Südkorea animiert seit Jahrzehnten amerikanische Zeichentrickfilme. Jetzt möchte es, dass die Welt ihr eigenes | sieht CNN

Lots of korean kids anime(generally 3d) are full of milfs that are basically just the animators‘ thinly-veiled fetishes. Look it up.

>“Most people in Korea don’t take animation seriously,” says Han, adding that there’s a pervasive perception that animation is just for kids.

Sure, Jan.

Meanwhile, Koreans are flocking to Japan to visit landmarks and other locations popularized by anime, flocking to live-action stage plays based on anime, and flocking to theaters to watch Japanese animated films, which are also topping the Korean box office. And the list goes on.
>“While K-content was achieving tremendous success, animation was relatively weak,” says Jang

Something that this article leaves out is manhwa/webtoons and their adaptation into animation. That aspect of K-content is also weak, and even though manhwa/webtoons are more popular internationally than Korean animation, virtually no one talks about it. Instead, people still overwhelmingly obsess over Japanese anime and manga.

Not to mention, something people leave out is the fact that some of the most popular Korean webtoons, like Solo Leveling, Tower of God, and The God of High School, were snatched up by Japanese studios to be animated, which was not good for the growth of the Korean animation industry.

Korea needs to bring something new to the table if they stand any chance of competing with the US or Japan, otherwise those upcoming original films are likely to be expensive flops just like the ones that came before. Unlike the US or Japan, Korea doesn’t have a large enough domestic audience to support its industry, nor can it compare in level of funding, experience or global recognition and following. Not to mention China is also joining in the race and is in a far better position to succeed. The only chance I see for Korea is if they focus on adapting their manhwa/webtoons instead, some of which do already have a sizeable international fanbase, which has already worked well for K-dramas.