Or did I miss something and there actually are manhwa animes. I guess it might have something to do with the fact that it's Korean. I'd like to see a manhwa made in to an anime (though it might be called something different), especially because there are some really good martial arts manhwas (like: The Breaker, Zippy Ziggy,and Veritas just to name a few). What do you think?

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They would need to obtain permission from the original Korean artist in order to do so. I don't know much about the Japanese anime industry, but I would suppose that it's not so easy to enter it as other Asian countries have their own "cartoons" that can still be considered anime.

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some of manga is made completely by korean ex= freezing so in my opinion the korean is already at anime business

So do they have the Korean equivalent of anime in Korea, or do they just leave it in manhwa for?

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Isn't freezing a Manwha?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booking_(comics)

I would totally love ID or the breaker as an anime, but that'll only happen if the authors/manwha artists have connections to japan's anime industry. Take the creator of freezing for example, he's a manwha artist (and Unbalance x Unbalance is both a manwha and manga) but the series became an anime

Business. Korea doesn't have as strong a market, and geographically can't reach the big animated markets like Japan. So even if there are Korean anime (original or not), you'd a) need a way to entice Japanese people and b) have enough money to produce sound twice; once in Korean and once in Japanese (since I doubt Japanese people will watch subs over dubs) Also, what attracts Korean audiences differ from Japanese audiences. That holds true to why some North Americans can't stand certain genres of Japanese shows (many people I know can't stand Maken-Ki and some friends I have can't stand the pitch of the female voices in anime)

There are some! Wasn't Shin Angyo Onshi made into a movie?

I think the ones that were made into animes were published in japan. Otherwise they wouldnt get enough support for an anime

Korean stuff is a hit with a certain subculture in Japan, but generally that subculture consists of housewives who love dramas like Winter Sonata. That got an anime because it was mainstream enough to warrant one, but manhwa is a specialized interest with a much smaller audience to appeal to. There might arguably be some racism involved (though it's best not to open up that can of worms), but the primary reason is that there just isn't enough of a market for it. Why should a Japanese company go out of their way to adapt a Korean comic for a Japanese audience when there are plenty of high caliber domestic works? It just doesn't make sense, financially or otherwise.

Hazai is correct here- popular translated pieces have gotten adaptations, but it's an anomaly that only occurs after the market proves itself, and even then it tends to be met with failure more often than success.

Korea needs a more vibrant animation industry of its own for anything more to be possible. As is they mostly just contract gruntwork from major Japanese studios, and based on market showings, that's probably all there is going to be for a sizable amount of time. Japan completely dominates the East Asian animation market.

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There should be more manhwas made into animes! It would be awesome if 1/2 Prince was made into one.

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1/2 Prince was MADE to be an anime. The drawing style, the characters erratic behavior, the wackyness, and the action...it would be perfect!

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Let's make a few clarifications here.

1) Do you mean are there korean comic books that has been made into an animation?
2) Or do you mean are there korean comic books that have been made into Japanese animation?
3) Or do you mean are there korean comic books which have been made into animation for export?
4) Or do you mean are there korean animation?

If 1, There are. You just probably never heard of them.
If 2, Why would anyone make a korean comic into japanese animation when there's Korean animation? Well, I suppose the Jap market for animation is a lot better though...
If 3. I believe they had quite a lot of failed experiences here. So, the industry is likely unmotivated, especially when the Japanese animation is so huge and hard to compete against.
If 4. Again yes. The biggest one right now (3d animation) is called Pororo. It's targeted at pre-k to kindergarten. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pororo_the_Little_Penguin . It's showing one of the biggest success ever in (pure) Korean animation. It's also joint with North Korea .

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I don't think Manhwa will be made into Animes cuz Animes belong to Japanese not Korean! That's all....

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Uh, 1/2 prince is a manhua not a a manhwa.

There are some Korean manhwas that have become animated.

I think there isn't really a big demand for anime in Korea. If you read the credits for anime you can find a good number of people in the credits that have Korean names. So I guess many of the Koreans go to Japan to work because they've got a bigger business there?

There are a lot of great mangas/manhwa/manhuas/webtoons/games out there; sadly, not all of them will be made into animes. It makes me so frustrated when totally bizarre things are picked up, but so many amazing ones are ignored.