Gametoon has teamed up with Professor Na Min-ae—renowned as a 'literacy expert' and top-rated lecturer at Seoul National University—to launch 'Na Min-ae's Literacy Game', an educational comic series tailored for primary schoolers.

Set in South Korea in the year 2125, the narrative unfolds in a society crippled by a pervasive literacy crisis. Children navigate this world by entering a virtual capsule to play the titular 'Literacy Game'. Within this digital landscape, they transform into characters like Grim Reapers, werewolves, and Gumiho to embark on adventures, systematically mastering core literacy skills through a 100-stage quest.

The series cleverly weaves in traditional games familiar to children—think Alkkagi, Korean typing games, spoon racing, and Yut Nori—to ensure the learning process feels like play. Each chapter concludes with a quiz section, creating a natural cycle of reading, understanding, and reviewing.

Professor Na Min-ae began this project while pondering how to help her own primary-school-aged child develop literacy in a fun and engaging way. Seeing the recent social anxiety over declining literacy rates, she designed this 'game-style educational comic' to spark interest. She was deeply involved from the get-go, overseeing everything from story beats and difficulty balancing to the overall conceptual direction.

The series hit the bestseller list immediately upon release, earning a perfect 10/10 rating from both parents and children alike. Readers have been chiming in with praise, noting, 'It's so fun that my child picks up the book on their own,' and 'It doesn't feel like studying, yet their literacy is clearly improving.' Riding this wave of popularity, 'Na Min-ae's Literacy Game 2' is slated for release on the 26th.

Professor Na remarks, 'For today's children, reading time is about building the stamina to sit and focus. In this age of video addiction, I believe the best gift a parent can give is a comic that is both entertaining and educational. I created this like offering a nutritious supplement that happens to taste like candy.' She also pledged, 'A portion of the royalties will be donated to children's hospitals and welfare institutions. It would be incredibly rewarding if children could hone their literacy while the proceeds go back to supporting them.'

The publisher claims, "'Na Min-ae's Literacy Game' perfectly balances entertainment with educational outcomes, offering a fresh solution for Korean language learning that satisfies both parents and kids."