“Awesome” K-drama now an anime show on Crunchyroll

K-drama and manhwa fans can rejoice now as the anime adaptation of True Beauty is finally coming to Crunchyroll.

True Beauty is a popular name in the manhwa and K-drama fandoms. Written and illustrated by Na-young Kim, this romantic comedy debuted as a webtoon in 2018, before finally concluding in 2023.

The famous comic was later adapted into a romantic K-drama starring Moon Ka-young, Cha Eun-woo, Hwang In-youp, and Park Yoo-na. The TV show premiered in 2020 and ran for 16 episodes.

Now, the series is ready to conquer another entertainment medium as it’s become an anime show. The anime is co-produced by Crunchyroll and Naver Webtoons while Studio N and Cocktail Media handle the animation.

The anime series is exclusively streaming on Crunchyroll from August 7, 2024. As of yet, there hasn’t been any mention of the episode count.

True Beauty follows Lim Jugyoung, who’s been bullied by her peers in middle school because of her appearance. Not willing to suffer the same indignities in high school, she begins changing her looks with make-up while hiding it from everyone.

While things have been going great for her since then, with everyone obsessed with her beauty, all is about to change soon. When the handsome Lee Suho enrolls in her school, he not only becomes instantly popular but also ends up seeing her real face.

The rest of the story follows the duo as Jugyoung does everything to prevent Suho from revealing her secret. True to every romance manhwa, there are plenty of dramatic and heart-pounding moments sprinkled in between.

Fans of the K-drama and manhwa are pretty excited about the anime. As one X user wrote, “The K-drama was awesome, I’m curious to watch the anime!”

“The K-drama was such a good experience, I wonder if an anime can keep up with that. A show in Japanese that’s supposed to play in Korea sounded a bit off when I watched Solo Leveling, but I’ll give it a shot,” shared another.

“My WEBTOON got a K-drama and now an anime. I have the best taste for real,” commented a third.

For other Summer 2024 anime, check out our guides to Oshi no Ko Season 2, Tower of God Season 2, and Fairy Tail: 100-Years Quest.