In the ruthless world of tomb raiders and relics, one underdog turns the tables in a legendary Jeju Island heist that becomes the stuff of manhwa legend. Jooheon Suh uses foresight, trickery, and nerves of steel to humiliate a powerful rival and announce himself as a true Tomb Raider. The single raid now defines the series blend of strategy, spectacle, and revenge, and is now finally set to get a TV anime adaptation.

The Korean webtoon Tomb Raider King is getting its first TV anime adaptation, set to premiere in July 2026 under the Japanese title Tōkutsuō. The series will air in Japan on Fuji TV, followed by Kansai TV and other networks, bringing the webtoon mix of fantasy, isekai-style time-travel, and high-stakes treasure-hunting to a broader anime audience.

Produced by STUDIO EEK, the project is essentially a Korean-animated series localized for Japanese broadcast. The Korean girl group QWER performing the opening theme 'Show Down' in Japanese. Tomb Raider King follows Jooheon Suh, a relic-raiding mercenary who gets betrayed, left to die, and then inexplicably sent back 15 years before the world's mysterious tombs and their supernatural relics first appeared.

Armed with knowledge of the future and the hierarchies of relic-based power, he sets out to climb the ladder of tombs, relics, and influence, turning his underdog status into a calculated bid to become the Tomb Raider King. With voice casting led by Yoshimasa Hosoya as Ryōga Gōriki (Jooheon Suh), Saori Hayami as Irene Holton, and Junichi Suwabe as Taisei Ōgawara (Taejoon Kwon), the anime leans into both flashy action and character-driven intrigue.

While Tomb Raider King makes the leap from webtoon to anime, another cult classic is getting its own exciting new format.

Samurai Champloo heads to live-action adaptation

The cult-classic anime Samurai Champloo is set to return not just as a fondly remembered series but as a live-action adaptation, reigniting interest in its unique blend of Edo-period swordplay and hip-hop swagger. The adaptation promises to translate Mugen, Jin, and Fuu's road-trip odyssey, chasing the mysterious samurai who smells of sunflowers.

By shifting from cel-shaded animation to naturalistic cinematography, the live-action version will likely lean into the grittier edges of the world while keeping the music, dialogue rhythm, and scrappy spirit that made the original a standout. This move into live-action is part of a broader trend where anime and webtoon properties are being re-imagined across formats, animated series, TV anime, and now flesh-and-blood films, each aiming to capture the core of a story while tailoring it to new audiences.

Just as Tomb Raider King is being reworked from a Korean webtoon into a Japanese-airing anime, the Samurai Champloo live-action outing reflects the same creative challenge: how to keep the soul intact when the medium changes. In that sense, these projects are all adapting to survive outside their original skins, trusting that the right collaborators can translate style, character, and heart into whatever form comes next.

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Written by

Pratham Gurung

Edited by

Adiba Nizami