20. Unholy Blood
Created by Lina Im with the assistance of Jeonghyeon Kim, Unholy Blood is a supernatural webtoon series that released in October of 2020. The comic follows Hayan Park, a white-haired pure-blood vampire that also takes on the guise of a normal (and brunette) human by day.
However, when her chance to live a normal life is ruined by other vampires, Hayan must battle the hunters who took over the world a decade ago and face her past in the process. With the help of rising detective Captain Hwang, Hayan seeks to protect those she loves while exacting her revenge.
19. Weak Hero
The comic is set in an average school where bullies rule the roost and live to torment the weakest out of all the students, however, everything is suddenly turned upside down when a new kid named Gray Yeon arrives.
The unsuspecting Gray won't just roll over for the bullies and he can more than pack a punch, disrupting the hierarchy in the school.
Weak Hero, written by SEOPASS and featuring art by RAZEN, began in September of 2019 and has been slowly working its way up Webtoon's top rankings, making it one of the few action Webtoon comics to do so.
18. Omniscient Reader
“Omniscient Reader” tells the story of an ordinary businessman whose favorite comic has just come to life; as he grapples with his newfound reality, he tries to figure out how this happened in the first place. When the world is faced with destruction, only one man knows how it ends—because he is the Omniscient Reader.
“Omniscient Reader” tells the story of an ordinary businessman whose favorite comic has just come to life; as he grapples with his newfound reality, he tries to figure out how this happened in the first place.
When the world is faced with destruction, only one man knows how it ends—because he is the Omniscient Reader.
17. Castle Swimmer
Kappa's entire life is ruled by being the prophetic "Beacon." He's gold, glimmering, and everyone seems to want something from him— for him to save them. On the other hand, Siren, prince of the sharks, is told he is destined to kill Kappa in order to lift the curse from his people.
The kingdom of sharks once killed a demigod and since have been cursed to be injured and scarred, unlike the ferocious sea creatures they are based on.
After being drawn by fate, Kappa and Siren meet only to reject the prophecies that have been thrust upon them and thrown into a wild adventure and romance. Castle Swimmer was created by Wendy Lian Martin.
16. Like Wind On A Dry Branch
Like Wind on a Dry Branch is a very new comic series that only just started, with the first episode having released on January 16th, 2021. This Webtoon comic by writer Dalsaeowl and artist Hwaeum has already proven popular, with many readers eager to receive more.
The comic begins with a widow by the name of Rieta Tristi finding all hope is lost. After the plague took her husband and slave traders stole her child, a rather nasty nobleman made it is his dying wish that she buried with him— alive. However, her fate is changed when the empire's outcast prince arrives and strikes a bargain.
15. Cursed Princess Club
This comedy comic series follows Gwendolyn, an unattractive princess who doesn't fit into the typical "perfect princess" mold.
After hearing her fiancé refer to her as ugly, Gwendolyn runs away into the forest where she discovers the Cursed Princess Club, a group of princesses (and one prince) that have all been cursed, causing them to become outcasts from their families.
There, Gwendolyn makes some new friendships as well as learning that she doesn't need to fit any kind of certain mold to be a true princess.
14. The Advanced Player Of The Tutorial Tower
The Advanced Player of the Tutorial Tower was created by Bangguseok Gimssi, with artwork by Omagam and adapted by Juyeong Hwang. It is based on a webnovel of the same name and by the same creator that released on Naver.
This series is brand new to Western audiences, having only just released in January of 2021, but it has already gained popularity and made its way to 9th place on the Webtoon rankings as of this writing.
The comic follows Hyeonu Kim, who had previously been imprisoned in a tower of monsters for over 12 years. However, now he's free, super strong, and determined to find out who imprisoned him in the first place.
13. Suitor Armor
Suitor Armor is a webtoon by Purpah. In a fantasy world where humans are in conflict with fairies, Lucia, lady-in-waiting to Lady Kirsi, the future queen, helps prepare her for her upcoming wedding.
Just one catch Lucia is a fairy, with a set of wings and pointed ears she has to keep carefully hidden. Lady-in-waiting, Lucia believes getting through the royal wedding will be the toughest part of her new life.
That is until she finds herself falling head over heels with Modeus, an up-and-coming knight to the king's guard. With her newfound interest, she is quickly awakened to the mysteries of the kingdom when she learns Modeus is in fact an enchanted suit of armor without a soul. Could there be more to him than just shining armor?
12. My Giant Nerd Boyfriend
Having a boyfriend who's a full foot taller than you might seem adorable at first, but it usually just ends up causing a whole bunch of minor inconveniences. Follow Fishball as she navigates the Malaysian life with her 6'5" geeky boyfriend.
It follows the goofy antics of Malaysian creator Fishball and her rather large boyfriend who is a massive nerd.
He is also patient, devoted, and puts up with her nuttiness with the personality of a shaggy dog. This dude cooks! ... In other words, he is the perfect boyfriend for her!
11. Let's Play
Let's Play follows the personal and professional adventures of Sam, a 20 something female video game developer , taking an intimate, affectionate and often satirical view of the male-dominated industry.
She’s young, single and about to achieve her dream of creating incredible videogames. But then life throws her a one-two punch: a popular streamer gives her first game a scathing review.
Even worse she finds out that same troublesome critic is now her new neighbor! A funny, sexy and all-too-real story about gaming, memes and social anxiety. Come for the plot, stay for the doggo.
10. Tower of God
What do you desire? Money and wealth? Honor and pride? Authority and power? Revenge? Or something that transcends them all? Whatever you desire, it's here.
Tower of God centers around a boy named Twenty-Fifth Bam. It is notable that in Korea 'Bam' can mean 'Night' or 'Chestnut'. He has spent most of his life trapped beneath a vast and mysterious Tower, with only his close friend, Rachel, to keep him company.
9. Mage & Demon Queen
This comic world is like that of an RPG game, where teams of humans band together to reach the top of the Demon Tower to defeat the Demon Queen, with people being able to undertake the task more than once due to resurrection magic.
The story follows a young woman named Malori, who has reached the top of the tower multiple times in her attempt to seduce the Demon Queen.
Adventurers seek to take the demon queen’s head, but a love-struck young female mage wishes to take her hand. Join us won’t you, for this bawdy tale of love and persistence set inside a real-life RPG.
8. Sweet Home
The plot takes place in Korea were a teenager is forced, by his dad, to commit murder. Well in fact his dad does the killing, he just lures in women and knocks out the victims with a hammer.
The boy Jin has been doing this since he can remember so he just thinks it's natural.
7. My Deepest Secret
Having a handsome, kind and caring boyfriend like Elios means the world to Emma. Even a look at him makes her heart flutters. But little does she know about a secret lies deep in their relationship.
What is the said secret?
My Deepest Secret documents the life of Emma Wilson, a young college student with a troubled past, as she explores a seemingly innocent romance with Elios, a mysterious, handsome boy with questionable morals.
As she experiences newfound love, a series of strange events involving scandals, assaults, and death ensue.
6. The Remarried Empress
The story opens with Emperor Sovieshu divorcing his wife Empress Navier in favor of his mistress Rashta, and Navier asking for his permission to remarry after the divorce.
The story then dives back in time to how this came to be, with Rashta coming to the palace, and Navier finding that she is desired by many men even if her husband isn't one of them. Fans are still excitedly awaiting the actual divorce episode.
5. Age Matters
Age Matters is one of the most popular romance series on the Webtoon app. Created by Enjelicious, this series debuted on the platform in April of 2018 but only seemed to rise in popularity (and Webtoon's top 15 rank) recently.
The comic follows Rose Choi, a woman just about to hit thirty who has given up on love after her fiancé broke up with her over an app called Lime. However, she gets a new job as an assistant to Daniel Yoon, a billionaire who happens to be the creator of Lime.
As the two begin to spend a lot of time together, against their better judgment they begin to fall for one another.
4. UnOrdinary
unOridnary by uru-chan is an ongoing series under the superhero genre of Webtoon and has been one of the most consistently popular toons on the app, always within the top 5 of Most Popular in All Genre.
Everyone in John's school for the elite has superpowers, it's the norm of the unOrdinary world. Everyone, that is, except for John. They call those lacking in power "cripples," and they are expected to keep a low profile.
Think Gossip Girl meets My Hero Academia, the rich and elite (with a disdain for the lower class) but they're also students with superpowers. It's up to John to survive his classmates while also hiding a secret of his own.
3. Down to Earth
Down to Earth was created by Pookie Senpai and debuted on Webtoon in August of 2020, after having previously been on Canvas and Discover. The story follows Kade, a young guy living a normal life until an alien girl crashes into his backyard.
This adorably cute alien girl is called Zaida and she has special powers such as levitation and telepathy. Despite setting rules in place about not getting involved with one another, the two begin to develop feelings for each other.
2. True Beauty
This Webtoon is a take on Korean beauty standards. True horror fan, Jugyeong, is an utterly average teenage girl. She has acne, doesn't have double eyelids, and just doesn't see the beauty within herself.
That is, until she binge-watches a ton of makeup tutorials and tests it on herself. Now the issue is letting anyone besides her immediate family see her without makeup.
True Beauty was once labeled as a drama and completely read as a Korean drama show. But recently, the love triangle has gotten a bit heavier in the plot and the comic's genre was changed to romance.
This series has become so popular that a TV series adaptation has since been made, which delighted fans as it was one of the comics that readers most wanted adapted.
1. Lore Olympus
This Webtoon is a retelling of the classic Greek mythology of Hades and Persephone. It's their love story from the moment they first meet and features a wide range of gods and goddesses.
Lore Olympus tackles a ton of modern-day issues and is so wonderfully drawn. Each character is extremely unique both in appearance and personality. The romance is also so genuine and wholesome, fans can't help but love it.