Flibusk

What Flibusk does

Flibusk is a privately held French creative content agency headquartered in Mérignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, founded by Edmond Tourriol and Stephan Boschat, the same principals behind MAKMA studio. The company operates a 360-degree intellectual property (IP) model: it conceives, produces, and distributes original stories across multiple formats — webnovels on Neovel and Wattpad, webtoons on Webtoon (Naver) and Webtoon Planet, manga/BD/print comics, children's books on Nabook, and transmedia experiences combining webtoons with augmented-reality mobile apps. It manages a stated catalogue of more than 500 comic and graphic novel IPs and positions itself as a B2B creative services partner for authors, illustrators, publishers, football clubs, federations, and brands.

The company's technology base is creative production rather than software: content is produced in-house and through affiliated studios (MAKMA, Ikoï Studio), with visual design handled by Moklay and distribution handled by third-party digital platforms (Wattpad, Neovel, Webtoon, Nabook) and local publisher partnerships across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Its go-to-market is hybrid: a sales-led B2B motion through a "Request a Quote" inquiry form, international pitching events, and direct outreach to brands and publishers; a community-led motion via Wattpad author-reader interaction; and a channel-partner motion through established platforms that handle discovery and readership.

Flibusk monetizes through four primary streams: IP licensing and rights management (royalties from adaptations into film, TV, video games, publishing, and merchandise); content production services billed to creator partners; platform distribution revenue from serialization on Wattpad, Neovel, Webtoon, and Nabook; and direct artbook and merchandise sales, supported historically by Ulule crowdfunding campaigns. The flagship property is Z United, a football-themed webtoon that has accumulated more than 680,000 views worldwide and underpins sports-brand partnership opportunities.

Name

Flibusk

Legal name

Flibusk

Website

https://flibusk.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flibusk is a privately held French creative content agency that develops, produces, and distributes original webnovels, webtoons, manga, and children's books across global digital platforms, licensing a 500+ IP catalogue to publishers, football clubs, and brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Content Services / Intellectual Property Development

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Comics, Manga & Serialized Reading Platforms (BPAMAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga Publishing (MPAJAFAH), Specialty & Niche Channel Distribution (Religious, Comic Shops, Specialty Retail) (MPAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Creative content agency
• Intellectual property licensing
• Webnovel publishing
• Webtoon development
• Transmedia storytelling

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. IP Licensing & Rights Management: Flibusk creates and manages intellectual properties (IPs) across webnovels, webtoons, manga, and children's books. Revenue is generated through licensing these IPs for adaptations into film, TV series, video games, live performances, publishing, and merchandise. The company manages a portfolio of over 500 comic and graphic novel properties.
2. Content Production Services: Flibusk provides end-to-end content creation services for creators, from concept development through production and distribution, positioning itself as a creative agency that monetizes through creator partnerships and production fees.
3. Platform Distribution Revenue: Content serialized on platforms such as Wattpad, Neovel, and Webtoon generates readership-based revenue through platform partnership agreements and reader engagement metrics.
4. Artbook Sales: Physical and digital sales of artbooks (e.g., LovEroticArt and Romantique Hardcore by Camy) through bookstores and the Flibusk website, supported by crowdfunding campaigns on Ulule.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Flibusk is a creative content agency that creates, produces, and manages intellectual properties across webnovels, webtoons, manga/BD/comics, and children's books, handling the full IP lifecycle from concept development through multi-platform distribution and licensing for adaptations into film, TV, video games, live performances, and merchandise. The company manages a portfolio of over 500 comic and graphic novel IPs and delivers transmedia storytelling experiences that span multiple formats and global markets.

Product overview

Flibusk is a creative content agency specializing in the creation, production, and distribution of intellectual properties across multiple formats. The company operates a multi-format portfolio comprising: (1) Webnovels - digital novels published on Neovel and Wattpad covering romance, fantasy, horror, science fiction, sports, and slice-of-life genres; (2) Webtoons - visual webcomics published on Webtoon (Naver) platform; (3) Manga/BD/Comics - print-format illustrated works; (4) Children's Books - illustrated literature available in print and via Nabook digital platform; and (5) Transmedia experiences combining digital content with augmented reality applications. The company's flagship IP is Z United, a sports webtoon available on Webtoon. Flibusk manages over 500 intellectual properties and handles full IP lifecycle including adaptations for film, TV, video games, and merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flibusk Original IP: Properties designed for expansion across various media platforms as part of Flibusk's IP development strategy.

Products and services

• Webnovels Digital novels spanning romance, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and sports genres, serialized on Neovel and Wattpad platforms for global readers. Includes titles such as Zeitnot, Last Seduxxion, Gloria and the Spurls, Zombies vs Zombies, The Spring of Souls, Alligator Queen, The Intrigues of the Chevalier d'Éon, Predators' Symphony, The Terranova's Chronicles, Curly, Continent of the Dead, and The 16h House.
• Webtoons Visual webcomics with dynamic illustrations and storytelling, published on the Webtoon (Naver) platform. Includes titles such as Z United, Gloria & the Spurls, and Last Seduxxion adaptations, targeting Gen Z and younger digital readers.
• Manga / BD / Comics Print-format illustrated stories including manga, Franco-Belgian comics (BD), and comic books distributed through local publisher partnerships across Europe. Includes titles such as La Brigade des Inventifs and Predators' Symphony in print production.
• Children's Books Illustrated children's literature available in both print and digital formats (via Nabook platform). Includes the Sweetie Chestnut series (four volumes: 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) and Baltazar and the Dream-Eraser, designed to entertain while teaching important life lessons.
• Z United Flibusk's flagship webtoon about an underdog football team (Team Z) challenging the elite Metropolis FC, set in a world where an Indian billionaire merges Bordeaux's soccer clubs. Available on Webtoon (Naver) with over 680,000 views worldwide.
• Les Fragments Perdus de Soissons Transmedia project combining a webtoon (on Webtoon Planet) with an augmented reality mobile experience (Nova OS app). Users explore the city of Soissons collecting story fragments while learning about city heritage, co-developed with MAKMA and the city of Soissons.
• LovEroticArt & Romantique Hardcore Artbooks Two artbooks by artist Camy featuring pencil illustrations of empowered women, sold through bookstores and the Flibusk website. Originally funded via Ulule crowdfunding (316% of goal, 250 backers in 2018). Romantique Hardcore is a more expressive follow-up volume.
• Intellectual Property Management Services End-to-end IP lifecycle services for creators and rights holders, including concept development, production, multi-platform distribution, and licensing for adaptations into film, TV series, video games, live performances, publishing, and merchandise. Flibusk manages a portfolio of over 500 comic and graphic novel IPs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Z United webtoon reached over 680,000 views worldwide, comparable to niche sports broadcasts or independent animated series on mid-tier streaming platforms.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MAKMAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2025MAKMA is the creative studio founded by Flibusk co-founders Edmond Tourriol and Stephan Boschat. MAKMA serves as Flibusk's primary creative production partner, producing webtoon visuals, story development, and transmedia content (e.g., Les Fragments Perdus de Soissons). MAKMA also collaborates with Flibusk on international pitching events and IP expansion projects.
• Ikoï StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2025Ikoï Studio is a creative partner co-founded by Stephan Boschat (also co-founder of Flibusk). Ikoï Studio collaborates on transmedia IP projects including Les Fragments Perdus de Soissons and The Terranova's Chronicles, contributing creative direction and world-building expertise.
• City of SoissonsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The city of Soissons partnered with Flibusk and MAKMA for the Les Fragments Perdus de Soissons transmedia project, providing institutional support and serving as the real-world setting for an augmented reality game experience (Nova OS app) combined with a webtoon on Webtoon Planet.
• LumiminorOthers · 1 January 2025Lumi is a merchandise production company that crafted an exclusive resin statuette of Mia (from Les Fragments Perdus de Soissons) for the Jap'Aisne Expo 2025 event in Soissons.
• UluleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Ulule is a crowdfunding platform used by Flibusk and its creators for campaign-based product launches. The LovEroticArt and Romantique Hardcore artbooks campaign on Ulule achieved 316% of its goal with 250 backers. Sweetie Chestnut was also originally funded through Ulule.
• NeovelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNeovel is the primary digital publishing platform hosting the majority of Flibusk's webnovel catalogue including Zeitnot, Last Seduxxion, Gloria & the Spurls, Zombies vs Zombies, The Spring of Souls, Alligator Queen, and The Intrigues of the Chevalier d'Éon. The platform provides serialization, discovery, and reader engagement infrastructure.
• Wattpad (Wattpad Software Inc.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWattpad is a global digital writing and reading platform with over 90 million monthly active users. Flibusk publishes webnovels including Zombies vs Zombies, Zeitnot, Gloria & the Spurls, Last Seduxxion, and Predators' Symphony on Wattpad, leveraging its social writing community and reader engagement features for direct author-reader interaction.
• Webtoon (Naver Corporation)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWebtoon (Naver) is the leading digital comics platform hosting Flibusk's flagship sports webtoon Z United. The platform's global reach and algorithmic promotion provide significant visibility for Flibusk's webtoon catalogue.
• NabookminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNabook is a digital platform dedicated to young readers hosting Flibusk's children's book catalogue including Sweetie Chestnut and Baltazar and the Dream-Eraser, offering interactive digital reading experiences with color-coded character highlighting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tapas Media: Digital comics and webnovel platform with serialized content similar to Flibusk's Wattpad/Neovel titles. Operates a comparable creator-publisher-distributor model targeting English-language Gen Z audiences.
• Delitoon: French-language webtoon platform and publisher, directly comparable to Flibusk's European webtoon distribution and publishing activities, particularly relevant given Flibusk's France-based operations.
• Ankama: French games-and-entertainment studio producing manga/webtoon-flavored IPs (e.g., Wakfu, Dofus). Comparable as a French-based creator of transmedia franchises that blend digital comics with games and animation.
• Lezhin Entertainment: Korean webtoon platform publishing and licensing studio. Comparable transmedia IP model targeting global audiences across romance, fantasy, and action genres.
• Manta (RIDI Corporation): Subscription-based webtoon and webnovel platform. Comparable serialized digital content distribution model with focus on romance and fantasy genres similar to Flibusk's webnovel catalogue.
• Kuaikan Manhua (Kuaikan World): Major Chinese-origin webtoon/manga platform and IP studio. Comparable in serializing webnovels and webtoons across romance, fantasy, and horror — genres where Flibusk maintains active titles.

Emerging players

• Bilibili Comics: Digital comics platform operated by Bilibili, expanding from anime/manga into original webtoon and IP production. Comparable distribution plus emerging IP-licensing model with global ambitions.

Others

• Ikoï Studio: Creative studio co-founded by Flibusk's co-founder Stephan Boschat. An ecosystem partner rather than competitor — co-develops transmedia IP projects (Les Fragments Perdus de Soissons, The Terranova's Chronicles) for Flibusk.

Broad incumbents

• Mediatoon (Media-Participations): European comics-to-screen rights management arm of Media-Participations (Dargaud, Dupuis). Comparable IP portfolio licensing and Franco-Belgian comics publishing activities, but at significantly larger scale and with deeper rights-management infrastructure.
• Webtoon Entertainment (Naver): The global leader in digital webtoons and a direct distribution partner for Flibusk (hosting Z United). Comparable as a webtoon publisher-distributor but operates at vastly larger scale across content, platform, and IP licensing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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