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AI Tech Powers Japanese Manga IPs: Wonnis Korea Targets Global Market
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AI Tech Powers Japanese Manga IPs: Wonnis Korea Targets Global Market

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • AI content company Wonnis Korea is expanding its global intellectual property (IP) business by collaborating with Japanese publishers.
  • The company plans to leverage major Japanese manga and character IPs from Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Kodansha for AI-driven content projects.
  • Wonnis Korea has partnered with Japanese entertainment firm ROCTONA to jointly market AI-animated content and related products.

AI-powered content firm Wonnis Korea is set to significantly expand its global intellectual property (IP) business through strategic collaborations with leading Japanese publishers. The company announced it has initiated discussions for a cooperative framework with Shueisha, a major Japanese publisher, during a recent visit to its Tokyo headquarters.

This partnership aims to utilize the rich manga and character IPs held by prominent Japanese publishers, including Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Kodansha. Wonnis Korea intends to develop and deploy a variety of AI-driven content projects targeting both domestic and international markets. The company, founded by Kim Jin-soo, who previously led the creation of South Korea's first virtual human, 'ROZY,' possesses a proprietary 'Controllable AI' system that integrates 3D technology with generative AI.

If Japan's competitive IP and Wonnis Korea's AI-based production capabilities are combined, we will be able to present a new form of content business.

— Kim Jin-sooCEO of Wonnis Korea, on the potential of the collaboration.

This advanced system enables Wonnis Korea to not only create new characters but also to adapt existing IPs into diverse digital video content formats such as short-form videos, series, and animations. To bolster its market execution, Wonnis Korea has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ROCTONA, a Japanese entertainment company, for joint marketing initiatives. Both firms are exploring multifaceted collaborative projects, including the production of AI-animated content based on Japanese publisher IPs, the development of related merchandise, and cross-industry collaborations involving Korean Wave (Hallyu) content.

Kim Jin-soo, CEO of Wonnis Korea, expressed optimism about the synergy between Japan's competitive IPs and Wonnis Korea's AI-based production capabilities. He believes this combination will pave the way for entirely new forms of content business. "We will leap forward as a technology-based global content production company that expands the value of IP," Kim stated.

We will leap forward as a technology-based global content production company that expands the value of IP.

— Kim Jin-sooCEO of Wonnis Korea, on the company's future vision.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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