The webtoon “Dark Moon: The Blood Altar,” based on K-pop’s own ENHYPEN that has surpassed 200 million views, is being produced into an anime in Japan.

HYBE announced the good news recently, saying that the anime adaptation will begin airing on 9 January next year on Japanese TV channels and animation platforms, including Crunchyroll.

There will be 12 episodes overall, at least for the time being.

HYBE explained, “The animation adaptation of ‘Dark Moon: Altar of the Moon’ is significant in that it marks the expansion of a story IP that originated in K-pop into webtoon and animation, and its completion in Japan, the birthplace of the IP.”

They added, “This will provide fans with a new way to experience the world of Dark Moon more vividly.”

“Dark Moon: The Blood Altar” is an urban fantasy teen romance that depicts the fated story of seven vampire boys and one girl, and is an IP connected to ENHYPEN’s musical universe.

(Photo Source: ENHYPEN IG, Donga)

The South Korean hit, “Marry My Husband” is set to have a Japanese adaptation soon.

As reported on News1, production company Studio Dragon shared the news on 14 February, saying, “We are in the planning stage for the Japanese version of ‘Marry My Husband’. Detailed casting and schedule have not yet been determined.”

However, the studio stressed that the Japanese version is not a remake of the Korean drama, but will be based on the original webtoon by Sung So-jak.

The Korean TV series stars Park Min-young as a cancer patient who finds herself being given a second chance in life after she was accidentally murdered by her cheating husband.

The drama co-stars Na In-woo, Lee Yi-kyung and Song Ha-yoon among others.

(Photo Source: News1, Soompi)