Ranked #27

Shin Angyo Onshi (Manhwa)

Shin Angyo Onshi is an epic seinan adventure series that centers among one man named Munsu determined on accomplishing his goal by defeating the antagonist named Aji Tae. Currently known to be one of the last Shin Angyo Onshi, Munsu eventually acquires two companions ("Sando" Chun Hyang and Bang Ja) to journey with him as he hopes to accomplish his goal along with fulfilling his duty as Shin Angyo Onshi.

While traveling as an Shin Angyo Onshi, readers will come up in reading many fascinating arcs that can either be very powerful, interesting, or chaotic in the world Munsu resides. While there are some arcs that require Munsu to fulfill his Shin Angyo Onshi duty, parts of his past also start to unveil as the story progresses. Readers will eventually understand what Munsu has been dealing with as an individual and why he must fulfill his goal in killing Aji Tae. The story itself does very well with only the exception of a few instances that may confuse the reader at times.

Shin Angyo Onshi also delivers a very strong base of several great characters to the story. The protagonist Munsu brings a fitting image of an anti-hero due to the fact he fulfills his Shin Angyo Onshi duty in his own way. When it comes to solving situations his methods turn out to be questionable, however Munsu provides a brilliant mind and justifications on why he considers falling upon these actions. One of the many benefits I enjoy about Munsu's character is his entertaining interactions with other characters, whether it involves serious or humor moments in the story. As for other interesting characters, they also play out necessary parts to the story itself.

The artwork also makes a strong standing for itself as you would expect from a manwha. Along with the fact that there are very good drawings of the characters, the illustrations also play out a great factor in the story. Some of the illustrations provide very good intimidations and expressions coming from the characters in the story. The artwork also presents a lot of great action scenes that take place in the manwha, however most of them can be very bloody and graphic (such as decapitations) so be warned if you plan on reading Shin Angyo Onshi.

All in all, Shin Angyo Onshi is a very worthy manwha to check out. With its great story, strong base of interesting characters, and the breathtaking features of a warlike atmosphere Shin Angyo Onshi will not be a disappointment to its readers.






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Shin Angyo Onshi is a Seinen, Historical, Supernatural, Action, Adventure manhwa that takes a piece of Korean history and turns it into a superb journey for the characters and the readers to experience.

The story follows the adventures of Munsu, an Angyo Onshi, who were special envoys of the king of Jushin. However Jushin is all but destroyed, leaving Munsu on his journey to continue his duty of ridding corruption and bringing about his own form of justice. That’s the setting of this epic Korean manga and sure, in the beginning, there’s a very episodic nature to Munsu’s travelling that frequently pays homage to some of the great classic Korean literature. Yet as the story progresses and the number of involving characters increases, it becomes clear that Munsu’s travelling has a purpose.

Munsu is an interesting main character, who’s portrayed as an anti-hero with some very questionable methods to fulfilling his goal. Munsu isn’t overwhelmingly powerful or reliant on special power ups (unless you include his Mahai) but rather he is incredibly cunning and skilled in combat. He’s fairly complicated and can come across as cruel or ruthless, when it comes to deceiving people. However he is still entertaining and fun to read, depending on the situation. Later on he is joined by other characters (Chun Hyang & Bang Ja), allowing either the dialogue or the overall journey to become far more interesting than it already is. Not to forget the vast amount of remarkable characters that appears throughout the story; each with their own tale, purpose or goal.

The artwork can be described in one word “breathtaking”. Personally I think the artwork is the best aspect of this manga, with an immense amount of detail put into each panel. The environments are superbly drawn with no corners cut whatsoever and the character designs range from realistically defined features, to some very imaginative appearances.

Overall Shin Angyo Onshi is an epic manhwa, following the lengthy journey of some great characters. It’s able to portray some of the cruel ugliness of the corrupt world in such a manner that will get any reader to think. However the story is fairly incoherent and certain aspects of the story can be difficult to comprehend. The same goes for the extravagant fight scenes. Being such a mature, gory and gritty story I can only recommend this to fans of similar mature manga.

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