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Webtoon (stylized in all caps) is a South Korean webtoon publisher launched in 2004 by Naver Corporation. As the name suggests, it publishes webtoons, ... Webtoon(publisher) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Webtoonhostingservice WEBTOONTypeofsiteWebtoonplatformAvailable inKorean,Chinese,English,French,German,Japanese,Spanish,ThaiOwnerWebtoonEntertainmentInc.Created byJunKooKimURLKoreanwebsiteEnglishwebsiteCommercialYesRegistrationOptionalLaunched 2004(SouthKorea) 2014(English,Chinese,Thai) 2015(Japanese) 2019(Japanese,Spanish,French) 2021(German) Current statusActive Webtoon[a](stylizedinallcaps)isaSouthKoreanwebtoonpublisherlaunchedin2004byNaverCorporation.Asthenamesuggests,itpublisheswebtoons,compactdigitalcomicsinSouthKorea. TheplatformfirstlaunchedinKoreaasNaverWebtoonandthengloballyasLineWebtooninJuly2014,astheNaverbrandisnotwellknownoutsideofKoreaandsomeofitsservicesarealsonotavailableoutsideofthecountry.Theservicegainedalargeamountoftractionduringthelate2000sandearly2010s.In2016,Naver'swebtoonserviceenteredtheJapanesemarketasXOYandtheChinesemarketasDongmanManhua.[1][2]OnDecember18,2018,NaverclosedXOYandmigratedallofitstranslatedandoriginalwebtoonstoLineManga,itsmangaservicethatofferslicensedmanga.[3]In2019,LineWebtoonwaschangedtoWebtooninEnglish;SpanishandFrenchversionswerelaunched. TheplatformpartnerswithcreatorstopublishoriginalcontentundertheWebtoonOriginals[4]bannerandhostsanumberofotherseriesonitsself-publishingsiteCANVAS.[5]LineWebtooncomicscanbediscoveredthroughthe"dailysystem"function,alongwithbeingreadanddownloadedforfreeoncomputersandbothiOSandAndroiddevices.[6][7]InNovember2020,WebtoonestablishedanewsubsidiarycalledWebtoonStudiosforthepurposeoflicensinglicensingEnglish-languageproperties.[8] Contents 1History 1.1Globallaunch 1.2Partnerships 2Userbase 3Contests 4Othermedia 5Adaptations 5.1Othermediaintowebtoons 5.2Webtoonsintoothermedia 6Seealso 7Footnotes 8References 9Externallinks History[edit] LineWebtoonwasfoundedbyJunKooKimin2004,underthename"Webtoon",afterhewatchedthemanhwaindustrycrashinthelate1990sandearly2000s.Kim,whogrewupreadingJapanesecomicsandsuperheromanhwa,waslookingforawaytogetnewcomicscreatedbecausehefoundthattherewereveryfewnewcomicscomingout.Kimtheorizedthattall,scrollablecomicswouldworkwellontheWorldWideWeb,asuserswerealreadyusedtoscrollingthroughwebpages.Becauseofthisunusuallayout,Kiminitiallyhaddifficultyfindingartiststocreatewebtoonsonhisservice,buthefoundthatmanhwawaswillingtodosomethingdifferentbecauseofthepoorstateofthelocalmanhwaindustry.[9] Globallaunch[edit] OnJuly2,2014,theLineWebtoonwebsiteandmobileappwerelaunchedworldwide,allowinginternationalartiststouploadtheirownworkstotheservice.Hundredsofwebtoonsareavailableintheself-publishingsectionofWebtoon,knownasCANVAS,whereartistscanbepaidbasedonpageviews.[10]NaverCorporationselected42webtoons(includingNoblesse,TowerofGod,andTheGodofHighSchool)andonenewwebtoonbyanAmericanartisttobeavailableontheserviceinEnglishatlaunch.[11][12]Accordingto148Apps,theserviceoffered"plentyofcontent"atlaunch,asseventotenwebtoonswereupdatedeachdayandthewebtoonsspannedvariousgenres.[13] Partnerships[edit] InApril2013,NaverWebtooncreatedaProfitPageShareprogram.Thiscompensationprogramthatallowartiststogetalargerprofitthroughadvertisementsortheirownpersonalstores,butissharedbetweenNHNCorpandtheartiststhemselves.[6][14] In2015,LineWebtoonpartneredwithAmericancomicsveteranStanLee,ImageComicsco-founderMarcSilvestri,andmake-upartistMichellePhaninordertopromotetheirservice.[15][16]Silvestribroughthislong-runningcomicsseriesCyberforcetotheplatform.[17]VariousotherestablishedAmericancomicbookartistsandcartoonistshavealsopartneredwithLineWebtoonovertime,includingDeanHaspiel(NewBrooklyn),[18]KatieCook(NothingSpecial),[19]SethKushnerandShamusBeyale(TheBrooklynite),[20]andTracyJ.Butler(Lackadaisy).[21] InSeptember2016,LineWebtoonpartneredwiththePatreoncrowdfundingservice,incorporatinga"Patreonbutton"inthe"Discover"portionofthewebsite.Thisfunctioncreatesaneasierchannelforreadersandartiststomutuallycommunicate.[22]NaverinvestedUS$3.6millionand$1,000everyfollowingmonthforwebtooncreatorswhoreachedacertainthresholdofactivityandpopularitywithaPatreonpage.[21][23]Onemonthlater,NaversignedwiththeCreativeArtistsAgencyforfilmandtelevisionopportunitiesintheUnitedStates.[24] LineWebtoonalsopartneredwithDeviantArtinthesecondhalfof2016,intheformofthe"ArtistAlleyTour".ThecompanieswereactiveatfourComicCons:BostonComicCon,BaltimoreComicCon,RoseCityComicCon,andNewYorkComicCon.Here,LineWebtoonandDeviantArthelddiscussionpanels,"ArtistAlleySponsorships",livedrawevents,influencerandcreatordemonstrationareas,andon-sitecontests.[25][26] In2017LineWebtoonandLegendaryComicsexpandedtheirpartnershipwiththeadditionofJohnBarrowman'sAcursianandseason2ofFirebrand.[27][28] In2018includedpartneringwithNobleTransmissionandCommonforthenewCasterseries.[29] In2019Webtoon'sdigitalcontentsubsidiaryLICOcollaborativelyproducedwithBigHitEntertainmenttoreleaseSaveMeaspartofthelatter'sBTSUniverse(BU)whichrevolvesaroundtheoutputofSouthKoreanboybandBTS.[30] OnOctober15,2019,CrunchyrollandLineWebtoonannouncedapartnershiptoproduceanimatedworksofLineWebtoon'scatalog.Thetwowillteamuptotacklethedistribution,licensing,andretailoftheseriesproducedfromthepartnership.[31] InMay2020,itwasannouncedthatWebtoonwasbeingtransferredtoNaverWebtoonCorp.[32] OnJanuary19,2021,Webtoon'sparentcompanyNaveracquiredthepopularuser-writtenstorysiteWattpad.WattpadwillbepartneringwithWebtoon—whichithadalreadydoneinits2020WattyAwardsContest—toprovidemoreopportunitiesforcreators.[33] InJune2021,WattpadandWebtoonannouncedthatthecompanieswillmergetheirstudiodivisionstocreateWattpadWebtoonStudios.[34] InAugust2021,itwasannouncedthatWebtoonwouldbepartneringwithDCEntertainmenttocreatestandalonewebcomicsthat“willappealtoallfans,withouttheneedtoknoworreadanypreviousstories.”[35] Userbase[edit] TheuserbaseofWebtoongrewrapidlyaftertheservicewasreleasedglobally,with10millionpeoplereadingontheplatformdailyand35millionpeoplemonthly.[36]InAsia,severalwebtoonsreceive5millionviewsperweek.[36]In2016,42%ofthewebtooncreatorsonLineWebtoonwerefemale,aswere50%ofits6millionactivedailyreaders.[37][38]75%oftheusersinNorthAmericaare24oryoungerand64%arefemale.[39][40] AsofJuly1,2019,Webtoonhasgrowntomorethan100billionviewsannually.[41] Contests[edit] NaverCorporationhasheldvariouscomicscompetitionsthroughitsWebtoonservice.In2015,Linelaunchedthe"ChallengeLeague",arecurringcompetitionwhereamateurartistshavethechancetobecomean"officialLinewebtoonartist",aswellaswintensofthousandsofUSDollars.Over19,000peoplejoinedthefirstEnglish-languageChallengeLeagueinFebruary2015,whichwaswonbyStephenMcCranie'sSpaceBoy.[42]LocalChallengeWeekswerealsoheld;thefirstThaiChallengeLeaguewasheldinApril2015andhadagrandprizeof1millionbaht.[43] InJune2015,NaverCorporationhostedtheScienceFictionComicsContest,aglobalcompetitionwithagrandprizeofUS$30,000.JunKooKimcalledsciencefiction,thethemeofthecompetition,"boththebroadestandfastest-growingareaincomicsandentertainment,[andthus]anaturalfitasthegenreforoursecondcomicscontest."Thiscontesthadover800entrantsandwaswonbySrinitybeast'sOverdrive.[44][45] InNovember2018,WebtoonhostedtheirDiscoverCreatorContest.Thewinner,KrisNguyen'sCapeofSpirits,receivedagrandtotalofUS$80,000andanexclusivecontractfortheseries.[46] OnFebruary28,2020"TheShortStoryContest"wasannounced.RunningfromApril30toJune30,thecontestwassplitintotwocategories:"Heart"and"Brain".ThegrandprizewinnersofeachcategorywouldgetUS$15,000,ananimatedshort,andafeaturedcontract,[47]withthesubsequentwinnersbeingMarvinW.'sTheMonsterUnderMyBedfor"Heart"andKotopopi'sTheLadderfor"Brain".[48]Thegrandprize,silver,andbronzecontestwinnerswerepublishedintwoanthologies:TheHEARTAnthology,whichreleasedinSeptember2020,[49]andtheBRAINAnthology,whichreleasedinOctober2020.[50] BetweenApril2020andJuly2020,WebtoonrananinteractivecontestseriestitledWebtoonGREENLiGHTwhereinninetitleswereselectedandpitchedtoreaders.Thereadersthenvoted(bylikingtheseries'episodes)onwhichserieswouldbe"greenlit"asnewOriginalseries.Withinoneweek,eachserieshadtoreacharecordthresholdof60,000likesonitsthirdepisodeinordertobe"greenlit"forpublication.[51]Allnineseriessucceededandaresettobereleasedin2021.[52] Othermedia[edit] Variousmovies,Koreandramas,animatedseries,andvideogameshavebeenproducedbasedonwebtoonsreleasedonNaverCorporation'sservice.AccordingtoJunKooKimin2014,"atotalof189books,videosandgamesbasedonNaverwebtoonshaveeitherbeenproducedorareintheprocessofbeingmade."[12]However,LineWebtoon'sfirstentryofvideocontentintheUnitedStatescamein2016,intheformofananimatedfilmbasedonNoblesse.[53] OnNovember7,2016,AirSeoulannouncedthatithadcollaboratedwithLineWebtoontoproducepre-flightsafetydemonstrationvideos.SomeoftheworksfeaturedintheseincludeDenma,TheSoundofHeart,andNoblesse.[54] InJuly2019,Webtoonproducedtheirfirstpromotionalanimatedshortseriesfromoneoftheirexclusiveoriginals,MyGiantNerdBoyfriend.[55]Asecondsetofpromotions,fromtheworkLet'sPlay,wasreleasedinSeptember,2019.[56] InOctober2019,CrunchyrollrevealedonInstagramthatitwouldbecollaboratingwithWebtoontoreleaseanimatedseriesbasedonselectedwebtoonsasapartofits"CrunchyrollOriginals"project.InFebruary2020,CrunchyrollannouncedthatNoblesse,TowerofGod,andTheGodofHighSchoolwerechosenforlaterrelease.[57] Adaptations[edit] Othermediaintowebtoons[edit] SomewebtoonsontheplatformareadaptationsofYAnovels,includingRenéeAhdieh'sTheWrath&theDawn,RebeccaSchaeffer'sNotEvenBones,HannaAlkaf'sTheWeightoftheSky,VictoriaLee'sTheFeverKing,NickiPauPreto'sCrownofFeathersandmore.[citationneeded] ManySouthKoreanwebtoonsontheplatformareadaptationsofwebnovels,includingtitlessuchasOmniscientReader,TheRemarriedEmpress,SoIMarriedtheAnti-Fan,SheWouldNeverKnow,LikeWindonaDryBranch,andmore. OnJune23,2021,itwasannouncedthat2018filmOnYourWeddingDayisadaptedintoawebtoon,tobeserializedonwebtoonplatformsNaverandKakao.[58] AwebtoonbasedonTVseriesOurBelovedSummerisunderproduction.Thewebtoon,aprequelaboutthehighschooldaysofthetwomaincharactersoftheTVseries(ChoiWoongandKukYeon-su),isscheduledtobereleasedonNaverWebtooninfallsof2021.[59] Batman:WayneFamilyAdventures,aseriesbasedontheBatmanfamilyfromDCComicsbeganserializationinSeptember2021.[60] AwebtoonbasedontheDCcomicscharacterVixen,Vixen:NYC,isalsobeingproduced. Webtoonsintoothermedia[edit] BelowisalistofNaverWebtoontitlesadaptedintotelevisionseries,webseries,andfilms. Title Author Format Premiere Notes Reference WelcometoConvenienceStore(와라!편의점) JiKang-min Animatedseries January17,2012 BroadcastonTooniverse [61] TheCliff(절벽귀) OhSeong-dae Omnibusfilm June5,2013 Adaptedinthefirstepisode [62] FashionKing(패션왕) KimHee-min Film November6,2014 YLAB,NomadFilms [63] Dr.Frost(닥터프로스트) LeeJong-beom TVseries November23,2014 BroadcastonOCN [64][65] OrangeMarmalade(오렌지마말레이드) Seok-woo TVseries May15,2015 BroadcastonKBS2 [66][67] WeBrokeUp(우리헤어졌어요) RyuChae-rin Webseries June29,2015 BroadcastonNaverTVandYouTube [68][69] Noblesse(노블레스) SonJehoandLeeKwangsu Animation December4,2015 DVDreleasebyWoongjinThinkbigFunnism [70] ONA February4,2016 Crunchyrollrelease [71] Anime October7,2020 [72][73] CheeseintheTrap(치즈인더트랩) Soonkki TVseries January4,2016 BroadcastontvN [74][75][76] Film March14,2018 ExclusivepremiereinCGVtheaters [77] LuckyRomance(운빨로맨스) KimDal-nim TVseries May25,2016 BroadcastonMBC [78] Let'sFight,Ghost(싸우자귀신아) ImMan-sup TVseries July11,2016 BroadcastontvN [79][80][81] TheSoundofYourHeart(마음의소리) JoSeok Webseries November7,2016 BroadcastonNaverTVandKBS2 [82] ONA September20,2018 NaverWebtoonYouTubeChannelrelease WebSeries October29,2018 Netflixrelease [83] TalesoftheUnusual(기기괴괴) OhSeong-dae TVSpecial April29,2017 AdaptsshortstoryMyWife'sMemoriesinanepisode [84] ONA February21,2019 NaverWebtoonYouTubeChannelrelease AnimatedFilm September9,2020 AdaptstheshortstoryBeautyWater [85][86] DoItOneMoreTime(한번더해요) HongSeung-pyoandKimHye-yeon TVseries October13,2017 BroadcastonKBS2 [87][88][89] unTOUCHable(언터처블) massstar Webseries November20,2017 BroadcastonSohuTV [90] AlongwiththeGods(신과함께) JooHo-min Film December20,2017 RealiesPictures,DexterStudios [91] Film August1,2018 [92] StudentA(여중생A) Heo5Pa6 Film June20,2018 LotteEntertainment [93] GirlsoftheWild's(소녀더와일즈) HunandZhena TVseries July23,2018 BroadcastonHunanTV [94] MyIDisGangnamBeauty(내ID는강남미인!) GiMeng-gi TVseries July27,2018 BroadcastonJTBC [95][96][97][98][99] BeforeWeKnewIt(文学処女) NakanoMayaka TVseries September9,2018 BroadcastonMBSandTBS [100][101] TaleofFairy(계룡선녀전) DolBae TVseries November5,2018 BroadcastontvN [102] AFakeAffair(偽装不倫) HigashimuraAkiko TVseries July10,2019 BroadcastonNipponTV [103] HellIsOtherPeople(타인은지옥이다) KimYong-ki TVseries August31,2019 BroadcastonOCN [104][105][106] PegasusMarket(쌉니다천리마마트) KimGyu-sam TVseries September20,2019 BroadcastontvN [107][108][109] Lookism(외모지상주의) ParkTae-joon Webseries September26,2019 BroadcastonTencentVideo [110] TheTaleofNokdu(녹두전) HyeJin-yang TVseries September30,2019 BroadcastonKBS2 [111] Eggnoid ArchietheRedCat Film December5,2019 NoUSreleaseyet [112][113][114] Welcome(어서와) GoA-ra TVseries March25,2020 BroadcastonKBS2 [115][116] TowerofGod(신의탑) LeeJong-hui Anime April1,2020 Crunchyrollrelease [117][118] OddGirlOut(소녀의세계) Morangg Webseries April22,2020 BroadcastonNaverTV,VLIVE,andYouTube [119] BoyandGirlStraightOutofCartoon(만찢남녀) Nimni Webseries June25,2020 BroadcastonYouTubeandMBC [120][121] TheGodofHighSchool(갓오브하이스쿨) ParkYong-je Anime July6,2020 Crunchyrollrelease [122][123][118][124] LoveRevolution(연애혁명) 232 Webseries September1,2020 BroadcastonKakaoTVandNaverSERIES [125][126] MarryMe!(マリーミー!) MikuYuki TVseries October3,2020 BroadcastonTVAsahiandABCTV [127][128] TrueBeauty(여신강림) Yaongyi TVseries December9,2020 BroadcastontvN [129][130][131] SweetHome(스위트홈) KimCarn-byandHwangYoung-chan Webseries December18,2020 Netflixrelease [132][133][134][135] MyRoommateIsaGumiho(간떨어지는동거) Na TVseries May26,2021 BroadcastontvN [136] Nevertheless(알고있지만) JungSeo TVseries June19,2021 Netflixrelease [137] Yumi'sCells(유미의세포들) LeeDong-gun TVseries September17,2021 tvNandTVINGrelease [138] Animatedfilm TBA ProducedbyLocusCorporation(a.k.a.SidusAnimationStudios) [139] Hellbound(지옥) YeonSang-hoandChoiKyu-seok TVseries November19,2021 AdaptationofanimationsbyYeonSang-ho.Netflixrelease [140] AllofUsAreDead(지금우리학교는) JooDong-geun TVseries January28,2022 Netflixrelease [141][142] LoveandLeashes(모럴센스) Gyeoul Film February11,2022 [143] Tomorrow(내일) Llama TVseries April1,2022 [144][145] Heartstopper AliceOseman TVseries April22,2022 [146] Annarasumanara(안나라수마나라) HaIl-kwon TVseries May6,2022 [147] SixthSenseKiss(키스식스센스) GotW(Gatnyeo) TVseries May25,2022 Disney+release [148] RestinPeace(고인의명복) JoJoo-hee TBA TBA [149] Vigilante(비질란테) CRG,KimGyu-sam Film TBA TBA [109][107] TheRomantic,FakeMarriage(완벽한쇼윈도) TBA TBA TBA AdaptationoftheWebNovelbyRoseBean. [150][151] AGoodDaytobeaDog(오늘도사랑스럽개) LeeHey TBA TBA [152] Batman:WayneFamilyAdventures CRCPayne TVseries TBA [153][154] Seealso[edit] LineManga StudioN,afilmstudiothatproducesdramaadaptationsofNaverWebtoonseries Footnotes[edit] ^NaverWebtooninKorean;LineMangainJapanese;DongmanManhuaandWebtooninChinese;WebtooninEnglish,French,Spanish,Thai,Xhosa,andGerman References[edit] ^"無料漫画アプリXOYジョイが最強な3つの理由とおすすめ漫画3作品".October3,2017. ^"▷Dongmanmanhua.cnWebsitestatisticsandtrafficanalysis|Dongmanmanhua".dongmanmanhua.cn.ipaddress.com. ^"お知らせ ::XOY".xoy.webtoons.com. ^"Notice ::WEBTOON".www.webtoons.com.RetrievedJuly6,2021. ^"WEBTOONNow–WEBTOONORIGINALS". ^ab"AnInterviewWithJunKooKimCreatorofLINEWebtoon".ComicBastards.RetrievedApril3,2020. ^"[LINE]LINEWebtoonReleasedFirstonAndroid,OffersFreeComicContentonSmartphones|LINECorporation|News".LINECorporation.RetrievedApril3,2020. ^"WebtoonLaunchesProductionArmWebtoonStudios,SetsPartnershipswithVertigoEntertainment,BoundEntertainment&RoosterTeeth".MSN. 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^Able,Saneand(November21,2017)."WebtoonandLegendaryComicsexpandpartnershipwithnewtitles". ^"LEGENDARYPartnersWithLINEWEBTOONForExclusiveComics".Newsarama.December5,2016. ^Salkowitz,Rob."StanLee,WarrenEllis,FabianNiciezaHighlightNewWebtoonSeriesLaunchesThisFall".Forbes. ^Kelly,Emma(January18,2019)."What'shappenedtoeverymemberofBTSintheirgrippingwebtoon'SaveMe'".Metro. ^Author,Guest."CrunchyrollandWEBTOONTeamUptoCo-ProduceNewAnimatedContent".Crunchyroll.RetrievedOctober15,2019.{{citeweb}}:|last=hasgenericname(help) ^"NoticeRegardingChangeinSpecifiedSubsidiary"(PDF).May27,2020. ^https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055282832-Wattpad-Acquisition[bareURL] ^WattpadandWEBTOONMergeStudioDivisionstocreateWattpadWEBTOONStudios,aFullyFunded,Fan-DrivenGlobalEntertainmentPowerhouse ^Spangler,Todd(August17,2021)."DCCharactersAreComingtoWebcomicsThroughDealWithWebtoon".Variety.RetrievedAugust18,2021. ^abArrant,Chris(August22,2016)."InsideLINEWebtoon&Its10MillionDailyReaders".Newsarama. 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