Crunchyroll Announces Deal With Webtoon

 

 

Webtoon was always one of those panels at any Comic-Con that I would put last on my things to do, but if this keeps up, I’m going to have to start attending. Only a week after announcing that they have a new animated series in development, the online comic producer has a new deal in place announced with Crunchyroll where they will be supplying intellectual property that would then be produced for animated series.

Our Take

There are so many places Crunchyroll could place animated series, but let’s table that for now. The anime service has really turned into a multi-faceted producer over the last year or so. The company has been known to sponsor animated Youtube series, host streaming services including Crunchyroll and VRV, and have upcoming series with both Adult Swim and now Webtoon. The Webtoon IP could potentially show up in any one of these locations, which could be a swoon in new original content that has existing fanbases.