K-Comics Make Inroads with North American Buyers and Fans
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA, AUG 5 – KOCCA facilitated $15.7 million in export deals through 231 business meetings involving 10 Korean companies and 74 North American buyers at a major industry event.
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KOCCA successfully concluded the second-year K-Story&Comics in America in Los Angeles on August 3, 2025.
- Designed to support Korean content creators, KOCCA held the K-Story & Comics in America B2B program in Los Angeles from July 30 to August 1 to facilitate networking with global buyers and fans.
- A total of 231 business meetings were held at the Hudson Loft, generating export deals worth approximately $15.7 million, involving around 74 North American and 10 Korean content companies.
- Over 25,000 visitors attended the K-Story&Comics exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center during KCON LA 2025, with Vivravo partnering with Toon Pocket.
- Looking forward, KOCCA plans to take K-Story&Comics to Japan in September, the Taiwan region in October, Thailand in December, and participate in the Frankfurt Book Fair, aiming to expand Korean comics globally.
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From July 30 to August 3, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in partnership with the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), hosted the K-Story&Comics event in Los Angeles. The initiative aimed to enhance the global presence of Korean comics and achieved notable success through substantial export deals and extensive public engagement. Now in its second year as a combined B2B and B2C platform, K-Story&Comics witnessed a significant turno…
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