Top 20 Intense Bullying Manhwa With Bullied MC
If you’re looking for the most insane bullying manhwa recommendations, look no further.
I was bullied during high school and thought I had it pretty bad. That is, until I started reading Manhwa where the MCs get bullied, and I realized two things:
Number one: Korean bullies are the top tier in the bullying world and highly imaginatively violent and psychopathic.
Number two: If that’s bullying, I was treated with kindness by my bullies in comparison. So girls, if you’re reading, thank you for not hitting me with a brick, feeding me laxative pills, and killing my family, I guess.
Yes, all these scenarios are features in the bullying manhwa below. South Korean high schools are wild. Enjoy.
+Manhwa Where MC is an Overpowered Transfer Student+
1.To Not Die
다크홀 : 또 다른 생존자
As he stares death in the face at the edge of a building, Dajun comes to the realization that there is another way to end his misery and despair. Not by ending his own life but by finally standing up to his bully. At first, he thinks that his new state of mind might save him from a couple of beatings, but he soon finds himself falling on the other side of morality, becoming obsessed with the idea of revenge. As he gets stronger, his retributions only intensify, with the limits of how far he’s willing to go slowly fading away.
+Chapters: +66
+Published: 2021 to Present
+Genres: Action - Drama - Martial Arts - Psychological - School Life
+Authors: LIM Jin-guk [Art] Parae [Story]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
2.My Life as a Loser
인생 존망
Although victims often like to fantasize about their future life, imagining it to be much better than their bullies, the truth is that often, that is not the case. This is the realization that Jinu Kim comes to when he meets his bullies as an adult who is barely able to make ends meet while they live a life of luxury. As he tries to run away from them, Jinu unexpectedly falls to his death, cursing them with renewed passion as he meets his end. As our creator is forever omnipresent, he decides to answer Jinu’s curses, sending Ancheol Jang (the bully’s leader) back into the past. Ancheol doesn’t wake up in his own body, though, but in that of Jinu. He must now live through high school, experiencing everything his victim did, including repeatedly getting beaten up… by himself.
+Chapters: 55
+Published: 2019 to 2020
+Genres: Action - Comedy - Drama - School Life -Supernatural
+Authors: PARK Tae Jun [Story] JEON Sun-Wook [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
3. Highschool Lunch Dad
급식아빠
As Kim JaeHan was planning to pick up his daughter, DaHyun, from school, he suddenly got hit by a truck and died. Instead of moving on to heaven (or hell or getting reincarnated as a mosquito, idk) his spirit lingers on, incapable of letting go of his daughter. Now that he doesn’t have a full-time job and no apparent bodily function or needs, he makes it his ghostly purpose to protect DaHyun from all the bullies and very questionable male characters that go after her. One day, as she is on the verge of getting abused, JaeHan finds a high school boy he can suddenly possess. Controlling his body, he runs after DaHyun’s bullies and makes a complete fool of them until they make a complete fool of him. And so begins an odd story with lots of beatings, inappropriate situations, and odd behaviors.
+Chapters: +60
+Published: 2021 to Present
+Genres: Action - Comedy - School Life - Supernatural
+Authors: KIM Jae-Han [Story&Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
4.Pounding
파운딩
After constantly living in fear and anxiety, Soyoon’s mind is on the brink of collapse, and he finds himself contemplating the idea of death. But, as he is about to take a plunge into oblivion, his mind fractures and gives birth to a split personality. In a single breath, he suddenly becomes two people: a fearful and empathic individual and another one with a lust for blood, violence, and retaliation.
+Chapters: 80
+Published: 2000 to 2009
+Genres: Action - Drama - Martial Arts - School Life
+Authors: JongKyu Lee & Yeon Kyung Na [Story & Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Toomics
5.THE WORLD IS MONEY AND POWER
세상은 돈과 권력
This manhwa isn’t your typical bullying story as it combines many different elements from various genres: a school system like that of Kakegurui (an intense and slightly insane gambling manga), the high-stakes intensity of gambling, and the bullying brutality and violence that you can expect throughout this recommendation list. Basically, the story is full of areas as morally grey as my grandmother’s hair. The story centers around Gunwoo Dahn, an enigmatic high schooler who, after transferring schools, immediately dives into the established system of gambling, political alliances, and high corruption centered around money and power.
+Chapters: +195
+Published: 2018 to Present
+Genres: Supernatural - Suspense - Strategy Game
+Authors: Han Dongwoo [Story] Lee Dohee [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
6.Watch Dog
와치독
Usually, school systems have a designated group of bullies who become the dominating predators within an established hierarchy. This hierarchy is usually rarely flexible, with members climbing up in rank as others graduate or change schools. This is where the originality of this bullying manhwa comes in. Within its school grounds, that very same hierarchy is constantly redefined. This is because of the establishment the story takes place in: Hongjin High is a high school in Incheon where all the delinquents in the country get sent to. Here, if you punch someone, the people surrounding you will take it as an invitation to participate in a bit of fun and an opportunity to climb in the ranks of their current ranking.
+Chapters: 67
+Published: 2018 to 2019
+Genres: Drama - Slice of Life
+Authors: The Villains [Story] Jamu (자무) [Art]
+Serialization/Other works: Toomics
7.Guard Pass
가드패스
Although Lim Sejun is fat with a very large physique and loves to eat, his personality doesn’t fall into any stereotypes, and he’s quite content and happy with himself. He goes through life enjoying school with his only friend, a girl called Seo Hajin, who has been defending him from the occasional bully since childhood thanks to her Jiujitsu skills. But one day, after Hajin helps him out with a delinquent who has been terrorizing his class, she becomes the target of a mysterious group that traps her in an alley one night and assaults her. She’s found unconscious with a broken leg, a severally beaten body, and high psychological trauma. Depraved of his only friend, Sejun embarks on a quest for mental and physical retribution, taking on Jiujitsu from a mysterious trainer. This isn’t a story with an OP MC, as he quite literally goes through the trial and tribulation of mastering a new sport as the story unveils.
+Chapters: +67
+Published: 2021 to Present
+Genres: Action - Drama - Martial Arts - School Life
+Creator: Oh son do son [Story&Art]
+Serialization/Other works: Daum Webtoon
8.Get schooled (True Education)
참교육
In this manhwa’s world, the Korean schooling system has become filled with loopholes due to its inability to reform bullies and delinquents. Now, the educational correction committee has the right to send its members to diverse schools in the country to fix various bullying issues - by all means necessary. The story follows the MC, a teacher belonging to that committee, as he integrates schools for the sake of mental and physical reformation. The problems he solves are unique, and he does not hesitate to use both wisdom and cruelty to solve them.
+Chapters: +111
+Published: 2020 to Present
+Genres: Action - Drama - School Life
+Authors: CHAE Yong Taek [Story] HAN Ga Ram [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
9.Viral Hit
싸움독학
After constantly getting bullied throughout his school life, Hobin Yoo comes across an opportunity to make money on NewTube (just roll with the name and don’t ask questions) by uploading fighting videos to his channel. Feeling like he has nothing to lose and motivated by the engrossing smell of money, he starts to follow the advice and training of a mysterious entity on the network. Soon, Hobin finds himself knocking out guys twice his size who used to be stronger than him, but more importantly, his bank account gets flooded with more money than he could ever conceptualize.
+Chapters: +157
+Published: 2016 to Present
+Genres: Action - Comedy - Romance - School Life
+Authors: PARK Taejoon [Story] KIM Jung hyun [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
10.Dokgo
독고
Although I’m not usually a fan of Op's main characters in bullying manhwa, this one incorporates that trait without being illogical. The story follows Kang Hyuk, a high schooler whose brother died at the hands of a gang of extremely dangerous and violent bullies. After meticulously crafting a plan, he enrolls in school intending to take down this group whose organization resembles more that of the Mafia than that of high school bullies. While the art might not be everyone’s cup of tea, it definitely was mine *lifts pinky*.
+Chapters: 90
+Published: 2012 to 2014
+Genres: Action - Drama - Martial Arts - School Life
+Authors: Baek Seung Hoon [Art] Min (민) [Story]
+Serialization/Other works: Lezhin
11.Save Me
구원하소서 - Guwon Hasoseo
While bullying is a pretty popular subject to treat in manhwas, rare are the ones that manage to truly shock and turn the actions into extreme acts of violence. But Save me is such a work, as it has a high chance of making you uncomfortable - I found myself covering my mouth in sheer horror at some of the scenes. But here, you won’t find warmth or coming-of-age stories. This is a dark psychological read which centers on revenge. The plot follows Hyeongoh, a disabled student whose school bullies treat more like an entertaining animal than a human.
+Chapters: 63
+Published: 2016 to 2017
+Genres: Drama - Psychological - School
+Authors: 1230 [Story & Art]
+Serialization/Other works: Lezhin Comics Webtoon
12.Study Group
스터디그룹
Nicknamed the “school for future criminals,” Yusung Technical High isn’t exactly the ideal place to study. A rarity among his peers, Gamin is a student with just one goal: to get into university. In a place where it’s every man for himself, he is rejected from countless study groups before he decides to form his own. When Hankyeong, Gamin’s former tutor, joins his high school in hopes of earning her teacher certification, it seems like they’re both reaching for the impossible in a space that promotes beating more than it does learning..
+Chapters: 118
+Published: 2019 to 2021
+Genres: Action - Comedy - Martial Arts - School Life
+Authors: RYU Seungyeon [Art] SHIN Hyungwook [Story]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
13. Trigger (Bulman-Issnyang)
트리거
Because of various circumstances, Nam Ji-il sees himself enrolled in a high school known as ‘the Royal Kingdom of the delinquents.’ On his first day, his kindness gets the best of him, and he sort of gets played into becoming his entire school's new bread shuttle boy, a position akin to being a bully’s simultaneous wallet and personal server. As he navigates life in this new environment, Ji-il must also deal with a chronic heart disease, slowly exacerbated by the mental and physical stress that has become part of his daily life.
+Chapters: 50
+Published: 2020
+Genres: Action - Drama - Martial Arts - School Life -Supernatural
+Authors: Hong Joo-pyo [Story & Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Daum Webtoon
14.Crowd
크라우드
Crowdfunding to take down bullies. That’s it. That’s the plot. lmao.
+Chapters: 31
+Published: 2020 to 2021
+Genres: Action - Drama - School Life
+Authors: Mandubi [Story] Park (파크) [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Daum Webtoon
15.Devil’s Boy
악마의 소년
Jungho is bullied to the point of self-harm until one day, Mephistopheles, the archdevil, answers his prayers. He offers Jungho magical powers that allow him to take revenge on his bullies and, in return, asks for his soul. For him, it’s an easy choice as he already sees himself living in hell. At first, he uses his powers for revenge but soon starts to realize that there are greater forces at work. Instead of transforming into his own savior, he sees himself used as a meaningless pawn in someone’s larger game.
+Chapters: 80
+Published: 2018 to 2020
+Genres: Action - Fantasy - School Life - Supernatural
+Authors: KWON Kirin [Story] YOON Ji-hyun [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Lezhin Comics Webtoon
16.Monster (Eun-Jae LEE)
몬스터 (이은재)
Although he possesses superpowers capable of eradicating even the strongest of enemies, Yoo Jin is not allowed to use them against ordinary human beings. Because of this rule, he finds himself subjected to the intense bullying of Cha Donghae, who does not hesitate to get his hand as bloody as he feels like. As he gets subjected to more and more physical and mental oppression, Yoo Jin nears the limit of his sanity. Although retaliation might cost him his life, he starts to value it less and less.
+Chapters: 73
+Published: 2021 to 2022
+Genres: Action - School Life - Supernatural
+Authors: LEE Eun-Jae [Story & Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
17.Weak Hero
약한영웅 - YAKHAN YEONG-UNG
'Weak Hero' follows the journey of Gray, a small-in-stature student that looks like a perfectly frail victim but actually holds the calculative mind and unparalleled skills of a savage fighter. He moves into a school run by tyrants and decides to reestablish its rules by engaging in extremely ferocious fight scenes that don't shy away from puncturing eyes, breaking skulls, and turning noses into blood-propelling pumps.
+Chapters: +180
+Published: 2018 to Ongoing
+Genres: Drama - Action
+Authors: Seopass [Story] RAZEN [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
18.The Queen: A Silent Classroom
더 퀸: 침목의 교실
Although bullying stories often emphasize physical violence and are usually perpetuated by boys, this manhwa takes on a different approach. Here, intense bullying takes place in the form of an almost clinical attitude and is created and sustained by a girl who acts as a sort of silent queen. Slowly and methodically, she manipulates her subjects into inescapable currents of malice, where they sometimes find themselves becoming the very offenders they used to hate. This is psychological manipulation at its best.
+Chapters: 28
+Published: 2013
+Genres: Drama - Psychological - School Life
+Authors: KIM Injung [Art&Story]
+Serialization/Other work: Daum Webtoon
19.Bastard
후레자식 - HULEJASIG
Seon Jin is the victim of ruthless bullies at school that targets him due to his introverted nature and weak looks. But the cause of his genuine terror and desperation is his father - a businessman admired by many - who harbors a dark secret: he has an unquenchable thirst for killing and has been forcing Jin to help him track and secure victims for years.
+Chapters: 94
+Published: 2007 to 2008
+Genres: Psychological - Horror - Mystery - Romance
+Authors: Kim Carnby [Story] Hwang Young-chan [Art]
+Serialization/Other work: Naver Webtoon
20.The Uncomfortable Truth
불편한 진실
This dark psychological manhwa somehow manages to both portray crazy bullying while being very emotional in a mentally cognitive shattering way. The very first chapter begins with Yoseob, a quiet high school student, sitting in jail for the murder of 8 civilians, each stabbed to death. As he recounts his story and the truth gets revealed, the primary emotion you will feel is anxiety and shock, but sadness and tears will follow.
+Chapters: 75
+Published: 2016 to 2018
+Genres: Drama - Mystery - School Life - Slice of Life -Tragedy
+Authors: EErun [Art&Story]
+Serialization/Other work: Lezhin Comics Webtoon
