Wednesday, 12 February 2025 00:30

The Manhwa Adaptation That Keeps Failing to Launch

Written by Naledi Ramphele
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Noblesse was one of the most popular WEBTOONs in its day, but every attempt to adapt it into anime hasn't quite made it off the ground.

One of the earlier manhwa to be published through Naver Corporation's WEBTOON platform, and among the very first to get an official English translation at the launch of Line WEBTOON in 2014, is a series many current fans of manhwa may not have heard of unless they were there at the peak of its popularity. In this current time, when we can enjoy the anime adaptations of several high-profile manhwa titles, the name "Noblesse" might not cause too many pairs of ears to perk up, but those who were lucky to have caught the series during its twelve-year run from 2007 to 2019, know of a gorgeously illustrated dark fantasy manhwa that had all the makings of a generational hit; one that may have been one of the first examples of Crunchyroll's attempts to produce an anime based on a manhwa or webcomic.

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