The History of the First Korean Manga

Answer 1

Han Man could be traced back to the satirical cartoons published in newspapers in the early 19th century. At that time, the theme was mostly to resist and satirize the Japanese imperialist invasion. At the beginning of its development, it was closely related to politics and was banned several times during the war. In 1998, after experiencing the Asian financial crisis in 1997, South Korea proposed the policy of "building a country through culture." Han Man welcomed the opportunity for development, and many outstanding cartoonists entered the public eye, such as Yuan Xiulian and Su Shixi. Yuan Xiulian's " Full House of Romance " had been very popular since it was serialized in 1993, and Su Puxi's " Palace " had also won many awards at home and abroad, and the copyright had been distributed to more than 10 countries and regions. After that, the influence of Korean dramas helped Han Man expand the market. In 2002, YahooKorea moved the published serial comics to the website. In 2003, Daum established Daum Webtoon. In October of the same year, Ginger Grass started the development of online comics by serializing "Innocent Manga" on Daum Webtoon. It established the fast-paced narrative style of "one story, one story" and the "sliding up and down reading" mode of online comics. Based on 2022, the Korean comics and online comics industry would be 2.6 trillion won, and the export scale would be 107 million US dollars. The Korean government would also formulate relevant strategies to promote the development of Korean comics. However, there were also works like " Peach Boy " that were criticized for cultural diversion and historical misunderstanding, and comics like " History of the Great Korean Empire " that spread absurd historical views.