Kakao Entertainment IP 'Surgeon Elise' Anime Global Launch

Kakao Entertainment announced on the 10th that the animation based on the intellectual property (IP) Surgeon Elise will be launched globally, including in Korea and Japan.

In Korea, the first episode will be aired on Aniplus at 1 a.m. on the 11th, and on the same day, it will be available in the morning through TVing, Wavve, Watcha, and the three major IPTV providers, with one episode released weekly thereafter on the same day.

In Japan, the animation will be broadcast on the specialized animation channel AT-X, terrestrial TOKYO MX, as well as BS Nittere, KTV, and others. It will also be available in North America, South America, and Europe through Crunchyroll.

Surgeon Elise, originally a web novel adapted into a webtoon, has gained popularity domestically and internationally with a cumulative 250 million views in Korea and winning the '2020 Piccoma Award' in Japan.

Notably, the announcement of the animation collaboration in February last year attracted attention. Kadokawa, a comprehensive Japanese content company known for producing and distributing animations, films, magazines, and games, as well as famous animation publications such as Your Name and Neon Genesis Evangelion, is in charge of planning and producing. Maho Film, which has proven its competitiveness with animations like I’m Standing on a Million Lives, is responsible for production.

A representative from Kakao Entertainment said, "The collaboration with leading Japanese distributors and production companies shown by Surgeon Elise demonstrates the growing status of K-webtoons and web novels globally," adding, "We will continue to create various cases that generate IP synergy in the global market."

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