Korean Film ‘A Arduous Day’ Tailored as Webtoon By Manta Comics

Manta Comics is to launch a webcomic adaptation of “A Arduous Day,” a Korean motion thriller movie from 2014 initially directed by Kim Seong-hun.

In Manta’s adaptation, the protagonist Ko Gunsoo has been recreated as a feminine detective, and the story begins when she unintentionally hits a homeless individual together with her automobile shortly after her mom’s demise. Unwilling to catch a manslaughter cost, Gunsoo hides the physique in her mom’s casket. A mysterious stranger quickly arrives, claiming data of the hit-and-run, and Gunsoo finds herself embroiled in a shady police corruption scandal. 

The 2014 film was produced by AD406 and distributed internationally by Showbox / Mediaplex.

“Whereas we’re at the moment recognized largely for our romance content material, ‘A Arduous Day’ is a part of our growth into the motion and thriller class. We’re excited for our followers to expertise the story and the superb paintings,” stated Jeon Moonseok, head of content material at Manta Comics. 

Webcomics or webtoons proceed to be a contemporary supply of latest IP, more and more tapped by leisure studios world wide for adaptation into streaming, tv, and movie codecs. However Manta Comics, which has beforehand launched “Svaha: The Sixth Finger” means that the method can be reversed.

Manta Comics operates an in-house studio, in addition to working with outdoors companions, to provide unique webcomics. It says that it delivers “bingeable, fascinating webcomics to followers of romance, fantasy, drama, horror and thriller tales.” It does so by way of a $3.99 month-to-month subscription – moderately than the webtoon business’s conventional pay-per-episode mannequin – and is on the market on Android and iOS.

The corporate is owned and operated by RIDI Company, a prime producer and distributor of webcomics and web-novels in Korea. It claims to be the nation’s first content material startup to earn unicorn standing. It launched a North America unit in November 2020. 

Manta’ lineup contains “Underneath the Oak Tree,” “Semantic Error,” “Disobey the Duke if You Dare,” “Totem’s Realm” and “No Love Zone.”