Philosophical manhwa and novels
21 Philosophical series: manhwa and their light novels, with alternative titles and where to read them for free.
Beware of Your Boyfriend
Awas Pacarku Aneh
Dain and Sihyeon are in the same class, but they are awkward. One day, an unfamiliar man claims to be from the future, and said that he will be her boyfriend in the future. And that man is Lee Sihyeon, her classmate!? Dain doesn't believe the words of the unfamiliar man, but she gradually trusts him each time they met.
Darwin no Taizai
In a world shrouded in darkness, where demons run rampant, a young man named Hisago Harukawa, once forced into committing crimes under the threats of demons, sets his sights on his next target: a suspicious woman who calls herself Darwin, proponent of “Evolution.”! But this encounter changes everything, Hisago is pulled into a battle to send demons back to the depths of hell!! To survive, he must evolve. A devil-hunting fantasy of atonement begins!!!
Fight Class 3
Turma de Luta 3
A world in which Korea is the global capital of combat sports. At Nam-Il High School where the best and most talented students of martial arts reside, Jiu Ji-Tae suddenly finds himself thrust into their midst despite being a total weakling. By neutralising his physical shortcomings through jiu-jitsu, can he rise to the top of the fight classes?
To Your Eternity
Fumetsu no Anata e
A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well …
I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything
Amugotdo Hago Sipji Ana
One spring day, after the recent death of her mother, Summer decides to quit her stressful city job. She moves to a small beachside town, where she plans to use her entire life savings on two years of doing absolutely nothing. She calculates that she can subsist for this long without finding a job by leading a minimalist free life. She finds peace and makes friends in her new environment But after a while, the walls of her home are repeatedly vandalized with death threats. Will Summer be able to catch the villain, find normalcy in her life, and make peace with herself?
Knitting Corner
To Hyeon whose life had settled into a grey mind-numbing routine, a discovery in her neighbourhood leads to days where her weariness heals little by little.
Welcome to Ethics Class
Ethics, or the study of what it means to live, and the principles that shape our sense of right and wrong. It’s a subject you might go your whole life without learning, and never suffer for it. Yet within this classroom lie the truths essential to understanding ourselves. Enter Mr. Takayanagi, a calm yet enigmatic ethics teacher who faces the struggles of his students head-on, guided by his own unconventional beliefs. A modern, thought-provoking story of youth, morality, and the teacher who dares to challenge both.
Madou no Keifu
Les Tisserands de la Vérité
In the country of Larvata, mages are oppressed and seen as filthy beings. Leon is a talented but rather weak mage. Zechs is an orphan boy with great innate magical talent. Their meeting will change their lives as well as the world around them.
Mushishi
Urushibara Yuki Sakuhinshuu
1. Kaseki no Ie: Mineral Kingdom (House of Fossils) 2. Yuki no Kanmuri: White Kingdom (Crown of Snow) 3-13. Shoukei Zacchou 14. Kusahibari 15-16. Mushishi (pilot) 17. Mar-man
Peony Elegy: Song of No Return
A tale of cruel revenge in the heart of the Imperial Palace. This is the story of a Court Lady, Longhee, who has spent numerous years between the high walls of the Inner Palace, and of her son, Un, the First Imperial Prince. It follows their lives as they struggle for survival and guard one another against the treachery that lurks in the darkness of the Imperial Harem. My death is driven by a non-unit. Oh, Hee-la! The song of the half-wall, who will not return.
Pluto
In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.
The Darwin Incident
El Incidente Darwin
Created in a biological science lab, Charlie is a half human, half chimpanzee hybrid known as a "Humanzee". Raised by his adoptive human parents, Charlie is now 15 and starting high school. There he meets Lucy, a clever loner who becomes his first-ever friend. But his “normal” life is shattered when the animal rights extremists who freed his mother from the lab fifteen years ago reemerge as terrorists bent on kidnapping Charlie at all costs.
The Horizon
El horizonte
A world where everything has been lost. A boy and a girl alone together. A spark of hope kindled between them. All they can do is move forward. But against broken adults and devastating despair, how long will they be able to keep going...?
The House Without Time
La Casa Sin Tiempo
An abused little girl with nothing to live for meets an old man with a nasty personality.
The Only Way
Hana's Road
I want to be more than just friends. After a chance encounter with a kind stranger, high schooler Hong finds herself lovestruck. She never expected her crush would transfer into the same homeroom class at their all-girls' school! Is this a dreaded straight-girl crush?! What's a girl to do when her feelings are mistaken for friendship?
The Professor Who Reads Love Stories
Joon-woo, a middle-aged professor, is infatuated with internet romance novels. Even though he does not show that he's an avid reader due to his social status, waiting for the next chapter of the novel enthuses him. But one day, as the author goes on an unexpected hiatus, Joon-woo decides to write a letter to the author... A story that echoes and vibrates deeply in the heart.
The Ravages of Time
Nearly 2000 years ago, the prosperous Han dynasty of China collapsed. Heroes rose and fell, and three nations emerged--Wei, Shu, and Wu. Historians refer to this period as the Three Kingdoms period. The romance of the three kingdoms is an intriguing tale of heroic deeds, of alliance forged and broken, of loyalty and betrayal. Hong Kong artist Chan Mou retells this classic tale in "The Ravages of Time" from the perspective of the Sima clan, which in the end united the three kingdoms. Readers will be attracted by an array of well-developed characters and Chan Mou's own unique top-notch art-style.
Vagabond
At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezo's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroads in Takezo's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way.
Zetman
Jin is a strange kid with an angel mark on his hand. He lives a poor but peaceful life with his grandfather, along with the other destitute and abandoned vagabonds near the river. One day, his peaceful life changes when a strange monster named "player" appears, chopping off heads and killing everyone who appears in front of it.