San Diego Comic-Con 2026 is dedicating a special space to the webtoon industry, welcoming renowned webtoon creators TurtleMe and Leeanne M. Krecic, as well as K-pop group ENHYPEN.
Fuji TV, one of Japan's leading television networks, officially entered the digital comics market on June 5th by announcing a new webtoon label called TOON8. Its first release, 'Hōfuku no Assassin Doll' by Whomor, is now available on the LINE Manga platform.
Fuji TV introduced its new Webtoon label TOON8 at an event on June 5, and announced that it is preparing an anime adaptation of one of the label's first series, 'Revenge Assassin Doll'.
The South Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has launched a massive investigation to probe unfair business practices and allegations of 'slave contracts' in the webtoon and web novel industry.
KADOKAWA, REDICE STUDIO, and LINE Digital Frontier have established a new webtoon studio to bring the legendary fantasy series Record of Lodoss War to fans in a modern format.
Rakuten and WOWOW are launching a new era of media by simultaneously producing vertical-scrolling manga (webtoons) and live-action series as part of the 'ALIUS Project'.
Tech giant LINE has taken control by acquiring shares of Kakao Games; this move paves the way for bringing LINE Manga works into the gaming world.
At the Tateyomi Manga Awards 2025, organized by Comic Natalie, the best of the vertical-format comic world were selected. "I Am the Villainess Your Tyrant Majesty Requested" took first place in the domestic category, while "I Shall Master this Family" won in the overseas category.