Manta (platform)
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Type of site | Digital comics platform |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | RIDI Corporation |
| Founder(s) | Kisik Bae |
| Website | manta |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | November 2020 |
| Current status | Active |
Manta is a South Korean digital comics (or webtoons, webcomics, manhwa) platform owned and operated by RIDI Corporation.[1][2] It works with its own in-house studio as well as outside partners to create original digital comics.[3]
Service
Manta is a subscription-based service that allows all members to read unlimited amounts of content on its app at a fixed price. The app is available for Android and iOS devices.[4]
Manta is known to be the first subscription based webtoon platform in the market. [5]
Many of Manta's English webcomics share the IP with those in Ridibooks, which is Ridi corporation's domestic (Korean) business. Main titles of Ridibooks such as 'Under the Oak Tree (상수리 나무 아래)', 'Lady Devil (마귀)' are also well known globally through Manta.[6]
History
Manta was founded by Kisik Bae, Founder and CEO of RIDI Corporation, in November 2020.[1][3]
It was a latecomer in the webcomic industry, but rather than pay-per-episode, Manta was one of the few subscription-based webcomics services available.
Four months after its launch in March 2021, Manta ranked No.1 in US Google Play Store's cartoon category.[7]
Content
Manta focuses mainly on bringing original stories from RIDI, a Korean digital content platform also owned by RIDI Corporation, into webcomics.[8]
Most of Manta’s titles are in the romance genre, with titles including Under the Oak Tree a romance fantasy webcomic based on a web novel by Kim Suji with art by P.[9], Disobey the Duke if you Dare,[10] and Semantic Error, the latter having also been adapted into a live action streaming television series.[11] It also offers stories in other genres including action, thriller, and horror.
The platform also works with third-party IP rights holders to extend existing films and live-action storytelling into webcomics, such as Svaha: the Sixth Finger[12] and A Hard Day.[13]
Userbase
In an interview, Kisik Bae said the app has reached five million downloads as of April 2022.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Choi, Mira (2021-12-06). "Manta is another big Korean name in webtoon scene in North America". Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ↑ Koo, Min-ki. "RIDI | Content Platform". The Korea Economic Daily Global Edition. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frater, Patrick; Frater, Patrick (2022-10-06). "Korean Action Movie 'A Hard Day' Adapted as Webtoon by Manta Comics". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ↑ Im, Geun-ho (2021-03-17). "S.Korean e-book operator eyes unicorn status via successful foray into US". The Korea Economic Daily Global Edition. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ "Manta aims to become ‘Netflix of webcomics’", Koreaherald, Aug 3 2021, http://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210803000709&md=20210806003222_BL
- ↑ "Ridi’s global webtoon app logs success in North America", Koreaherald, Mar 12 2021, http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210312000363
- ↑ "Korea's Kindle evolves into a content IP provider", The Korea Economy Daily, Oct 01 2021, https://www.kedglobal.com/kunicornsView/kun0006
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jang, Jinwon (2022-05-23). "RIDI CEO BAE KI-SIK Interview How Korean webcomics platform RIDI emerged as unicorn". Forbes Korea. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ↑ Roth, Julia (2022-11-05). "5 Romance Webcomics to Warm You Up This Winter". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ↑ Leung, Hilary (2022-09-15). "Manta Comics Announces Season 2 of Disobey the Duke if You Dare". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ↑ Lawrence, Briana (2022-09-08). "SNEAK PEEK: Fall in Love With Korean LGBTQ Webcomic Semantic Error Season 3". Crunchyroll. p. 1.
- ↑ Tantimedh, Adi (2022-08-16). "Svaha: The Sixth Finger Webcomic Continues Netflix Movie Story". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick; Frater, Patrick (2022-10-06). "Korean Action Movie 'A Hard Day' Adapted as Webtoon by Manta Comics". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
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