The main character is a hunter who defeats monsters. His level was the weakest among humans, but just before he died, he was given a special ability and rose to become the world‘s strongest hunter…
“Only I Level Up” is an action fantasy novel by Chugong that began serialization on the Korean comic distribution site “Kakao Page” in 2016, and has since been made into a webtoon and anime, and has been published all over the world. It is distributed to.
Although this work has already been completed, its popularity continues to grow, with Webtoon reaching a cumulative total of 14.3 billion PVs worldwide, and even in Japan, “Piccoma” has a cumulative total of over 600 million PVs. The anime will be distributed all over the world, including North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, starting in January of this year. In Japan, it was broadcast and distributed on 7 television stations and 19 video distribution services, and due to its popularity, it was decided to produce a second season. Furthermore, an action RPG game was released in May of this year, causing a huge boom in the entertainment industry.
Our company Studio Moon6, which is funded by the publisher D&C Media, will begin distributing the Japanese version of the webtoon for “Only I Level Up” from May 2024 to all electronic manga services in Japan except “Piccoma”. I did.
By being able to distribute the Japanese version of Webtoon (vertical scrolling) story readings, the following benefits will be created, and we can expect to attract even more readers.
・Can be read in Webtoon format similar to the original version
・All 180 episodes from the first episode to the final episode are available for distribution *The latest 16 volumes of the book include up to episode 122
・Various campaigns such as “Wait for it and it’s free” and “Save points and subscribe” are available.
・For consumers, the price of a book is over 1,000 yen, which is a high hurdle to purchase, but if you read a story, it will cost less than 100 yen, making it easier to try it out.
Through this initiative, Link-U Group and Studio Moon6 will contribute to the expansion of the Webtoon (vertical scrolling comic) market at many e-book stores in Japan, as well as further revitalization of content culture and the market.
Studio Moon6 is a studio that produces and distributes webtoons (full-color vertical scrolling comics). With the aim of expanding and penetrating Webtoon culture in Japan, we have established a large number of e-manga services in Japan through our group companies, together with Korean D&C Media Co., Ltd., which worked on works such as “It’s Only My Level Up” that appears in this article. It was established in October 2022 with joint investment from Link-U Co., Ltd. (currently Link-U Group Co., Ltd.), which develops and operates it. We provide beautiful, high-quality Webtoon works to users around the world, focusing on comics based on novels.
Representative: Hidenori Hirafumi
Head Office: 2-2-3 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021
With the purpose of “Releasing all kinds of value and delivering heart-pounding experiences to the world,” our group uses an endless combination of unique technologies, content, and platforms to develop products for both domestic and international markets, produce manga and Webtoon content, and conduct marketing. We are a group that continues to create a new future in a wide variety of fields.
Representative: Hiroki Matsubara
Head Office: 2-2-3 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021
D&C Media is a comprehensive content production company that delivers content from Korea to all over the world, from web novels and webtoon production to media mix. We plan and produce hit web novels and webtoons, including “Only I Level Up,” which appears in this article, and provide them both domestically and internationally.
Representative: Choi Won-young
Headquarters: 1301, 30, Digital-ro 32-gil, Guro-gu, Seoul, Korea