It's an exciting time to be alive, especially if you enjoy reading comics. If you are tired of Western graphic novels and Japanese manga, you can try Korea's new brightly colored digital import. And no, it's not K-Pop. Webtoons or manhwa, similar versions of Korean manga, eventually earned their place in the manga scene, a position dominated by Western manga artists and Japanese mangaka. But it wasn't an exciting rocket ride: the people behind the phenomenon slowly climbed up and punched holes for those who came before. The combination of providence and hard work finally pays off. Whether you are a newbie to the webtoon here to watch or a manhwa lover looking for another story to binge-watch, here is a complete list of the best manhwa.
1 Black Haze
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Let's start with Rood Chrishi, a humorous young mage raised by his older brother, Kielnode. And in addition, he secretly tamed. As in, one of the strongest types in the world is tamed.
Rood is actually the Black Magician known as the awakened Blow. In his awakened state, he became an evil black-haired man engulfed in black mana.
The problem was, Kielnode had become overly protective of his younger brother due to the past hurts they shared.
As the Master of the Opion, Kielnode uses his position to send Rood on mundane tasks and errands, protecting him from forces intent on harassing the Black Magician. .
While the art isn't the best on this list and the world building isn't fully developed yet, the webtoon has produced a lovable character with humorous antics and a sufficiently mysterious premise.
Author: Dydyddl7
Genre:Action - Adventure - Horror - Manhwa
Status: In progress
Number of chapters: 228
2 True Beauty
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One great thing about webtoons is the multitude of popular genres.
While the general public's interest in reading manga is centered around shounen and isekai, the webtoon offers popular representations of the romance, horror, and even LBTQ+ genres.
So it's no surprise that True Beauty found its way into the hearts of readers in 2018, greatly increasing manhwa's readership at the time.
Webtoon is about Jugyeong Lim, a teenager who was bullied as a child for being considered ugly.
One day, she decided to binge watch makeup tutorial videos and ended up becoming a master of art. Of course, maybe that's her MC power.
She uses her newly learned skills to change her life, transforming herself into a popular, attractive beauty.
She forms an unlikely relationship with two of the most popular boys in school, and of course, they're both handsome K-Pop boys.
Similar to Jugyeong, manhwa is somehow able to overcome some of its flaws with bright colors, which readers can glean later as the story progresses.
However, the attraction can be felt, with the basic themes of beauty, self-esteem and true love skillfully combined.
Author: Yangyi
Genre: Modern, Romance, School
Status:Full
Number of chapters: 31.2
3 unOrdinary
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The name of the main character John Doe fits very well with the fake personality he originally created: helpless and typical. But he's fed up and shies away from it, choosing to be unusual.
John faces many conflicts in school and in himself. He suppresses the monster inside of him, contented with everyday school life.
Of course, circumstances did not allow him, so he decided to show his strength and take the throne of the school.
This echoes both vibes from the popular manga series My Hero Academia and Mob Psycho 10. John is a tame shounen protagonist who hides his true abilities.
And like Mob, any reader can see John's mental state through visual cues. And when he lets himself go, he uses his best deterrent: pure violence.
Author: uru-chan
Genre: Action, Fiction, Fantasy, Manga, Supernatural
Status: Updating
Chapter number: 234
4 Sweet Home
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Take two grueling sci-fi stories and combine them into a webtoon about survival and self-awareness, and you'll have one of the best horror comics ever created.
Hyun Cha suffered from depression and wanted to commit suicide, spent her traumatic high school years and then lost her family in an accident. If this isn't sad enough, Hyun's world will experience a "monsterized" apocalypse.
People suddenly turn into monsters that reflect their deepest desires. Unfortunately, Hyun is not an exception, and he begins to have symptoms of monstrosity.
Hyun's unpleasant experiences gave him a strong will, and he was able to repel the mysterious illness. However, the monster inside persisted; this leads to Hyun becoming a half monster.
Sweet Home somehow manages to use such dark themes to highlight mental health issues, a topic many Koreans consider taboo.
And this is where manhwa succeeds as an internet phenomenon: new and veteran authors highlight these topics without fear of stereotypes and censorship.
Author:Carnby Kim, Youngchan Hwang
Genre: Horror
Status: Completed
Number of chapters: 4
5 Bastard
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Before making waves in horror, Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan—the creative duo behind Sweet Home—created one of the best horror manhwas to date for the first time.
Bastard is a story about Seon Jin's efforts to fight his evil father. This is no ordinary drunken, violent father's sob story. Jin's father is a serial killer disguised as a successful businessman and a loving parent.
Jin witnesses his father's atrocities and is forced to become a reluctant accomplice. However, he keeps quiet about the incident, which sends him down until his father sets his sights on beautiful transfer student Yoon Kyun.
The son embraces his burning wretched nature and devises a plan to stop his father from doing so or get rid of him once and for all.
Bastard is a dark-themed manhwa, which means it's painted in all shades of gray. It may look lifeless at a glance, but the rush of fear and adrenaline is tangible and alive on every page.
Author:Carnby Kim, Youngchan Hwang
Genre: Horror
Status: Completed
Chapter number: 10
6 The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor
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if Asian web novels are a form of addiction, The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor is perhaps a stimulant for many of its avid consumers, with the novel introducing Weed's adventures to the masses. in 2007.
Weed's story in VRMMORPG, Royal Road, is full of danger, exciting battles and most importantly, the opportunity to earn money. Weed, or Lee Hyun IRL, was actually a god-class gamer who made very little money.
The odd part about this was that Weed's profession wasn't entirely orthodox: he was a sculptor. A legendary Moonlight Sculptor to be exact.
With a skill set that even readers could not foresee, Weed embarked on a path to domination and riches, leaving behind the corpses of his enemies. And magic sculptures.
The LMS is a distinct product of the popular "isekai game" subgenre, led by an unusual set of protagonists in an in-game world that any reader and gamer would love to make their own. adventure.
Author: Nam Hi-sung
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, School
Status: In Progress
Number of chapters: 45 parts (each part has many small chapters)
7 Cheese in the Trap
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If you want to try romantic manhwa but falter at the thought of soap operas in dozens of stories, the webtoon OG Cheese in the Trap will be a great appetizer.
This classic manga is about an exemplary student Hong Seol, who returns to her studies after a long break. Unfortunately, she is stuck in a delicate relationship with “Mr. Perfect", Yoo Jung.
Seol inadvertently attracted the envy and hostility of many Jung fans. Complicated characters and complex relationships in a college setting. Well, it's not hard to find.
Cheese in the Trap is an indispensable manga in comics.
The simple art style before the webtoon boom contains a complex but realistic study of college romantic relationships, class differences, and peer and societal pressure.
No wonder this well-written manga always makes the list
Author: Soonkki
Genre: Drama
Status: Completed
Chapter number:15
8 Second Life Ranker
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Second Life Ranker is a top revenge manhwa. You can announce this on webtoon forums and most people will nod, agree and talk about it.
It is the story of Yeon-woo, who inherits a hidden diary from her dead twin brother. And any diary that begins with “When you hear this, I guess I'm dead…”. is an ominous thing.
The memoir details twin brother Jeong-woo's mystical experiences as a 'ranker' in the Obelisk or Tower of the Sun God. In this mystical place, the dimensions and the universe intersect.
Second Life Ranker is more than just a top revenge manhwa. It's more than that; it's a horror movie that will silently make you leave your seat.
Of course, it is not without flaws; SLR starts out as a normal, slow-paced manhwa about an overpowered MC.
The story will satisfy readers' patience with well-thought-out pacing, reasonable power scales, and memorable twists and turns. Of course, great art is just the delicious icing on the cake.
Author: Nong Nong, Sa Doyeon
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Shounen
Status: in progress
Chapter number: 152
9 Catharsis
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Catharsis literally takes "fight the demons within you" in this horror webtoon that explores the human mind like an inherently dark corridor.
Leon Mori is bored with life, socially outcast and somehow attracted to his teacher. Just a typical high school teenager. However, Leon has unique eyes: he sees sound in color.
These eyes also saw something else: hideous monsters roaming the night. It turns out that these monsters, aka timorem, are the embodiment of fear. And Catharsis is the organization against these things.
This webtoon is too good at showing what fear looks like; they are legally scary.
The change of color also creates strong contrasts—from soft bright colors to the dark, nightmarish backdrop of our fears.
Leon is also a reliable MC. He does what a high school MC is supposed to do in the face of timorem — he gets scared, runs away, screams and faints.
Catharsis's anti-fear gimmick wasn't exactly an original idea. Sweet Home makes good use of it too, but the author's execution is a unique encounter that any manhwa fan should experience.
Author: Ahniki
Genre: Fiction
Status: Completed
Chapter number: 182
10 Omniscient Reader
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The Omniscient Reader is not your ordinary isekai.
While a unique approach is nothing new, the speed and setting and meticulously crafted characters make Omniscient Reader one of the best comics lists.
Manhwa centers on a lonely office worker named Kim Dokja, who indulges in web novels and becomes the last reader of the oppressed “Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse”.
When the author of the novel posted the ending, Dojka received a congratulatory message. And mayhem ensues when the protagonist finds himself in a familiar scene: the opening of the novel.
Dokja accidentally entered the story of the novel and became the only one who knew that the world would end.
Based on a popular web novel Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, anticipating fans were delighted to see previously imagined characters and scenes drawn in bright webtoon panels.
The manhwa premise itself is enough to spell out any thinking reader. The action-packed adventure will engage you and keep you rooted to Dokja and his group of survivors.
Author: Sing Shong
Genre: Action
Status: Coming out
Chapter number: 148
