''Timing'' () is a South Korean

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series written and illustrated by

Kang Full Kang Full (or Kang Pool, ) is the pen name of Kang Do-young (born December 7, 1974), a South Korean webtoon artist. Though he had no formal training in art or writing, Kang launched a website in 2002 to display his comics. Kang's webtoons quick ...

. Started in June 2005, this

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manhwa was released on Daum. The print publication of the first volume of ''Timing'' was released on August 5, 2006. The webtoon has been adapted into a film of the same name.

Synopsis

Kang Full's ''Timing'' is set in an unidentified city that is under a vague threat; a high school student committed suicide for no apparent reason and children are generally scared. A group of people with supernatural powers appear on the scene to put an end to the silent threat. The concept has been compared to that of ''

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'' and ''

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'' and has a fairly American style to it. ''Timing'' features a student that can freeze time, a

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who has the ability to turn back time for ten seconds, a fast-food employee who can predict the next ten minutes, and a teacher whose dreams serve as premonitions for what is to come. Sara Lawi of ''Orient-Extrême'' described ''Timing'' as a "deliberately simplistic" thriller.

Development

Kang took suggestions from his readership to determine the direction of ''Timing''s story.

Adaptations

In 2010, production on an animated film adaptation for ''Timing'' started. The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2012, but it was shelved for

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reasons. The animated film eventually premiered in October 2014, when it was shown at the

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. This adaptation of ''Timing'' is directed by Min Kyung-jo, produced by Hyoin Entertainment, and features the voices of Park Ji-yoon,

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, Ryu Seung-gon, Yeo Min-jeong, Sim Gyu-hyuk and Sung Wan-kyung. ''Timing'' was also shown at the 17th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival in May 2015, where it won the grand prize. The film was officially released in South Korea on December 10, 2015.

References

External links

Official website
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