The hallmark of every form of entertainment is its ability to appeal to various audiences. Manhwa, like every other form of entertainment, possesses this same quality. However, despite its broad appeal, the number of manhwa options available to kids and children is somewhat limited.
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Their limitation in availability, regardless, these manhwa are perfect for children, as they present lighthearted themes, simple-to-follow tropes, and relatable characters. Often exploring child-like relationships and general feel-good narratives, these manhwa produce thrilling and exciting escapes for children and spark their imaginations. For these such, here are some of the best manhwa series best suitable for kids.
6 Familyman
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.0 / 5
- Creator(s): Jung Pil Won
- No. of Chapters: 42
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Familyman tells a touching and heartwarming story of a man who wants nothing more than to bring to life his daughter’s favorite superhero. The series follows the central character, Gang-Ho, whose life takes a drastic turn after he gets in a fire accident at work. His face is severely burned, and He is dismissed from work.
Unable to earn a living and unwilling to tell his family about what happened, Gang-Ho decides to stay at a friend’s house in the meantime. One day, Gang-Ho encounters his daughter crossing the street when she is almost hit by a car, Gang-Ho saves her just in time, wearing the mask of the famous Guru-Man. From that moment, Gang-Ho begins using the costume to keep watch over his family without revealing himself.
5 Let’s Play
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.0 / 5
- Creator(s): Leeanne M. Krecic
- No. of Chapters: 177
- Genre: Drama
Let’s Play presents the humorous and chaotic life of the central character, Sam, who wants nothing more than to be a game developer and create her own games after making her first one. Things become tricky when, just before her career can even begin, a popular online gaming
personality posts a video of himself playing her game and ultimately gives it a bad review.
To make matters worse, She discovers he is also her new neighbor. With a bad review significantly halting her progress and the one responsible for the review now her neighbor, what follows for Sam is a continuously complicated life of games, memes and social anxiety.
4 I love Yoo
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.2 / 5
- Creator(s): Stephanie Quimco
- No. of Chapters: 263 (Ongoing)
- Genre: Romance, Drama
I Love Yoo presents the mixed and rather curious tale of the central character, Shin-Ae, who has been met with nothing but pain and misfortune from most people around her for most of her life.
Left by her mother as a child and having lived a life with nothing but pain and loneliness, Shin-Ae decides she wants nothing to do with people or romance, specifically, being content enough with her unsocial and boring life. However, her lifestyle is interrupted unchangeably when she accidentally ruins a stranger’s clothes. An accident that snowballs into a three-way tale of unexpected feelings.
3 The Villainess Turns The Hourglass
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.2 / 5
- Creator(s): Ant Studio, Sansobee
- No. of Chapters: 125
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The Villainess Turns The Hourglass, at its core, is a tailor-made revenge tale. However, who knew vengeance could be so endearing? The series focuses on the central character, Aria Roscente, who finds herself at death’s door due to an elaborate plot by her saint-like sister, Mielle.
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Just before she is about to be executed, Aria learns the truth of her downfall. However, death is not the end for Aria, as she is brought back to the past, and with her is a mysterious hourglass. Given another chance, Aria’s only goal is revenge. Using her knowledge of the future and her mysterious hourglass, Aria will do whatever it takes to achieve her goal, even if that means wearing a fake smile.
2 The Friendly Winter
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.2 / 5
- Creator(s): Lee Jun
- No. of Chapters: 64
- Genre: Drama, Slice of Life
The Friendly Winter presents a rather sad and nonetheless exciting tale of two individuals whose lives collide unexpectedly, taking both on a journey of many discoveries. The series follows the life of a nineteen-year-old girl with a growth disorder that leaves her in the body of a little girl.
Things take a sudden turn when she meets a boy who has a mental disorder. Similar to her situation, the boy has the mind of a child while in the body of a seventeen-year-old. The pair develop an uncanny connection, and what follows is no more than a detailed narrative of their everyday lives and the evolution of their connection.
1 Yumi’s Cells
Anime- Planet Rating: 4.2 / 5
- Creator(s): Lee Dong-Gun
- No. of Chapters: 510
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Yumi’s Cells presents the ideal manhwa interaction for children, with an easy-to-follow art style and a character who seems to have a relationship with every cell in her body.
The series follows the central character, Yumi, as she navigates through as a young adult. However, more importantly, how she navigates her life with the help of every cell in her body, all of whom she is seemingly able to converse with. With cells that seemingly have a mind of their own, what follows for Yumi is one adventure after the other.