MANHWA

Chapter 3 in Naver's 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).

Welcome to the Magic Ocean, a blissful paradise where wishes come true and children live happily forever! --- Seoltang awakens in a strange new world, accompanied by a tortoise who walks on golden sand and seems determined to find the exit. But why would anyone want to leave the Magic Ocean? The pair journey through mysterious waters, where forgetful children frolic in blissful oblivion, watched over by enigmatic imaginary friends. Real or fake, friend or foe, right or wrong, life or death – Seoltang and her tortoise must confront the sinister truth of this strange place and its inhabitants and find a way to escape! A bittersweet tale of self-destruction, pain, sadness, and healing from depression.

One man's death led to another man's salvation. After years of suffering from heart disease, Da-ul receives a heart transplant from young and renowned pianist Yuwon, who has died an unfortunate death in a car crash. Da-ul's life has been forever changed by this priceless gift, and he pledges to make every second of his life count in gratitude. But when he meets Yeonjo, the woman his donor was deeply in love with, and finds out that she has been living in despair, he begins developing ambivalent feelings towards her. Is it guilt, or could it be something else?

She was obsessed with the male lead, her husband, and died after she kept on going after him for 10 years. Of course, she wanted to live. So she tried to divorce him nicely before the real female lead appeared. However, she soon found out that her husband’s young self was secretly being abused under the prejudice and pressure of his family. At that moment, her sense of responsibility and duties as an adult and a modern person was stimulated . . . . Aiden’s back was turned away from her despite both of them holding hands. Considering the amount of strength he had put into their hands, it seemed strong enough to possibly tear off his arm. Carefully, Elaine called out his name and clasped at his hands tighter. “I’ve told you yesterday that we’re a couple now. So, in other words, I shall be on your side.” “…” “So it’s okay.” The words seemed to cast a spell that comforted him. And very slowly, Aiden’s trembling began to subside. . . . . When they turned into adults, Elaine proposed a divorce to Aiden before the real heroine appeared. Aiden’s face, which was smiling a moment ago, suddenly changed. “I will never divorce you.” Aiden said as he tore the divorce papers into small pieces. Elaine could only quietly observe the situation unfolding before her. !! Promo Manhwa for the Novel !!

Garett is just a wanderer and an opportunist traveling from village to village, looking for an easy payday. One day, he meets the mysterious half-elf bard, Sonnet, and his life starts getting…interesting. She knows the lay of the land, lyrics to every song, and seems much more powerful than she’s letting on… Will their mission for gold and riches turn fruitful or sour? Magic, mystery, treasure and treachery awaits in “Deus Bard Machina”!

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The homegirl cartoonist Su Wuyin suffers from androphobia. One day, she bought a cheap second-hand refrigerator. When she came back home, that refrigerator, however, turned into a naked handsome guy! And he said he was an AI robot made by aliens... This is ridiculous!

A dungeon-guiding gig goes sideways for explorer Stetch Atelier when the prince who hired him tricks him into activating a fatal curse. But instead of staying dead, Stetch is resurrected by a sentient artifact that offers him a deal that may help him get his revenge. To hold up his end of the bargain, Stetch sets off on a long journey of raiding dungeons, slaying monsters, and making new enemies and friends along the way.

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Garett is just a wanderer and an opportunist traveling from village to village, looking for an easy payday. One day, he meets the mysterious half-elf bard, Sonnet, and his life starts getting…interesting. She knows the lay of the land, lyrics to every song, and seems much more powerful than she’s letting on… Will their mission for gold and riches turn fruitful or sour? Magic, mystery, treasure and treachery awaits in “Deus Bard Machina”!

Friendly foodie Sogeum is excited to start a new chapter of her life at the famous Ruru Culinary High School. However, she unexpectedly reunites with her first love Eunjae, who broke her heart with hurtful words three years ago. Not only will they live under the same roof and attend the same school, but they will also be part of the same club. Sogeum will now have to battle against her rekindling feelings for Eunjae while dealing with a bumpy school life.

“I was reborn as the youngest daughter of the soybean family!? The youngest princess’s bean flour royal rice cake making project! “Your marriage has been decided. The emperor of the empire.” What are you talking about to your daughter?! … The future husband is a grandfather?! ""Yeah. If I want to survive here, I have to make a fool of my daughter and a fool of my sister!

“Hi! My name is Minji Kim. I used to be a teenage girl but after waking up from a nap one day, I turned into a fugly lizard! I want to go home! Somebody help! Wait… but, if I'm in this strange body, who’s in mine?!” Minji is a high school girl living a normal life in an ordinary world. After waking up from her usual nap in class one day, she discovers that she has transformed into a powerful dragon who lives in an out-of-the-ordinary land. Minji forms a group of eccentric friends by using her wits, and together they embark on a journey to help Minji find her way back to her own world. Will Minji ever be able to return home?

Quando o Reino de White foi conquistado há 500 anos, o rei e seus súditos foram exilados para uma pequena terra estéril coberta de gelo. Lá eles aguentaram o frio e a fome, confiando apenas na magia do Arquimago Yggdrasil para construir o menor território de governo próprio do mundo. Como última herdeira da família, Rose agora governa essa terra como lorde. Resgatando antigos cidadãos que foram vítimas de tráfico humano no exterior, ela coloca seu coração e alma para trazê-los de volta. Mas a parte mais importante é encher o tesouro de riquezas para financiar essa missão! Como uma boa mulher de negócios a lorde convida dragões, anões e elfos para se juntarem, tornando White num paraíso para todas as raças. Yggdrasil não poderia estar mais orgulhoso dessa utopia em construção, mas será que a Lorde Rose vai conseguir deixar pra trás seus problemas financeiros?

Every single day, Chongsuk is killed in whatever way his creator, Baesoo, pleases. How is it possible to die multiple deaths? Well, with the technology of Wonderland Black Cage, anyone can live out their wildest revenge fantasies! Humiliated by your crush? Let your fury fly free in the WBC app! But all good things come at a price. The more Baesoo plays, the more Chongsuk adapts. And with the app’s AI secretly guiding Chongsuk’s every move, who’s controlling who?

Do gods play dice with the fate of entire cities? Yul Choi’s city is suddenly transported to become a piece in a board game of the gods. Just when Yul thinks he can work together with people to overcome the monsters and challenges, he realizes he must become the city’s greatest villain to save the city. Can Yul rise to the demanding task of becoming the greatest and most villainous hero his city has ever seen?

Do gods play dice with the fate of entire cities? Yul Choi’s city is suddenly transported to become a piece in a board game of the gods. Just when Yul thinks he can work together with people to overcome the monsters and challenges, he realizes he must become the city’s greatest villain to save the city. Can Yul rise to the demanding task of becoming the greatest and most villainous hero his city has ever seen?

People are having the serious issue with the global warming in 2014, but what if unknown gigantic insects appear in the city because of pollutants are above the average? Now, here is the last human-being (main character) tries to escape from the danger and tries to find a way to save the city.

When Bunny told the world she only cared about personality, she really meant it...until her personality-hire of a boyfriend turned out to be a complete jerk! It’s time to accept the truth: handsome men are the best! Now, Bunny is determined to stay single for the rest of her college life, appreciating handsome men from afar. But when five gorgeous men appear in her life, things get complicated. A simple glance at any one of them has her heart racing. How will Bunny survive their charms?

Seventeen-year-old Junhwi Kang, who can see ghosts, loses his memory after an accident. After passing the grim reaper’s challenge to win another chance at life, he is thrust into the underworld to live as an intern Hwarang, or Flower Knight. Junhwi is assigned to partner up with Horan, a peace officer partner, as they take on a series of investigations under the supervision of Bihyeongrang. Magicians, monsters, and legendary figures come into play in the mythical underworld. But what will be revealed when Junhwi investigates the circumstances of his own fateful accident?

Seventeen-year-old Junhwi Kang, who can see ghosts, loses his memory after an accident. After passing the grim reaper’s challenge to win another chance at life, he is thrust into the underworld to live as an intern Hwarang, or Flower Knight. Junhwi is assigned to partner up with Horan, a peace officer partner, as they take on a series of investigations under the supervision of Bihyeongrang. Magicians, monsters, and legendary figures come into play in the mythical underworld. But what will be revealed when Junhwi investigates the circumstances of his own fateful accident?

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When Joon moves into his new apartment on his first day of college, he wasn't expecting beautiful ex-celebrity Doona (Duna) to be living downstairs. Joon tries to avoid her at first, but finds himself growing more and more curious about her mysterious life.

Now a major adaptation on streaming. 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 he must fight alongside a handful of reluctant heroes to try and save the world before it’s too late.

He’s broke, lonely, and he’s a loser. With the betrayal by the only friend that he once thought he had, Uijin’s casual investment in cryptocurrency miraculously bears fruit, turning him into a millionaire in an instant. Thanks to the unexpected fortune, Uijin’s life somehow drastically changes for the better… or does it?

Bom Do, a timid middle school student, can never say no to people because she is afraid of being disliked. Her only confidant is her grandmother, an extroverted woman who raised her and her sister. One day, Bom’s grandmother wakes up in her granddaughter’s body after getting into an accident. Can the grandmother, who is the polar opposite of her granddaughter, adapt to school life while she looks for a way to return to her body?

At a glance, high-schooler Moran Baek appears to be a beautiful girl who’s perfect in every way… or so it would seem. In reality, she is an exiled demon who has been trapped in a human body for over 5,000 years. When she learns that she is still unable to use her demonic powers despite finishing her exile, Moran despairs and struggles to find a way to become a demon again. One day, she accidentally discovers that doing a good deed restores her powers, and sets out to find a way to keep doing good deeds so she can return to her devilish ways.

When a swarm of giant bugs threatens to wipe out humanity, the world’s only defense is a group of humans with special abilities called Butterflies. For Maehwa Baek, Butterflies are just heroic people he sees on TV until a tragic event brings him to the scientists that created them. Soon, Maehwa must confront questions about himself that he has long avoided: why does he lose control at the sight of his own blood? And what happened during the 13 years of his life that he can’t remember?

Her blood runs hot, and her temper is even hotter – even when it’s the cold of winter. To lift the flaming curse she’s carried since she was a little girl, high schooler Ember must find her cold equivalent… But finding a match whose blood runs as cold as her’s does hot isn’t going to be easy, especially when the only way to turn the powerful curse away is to KISS that person right on their frigid lips. High school dramas usually run hot-and-cold, but there’s never been a story as fun and fiery as Scorching Romance!

Now a major (K-Drama) adaptation. A story of Yumi and her brain cells.

A fantasy comic about a boy's destiny that starts to change as he receives a gift from his guardian god.

When you have an invisible roommate.

Who cares if you’re invisible in high school when you can see and talk to the invisible? Reserved and quiet, Jamie Oh prefers to remain in the background and confide only in his friends, who happen to be ghosts. But when the most popular girl in school takes interest in him, his normal -- or rather, paranormal -- life takes an unexpected turn.

Seoyeon and Geonha once had a loveless marriage of convenience for their families’ business ambitions. Or at least, they believed it was loveless. When Seoyeon leaves Geonha for another man, Geonha finds himself wallowing in lingering bitterness and resentment. Meanwhile, Seoyeon is living a new life abroad with her young son Junu, until everything changes when Geonha seeks her out on behalf of his ailing grandmother, a wealthy businesswoman who cared deeply for Seoyeon. As the two re-enter into a pretend marriage, this time to appease Geonha’s grandmother, they discover lingering feelings that had been buried in the past.

Being called a freak isn’t so bad when you have a spunky little black blob as a companion. An explosion leaves Nam Kang orphaned, scarred, and nearly blind, but he toughs out the daily bullying with the help of his imaginary blob friend, Inky. Until one day, Nam wakes from a bad beating to find his scars healed and his vision restored. At a new school, Nam is finally given the chance to live life as a normal kid. But it isn’t just his scars that have disappeared. His best friend Inky is gone, too.

Overly rational. Sociopathic, even. Sean's unfeeling personality consistently drives people away from him. That is, until he wakes up after a night of heavy drinking in... an escape room? Now he must use his unique mind and join hands with other players to survive sadistic games of life and death. The only way out is to escape!

A new school, new friends, new romance, and a new face?! After going through major plastic surgery, freshman Mirae is ready for a fresh start. At her university, she becomes recognized as a pretty yet somewhat unnatural “Gangnam beauty.” However, all Mirae wants is to have a normal campus life without being judged by her looks. Will she be able to adjust well to the new environment and find the courage to live the life of her dreams?

My life was ruined after you bullied me in high school. So why do you get to be happy and successful? I’ll give you a taste of your own medicine! Now you’ll see what it felt like to be me... And you better be ready to pay the price if you want to return to your own body.

Eunha Park thought she was getting another chance at life when she awoke in the world of a novel. The only problem? Raeliana McMillan, the character she was reborn as, is fated to be killed by her fiancé! For the sake of her survival, she comes upwith an idea—get into a fake marriage with a man more powerful than her groom-to-be. But when that protection comes in the form of Noah Wynknight, the duke with a warm smile and cold heart, Raeliana realizes she might be a bit in over her head…She’s going to regret this plan, isn’t she?

Every Thursday afternoon, once a month, students at Love High cast their votes in a popularity poll. The result? A brutal ranking system that determines the entire social hierarchy of the school. After starting at the bottom, can new transfer student Suji make her way to the top of the pyramid? Or will she topple the game altogether?

A high school principal loses all his assets trading stocks. With only a year left from retirement, Doman starts a personal broadcasting channel with his student Hongsam in order to make up for the money he has lost, which gets him in to all sorts of troubles… Will this buzzkill teacher be able to pay off his debts as a popular streamer?

Every person has something they desire, whether it’s beauty, wealth, or power. Depending on what you’re willing to risk, you could have anything your heart desires. You could be beautiful with the swipe of an app or become anyone with the press of a button -- but it all comes with a price. How far would you be willing to go to get what you wish for?

A detective unravels a murder case only to discover his lover's unexpected involvement, adding a profound twist to the investigation. As he delves deeper, the complexities of love and trust become entangled with the darker facets of the case, challenging his perceptions and unraveling a narrative that goes beyond the boundaries of crime-solving.

Hyemin Lee is your typical high school student, complete with a pet cat and an annoying older brother. But when the shapeshifting villainess Nero unleashes a cat the size of an apartment building to terrorize Hyemin’s hometown, Hyemin comes into possession of a magical watch and finds her true calling: she must join the fight against feline foes and become a Meow Ranger.

A murderer and a witness, the story of two men! "I thought I really might die when I first saw you." The boy who had to kill and the boy who watched it in silence. Max grew up to be the Mafia's assassin and Chris is following the trail that leads to him. These two meet up as roommates when Max enters a university undercover. Max can't help but be wary of Chris who is inching closer to his family and his true identity. Where will this tension lead them?

Dohae is pretty sure his girlfriend is the one. She’s the perfect chick for him… except in one crucial way: there’s no chemistry in the bedroom. After the inevitable breakup, Dohae’s left alone and desperate for answers. Luckily, an opportunity presents itself in no time: he agrees to discuss his sex life on a show, hosted by the voluptuous Kim Hayan. Soon enough, the sexual sparks begin to fly as Dohae begins his “chemistry experiments”…

Junsoo’s had a crush on Minseo sunbae since forever. But now she’s not just his sunbae… she’s his family, cause she got married to his older brother, Jungsoo. And what’s even worse is that since his place burned down, Junsoo has no choice but to move in temporarily with the happy newly-weds. And on the first day he moves in, Junsoo catches his new sister-in-law having sex with a man… that is definitely not his brother. Minseo pleads him to keep her secret, telling him she’ll do whatever he wants. Junsoo tries to draw boundaries, sleeping instead with Yeona who’s always been around him. But it gets more complicated when Jungsoo comes across Yeona and again, sparks fly… Could swapping be the answer for these insatiable four?

My one-night stand from Paris is my new boss?! Jian, an editor of the fashion magazine The Runway, impulsively leaves to Paris after finding out about her ex-fiance’s affair. She meets a mysterious, handsome, and somewhat cynical guy who helped her from pickpockets in Paris, and ends up having a one-night stand with him. 3 months later, she meets him again-at her office, as an elite new chief editor from France!