Read manhwa offline

This content may contain affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. Manhwa has been surging in popularity lately, and rightfully so, with some of my all-time favorite titles like The Breaker, The Horizon, Bastard, Solo Leveling, which is getting a manga box set exclusively through Barnes & Noble, and more. It feels like every year more and more manhwa rise into the spotlight as new series increase in popularity and entice new fans. Not only are physical copies of some manhwa releasing, which I’ve included a complete list of below, but successful anime adaptations, like Solo Leveling, Tower of God, and Lookism, and live-action adaptations, like Netflix’s All of Us Are Dead and Sweet Home, have come out as well. And if that isn’t sign enough, Solo Leveling has even made the New York Times Best Sellers list, which I couldn’t be more excited about.Needless to say, manhwa is growing in popularity. There are so many incredible series to experience, but where can you read manhwa legally? Before I get into talking about the best places you can read manhwa online or offline, I want to first talk about what manhwa is and how it differs from collecting manga for those of you who may be new to it.What is manhwa and how is it different from manga?To put it simply, manhwa are Korean comics. Because it was relatively unknown at one point in time to Western readers, manga publishers first marketed manhwa as manga when manhwa titles were first printed with English translation. But now, it has grown in popularity, even so much so that manhwa, like Noblesse, Tower of God, The God of High School, and more, are receiving anime adaptations.There are some notable differences between manhwa and manga also that I want to note. A lot of manhwa are drawn in full color, whereas most manga are drawn in black and white. This isn’t always the case though with manhwa like The Breaker, which is one of my all-time favorites by the

Way, mostly being drawn in black and white. Aside from the few exceptions here and there, most manhwa are drawn in full color though. Another thing I want to note is that manhwa are typically drawn digitally, whereas a lot of manga are drawn by hand.Manhwa also read differently than manga. Since these series are posted online, they read top to bottom. They also read left to right like Western comics do, unlike manga which read right to left. When translated over into a print release as seen with Solo Leveling, though, the panels are cut and pasted so that they are more readable in a physical format. The physical copies of manhwa that have been released so far also read left to right.Now that we’ve gone over all of that, here are the best places you can read manhwa online and off with official translations!Where to Read ManhwaWebtoonToomicsTappytoonLezhin ComicsTapasPhysical Manhwa ReleasesKindle & ComiXologyWebtoonThis first one is one you’ll probably recognize because it is perhaps the biggest and one of the most recognized manhwa websites on this list, Webtoon. It’s home to Tower of God, The God of High School, Noblesse, Sweet Home, and many, many more. Out of all the sites on this list as well, Webtoon has one of the best user experiences.Webtoon has the most extensive library I’ve seen with many diverse titles, including everything from horror manhwa to romance manhwa. They boast unlimited reading on their site, but there is a catch. That catch is something called the Daily Pass.When select series are completed, Webtoon turns on something called the “Daily Pass”. This means that the series will have a limited amount of episodes available for free. The number of free episodes varies per series and often depends on their length. For instance, a longer webtoon that has up to 500 episodes will often have more free episodes than a shorter one. For instance, Noblesse has 50 free episodes, but after that point, the Daily Pass kicks in since it’s completed.Once you get to the locked episodes, you can only read 1 episode a day for

Free feature, where you can read select chapters for free within 24 hours of opening. These series will be marked with a ‘Clock’ icon. According to their site, you can read the next chapter for free, one chapter at a time, every 24 hours (or the period that’s indicated). If you want to be notified about Time Fill Free chapters of a series, you can sign up for notifications on their app.If you want to read more chapters past those that are free, you can purchase something called Tokens or Points, which you spend to unlock chapters. The larger the points bundle you buy, the more money you save.On Tappytoon, webtoons are available to read in English, French, and German, but novels are only available in English according to their FAQ.Tappytoon Manhwa RecommendationsIf you are looking for a manhwa to read on Tappytoon, a few I highly recommend are Solo Leveling, The Legend of the Northern Blade, The Max Level Returner, Cherry Blossoms After Winter, Lout of Count’s Family, and I’m the Max-Level Newbie.Lezhin ComicsLezhin Comics has a great selection of manhwa and they are a great place to turn to especially if you are a fan of mature, BL/GL, or romance manhwa. They also have a selection of manhwa in different genres, most notably fantasy, but it seems like most of the manhwa on their platform fall within these genres.There are a limited number of free episodes you can read to try out a series on Lezhin Comics, but the number of free episodes varies per series. For instance, Carnby Kim’s (Bastard, Sweet Home) latest manhwa with Hoopa, Unknown Code, has 4 free chapters. Like Tappytoon, Lezhin Comics has a Wait Until Free feature for series, which essentially means you can read 1 free chapter every 24 hours. Once unlocked, you will have 72 hours to read the episode. If you don’t, it will expire and that episode will become locked again. Like all of the other sites, you also have the option to purchase Coins to unlock chapters and read ahead.I will also say that it is a