With the manhwa industry becoming more and more popular worldwide, authors and publishers alike are constantly renewing and canceling series, depending on multiple circumstances. But some series have the chance to end on their own terms, and authors decide to close up shop before things get out of control.

Some series have been mysteriously canceled without a clear reason, while others have had a better ending and managed to finish the main story just in time. What do these series have in common? They all ended in 2024 and are still a must-read for fans of this Korean art.

8. Seoul’s Station Necromancer

Ended Soundly In Chapter 150

• Genres: Sword & Sorcery, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy
• Author: Jin Sol U
• Artist: Jin Sol U
• 20 years ago, a warp-dimensional phenomenon swallowed countless citizens of Korea, and among them, Kang Woojin was thrown into a terrible dark fantasy world. When Woojin returns, just at the right moment to stop a scuffle between schoolboys from his former academy, he learns that everything has changed.
• The world as he knew it is no more, and Korea has changed substantially. While learning to re-adapt himself to modern society, Woojin holds a secret: He has transcended humanity and become awakened with absolute dominion over life and death. Nothing can stop this powerful Necromancer, not even other supernatural ability users. This manhwa is worth a shot for every lover of urban fantasy.

7. How To Fight

Collected Thousands Of Fans Before Closing Up Shop In 218 Chapters

Artist: Park Tae Joon

Genres: Streaming, Martial Arts, School Drama, Romance

Author: Park Tae Joon

This manhwa follows the misadventures of Yoo Hobin, a Korean student who is mercilessly harassed by his schoolmates every day. On one fateful evening, he snaps and fights back. As reckless as this might sound, he ends up recording the event, and his video goes viral. Taking this opportunity to monetize his success, Hobin tries to reproduce the viral sensation but fails terribly.

Determined to keep going with more “viral fight videos,” he decides to create a spin video series named “How to Fight” that will follow his path to becoming the ultimate street fighter. How to Fight is manhwa that combines Streaming with Action and Drama, featuring quite a good story as well. It recently released its last chapter, though, and fans are a little sad about letting this story go.

6. A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special

Ended At Chapter 268 And Left Fans With A Heck Of A Cliffhanger

• Genres: Isekai, Sword & Magic, School Drama
• Author: Wookjakga
• Artist: Usonan

The story of Desir Arman and his band of misfits who learned how to become the strongest battle mages in the history of Hebrion Academy has come to an end. And though most of its fans were satisfied with the way things concluded, others are wondering who ended up becoming Desir’s beloved in the end.

Be it as it may, romance was not this story’s forte; it was epic battle scenes and incredibly wholesome story of friendship and camaraderie. A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special makes for a great combination of sword and sorcery, drama, school life, and the ever-present reincarnation trope that gives the setting that extra spice. The eternal hero, working his life off to prevent the end of the world, discovers that he needs others to do so, and he triumph over evil once and for all.

5. The Gamer

Ended Quite Abruptly In Chapter 511

• Genre: 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 in the world do not see eye to eye with Jee Han’s new way of doing things, and joining the perilous “shadow world” will be the beginning of a tremendously harsh journey for

This manhwa has one of the most intricate magic systems, and it handles humor greatly. The only downside is that it’s a bit slow at the beginning, but it becomes good with the passing of the chapters. The Gamer is a good read for those who like a mixture of conspiracies, shadow governments, and mechas.

4. FFF-CLASS Trash Hero

Terminated In Chapter 172 For Unknown Reasons

• Genres: Reincarnation, Sword & Magic, Comedy
• Author: Farnar
• Artist: Kkangmu, Pareunareu

The story of a hero chosen by a goddess, an arrogant bastard who grew tired of being mistreated by his fellow party members, so he decided to get rid of them all and finish the Demon Lord all by 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 about revenge, determination, and great character development. It’s also sprinkled with a bit of dark humor and some romance, too. This manhwa is a great read for those tired of the usual “Hero beats the Demon Lord with his Harem” trope.

3. The Second Coming Of Gluttony

A Manhwa That Was Terminated 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 (webtoon original by KakaoPage) by the author Ro Yu-jin. It narrates the story of a former gambler and destitute son, who returns to get his revenge and enters a supernatural battle in the parallel world known as Lost Paradise.

His objective is to reach the Neutral Zone, the place of transition between worlds, and he will use all his abilities and powers to accomplish this ambitious goal. The story is somewhat good, a little bit convoluted and shifty, but it still offers a decent combination of drama, action, and sci-fantasy. It was axed near mid-May 2022, but its English version (manhwa) was published up until September 2024, with Chapter 109 being the last one. So far, no one knows why it was axed, since it had a pretty decent amount of followers both in Korea and the rest of the world.

2. I Was Reborn As The Sword God

Ended At Chapter 95 With An All Rounded Story

• Genres: Wuxia, Martial Arts, Action, Aventure, Reincarnation
• Author: Seo Jun-baek
• Artist: Yoo Jung Kwan

I Was Reborn as the Sword God sees a Civil Officer and Law Abiding Citizen, who privately enjoys binge-reading Wuxia novels, die of exhaustion and be reincarnated into the Wuxia novel The Sword God as Baek Rijin, the main character. Knowing all too well all the hardships that lie waiting for him, this hero will do his best to survive the onslaught.

It’s a decent story overall, but sadly, it lasted only two seasons. Ending at chapter 95, and to avoid spoilers, “rounded up quite nicely” is the best definition of how the author handled closure for the series. There’s no confirmation of a possible spin-off or continuation, but many fans keep their hopes up for a future manhwa from the same author.

1. The Story Of A Low-Rank Soldier Becoming A Monarch

Ended At Chapter 141, But There Are 5 Side-Stories To Explore

• Genres: Medieval, Martial Arts, Action, Aventure, War & Conquest
• Author: doip
• Artist: SOULPUNG

The Story of a Low-Rank Soldier Becoming a Monarch tells the story of Chris Proudmount, a spear soldier of the lowest rank, who dreamed of becoming a Wize Knight (some sort of super-powered aura user) but ended up dying horribly on the battlefield. Full of regret, he was given a second chance under mysterious circumstances and decided to do over his military career, taking this chance to become the ultimate soldier and, later, the Monarch of the Lands.

With his faithful mount, the Fire Wolf Pumpkin, he roams the battlefields, showing his supremacy over all the rest of the continent’s strongest foes and making a lot of friends along the journey as well. It’s a great story, ending up quite nicely, and it even leaves an epilogue composed of 5 side-stories that offer closure regarding all the other characters of the series.