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The Beginning After the End Web Novels Get Kickstarter Campaign for Print Run
posted on by Adriana Hazra
TurtleMe's web novel series launched in English on Tapas in January 2017. Tapas describes the story:
The Beginning After The End follows the thrilling journey of King Grey, a once-powerful ruler reborn into a vibrant world of magic, mythical creatures, and epic battles. Now living as Arthur Leywin, a boy with untapped potential, he discovers that his new life is filled with danger and adventure at every turn. From mastering powerful spells to facing fierce enemies, Arthur must use his skills and wits to protect those he cares about and uncover the secrets of his mysterious reincarnation. Along the way, he finds friendship, challenges, and a destiny that could reshape the very world around him.
The web novel series and webcomic received a television anime adaptation that premiered on April 2. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime worldwide excluding Asia (but including India), and will also stream a French dub along with the English dub.
The webcomic launched on Tapas in July 2018. TurtleMe is in charge of the story and adaptation for the webcomic. The webcomic started with artist Fuyuki23, but the artist changed in June 2023 for Season 6 to Rise Entertainment. The webcomic went on hiatus in August, and returned on October 19. For the return, MGK-story is producing the webcomic.
Yen Press is releasing the webcomic in print, and released the seventh volume on March 25. The eighth volume will ship in July 22.
The franchise is available in seven languages worldwide, and has more than 61.8 million reads, with more than 36.1 million for the webcomic and more than 25.7 million for the web novel. The franchise globally grosses nearly US$500,000 monthly.
Sources: TurtleMe's X/Twitter account, The Beginning After The End web novel's Kickstarter page
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