Many of you must already be aware of the terms such as manga series, comic series, anime adaptations, anime series, and many other related topics. But nowadays, a new term is coming up, which is known as webtoon. Many popular webtoons have made their way and have become very popular. For those of you who don’t know, webtoons are animated cartoons or series of comic strips published online. Webtoon is also both a mobile app & website that hosts a variety of webcomics.
Amongst all the webtoon hype nowadays, many webtoon apps and webtoon comics have also made their way. Many famous webtoons are adapted from various Western comic books as Western comics are able to attract a large number of audience with their great story. Every other day a list of new webtoons is released, and it becomes a matter of great confusion for all the webtoon readers and webtoon lovers about what to watch and what to skip.
So, to solve this confusion, we are here with the top 20 best webtoons of all time. For all the webtoon lovers out there, this article is going to be a perfect choice as this article is all about the best webtoons. To know about such other webtoons, keep reading the article till the end.
20. Sweet Home, Sweet Home
- Director: Kim Myung-Wook
- Cast: Song Ji-eu, Lee Jae-joo, Seo Yi-a, Kim Min-soo
- IMDb: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Starting the list with a very unique and different webtoon named Sweet Home, Sweet Home. It is also part of the K-drama series. The series began on November 2, 2015, and ended on April 29, 2016, having a total of 129 episodes in total.
Talking about the story, the series is based on a zombie apocalypse survival story that revolves around a girl named Oh Bom. She has struggled throughout her life because her parents died in a zombie apocalypse and left a huge loan behind. But she remains positive and refuses to give up.
19. The God Of High School
- Director: Yongje Park
- Cast: Mori Jin, Daewi Han, Mira Yoo, Ilpyo Park
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
- Where to watch: Netflix, Crunchyroll
The next series we have on our list is named The God Of High School. It consists not only of one genre but is a blend of various genres, including comedy, martial arts, and supernatural. The series consists of 13 episodes inclusive of 3 volumes.
The series is based on the life of the main character of the series, a boy named Daewi, who is a 17-year-old martial artist from Seoul, South Korea, who practices Full-Contact Karate.
Daewi starts off the series as a hard-working young man who works to pay off his childhood friend and best friend’s hospital bill due to terminal cancer. After being invited to the GOH martial arts tournament, he participates in curing his friend of the disease.
18. Noblesse
- Director: Kenichi Matsuzawa
- Cast: Cadis Etrama Di Raizel, Seira J. Loyard, Regis K. Landegre, M-21, Tao, Frankenstein
- IMDb: 4.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 65%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll
Coming onto the next series, now we have a series named Noblesse. It started on October 7, 2020, and ended on December 30, 2020, having 1 season and 13 episodes in total.
The story is about a young man who has supernatural powers and is named Raizel. One day he wakes up after a very long slumber of 820 years and is able to take admitted to a high school among all the normal students. He is able to take this admission with the help of his servant, who helps him with housework.
17. The Remarried Empress
- Director: Alphatart
- Cast: Navier, Rashta, Heinrey, Glorym
- IMDb: 4.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll
The next series that we have is named The Remarried Empress, which started on September 5, 2020. The series is based on a novel of the same name.
Talking about the story, the story is about a girl named Navier Ellie Trovi, who is perfect in every sense and is an empress. She had every quality in her, intelligence, courage, and whatnot.
Moreover, she was always devoted to her husband. But her life takes a 360-degree turn when his husband brings another woman home and demands a divorce.
16. Jungle Juice
- Director: Hyeong Eun Juder
- Cast: Suchan Jang, Huijin Park, Hyeseong Cha, Dohwa Cheon
- IMDb: 9.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
You must have heard about jungle juice being a hidden jungle drink, but this jungle juice is an animated manga series that explores the hidden world of insects and is made in the genre of action. The series started on December 30, 2020, and is still ongoing, with over 69 episodes.
Talking about the story the story is about Suchan Jang, who is an extraordinary college student. But behind this perfect face, he is hiding his original identity.
Originally he is an insect, and he hides his pair of wings. But one day, he used a spray named Jungle Juice, due to which his hidden identity gets revealed, and his pair of wings started to grow out.
15. Lore Olympus
- Director: Rachel Smythe
- Cast: Hera, Persephone, Hades, Zeus, Eros, Ares, Aphrodite, Artemis
- IMDb: 8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
- Where to watch: Netflix
The next series on the list that we have is Lore Olympus. It is made in the genre romance elements; that is, it is a love story and started on March 4, 2018. It is the best-known work of the famous writer and artist Rachel Smythe.
The series is still ongoing, with a new episode released every Saturday. The story revolves around the myth of Persephone’s abduction by the god of the underworld, Hades.
The graphic webtoon combines ancient Greek mythology and ancient customs with a contemporary setting to create something brand new.
14. Solo Leveling
- Director: Chugong
- Cast: Sung Jin Woo, Yoo Jinho, Park Kyung-Hye, Lee Joohee
- IMDb: 8.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 60%
- Where to watch: Netflix
Next up, we have the series named Solo Leveling, which is one of the most famous webtoons of all time. The series started on March 4, 2018, and ended recently on December 29, 2021, after completing 14 volumes.
Talking about the plot, the story is set up in such a way that it shows a world full of magic. Starting from a hunter to a normal humans, everyone possesses magical abilities. But even after their magical abilities, they have to fight with dangerous monsters in order to keep the humans alive.
Out of all, a man named Jinwoo comes forward and takes responsibility for protecting mankind.
13. Tower of God
- Director: Takashi Sano
- Cast: Baek Ryun, Batis, Baunian, Baylord Doom, Baylord Paul, Baylord Wang Wang, Baylord Yama, Bek Philip Poker.
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
- Where to watch: Netflix
The famous series named a tower of god, also famously known as god tower, is a very famous webtoon. The series started on April 1, 2020, and ended on June 24, 2020, after completing 13 episodes.
Talking about the story, the series centers around a boy named Twenty-Fifth Bam—a very unique name that means night in the Korean language. The story also follows the life of Rachel, who is a very dear friend of Twenty-Fifth Bam.
12. Dragon Ball
- Director: Akira Toriyama
- Cast: Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Majin Buu, Trunks
- IMDb: 8.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
- Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Talking about the most famous manga series and webtoon comics but not including Dragon Ball in it, how is that possible? The main characters of the story involve Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Majin Buu, Trunks, and many other characters as well.
Many of you must already be familiar with this very famous series which started in 1984 and later on proved to be one of the most successful franchises of all time.
The story tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, who is a young and different boy as he has a tail attached to his back. When he grows up, he learns about dragon balls and aspires to master them.
11. Let’s Play
- Director: Mongie
- Cast: Sam Young, Marshall Law, Charles Jones, Link Hudson
- IMDb: 9.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
- Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Coming onto the next series, now we have this spectacular series named Let’s Play. It is an amazing English webtoon created in the genre of romance. The series started on November 6, 2017, and is still ongoing, with more than 151 episodes.
Talking about the plot of the series, the story is about a girl named Sam Young who is a young and single girl and aspires very big dream in her life of becoming a game developer.
When she sets on to the path of achieving her dream and makes a game of herself, a very famous streamer gives that game a very ridiculous review which leaves her shattered. She gets shocked when that famous streamer turns out to be her neighbor.
10. Castle Swimmer
- Director: Wendy Lian Martin
- Cast: Sam Young, Marshall Law, Charles Jones, Link Hudson
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
- Where to watch: Netflix, Crunchyroll
A complete banger which runs with the motive to save humanity and work in favor of mankind. The series started on January 5, 2019, and has been running till now, with new episodes released every Sunday.
The story is about two young sea creatures. Out of which, one acts like a guiding spirit for everyone in his life, which leads them toward a brighter future. The other is a teenage boy who is also a prince. But his destiny is to get killed by the the boy who is a guiding spirit in everyone else’s life.
9. The Beginning After The End
- Director: TurtleMe
- Cast: Sam Young, Marshall Law, Charles Jones, Link Hudson
- IMDb: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 61%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
The next series that we have is named as The Beginning After The End, which is often abbreviated as TBATE. The series is especially known for its character development ability towards the audience. The series started on July 7, 2018, and has been running till now. Till now, the season has completed five seasons and 148 episodes.
Now talking about the story, the show is about King Grey, who has unmatched strength, wealth, and, moreover, unlimited prestige and fame, which could get him anything in this world. But as they say, with great power comes great responsibility, so behind the face of the powerful king lies the original Grey, who is devoid of will in his life.
8. Down To Earth
- Director: Pookie Senpai
- Cast: Kade, Zaida, Stace, Ethan, Ellie, Suzy, Delilah
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Preceding in the list, now we have a webtoon named Down to Earth. The series started on August 6, 2020, and is still ongoing, with a total of 82 episodes till now.
The romantic series revolves around the story of a girl named Zaida, who is not an ordinary girl but is an alien girl. Despite being an alien, she is trying to adjust her life on Earth as a normal human being. Soon destiny makes him meet a normal human boy named Kade, who struggles to fit into his normal life.
7. Taste of Illness
- Director: Ilkwon Ha
- Cast: Yijun, Suni
- IMDb: 9.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Netflix
Taste of Illness is another spectacular banger which left the audience awestruck as soon as it was released. The series started on March 13, 2021, and ended after completing a total of 27 episodes.
The story is about a boy named Yijun. A school project given to him makes him bond with a girl named Suni, who always roams lonely in school. But as Sumi has always been a loner in school, this friendship becomes difficult for her to handle.
6. Annarasumanara
- Director: Ilkwon Ha
- Cast: Yun Ai
- IMDb: 8.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Coming onto the next series, now we have Annarasumanara. The series is also known as The Sound Of Magic: Annarasumanara. It comes from the same creator as the taste of illness. The series was released on June 30, 2014, and ran for a total of 28 episodes.
The series is about a girl named Yun Ai. Yun Ai had always dreamt of becoming a magician when she grew up, but the reality is completely different. In reality, Yun can’t even afford a normal pair of socks. Now the interesting part is how she is able to pursue her dream of becoming a magician.
5. Age Matters
- Director: Enjelicious
- Cast: Rose Choi, Daniel Yoon
- IMDb: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 50%
- Where to watch: Netflix
The next series in the list is named age matters. The story of this series follows the lives of two people who are polar opposites of each other. One is a girl named Rose Choi, who is a hopeless romantic and sees romance in everything around her.
The other is a boy named Daniel Yoon, who is not at all interested in romance and is a wealthy personality. Soon Rose begins to work with Daniel, and both of them fall for each other. Despite having a great age gap, their relationship blossoms through everything and makes it to happily ever after.
4. My Hero Academia
- Director: Kōhei Horikoshi
- Cast: Izuku Midoriya, All Might
- IMDb: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
- Where to watch: Netflix, Crunchyroll
My Hero Academia is a very amazing series that is made in various genres, including adventure, science, fantasy, and a superhero series that started on July 7, 2014, and is running till now.
The story follows the life of a boy named Izuku Midoriya, who is born without any superpowers, just like a normal child. But he has a constant urge to become a superhero and acquire some special powers.
3. Omniscient Reader
- Director: Sing Shong
- Cast: Kim Dokja, Yoo Joonghyuk
- IMDb: 9.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Omniscient Reader, which is also known as Omniscient Reader’s and is based on a novel named Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World.
This series tells the story of a person who is an ordinary businessman who is very fond of comics, but to his surprise, one of the most favorite comic series has come to life in reality. Very shocked by this incident, the first thing that he does is find out how all of this happened.
2. SubZero
- Director: Junepurrr
- Cast: Clove, Kyro, Kharis
- IMDb: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 66%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll
SubZero is another amazing series which is a fantasy and romance webtoon.
This series follows the life of Clove, who is the princess of the very powerful clan named Azure Clan. But her destiny makes her marry Kyro, who is the prince of their rival clan named Crimson Clan.
1. Purple Hyacinth
- Director: Ephemerys, Sophism
- Cast: Lauren Sinclair, Kieran White, Kym Ladell, William Hawkes, Oliver March, Captain Hermann
- IMDb: 8.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll
Last but not least, we have this very amazing iconic webtoon series named Purple Hyacinth.
The show revolves around a girl named Kieran White, who is the main character of the story. The main attraction of the story is that Kieran is able to detect the lies of a person. Although this ability of hers has resulted in her becoming a very famous law officer, which helps many people get justice.
But many years ago, even after having this ability, she was not able to save her loved ones. Now she has turned this grief of hers into a very powerful defensive quality.
