Sales Webtoon has stopped on major platforms
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Controversial Webtoon’s plan live adaptation My love elementary school students After widespread opposition, it has been cancelled in the description of the romantic relationship between a female elementary school teacher and her male student.
On July 4, production company Meta New Line announced that it would suspend all plans and developments in the series, citing “serious concerns raised by society” and acknowledge “changing public sensitivity and expectations.” The company also apologized to the original creator for a re-review of Webtoon in 2015-2020, which was previously serialized on the platform. Lezi comics.
The story centers on a female teacher who develops a romantic feeling for a man she meets through online games, but later discovers that he is a fifth-grade student in the class. The premise has aroused the anger of educators, parents and readers, and many criticized the work for alleged romanticized behavior.
South Korea’s largest alliance of teachers, the Federation of Korean Teachers Associations (KFTA), led the call for the show to cancel, warning the story to “sexualize minors” and undermine public trust in the teaching profession.
In response to the growing protests, major platforms including the Naver series, Page CocoaRidibooks has pulled the original web station out of the sale. Naver said “a large number of users have caused concerns about the content”, and Kakao Entertainment Confirm that it stopped distribution when coordinated with the publisher.
As of now, there are no plans to resume production or re-release the series on digital platforms. Unavailable Webtoon in English.
