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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 ]
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]
KakaoPage was deemed a failure by mid-2013, but after adding Legendary Moonlight Sculptor and several other popular works, the service bounced back. By April 21, 2014, they had started their free webtoon and web fiction service. In 2014, they announced that they would add over 100 different webtoon series before the year was out. [5]
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 ]
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.
The ensuing madness was one of the wilder and weirder stories in NFL lore — part who done it, part high-paid legal drama, part science lesson, part Rorschach test, part character assassination ...
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]