The best Manhwa finished in 2024 that is worth reading

Key points

• Seoul's Station Necromancer concluded beautifully in chapter 150, offering a satisfying conclusion to the dark fantasy story.
• How To Fight garnered thousands of fans but closed its doors at 218 chapters, leaving fans saddened by its conclusion.
• The Second Coming of Gluttony, which ended after 109 chapters, was a decent combination of drama, action and science fiction.

With the manhwa industry becoming more and more popular around the world, both authors and publishers are constantly renewing and canceling series, depending on multiple circumstances. But some series have the ability to end on their own terms and the writers decide to close their doors before things get out of control.

Some series were mysteriously canceled for no clear reason, while others had better endings and managed to finish the main story just in time. What do these series have in common? Everyone ended in 2024 and are still a must-read for fans of this Korean art.

8 The Necromancer of Seoul Station

It ends well in chapter 150

• Genres: Sword and Sorcery, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy
• Author: Jin Sol U
• Artist: Jin Sol U

20 years ago, a dimensional distortion phenomenon engulfed countless Korean citizens, and among them, Kang Woojin was thrown into a terrible dark fantasy world. When Woojin returns, just at the right time to stop a fight among students at his former academy, he finds that everything has changed.

The world as he knew it no longer exists, and Korea has changed substantially. As he learns to readjust to modern society, Woojin hides a secret: he has transcended humanity and awakened with absolute mastery over life and death. Nothing can stop this powerful Necromancer, not even other users of supernatural abilities. This manhwa is worth checking out for any urban fantasy lover.

7 How to fight

It garnered thousands of fans before closing up shop in 218 chapters

• Genres: Streaming, Martial Arts, School Drama, Romance
• Author: Tae Joon Park
• Artist: Tae Joon Park

This manhwa follows the misadventures of Yoo Hobin, a Korean student who is mercilessly harassed every day by his classmates. On one fateful evening, he snaps and reacts. As reckless as it may seem, he ends up recording the event and his video goes viral. Seizing the opportunity to monetize his success, Hobin tries to replicate the viral sensation but fails horribly.

Determined to continue with more “viral fight videos”, he decides to create a spin video series called “How to fight” who will follow his path to becoming the ultimate street fighter. How to fight is manhwa that combines streaming with action and drama, while also presenting a good story. Recently, however, its last chapter was released and fans are a little sad to let go of this story.

6 The magic of those who return should be special

It ended at chapter 268 and left fans with a damn cliffhanger

• Genres: Isekai, Sword and Sorcery, School Drama
• Author: Wookjakga
• Artist: Usonan

The story of Desir Arman and his band of misfits who learned to become the strongest battle mages in the history of Hebrion Academy has come to an end. And if most fans are satisfied with how things went, others are wondering who Desir's beloved will ultimately be.

Be that as it may, romance wasn't this story's strong point; they were epic battle scenes and an incredibly wholesome story of friendship and camaraderie. The magic of those who return should be special it makes for a great combination of sword and sorcery, drama, school life and the ever-present reincarnation trope that gives the setting that extra edge. The eternal hero, working his life to prevent the end of the world, discovers that he needs others to do so and will triumph over evil once and for all.

5 The player

It ends quite abruptly in chapter 511

• Type: Action, Martial Arts, Dystopian, Fantasy, Comedy
• Author: Sung San-young
• Artist: Sang-ah

Han Jee-Han's life is about to change forever, as he receives the power of “The Gamer”, an RPG-like system that allows him to change the rules of the world as he levels up. But many organizations around the world do not agree with Jee Han's new way of doing things, and joining the dangerous “shadow world” will be the beginning of a tremendously tough journey for

This manhwa has one of the most intricate magic systems and handles humor a lot. The only downside is that it's a little slow in the beginning, but it gets good as the chapters go by. The player is a good read for those who like a mix of conspiracies, shadow governments, and mecha.

4 FFF CLASS trash hero

Ended in chapter 172 for unknown reasons

• Genres: Reincarnation, Sword and Sorcery, Comedy
• Author: Farnar
• Artist: Kkangmu, Pareunareu

The story of a hero chosen by a goddess, an arrogant bastard who got tired of being mistreated by his group mates, so he decided to get rid of them all and finish off the Demon Lord himself. But the Goddess didn't like his attitude, so she condemned him to repeat the cycle again and again until she was satisfied with the results.

FFF CLASS trash hero tells a bizarre story of revenge, determination and great character development. It's also sprinkled with some dark humor and even a bit of romance. This manhwa is a great read for those who are tired of the usual “Hero beats the Demon Lord with his Harem” trope.

3 The second coming of gluttony

A Manhwa that was finished after 109 chapters

• Genres: Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Drama, Action, Seinen
• Author: Ro Yu-jin
• Artist: Ahn Jonghyeok

The second coming of gluttony is a supernatural urban fantasy manhwa and webtoon (original webtoon by KakaoPage) by author Ro Yu-jin. It tells the story of a former gambler and destitute son, who returns for revenge and enters a supernatural battle in the parallel world known as Lost Paradise.

His goal is to reach the Neutral Zone, the place of transition between worlds, and he will use all his skills and powers to achieve this ambitious goal. The story is somewhat good, a little convoluted and elusive, but still offers a decent combination of drama, action and sci-fi. It was deleted around mid-May 2022, but its English version (manhwa) was published until September 2024, with chapter 109 being the last. So far, no one knows why he was deleted, as he had quite a number of followers both in Korea and around the world.

2 I am reborn as the sword god

It ended at chapter 95 with a well-rounded story

• Genres: Wuxia, Martial Arts, Action, Adventure, Reincarnation
• Author: Seo Jun Baek
• Artist: Yoo Jung Kwan

I am reborn as the sword god sees a civil officer and law-abiding citizen, who privately enjoys binge-reading Wuxia novels, die of exhaustion and reincarnated in the Wuxia novel The God of the Sword as Baek Rijin, the main character. Knowing all too well all the difficulties that await him, this hero will do his best to survive the onslaught.

Overall it's a decent story, but sadly it only lasted two seasons. Ending at chapter 95, and to avoid spoilers, “rounded out pretty well” is the best definition of how the author handled the series' closure. There is no confirmation of a possible spin-off or continuation, but many fans maintain hopes for a future manhwa from the same author.

1 The story of a low-ranking soldier who becomes a monarch

It ended at chapter 141, but there are 5 side stories to explore

• Genres: Medieval, Martial Arts, Action, Adventure, War and Conquest
• Author: doip
• Artist: SOULPUNG

The story of a low-ranking soldier who becomes a monarch tells the story of Chris Proudmount, a lower-ranking spear soldier, who dreamed of becoming a Wize Knight (a sort of super-powered aura user) but ended up dying horribly on the battlefield. Filled with regret, he was given a second chance under mysterious circumstances and decided to abandon his military career, taking this opportunity to become the ultimate soldier and, later, Monarch of the Lands.

With his faithful mount, the Fire Wolf Pumpkin, he roams the battlefields, showing his supremacy over all the other strongest enemies on the continent and also making many friends along the way. It's a good story, which ends quite well, and also leaves an epilogue consisting of 5 side stories that offer closure on all the other characters in the series.