Fuji TV Launches Webtoon Label TOON8 With LINE Manga Partnership
A major Japanese broadcaster is moving directly into webtoon production and publishing, signaling the format's growing importance as an IP source for television and other media.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Magmix.
Fuji TV has launched a new webtoon label called TOON8, partnering with LINE Manga and four production studios to publish original titles. The first series, Hōfuku no Assassin Doll, debuted on June 5, with three more titles scheduled through September. The broadcaster plans to expand the IP into television, streaming, music, and live events.
Fuji TV has entered the webtoon business with the launch of TOON8, a new label that will publish original series on LINE Manga. The broadcaster is working with four established webtoon studios-Number Nine, whomor, LOCKER ROOM, and C-Route-to produce titles across romance, action, fantasy, and mystery genres.
The first title, Hōfuku no Assassin Doll (Assassin Doll of Revenge), went live on June 5. It follows a retired war hero reincarnated as a magical doll on a revenge quest. Three more series are set to debut in the coming months: Tōjin High School (Blade God High School) in July, Hitojichi Tsuma wa Rikon Shitai (The Hostage Wife Wants a Divorce) in August, and Taika wo Harattara Mirai ga Kawarimashita (My Future Changed After Paying the Price) in September.
Fuji TV said TOON8 is designed to develop IP beyond webtoons, with plans to adapt titles into television, streaming, music, and live events.
- Hōfuku no Assassin Doll (Assassin Doll of Revenge): by whomor, launched June 5
- Tōjin High School (Blade God High School): by Number Nine, July
- Hitojichi Tsuma wa Rikon Shitai (The Hostage Wife Wants a Divorce): by LOCKER ROOM, August
- Taika wo Harattara Mirai ga Kawarimashita (My Future Changed After Paying the Price): by C-Route, September
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.