High school is a time of growth, discovery, and sometimes, intense conflict or bullying. In the world of manhwa, this concept is taken to a whole new level with different sorts of fighting manhwa where students battle for supremacy and conflicts are resolved through fists, bloodshed, and gang war.

These manhwa provide readers with stories and battles that are not just physical but also emotional and psychological. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the best fighting manhwa that shows the dynamics of high school life. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

10. Pounding

One of the best things about Pounding is that it brings something fresh to the table and delivers more drama, bloodshed, and action in contrast to other fighting manhwa with only 80 chapters. The series deals with split personality syndrome and focuses on Soyoon who’s relentlessly bullied by his classmates.

Being tired of his miserable life, Sooyon tries to commit suicide but when he’s on the verge of death, he creates an alter personality named Minwhan which saves himself. This marks the beginning of Sooyon’s new life where he shifts into his parallel Minwhan whenever he wants to hunt people.

9. Hanlim Gym

Hanlim Gym is a great manhwa for beginners to get into the underground club fighting, although the art is quite rough and scrappy in the beginning. Nonetheless, the story follows transfer student Youngha Jeon who soon becomes the top of the food chain, savoring his new title as the toughest guy at school.

But he meets his match when a mysterious guy named Suho Kang, the Champion of the PVP games, single-handedly takes down him and his crew. To earn back his honor, Youngha decides to join the PVP, a place where students come and fight hand-to-hand in order to prove themselves strong.

8. Study Group

In most fighting manhwa the protagonist is either an underdog or striving for revenge, but Study Group is different in portraying its main character. The story takes place in Yusung Technical High School which isn’t exactly the ideal place to study due to the high number of lawless students attending the school.

A rarity among his peers, Gamin is an ambitious average student who aims to get into university, and to achieve his goal he decides to form a study group of his own. At a school where it’s every man for himself, Gamin makes it his motto to study hard and fight off bullies who try to hinder his study group.

7. Lookism

The most popular manhwa on Naver Webtoon, Lookism centers around the themes of bullying and body shaming. Set in the outskirts of Seoul, the series is about Park Hyung Seok who is bullied because of his obesity and looks. Getting utterly sick of it, he transfers schools in the hopes of starting anew.

Following that, a miraculous opportunity emerges as Hyung Seok awakens in a tall, handsome, and strangely athletic body. Feeling like he has won the lottery of life, Hyung Suk enters his new school as this attractive and strong young man to achieve everything he couldn’t before.

6. Viral Hit

Also known as “How to Fight”, Viral Hit is a popular fighting manhwa centered on scrawny high school student Hobin Yoo who’s constantly bullied in school. Stuck between paying his mother’s hospital bills and meeting month ends, Hobin comes to know about a social media platform called “NewTube”.

Finding an opportunity to better his life and make easy money out of it, Hobin teams up with one of his classmates and decides to star in a NewTube channel that revolves around beating up the bullies. As Viral Hit comes from the same creator of “Lookism”, it can be of interest to the fans of the author.

5. Get Schooled

Get Schooled walks us through a premise where there’s no place for sweet talk and just pure action. The story begins with the rising concern about Korea’s schooling system, and to solve this matter the Ministry of Education formed an educational correction committee called TRPA.

The members of the newly formed TRPA are allowed to use any means necessary to fix problems in the student’s educational life, and to represent the organization Hwajin Na is sent to the local schools to deal with juvenile delinquents or teachers who cross the line in mistreating their students.

4. Weak Hero

The title can give you a wrong idea about this fighting manhwa however, Weak Hero is one of the best manhwa with op MC. The story starts with Gray Yeon who gets enrolled in Eunjang High, a breeding ground for some of the worst kind of delinquents whose favorite hobby is tormenting the weakest kids in class.

However, Gray threatens to dismantle the established order upon his arrival. Despite being scrawny and small in stature, his calculative and brutal fighting leaves unsuspecting opponents lying on the floor begging for mercy. Now, the school’s toughest bullies have to scramble to take down this new and unusual hero.

3. Boss In School

Boss in School is all about the action and drama, not the plot. The series tells the story of Seth Kang, a natural-born fighter who excels in combat situations, but due to a promise made to his mother, he ignores all the bullying and keeps his fist clenched for a long time.

The self-control Seth built for years crumbles before his father’s unfortunate and his last message to him – “Stop getting your ass kicked”. Boss in School has a great first season, but the story sees a downward trajectory following that, regardless make sure to check out the first part of this fighting manhwa.

2. Teenage Mercenary

Teenage Mercenary, better known as “Mercenary Enrollment”, is an action-based manhwa that provides its readers with highly intense fighting sequences. The story walks us through the life of Ijin Yu who at a very young age lost both his parents in a plane crash and became stranded in a foreign land.

Years later, Ijin returns home to his family – a sister and grandpa – and devotes his life to protecting them, leaving behind his dreadful past as a mercenary. Soon enough, Ijin finds out that life as a teenager is a whole other feat of survival and he has to adjust to society while hiding his real identity.

1. The Breaker

The Breaker may live up to the taste of manga readers since it exhibits a similar story style and almost feels like one thanks to its black-and-white frame layout. This fighting manhwa follows first-year student Haje Kang who’s a victim of consistent bullying and is on the verge of committing suicide.

Sick of being weak and helpless, Haje meets a strange upperclassman named Si-un Lee who happens to be one of the most powerful martial artists. Right after, Haje comes under Si-un Lee’s wings which kicks off his journey into the tumultuous underworld of martial arts.

Which one of the following fighting manhwa is your favorite? Feel free to comment down your thoughts and make sure to recommend some other manhwa like the ones listed above, also don’t forget to share this article with your fellow otaku friends.

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