Vamfield by Dark Moon | 밤필드의 아이들 by DARK MOON | March 2024 | |
Chronicles of the Demon Faction | codezero (Story), Molli (Art) | 마도전생기 | March 2023 |
Cleric of Decay | Jetae Yoo (Art), Sadadm (Story) | 부패의 사제 | June 2023 |
Corpse Knight Gunther | Mayo Nuguri (Story & Art) | 시체기사 군터 | August 2022 |
Couple Breaker | Maenggi Ki (Story), Taegeon (Art) | 커플브레이커 | January 2023 |
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die | Yerang Yoo (Story), Yoji (Art) | 죽음을 희망합니다 | May 2023 |
Cry for Me, Crown Prince | Duck Dam (Story & Art) | 울어주세요, 황태자님 | November 2021 |
Cry, or Better Yet, Beg | VAN.J (Art), Solche (Story) | 울어 봐, 빌어도 좋고 | September 2023 |
Daily JoJo | Dong-Gun Lee (Story & Art) | 조조코믹스 | July 2021 |
Dead Queen | Kyusam Kim (Story & Art) | 데드퀸 | September 2020 |
Dear Nemesis | Minato (Story), Velma (Art) | 오, 친애하는 숙적 | February 2022 |
Death God | Jae-Won Lim (Art), Seolbong (Story) | 사신 | September 2022 |
Descended from Divinity | Sancheon (Story), Altoran (Art), Upu (Art) | 천마는 평범하게 살 수 없다 | June 2021 |
Designated Bully | Grimzo (Story & Art) | 일진담당일진 | July 2022 |
Devil Returns to School Days | Sancheon (Story), Siwon (Art) | 악의 등교 | April 2023 |
Devil's Wish | Zigozi9 (Story), Muneki (Art) | 악마의 소원 | September 2023 |
Divine Delivery | Badanangja (Story), Jaemkkyu (Art) | 신들의 배달기사 | April 2024 |
Divorce Is Easy, but Love Is Hard | Palgarak (Art), Juicylincy (Story) | 이혼은 쉬운데, 연애는 어렵다 | April 2023 |
Divorcing My Tyrant Husband | Yunha Oh (Story), Josala (Art) | 폭군 남편과 이혼하겠습니다 | July 2022 |
Don't Be Carelessly Kind | Ryuhwa (Art), Saera Yoo (Story) | 함부로 친절하지 말라 | February 2024 |
Doom Breaker | Cheongdam (Story & Art) | 투신전생기 | June 2021 |
Double Click | Subong Park (Story & Art), Janghun Kim (Story) | 더블클릭 | August 2021 |
Dream of Learning | Euaeng (Story & Art) | 학식의 꿈 | November 2023 |
Dreaming Freedom | 2L (Story & Art) | 꿈에서 자유로 | December 2021 |
Drug Devourer | Aro (Story), Ben (Art) | 약빨이 신선함 | October 2022 |
Dungeon Athlete | Dobedobe (Story), Chaejong (Art) | 헬스던전 | September 2022 |
Eleceed | Hye-Jin Kim (Art), Jae-Ho Son (Story) | 일렉시드 | October 2018 |
Elegant Desire | Jong Geon Kim (Story & Art) | 우아한 욕망 | July 2023 |
Emperor Hunt | Kan (Story & Art) | 황제사냥 | September 2022 |
Enrolling in the Transcendent Academy | Dupachitapa (Story), Kkyujeanne (Art) | 초월자 학원의 수강생이 되었다 | July 2022 |
Escort Warrior | Hyung Geun Cho (Story), Inho Kim (Art) | 장씨세가 호위무사 | May 2019 |
Extraordinary Attorney Woo | Yuil (Story), Hwaumjo (Art) | 이상한 변호사 우영우 | July 2022 |
Eyes | Summer Jeong (Story & Art) | 아이즈 | March 2021 |
Fallen to Paradise | Wonderdream (Story), Yoonju (Art) | 추락한 곳은 낙원 | October 2023 |
Foam of the Sea | Ratte (Story & Art) | 파도의 포말 | October 2023 |
For My Derelict Favorite | Seonyu Kim (Story), Kimyong (Art) | 버려진 나의 최애를 위하여 | May 2022 |
For Snow White | Gyoul Chan (Story), Kimhya (Art) | 백설을 위하여 | October 22, 2022 |
For the Queendom | Roseong (Story & Art) | 포 더 퀸덤 | June 26, 2023 |
For the Third Time | Got-nyeo (Story), Naranara (Art) | 첫날밤만 세 번째 | December 24, 2022 |
Foreigner on the Periphery | Frost (Story), Bukguk Neoguri (Art) | 변방의 외노자 | September 28, 2021 |
From a Knight to a Lady | Hyerim Sung (Story), Ink. (Story & Art) | 그 기사가 레이디로 사는 법 | March 9, 2021 |
From Morning to Night | Jieun Son (Story & Art) | 아침을 지나 밤으로 | September 4, 2020 |
Garbage Time | 2 Sajang (Story & Art) | 가비지타임 | March 2, 2019 |
Genius Corpse-Collecting Warrior | Koramel (Story), Choi Jingyu (Art) | 망겜의 시체줍는 천재전사 | December 2, 2023 |
Get Schooled | Chae Yongtaek (Story), Garam Han (Art) | 참교육 | October 29, 2020 |
Girl Under Trial | Rusena (Story), Borocom (Art) | 소녀재판 | April 3, 2020 |
God Jangsan Tiger | Ryoung (Story), Seoru (Art) | 神장산범 | July 22, 2023 |
God's Gambit | Hwangdong (Story), Bisamong (Art) | 신은 주사위 놀이를 하는가? | October 17, 2023 |
Guardian Girl | MJ (Story & Art) | 수호소녀 | March 1, 2024 |
Hand Over the Money! | Eunryu (Story), Doneuk (Art) | 돈내놔 | June 28, 2023 |
Hanlim Gym | Hyeseong (Story), Sukjae Lee (Art) | 한림체육관 | May 25, 2020 |
Hardcore Leveling Warrior: Earth Game | Sehoon Kim (Story & Art) | 열렙전사 3부 | September 21, 2023 |
Hawar in the Winter Garden | Minato (Story), Raret (Art) | 겨울 정원의 하와르 | November 22, 2022 |
Heavenly Grand Archive's Young Master | Hyeonyeong Kim (Story), Beomchaban (Art) | 천화서고 대공자 | January 14, 2023 |
Hectopascal | Buffering (Story), Seonggeun Gil (Art) | 헥토파스칼 | August 22, 2022 |
Hellcraft | Narack (Story), Yeong-Gi (Art) | 헬크래프트 | September 18, 2022 |
Hellper 2: Killberos | Sakk (Story & Art) | 헬퍼 2 : 킬베로스 | January 12, 2016 |
Her Ladyship's Double Life | Ari Choi (Story), Kimbbo (Art) | 어느 백작 영애의 이중생활 | August 16, 2022 |
Hero Killer | Kkulbeol (Story), Beolkkul (Art) | 히어로 킬러 | February 25, 2021 |
Hero the Maximum | Jaeyi Park (Story & Art) | 히어로 더 맥시멈 | January 17, 2023 |
Heroine's Shares for Sale | Mokgamgi (Story), Gayam (Art) | 주인공의 주식을 팝니다 | April 29, 2023 |
Highschool Lunch Dad | Kim Jaehan (Story & Art) | 급식아빠 | January 19, 2021 |
Housekeeper | Hyun You (Art), Chae Yongtaek (Story) | 하우스키퍼 | January 21, 2019 |
How a Goddess Wins Over Tigers | Awan (Story), Chungla (Art) | 여신님의 호랑이 공략법 | November 19, 2022 |
Taming the Corrupted | LICO (Art), Boratbit-maeul (Story) | 흑화한 노예남을 길들였다 | April 28, 2023 |
Teenage Mercenary | YC (Story), Rakyeon (Artist) | 입학용병 | November 6, 2020 |
That Which Flows By | Lee Eunbi (Story), Softcorn (Art) | 다비, 아찔하게 흐르는 | June 24, 2022 |
There are currently 540 manhwa titles being completed in Webtoon.
Series title | Author(s) | Korean name | Ch. | Release date and end date |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Dam" in the Forest | Da-hong (Story & Art) | 숲속의 담 | 131 | December 23, 2019 – June 20, 2022 |
#Killstagram | Ryoung (Story & Art) | 살人스타그램 | 99 | March 22, 2019 – June 18, 2021 |
'Til Debt Do Us Part | Flowbee (Story), Janggreen (Art) | 달콤살벌한 부부 | 72 | September 14, 2020 – December 27, 2021 |
100 | Hyeong Eun (Story), Choi Yunyeol (Art) | 100 | 50 | October 21, 2021 – September 26, 2022 |
10th Dimension Boys | Cutbu (Story & Art) | 소년들은 무엇을 하고 있을까 | 124 | January 16, 2014 – October 30, 2014 |
11 of Me | Jiae Go (Story), Yeong Jaeyeong (Art) | 11me | 31 | February 13, 2020 – August 14, 2020 |
2 People | WONDER (Story & Art) | 2인용 인간 | 24 | May 19, 2018 – March 13, 2020 |
2015: Space Series | Eui-Chul Shin (Story), Currygom (Story & Art), Sini (Story), Hyeono (Art), joana (Story & Art), Cosmos (Story), VAN.J (Art), Dong-geun Joo (Story & Art), Yunchang Lee (Story & Art), Jin-Soo Bae (Story & Art), Kyeongjun Kim (Art), Taebal (Story), Seungchan Lee (Story & Art), Sangmin Kim (Story & Art), Moraeingan (Story & Art) | 2015 우주특집 단편 | 14 | January 1, 2015 – February 16, 2015 |
28th Century Superfan | Cutbu (Story & Art) | 이십팔세기 광팬 | 103 | September 16, 2022 – August 22, 2023 |
3 Level Combination | Il-Kwon Ha (Story & Art) | 3단합체김창남 | 25 | July 4, 2008 – December 19, 2008 |
3-Second Strip | Jin-Soo Bae (Story & Art) | 하루 3컷 | 1333 | December 31, 2014 – August 24, 2018 |
30 Minutes With You | Iondo (Story & Art) | 걸어서 30분 | 213 | September 22, 2017 – December 2, 2021 |
7Fates: Chakho | 7FATES: CHAKHO | 53 | January 11, 2022 – March 10, 2023 | |
A Bitch and a Punk | Sangha (Story & Art) | 연놈 | 371 | December 8, 2015 – February 21, 2023 |
A Bittersweet Life | Dong-Gun Lee (Story & Art) | 달콤한 인생 | 161 | September 30, 2011 – April 25, 2013 |
A Chance at Last | Seo Hye-eun (Story), Dindon (Art) | 이제야 연애 | 69 | September 23, 2021 – March 12, 2023 |
A Good Day to Be a Dog | Hye Lee (Story & Art) | 오늘도 사랑스럽개 | 88 | August 5, 2017 – April 6, 2019 |
A Heart for the Emperor | 6S (Story), Yullimni (Art), Coconutberry (Art) | 황제에게 하트를 심어주세요 | 60 | April 27, 2021 – July 9, 2022 |
A Heartfelt Andante | Na Yun-hui (Story & Art) | 손 안의 안단테 | 70 | September 10, 2022 – December 2, 2023 |
A Killer Paradox | Kkomabi (Story & Art) | 살인자ㅇ난감 | 54 | July 8, 2010 – June 3, 2011 |
A Mark Against Thee | Taeho Ko (Story & Art) | 당신의 과녁 | 48 | December 24, 2019 – May 12, 2021 |
A Simple Thinking About Blood Type | Park Dong-sun (Story & Art) | 혈액형에 관한 간단한 고찰 | 251 | April 2, 2011 – February 27, 2015 |
A Summer Night's Dream | Kim Subak (Story), Kan (Art) | 한여름, 밤의 꿈 | 86 | December 1, 2020 – August 21, 2022 |
A Useless Villain | Lee Chang Jun (Art), Huinyeoul (Story) | 무능빌런 | 53 | February 2, 2021 – January 18, 2022 |
A Whirlwind Campus Affair | Aniyoung (Story & Art) | 그렇고 그런 바람에 | 96 | January 13, 2022 – January 4, 2024 |
Abide in the Wind | Shinweol (Story & Art) | 바람이 머무는 난 | 181 | December 1, 2011 – August 19, 2015 |
Ability | Son Jae-Ho (Story), Lee Gwang-Su (Art) | 어빌리티 | 60 | October 19, 2012 – January 22, 2014 |
About Death | Sini (Story), Hyeono (Art) | 죽음에 관하여 | 27 | September 5, 2012 – February 20, 2013 |
Act Like You Love Me! | Xuann (Story & Art) | 순정말고 순종 | 150 | December 11, 2020 – December 17, 2023 |
After School Recipe | Hye Ru (Story & Art) | 방과후 레시피 | 64 | April 6, 2022 – May 31, 2023 |
Tales of Greed | Kim Juin (Story), Park Tae-jun Manhwa Hoesa (Art) | 욕망일기 | 39 | December 24, 2020 – August 27, 2021 |
Tales of the Unusual | Oh Seong-dae (Story & Art) | 기기괴괴 | 380 | May 15, 2013 – May 4, 2022 |
Taming the Marquess | Rofan Matjip (Story), Ire (Art) | 미친 후작을 길들이고 말았다 | 95 | August 23, 2021 – February 29, 2024 |
The Flower That Was Bloomed by a Cloud | Bionhu (Story & Art) | 구름이 피워낸 꽃 | 126 | April 19, 2019 – August 7, 2021 |
The Girl Downstairs | Min Song-A (Story & Art) | 이두나! | 149 | July 17, 2019 – June 16, 2022 |
The Girl from Class | Park Subong (Story & Art) | 수업시간 그녀 | 28 | December 6, 2013 |
The God of High School | Park Yong-Je (Story & Art) | 갓 오브 하이 스쿨 | 569 | April 8, 2011 – October 13, 2022 |
The Golden Spoon | HD3 (Story & Art) | 금수저 | 105 | June 10, 2016 – May 18, 2018 |
The Great Merchant Kim Manduk | Shin Ji-Sang (Story), Oh Eunji (Art) | 거상 김만덕 | 28 | March 23, 2010 – December 14, 2010 |
Weak Hero | RAZEN (Art), Seopass (Story) | 약한영웅 | 267 | May 5, 2018 – October 14, 2023 |
Wedding Strategy | Yulmu (Story & Art) | 결혼공략 | 85 | March 20, 2022 – October 8, 2023 |
Welcome to Room #305! | Wanan (Story & Art) | 어서오세요. 305호에! | 171 | March 3, 2008 – September 22, 2011 |
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Some webtoons on the platform are adaptations of YA novels, including:
Many South Korean webtoons on the platform are adaptations of web novels, including titles such as:
On June 23, 2021, it was announced that 2018 film On Your Wedding Day will be adapted into a webtoon, to be serialized on webtoon platforms Naver and Kakao. [85]
A webtoon based on TV series Our Beloved Summer is a prequel about the high school days of the two main characters of the TV series (Choi Woong and Kuk Yeon-su). [86]
Korean drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo has also been adapted as a webcomic on Webtoon. [87] [88] [89]
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, a series based on the Batman family from DC Comics began serialization in September 2021. [90]
Space Boy was published in paperback by Dark Horse Books. [91]
Hooky was published in paperback by Clarion Books. [92]
Lore Olympus was published in paperback by Random House Worlds. [93]
Yen Press, via its imprint Ize Press, has collected and published several other of Webtoon's titles as paperbacks, including:
Rocketship Entertainment has collected and published several of Webtoon's titles, including:
Webtoon, after its acquisition of Wattpad, announced in 2021 a new imprint, Webtoon Unscrolled. [106] [107] [108] Through it, Webtoon will be publishing print editions of its own titles, including:
Webtoon has begun serializing other titles. In 2021, they announced that the popular webcomic Lore Olympus would be adapted as a series of print graphic novels, published by Del Rey Books. Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the print adaptation were published on Nov 2, 2021, July 5, 2022, and Oct 11, 2022, respectively, with all three reaching No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Volume 4 published on June 6, 2023, and Volume 5 will be released on October 3, 2023. [113]
In October 2022, Webtoon launched Yonder, a serialized fiction app where readers can purchase and read one chapter at a time. At the time of launch, Yonder offered more than 700 titles as a part of a carefully curated collection. [114]
Various movies, Korean dramas, animated series, and video games have been produced based on webtoons released on Naver Corporation's service. According to JunKoo Kim in 2014, "a total of 189 books, videos and games based on Naver webtoons have either been produced or are in the process of being made." [18] However, Line Webtoon's first entry of video content in the United States came in 2016, in the form of an animated film based on Noblesse. [115]
On November 7, 2016, Air Seoul announced that it had collaborated with Line Webtoon to produce pre-flight safety demonstration videos. Some of the works featured in these include Denma, The Sound of Heart, and Noblesse. [116]
In July 2019, Webtoon produced their first promotional animated short series from one of their exclusive originals, My Giant Nerd Boyfriend. [117] A second set of promotions, from the work Let's Play, was released in September 2019. [118]
In October 2019, Crunchyroll revealed on Instagram that it would be collaborating with Webtoon to release animated series based on selected webtoons as a part of its "Crunchyroll Originals" project. In February 2020, Crunchyroll announced that Noblesse, Tower of God, and The God of High School were chosen for later release. [119]
A growing body of Webtoon adaptations now regularly stream on Netflix, Disney+, Crunchyroll, and other platforms. In fall 2022 Netflix saw strong performance for an adaptation of Lookism, and Disney+ released an adaptation of Connect from acclaimed director Takashi Miike. Webtoon subsidiary Wattpad Webtoon Studios has multiple series in development, including an adaptation of A Rasen's Gremoryland, with Vertigo Entertainment, and an animated adaptation of Rachel Smythe's Lore Olympus in conjunction with The Jim Henson Company. [120]
Several webcomics that started on Webtoon have provided the source IP for popular TV and film adaptations launched by major streamers and distributors. For example, Netflix hit series All of Us Are Dead, Hellbound, and Sweet Home. [121]
Below is a list of Naver Webtoon titles adapted into television series, web series, and films.
Title | Creator(s) | Format | Premiere | Notes | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Welcome to Convenience Store (와라! 편의점) |
Ji Kang-min | Animated series | January 17, 2012 | Broadcast on Tooniverse | [122] |
The Cliff (절벽귀) |
Oh Seong-dae | Omnibus film | June 5, 2013 | Adapted in the first episode | [123] |
Fashion King (패션왕) |
Kim Hee-min | Film | November 6, 2014 | YLAB, Nomad Films | [124] |
Dr. Frost (닥터 프로스트) |
Lee Jong-beom | TV series | November 23, 2014 | Broadcast on OCN | [125] [126] |
Orange Marmalade (오렌지 마말레이드) |
Seok-woo | TV series | May 15, 2015 | Broadcast on KBS2 | [127] [128] |
We Broke Up (우리 헤어졌어요) |
Ryu Chae-rin | Web series | June 29, 2015 | Broadcast on Naver TV and YouTube | [129] [130] |
Noblesse (노블레스) |
Son Je-ho and Lee Kwang-su | Animation | December 4, 2015 | DVD release by Woongjin Thinkbig Funnism | [131] |
ONA | February 4, 2016 | Crunchyroll release | [132] | ||
Anime | October 7, 2020 | [133] [134] | |||
Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) |
Soonkki | TV series | January 4, 2016 | Broadcast on tvN | [135] [136] [137] |
Film | March 14, 2018 | Exclusive premiere in CGV theaters | [138] | ||
Lucky Romance (운빨로맨스) |
Kim Dal-nim | TV series | May 25, 2016 | Broadcast on MBC | [139] |
Let's Fight, Ghost (싸우자귀신아) |
Im Man-sup | TV series | July 11, 2016 | Broadcast on tvN | [140] [141] [142] |
The Sound of Your Heart (마음의 소리) |
Jo Seok | Web series | November 7, 2016 | Broadcast on Naver TV and KBS2 | [143] |
ONA | September 20, 2018 | Naver Webtoon YouTube Channel release | |||
Web Series | October 29, 2018 | Netflix release | [144] | ||
Tales of the Unusual (기기괴괴) |
Oh Seong-dae | TV special | April 29, 2017 | Adapts short story My Wife's Memories in an episode | [145] |
ONA | February 21, 2019 | Naver Webtoon YouTube Channel release | |||
Animated Film | September 9, 2020 | Adapts the short story Beauty Water | [146] [147] | ||
Do It One More Time (한번 더 해요) |
Hong Seung-pyo and Kim Hye-yeon | TV series | October 13, 2017 | Broadcast on KBS2 | [148] [149] [150] |
unTOUCHable (언터처블) |
massstar | Web series | November 20, 2017 | Broadcast on Sohu TV | [151] |
Along with the Gods (신과함께) |
Joo Ho-min | Film | December 20, 2017 | Realies Pictures, Dexter Studios | [152] |
Film | August 1, 2018 | [153] | |||
Student A (여중생 A) |
Heo 5 Pa 6 | Film | June 20, 2018 | Lotte Entertainment | [154] |
Girls of the Wild's (소녀더와일즈) |
Hun and Zhena | TV series | July 23, 2018 | Broadcast on Hunan TV | [155] |
My ID is Gangnam Beauty! (내 ID는 강남미인!) |
Ki Maeng-gi | TV series | July 27, 2018 | JTBC release | [156] [157] [158] [159] [160] |
Thailand TV series | 2024 | GMM25 release | [161] | ||
Before We Knew It (文学処女) |
Nakano Mayaka | TV series | September 9, 2018 | Broadcast on MBS and TBS | [162] [163] |
Tale of Fairy (계룡선녀전) |
Dol Bae | TV series | November 5, 2018 | Broadcast on tvN | [164] |
A Fake Affair (偽装不倫) |
Higashimura Akiko | TV series | July 10, 2019 | Broadcast on Nippon TV | [165] |
Hell Is Other People (타인은 지옥이다) |
Kim Yong-ki | TV series | August 31, 2019 | Broadcast on OCN | [166] [167] [168] |
Pegasus Market (쌉니다 천리마마트) |
Kim Gyu-sam | TV series | September 20, 2019 | Broadcast on tvN | [169] [170] [171] |
Lookism (외모지상주의) |
Pak Tae-jun | Web series | September 26, 2019 | Broadcast on Tencent Video | [172] |
Web animation | December 8, 2022 | Netflix release | [173] | ||
The Tale of Nokdu (녹두전) |
Hye Jin-yang | TV series | September 30, 2019 | Broadcast on KBS2 | [174] |
Eggnoid | Archie the RedCat | Film | December 5, 2019 | No US release yet | [175] [176] [177] |
Welcome (어서와) |
Go A-ra | TV series | March 25, 2020 | Broadcast on KBS2 | [178] [179] |
Tower of God (신의 탑) |
SIU | Anime | April 1, 2020 | Crunchyroll release | [180] [181] |
Odd Girl Out (소녀의 세계) |
Morangji | Web series | April 22, 2020 | Broadcast on Naver TV, V LIVE, and YouTube | [182] |
Boy and Girl Straight Out of Cartoon (만찢남녀) |
Nimni | Web series | June 25, 2020 | Broadcast on YouTube and MBC | [183] [184] |
The God of High School (갓 오브 하이스쿨) |
Park Yong-je | Anime | July 6, 2020 | Crunchyroll release | [185] [186] [181] [187] |
Love Revolution (연애혁명) |
232 | Web series | September 1, 2020 | Broadcast on KakaoTV and Naver SERIES | [188] [189] |
Marry Me! (マリーミー!) |
Miku Yuki | TV series | October 3, 2020 | Broadcast on TV Asahi and ABC TV | [190] [191] |
True Beauty (여신강림) |
Yaongyi | TV series | December 9, 2020 | Broadcast on tvN | [192] [193] [194] |
Sweet Home (스위트홈) |
Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan | Web series | December 18, 2020 | Netflix release | [195] [196] [197] [198] |
My Roommate Is a Gumiho (간 떨어지는 동거) |
Na | TV series | May 26, 2021 | Broadcast on tvN | [199] |
Nevertheless (알고있지만) |
Jung Seo | TV series | June 19, 2021 | Netflix release | [200] |
Yumi's Cells (유미의 세포들) |
Lee Dong-gun | TV series | September 17, 2021 | tvN and TVING release | [201] |
Animated film | April 3, 2024 | Produced by Locus Corporation (a.k.a. Sidus Animation Studios) | [202] | ||
Hellbound (지옥) |
Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Kyu-seok | TV series | November 19, 2021 | Adaptation of animations by
Yeon Sang-ho. Netflix release |
[203] |
A DeadbEAT's Meal (백수세끼) |
Cheese | Web series | December 10, 2021 | TVING and NaverTV release | [204] |
All of Us Are Dead (지금 우리 학교는) |
Joo Dong-geun | TV series | January 28, 2022 | Netflix release | [205] [206] |
Love and Leashes (모럴센스) |
Gyeoul | Film | February 11, 2022 | [207] | |
Tomorrow (내일) |
Llama | TV series | April 1, 2022 | MBC TV and Netflix release | [208] [209] |
My Daughter is a Zombie (좀비딸) |
Lee Yun-chang | Animated series | April 3, 2022 | EBS and Naver SeriesOn release | [210] |
Annarasumanara (안나라수마나라) |
Ha Il-kwon | TV series | May 6, 2022 | Netflix release | [211] |
Code Helix | Nikki Dibya Wardhana and Bryan Arfiandy | Web series | June 15, 2022 | SinemArt and Nyra Studio | [212] [213] |
Moon You (문유) |
Cho Seok | Chinese film | July 29, 2022 | [214] [215] | |
Seasons of Blossom (청춘 블라썸) |
HONGDUCK and NEMONE | TV series | September 21, 2022 | Wavve release | [216] |
Animated series | 2024 | [217] | |||
The Golden Spoon (금수저) |
HD3 | TV series | September 23, 2022 | MBC TV release | [218] |
Connect (커넥트) |
Shin Dae-sung | TV series | December 7, 2022 | Disney+ release | [219] [220] |
Unlock My Boss (사장님을 잠금해제) |
Park Seong-hyun | TV series | December 7, 2022 | ENA release | [221] |
Island (아일랜드) |
Youn In-wan and Yang Kyung-il | TV series | December 30, 2022 | TVING release | [222] |
Romance 101 (바른연애 길잡이) |
Namsoo | TV series | January 1, 2023 | TV Asahi release | [223] |
Duty After School (방과 후 전쟁활동) |
Ha Il-kwon | TV series | March 31, 2023 | TVING release | [224] |
The Ghost of Oksu Station (옥수역 귀신) |
Horang | Film | April 19, 2023 | Adaptation of one of stories in webtoon Horang's Nightmare | [225] [226] |
The Girl Downstairs (이두나!) |
Min Song-a | Chinese animation | April 20, 2023 | Bilibili release | [227] |
TV series | October 20, 2023 | Netflix release | [228] | ||
Black Knight (택배기사) |
Lee Yun-kyun | TV series | May 12, 2023 | [229] | |
Bloodhounds (사냥개들) |
Jeong Chan | TV series | June 9, 2023 | [230] | |
See You in My 19th Life (이번 생도 잘 부탁해) |
Lee Hey | TV series | June 17, 2023 | tvN and Netflix release | [231] |
Mask Girl (마스크걸) |
Mae-mi, Hee-se | TV series | August 18, 2023 | Netflix release | [232] |
Possessed (빙의) |
Fresh and Kim Hong-tae | Film | September 29, 2023 | CJ Entertainment | [233] |
A Good Day to be a Dog (오늘도 사랑스럽개) |
Lee Hey | TV series | October 11, 2023 | MBC TV release | [234] |
Vigilante (비질란테) |
CRG and Kim Gyu-sam | TV series | November 8, 2023 | Disney+ release | [171] [169] [235] |
Death's Game (이제 곧 죽습니다) |
Lee Won-sik and Ggulchan | TV series | December 15, 2023 | TVING release | [236] |
A Killer Paradox (살인자ㅇ난감) |
Kkomabi | TV series | February 9, 2024 | Netflix release | [237] |
Pyramid Game (피라미드 게임) |
Dalgonyak | TV series | February 29, 2024 | TVING release | [238] |
Chicken Nugget (닭강정) |
Park Ji-dok | TV series | March 15, 2024 | Netflix release | [239] |
Viral Hit (싸움독학) |
Pak Tae-jun and Kim Jung-hyun | Anime | April 11, 2024 | [240] | |
Money Game (머니게임) |
Bae Jin-soo | TV series | May 17, 2024 | Netflix release | [241] [242] |
Pie Game (파이게임) | |||||
Jeong Nyeon (정년이) |
Seo Ireh and Namon | TV series | 2024 | [243] | |
No Home (집이 없어) |
Wannan | Animated series | 2024 | Laftel release | [244] |
Terror Man (테러맨) |
Han Dong-woo and Ko Jin-ho | Animated series | TBA | TVING release | [245] |
Nano List (나노리스트) |
MIN SONGA | Animated series | TBA | [246] | |
Study Group (스터디그룹) |
Shin Hyung-wuk and Ryu Seung-yeon | TV series | TBA | [247] | |
Spirit Fingers (스피릿 핑거스) |
Han Kyoung-chal | TV series | TBA | [248] | |
Reawakened Man (부활남) |
Chae Yong-taek and Kim Jae-han | Film | TBA | [249] [250] | |
Plaza Wars (광장) |
Oh Se-hyung and Kim Gyun-tae | TV series | TBA | [251] | |
This Life to the Next (고인의 명복) |
Jo Joo-hee and Yuno | TBA | TBA | [252] | |
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures | CRC Payne | TV series | TBA | [253] [254] | |
Gosu (고수) |
Ryu Gi-un and Mun Jeong-hoo | Anime | TBA | [255] | |
The Boxer (더 복서) |
Jung Ji-hoon | Animated series | TBA | [256] | |
Senpai is an Otokonoko (先輩はおとこのこ) |
Pom | Anime | TBA | [257] [258] | |
1 Second (1초) |
Sini and Kwang-woon | TV series | TBA | Disney+ release | [259] |
Get Back (겟백) |
Seyoon | TV series | TBA | [259] | |
Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid (고래별) |
Na Yoonhee | TV series | TBA | [260] | |
The Year We Turned 29 (아홉수 우리들) |
Lady Watermelon | TV series | TBA | [261] | |
Mirae's Antique Shop (미래의 골동품 가게) |
Gu A-jin | Animated series | TBA | [262] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Author(s) | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Ringo Awards | Fan Favorite Villain | Arlo, from unOrdinary | uru-chan | Won | [263] |
Best Humor Comic | Adventures of God | Teo and Corey | Nominated | |||
Blue Chair | Shen | Nominated | ||||
Best Webcomic | Siren's Lament | instantmiso | Nominated | |||
The Red Hook | Dean Haspiel | Won | ||||
unOrdinary | uru-chan | Nominated | ||||
2018 | Eisner Awards | Best Webcomic | Brothers Bond | Kevin Grevioux and Ryan Benjamin | Nominated | [264] |
Ringo Awards | Fan Favorite Hero | Mags, from Assassin Roommate | Monica Gallagher | Won | [265] | |
Fan Favorite Villain | Arlo, from unOrdinary | uru-chan | Won | |||
Fan Favorite New Series | I Love Yoo | Quimchee | Won | |||
Fan Favorite Publisher | Line Webtoon | Won | ||||
Best Humor Comic | Boyfriend of the Dead | Ushio | Nominated | |||
My Giant Nerd Boyfriend | fishball | Nominated | ||||
Best Webcomic | 1000 | Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene | Won | |||
I Love Yoo | Quimchee | Nominated | ||||
Siren's Lament | instantmiso | Nominated | ||||
War Cry | Dean Haspiel | Nominated | ||||
2019 | Eisner Awards | Best Webcomic | Lavender Jack | Dan Schkade | Nominated | [266] |
Let's Play | Mongie | Nominated | ||||
Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Nominated | ||||
Ringo Awards | Fan Favorite Hero | Clove, from Toaster Dude | soaporsalad | Won | [267] | |
Fan Favorite New Series | Luff | Arechan | Won | |||
Best Humor Comic | Bluechair | Shen | Nominated | |||
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell | unfins | Nominated | ||||
Best Webcomic | Age Matters | Enjelicious | Nominated | |||
Lavender Jack | Dan Schkade | Nominated | ||||
Luff | Arechan | Nominated | ||||
Nothing Special | Katie Cook | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Eisner Awards | Best Webcomic | Third Shift Society | Meredith Moriarty | Nominated | [268] |
Ringo Awards | Fan Favorite Hero | Clove, from SubZero | Junepurrr | Won | [269] | |
Fan Favorite Villain | John, from unOrdinary | uru-chan | Won | |||
Best Webcomic | The Croaking | echorise | Nominated | |||
Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Nominated | ||||
SubZero | Junepurrr | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Eisner Awards | Best Webcomic | The Kiss Bet | Ingrid Ochoa | Nominated | [270] |
Harvey Awards | Digital Book | Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | [271] | |
Ringo Awards | Fan Favorite Hero | Persephone, from Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | [272] | |
Fan Favorite Villain | Emma, from My Deepest Secret | Hanza Art | Won | |||
Fan Favorite New Series | Midnight Poppy Land | Lilydusk | Won | |||
Best Series | Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Nominated | |||
My Deepest Secret | Hanza Art | Nominated | ||||
Best Webcomic | Midnight Poppy Land | Lilydusk | Nominated | |||
Shiloh | Kit Trace and Kate Flynn | Nominated | ||||
Best Humor Webcomic | Cursed Princess Club | LambCat | Nominated | |||
2022 | Eisner Awards | Best Webcomic | Batman: Wayne Family Adventures | CRC Payne and StarBite | Nominated | [273] [274] |
Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | ||||
Harvey Awards | Best Digital Book | Everything Is Fine | Mike Birchall | Nominated | [275] | |
Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | ||||
Ringo Awards | Fan Favorite New Series | Clinic of Horrors | Merryweather and PokuriMio | Won | [276] [277] | |
Best Webcomic | Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy | Keryl Brown Ahmed and Siobhan | Nominated | |||
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures | CRC Payne and StarBite | Nominated | ||||
Let's Play | Mongie | Nominated | ||||
Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | ||||
Best Humor Webcomic | Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell | unfins | Nominated | |||
2023 | Eisner Awards | Best Webcomic | Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | [278] |
Harvey Awards | Best Digital Book | Everything Is Fine | Mike Birchall | Nominated | [279] [280] | |
Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | ||||
Ringo Awards | Fan Favorite Villain | Adam, from The Guy Upstairs | Hanza Art | Won | [281] [282] | |
Fan Favorite New Series | Nevermore | Kate Flynn and Kit Trace | Won | |||
Best Webcomic | The Guy Upstairs | Hanza Art | Nominated | |||
I Love Yoo | Quimchee | Nominated | ||||
Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | Won | ||||
Best Humor Webcomic | Finding Fiends | LizardxLizard | Nominated | |||
Live with Yourself! | Shen and David J Catman | Nominated | ||||
Vampire Husband | Scragony | Nominated |
said WEBTOON founder and CEO, Jun Koo Kim. We're thrilled to have Wattpad join Naver and Webtoon, aligning our teams and global communities to create more opportunities for writers everywhere.
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