Webtoon is both a mobile app and a website that hosts a wide variety of webcomics in a down scrolling format optimised for mobile devices. The genres of webtoon comics include romance, action, science fiction, and drama. Many of the cartoons have become extremely popular, with adaptations into other mediums as well.
Webtoons are becoming increasingly popular these days. Specifically, anime adaptations of popular webtoons such as Tower of God and God of High School.
When compared to Manga and western comic books, they remain a niche entertainment medium.
That being said, webtoons have advantages that are unique to their medium, and the quality that some of these webtoons provide rivals that of any other entertainment medium.Here are Thirty Best Webtoons Of All Time.
30. Wind Breaker
Genres: Drama, Sports
Status: Ongoing
Jay is the ideal student. He received all A’s and is the student body president. However, after being forced to join the school’s biking team, the Hummingbird Crew, he discovers a whole new world outside of school. What new challenges will he face outside of his textbooks?
29. My Gently Raised Beast
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Status: Ongoing
Blondina is living her own Cinderella story. She discovers she is a princess of the Ates empire after growing up poor and having a difficult childhood. When Blondina moves into the palace, her estranged father and half-siblings give her the cold shoulder, and she is forced to keep a low profile. All of that changes when she befriends Amon, a cat-like creature with enigmatic intentions. For years, creatures such as Amon and humans have struggled to coexist peacefully. Will Blondina and Amon’s friendship bring peace, or will it exacerbate the schism between their people?
28. Acception
Genres: Drama
Status: Ongoing
Arcus, with his rainbow-colored hair and love of all things fashion, is anything but your average adolescent. He’s a positive independent thinker, a proud fashionista, and, like the rest of us, he’s looking for a few friends to call his own. Acception is Arcus’ story, but it’s all OUR stories, and it’s for anyone who’s ever struggled to fit in, find love, or thought High School was the worst thing ever invented.
27. High Class Homos
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Status: Ongoing
Princess Sapphia of Mytilene isn’t interested in princes. When her parents put pressure on her to marry, she enlists the help of her equally gay best friend, Prince August of Phthia. But can these two royals pull off a convincing sham marriage? Most importantly, will Sapphia ever get a date with one of the castle maids? Follow these affluent gay men as they navigate life, love, and (occasionally) their actual jobs.
26. Clinic of Horrors
Genres: Comedy
Status: Ongoing
Hello and welcome to Capital City! You’ll despise it here. Something is in the water, corruption is everywhere, and strange illnesses and phenomena plague every citizen’s daily life. But don’t worry, because every disease can be treated in a small back-alley clinic. Of course, there is a cost.
25. The First Night With the Duke
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Status: Ongoing
At least, that’s how the story goes: a handsome, selfish noble falls for a beautiful, kind commoner. When an ordinary college student awakens as Ripley, an extra in her favourite romance novel, she decides to enjoy the perks of her character’s status while watching the novel’s plot unfold from the sidelines. Her plans are quickly derailed when she discovers herself in bed with none other than the novel’s hero, Duke Zeronis! Can Ripley keep the story on track and survive the first night while avoiding the villain’s schemes, the Duke’s advances, and her own feelings?
24. Teenage Mercenary
Genres: Action, Drama
Status: Ongoing
Ijin Yu lost his parents in a plane crash when he was eight years old, leaving him stranded in a foreign land and forced to become a child mercenary in order to survive. He returns home ten years later to be reunited with his family in Korea, where there is plenty of food and shelter and everything appears to be peaceful. But Ijin will soon discover that life as a teen is a whole new level of survival. With only one year of high school left, Ijin must learn new strategies to navigate the schoolhouse battleground. Can he make it through a year of high school? Or, more specifically, will the school be able to survive him?
23. Homesick
Genres: Thriller
Status: Ongoing
Rayne awoke with no recollection of the apocalypse. Samael is simply a delinquent who happened to come across Rayne on a rooftop. They both had to make a deal in order to survive in a world full of cannibalistic monsters.
22. Edith
Genres: Romance
Status: Hiatus
Edith is not your average heroine. She struggles with her confidence, morals, and life in general because she holds not only herself to high standards, but also her men. Enter two less-than-ideal men: one who could be the Prince Charming she’s been looking for to deliver a fairy tale ending, and the other a brash reality check who doesn’t believe in happily-ever-after. What is Edith going to do? Will she be willing to compromise her standards? Or should you keep looking for the mythical white knight, who may or may not exist in the first place? Edith’s journey is relatable to anyone who has ever left their heart on the battlefield of dating. It’s funny, messy, and sexy.
21. Down To Earth
Genres: Romance
Status: ongoing
Pookie Senpai’s Down To Earth is a Romance Webtoon Original that updates every Tuesday. The series first aired on Canvas (then Discover), but it was accidentally deleted on January 17, 2020. It was re-released on January 20, 2020. Kade leads a normal life, alone and unbothered… until a cute alien girl crashes into his backyard! Will this otherworldly girl unintentionally open his heart by entering his home?
20. Suitor Armor
Genres: Fantasy
Status: Ongoing
Lucia, the lady-in-waiting, believes that surviving the royal wedding will be the most difficult part of her new life. That is, until she falls head over heels in love with Modeus, a rising knight in the king’s guard. With her newfound interest, she is quickly awakened to the kingdom’s mysteries when she discovers Modeus is an enchanted suit of armour without a soul. Could he be more than just a knight in shining armour?
19. Unholy Blood
Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Status: Completed
When vampires destroy her chance at a normal life, Hayan is forced to use her darkest secret to rid the world of the merciless hunters who took it over ten years ago. Hayan steps up to protect her loved ones, confront her past, and exact her revenge, with the help of a rising star in the local police force.
18. Noblesse
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Status: Completed
Rai awakens from an 820-year slumber to begin his new life as a student at a high school founded by his faithful servant, Frankenstein. His peaceful days with other human students, however, are soon disrupted by mysterious attackers known as the “Unions.”
17. Let’s Play
Genres: Drama
Status: Ongoing
Sam aspires to be a game developer, but before she can begin, a popular gaming personality posts a video of himself playing her first game and giving it a negative review. To make matters worse, she discovers he is her new neighbour! A story about memes, gaming, and social anxiety. Come for the story, but stay for the dog.
16. Age Matters
Genres: Romance
Status: Completed
She’s a hopeless romantic who’s about to turn 30 and isn’t thrilled about it. He’s a reclusive billionaire who’s hired her as his assistant – and he’s not thrilled about it. They rewrite the rules of friendship, love, work, and the BEST way to clean someone else’s apartment together.
15. Lore Olympus
Genres:Drama, Romance
Status: Ongoing
See what the gods do…after dark. Friendships and lies, gossip and wild parties, and, of course, forbidden love. Because it turns out that the gods aren’t all that different from us, especially when it comes to their problems. This is one of mythology’s greatest stories, The Taking of Persephone, as it’s never been told before, and it’s stylish and immersive.
14. The God of High School
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Status: Ongoing
Mori Jin, a 17-year-old martial artist from Seoul, South Korea, is the main character. He is invited to participate in a Martial Arts tournament called “The God of High School” at the start of the story (or GOH). The event, which is sponsored by a shady corporation, brings together students from high schools across South Korea on a regional and then national level to select three representatives for the World Tournament. As a prize, the winner’s wish is granted by the hosting company without question.
Mori is intrigued by this, and as he progresses through the tournament, he meets a variety of competitors, each with a unique fighting style. Aside from martial arts, participants fight with “Borrowed Power,” a mystical energy granted by supernatural entities (gods, demons, mythical creatures, etc.), hence the name Borrowed Power. During the preliminary rounds, he encounters two other martial arts superstars: Full-Contact Karate expert Daewi Han and epeeist master Mira Yoo. After their fights with Mori, these two will become friends and form the Korean Team after the preliminary rounds. As the preliminary rounds of the tournaments conclude and teams are formed, plans for many different people within the organisation and those pitted against them begin to take shape.
13. Purple Hyacinth
Genres: Action, Drama
Status: Ongoing
Despite being haunted by her inability to save those she loved from a gruesome fate many years ago, her ability to detect lies has made her an outstanding officer of the law. Now, she uses her powerful gift to defend the defenceless at any cost – even if it means collaborating with a deadly assassin to fight evil in a mad world.
12. Tower of God
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Status: Ongoing
Fame, glory, and power. When you reach the top of the Tower of God, you can do anything in your wildest dreams. Those who are chosen by the tower ascend each floor in the hopes of realising their dreams, but in order to do so, they must pass dangerous and deadly tests along the way. Others, however, are free to enter the structure; these “irregulars” are feared by many and are said to leave chaos and change in their wake.
Twenty-fifth Baam is one such outcast who begins climbing the Tower of God in the hopes of reuniting with his childhood friend Rachel, but as he soon discovers, this perilous path will put him in the crosshairs of fierce competitors, untrustworthy rivals, and terrifying monsters, and he may not make it out alive…
11. See You in My 19th Life
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Status: Ongoing
Jieum Ban possesses an extraordinary ability: she can recall memories from all of her previous lives. After her previous life is cut short by a tragic accident, she sets out in her current life to reconnect with the people from her previous life. Will her 18th-life memories sabotage her 19th-life romance? Or will love endure across multiple lives?
10. I Love Yoo
Genres: Romance
Status: Ongoing
Shin-Ae, who has been plagued by pain and misfortune since childhood, decides she no longer wants anything to do with people or romance. Although she is content with her unsocial, boring, and loveless existence, her way of life is called into question when she ruins an unsuspecting stranger’s clothes.
9. The Boxer
Genres: Action, Drama, Sports
Status: Ongoing
Jung Ji-Hoon is the author and illustrator of the webtoon series The Boxer (who is part of Ultra Media). Serialized on Naver at the end of 2019, it was then picked up and hosted on LINE Webtoons at the end of May 2020. It is updated on Naver every Wednesday and LINE every Thursday. You have the raw talent. Alternatively, you are the underdog. But do you have the necessary heart? Do you think you’ve got what it takes? Let’s find out what you’re made of. The real fight has begun!
8. Eleceed
Genres: Action, Comedy
Status: Ongoing
Jiwoo is a kind-hearted young man who secretly uses a cat’s lightning-fast reflexes to make the world a better place – one saved little child or foster pet at a time. Kayden is a fugitive secret agent who finds himself trapped in the body of a…um…decidedly fat old fluffy cat. Together, armed with Jiwoo’s superpowers and Kayden’s superintelligence, they set out to combat the forces that would allow evil to rule the world. That is, if they can put up with each other long enough to finish the job.
7. Jungle Juice
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Status: Ongoing
Suchan Jang is a remarkable college student who is at the top of the social food chain. But beneath the flawless exterior, he conceals a pair of insect wings that sprouted after he used a mysterious bug spray known as “Jungle Juice.” Suchan’s life falls apart when he bares his wings to the world in order to save someone’s life. When it appears that all hope is lost, Suchan discovers a hidden world of insect humans where everyone is accepted for who they are. This secret society, however, is governed by jungle law, and all members must fend for themselves in order to survive.
6. The Advanced Player of the Tutorial Tower
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Status: Ongoing
Suchan Jang is a remarkable college student who is at the top of the social food chain. But beneath the flawless exterior, he conceals a pair of insect wings that sprouted after he used a mysterious bug spray known as “Jungle Juice.” Suchan’s life falls apart when he bares his wings to the world in order to save someone’s life. When it appears that all hope is lost, Suchan discovers a hidden world of insect humans where everyone is accepted for who they are. This secret society, however, is governed by jungle law, and all members must fend for themselves in order to survive.
5. The Remarried Empress
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Status: Ongoing
Navier Ellie Trovi was a perfect empress in every way: she was intelligent, courageous, and socially adept. She was compassionate toward her subjects and devoted to her husband. Navier was perfectly content to live out her days as the wise empress of the Eastern Empire. That is, until her husband brought a mistress into the house and demanded a divorce. “I accept the divorce… And I request that my remarriage be approved.” In an unexpected turn of events, Navier remarries another emperor and retains her title and childhood dream of becoming empress. But how did everything come to pass?
4. Omniscient Reader
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Status: Ongoing
Dokja had no idea at the time. He had no idea that his favourite web novel, ‘Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse,’ would come to life, and that he would become the only person who knew how the world would end. He also had no idea he’d end up as the main character in this novel-turned-reality. Dokja will now embark on a journey to alter the course of the story and save humanity once and for all.
3. SubZero
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Status: Ongoing
SubZero is a fantasy romance that follows the marriage of Clove, the princess of the Azure Clan, and Kyro, the rival prince of the Crimson Clan, as they plot to end the centuries-long war between their clans. The conflict between the two dragon clans serves as the backdrop for Princess Clove and Prince Kyro’s “enemies-to-lovers” story. The comic also delves into political subplots and themes of betrayal, war, forgiveness, duty, and sacrifice.
The plot begins with the Azure Dragon Princess Clove agreeing to marry the prince of a rival clan, Kyro, effectively giving up her freedom for the sake of her clan. What begins as a reluctant union between the two evolves into something more over the course of the series as they learn more about each other and their commitment to putting an end to the bloodshed between the two dragon clans.
2. True Beauty
Genres: Drama, Romance
Status: Ongoing
A shy comic book fan masters the art of makeup after binge-watching beauty videos online, and her social standing skyrockets as she becomes her school’s prettiest pretty girl overnight. Will her elite status, however, be fleeting? How long can she keep her true self hidden? What about that cute boy who is privy to her secret?
1. unOrdinary
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Status: Ongoing
Nobody paid much attention to John – a normal adolescent at a high school where the social elite possessed unfathomable powers and abilities. But John has a dark past that threatens to destabilise the school’s entire social order – and much more. Fulfilling his destiny, however, will not be easy, as there are battles, enemies, and deadly conspiracies lurking around every corner.
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