Best Action Manhwa

Key conclusions

• Action-packed manhwas are gaining popularity with exciting battles and powers to stun manga fans.
• Best action like manhwa
  Tower of God and The Breaker
  We offer shonen fans a dark fantasy adventure.
• Fantasy manhwa like
  Alignment of the solo
  and
  Legend of the Northern Blade
  to serve fans of powerful heroes.

Manhwa (the Korean equivalent of manga) has been growing in popularity over the past few years, although its history is almost as long as that of manga. There are many Korean writers and artists who have created successful manga, and even a few who have jumped over to Japan to find success in the manga industry.

Just like manga action manhwa with lots of battles and exciting powers are quite popular. Although not as popular as their Japanese shonen counterparts, any self-proclaimed fan of action manga should not miss these manhwa series. Here are some of the best action manhwaranked by MyAnimeList.

Updated on October 21, 2024 by Hamza Haq: Over the past decade, manhwa has cemented its place in modern culture, carving out a significant niche for itself and creating real competition for manga authors. One of the biggest advantages manhwa has over manga is the consistently incredible art style and full-color color scheme, two aspects that show their value the most in a genre like action. As a result, action manhwa has quickly become a competitive field despite the fact that the medium is relatively young. This is of course great news for readers, as more competition always means better results.

10 SSS Class Revival Hunter

MAL Score: 8.25

• Written by Shin Noi and illustrated by Bill K.
• Posted on Tapas Media

Kim Gun-Ja is an F-rank hunter who is forever jealous of those stronger than him until he receives an S+ rank skill from the Tower called “I want to be like you”. The only caveat? He needs to die for the skill to activate. By a happy coincidence, he was killed by the world's number 1 hunter, the Flame Emperor, who copied the Time Traveler's Clock skill, which allows him to travel 24 hours back in time every time he dies, with his skills and memory preserved. With this cheat code in hand, Kim Gun-Ja begins his journey to become the most powerful hunter in existence.

SSS Class Revival Hunter is an action-adventure manhwa with a healthy dose of comedy to lift the spirits. Fans of heroes with corrupted abilities, dungeon crawlers, and incredible action games will quickly fall in love with this incredible series. This is one of the biggest.

9 Nice house

MAL Score: 8.27

• Written by Kim Carnby and illustrated by Young Chan
• Posted on Naver Webtoon

Hyun Soo Cha is a withdrawn high school student who is forced to move into a new apartment building after his family is killed in a tragic accident. Struggling with the loss of his family and his lack of will to live, Hyun-soo's problems are compounded when a mysterious epidemic begins to turn people into monsters, including himself.

Nice house is an action-horror series whose story is not too far from zombie apocalypse stories. Fans of survival horror, where characters must band together to overcome a crisis, should definitely check out this manhwa.

8 Tower of God

MAL score: 8.37

• Written and illustrated by SIU
• Posted on Naver Webtoon

Twenty-Fifth Baam never knew the outside world, having spent most of his life at the bottom of a massive tower. His only friend and companion is Rachel, but when she leaves to climb the tower, Baam leaves the place he's always called home in search of her.

God's tower is an action-adventure manhwa in which the journey through the Tower is full of danger, peril, and excitement. Fans of dark fantasy and fighting shonen manga will definitely enjoy this series.

7 Switch

MAL score: 8.39

• Written by Guk-jin Jung and illustrated by Jin-hwan Park
• Published in Young champion

Shiwoon Yi is a meek high school student who is constantly bullied by his classmates. By chance, he meets a new teacher, Chunwoo Han, who is secretly a powerful martial artist in the Murim world. To make Shiwoon stand up to his bullies, Chunwoo decides to teach him martial arts.

Switch is a supernatural fighting manhwa with incredible art and fight scenes on par with many fighting manga. The series consists of several parts, the last of which is: Eternal powerare now published on Naver Webtoon.

6 Return of the Blooming Blade

MAL Score: 8.48

• Authored by Big and illustrated by LICO
• Posted on Naver Webtoon

Chun Myung was once a disciple of the Mount Hua Sect and one of its greatest swordsmen. The Mount Hua Sect and many others died at the hands of Chunma, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and Chong Meng was the one who finally defeated him. Mortally wounded, Jung Myung closes his eyes for the last time to find himself alive again in the body of a young man.

Return of the Blooming Blade is a historical fantasy reincarnation story similar to stories like The Misfit of Demon King Academy. Fans of historical Asian settings and supernatural martial arts stories should definitely give this manhwa a try.

5 Boxer

MAL Score: 8.49

• Written and illustrated by Jung Ji Hoon
• Posted on Naver and LINE

Yu is a stoic, silent, up-and-coming boxer who is quickly rising through the ranks in the professional boxing world. He likes to keep quiet, preferring to observe rather than comment, letting his actions speak for themselves rather than words. The story is informally divided by Yu's fights, which unfold as mini-arcs where Yu's new opponent becomes the pseudo-protagonist until the fight is over and Yu is victorious. While Yu remains the main character, in each arc the story focuses as much on his opponents as Yu himself, prioritizing character development, backstories, explaining their motivations and reasons for entering the ring.

Boxer is a modern professional boxing manhwa that aims to create a spectacular, emotional and fight-filled story with a mysterious protagonist and a detailed supporting cast. Unlike Hajime no Ippopopular boxing manga, Boxer sets a dark tone for its story and focuses on creating credible opponents for Yu to go up against. Fans of WWE, UFC, and sports manga will love this series.

4 Legend of the Northern Blade

MAL score: 8.51

• Written by Vugak and illustrated by Min Hae
• Posted on Cocoa Page

Muwon is the son of the disgraced 4th generation leader of the Northern Heaven Sect, who was forced to commit suicide when he was accused of treason. Muwon continues to live under constant surveillance, but a rare chance gives him the opportunity to escape and seek justice for his father by fighting the evil of Silent Night.

Legend of the Northern Blade it's a fantasy revenge story with lots of conventional martial arts. This manhwa is perfect for those who enjoy historical Asian settings, or those who enjoy a good revenge story.

3 Eleceed

MAL Score: 8.53

• Written by Jae-Ho Sung and illustrated by Hye-Jin Kim
• Posted on Naver Webtoon

Jiwoo Seo is a young man who loves cats and has super speed, which he tries to keep a secret. By chance, he comes across an injured cat and heals it at home. To his surprise, the cat begins to talk and reveals that he is actually a man named Kaiden Brake and that the world he lives in is more mysterious than Jiu imagines.

Eleceed is a supernatural action series in which magical abilities and supernatural powers are commonplace. This is perfect for fans of shonen fighting manga, especially those with interesting power systems.

2 Omniscient reader

MAL Score: 8.57

• Written by Sing n Song and illustrated by Sleepy-C
• Posted on Naver Webtoon

Dokya Kim is an ordinary elderly wage earner who can't do anything. He is a fan of the web novel series Three Ways to Survive in a Broken World and has followed it closely for 3,000 chapters. After the final chapter is released, Dokja finds himself transported to the world of the novel and must find a way to change the ending of the story while overcoming the challenges of knowing the future events.

Omniscient reader is a fantasy manhwa that takes cues from modern isekai stories. Fans of isekai, where the main character knows the events that will happen due to having experienced them in a past life, should check out this series.

1 Alignment of the solo

MAL score: 8.66

• Written by Chugong and illustrated by Dubu (Redice Studio)
• Posted on Cocoa Page

Song Jin-woo is a hunter, a man with superpowers, who is tasked with protecting humanity from terrible monsters. However, he is incredibly weak and fights monsters that threaten the population on a daily basis. After a disastrous attempt to explore a dungeon, Jinwoo is empowered by a program known as the System that allows him to grow.

Alignment of the solo is an incredibly popular fantasy action manhwa that plays on a fairly common fantasy of power, compared to other, still powerful people. Fans of series with strong characters will enjoy this series and its anime adaptation.