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   Deb Aoki (debaoki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 07:11:44 JST Deb Aoki

   Lately, I've been trying to dig deeper into how Korea's comics industry transitioned from print periodicals to mostly digital webtoon serialization. Watching K-drama Today's Webtoon on @Viki@twitter.com has been fascinating as a intro to that world. https://www.viki.com/tv/38643c-todays-webtoon

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     Deb Aoki (debaoki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 07:11:50 JST Deb Aoki

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     @Viki@twitter.com So Today's Webtoon and another J-Drama I raved about earlier, Sleeper Hit (also on @Viki@twitter.com), are all based on the same manga, Juhan Shuttai! by Naoko Masuda. Watch both to see fascinating differences between the JP & KR comics industry. https://www.viki.com/tv/38709c-sleepeeer-hit

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     Deb Aoki (debaoki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 07:11:52 JST Deb Aoki

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     @Viki@twitter.com I watched Sleeper Hit first, plus I kinda know how the JP manga industry works, so some character archetypes felt familiar. But in Today's Webtoon, one key difference btwn the JP version & what's not in the KR version: the publishing salesman & bookstore clerk characters.

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     Deb Aoki (debaoki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 07:11:54 JST Deb Aoki

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     The thing that will leave US comix creators gobsmacked in Today's Webtoon and Sleeper Hit is how WEALTHY the successful manga and webtoon creators are. Big, gorgeous condos and home, studios w/ 2+ assistants. huge $$ offers for signing w/ rival companies.

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     Deb Aoki (debaoki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 07:11:56 JST Deb Aoki

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     Another wild idea I saw in Today's Webtoon that US comics companies wouldn't even DREAM of doing: a 2-day, all-expenses paid offsite for aspiring webtoon creators to get mentoring, create, then pitch their original stories to publishers.

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     Deb Aoki (debaoki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 07:12:00 JST Deb Aoki

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     The crazy thing is, I think a US or FR adaptation of Juttan Shuttai as a look inside the world of US comics/BD publishing industries would be impossible without radical changes to the storyline and characters. Our comics creation and sales ecosystems are just too different.

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     Deb Aoki (debaoki@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 11-Nov-2022 07:12:02 JST Deb Aoki

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     For one thing, the "assistants" system for comics and webtoon production in JP/KR is quite rare in the US. Also, the sidewalk-pounding that the publishing sales people do in JP to make sure their books are getting visibility in the stores? Not happenin' in US at all.