Mr. Blue Signs New Martial Arts Supply Contract with Kakao Japan... "Service on Piccoma"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Online comic and webtoon specialist Mr. Blue is teaming up with Piccoma to target the Japanese market, a powerhouse in comics.

On the 30th, Mr. Blue announced that it signed an exclusive service contract with Kakao Japan for the new martial arts webtoon 'Musinjeon-gi' and the traditional martial arts comic 'Goe'. Through this contract, Mr. Blue will supply 'Musinjeon-gi' and 'Goe' to Piccoma, the Japanese webtoon platform operated by Kakao Japan.

A company representative stated, "Webtoons produced in Korea are gaining great popularity in the Japanese market, and the demand for Korean-style new martial arts webtoons is increasing day by day. Through this contract, 'Musinjeon-gi' and 'Goe', which were sensational hits domestically, are expected to receive positive responses from readers in the Japanese market as well."

Mr. Blue plans to complete the localization of 'Musinjeon-gi' for the Japanese market soon and start service on Piccoma from the 9th of next month. 'Goe' is scheduled to begin service next year. This is the first time Mr. Blue is offering its self-produced new martial arts webtoons in the Japanese market.

As the digitalization of the Japanese comic market accelerates, Piccoma ranked first in content sales (excluding games) on the Japanese Apple App Store and Google Play Store in August and September. Including games with high payment amounts, Piccoma ranked fourth in sales, leading the Japanese online comic and webtoon market.

Mr. Blue CEO Cho Seung-jin said, "New martial arts works, which have been actively serviced since last year to target younger readers, are receiving good responses domestically. Through close collaboration with Piccoma, we plan to supply additional popular new martial arts webtoons to the Japanese market in the future."

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