{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d977405b296366a1703fc6f2","clusterId":"c_369d8be8af18e2ffc4f6ee39","slug":"kakao-games-partners-with-the-grimm-entertainment-for-webtoon-games","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kakao Games Partners With The Grimm Entertainment for Webtoon Games","summary":"Kakao Games announced on August 4 that it will work with webtoon studio The Grimm Entertainment to develop and publish games based on its popular comic and webtoon properties. The Grimm Entertainment owns IPs including Manager Kim and Lookism, and is known for Viral Hit, which inspired an anime and a Japanese live-action adaptation. The companies aim to attract global interest through game adaptations.","whyItMatters":"The partnership turns The Grimm Entertainment's popular webtoon IPs, including Lookism and Viral Hit, into games, extending their reach across media formats.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKakao Games has agreed to develop and publish games based on webtoons from The Grimm Entertainment, the studio founded by webtoon artist Taejun Pak. The deal covers popular properties such as Manager Kim and Lookism, both of which have found audiences in South Korea and internationally. The Grimm Entertainment is also behind Viral Hit, a webtoon that already spawned an anime and a Japanese live-action adaptation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKakao Games CEO Si-woo Lee said the partnership brings powerful IP and a strong fanbase together, with the goal of creating games that draw significant interest in global markets. The Grimm Entertainment CEO Hyung-soo Ahn said combining the studio\u0026#39;s IP with Kakao Games\u0026#39; experience in game services could create another example of adapting a single IP across multiple media.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kakao Games is partnering with The Grimm Entertainment to turn webtoon IPs like Lookism and Manager Kim into games. Viral Hit, already an anime and live-action series, is also in the studio's catalog.","twitterPost":"Kakao Games will develop games based on webtoons from The Grimm Entertainment, the studio behind Lookism, Manager Kim, and Viral Hit.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kakao Games announced a partnership with The Grimm Entertainment to develop and publish games based on popular webtoon IPs like Lookism and Manager Kim. The studio, founded by Taejun Pak, also created Viral Hit, which has seen anime and live-action adaptations.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/kakao-games-partners-with-the-grimm-entertainment-to-develop-games-based-on-webtoons/.240784\",\"title\":\"Kakao Games Partners With The Grimm Entertainment to Develop Games Based on Webtoons\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4186,"outputTokens":572,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787898604,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T06:19:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T06:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:19:35.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_369d8be8af18e2ffc4f6ee39","canonicalTitle":"News\nKakao Games Partners With The Grimm Entertainment to Develop Games Based on Webtoons","representativeArticleId":"a_6aa22e3685cc8b1ccb883209","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Manager Kim\",\"Lookism\"],\"studios\":[\"Kakao Games\",\"The Grimm Entertainment\"],\"people\":[\"Taejun Pak\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-23T19:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-23T19:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:21:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/kakao-games-partners-with-the-grimm-entertainment-to-develop-games-based-on-webtoons/.240784","title":"News\nKakao Games Partners With The Grimm Entertainment to Develop Games Based on Webtoons"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Manager Kim","Lookism"],"studios":["Kakao Games","The Grimm Entertainment"],"people":["Taejun Pak"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}