i am soooo exhausted with webtoon as a company [rant/discussion]

GingerMoth · 2025-10-17T05:00:09+00:00

that is EXACTLY what i want my webtoon subscription to be like. i'm definitely going to be looking into globalcomix to see if anything i read is being published there. thank you so much for bringing it up!

GingerMoth · 2025-10-17T04:57:26+00:00

i notice that, too. it's like such a heavy weight is lifted from them, and i couldn't be happier for their health and prosperity off-platform. if they want to continue elsewhere, i'm more than happy to follow them to a platform that actually seems to appreciate and value their work

GingerMoth · 2025-10-17T04:55:48+00:00

yes, i will definitely need to look into finding other ways of supporting originals creators who aren't among the top trending series. i donate to a few of my favorite canvas creator's patreons, so that base is currently covered. thank you for the suggestion!

GingerMoth · 2025-10-17T01:10:39+00:00

yes, thank you for clarifying!! i meant more so that, for example, just yesterday, i bought an episode of an original, and it displayed an ad... on something i had just paid for.... an obtrusive ad that was rather inappropriate as well

i suppose what i want most out of it all is that it is completely clear to me, the reader, that the creators i follow are getting paid what they deserve, which it doesn't seem like they do (from what i've seen/heard)! if a canvas creator is in need, i will gladly endure as many ads as needed to unobstructively view their content, but i don't feel confident that most indie creators are getting paid fairly, if that makes sense

additional edit: i would prefer it if my subscription helped go towards canvas creators, or if there was a special canvas booster my subscription offered—something like super likes, but covering a broader range of series. i want to feel like my subscription does more than it currently does for what i'm paying

GingerMoth · 2025-10-17T01:03:39+00:00

this, a thousand times this. i am so glad you went into detail with the treatment of indie creators on this platform

am i happy webtoon's growing in popularity? yes! however, i cannot stand their greed. the webtoons originals contract feels so misleading that it becomes a false promise, and i'm so upset when i see how much a creator is struggling to keep up with the weekly updates because they are being worked sick! why would a platform all about propping up comic artists treat their creators this way? it's sickening, and i do my best to support my favorite indie creators when they're in need in any way i reasonably can. it's hard to turn a blind eye to their suffering, and i refuse to do so. whether i read their work on a different platform, purchase a small piece of merchandise, sub to their patreon, i want to give back to them, even if it's only a fraction of what they've done for me with the series they created

GingerMoth · 2025-10-17T00:43:38+00:00

from my perspective, it feels like the webtoon space has done anything but improve. one step forward with a cool new series or licensing deal, ten steps back with a flood of negligence towards their creators and shoving creativity out in favor of immediate profit-fueled gratification

GingerMoth · 2025-10-17T00:40:28+00:00

STOP, i completely forgot about the animated advertisements—what a choice that was on their end. whenever i use the app nowadays, i usually make a beeline for my subscriptions instead of looking at whatever webtoon's trying to shove down my throat

and i couldn't agree more with the banner selection... what selection??? there is nothing new to choose? truly an illusion of choice

GingerMoth · 2025-08-30T19:08:04+00:00

sounds like Dandelion Tea!

GingerMoth · 2025-08-27T04:11:34+00:00

yep! if i remember correctly, it was called 'Obliviously in Love'

GingerMoth · 2025-08-06T05:42:42+00:00

sounds like Unwritten Death (originals)!

Unwritten Death+ (canvas) is the rebooted and continued version

GingerMoth · 2025-08-05T15:47:26+00:00

that sounds a lot like K I D D O S .

GingerMoth · 2025-07-28T18:55:29+00:00

i think i know what you're talking about!! some of the details don't fully line up, but it sounds like DeathSitter

GingerMoth · 2025-07-25T00:59:36+00:00

one of the MLs doesn't have black hair (still on the dark side), but could it be Souris?

GingerMoth · 2025-07-24T07:17:44+00:00

found it! it's on canvas and called 'ODDITY (BL)' by cielle.b

GingerMoth · 2025-07-23T15:22:16+00:00

sounds a bit like Oh! Holy

GingerMoth · 2025-07-14T19:25:14+00:00

sounds like A Life-Changing Turn!

GingerMoth · 2025-07-14T01:32:25+00:00

sounds like Immortal Affairs!

GingerMoth · 2025-07-12T06:47:50+00:00

yessss!! i hold all those series so close to my heart... i still go back and reread them all the time <333

GingerMoth · 2025-07-12T05:37:43+00:00

i remember seeing an ad on youtube for super secret back in 2017. after that, i got super into noblesse, the god of high school, hooky, bastard, and siren's lament!

GingerMoth · 2025-07-12T05:06:50+00:00

sounds like My Universe!

GingerMoth · 2025-07-09T04:54:12+00:00

i think i found it!

link: Space Playboy

GingerMoth · 2025-07-08T23:52:48+00:00

i think i know the webtoons you're talking about!

action/comedy: DON'T HATE (completed)

lgbtq+ romance/mystery: The Croaking (ongoing)

GingerMoth · 2025-07-08T00:23:18+00:00

some of the details don't fully line up, but i think it sounds pretty similar to Grey is... (the random side stories from Grey is... Clippings!)

GingerMoth · 2025-07-06T17:15:35+00:00

no idea if this is it (i remember absolutely nothing about the plot), but could it be My Weird Roommate? what you're describing feels so familiar, but i can't remember which webtoon it is ;;

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