TOP 25 Completed Manhwa (Korean Manga) Recommendations | Shounen | Seinen

Here's the Summary [Personal Choice]:

25. Soul Cartel

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Authors: Kim Eun-hyo (Story), Kim Yeong-ji (Art)
Year: 2012 - 2016

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy, Webtoon, Full Color

Synopsis:

Sihoon is a boy who lost his parents and lives with his older sister. This story begins as he meets Mephisto that came to the world to find Faust and makes a deal with Mephisto to supervises the fights between Mephistopheles and Faust.

24. Dokgo Series

Alt Name: Dockgo
Dogko
Authors: Min (민)(Story), Baek Seung Hoon (Art)
Year: Dokgo(2012 - 2014), Dokgo Rewind(2014 - 2016), Dokgo 2(2016 - 2018)

Genres: Action, Drama, Martial Arts, Webtoon, Delinquents, Full Color, Hand to Hand Combat, Revenge, School Life

Synopsis:

After Kang Hu’s death from bullying, the family was torn into pieces. His younger brother suppresses his resentment and heads back to school. The story begins exactly one year after Kang Hu’s death when his brother seeks to destroy the delinquent circle...

23. Death's Game

Alt Name: I Will Die Soon
Authors: Lee Won Shik(Story), Ggool Chan(Art)
Year: 2019 - 2020

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Webtoon, Full Color

Synopsis:

He’s perennially unemployed, his ex-girlfriend has moved on, and he’s just lost all his life savings to a bitcoin scam. Burdened by societal pressures, Yijae Choi decides to take his own life. Insulted by his flippant attitude towards dying, Death comes to punish him with her game: he must experience death over and over again through 13 other lives. But if he can find a way to survive the imminent death coming for these lives, he gets to live out their lifetime. His life was a bust, but what about the lives of others?

22. Itaewon Class

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Authors: Gwangjin
Year: 2016 - 2018

Genres: Drama, Seinen, Slice of Life, Webtoon, Full Color

Synopsis:

In a neighborhood known for its diversity, delicious food, and spunk, ex-convict Park Saeroyi works to put his hole-in-the-wall pub on the map. This is just one step in his 15-year plan to live a life that would have made his father proud. As his pub attracts its own unique crew, Saeroyi embarks on the next phase: taking down the very family who stole his father away from him. It’s time for revenge and to prove to the world what he’s worth.

21. The Children's Teacher, Mr. Kwon

Alt Name: Aideul-ui Gwon Seonsaengnim
Kids' Teacher Kwon
The Children's Teacher Mr Kwon
The Teacher of the Children, Mr. Kwon
Authors: Ho U
Year: 2012 - 2013

Genres: Drama, School Life, Slice of Life, Seinen, Comedy, Webtoon, Countryside, Full Color, Teaching

Synopsis:

A teacher goes to a rural school to teach a class of five unique children.

20. Nano List

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Authors: Min Songah
Year: 2016 - 2018

Genres: Action, Romance, School Life, Sci-Fi, Webtoon, Androids, Full Color, Non-Human, Protagonists, Robots

Synopsis:

Milo lives in a world where interacting with androids is completely normal. And now, he lives with TWO androids built by his sister. How safe is he living with androids who have deadly strength? Why did his sister gift him a "bodyguard android?" Well, he's about to find out the hard way.

19. In Full Bloom

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Authors: Yeon Je-Won
Year: 2009 - 2011

Genres: Drama, Historical, Psychological, Seinen, Webtoon, Assassins, Full Color, Political, Royalty

Synopsis:

The kingdom of Juushin is suffering at the hands of a cruel emperor. In order to stop his father's rule of tyranny, the crown prince will enlist the aid of a legendary assassin with reasons of her own for wanting the emperor dead. One ruler, one schemer, and... one assassin.

18. Song of the Cloud

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Authors: Ho Rang
Year: 2009 - 2010

Genres: Drama, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life, Webtoon, Full Color, Music

Synopsis:

Ga Yeon's smart, but wants to become a singer. However, the Korean educational system strongly enforces studying to students without considering the goals and dreams of the student. She's been forced to live a life of suppression. Jae Hee is a piano player, but he's been living in constant delusion of his life. He has mental problems and cannot distinguish reality from a dream. Dong Woo and Min Seo are a couple who are talented musicians but cannot make music they wish to make because of the current situation of the Korean music industry. Hyuk's a very good guitar player, but is forced to be in an idol band, rather than what he really wants to be. The 5 come together to make a band of their own.

17. Kiss Wood

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Authors: An Seong Ho
Year: 2010 - 2011

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Seinen, Full Color

Synopsis:

Sul is a gardener living in the heart of a city - a veritable concrete jungle. He is an avid gardener and his yard is filled with rare plants which he tends with loving care. The townsfolk object to his practices, claiming that the plants are 'dangerous'. One night, his garden is ravaged by a sudden, intense fire. Sul, who was blinded in the blaze, is hospitalized...and promptly lapses into a coma. While his niece anxiously awaits his revival, Sul finds himself trapped in a world full of many and varied trees; the likes of which he had never seen before. A world that, at first glance, appears to be his ideal utopia. But he soon discovers that there is unmistakeable cruelty lurking beneath the facade of beauty and tranquility...

16. Immortal Regis, Cavalier of the Abyss

Alt Name: Regis of Immortality
Bul-Myeol-eui Rejiseu
Authors: Ga On-Bi (Story), Juder (Art)
Year: 2006 - 2008, 2008 - 2019

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Fantasy, Romance, Shounen Supernatural, Demons

Synopsis:

One day, suddenly... a night where the moon shines like never before, a boy meets the otherworldly Serin, a denizen of Chaos, only to die and become the undead. Now immortal, he can no longer exist with humans due to an ancient law... A tale of revelations that begins as he returns to Chaos, the start of a new adventure!

15. Girls of the Wild's

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Authors: Hun (Story), Zhena (Art)
Year: 2011 - 2016

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Harem, Martial Arts, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Webtoon, Full Color, Hand to Hand, Combat, Martial Arts School, Newly Co-ed School

Synopsis:

Wild's High has a 42-year history as a fighting specialized, girls only, private high school meant solely for the elite. It is also the place that Wild's-League is held: the most popular event in the country and the only place in the world where teenage girls have brutal fights with their lives on the line. One year the school changed from a girls only school to a mixed gender school. The only male student, Song Jae Gu, has been granted a full 3-year scholarship regardless of grades. Being someone who had to spend every moment either working or taking care of his younger brother and sister, he accepted. But after meeting Queen, the bloody champion of Wild's-League, drenching her in coffee, calling her a monster, and getting caught seeing her while she was taking a shower... his scholarship could prove fatal.

14. Magician (KIM Sarae)

Alt Name: Masulsa
Authors: Kim Sarae
Year: 2009 - 2011

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Webtoon Full Color, Magic, Medieval, Revenge

Synopsis:

Iremy, Enzu and the infamous, immortal magician Ethermask begin their journey into the unknown! Each of them seeks something different from their journey... Iremi is just there for the ride, Enzu seeks revenge for the murder of his father and Edermask is looking for a manuscript... Without knowing the dangers their journey might bring them, they set sail to fulfill their heart’s desires and uncloak the mystery behind Edermask's immortality.

13. Divine Bells

Alt Name: Godly Bells
Ghost Bell
Sinryeong
Authors: Lee Hye
Year: 2012 - 2013

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural, Webtoon, Full Color, Royalty

Synopsis:

Divine Bells - they choose their own masters and they determine the status, prestige, and influence of the countries their masters rule. The presence or lack of these Bells also has great consequence in the lives of each country's royalty. In particular, the personal and political futures of King Hong-Ryeong seem doomed without a Bell, but at equally great peril if he obtains one.But are the Divine Bells simple magical charms, deities of great powers, or something else altogether? And when the owner of three of the eight existing Divine Bells dies, leaving them to choose new owners, where will the resulting turmoil lead?

12. King of Hell

Alt Name: Demon King
Majeh
Authors: Ra In-Soo (Story), Kim Jae-Hwan (Art)
Year: 2002 - 2014

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy, Demons, Hell

Synopsis:

In life, Majeh was a gifted swordsman. In death he acts as a reaper for the King of Hell, collecting souls of the dead to bring them to the netherworld. All this changes when a rift opens up between Hell and Earth and evil spirits begin escaping to the mortal realm.

11. Mujang

Alt Name: Ujang
Authors: Kim Chul Hyun
Year: 2012 - 2017

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Shounen, Webtoon

Synopsis:

Set during the Goryeo military regime, a hero that arises from a slave to be reborn as a general.

10. Yongbi

Alt Name: Yongbi the Invincible
Yongbi Bulpae
Authors: Ryu Ki-Woon (Story), Moon Jung-Hoo (Art)
Year: 1998 - 2002

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical, Martial Arts, Shounen, Bounty Hunters, Wuxia

Synopsis:

Peace in Gang-Ho, the home for wandering fighters and the stage for China's Clan Wars, is disturbed when Yongbi - a seemingly goofy bounty hunter unknown to the rest of Gang-Ho - comes to town looking to claim the bounty for Gu-Hee, the leader of Gang-Ho's most powerful clan of assassins.

9. Red Storm

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Authors: Cyungchan Noh (Story), Hyun Ahm, Studio Zeeha (Art)
Year: 2012 - 2020

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural, Webtoon, Desert, Full Color

Synopsis:

A mysterious man suddenly appears in the desert separating the East and West Continents. A young boy, Yulian Provoke from the Pareia tribe finds this man, and brings him to his village. Turns out the man is an incredibly strong and amazing individual, and he begins to teach the young boy fighting skills.

8. Melo Holic

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Authors: Team Getname
Year: 2010 - 2011

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Webtoon, Full Color, Psychological

Synopsis:

A cynical romance, 'Have you been addicted to love?'

7. Trace

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Authors: NastyCat
Year: 2007 - 2009

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-fi, Supernatural, Tragedy, Webtoon, Full Color

Synopsis:

One day, an unidentifiable and highly destructive species called the Troubles invaded the human world and wrecked havoc on society. Now, the only ones who are able to fight them are Traces, people with unexplainable supernatural powers that the government monitors and tries to control. As secrets continue to be uncovered, a battle erupts on all sides and fate of the world hangs in the balance.

6. Sweet Home

Alt Name: Seuwiteuhom
Authors: Kim Carnby (Story), Hwang Youngchan (Art)
Year: 2017 - 2020

Genres: Action, Horror, Psychological, Seinen, Supernatural, Drama, Horror, Webtoon, Apocalypse, Full Color, Mental Illness, Monsters, Survival, Thriller

Synopsis:

After an unexpected family tragedy, a reclusive high school student is forced to leave his home -- only to face something much scarier: a reality where monsters are trying to wipe out humanity. Now Hyun Cha must fight alongside a handful of reluctant heroes to try and save the world before it’s too late.

5. American Ghost Jack

Alt Name: Jack, The American Ghost
American Yuryeongjaek
Authors: Han Ji Hye (Story), An Jeong Eun (Art)
Year: 2013 - 2014

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Seinen, Supernatural, Webtoon, America, Full Color, Ghosts, Interspecies Relationship, Mansion, Non-Human Protagonists

Synopsis:

Go-Eun Ma has helped run the family’s haunted house since she was a child, even since her mother passed away tragically years ago. But over time, the exhibit has become run-down, tired and has few visitors, and is set to be demolished within the year. To help prevent this fate, Go-Eun hatches a plan - she’ll travel to America to visit the notorious Ghost Jack’s House, where staying for 15 days gets you a massive million dollar prize… that is, if you manage to survive and stay sane...

4. Threads of Time

Alt Name: Sal rye tap
Authors: Noh Mi-Young
Year: 1999 - 2003

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen, Tragedy, Fantasy, Time Travel

Synopsis:

High-school student Moon Bin Lee has difficulty sleeping due to a recurring nightmare: he's stranded over a thousand years in the past chasing a dark-haired girl into a deep abyss. Before long, the nightmare overwhelms him, and he is unable to tell whether he is Moon Bin, a Seoul teenager at the end of the second Millennium, or Sa Kyoung Kim, the son of a prominent warrior family in the middle of the first Millennium. People in his present-day life assume roles in his historical life as he struggles to learn exactly who he is and what he's expected to do, straddling a transmigratory portal through time and space. In the present, his school's kendo club battles to stay in the championships... but in the past, Moon Bin finds himself at the threshold of a territorial dispute on the plains of Mongolia.

3. Bastard

Alt Name: Hulejasig
Authors: Kim Carnby (Story), Hwang Yeong Chan (Art)
Year: 2014 - 2016

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Tragedy, Webtoon, Criminals, Disability, Dysfunctional Families, Full Color, Mind Games, Psychopaths, Serial Killers, Thriller

Synopsis:

Jin has lived a tough life. One of his oldest memories is waking up in the hospital, having received an artificial heart valve, and a glass eye. And as a student, he's relentlessly bullied for his disabilities. But Jin's school life is nothing compared to his home life, where he's raised by his father, a serial killer who targets young women and forces the boy to act as his accomplice. Can Jin do anything to stop his father's reign of terror without becoming the next victim?

2. The Breaker, The Breaker: New Waves

Alt Name: Breaker
Authors: Jeon Geuk-jin (Story), Park Jin-Hwan (Art)
Year: 2007 - 2010, 2010 - 2015

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, School Life, Shounen, Gangs, Hand to Hand Combat, Weak to Strong

Synopsis:

The Breaker:
Shi-Woon is desperate. He's constantly bullied and getting beat up at school by a gang of thugs, and is on the verge of suicide. Sick of being weak and helpless, the boy turns to the only person he knows who can help: Chun-Woo, a powerful martial artist and also his new teacher. But Chun-Woo won't take Shi-Woon under his wing so easily, and little does the teenager know about how his would-be mentor acquired his fighting talents...

The Breaker: New Waves
In the aftermath of the desperate battle between Goomoonryong and the Martial Arts Alliance -- Yi Shioon's ki-center was destroyed by his own master Goomoonryong, leaving him unable to practice martial arts...

Even though Shioon is no longer a murim-in, more assailants continue to pursue him. Through his encounter with Goomoonryong, the bullied boy has grown in to a respectable man. However, Shioon must now learn to survive in this chilly world of Murim without his master...

1. Noblesse

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Authors: Son Je Ho (Story), Lee Gwang-Su (Art)
Year: 2007 - 2019

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural, Fantasy, Webtoon, Full Color, Non-Human Protagonists, Overpowered Main Characters, Vampires, Adapted to Anime

Synopsis:

Rai wakes up from 820-years long sleep and starts his new life as a student in a high school founded by his loyal servant, Frankenstein. But his peaceful days with other human students are soon interrupted by mysterious attackers known as the "Unions".