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Manhwa (Korean: 만화; Hanja: 漫畵; Korean pronunciation: [manhwa]) is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons. Outside Korea, the term usually refers to South Korean comics.[1] Manhwa is a notable part of South Korean culture but has extended its reach to many other countries. These comics have branched outside of Korea by access of Webtoons and have created an impact that has resulted in many movie and television show adaptations.

Characteristics

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The author or artist of a manhwa is called a manhwaga (만화가; 漫畵家). They take on the task of creating a comic that fits a certain format. Manhwa is read in the same direction as English books, horizontally and from left to right, because Korean is normally written and read horizontally. It can also be written and read vertically from right to left, top to bottom. [2] Webtoons are also structured differently in the way they are meant for scrolling where manga is meant to be looked at page by page. Manhwa, unlike their manga counterpart, is often in color when posted on the internet, but in black & white when in a printed format. [3]

Manhwa art differs from manga and manhua as well with its distinct features. The bodies of characters are often realistically proportioned, while the faces remain unrealistic. Manhwas also often have very detailed clothing on their characters as well as intricate backgrounds. Webtoons use vertical scrolling to their advantage to demonstrate movement or the passage of time. Manhwa is also recognized for having less Dialogue. [4]

Etymology and influence

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The terms "Manga" (Japanese) and "Manhwa" (Korean) both stem from the term Manhua, which is the Chinese term meaning "impromptu drawings".[5] Linguistically, manhwa, manga (漫画) and manhua (漫画) all mean 'comics' in Korean, Japanese and Chinese respectively. According to its Wikipedia article, "manga comes from the Japanese word 漫画,[6] (katakana: マンガ; hiragana: まんが) which is composed of two kanji 漫 (man) meaning 'whimsical or impromptu' and 画 (ga) meaning 'pictures.'[7][8] The same term is the root of the Korean word for comics, 'manhwa,' and the Chinese word 'manhua.'"[9] The Korean manhwa, the Japanese manga and the Chinese phrase manhua are cognates (transl. "impromptu sketches")[10] and their histories and influences intertwine with each other.

The current usage of the terms manhwa and manhua in English is largely explained by the international success of Japanese manga. Although in a traditional sense, the terms manga/manhua/manhwa had a similar meaning of comical drawing in a broad way, in English the terms manhwa and manhua generally designate the manga-inspired comic strips. Manga influenced manhwa from the medium’s beginnings during the Japanese occupation of Korea and continued to exert a powerful influence as the manga industry became a major force within Japanese culture and began to export comics abroad. Manhwaga were not culturally isolated, and the influx of manga into the Korean comics market had a strong effect on the art and content of many artists’ manhwa.[11]

History

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The first woodcut manhwa, published in 1908

Korea was under Japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945 and during this time elements of Japanese language and culture were incorporated into Korean society.[12] The term Manhwa first appeared in the 1910s as a name for the way that South Korean cartoonists to criticize the Japanese colonizers.[13]The term manhwa came into popular use in Korea during the 1920s,[14] when it was applied to cartoons. By the mid 1920s, most newspapers were shut down,[15] and political and social cartoons were abandoned, replaced by humorous illustrations and cartoons geared towards children.

Political cartoon slowly reemerged following the establishment of the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea) in 1948.[16] During the early years of Japanese occupation, newspaper comics featured a great deal of social criticism. Popular artist Kim Yong-hwan started Korea’s first comic magazine, Manhwa Haengjin, in 1948,[17] but it was quickly shut down because the authorities disapproved of the cover.

During the Korean war Manhwa was used with the aim of boosting the morale of the public.[13]The popularity of comics rose during the 1950s and 1960s,[18] creating diversity of styles and subject matter which led to the construction of new genres such as sunjeong (or soonjung),[19] stories containing romance that are aimed at young women (equivalent to the Japanese genre shoujo). Also around this time another more humorous genre, myeongnyang or happy comics had become popular in order to counteract gritty ones.[13] Manhwabang (lit. comics room), comics cafés and stores that allowed readers to pay a set rate to sit and read comics were also introduced to the public, creating a positive atmosphere around the comics.[20] In response to the increasing publication of comics, as well as social and political changes within South Korea, the government began to enforce censorship laws and, by the mid-1960s, created a comics distribution monopoly that further censored manhwa.[21]

In the 1990s the ban on Japanese media was lifted, which helped to influence the present-day art and styles of contemporary Manhwa. Around this time was when Manhwa had come up in North Korea as well. Then in the early 2000s, the majority of Manhwa was transferred to online sources due to economic collapse that South Korea had experienced at the end of the millennium. because of its transfer to online sources, its popularity overseas has risen. This led to the South Korean search portal to launch LINE Webtoon, a platform for distributing online Manhwa.[13]

Webtoons

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The term "Webtoon" (웹툰) is a portmanteau of the Korean words 웹 meaning web and 카툰 meaning cartoon. The term was first coined on August 8, 2000, by Chollian, one of South Korea's oldest and now discontinued internet service engines.[22] Webtoons are the digital form of manhwa that first came into popularity in the early 2000s due to their free access and availability on the internet.[23] It was also beneficial to creators because it helped them get around strict South Korean censorship laws. [24] Webtoons encourage amateur writers to publish their own stories for others to read.[22] Since their creation, webtoons have gained popularity around the globe and have even been adopted outside of Korea as another form of comic publication.[25] This is credited to their unique format and pay model.

In 2014 Webtoon's global website and mobile app were launched, revolutionizing the comic world's way of reading for entertainment. Also, around this time JunKoo Kim, the person that started LINE Webtoon, had reported that Webtoon was used in 60 countries, had 55 million monthly users, and 100 billion annual views. In 2019, Japan Times reported on the growth in the popularity of Webtoons had made digital Manhwa competitive and also was "overshadowing the global presence of Manga" even with it being not as well known to western audiences.[26]

Manhwa outside of Korea

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Manhwa has reached all over the world now. With websites such as TopToon, a webtoon company from Korea that also has a global service in TopToonPlus, people are able to access a wide variety of comics from their phones. [27] There are also places like WEBTOON that not only allow people to read original comics, but make them as well, opening up this aspect of Korean culture for everyone to take part in.

But despite that, the relative obscurity of Korean culture in the Western world has caused the word manhwa to remain somewhat unknown in the English-speaking countries.[citation needed] English translations of manhwa have achieved success by targeting the manga and anime community, to the extent that manhwa were marketed as manga by the American publisher Tokyopop. [28]

United States

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Sanho Kim was the first manhwa artist working in the States. During the 1960s and 1970s, he worked for publishers Charlton Comics, Warren Publishing, Iron Horse Publishing, Skywald Publications, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics.[29]

According to journalist Paul Gravett, in 1987 Eastern Comics published the first original manhwas in the United States.[30]

Due to the explosion of manga's popularity in the Americas, many of the licensed titles acquired for the American market seek to emulate the popular elements of other successful series.[31] Recently, long-running webtoons serialized via Internet portal sites (e.g. by Daum Media),[32] like Lezhin Comics and personal homepages have become both the creative and popular destination among the younger generation in Korea.[citation needed] With manga proving to be both popular and commercially successful in Europe and the United States, a number of publishers imported and translated manhwa titles in the hope of reaching the same audience. The readability and left-to-right orientation of manhwa contributed to its growing popularity, as did the realism of the characters and the combination of Eastern and Western styles and mythologies.

Animation and live-action adaptations

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Animations based on Korean comics are still relatively rare (though there were several major hits in the late 1980s and early 90s with titles such as Dooly the Little Dinosaur and Fly! Superboard). However, live-action drama series and movie adaptations of manhwa have occurred more frequently in recent years. Full House in 2004 and Goong ("Palace" or "Princess Hours") in 2006 are prominent examples, as both have been counted as the best dramas of their respective years.[citation needed]

In 2004, Blade of the Phantom Master was adapted into an animated film by a joint Korean-Japanese animation team. Also that year SamBakZa produced There She Is!! which is about the developing relationship between a rabbit and a cat.

The Great Catsby ran as an onstage musical in 2006. In 2007, the award-winning Korean webtoon was adapted into a live-action drama. The title was also planned to be adapted into a feature film in late 2007.[33]

War of Money, a dramatized (adapted version) manhwa that aired in 2007, garnered much attention for its soundtrack and actors.

Priest, a manhwa by Hyung Min-woo that has been translated to English, was adapted into the 2011 American sci-fi action horror film of the same name by Screen Gems. Released in 2011,[34] it was produced by Michael DeLuca, directed by Scott Stewart, and stars Paul Bettany as the title character.[35][36]

Secretly, Greatly, a film based on a manhwa webtoon, became a top-grossing film in 2013.[37][38][39]

In 2020, Tower of God, The God of High School, and Noblesse received Japanese adaptations via Crunchyroll.[40] Later that year Sweet Home was adapted to a live-action series by Netflix. It’s been announced that Solo Leveling and Why Raeliana Ended up in the Duke’s Mansion are both receiving anime adaptations.

Korean manhwa publishers

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Note: select publishers only

North American manhwa imprints

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mangaka". www.mangaka.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. ^ McKinney, DW. "Riding the Wave: The Steady Rise of Korean Manhwa". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ PERALTA, EDERLYN. "The Differences Between Manga, Manhwa and Manhua, Explained". CBR.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Differences between manga, manhua, and manhwa". Dear Otaku Friend. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ Peralta, Ederlyn (2020-07-24). "The Differences Between Manga, Manhwa & Manhua, Explained". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  6. ^ Rousmaniere 2001, p. 54, Thompson 2007, p. xiii, Prohl & Nelson 2012, p. 596,Fukushima 2013, p. 19
  7. ^ "Shiji no yukikai(Japanese National Diet Library)".
  8. ^ Webb 2006,Thompson 2007, p. xvi,Onoda 2009, p. 10,Petersen 2011, p. 120
  9. ^ Thompson 2007, p. xiii, Onoda 2009, p. 10, Prohl & Nelson 2012, p. 596, Fukushima 2013, p. 19
  10. ^ Petersen, Robert S. (2011). Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels: A History of Graphic Narratives. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313363306.
  11. ^ Sugiyama, Rika. Comic Artists—Asia: Manga, Manhwa, Manhua. New York: Harper, 2004. Introduces the work of comics artists in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong through artist profiles and interviews that provide insight into their processes.
  12. ^ Blakemore, Erin. "How Japan Took Control of Korea". HISTORY. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  13. ^ a b c d "What Is Manhwa?". Manga Planet Blog. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  14. ^ Qui, Shelley. "Manhwa". Professor LatinX. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  15. ^ "Cal Poly Web Login Service - Stale Request". idp.calpoly.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  16. ^ "South Korea - History". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  17. ^ Russell, Mark James (2012-10-20). Pop Goes Korea: Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music, and Internet Culture. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-61172-542-1.
  18. ^ Qui, Shelley. "Manhwa". Professor LatinX. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  19. ^ Russell, Mark James (2012-10-20). Pop Goes Korea: Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music, and Internet Culture. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-61172-542-1.
  20. ^ Yadao, Jason S. (2009-10-01). The Rough Guide to Manga. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4053-8423-0.
  21. ^ Kim, Kyung Hyun; Choe, Youngmin (2014-03-07). The Korean Popular Culture Reader. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-7756-6.
  22. ^ a b "What are webtoons?". Manga Planet Blog. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  23. ^ Acuna, Kirsten. "Millions in Korea are obsessed with these revolutionary comics — now they're going global". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  24. ^ McKinney, DW. "Riding the Wave: The Steady Rise of Korean Manhwa". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Webtoon, Why So Popular?". Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  26. ^ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  27. ^ "Toptoon Global to being services for English-speaking countries in full swing as the members surpass 200,000 in number". 2021-08-13.
  28. ^ "Publishers want you to know: Manhwa is not manga". CNN.
  29. ^ Kim entry, Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Accessed June 9, 2011.
  30. ^ Paul Gravett. Make Mine Manhwa!: Exporting Korean Comics
  31. ^ Arnold, Andrew D. (2006-01-25). "Life and Literature Without Robots". Time. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  32. ^ "Daum 웹툰". Daum 웹툰.
  33. ^ "The Great Catsby: Hit Korean Internet Comic Drama-tized into TV form debuts in 4 days". Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
  34. ^ "Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting Available for Digital Download - Dread Central". www.dreadcentral.com. 17 February 2012.
  35. ^ Olsen, Kevin Noel (January 25, 2007). "Amityville Director Set to Direct Priest Film Based on Tokypop Graphic Novel" Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. Silver Bullet Comics.
  36. ^ Fischer, Martha (June 26, 2006). "Butler to Priest". Cinematical.com.
  37. ^ "Celebrity - Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore". ph.omg.yahoo.com.
  38. ^ "Korean Box Office: SECRETLY GREATLY Not-so-Secret in Great Debut". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  39. ^ "'Secretly Greatly' Blazes Trail at Box Office by Tapping Teen Audience". chosun.com.
  40. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 25, 2020). "Crunchyroll Unveils 7 'Crunchyroll Originals' Works Including Tower of God, Noblesse, God of High School". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
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Festivals

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Manhwa on mobiles

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Associations

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Information and studies

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