The anime version of the popular Korean webcomic Lookism is currently in the works. During Netflix’s event, it was revealed that the anime series Lookism would premiere on the service on November 4. South Korean studio Studio Mir, known for their work on The Legend of Korra, Voltron: Legendary Defender, and Dota: Dragon’s Blood, will be producing the anime. The teaser, featuring a clip of the opening song by the eight-member South Korean boy group ATEEZ, is available on Netflix’s official YouTube page.
There has been a long tradition of anime adaptations of Korean webcomics, and Lookism is the latest in that tradition. Only a few adaptations have made their debut in the previous two years, including Tower of God, Noblesse, and God of High School. The Lookism series on Netflix isn’t the first time the book has been turned into a screen version. A Chinese film studio created a real-life adaptation of the webcomic in 2019. The 38-episode drama retains the original’s core premise but deviates significantly from its plot.
Studio Mir’s First Attempt at Adapting a Korean Webtoon Lookism
Studio Mir was established in 2010 by Yu Jae-Myung, the man responsible for the animation of Avatar: The Last Airbender’s second and third seasons. The website states that the studio was motivated to emphasize progress through teamwork after learning of the historic launch of the Russian space station Mir in 1986.
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To that end, the studio has been concentrating primarily on foreign partnerships. Koji, a fantasy/adventure series, was announced as Studio Mir’s first original production in 2018. Studio Mir has decided to make their debut anime based on a Korean webcomic.
The character Park Hyeong-seok, played by Park Tae-Joon, is a high school student who suffers from bullying because he is overweight and wears glasses. Trying to escape his troubled past, he asks his mother to let him change schools, and they eventually relocate to Seoul.
Unfortunately, the abuse does not stop when he arrives in Seoul. In the morning, he notices a drastic change in his appearance, including losing his need for spectacles and forming newfound slimness and muscle tone. When people witness the new Hyeong-seok, their opinions of him immediately change. Hyeong-seok learns first-hand how people’s perceptions of them can vary greatly depending on their outward appearance as he alternates between his old and new bodies.
Lookism is coming to Netflix on November 4!
Park Hyung Suk navigates high school life while switching between two very different bodies…#TUDUM#TUDUMjapan#Lookism pic.twitter.com/F6ItvhIlwX
— Netflix Anime (@NetflixAnime) September 25, 2022
Lookism, which is being serialized on LINE Manga and Naver WEBTOON, has racked up an incredible 8.7 billion views from all around the world so far. As of the time this article was written, 406 chapters of the webcomic had been published.
On November 4th, the animation will debut on Netflix for the first time.
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