Apparently, not only manga is used as a source by anime studios to make their animated versions. For example, some of these anime recommendations are adaptations of stories from manhwa aka webtoons from South Korea.
The latest is Solo Leveling, which follows the success of its manhwa. In addition, there are several other successful anime adaptations of manhwa titles.
Recommended Anime Adaptations of Manhwa
10. Kurokami
This anime is based on the manhwa adaptation by Dall Young Lim and drawn by Park Sung Woo. The story is about the life of a young programmer named Keita Ibuki who changes after meeting a young girl named Kuro.
In the world of Kurokami, there are three people who have a power called Kerra. This power allows them to see the energy possessed by a person. Later, Keita and Kuro will be involved with this power.
9. Why Raeliana Ended Up at The Duke’s Mansion
The next manhwa adaptation anime recommendation tells about reincarnation into the world of novels. The story is that a character named Park Eunha suddenly wakes up in the body of Raeliana McMillan who has died. Apparently, Raeliana is the eldest daughter of a wealthy baron.
Then, after digging around, Raeliana’s life turned out to be exactly like the story of the novel Eunha had read. In that novel, Raeliana would be poisoned and die. So, Eunha really tried to change the storyline for the better.
8. A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special
So you see, there is a wizard named Desir who is super powerful. She and a select few other heroes had to deal with a serious threat that could destroy the world. But unfortunately, they failed.
Well, because she was humanity’s only hope, Desir got a second chance after she was reincarnated into a younger version. And finally, she decided to save the world again.
7. Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp
The next manhwa adaptation anime recommendation is Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp. It tells the story of Elise de Clorence, a doctor who is suddenly thrown back in time and lands in a medieval kingdom.
Elise must learn a new life in the palace and utilize her skills as a doctor to treat many people. But problems arise when she gets involved in politics and power in the kingdom. How exciting!
6. When I Woke Up I Became A Bagel Girl
This next manhwa adaptation anime tells the story of a guy named Bong Gi who likes to be lazy. Because of his habit, he became unemployed and also fat.
People look down on him. Fortunately, he can play online games to relieve his boredom.
Then, when he woke up from sleep after playing online games, he suddenly became a very beautiful girl. Well, the strange thing is, he fell in love with another girl named Sae Mi.
5. Tower of God
Tower of God is a manhwa by S.I.U. Because it has a really cool story, this manhwa was finally adapted into an anime in 2020.
So, the story is, there is a boy whose name is Twenty-Fifth Bam. He entered a tower that was super mysterious and dangerous.
Well, his goal is to find his missing friend, Rachel. But, in this tower, there are many strong characters that he has to fight.
4. Lookism
Before becoming an anime, Lookism was originally a manhwa by comic artist Park Tae Jun. The success of this manhwa made Studio Mir and Netflix decide to adapt this manhwa into an anime.
The story is about Park Hyung Seok who is often bullied because of his unattractive appearance. He is desperate and decides to move home and school to Seoul. Eh, his decision changed Hyung Seok’s life drastically.
He suddenly wakes up as someone else with a much more handsome and perfect appearance. Not only that, but he can also use his body so well that he is good at fighting.
Eventually he rose to fame, which led to a series of underground business rivalries involving gangsters in South Korea.
3. The God of Highschool
The God of Highschool anime tells the story of Jin Mori who was really good at taekwondo from childhood. Well, he then joined an inter-school martial arts tournament around the world to find a great fighter in his country.
In this tournament, the winners’ wishes can be granted, whatever they may be. Also, Jin Mori really wants a spot in the World Tournament to meet cool fighters from around the world.
2. Noblesse
This manhwa by Jeho Son and Kwangsu Lee is also very successful. In the anime, Noblesse tells the story of a super-powerful noble named Cadis Etrama Di Raizel or Rai.
He woke up after sleeping for 820 years and realized that he woke up in modern-day South Korea.
Rai tries to follow the modern life that is still unfamiliar to him, including going to school. His life is peaceful at first, but he’s plagued by a group called the Union that threatens the peace of humanity on Earth.
1. Solo Leveling
This anime adaptation of the manhwa with the same title is by Dubu. It tells the life of Sung Jin Woo, a Hunter who used to be very weak but after dying and rising again, he became the most powerful Hunter.
In this anime, Jin Woo has the determination to destroy the Monarchs, aka the strongest enemies in his world. Well, did Jin Woo succeed in doing that? Let’s watch it!
