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\n\tWebtoon Entertainment<\/a> is set to enter a deal with Warner Bros. Animation<\/a> to co-produce a slate of 10 fan-favorite Webtoon series for global distribution.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe partnership is a \u201csignificant expansion of Webtoon Entertainment\u2019s animation pipeline,\u201d according to the company. Projects will be selected from the company\u2019s Korean and English-language platforms, with development support from Webtoon Entertainment\u2019s US-based Webtoon Productions and Japanese IP business teams.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWebtoon has become one of the most exciting sources of original storytelling in entertainment today,\u201d said Yongsoo Kim, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Webtoon. \u201cOur Creators are building franchises that Gen Z audiences love, and working with Warner Bros. Animation gives us an incredible opportunity to take those stories further alongside one of the most respected names in animation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe initial development slate includes the following titles, with more to be announced at a later date:<\/p>\n

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  • The Stellar Swordmaster by Hong Dae Ui, juno, and Q10 <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The so-called \u201cLighthouse of the North,\u201d the prosperous trading town of Schoarra, hides a dark underbelly: seedy slums ruled by five ruthless crime bosses. When streetwise orphan Vlad finds the brothel he works for decimated by a disgraced knight, he turns to the path of the blade, pledging himself to the pursuit of power by sword.<\/li>\n
  • Hardcore Leveling Warrior by Sehoon Kim<\/em> <\/strong>\u2013 Known as Hardcore Leveling Warrior, Ethan is the #1 player of the world\u2019s biggest game, Lucid Adventure. But when a mysterious player kills Ethan and forces his character back to level 1, he will do anything to get back on top. New friends and old foes, as well as mysterious forces and his own dark past, will follow him as he does his best to take back what was once his.<\/li>\n
  • Down to Earth by Pookie Senpai<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Kade lives his average life alone and undisturbed\u2026until a cute alien girl crashes into his backyard! By opening up his home, will this other worldly girl inadvertently open up his heart?<\/li>\n
  • Elf & Warrior by AC Stuart, Victor Rosas II<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A young half-elf discovers the challenges and gray areas involved in being a hero as he travels with his uncle\u2019s band of miscreants and outlaws.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    \n\t\u201cBringing together the world-class artistry of Warner Bros. Animation and the vibrant storytelling of Webtoon creates an awesome combination and opportunity to build something special,\u201d said Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. \u201cI cannot wait to get started!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \n\t\u201c<\/em>Weboon\u2019s unique ability to discover original voices, nurture global fandoms, and build the next generation of franchise storytelling from the ground up has already thrilled animation and anime fans around the world,\u201d\u00a0said Sinbae Kim, Chief Growth Officer of LINE Digital Frontier.\u00a0\u201cFrom hits like True Beauty, Clevatess,<\/em> and Tower of God <\/em>to many more adaptations in progress, we\u2019re proving that great stories can start on a phone screen and grow into global entertainment phenomena. This partnership with Warner Bros. Animation is an exciting next step in that journey\u2014one that expands what\u2019s possible for our creators, our studios, and our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n\tNo release dates have yet been set.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

    \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Webtoon Entertainment is set to enter a deal with Warner Bros. Animation to co-produce a slate of 10 fan-favorite Webtoon series for global distribution. The partnership is a \u201csignificant expansion of Webtoon Entertainment\u2019s animation pipeline,\u201d according to the company. Projects will be selected from the company\u2019s Korean and English-language platforms, with development support from Webtoon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2152782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[344164,344708],"class_list":["post-2152781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-warner-bros-animation","tag-webtoon-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Webtoon-Entertainment-WB-Animation-To-Co-Produce-Webcomic-Adaptations.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2152781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2152781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2152781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2152783,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2152781\/revisions\/2152783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2152782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2152781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2152781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2152781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}