Anime-Planet Launches Comics Vertical with Korean Creator
SEATTLE, WA - July 31, 2017 - Anime-Planet, a recommendation database and social network for fans of anime, manga, and East Asian culture, is breaking into the webcomics game with a premier exclusive title.
Beginning Monday, July 31 at 8 AM PST, fans will be able to read chapter one of the webcomic UNBOY by Narack (Sung Lim), an artist known for his video game-inspired comic creations.
“We are just scratching the surface of Anime-Planet's potential to provide online, legal manga to fans, starting with the popular Korean genre of webtoons,” said Kim Cameron, CEO and founder of Anime-Planet. “We're excited to partner with Lim to show what our platform can do.”
“I'm thrilled to be working with a company for and by fans that supports authors and artists who want to branch out to a North American audience,” said Lim, who is most known for his internationally read webcomic Meister. Currently, Lim is in the process of Kickstarting a physical version of UNBOY. If funded, fans will not only be able to read the entirety of Lim's comic on Anime-Planet, but additionally in a printed book format.
Already, fans can watch their favorite anime from Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Viewster directly on the platform. Now, they will be able to do the same with manga, starting with UNBOY's first chapter, and more titles planned for the future. Anime-Planet will release future chapters of UNBOY every two weeks.
I've attached some media images of UNBOY for your convenience. Additionally, Anime-Planet founder Kim Cameron is available for select interviews, so please let me know if you are writing an article so I can arrange that and anything else you may need.
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Anime-Planet was created in 2001 as the first anime recommendation database, enabling users to easily get and give recommendations for what to watch next. The site also features over 50,000 legal, streaming anime videos through partnerships with industry leaders, manga recommendations, personal anime and manga tracking what users have seen and read, and hand-written encyclopedia content for anime, manga, characters and beyond. For more information, visit http://www.anime-planet.com.
