Fiction Podcast Meet Cute To Adapt Manta Comic ‘I’ve Become A True Villainess’

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EXCLUSIVE: Korean digital comics platform Manta is combining with fiction podcast Meet Cute on an adaptation of I’ve Become A True Villainess.

Marking Manta’s debut venture into audio storytelling, the collaboration will produce a scripted audio drama series, scheduled to debut on June 11 across all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Romance fantasy I’ve Become A True Villainess follows the journey of a college student who wakes up to find herself trapped in the body of Seria Sterne, the villainess of a romance novel she had been reading.

Now inhabiting Seria’s persona, she must navigate her new reality to avoid the villainess’s fate. “We are excited to collaborate with Meet Cute to breathe life into I’ve Become A True Villainess in audio form,” said Travis Kim, CEO at Manta. “This partnership exemplifies the versatility of Manta’s storytelling and our unwavering commitment to delivering engaging narratives across different mediums.” Naomi Shah, CEO and Founder at Meet Cute, said: “When we first read I’ve Become A True Villainess, we immediately knew it was a special title and were drawn to the character arcs in the webcomic and its robust fanbase.