Webtoon Entertainment's LINE Digital Frontier, in Collaboration With Redice Studio and Kadokawa, Launches Studio White to Bring Iconic Japanese Franchises to Webtoon Readers Everywhere

STUDIO WHITE will launch with spin-off stories of hit KADOKAWA titles Record of Lodoss War, Sword Art Online, Slayers, and The Familiar of Zero, formatted for WEBTOON's vertical scroll

First Look at the spin-off Record of Lodoss War webcomic series

LOS ANGELES AND TOKYO (April 29, 2026) –  WEBTOON Entertainment's LINE Digital Frontier today announced STUDIO WHITE, a new webcomic production company in collaboration with KADOKAWA, one of Japan's most prolific publishers, and REDICE STUDIO, the creative force behind Omniscient Reader and other hit webcomics. STUDIO WHITE will adapt beloved stories from KADOKAWA's iconic library into original webcomics, exclusively for WEBTOON readers worldwide.

STUDIO WHITE will launch with new stories based on the hit Japanese fantasy franchise Record of Lodoss War by Ryo Mizuno starting May 9, 2026 on WEBTOON in Korean and coming soon to readers in English, Japanese, French, Traditional Chinese, Thai, and Indonesian. Additional KADOKAWA titles that STUDIO WHITE will publish spin-off webcomics of include Sword Art Online by Reki Kawahara and illustrator “abec”; Slayers by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrator Rui Araizumi; and The Familiar of Zero by Noboru Yamaguchi and illustrator Eiji Usatsuka.

REDICE STUDIO is renowned for producing some of the biggest hits in webcomics, including Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, 7FATES: CHAKHO, Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple, and more. 

"More than thirty years have passed since Record of Lodoss War first came to life, and seeing it take on a new form as a WEBTOON webcomic is genuinely moving," said author Ryo Mizuno. "This new story explores an untold chapter of the war, one that has never appeared in the novels. I provided the original concept and placed my trust in a production team I believe in deeply to bring the characters and world to life. Honestly, I'm looking forward to reading it myself and discovering what kind of battles unfold through the dynamic vertical scroll format. I hope longtime fans will find something new here, and that newcomers will find it a welcoming door into the world of fantasy storytelling."

"Partnering with industry leaders KADOKAWA and REDICE STUDIO on STUDIO WHITE is a proud moment for our team,” said Shin-Bae Kim, Representative Director and CBO of LINE Digital Frontier. “With KADOKAWA's renowned IP and REDICE STUDIO's incredible production quality, STUDIO WHITE will give global audiences an entirely new way to experience these beloved titles on WEBTOON and LINE MANGA.”

"We are thrilled to unveil these series in a new format for the first time through STUDIO WHITE, in collaboration with LINE Digital Frontier and KADOKAWA,” said Jung-Sook Jang, CEO of REDICE STUDIO. "The original stories provided by KADOKAWA have given us endless inspiration and our team has poured their hearts and souls into breathing new life into these adaptations. Carefully crafted over many years, we hope readers everywhere will enjoy what we have created together. ”

"We are excited to announce an adaptation of Record of Lodoss War, an important story to KADOKAWA and in the history of light novels, into a WEBTOON webcomic," said Naohisa Yamashita, Director and CO of Kadokawa Corporation. “We are truly delighted to continue bringing our own stories to the world in collaboration with WEBTOON Entertainment and REDICE STUDIO.”

This new studio follows LINE Digital Frontier's 2025 strategic investment in No. 9 Inc., which boosted WEBTOON Entertainment's content pipeline in Japan.