Korean manhwa getting anime adaptations is great—the growing number of webtoon and manhwa adaptations shows the medium's international appeal. The cast is absolutely stacked with veterans; Yoshimasa Hosoya, Saori Hayami, and Junichi Suwabe bring incredible experience to their roles. Time travel tomb raiding sounds really unique—combining supernatural relics with a second-chance time loop creates compelling narrative potential. QWER doing the opening is an interesting choice; having a South Korean girl band perform connects the anime to its manhwa origins.

An official Japanese website and X (formerly Twitter) account opened for the South Korean animated adaptation of SAN.G's Tomb Raider King web novel series today, revealing a trailer, teaser visual, main cast, production staff, theme song details and a planned July 2026 broadcast date.

WATCH THE TRAILER: Tomb Raider King Animated Series Trailer

Tomb Raider King Animated Series Teaser Visual

Main Cast

Ryoga Goriki/Jooheon Suh - Yoshimasa Hosoya (Known for: Doppo in Bungo Stray Dogs)

Irene Holton - Saori Hayami (Known for: Yori in SPY x FAMILY)

Taisei Oogawara/Taejoon Kwon - Junichi Suwabe (Known for: Sukuna in JUJUTSU KAISEN)

Opening Theme

"SHOW DOWN" performed by South Korean girl band QWER

Production Staff

Director/Series Composer: Seung Wook Woo (Hunter x Hunter episode director)

Animation Studio: STUDIO EEK

Character Designer: Hyun Joung Lee

Chief Animation Directors: Hyun Joung Lee, Hyung Jun Heo

Color Designer: Jee Sun Hwang

Art Director: Seung Chan Kang

Art Designers: Ha Gwon Bong, Ju Hyeon Jang, Seung Heui Kim

Directors of Photography: Joo Ri Jung, Kwan Hyeong Lee, Mi Youn Song

Sound Directors: Gun Yoon, Kisuke Koizumi

Music Composer: Ju Young Kim

About the Series

Yen Press publishes an official English version of the Tomb Raider King manhwa, which is adapted by Yuns (REDICE STUDIO) and features art by 3B2S.

The Story

In the year 2025, mysterious tombs appeared all over the world, each housing an ancient relic granting supernatural abilities. The lucky few who quickly obtained these relics ruled over powerful monopolies. Others came to serve them, such as Jooheon Suh, a "raider" who hid in tombs to steal relics. Betrayed by his employer, Jooheon is left to die but instead finds himself transported 15 years in the past. Armed with years of tough raiding experience and knowledge of what is to come in the world of relics, does Jooheon have what it takes to become the "Tomb Raider King"?

Premiere Information

Date: July 2026

Are you excited for Tomb Raider King? Do you read the manhwa? Which cast member are you most interested in? What do you think of Korean manhwa adaptations? Share your thoughts in the comments below!