In recent years, webtoons have seen increasing success when being translated into anime or live-action. The most recent smash hit, Solo Leveling, has reached unprecedented heights through its first two seasons, becoming the most-watched series on Crunchyroll and winning Anime of the Year at the streamer’s annual Anime Awards. Now, Webtoon Entertainment’s LINE Digital Frontier is developing one of its blockbuster webcomics into what the company hopes will be its next big hit — Teenage Mercenary. Created by YC and Rakyeon, the globally popular series is getting an anime adaptation, joining a slate of 20 new titles the company has plans to expand to the medium in the near future.
