Guardians of the Video Game Film Opens in South Korea in October
The adaptation carries a webtoon with 340 million global views and a 9.98 average rating into theaters, translating its game-world premise through 3D animation paired with pixel-art visuals.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
LOCUS Animation Studio will release Guardians of the Video Game, a theatrical animated film based on Gasfard's webtoon, in South Korean theaters in October. The film follows Patch, an ace agent who sets up worlds inside video games, as he enters the 8-bit game Legend of the Dragon Sword to stop it from being shut down. The studio, known for Red Shoes and The Priest, produced the film and released a launch poster and trailer.
The film is based on Gasfard's webtoon, which ran from 2014 to 2021 and drew 340 million views globally with an average rating of 9.98. The adaptation reworks the webtoon's game-world premise through 3D animation combined with pixel-art visuals. LOCUS Animation Studio, the production house behind Red Shoes and The Priest, has released a launch poster and trailer. The official English version of the webtoon is available on WEBTOON.
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