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In 2018, the company acquired Neobazar, Indonesia's top webtoon platform company, for 13.8 billion won. [10] In July 2020, KakaoPage invested in the US-based web-novel platform Radish for 32.2 billion won. [11] In August 2020, KakaoPage acquired 49% of the multinational drama and film production company Kross Pictures for 5.8 billion won. [12]
The service operated as Daum Webtoon alongside Kakao's other service, KakaoPage, attracting many readers to its platform. It wasn't until August 1, 2021, when the service was relaunched as Kakao Webtoon in order to expand globally and management changed to the platform now being operated by Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of Kakao. [2]
Under the plans, KakaoPage Corp. is the surviving entity. The merger was completed on March 1, and Kakao Entertainment was formally founded a day later. On July 15, it was announced that Kakao Entertainment and Melon Company would be merging, with the merger expected to be complete in September 2021.
A webtoon adaptation of Solo Leveling was first serialized in KakaoPage on March 4, 2018; it was illustrated by Jang Sung-rak (Dubu) and the webtoon's first season concluded on March 19, 2020, followed by its second season, which was released from August 2020 to December 2021. [3] The webtoon has been licensed in English by Yen Press.
A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Mini was serialized in KakaoPage from September 18, 2017, to February 16, 2021; a 13-chapter side story was published from January 9 to April 9, 2024. [8] FineToon has compiled the main chapters into ten volumes. [9] The series is published digitally in English by Tappytoon and Lezhin Comics.
KakaoPage's webtoons and web novels include serial novels managed by the headquarters and "Waiting for free" and books provided by various publishers. [18] " 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. [ 22 ]
Korean webtoons that are offered on Kakao's services (Daum Webtoon and KakaoPage) are offered through Piccoma in Japanese. [2] Kakao Japan announced that it would start offering original Japanese, Korean, and Chinese webtoons for Piccoma in Q3 2018. [3] Kakao Japan changed its name to Kakao Piccoma Corporation in November 2021. [4]
It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage beginning on November 1, 2016. A webtoon adaptation of Tomb Raider King was first serialized in KakaoPage on June 30, 2019; the webtoon's first season concluded on January 30, 2023, followed by its second season, which was released from February to March 2023. [1]