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Lookism (Korean: 외모지상주의; RR: Oemojisangjui) is a South Korean webtoon written and illustrated by Taejun Pak. [1] The webtoon was first published weekly on Naver Webtoon in November 2014. Its story revolves around a high-school student who can switch between two bodies: one fat and ugly, and the other fit and handsome.
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]
[2] [3] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 17, 2020, [ 4 ] and the 16th and final volume on December 18, 2024. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It follows a doctor and his recently deceased patient who were reborn as twins to a famous Japanese pop idol and navigate the highs and lows of the ...
Lookism has received scholarly attention both from a cultural studies and an economics perspective. In the former context, lookism relates to preconceived notions of beauty and cultural stereotyping based on appearance as well as gender roles and expectations. Important economic considerations include the question of income gaps based on looks ...
The chapters are collected into tankōbon volumes published by Shueisha. As of February 2025, twenty-eight volumes have been released in Japan. Viz Media has licensed the series, [1] and currently twenty-seven volumes have been released in English.
Cover of the first tankōbon, released in Japan by Shueisha on March 4, 2019. Chainsaw Man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto.The series' first part, the "Public Safety Arc" (公安編, Kōan-hen), covered in the first 97 chapters, ran in Shueisha's shōnen manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 3, 2018, [1] [2] to December 14, 2020; [3] [4 ...
Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 16, 2018. [2] As of December 17, 2024, 32 volumes have been released. [3] In January 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they have licensed the manga for English digital release in North America, starting on March 16, 2021. [4]
The individual chapters are published in tankōbon by Shueisha. The first volume was released on October 9, 2004, and as of October 4, 2022, twenty-eight volumes have been released. [13] [14] The manga has been adapted into an anime series by TMS Entertainment and Dentsu, premiering on TV Tokyo on October 3, 2006.