Tomb Raider King Sequel Launches Across Webtoon and Web Novel
The sequel arrives as the franchise expands into anime, with the TV series debuting in Japan the same week.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Kakao Entertainment launched Tomb Raider King: Endline, a sequel to the hit franchise, on Kakao Page. The webtoon debuted July 5, followed by the web novel July 6. The sequel continues the story of Joo-heon Seo after the original series. The anime adaptation also began airing in Japan on July 8, directed by Seung Wook Woo at STUDIO EEK, with Crunchyroll streaming.
The original Tomb Raider King web novel ran from 2016 to 2018 and amassed over 120 million views, while its webtoon adaptation, which concluded in 2023, surpassed 500 million views. The sequel, Tomb Raider King: Endline, picks up after those events, with protagonist Joo-heon Seo now facing threats from otherworldly Majesties and relics seeking godhood across a multiverse. The anime adaptation, directed by Seung Wook Woo at STUDIO EEK, began airing in Japan on July 8 with a Japanese dub on Fuji TV and other channels, and Crunchyroll is streaming it internationally. Ize Press continues to publish the webtoon in print, with the 14th volume released in April.
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- Anime News Network News Kakao Ent. Launches Tomb Raider King Sequel Across Webtoon, Web Novel