Line Webtoon is a South Korean webtoon platform launched in 2004 by Naver Corporation.
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15 Facts About Line Webtoon
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In 2019, Line Webtoon was changed to Webtoon in English; Spanish and French versions were launched.
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In November 2020, Line Webtoon established a new subsidiary called Line Webtoon Studios for the purpose of licensing English-language properties.
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Line Webtoon was founded by JunKoo Kim in 2004, under the name "Webtoon", after he watched the manhwa industry crash in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Hundreds of webtoons are available in the self-publishing section of Line Webtoon, known as CANVAS, where artists can be paid based on page views.
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In 2015, Line Webtoon partnered with American comics veteran Stan Lee, Image Comics co-founder Marc Silvestri, and make-up artist Michelle Phan in order to promote their service.
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Line Webtoon partnered with DeviantArt in the second half of 2016, in the form of the "Artist Alley Tour".
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Userbase of Line Webtoon grew rapidly after the service was released globally, with 10 million people reading on the platform daily and 35 million people monthly.
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In 2015, Line launched the "Challenge League", a recurring competition where amateur artists have the chance to become an "official Line webtoon artist", as well as win tens of thousands of US Dollars.
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Between April 2020 and July 2020, Line Webtoon ran an interactive contest series titled Line Webtoon GREENLiGHT wherein nine titles were selected and pitched to readers.
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In July 2019, Line Webtoon produced their first promotional animated short series from one of their exclusive originals, My Giant Nerd Boyfriend.
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Line Webtoon based on TV series Our Beloved Summer is under production.
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Line Webtoon based on the DC comics character Vixen, Vixen: NYC, is being produced.
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