NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Creator-first digital storytelling platform TapasKakao Entertainment’s subsidiary, titled, The Beginning After the End, one of its most popular webcomic titles (hereafter “TBATE”) was announced by Yen Press as a graphic book. Volume 6 will include this title. This extension extends the existing partnership between Yen Press and which had already released volume 1 in August. Volume 2 of “TBATE” will be available in February, and the remaining volumes will be available for a triannual release.
This announcement was made at Anime NY, where TurtleMe’s creator attended his first ever face reveal. TurtleMe attracted large crowds during the three day event. More than 800 people attended TurtleMe’s creator reveal panel session at Tapas booth as well as additional signing sessions.
“Over the weekend I met my fans for Anime NYC. I was able to meet fans who had traveled all the way from far away. Japan Korea, it really struck me how much The Beginning After End has grown worldwide over the years,” he said. Tae Ha LeeTurtleMe is a better-known name. “My sincere thanks to all my fans who came to see and support me at Anime NYC.” “I look forward to attending more events in person in 2023!” He concluded.
“The Yen Press Team is excited to continue the print partnership with TurtleMe and TBATE,” said Director of Sales at Yen Press. It’s also clear so are the fans – we sold out of TBATE books at our booth after the volume 2-6 announcement,” said Director of Sales and Marketing at Yen Press, Mark De Vera.
TurtleMe first introduced “TBATE” as a webnovel. Fuyuki23 illustrated it. Tapas Original, a worldwide hit, has been translated into Korean Japanese Chinese, French, and French. This book has millions of fans around the world. Arthur, a former King in a previous life, is reincarnated in a new world full of magic and monsters, and is on an adventure to discover his place in this new world.
Tapas temporarily unlocks all episodes of TBATE Season One ahead of Anime NYC. This means that all users can access it until the end of the event. Dec. 2 and unveiled an update to its existing “Wait Until Free” feature. Tapas users can now unlock premium episodes every 3 hours from over 100 of their top series for free. Tapas is aiming to build creator fan communities and increase access to major hit titles.
Tapas is dedicated to connecting creators with the content they love. “We continue to honor our commitment to making premium series of the best available every three hours free for all users,” stated Tapas. Chang KimTapas Entertainment CEO.
Readers can now dive into their favourite genres, including “TBATE,” Overgeared,” “The Viridescent Tiara” and “The Siren” with the latest feature update. Every three hours, a new series will be added to the collection. This will allow avid readers to continue to enjoy more content.
Tapas At Anime NYC media kit linked here.
Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment provides a comprehensive entertainment experience for Kpop fans around the world, with webtoons as well as TV dramas/films. Headquartered here Seoul, KoreaKakao Entertainment’s business portfolio is well-diversified across three divisions, Story, Media, and Music. Kakao Webtoon, Tapas and Tapas are its top platforms for delivering original webcomic and webnovel IPs. Kakao Entertainment has a media division that boasts a network of production studios and directors as well as writers and editors for TV films and TV dramas. There are also some 150 actors worldwide under its management. Korea’s No.1 music business is located within its sector-leading music division. Melon is Korea’s No. 1 streaming platform and boasts a star-studded list of K-pop artists under its multilabel management system. Kakao Entertainment has a partnership with Korea’s most renowned tech company Kakao Corporation.
About Tapas
Tapas was founded in 2012 and is a global leader in digital publishing platforms for webcomics, web novels, and other webcomics. It distributes over 500,000 copies. 1.6M The episodes are available in almost all languages 100K Series from established storytellers as well as independent content creators. 10MStrong community that results in over 8B views.
Global offices located in Los Angeles, SeoulAnd Beijing, and a wide variety of publishing partners including Scholastic Press, Yen Press and Podium. Tapas won the 2020 Ringo Award for Favorite Publisher, and was nominated for their first Eisner nominations. Tapas is a well-known name in its latest endeavor, Tapas. $500M Acquisition by entertainment giant Kakao Entertainment. Tapas is the premier digital destination for creating and consuming the stories that you love.
Tapas Entertainment is the owner of Tapas. Visit www.tapas.io for more information.
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What to do after the End?
The bestselling novel is now a comic. Tapas’s The Beginning After the End (TBATE), comic is a fantasy/action series. It has been viewed millions upon millions. It has been translated in six languages and is currently a top-rated trending title for online publishers all over the globe. It has also been a huge audiobook.
Synopsis: Arthur, who was a former King in a previous life, is reincarnated to a new world of magic and monsters. He has the chance to relive his childhood. There is a shadow that threatens to overthrow everything he has done for. He questions his purpose in being born again.
For more information, visit the series comic or novel page.
TurtleMe
TurtleMe, Tae Ha LeeCreator of The Beginning After the EndTapas’ #1 webcomic and webnovel series is. Korean American storyteller, he grew up reading action fantasy books in English and Korean. This inspired him to create his own series which combines eastern and western literature. Fuyuki23 artist has collaborated with The Beginning After the End to bring you both the webnovel as well as the webcomic series. They update in short, fast-paced segments to create an epic fantasy. It follows the adventures of Arthur Leywin, who is reincarnated into a new life full of magic and twisted destiny.
The novel was first published in 2016 and has been updated every week since. It is now on its tenth edition. The Beginning After the End—commonly addressed as TBATE amongst fans—was adapted into a webcomic in early 2018 and is now in its fifth season. The web novel is available as an audiobook through Audible and in English. The webcomic is currently published in America. Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, France, Germany, MexicoAnd India Printed by Yen Press. August 2022.
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