Return of the Blossoming Blade (Korean: 화산귀환; RR: Hwasangwihwan), is a South Korean web novel written by Biga. It was serialized in Webtoon's digital comic and fiction platform Naver beginning on April 25, 2019.
Author | Biga |
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Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Genre | martial arts |
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Published | April 25, 2019 – present |
Media type | web novel |
Return of the Blossoming Blade | |
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화산귀환 Hwasangwihwan | |
Author | Biga |
Publisher | Studio Lico |
Webtoon service |
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Original run | March 23, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 5 |
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Hangul | 화산귀환 | ||||
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A webtoon adaptation of Return of the Blossoming Blade was first serialized in Webtoon on March 23, 2021, and the webtoon's first season concluded on August 16, 2022, followed by its second season, which was released from June 23, 2023. Return of the Blossoming Blade received official English translations by Line Webtoon beginning in June 2021. Its individual chapters have been collected and published in five volumes by Studio Lico, as of February 2024.[1]
A South Korean animated television series adaptation has been announced.[2]
A crossover role-playing video game titled Seven Knights Idle Adventure has been released as an update by Netmarble.[3]
Characters
edit- Cheongmyeong
The main protagonist of the series. Cheongmyeong died battling against the Cheonma of the Demonic Cult, he was reborn 100 years in the past as a 15 year old. Cheongmyeong usually is jovial and a happy-go luck person, but is very brutal and sadistic towards his enemies. His main goal is to restore the sect in hopes of becoming stronger than all the other martial artists.
- Yunjong
- Jo Gul
- Yoo Iseol
- Baek Cheon
Media
editWeb novel
editReturn of the Blossoming Blade was first serialized in Naver's digital comic and fiction platform Webtoon since April 25, 2019.[4] The novel was licensed in English by Webnovel under the title Return of the Mount Hua Sect.[5]
Webtoon
editA webtoon adaptation launched in Webtoon on March 23, 2021,[6] and concluded its first season on August 16, 2022; its second season began on June 23, 2023. Its first collected volume was released by Studio Lico on January 18, 2023.[7] The webtoon has been published Line Webtoon in English.[8]
Volumes
editNo. | Korean release date | Korean ISBN |
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01 | January 18, 2023[7] | 979-11-69630-43-6 |
02 | January 18, 2023[9] | 979-11-69630-44-3 |
03 | May 10, 2023[10] | 979-11-69631-40-2 |
04 | August 29, 2023[11] | 979-11-69632-76-8 |
05 | February 22, 2024[1] | 979-11-69635-58-5 |
Animation
editA South Korean animated television series adaptation has been announced.[2]
Game
editIn March 2024, Netmarble announced that they were updating Seven Knights Idle Adventure, a role-playing video game.[3] The game was released on September 6, 2023.[12]
Reception
editthe webtoon won the Presidential Award in the cartoon category at the 2022 Korea Contents Awards, and was praised as a monumental work that made a mark on traditional Korean martial arts.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b 화산귀환 5 (in Korean). Naver Book Database. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Seven Knights Idle Adventure Teams Up with Webtoon Return of Blossoming Blade in Epic Collaboration Update". Anime News Network. March 7, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Lee Si-jin (February 8, 2023). "Web novels follow webtoons' successful footsteps". Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via The Korea Herald.
- ^ "Return of the Mount Hua Sect (original)". Webnovel. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ 화산귀환. Naver Webtoon (in Korean). Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b 화산귀환 1 (in Korean). Naver Book Database. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Return of the Blossoming Blade". Line Webtoon. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ 화산귀환 2 (in Korean). Naver Book Database. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ 화산귀환 3 (in Korean). Naver Book Database. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ 화산귀환 4 (in Korean). Naver Book Database. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Seven Knights Idle Adventure". App Store. September 6, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ '집이없어'·'화산귀환' 등 대한민국콘텐츠대상 만화부문 수상. yna.co.kr. December 14, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
External links
edit- Official novel website in Naver Webtoon (in Korean)
- Official webtoon website in Naver Webtoon (in Korean)
- Official webtoon website in Line Webtoon (in English)