Kakao Games has partnered with The Grimm Entertainment, founded by webtoon artist Taejun Pak. Popular webtoon IPs such as Lookism and Manager Kim are expected to be brought into the gaming world.
Disney has announced a romantic fantasy webtoon initiative called 'Cursed Love' that will bring its classic characters together in a new digital format. The first series follows Belle and Beast as they are transported to a cursed kingdom.
Fuji TV, one of Japan's leading television channels, has stepped into the digital manga world by announcing its new Webtoon label TOON8 in collaboration with four different production companies. The first series have started publishing on the LINE Manga platform.
As thriller masters Carnby Kim and Youngchan Hwang announce their new project Copycat, new manga series featuring literary icons and fantasy worlds have begun their publication run in Japan.