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Webtoon ’s Japanese sister chopine , Line Manga , has just become the highest - grossing platform of the month in Japan , and its achiever may be a signaling that manhwa is indeed surpassing manga . While Piccoma has been rule the international market for quite some time , Line Manga has been steady gaining traction in Japan , and its up-to-the-minute milepost proves exactly whichmanhwa are advance popularity over mangain Japan .
harmonize to data posted on X by MangaMoguraRE , Line Manga has rent the top place as the highest - gross app in Japan for the calendar month of Mayfor the first metre in four days . The datum in the beginning generate by Data . AI reveals Line Manga yield $ 46.1 million in revenue , outgo theinternational manga giant Piccomaand even pop gacha game like Fate / Grand Order and Honkai : Star Rail .
While Japanese publishers likeShueisha have taste to capitalise on the webtoon manic disorder through initiatives such as JumpToon , manhwa platforms like Piccoma , Webtoon , and Line Manga are making the most of their point set forth and continue to grow in popularity . Webtoon has already build a firm clasp in the West and Naver ’s other subsidiary , Line Manga , may badly contend with Kakao ’s Piccoma in Japan as well .
Korean manhwa are on the rise and Webtoon ’s whiz marketing examine on the dot why democratic manhwa apps are will Japanese manga platforms in the dust .
Line Manga’s Success Reveals the Most Popular Manhwa in Japan
OnlyThe Remarried Empressis Successful Both in and Outside Japan
Line Manga largely owns its late winner to a host of wildly popular title likeThe Remarried Empress , Teenage Mercenary , The Dragon King ’s Bride , A Man ’s Man , andSaviour of Divine Blood , each of whichgenerate well over 100 million yen a monthin terms of sale in Japan . Of these titles , onlySaviour of Divine Bloodis a Nipponese webtoon and is lay to be licensed in English take up in June , 2024 .
Interestingly , the most democratic manhwa in Japan on Line Manga are an equal premix of fantasy , love affair , dramatic play , and action . However , of these , onlyThe Remarried Empress , has gained pregnant popularity outside Japan . The belovedhistorical romance manhwahas gained around 435 million views , 35.9 million likes , and 3.4 million reader on Webtoon , while the rest gaol quite far behind .
Overall , though manga has been the untouchable giant in Japan for 10 , manhwa with their vibrant colors , easy approachability and unequaled storytelling , are poised to challenge the crapper . Fortunately , this will translate to moremanhwa getting anime adaptationsjust as outstanding asSolo Levelingin the near future .
origin : MangaMoguraRE / X
