No.1005669
if i wanted to discuss korean manga, would this be the correct board to do so?
/a/ is a disaster and i believe they're strictly japanese+"what the tranny mod feels like". Delete thread if im in the wrong place pls.
No.1005670
No.1005673
>>1005669
>>1005670
We've had korean comic storytimes/ cartoon discussion before, I suppose it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibilities but I doubt you'd find people who saw the same material.
No.1005677
>tranny mod
What?
Can someone explain?
No.1005678
No.1005682
>>1005677
>>1005678
A completely unfounded rumor that assblasted goons keep pushing because they can't freely shitpost on /a/.
No.1005686
>>1005669
Let's talk about Tower of God and how rachel is satan incarnate and vicious diseased anal animal rape is too good for her.she just keeps upping her cunt game
No.1005688
>>1005686
haven't read that one, i had a couple more in mind like Lookism, subtle disaster, and tales of the unusual.
No.1005689
>>1005688
Sorry I've only read Trace, Tower of God, Tales of Demons and Gods, The Gamer, and D.I.C.E.
No.1005691
>>1005689
well which one would you recommend the most? i definitely recommend tales of the unusual, just a spooky thriller. its many different small stories every few chapters.
No.1005693
Dunno how long this thread will be up but I just wanted to say Hellper is really good and people should read it.
No.1005695
>>1005691
Trace is a meh super hero story, tower of god is a neat power epoch it goes on and will go on forever so if you're not into it it's a tome of garbage and the MC is about as bland as they come it makes sense when you realize hes essentially a zombie. DICE was pretty great for a bit then it kind of dragged on and then instead of fucking ending the story it went through a soft reset, huge fucking blue balls. The gamer is my favorite but you either love it or are bored by it it's gone through an annoying slowdown but if you like watching a character slowly become OP it's definitely for you. Tales of demons and gods sucks imo i dropped it after binging it somehow feels slower than ToG which is fucking impressive seeing how many years ToG has been going and they're not even halfway up the 135 floors.
So definitely check out ToG and The Gamer.
No.1005696
>>1005695
i'd also recommend lookism. its a bit of a drag at the beginning but then it gets good when THOTS start getting BTFO, pic related. Its also ongoing weekly so by the end of it expect to be hooked on it.
No.1005719
>>1005686
>Tower of God
Don't spoil me this, please. I remember reading it and i got to the part where the bitch, i don't remember her name, i just call her the bitch, pretends to be in a wheelchair, and the autistic kid gets separated of the main team. I raged a lot, but i didn't continue reading because reasons.
Is it still going? Does it get better from there? Is it worth reading it again?
No.1005727
>>1005719
There's good stuff ahead of you though the helltrain arc is a little painful (AND TECHNICALLY STILL NOT FUCKING OVER). Ms Bitch ups her bitchiness though she gets knocked down once or twice, people theorize she isn't dead so that she can witness baam climb the tower while she's denied the final steps and then glorious destroyed and sent to burn in hell for all eternity amen.
No.1005735
I started reading Jack Frost completely because of the cover.
No.1005739
It'd be a lot easier to talk about these if you storytimed them, faggots.
No.1005743
>>1005739
>storytime for a manwha
They're basically webcomics, they're all too long for that, I'll do some early issues of ToG
No.1005748
>>1005739
they're very lengthy and they also follow this weird korean format where the comic is like a single looooong scroll that you look at from top to bottom.
most often, the "pages" cut the images and dialogue balloons in half.
see
https://www.webtoons.com/en/drama/lookism/ep-1/viewer?title_no=1049&episode_no=1
No.1005750
>>1005748
It's cuz koreans are phone only fags
No.1005752
>>1005751
drhhtrh
I haven't even finished issue 1
No.1005758
>>1005757
wefewgewg
Issue 1 complete, and the unreasonableness of storytiming these is firmly established
No.1005759
>>1005750
are they? i dont know much about korea's internet culture other than its all feminized socialist bullshit
No.1005762
>>1005758
>there are 67 pages in issue 2
Definitely my last issue in this thread
No.1005763
>>1005759
All asians love their mobile devices, korean phones dictated the direction of their comics, infinite scroll is default on phone cancer. It's interesting that you mention the feminine thing there are a couple of guys who look just like chicks though no one mentions it in story.
No.1005764
>>1005763
Ironically after this encounter with baam they won't meet each other again for years in real life and years in comic time. The mythic man month seems to apply to comics too, certain storylines just balloon and consume things that were frontloaded for later.
I can easily see this comic hitting the 15year or even two decade mark.
No.1005765
>>1005764
it was started in 2010 so the 10th anniversary is coming up soon
No.1005766
>>1005765
I wonder why comics don't function like cartoons did and hire a team of slaves to churn out shit much faster.
No.1005768
>>1005766
The art isn't horrible and it does improve, but it's not 8 years of studying improvement. I've never believed that rote practice makes you grow leaps and bounds and I think a lot of webcomics are proof of that. You need focused study.
No.1005805
Its kind of crazy to think I grabbed this half a year ago and haven't had anywhere to post it since.
No.1005862
ToG was pretty good, but I think it was better back when The Company was scanlating; though it would seem the translation quality has certainly improved over what it was at first. Rachel is incredibly mediocre, lazy, and not particularly bright, but why the massive hateboner for a character who hadn't successfully done anything wrong until waaaay late into Season 2? Hell, it took her until the Train Arc before she actually managed to kill anyone.
As for recommendations, I'd suggest Knight Run if you're into action/tragedy, or I Don't Want This Kind Of Hero if you want something more comedic. There's also Trace 2.0, which is the best of the Trace series, which follows a police officer who develops Iron Man-like mutant powers and fights terrorists but good fuckin luck finding it anywhere anymore. If you're a fan of character development, mystery/tragedy, and have more patience than you know what to do with, you could try reading Kubera. If you want something with better art and time loops you could try Fairytale for the Demon Lord.
No.1005872
Has anyone heard from Hyung S. Kim since he deleted Kung Fool and Krazy Kimchi and disappeared?
I can't find any of his work on line.
No.1005883
>>1005862
>until waaaay late into Season 2
She crippled a guy, tried to kill the mc, and has several reasons to do the right thing but refuses because 'muh dream'. Her dream is stupid and she needlessly hinders others to achieve it.
No.1005884
>>1005883
Also I forgot, this bitch has always been salty so she hid his identity from him so she could better be the worlds most retarded bitch.
No.1005904
>>1005805
>All that porn on pixiv
I'm more surprised to find out she's from a manhwa. I've read some myself, Witch Hunter, Lillith's String and Wake Up, Deadman. The last one is disappointing because the author is a Megalia supporter. The premise of his series was alright, but I stopped reading after the timeskip, and found out the MC became some sort of zombie rock star. I liked the Pitbull police officer the most, he had some really cool weapons.
Witch Hunter is ok, has cheesecake for days, and cemented my love for tomboys with short, red hair. However, I have not read it since Sasha's backstory began. I should get back to it.
Lilith's String is porn, plain and simple. Miku's in it too, if you like her (not really, but the girl in question is a serious miku rip-off, minus any ability to sing).
No.1005909
>>1005883
>>1005884
>crippled a guy
He got better. Besides, that scene was great for his reply to her leading up to it.
>tried to kill the MC
Many have done that, and they don't generate near as much salt for it.
>her dream is stupid
I'd say it's along the same lines as the wing tree organization's "find a way out of the Tower" objective; she's just more petty about it.
>she hid his identity from him
That's something that has only very recently come to light, but given how much Jealousy plays a part in her character it shouldn't be a surprise.
I'm not saying there's no good reason to hate her, I was just curious about how and why her character inexplicably generated so much salt that it spills over into completely different webcomics. People bitch and moan about Rachel in the comment section of every chapter, regardless of her presence in it, and continue that in other comics. She's a jealous, backstabbing cunt with a petty dream, in a Tower full of jealous, backstabbing cunts with petty dreams; but she's somehow worse than a billion niggers because she personally inconvenienced the MC.
No.1005973
>>1005909
They didnt grow up with him and weren't his only friend. It's like saying your sister killing you is just as bad as a stranger doing it or that a mother who kills her kid is just as bad as a stranger doing it. Her goal is unbelievably petty in that its just as easily accomplished by not being a cunt she just hates fate and refuses to ride baams coattails to the top. She's the groups most persistent antagonist and all of her problems could be solved by getting over it
" WE WANT THE SAME THING BUT I REFUSE TO DO IT WITH YOU. FUCK PROPHESIES AND ANCIENT WEAPONS AND ZOMBIE BABIES I'LL CLIMB THE TOP BY BEING A STUPID FAT CUNT SOMEONE SOMEONE ELSE WILL KILL JAHAD FOR ME NOT YOU BAAM FUCK YOU BAAM I'LL KILL ALL YOUR FRIENDS."
It's like when walter white killed gus over names he coulda got from lydia, senseless stupid violence.
And "he got better" doesnt ameliorate malice.
No.1006009
>>1005973
People say that if he wasn't "crippled" he would have been killed. Not sure if that was intentional or not, because while she's been shown hesitant to kill, it was definitely meant to be a fuck you to khun.
>>1005909
She and maybe androssi as a child are the only ones who have actually succeeded at backstabbing others. Also, some of the previous backstabbers were motivated by survival, coercion, or were intentionally self-destructive. She betrayed baam right after he saved her life, and with no discernible benefits for herself either. TOG also hasn't shown many relevant characters backstabbing others, since most of that seems to happen off screen recently.
There are too many unanswered questions about her, both in origin and motivation. Unless she knew baam would survive and join fug (she didn't seem surprised to see him again), I doubt getting her full backstory will stop the hate.
Wasn't she also supposed to tell khun about her backstory with baam after hoaquin lost?
No.1006010
>>1006009
It would be a hilarious glorious troll if it's retconned to she's trying to save baam cuz he's fated to die after winning.
No.1006012
>>1005682
Hi, Tranny Mod.
Anyway, Manhwa in my opinion is pretty meh. It's essentially the same as Japan except it seems to more often have worse stories and art. I do kinda like Killing/Stalking, though, because I'm a moron. Though at least I'm not enough of a moron that I'd pay like $1.25 per chapter, though. That's more overpriced than American comic issues…
No.1006020
>>1005748
There's a reason for that format. Webtoons are rated based on how many look it and how long the looks AT it.
Another one is that content for about three pages on a strip loads faster than loading three pages, one at a time. That's important for a mobile devices.
No.1006052
What kills manhwa for me is the fact that it so rarely feels like it's got any identity to it. Every other one I've ever picked up has either wanted too much to be a manga, or aped Western graphic novels. It's kind of a problem with South Korea in general, really.
Webtoon has been worthless since it became the hip new place for SJW "so relatable" comics.
No.1006059
>>1006052
The only good worst koreans just go to Japan and pretend to be mangaka.
No.1006061
>>1006052
I think I bought Ragnarok and King of Hell back in 2004. Didn't even know they were manhwa
No.1006062
Are there any decent Chinese comics? I tried getting into Blood Sword and Drunken Fist, but they were so blah.
No.1006064
>>1006061
Holy shit that last one was just depressing.
No.1006109
>>1006062
Depends, what genres you like and do want them from Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Mainland China?
No.1006110
>>1006059
You like that guy who writes Freezing? I mean that has great artist working for him but I keep getting "onee-san" fetish and weak male protag from his stories.
No.1006136
>>1006109
I just like anything that has masterful storytelling.
I wanna know who the Will Eisners, the Osamu Tezukas, the Carl Barkses, the Moebiuses of a country are.
No.1006152
>>1006136
ah, that's the tricky part. I do recall that manhua in mainland China got really fucked over when Mao was alive. It didn't really recover that much until they were introduced to webtoons.
If you want some Chinese comic book masters. Hong Kong seems to be the best bet to look for them.
No.1006156
>>1006061
You have a good source for those?
No.1006174
>>1006061
I remember when that was storytimed, good shit.
No.1006182
>>1006156
The Yahoo site and I believe all archives have been nuked.
No.1006192
>>1006182
Shame, i know a couple Anons have backups.
No.1006204
>>1006192
I grabbed everything I could. The folder is mixed with different Korean artists now though.
No.1006229
>>1006204
It's interesting to see a lot of people seem to like Asekkiga but nobody seems to know about the guy who drew it. His name is Yang Young-soon. He's pretty famous and he has made several webtoons other Asekkiga, like Denma which is free on LINE Webtoons.
No.1006231
>>1006229
I still have my folder named "Korean Comics (Asaekkiga by Yang Young-Soon)" due to him being the first I committed to gathering everything for.
No.1006244
>>1006231
Red haired Anne? Even in Japan she's just called Anne of Green Gables, right? The hell is Korea smoking with a name like that…?
No.1006246
>>1006244
Akage no Anne
"Synonyms: Sekai Meisaku Gekijou, Red haired Anne, Anne the Redhead "
No.1006249
>>1006246
Huh. All the ads for it still run with the English name, though. Maybe there's just no way to translate it in Japanese or Korean.
No.1006253
>>1006249
No idea. In that image, you can see the Akage no An[赤毛のアン](Red-haired Anne) under the English.
No.1006284
The only serial Manhwa I liked was about a bullied guy who's mother abandoned him and his little sibblins and he hated women, then got into a martial artists all girls school to learn MMA and the meaning of friendship.
It has been years. Did it end well?
No.1006362
>>1006284
Girls the Wild? If were expecting a shonen fight story, you're going to be disappointed.
Anyway, it ended but it was considered not that great.
No.1006363
>>1006231
I know there's fan collections around but Asaekkiga can be found on Lezhin and Nate officially.
No.1006372
>>1006052
This is my problem with Manhwa too. Priest is probably the one with most identity. It looks and feels like its own thing rather than an imitation of something else.
No.1008026
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>>1006372
Anything to do with the Priest (2011) movie?
No.1008050
>>1008026
Priest (2011) has as much to do with the manhwa as Death Note (2017) does with the manga.
No.1008077
>>1006204
>that bubble wrap one
the 8chan prison
No.1008123
>>1008026
On legal paper, it is an adaptation. In reality, similarities are limited to the title, 'former priest' hunting evil creatures, and the 'western' desert wasteland element. Other than that, they have little in common, to the point where it would be difficult to associate the two if it wasn't for the title.
>>1008050
Wrong. Death Note has far more to do with its source than the Priest does. At least all main character are present, and general premise of the story is the same. This is not the case with both versions of the priest.
Comic is about a former catholic priest who researched occult for the church. He was cursed, became a psychopathic gunslinger, and wanders modern wild-west like wasteland hunting demons and their armies or possessed or reanimated dead.
Art is unique and very good, but not great. Book is mainly action driven, with significant chunk of the mostly competent story is told via flashbacks and dialogue exposition. It also has some philosophical exploration of religion, good and evil, atheism, and so on. It is an interesting read, but nothing amazing. It should probably be shorter than it is, and story properly takes off in the third volume. Protagonist looking a lot like Alucard might bother some.
Movie is about a warrior monk trained to hunt vampires, and is set in far future. People live in mega cities and everything outside of them is a wasteland with some western-like ghost towns. Vampire-hunter order was disbanded, and vampire hunting is no longer sanctioned by the church. However, the priest goes against higher-ups, and decides to leave to help a little town in the desert to fend off a vampire attack. Church sends people chasing after him.
It is just a generic action movie with a unique setting. Not particularly horrible, but not very good either.
No.1008174
>>1006109
what's the difference?
No.1009129
>>1008174
Well, talking about "Chinese Language" comics, the industry in HK and Taiwan seem to have been much bigger than Chinese one. Only recently in China, webtoons have gotten very popular. It's gotten to the point there's animated adaptions of some of them like, "Cupid's Chocolate-ing".
No.1017712
Why is manwa contained to the internet? Most countries have at least some sort of the physical comics scene, but in Korea it looks like only things printed are foreign translations, and manwa in print form is a rarity.