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LINE Digital Frontier Partners with No.9 to Boost Japanese Webtoon Growth and Global Expansion

On December 23, 2024, LINE Digital Frontier announced a strategic capital and business alliance with No.9, a digital comic agency. This collaboration aims to combine their strengths to drive the growth and global reach of Japanese webtoon content.


LINE Digital Frontier partners with No.9 to propel the future of Japanese webtoons

LINE Digital Frontier partners with No.9 to propel the future of Japanese webtoons


The Growing Japanese Webtoon Market

As of 2022, the domestic webtoon market in Japan was valued at approximately 50 billion yen, accounting for 10% of the overall digital comic market (*1). The number of homegrown webtoon titles is increasing, with several achieving milestones such as anime and film adaptations or surpassing monthly sales of 100 million yen.

No.9 operates Studio No.9, a webtoon production studio that has created popular titles like Savior of Divine Blood ~Draw Out 0.00000001% To Become the Strongest~ and I am The strongest awakener, Recognized by all of the world's cheat masters, both of which ranked highly on LINE Manga’s annual charts.


LINE Digital Frontier’s Global Strengths

LINE Digital Frontier operates Japan’s leading manga app, LINE Manga, which boasts the highest cumulative downloads in the country (2). Additionally, it manages ebookjapan and excels in expanding digital comics globally, making it a significant player in the industry.


Leveraging Combined Expertise

This partnership will harness the production expertise of No.9 and the digital distribution and global outreach capabilities of LINE Digital Frontier. Together, they aim to:

Foster sustainable growth for Japanese webtoon titles.
Accelerate global expansion of domestic webtoons.
Develop popular intellectual properties (IPs).

Under their shared vision of "Creating the Future of Manga," both companies aspire to redefine the digital manga landscape and promote Japanese entertainment worldwide.


A Step Toward Global Success

This collaboration between LINE Digital Frontier and No.9 is expected to catalyze the further development of the Japanese webtoon market and serve as a gateway for Japanese entertainment to reach a global audience.


Source : ORICON NEWS

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