LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd.
“LINE Manga” original webtoon work “Fighting Self Study” will be made into a TV anime! Broadcast starts on Fuji TV “+Ultra” from April 2024 Teaser visual and teaser PV are also released today!
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LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masamine Takahashi) has released the original work “Fight Self Study” for the electronic comic service “LINE Manga” https://manga.line.me/ operated by the company. We would like to inform you that it has been decided that “ (original work: PTJ cartoon company, illustration: Kim Jong-hyun) will be made into a TV anime.
[Image 1: https://prtimes.jp/i/63705/297/resize/d63705-297-fc74944ccbef6aef4202-0.jpg&s3=63705-297-51b630bd94ccbec654bb6711ce3c7fa4-1910×2700.jpg] (C) PTJ cartoon company/Kim Jong-hyun/LDF/Fight Self-Study Production Committee It has been decided that LINE Manga’s original webtoon work “Fighting Self Study”, which has been viewed 460 million times domestically (*1) and more than 2 billion times globally (*2), will be made into an anime.
This work is a battle action story depicting the poor and weak protagonist Kota Shimura, who uses a secret channel to “teach himself how to fight” and turns the school caste upside down by streaming fight-themed videos.
It was selected as a “Judging Committee Recommended Work” in the Manga Division of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival, and also ranked first in the “Ranking of original LINE Manga works that should be made into anime (male version).” “Fighting Self Study”, which has been eagerly awaited to be made into an anime due to its high popularity, has finally been made into a TV anime and will begin broadcasting on Fuji TV’s “+Ultra” from April 2024.
Along with the announcement of the TV anime adaptation, the teaser visual and teaser PV were also released today.
In the teaser visual, the bullied Kota takes on a fighting pose as if he has made up his mind about something, even though he is being chased by countless hands, feet, smartphones, etc., as if to express heckling from the viewers. The situation is depicted.
Furthermore, in the teaser PV, the daily life of Kota, who is bullied at school and forced to work part-time, and how he stands up to the bully, is set to powerful BGM. Also pay close attention to the characters surrounding Kota, including Kanegon.
To commemorate the anime adaptation, LINE Manga is running a campaign for a limited time that allows you to read “Fighting Self-study” at a discount, including increasing the number of free stories and distributing gift certificates. Please enjoy the original webtoon and wait for further updates in preparation for the broadcast in April. In addition, a campaign is currently underway on X (formerly Twitter) where 30 people will be randomly selected to receive a 10,000 yen Amazon gift card with original design for fighting self-study. By following “LINE Manga” Official X (https://twitter.com/LINEmanga) and TV anime “Kenkadokugaku” Official X
(http://twitter.com/kenkadokugaku_A/) and reposting the relevant post, you can You can participate. Furthermore, as a double chance, we will give away 10,000 yen worth of manga coins to 10 people who will be randomly selected from among those who repost the quote with “#Fight Self-study Animation”.
LINE Manga will continue to strengthen various initiatives with the aim of further developing and revitalizing the manga market. *1) As of February 2024 *2) As of December 2023
TV anime “Fighting Self-study” Teaser PV
URL: https://youtu.be/mDUQJp_rpvo
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[Original work/T.Jun comment]
“If someone like me, a weak person, was told that I could make money by broadcasting fights, would I actually do it?” I never imagined that my fantasy from 10 years ago would be turned into an anime and shown to the world like this. did not.
I would like to thank all the staff and people involved who worked hard together, and all the readers who supported “Fighting
Self-study”.
Thank you for your support and for watching the TV anime “Fighting Self Study.” thank you!
[Illustrator: Kim Jeong-hyeon comment]
nice to meet you. I’m Kim Jeong-hyun, who was in charge of the animation for “King Dostu.”
I think it will be a truly thrilling experience to see the characters you created with your own hands move right in front of your eyes as if they were alive.
I would be happy if readers could feel this same excitement. I always pray for your happiness!
“LINE Manga” campaign overview
1. Free episode increase campaign
During the period, episodes 1 to 20 of “Fight Self Study” will be released for free on “LINE Manga”.
Campaign period: ~ February 22, 2024 (Thursday) 23:59
2. Gift certificate distribution
During the period, 10 “gift coupons” will be distributed on LINE Manga, each of which allows you to read one episode of “Fighting Self Study” for free (*only episodes eligible for “Mainichi ¥0”). Campaign period: ~ February 16, 2024 (Friday) 23:59
Animation decision commemorative X campaign overview
We will be giving away a 10,000 yen Amazon gift card worth 10,000 yen to 30 lucky winners through a lottery. You can follow “LINE Manga” Official X (https://twitter.com/LINEmanga) and TV anime
“Kenkadokugaku” Official X (http://twitter.com/kenkadokugaku_A/) and participate by reposting the relevant post. Masu.
Furthermore, as a double chance, we will give away 10,000 yen worth of manga coins to 10 people who will be randomly selected from among those who repost the quote with “#Fight Self-study Animation”. Campaign period: February 10, 2024 (Saturday) to February 16, 2024 (Friday) 23:59
TV anime “Fighting Self Study” work overview
Broadcast starts in April on Fuji TV “+Ultra”
【introduction】
“Appearance Supremacy” created by T.Jun, which has been viewed over 10 billion times (*) worldwide.
“Fighting Self-Study”, which depicts the life of the weakest high school student who becomes a video streamer, has finally been made into an anime! !
Kota Shimura is a high school student at the bottom of the school caste who lives in poverty to earn money for his mother’s
hospitalization expenses.
At school, he was treated like trash by the delinquent Hamaken, and he despaired every day of his life as a loser.
One day, a fight with my classmate Kanegon was accidentally broadcast live to the whole world! ?
The video of the extremely nasty fight between the two bottoms spread in an instant, and exceeded 10 million views in one night! ! ! Knowing that the number of views makes money, Kota’s opponents escalate to delinquents, Yankees, and professional fighters… A professional bullied child begins a counterattack────! ! ! *) As of August 2023
【staff】
“Fighting self-study”
Original work: PTJ cartoon company
Illustration: Kim Jong Hyun (serialized in “LINE Manga”)
Director Masakazu Hishida
Series composition Toshiya Ohno
Character design Satomi Miyazaki
Music Yutaka Yamada
Animation production Okuruto Noboru
produce slow curve
[TV anime broadcast information]
Broadcast starts in April 2024 on Fuji TV “+Ultra”
[WEB]
Official homepage: http://kenkadokugaku.com
Official X (old Twitter): http://twitter.com/kenkadokugaku_A/ What is “+Ultra”?
Based on the concept of “wanting to spread anime culture overseas,” this is Fuji TV’s late-night anime slot that is broadcast not only to Japan but to the entire world. Fuji Television, Crunchyroll, and Slow Curve have teamed up to deliver high-quality, world-class anime works. Original webtoon “Fighting Self Study” work introduction
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“Fighting self-study”
Original work: PTJ cartoon company
Illustration: Kim Jong Hyun
Distribution information: Updated every Saturday URL:
https://lin.ee/pyMiAsl/pnjo
The main character, Kota Shimura, who is poor and weak, ends up distributing videos on the video distribution service New Tube. Kota decides to make a video with the theme of fighting, but is at a loss as he doesn’t know how to fight. At that time, Kota finds a secret channel that teaches him how to fight…and gradually learns how to fight on his own. The school caste turns upside down every time it gets stronger and more exciting fight videos are taken!
About LINE Manga
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LINE Manga is an electronic comic service that allows you to easily enjoy manga works on your smartphone or tablet. “WEBTOON Worldwide Service” is an alliance of platform services that is by far the largest in the world in its market, with 85 million monthly users globally, over 200 million cumulative downloads, and a monthly circulation of over 10 billion yen. We are expanding into the Japanese market as a member of
The service started in Japan in 2013, and has continued to grow, currently ranking number one in cumulative downloads of manga apps in Japan. In addition, this service has over 1,500 titles of original works, exclusive distribution works, and advance distribution works that can only be read on LINE Manga, and has gained wide support. We are also focusing on “webtoon”, a color digital comic that is read from top to bottom in a vertically scrolling format that is suitable for viewing on smart devices.
*Cumulative number of domestic manga app downloads (April 2013 to December 2022) / iOS & Google Play total / Source: data.ai (name changed from App Annie)
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