This is a type of digital comics that are often read on mobile phones, and animation made for the web. Webtoons are originated in korea ( Daum Webtoon) while this format was at first especially popular in Asian countries like South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Japan in recent years, it has also become popular in western countries 19가이드03.
For years now, comic books, regardless if American or Japanese, have been a preferred means of entertainment by many. With the digitalization era being more advanced than ever, Korea has taken that category to a new level, introducing a new format of comic-based stories known widely as webtoons. As this type of reading becomes more popular, the genre is gradually being recognized by the international audience, too.
In a Webtoon-style comic, panels are arranged in a mostly vertical order, with more space in between them, to accommodate for the smaller display size. Scrolling also makes reading them easier.
Webtoon is a new compound word formed from the two words, website and cartoon. Webtoons are now a syndrome among the young generations, but how has they became so popular? One hypothesis is that the decline of the traditional comic books has led to the advent of webtoons in the Internet. Since the publishing business has been waning, it was only natural for traditional comic books to begin to dwindle away. With the new medium, the Internet, the internet comic industry is now skyrocketing; more and more talented writers of comics have been uploading their comics on websites.
Webtoons appealed to a digital audience through a new drawing technique and storytelling method. Readers could comfortably view content simply by scrolling down, and animation effects along with background music added to the immersion effect.
Webtoons were also in line with new digital consumption behavior given that a new episode was uploaded every week, sometimes more frequently. This set webtoons apart from traditional print comics, which often released monthly updates.
