Martial Artist Lee Gwak

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I'd say I'm a pretty seasoned reader of mangas and manhwas and highly recommend this series. The author, Woo-Gak, is a master of his craft and has also been running the famous Legend of the Northern Blade. Gwak's rise from nothing to becoming a force to be reckoned with is something everyone can relate to, even if just for the sake of the story. It's extremely entertaining to see Gwak's continuous growth.
I know this review may seem biased, and quite honestly it is. This series really has a special place in my heart, ranking even above the Legend of the Northern Blade. The story ... was captivating and the art has a dreamy style that I personally loved. It may be that I'm the only one that enjoyed the art style as the series was axed at 100 chapters, but wish the author and artist all the best. If you do decide to read the series after this review, have fun!

My review are short and maybe not very detail, nevertheless here we go:

This manhwa, Martial Artist Lee-Gwak, are one of those rare gem. It has great story and the are is superb. Maybe some people will be upste when reading this manhwa for the first time because the art is not like your average/ regular art where the character are drawn plainly..
So about the story, I can say that its fun. The male lead is a low-rank foot soldier in a union of martial artist organization. One day, he piss off one of the higher up of other big organization and he almost die. ... His body is broken.
One of his friend, and also his lover, visit him during his recovery and bring a martial arts book rumored from the west (outside of central plain aka jianghu aka ancient china). This exotic martial arts would than help him recover fully. Lee Gwak, whose a low rank soldier before, willl be a very strong warior who rule over jianghu/ murim. He will be so powerfull that his presence broke the power structure of the existing murim and creating entirely new organization and new power structure

Gonna keep this short and sweet, this manhwa was unfortunately cut short. The studio for whatever reason (probably financial) decided to not continue the series right when it was starting to reach its peak. For most people this is a deal breaker and personally I don't blame you. Although it's an amazing read, unless you are a diehard martial arts/murim fan I would suggest looking for something else. The source novel is finished however there is no full English translation and honestly there might never be. Maybe in 10 years ChatGPT can translate it :*(

Honest score because its unfinished: 1

Personal score: High 7, Low 8