Lookism, a popular South Korean manga authored by Park Tae-joon, will be adapted into an anime series by Netflix. The fall 2022 anime season has been exciting.
While there are already some amazing anime on the road, producers have not stopped announcing new titles. It’s exciting to see South Korean creators join the fray as well.
Korean webtoons have been a popular genre on the Internet for a while, and with Korean pop culture becoming a rage in recent years, it was only a matter of time until manhwa and webtoons appeared in animated media.
The plot centers around a high school kid who has the ability to flip between two bodies: one overweight and ugly and one athletic and gorgeous. It was just reported that Netflix would stream an animated version of the webtoon, and we will tell you all you need to know about it in this post.
1. Lookism Release Date
The announcement was made at the Netflix Tudum event, according to the official Twitter of Netflix Anime. As announced in the Tweet, the Lookism anime will premiere on November 4, 2022.
The adaptation will be produced by Studio Mar and will not be made in a traditional anime style but will follow the style of the original webtoon.
2. Key Visuals
A new key visual was also released by the official Twitter account of Netflix.
In the key visual we see the characters for the upcoming anime while confirming its production and release date.
Following the key visual the official youtube account of Netflix released a trailer for the anime.
The teaser released on September 25, 2022, confirmed the anime adaptation of the popular manga Lookism.
The other trailer showed more of the life that Daniel Park lives when he becomes more attractive and athletic.
4. Characters in Lookism
The list of characters that play major roles in the plot of the anime are-
I. Park, Hyung Suk
He has a strong, athletic body and is extraordinarily attractive, which is his most prominent characteristic, leaving women smitten and men intimidated.
II. Lee, Eun Tae
Although he appears to look scary and menacing, Euntae is actually very pure-hearted and innocent.
III. Kim Jake
Jake is a charming and charismatic individual who, initially, is polite to everyone he meets.
IV. Lee, Jing Sung
He is a secondary character in Lookism. He is a student in the fashion department of J High School, as well as Mira’s love interest.
V. Hong, Jael Yeol
Jay has a fair-skinned muscular build and average height. His eyes have always been hidden by his long blonde bangs, even noted by side characters that they don’t move while he runs
5. Expected Plot
The storyline of theLookism anime is unknown at the time. We know it will adapt a portion of the original webtoon, but we have no clue how far it will go in that regard. What follows is a general description of the webtoon’s narrative, so you may get a sense of what to expect from the animated series, even if just on a broad level.
Daniel Park, also known as Park Hyung Suk, is an unpopular, obese, and unattractive high school student who is ridiculed and despised. Logan Lee constantly bullies and harasses him on a daily basis, and he frequently vents his rage verbally at his mother.
He transfers to Seoul and enrolls in a new high school, determined to escape his current troubles and start again.
However, one night while on vacation, he transforms into a tall, strong, and highly attractive man. He also understands that sleeping in one body causes him to wake up in the other and that no matter how long he has been awake, he always feels refreshed in the body he occupies.
His days are always split between his two bodies, his lovely body during the day and his original body at night.
As Daniel navigates his existence with two bodies, he realizes how often society discriminates against people merely because they are unattractive or different. Thus, the series is aptly titled “Lookism.”
6. Cast
| Character | Voice Actor | Other Works |
| Park, Hyung Suk | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Kirito (Sword Art Online) |
| Lee, Jing Sung | Wataru Urata | Takatsu Hiroomi (Diamond No Ace) |
| Park Ha Neul | Saori Hayami | Yor (Spy x Family) |
| Lee, Eun Tae | Shunsuke Takeuchi | Makoto Suzuki( Tokyo Revengers) |
7. About Lookism
Lookism is a South Korean manhwa by author Park Tae Joon. It is published on Naver, LINE Webtoon, and other services. It started out in 2019 and is still ongoing.
Netflix will stream an anime adaptation of the series in November 2022. It is about a high school student, Daniel Park, who is a fat and ugly student who gets frequently bullied. One day he wakes up in another body that is so handsome that he realizes how looks matter.
He tries to keep his two bodies a secret and navigate through school life but not without getting involved in a ton of problems.
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