ZHENA
Description
ZHENA is a South Korean illustrator best known for her work on the webtoon Eleceed, which is currently being adapted into an anime television series. She has established herself as a prominent artist in the webtoon industry, primarily recognized for her illustrative contributions to action-oriented series.
ZHENA’s career as a published artist began in the early 2010s. Her early credits include illustrating the manhwa Dix-huit et Vingt ans in 2010 and Girls of the Wild’s, which started serialization in 2012. Girls of the Wild’s was a significant work that helped establish her reputation as an illustrator of action and comedy genres.
Her most notable work is Eleceed, a webtoon written by author Son Je-ho. The series began serialization on the Korean platform Naver Webtoon in October 2018, with an English translation published by Line Webtoon beginning in 2019. In this collaboration, ZHENA is credited solely as the illustrator, while Son Je-ho is the writer. The series follows the story of a high school student with hidden powers who forms an unlikely bond with a powerful awakened being trapped in the body of a stray cat. It has become a significant success, accumulating over 1.4 billion global views and consistently ranking as a top action title on its platform.
In June 2025, it was announced that Eleceed would receive an anime television series adaptation, scheduled to premiere in 2026. The adaptation is being produced by DandeLion Animation Studio. Following the announcement, both Son Je-ho and ZHENA released statements expressing their enthusiasm for the project, with ZHENA noting her happiness that the series would be adapted into an anime.
Beyond Eleceed, ZHENA’s body of work demonstrates a consistent focus on illustration for serialized publications. Other credited works include the webtoon Star Seekers in 2022 and the series Crazy Summer, among others. Her artistic identity is closely tied to the webtoon format, where her detailed character designs and dynamic action sequences have become hallmarks of her style.
ZHENA’s career as a published artist began in the early 2010s. Her early credits include illustrating the manhwa Dix-huit et Vingt ans in 2010 and Girls of the Wild’s, which started serialization in 2012. Girls of the Wild’s was a significant work that helped establish her reputation as an illustrator of action and comedy genres.
Her most notable work is Eleceed, a webtoon written by author Son Je-ho. The series began serialization on the Korean platform Naver Webtoon in October 2018, with an English translation published by Line Webtoon beginning in 2019. In this collaboration, ZHENA is credited solely as the illustrator, while Son Je-ho is the writer. The series follows the story of a high school student with hidden powers who forms an unlikely bond with a powerful awakened being trapped in the body of a stray cat. It has become a significant success, accumulating over 1.4 billion global views and consistently ranking as a top action title on its platform.
In June 2025, it was announced that Eleceed would receive an anime television series adaptation, scheduled to premiere in 2026. The adaptation is being produced by DandeLion Animation Studio. Following the announcement, both Son Je-ho and ZHENA released statements expressing their enthusiasm for the project, with ZHENA noting her happiness that the series would be adapted into an anime.
Beyond Eleceed, ZHENA’s body of work demonstrates a consistent focus on illustration for serialized publications. Other credited works include the webtoon Star Seekers in 2022 and the series Crazy Summer, among others. Her artistic identity is closely tied to the webtoon format, where her detailed character designs and dynamic action sequences have become hallmarks of her style.
Works
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