In the meantime, I mainly posted about Munchkin or martial arts fantasy, but today I prepared a recommendation for action webtoons. We have prepared works that are popular or known to be fun on various platforms, and by uploading an image with a simple webtoon description, you can select the work that suits your taste and enjoy it for yourself. And since I posted about martial arts-related genres last time, I think it would be a good idea to take a look at martial arts through the link below.
1. Vigilante
Platform: Naver
Author: CRG, Gyu-sam Kim
Information: Recently, the webtoon Vigilante was adapted into a drama and began airing on Disney+. It is a webtoon that properly points out the absurdity of Korean law and at the same time properly depicts that the main character is also not a perfect person. The illustrations were good, the story was good, and because it dealt with events that could or actually happened in reality, I was able to empathize with it and get immersed in it. Since it was also made into a drama, I will have to watch it when I have time.
2. Weekend sea bream tasting party
Platform: Yongwoo Lee
Author: Kakao
Information: This is author Lee Yong-woo’s first debut work, and it was serialized after winning the Daum Webtoon Contest at the time. Personally, I would have been very conscious of making it into a movie around 2018, but the first part itself pays homage to so many movies that it’s strange. Moreover, it is safe to say that the action scenes deviate slightly from webtoon standards. It’s amazing how well-known writers just use all the techniques they use. The webtoon market around 18 thought that using movie techniques for action scenes or anything would deviate from the ‘degree’ of webtoons, so they pushed to reduce cuts as much as possible and increase the impact… This work is a debut work, and the author’s unique realistic action has been used to this day. It is a manic work that remains very popular and remains the same. As of 2023, we have come to an era where it is not easy to make a webtoon into a movie unless it is guaranteed to reach 10 million viewers. Instead, it would be perfect to turn it into a drama on Netflix, Wacha, TV, etc. If it had been serialized on Naver instead of being serialized on Daum Webtoon when it first debuted. I think it’s an unfortunate work that may not have been made into a drama now. It’s that much fun, and it’s one of those unfortunate webtoons that is fun to watch again and again.
3. The Boxer
Platform: Naver
Writer: Jeong Ji-hoon
Information: This is a sports webtoon based on a Korean boxer, depicting the story of Yu, the school bully who becomes a boxer after being scouted by legendary boxing trainer K. Although it is a webtoon characterized by sharp, clear, and dry drawings, the thrill and power of the action scenes is tremendous. In addition, it depicts the intense action direction and the colorful yet dark world of boxers in a wide range, and the high-quality psychological depiction that even people who have never boxed before can instantly become immersed in is a work of art.
4. 1 second
Platform: Naver
Author: Sushini, Kwangwoon
Information: There is a main character who is called a legendary firefighter with a 100% rescue rate. His name is Lake. He has a little secret. That is foresight. He had the ability to predict future events. There was a vague reason why the main character became a firefighter so that he could fully demonstrate his supernatural power of foresight, but his biggest reason and goal was to want to be like the wonderful firefighter who saved him when he was young. As time goes by, the main character is waiting for a bus at the bus stop to the Kitchen Fire Academy, where he trains for a week before becoming an official firefighter. There, he meets Wonho, a classmate from the same group, and was heading to his destination half nervous and half excited. A story that arises when an unexpected accident occurs.
5. Shark
Platform: Kakao Page
Author: Woon, Kim Woo-seop
Information: Sharks do not have a swim bladder, so if they stop moving even for a moment, they sink in the water and die. So sharks must constantly move and move from birth to death. Same goes for you. If you want to survive, keep moving. Then you will become the best hunter. Like a shark.
Summary: The main character, who was continuously subjected to serious school violence by Bae Seok-chan, eventually could not stand it and resisted, resulting in Bae Seok-chan losing sight in one of his eyes and ending up in prison. A bleak future was expected, but coincidentally, world champion Jeong Do-hyeon was imprisoned in the same prison, and in order to survive in prison, he became his disciple and grew into a fighter.
6. Survive as a barbarian in the game
Platform: Naver
Writers: Jeong Yun-kang, Han Tae-soo
Information: Novels like Nahonreb have also been adapted into good webtoons, but it’s really unfortunate that the novel Surviving as a Barbarian in the game would have been better if the drawing had been well chosen. Personally, what really disappointed me more than the main characters was the drawing of the monsters. The colors/textures and designs were a bit like something out of a learning cartoon, so the situation was tense, but the monsters’ designs made it difficult to get immersed in them. It’s really unfortunate that a novel of this size could only find an artist of this caliber, perhaps because all the talented illustrators had already taken on projects, so there were no talented illustrators left. In conclusion, I recommend reading it as a novel.
7. Breaker
Platform: Naver, Kakao
Writers: Jeon Jeok-jin, Park Jin-hwan
Information: When it comes to modern martial arts, the most famous work, Breaker, was created by author Park Jin-hwan, who took advantage of black and white and showed action on a completely different level from today’s mass-produced action webtoons. The story is not difficult and fun if you remember the names of the clans well. However, the main character is very evil and there are some sweet potato sections, so it may be difficult to watch, but if you still want to see some really exciting action, I recommend this webtoon.
8. Manager Kim
Platform: Naver
Author: Taejun Park Comics Company, Jongtaek Jeong
Information: Please don’t mess with the guy wearing glasses. Director Kim, the head of the family, quit his job as a special agent and chose to be ordinary just for the sake of his daughter Minji. Then one day, Minji disappears without a word, and Manager Kim begins to search for his daughter, even turning the state that monitors him into an enemy. This is an official spin-off work that connects the worldview of lookism, self-taught fighting, and survival in life, and is as refreshing as the previous work. The story is definitely outstanding, with action, fast-paced plot, and heart-wrenching dialogue.
9. Shit
Platform: Hyunwook Park
Author: Naver
Information: The main character, Paul, is a fighting dog and a mixed breed born between a bull terrier and a hunting dog. Because he was of mixed breed origin, he was nothing more or less than a combat scout or punching bag who improved the skills of purebred fighting dogs. In this way, Paul always harbored in his heart a feeling of inferiority regarding his bloodline. The main character actually had a past record of beating up three thoroughbreds while he was sparring practice partner. As expected, he repeats the same mistake, and this time, while dealing with Sunjong, his provocation causes things to go awry. The main character, Paul, who was fired by his boss for this incident, left the studio and sat lonely on a bench. Ales, a former Amaranth executive, comes to him and asks him if he would like to work with the vigilante group. You will receive an offer. He was reluctant to do it at first, so he threw the business card she gave him in her trash can. But no matter where he goes, the protagonist is always rejected because he is a fighting dog. When the protagonist eventually has nowhere to go, he searches her trash can to find the business card she gave him during the day…
10. True education
Platform: Naver
Writers: Yongtaek Choi, Garam Han
Information: Iljin who no one could stop and teachers who turned a blind eye. Starting with the fact that Park Dae-seok, a second-year student at a school where bullies were neglected, committed suicide, the true education of Na Hwa-jin, a member of the Church Rights Protection Bureau, begins to protect the collapsed teaching authority. The best webtoon that provides true education as refreshing as cider, not only to students who abuse the ban on corporal punishment, but also to teachers who have outdated ways of thinking (corporal punishment, etc.) from the 80s and 90s.
11. Self-taught fighting
Platform: Naver
Writers: Taejun Park, Jeonghyun Kim
Information: Yoo Ho-bin, who was small and weak and grew up in a poor single-parent family, experienced the power of New2bu by chance one day. He broadcasts with Jjiksae, who is in charge of filming and planning, to shoot down a line, but runs into many difficulties. Yoo Ho-bin, who is basically a weakling, happens to watch a fighting lecture taught by a person wearing a chicken mask, and after that, he learns how to fight on his own. In the beginning, it became a hot topic thanks to the excellent character drawings that were by far the best in the industry, but the story itself was underrated because it was thought to be typical Iljin stuff, but as the episode progressed, the Iljin-related elements disappeared and YouTube, honing fighting skills, romance triangle, noir, social satire, black comedy. It is receiving rave reviews for its appropriate combination of attractive materials such as:
12. Delivery driver
Platform: Tomix, Kakao
Author: Lee Yun-gyun
Information: Korea in a dystopian world in 2071 with polluted air. People must wear gas masks when going out and receive goods through courier instead of going outside. In Korea, there are citizens who have been granted regular citizenship and refugees who have not, and among the refugees, there are people with certain physical abnormalities who have stronger physical strength than ordinary citizens. Depending on their class, there are three types of citizens: people from central villages, people from special districts, and people from general districts who live in the very center. Starting from the central village, the guard post is guarded by the person with the highest fighting ranking among delivery drivers. Additionally, the central village is the only area where daily life is possible without a gas mask. Ordinary citizens have barcodes (resident registration cards) on their hands so they can live their daily lives, but refugees do not have that. Refugees cannot stick together, cannot leave the village, cannot fight back, and have limitations in their daily lives. The police can execute refugees if they break the law, and can execute them both if ordinary people protect them. So, refugees live underground hiding from the police or attack delivery drivers and steal goods. Therefore, delivery drivers are selected as people who are good at fighting and can fend off attacks from these refugees. In principle, refugees cannot become citizens, but if they win a fighting contest and receive a delivery driver business card, if they win the final contest, they are selected as a delivery driver. If you are selected as a delivery driver, you can receive barcodes for your home and up to three family members. This work, scheduled to air on Netflix, is based on a webtoon, stars Kim Woo-bin, Song Seung-heon, Lee Som, and Kang Yoo-seok, and Primary participates in the OST. It is scheduled to air in the second half of 2022, and the exact date is not yet determined.
13. Infinite level up in Moorim
Platform: Naver
Author: Jinwoo Kim
Information: In the beginning, I thought about quitting because it felt like the drawing style and directing of the classic comics were lacking, but if you wait a bit and get used to it, you can see a level up that is different from other mass-produced webtoons. As time goes on, it doesn’t feel like the first time at all and is completely different. Usually, there are many works that become boring after about 100 episodes, but this one is refreshing and not boring even at 170 episodes. And it was nice that not only the main character, Onetul, but also the people around him grew together.
14. Grandmother
Platform: Kakao
Author: Jaehu
Information: Sookja, who is about to turn 70. One day, the moment she sees her grandson returning as a dead body, her life is turned upside down.One day, while she was living an ordinary life running a gun shop with her husband, her grandson Yong-hee, who was like a ray of light, returns as a dead body! Sook-ja, who was grieving while caring for her grandson, meets two of Yong-hee’s former co-workers, Yeon-woo and Mr. Kwak. They start by talking about the assault case, and the assaulters are gangsters called Oh Baek-won, Gupin, Menthol, and Sisai. They tell us that they are executives of the Black Star faction, a large-scale corporate violence organization in Korea created by a leader called Brown Bear. Sook-ja is filled with anger at the criminals who use their power to evade the law. And Yeon-woo, who was watching, makes a shocking proposal to her sister-in-law, and after that, her life turns 180 degrees.
15. Fugitive
Platform: Naver
Writer: Shin Young-woo
Information: Before Taesan Group’s Chairman Hwang falls into a state of brain death, he leaves a will to hand over trillions of won worth of affiliates to Ha Tae-su, his lost extramarital son. When the will is made public, Taesan Group becomes divided into a faction that wants to keep Chairman Hwang’s will and a faction that wants to monopolize the group’s management rights by eliminating Ha Tae-soo. Accordingly, contract contractor Gil Jae-ik (Jack) receives a request to assassinate Ha Tae-soo, and security company representative Kang Jeong-oh receives a request to protect Ha Tae-soo. The two men disguise themselves as prisoners and enter the prison in order to approach Ha Tae-soo. . Ha Tae-soo is imprisoned, Jack tries to kill him, and Kang Jeong-oh tries to protect him. Three people who are being chased simultaneously suffer amnesia due to a car overturning. This work is a fighting film + comedy that shows the author’s unique personality with an appropriate mix of Munchkin elements. However, it doesn’t just unfold in a bright atmosphere. Of course, the overall atmosphere is humorous, but there are also heavy themes such as island slavery, pseudo-religion, brutal violence, and murder.
16. The Strongest Bully
Platform: Lezhin Comics
Writer: Noh Do-hwan
Information: A dark alley where it would not be strange if at least one person died. There is a boy who appears every time an incident occurs there. Kang Ha-neul, a boy who returns violence with violence. What if Kang Ha-neul, who overpowers his opponents with overwhelming speed, power, and perfect technique, was actually the weakest outcast just a year ago? Do you have to live with being bullied? The rebellion of the outcasts to overcome the evil forces begins! A school action film that will blow your mind. The main character, Kang Ha-neul, was an ordinary transfer student, but he was asked by Tae-sik, a bread shuttle, to deliver bread to Iljin member Kang Dae-cheon, and then became a bread shuttle instead of Tae-sik. While his self-esteem was decreasing day by day and he was thinking about living, Seung-ha (girlfriend) tried to protect herself and got into trouble by Kang Dae-cheon and his gang. He went to various dojos to increase his strength and signed a contract with Lee Ha-ru’s uncle (self-defense expert). and receive teachings.
17. Guard pass
Platform: Kakao
Author: Oson Doson
Information: ‘Lim Se-jun’ has a fat and large physique because he likes to eat. He had high self-esteem and a strong personality, not caring even when people teased him for being fat. He has only one friend, Seo Ha-jin. Since she was young, she has always learned her sports to protect Sejun. One day, Se-jun gets into trouble with his classmate Il-jin, and when Ha-jin sees this, her eyes roll and she destroys Il-jin. But one night, Ha-jin is found badly beaten, leaving her with a badly injured knee and even more serious mental aftereffects. Se-jun tries to talk to the police, but when the investigation doesn’t make much progress, he can’t control his anger and goes out to find the culprit himself, but is defeated by Il-jin, who learned jiu-jitsu, and finds out nothing. Then, he learns jiu-jitsu from a man named ‘Jason’ who saved him. Sejun, who learned exercise and lost weight for three months, learns that a mysterious organization is involved while taking down the gang, and pulls out all the roots. I’m trying to throw it away. A school action drama about personal revenge.
18. Gyeonggi 3rd class
Platform: Naver
Author: Lee Hak
Information: A world where Korea has become the center of world martial arts. Ju Ji-tae, a weak boy, is suddenly sent to Namil High School, home to only the nation’s top martial arts students. Will Joo Ji-tae be able to rise to the top of the martial arts world through Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art that offsets his physical weaknesses? In the beginning, it did not receive much attention due to its short length and relatively old clichés, but when the storyboard writer who was in charge of the story left and writer Lee Hak began serializing it on his own, the story changed drastically, and it received favorable reviews for its excellent drawing skills and directing, ranking up to 9th place. went up.
19. Helper Season 1
Platform: Naver
Author: Sak
Information: Jang Gwang-nam, the leader of the Guard Tribe that protects the city. A Korean emotional action fantasy webtoon that unfolds in the underworld and this world after he dies in a mysterious car accident. Usually, the popularity increases at the beginning of the series and the ranking falls as the series progresses, but in the case of Helper, the ranking is rising noticeably as the series progresses. This may be because it is relatively less popular compared to other works. Or it could be a continuous influx of fans.
20. Castle
Platform: Naver
Writer: Jeongyeon
Information: This is a Korean noir webtoon in which the killer Kim Shin, who lost his teacher Kang Min-seong and his father to the crime syndicate Castle, returns to Korea from Russia and gathers his forces for a life-threatening fight against the absolute power of the underworld, Castle. The best advantage of this webtoon is that the plot is refreshing. In addition, it did an excellent job of capturing the dark and heavy back-world atmosphere unique to the noir field without losing the fast pace of development.
21. Trigger
Platform: Naver
Author: Go Gyeong-bin
Information: It is a remake of Dear Diary, which was serialized in Lezhin. After an asteroid falls on Earth, the Earth is on the verge of extinction due to Anis, a strange creature that preys on humans. An era where all young people must enlist and fight against Anis. After a difficult reunion with his childhood friend Nica, who enlisted a year ago, Evan learns that Nica has no memory of him and that she is no longer a normal human being. Nika becomes a superpower weapon that copies the abilities of a slain opponent and devastates the battlefield. The mission given to Evan, who is in shock, by the government is to kill Nica. Every day, for humanity.
22. Hallym Gymnasium
Platform: Naver
Writers: Hae-seong, Lee Seok-jae
Information: An academy action webtoon in which Jeon Young-ha, who had been practicing the wrong kind of strength after experiencing an accident in which her friend almost died due to violence, realized that being strong is the best for students, enters Hallym Gymnasium, realizes true strength, and is reborn as a martial artist. The story revolves around PVP as a PVP competition is held in the game. There are many different opinions about the drawing. It’s effective during battle scenes, but in other situations, it’s a hairline that hinders reading. Characters in other webtoons that share the same worldview are also depicted with significantly different appearances, so many people are asking if they have the same name. To begin with, the author’s drawing style is also subject to differing likes and dislikes.
23. Tiger Brother
Platform: Naver
Author: Lee Sang-gyu
Information: A half-human, half-beast White Eyebrow who wants to rule the world using a child with mysterious powers. And Gauri, a monster tiger and aspiring warrior named Gauri, who suddenly becomes the child’s guardian. Now join forces to protect your children and the world from white eyebrows! The characters’ speech patterns are subtly cute and affectionate, and are quite addictive. The basic development method is that there is one large completed worldview, but the worldview is not explained in advance and the worldview is revealed one by one as the story unfolds without the readers knowing anything. Of course, information about the worldview is steadily sprinkled in advance, and readers infer the worldview based on this information and wait every week to see what the actual content will be.
24. Reaper Boy
Platform: Naver
Author: Ryu
Information: The story of a boy who borrows the powers of the dead in exchange for his life. Due to its unique setting and beautiful drawing style, it has been ranked among the top views from the beginning of the series and is gaining great popularity. In particular, the last scene of episode 1 had a significant impact and played a major role in helping Reaper Boy gain great popularity early on. As it is basically an action webtoon, tickets are mostly used in battles, but occasionally tickets are used in situations that have nothing to do with battles. It is unique in its own way compared to the general ability battlers who use most of their abilities only in battle.
25. How not to die
Platform: Naver
Author: Parae, Im Jin-guk
Information: Lim Da-jun is bullied at school every day. He takes revenge on the person who bullied him, is kicked out of home and school, and joins a runaway family. Although he is no longer tormented by the school bullies, he must survive against even more cruel street thugs. Lim Da-jun’s street survival begins as he is pushed to the end of his life. The main character, Lim Da-jun, shows a typical dog-fighting style of fighting, showing that even if he receives moderate injuries, he fights through them as long as the injuries are not fatal. Because of this, no matter what attack he throws at him, unless he completely retires, he will keep getting up and biting his opponent until he loses consciousness.
26. Heaven to Hell
Platform: Kakao
Author: Kim Jong-hoon
Information: It is a Cheongbul action fantasy set in the worldview of Dante’s Divine Comedy, and is as provocative as it is a Cheongbul webtoon. The female protagonist is exposed almost every time, and her body is quite voluptuous. There are a lot of cruel descriptions, but they seem to be less so than the previous work, Killing Club. Since the original work, Dante’s Divine Comedy, is a novel in the Christian culture, the webtoon also draws many motifs from the Bible and Greek mythology, but unlike general Western fantasy, it sets the five elements as the attribute of power rather than the four elements, so it feels a bit heterogeneous. .
27. Immortal Days
Platform: Lezhin Comics Writer: Heogingae
Information: Science has revealed the secret of immortality. After a long period of research, mankind will no longer die or be injured. But mutations always exist. Mortality, born as a being capable of death, lives through all sorts of hardships among immortal people. While struggling alone, Myul meets Phil, a mutant solver like himself. And this is the story that happens when Phil woos Myeol to work with him. It is set about 200 years later, and shows aspects of society that are very different from reality. Awareness of companion animals has improved, homosexuality is considered natural, and medical technology has improved.
28. The constellations only like me
Platform: Kakao
Author: Corgi Bear
Information: Baek Ho-min, a hunter at Seoul Tower who was frustrated after receiving an abandoned skill recall. But when I activate the skill, the constellations keep giving me likes? ah! Why do the Constellations only like me? It tells the story of Baek Ho-min, a man who couldn’t even get a circuit, who becomes a hunter and climbs a tower. If you create a circuit, you can use the name Hunter and obtain special to level 4 skills. The higher the purity of gold used, the better the efficiency. Conversely, if you use something mixed with foreign substances of low purity, you will be shunned by the constellations. When it becomes a parasitic species, the cracks in the circuit enter the heart and the circuit disappears.
29. Tempal
Platform: Kakao
Writer: Lee Dong-wook, Team Argo
Information: SATISFY, the world’s best virtual reality game. Whether in reality or in games, bad luck always hovers by his side, and while performing a quest, he accidentally discovers the game’s lottery ticket, Pagma’s Book. Changed to the strongest Legendary job among over 2 billion users. A grid of the strongest players who have escaped terrible bad luck and a nightmarish life of debt. The final boss is coming, making even stagnant water cry. It has excellent drawing, a tremendous amount of screen time, even the minor settings of the original work, and is very quick to correct errors, so reader reviews are very good. However, because the beginning of the original work was so carcinogenic, the sweet potato-inducing parts are rated low.
30. Level up only by myself
platform: cacao
Author: Chu Gong
Information: Korean modern fantasy and hunter webtoon. As the title suggests, this is a work that features a main character who grows in real life using a level-up system. 10 years ago, a being called a demon beast began to appear and went on a rampage, killing people. The people who catch those magical beasts are called hunters. This is the story of Seong Jin-woo, an E-class hunter who has always been ignored, who after hearing an unknown voice becomes a unique player and awakens as an S-class hunter to slay demonic beasts. Judging by the drawing and illustration style, it is at the highest level among Kakao Page webtoons, to the point where I am the only one nicknamed Jagmile. The high-quality drawing and action scenes double the viewing pleasure, to the point that many readers want it to be produced as an animation. Many say that the beautiful yet dynamic drawing and scene direction take advantage of the charm of Korean-style webtoons and carry them by the collar. The length is also incomparable to other webtoons. Usually, webtoons are 50 to 60 pages, at most 70 to 80 pages, and sometimes 30 pages, while Level Up Only Me is 100 pages by default, and if there are few action scenes, it is 120 to 130 pages. Many of these cases easily exceed 160 pages.