I read the latest issue of the South Korean comic (mahnwa) The Breaker: New Waves last night and as usual it was amazing. Not for the first time I wish that someone would make it into an anime as has been done for so many other comics.
South Korea has the third largest animation industry worldwide behind the US and Japan. Surprisingly most animation produced in South Korea is for others and not locally sourced. Many Japanese anime are produced in South Korea as well as US shows like Family Guy, Legend of Korra and The Simpsons to name a few. South Korea produces a few animated films each year and some are critically acclaimed but the most well know serialized animation is the cartoon Pororo.
Perhaps there is not enough of a local audience to tempt South Korean animators but I would suggest they should turn some of the popular mahnwas into animation at least for the international audience like me. Its not just mahnwas that would do well as animation, South Korean online comics(webtoons) like Noblesse and The Gamer in my opinion deserve to be animated as well.
A lot of talented Korean animators go into the popular gaming industry but I hope over time some would turn to converting local comics into animation.
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