Tapas, formerly known as Tapastic and originally known as Comic Panda, is a South Korean webtoon and prose publishing website and app owned by Tapas Media, a Kakao Entertainment company. It was created in 2012 by entrepreneurs Young-Jun Jang and Chang Kim, who is currently Tapas Media's CEO.
WEBTOON is an American-South Korean webtoon platform launched in 2004 by Naver Corporation, providing hosting for webtoons and compact digital comics. The platform, controlled by Naver and the Naver-SoftBank Group joint venture LY Corporation through a Delaware-domiciled, Los Angeles, California-headquartered holding company WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., is free and can be found both on the web at Webtoons.com and on mobile devices available for both Android and iOS.
Solo Leveling, also alternatively translated as Only I Level Up, is a South Korean portal fantasy web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage beginning on July 25, 2016, and was later published by D&C Media under their Papyrus label since November 4, 2016. The novel has been licensed in English by Yen Press.
Sasaki and Miyano is a Japanese manga series by Shō Harusono, serialized online via pixiv Comic website since 2016. It has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes by Media Factory. A two-volume novel adaptation by Kotoko Hachijō was published by Media Factory from October 2018 to March 2020. A spin-off manga by Harusono titled Hirano and Kagiura has been serialized in Media Factory's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene since March 2019 and has been collected in four tankōbon volumes. Sasaki and Miyano follows the story of two male high school students as their friendship gradually becomes romantic.
Let's Play is a romantic comedy comic series by Leeanne M. Krecic, also known as Mongie, which is published by Rocketship Entertainment. Let's Play was published digitally on Webtoon from 2016 to 2022. It follows the romantic and professional life of Sam Young, who is discovering romance as she works on her video game development career.
Classroom for Heroes is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Shin Araki and illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa. Shueisha have published fourteen volumes since January 2015 under their Dash X Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Takashi Minakuchi titled Eiyū Kyōshitsu: Honoo no Empress was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump between February and August 2015 and was collected in a single tankōbon volume. A second manga adaptation with art by Koara Kishida titled as the light novel has been serialized via Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan since September 2016. It has been collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. The light novel is licensed by Yen Press. The second manga is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey under the title Hero Classroom. An anime television series adaptation by Actas aired from July to September 2023.
Doomsday With My Dog is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Yū Isihara. Originally published as a web manga on Twitter, it was later picked up for serialization by Kadokawa Corporation, who then began serializing the series on their ComicWalker website in March 2018. The series has been compiled into four tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten as of October 2022. An original net (ONA) anime adaptation by DLE was released on YouTube from August 2022 to February 2023.
Honey Lemon Soda is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon since December 2015, with its chapters collected into 26 tankōbon volumes as of August 2024. A live action film adaptation was released in July 2021, and an anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in January 2025 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion is a South Korean web novel written by Milcha. It has been serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage since September 19, 2016. A webtoon adaptation was first serialized in KakaoPage on September 3, 2017, and is illustrated by Whale. An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics aired from April to June 2023.
unOrdinary is a superhero webcomic written and illustrated by American artist Chelsey Han, better known as "uru-chan". It was serialized on Tapas from November 2015 until January 2016; it has been published weekly on the platform Webtoon since May 2016, with its chapters collected into two volumes as of July 2024. The story follows a powerless high school student named John Doe navigating a world full of superpowered people. The narrative focuses on how a society built on raw strength affects those at the bottom of the hierarchy, and the brutality of the institutions used to enforce it.
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special is a South Korean web novel written by Usonan. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage from September 2016 to August 2019. A webtoon adaptation was first serialized in KakaoPage in May 2018, and is illustrated by Wookjakga. An anime television series adaptation produced by Arvo Animation aired from October to December 2023. A second season has been announced.
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by HYBE in collaboration with Naver Webtoon and a separate web novel with an alternative storyline on Wattpad. An English physical version was published by Yen Press' imprint, Ize Press. The Korean release was published by Haksan Publishing.
The Boxer is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Jung Ji-Hoon. It was serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon from December 2019 to June 2022, with the individual chapters collected and published into 10 volumes. A South Korean animated series adaptation by Xtorm has been announced, and the series will be released with 12 Episodes in 2025 second of half.
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table is a Japanese light novel series written by Yushi Ukai and illustrated by Nekometaru. It began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J light novel imprint in November 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace in April 2023. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Bride of the Barrier Master is a Japanese novel series written by Kureha with illustrations by Bodax. It began publication under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Bunko novel imprint in December 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Odayaka began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic online magazine in March 2022.
Tomb Raider King is a South Korean web novel written by Sanji Jiksong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage beginning on November 1, 2016.
The Kept Man of the Princess Knight is a Japanese light novel series written by Tōru Shirogane and illustrated by Saki Mashima. It began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint in February 2022. A manga adaptation illustrated by Keyyang began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website in September 2022.
Who Made Me a Princess is a South Korean fantasy web novel written by Plutus. It was serialized Ridi's digital comic and beginning on December 20, 2017.
See You Tomorrow at the Food Court is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinichirō Nariie. It originally began as a webcomic published on the author's Twitter account in October 2019. It was later acquired by Kadokawa Shoten who began serializing it on their Comic Newtype website in March 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Atelier Pontdarc is set to premiere in 2025.
