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Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021

As the new decade kicks in, the popularity of manhwa has skyrocketed. The mesmerizing graphical illustration has succeeded to catch the eye of a larger audience. Originally from South Korea, Manwha has made a global impression especially on people who want to dive into the world of anime and manga. Today, I present you the top 15 manhwa to read in 2021.

List of Top 15 Best Manhwa You Should Read In 2021

1. Solo leveling

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Solo Leveling

Ten years ago, “the Gate” appeared and connected the real world with the realm of magic and monsters. To combat these vile beasts, ordinary people received superhuman powers and became known as “Hunters.” Twenty-year-old Sung Jin-Woo is one such Hunter, but he is known as the “World’s Weakest,” owing to his pathetic power compared to even a measly E-Rank. Still, he hunts monsters tirelessly in low-rank Gates to pay for his mother’s medical bills.

However, this miserable lifestyle changes when Jin-Woo—believing himself to be the only one left to die in a mission gone terribly wrong—awakens in a hospital three days later to find a mysterious screen floating in front of him. This “Quest Log” demands that Jin-Woo completes an unrealistic and intense training program, or face an appropriate penalty. Initially reluctant to comply because of the quest’s rigor, Jin-Woo soon finds that it may just transform him into one of the world’s most fearsome Hunters.

Solo leveling is the Best Manhwa to read in 2021

2. Who made me a princess

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Who Made me a princess

In the novel “The Lovely Princess,” the secondary character Athanasia de Alger Obelia is the most pitiful of all. Her mother died in childbirth and her father, Emperor Claude, never gave his daughter even an inch of love. Forever yearning for even the slightest bit of parental love, she was ultimately framed for a crime and executed by the orders of her beloved father.

When a woman from modern-day Korea falls asleep with some sleeping pills, she later awakens in the infant body of Athanasia. Knowing the unenviable fate that awaits her, she resolves to remain out of her tyrannical father’s sight so that she may never incur his wrath. However, fate isn’t so kind, and she meets him at only five years of age. With her original plan tossed out of the window, she now aims to endear herself so much to her father that he would never dream to hurt her.

However, as many works toward their own ends, her plan is thrown into chaos—Athanasia’s biological “sister” Jennette Margarita longs for a family, high-ranking nobility vies for power, and a shadow from Claude’s past threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.

3. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Back then, Dokja had no idea. He had no idea his favorite web novel ‘Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse’ was going to come to life, and that he would become the only person to know how the world was going to end. He also had no idea he would end up becoming the protagonist of this novel-turned-reality. Now, Dokja will go on a journey to change the course of the story and save humankind once and for all.

4. Bastard

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Bastard

There is nowhere that Seon Jin can find solace. At school, he is ruthlessly bullied due to his unsettlingly quiet nature and weak appearance. However, this is not the source of Jin’s insurmountable terror: the thing that he fears more than anything else is his own father.

To most, Jin’s father is a successful businessman, good samaritan, and doting parent. But that is merely a facade; in truth, he is a deranged serial killer—and Jin is his unwilling accomplice. For years, they have been carrying out this ruse with the police being none the wiser. However, when his father takes an interest in the pretty transfer student Yoon Kyun, Jin must make a decision—be the coward who sends her to the gallows like all the rest, or be the bastard of a son who defies his wicked parent.

5. Tower of god

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Tower of god

Twenty-Fifth Bam had been alone his whole life until he met Rachel. Now, however, Rachel is set on climbing the Tower, and she is willing to leave Bam behind to do so. After Rachel disappears in a veil of light, Bam follows her, vowing to ascend the Tower in hopes of meeting her again.

But the Tower is a dangerous place full of ancient secrets, fearsome monsters, and nefarious humans. Each floor is protected by an Administrator who puts the daring challengers through grueling tests that will push them to their limits.

As he confronts Headon, the Administrator of the first floor, Bam learns that he is an ”Irregular,” someone who was not chosen by the Tower but was able to enter it on his own, an extremely rare event inside the Tower. Regardless of this revelation, however, his path forward is clear. Be it wealth, power, glory, or even reuniting with Rachel, all desires will be realized at the top of the Tower.

6. The god of highschool

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - The God of Highschool

The “God of High School” is a fierce competition held between Korean high school students to determine the best fighter among them. All styles of martial arts and weapons are allowed. The ultimate prize? The winner’s deepest desire will be granted, no matter the cost.

Jin Mo-Ri has been training in taekwondo under his grandfather from a young age. Obsessed with fighting, he enters the tournament to find and challenge stronger opponents. Along the way, he meets Han Dae-Wi, an expert in karate who is determined to become the champion to help his friend who is between life and death, and Yu Mi-Ra, a skilled swordswoman who wants to continue her family’s legacy.

Although this tournament seems simple, what more lies in store for Jin Mo-Ri and his friends? And will they be prepared to face what may come to pass?

7. Noblesse

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Noblesse

Within an abandoned building in South Korea lies a white coffin, from which rises Cadis Etrama Di Raizel “Rai”—an unimaginably beautiful, dignified, and noble man. Awakening in this unknown time, Rai must seek out someone he can trust—his loyal companion, Frankenstein. To begin with, Rai attempts to blend into human society by transforming his old-fashioned clothing into the pristine blazer of the nearby Ye Ran High School. As it turns out, the principal of the school is his servant Frankenstein.

After slumbering for the past 820 years, Rai requires Frankenstein’s help to adapt to the current age, so Frankenstein enrolls him as a new student in order to help him understand modern society and experience a normal life. Frankenstein’s plans, however, soon go awry not only because of the problems stemming from modern society, but also unresolved conflicts from him and his master’s troubled past. Left with no other choice, Rai must resort to using his mysterious power to protect those he holds dear.

8. Weak hero

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Weak Hero

Once the bullies target you, it’s game over. The school is run by tyrants whose favorite hobby is tormenting the weakest kids in class. But then Gray arrived. This mysterious new student threatens to dismantle the established order. He may be small in stature, but his calculative and brutal fighting leaves unsuspecting opponents lying on the floor begging for mercy. Now the school’s toughest bullies have to scramble to take down this new and unusual hero.

9. Overgeared

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Overgeared

Shin Youngwoo has had an unfortunate life and is now stuck carrying bricks on construction sites. He even had to do labor in the VR game, Satisfy!

However, luck would soon enter his hapless life. His character, ‘Grid’, would discover the Northern End Cave for a quest, and in that place, he would find ‘Pagma’s Rare Book’ and become a legendary class player…

10. Dice

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 -Dice

Whether it’s appearance, grades, or social life, Dongtae’s at the bottom of the barrel. When popular transfer student Taebin gives him an opportunity to change all of that, Dongtae heads down a path to make things right. This is the world of DICE, where a single roll can change your fate.

11. The beginning after the end

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - The beginning after the end

King Grey has unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability. However, solitude lingers closely behind those with great power. Beneath the glamorous exterior of a powerful king lurks the shell of man, devoid of purpose and will.
Reincarnated into a new world filled with magic and monsters, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything he has worked for, questioning his role and reason for being born again.

12. The lady and the beast

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - The lady and the beast

100 years after her death, Empress Martina, the founder of the Carabella Empire, reincarnates as Astina Lette, the daughter of a count. Her peaceful, everyday life as a noble lady, a stark contrast to her past life, is short-lived, however. With the bankruptcy of her father’s failed trade business, her family falls into great debt. Astina decides to sell herself off to marry Grand Duke Thereode in place of her sister Kanna to save her family from their financial crisis. But Thereode is forever cursed to take on the form of a beast, and no one expects her to survive the night with him…
Still, defying all odds, she fights the beast with her impressive swordsmanship, and miraculously survives. A slow relationship begins to kindle between them as she tames him as her pet.
One night, Astina gives Theo a brief peck on the lips as a reward for his obedience, when suddenly…
Theo becomes…. human?

13. The gamer

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - The Gamer

Jihan Han is your typical high school student– minus the fact the he’s acquired the special ability to view the world around him as a video-game. Not long after this discovery, he stumbles upon a hidden world filled with others just like him. Now, amidst juggling homework and completing quests, Jihan must learn how to navigate his newfound power in order to level up in life.

14. Aire

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Aire

A journey to find the power of the lost Queen. Their great adventure begins.

15. Hardcore leveling warrior

Top 15 Manhwa To Read In 2021 - Hardcore Levelling Warrior

Known as Hardcore Leveling Warrior, Ethan is the #1 player of the world’s biggest game, Lucid Adventure. But when a mysterious player kills Ethan and forces his character back to level 1, he will do anything to get back on top. New friends and old foes, as well as mysterious forces and his own dark past, will follow him as he does his best to take back what was once his.