{"id":2391327,"date":"2026-04-27T13:06:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2391327"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:06:56","slug":"webtoon-entertainment-partners-with-genies-to-expand-digital-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/webtoon-entertainment-partners-with-genies-to-expand-digital-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Webtoon Entertainment Partners With Genies to Expand Digital Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tWebtoon Entertainment<\/a> and Genies<\/a>, an AI avatar technology company, are partnering to bring new character-driven chat and digital experiences to the company\u2019s platforms.\u00a0The collaboration will allow participating creators to extend characters into 3D, interactive formats through tools integrated into Webtoon\u2019s English platform. <\/p>\n

\n\tA curated group of creator-approved titles, including \u201cThe Greatest Estate Developer\u201d and \u201cThe Knight Only Lives Today,\u201d will kick off the partnership, and the initial rollout will allow users to interact with their favorite characters, unlock collectible items and access \u201cexpanded creator-developed backstories via chat,\u201d per the companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tPowered by Genies\u2019 AI tools, creators can work directly with the company and the platform to customize the avatars to uniquely reflect their artistic style and personality. The companies will also introduce interactive collectibles digitally to allow for more immersive fan opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCreators are the foundation of everything we do at Webtoon,\u201d Webtoon Entertainment president Yongsoo Kim said. \u201cThis partnership introduces new ways to extend their worlds beyond the page. For fans, it transforms how they experience the stories they love, with immersive new digital experiences that offer more of their favorite worlds and characters. Our approach is deliberately creator-first: participation is opt-in, and every character experience is built to reflect the integrity of the original work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWebtoon has built one of the most creator-driven communities in digital entertainment, where artists and storytellers shape worlds that fans deeply connect with,\u201d Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to collaborate on tools that help Webtoon creators expand how fans experience their stories, turning characters they love into interactive digital experiences while preserving creative authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tVariety<\/em><\/a> <\/em>previously reported that Genies had partnered with Sanrio to launch personalized digital experiences for fans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Webtoon Entertainment and Genies, an AI avatar technology company, are partnering to bring new character-driven chat and digital experiences to the company\u2019s platforms.\u00a0The collaboration will allow participating creators to extend characters into 3D, interactive formats through tools integrated into Webtoon\u2019s English platform. A curated group of creator-approved titles, including \u201cThe Greatest Estate Developer\u201d and \u201cThe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2391328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[406793,344708],"class_list":["post-2391327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-genies","tag-webtoon-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Webtoon-Entertainment-Partners-With-Genies-to-Expand-Digital-Experiences.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391327","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=2391327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391329,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391327\/revisions\/2391329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}