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Webtoon Entertainment, the serial comics platform, was founded in South Korea in 2005 by CEO Junkoo Kim, Naver. [16] Since its launch in 2013, WEBTOON has become the most popular mobile app, catering to young adults who enjoy reading comics and webcomic content. [17]
Webtoons (Korean: 웹툰) are a type of episodic digital comics that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones.While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of South Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally thanks to the easy online accessibility and variety of free digital comics. [1]
Manta is a subscription-based service that allows all members to read unlimited amounts of content on its app at a fixed price. The app is available for Android and iOS devices, [4] and all content can be viewed from its official website. Manta is known to be the first subscription-based webcomic platform in the market. [5]
Mage & Demon Queen is set in a fantasy world operating by the rules of role-playing games, where teams of human adventurers seek to challenge the Demon Tower, and whoever can ascend to the top floor and defeat and kill the Demon Queen Velverosa will gain fame and fortune and a rich reward from the kingdom, with near-unlimited retry opportunities thanks to resurrection magic.
KakaoPage's webtoons and web novels include serial novels managed by the headquarters and "Waiting for free" and books provided by various publishers. [14] "Waiting for free" is a service model that allows users to watch the next episode for free after a certain period of time from the moment they watch the first episode. [18]
Line first launched its manga service in 2013 offering licensed manga titles to purchase. [2] One of the biggest features of the service was its integration with the Line messaging app, users could recommend and share manga titles with friends in the app, collect special stickers that were exclusive to titles bought on the service, and use Line's digital currency to buy titles. [3]
SubZero is a fantasy romance webcomic created by artist Junepurrr. It follows the marriage between a princess and prince from rival clans arranged in order to end a war. It began publishing weekly on the Webtoon platform in 2018.
Readership levels vary widely; many are read only by the creator's immediate friends and family, while some of the most widely read have audiences of well over one million readers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Webcomics range from traditional comic strips and graphic novels to avant garde comics, and cover many genres , styles , and subjects. [ 4 ]