Webtoon series bold Vietnamese cultural indentity

Born in Korea in 2003 and since the success of Hun’s Secret (2013), the webtoon quickly became a global phenomenon and created a wave of creations in many countries around the world, including Korea. Vietnam.

Although it is quite young (5 years), in recent years Webtoon Vietnam has gradually asserted its position with the birth of a series of works imbued with Vietnamese identity, including works that have been adapted. into a sitcom, winning many prestigious international awards.

CANH HOA TROI GIUA HOANG TRIEU

As one of the flagships of the Vietnamese Webtoon village, few people know that before achieving its current success, Canh hoa troi giua hoang trieu encountered many difficulties when trying to get the story published. paper. After being published online in the form of Webtoon, the work was quickly received and became a source of inspiration for many artists who are passionate about creating Webtoons.

Choosing a difficult topic, Canh hoa troi giua hoang trieu was inspired by a real figure in history – the first and only queen of Vietnam: Ly Chieu Hoang.

Set at the end of the Ly Dynasty, after bringing our country’s politics, society, culture, and military to outstanding development that no other dynasty had been able to do before, the Ly Dynasty entered a period of decline, the Tran Dynasty began. beginning a usurpation with a political marriage. Childhood love started an unprecedented transfer of power: the beginning and end of two of the most brilliant feudal dynasties in history.

LAC TROI

Originating from the famous MV of Son Tung MTP, the webtoon Lac Troi was launched in 2020 by two famous authors in the Vietnamese comic world: Nguyen Huynh Bao Chau (Chau Chat Chem) and Can Tieu Hy.

Continuing the story of the prince in the MV of the same name in the context of the fictional Dai Nam country, the series revolves around the ups and downs of the life of Ninth Prince Tran Dang Son – who was estranged and despised due to his lowly origin. This character’s design was inspired by Son Tung M-TP with silver hair in the MV Lac drift.

Since its launch, Lac Troi has attracted a large number of readers. The work is one of the Webtoons that is considered to be both meticulous in terms of images and script, while also imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity.

BAM THAY TUONG CO THAY VU DEN TIM

Last December, the Vietnamese Webtoon comic book world was excited when they received the good news that the work Rain in a moon night by author Hoang Tuong Vy won the Bronze prize in the International Manga Award.

With a gentle plot set in a context rich in ancient Vietnamese countryside, the work Rain in a moon night come to tell the daily story of a monk and a traditional healer. The series won over readers with its poetic countryside scenes, interwoven with a gentle, warm love story.

BAD LUCK

Bad Luck by author Chau Chat Chem was a popular online series on Vietnamese social networks in 2016. Set in everyday life in Vietnam, Bad Luck is a story about An, a 17-year-old girl who realizes she has the ability to bring endless bad luck to others through the ability to curse.

At a time when Vietnamese comics were not yet famous, Bad Luck created a strong wave in the Vietnamese comic book industry. That success helped Bad Luck to be quickly published with financial support from the community, and then continue to be adapted into Webtoon, Sitcom and expected to be a movie in the future.

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