Teenage Mercenary
Teenage Mercenary (Nyūgaku Yōhei) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written by YC and illustrated by Rakyeon. It has been serialized on Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 2020. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Teenage Mercenary
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- 2025.
- Language
- Korean.
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Teenage Mercenary (Nyūgaku Yōhei) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written by YC and illustrated by Rakyeon. It has been serialized on Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 2020. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
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• Hangul — ^입학용병 • Genre — * Action • Suspense • Author — YC • Illustrator — Rakyeon • Webtoon — * Naver Webtoon (Korean) • Line Webtoon (English) • First — 2020 • Firstmo — November 7, • Last — present
Plot
Plot
After surviving a plane crash and suffering from amnesia, child Ijin Yu is forced to become a mercenary to survive in a war zone. After ten years, his memory returns, and he decides to return to Korea to live an ordinary life and enroll in high school with his sister. However, Ijin finds out that even this life has its own forms of violence, like bullying and other forms of injustice. Ijin decides to use the skills he gained as a mercenary to confront these challenges.
Manhwa
Manhwa
Written by YC and illustrated by Rakyeon, Teenage Mercenary began serialization on Naver Webtoon on November 7, 2020. Line Webtoon has been publishing the series in English since 2021.
Anime
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 19, 2025.
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2025
Teenage Mercenary published.
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On Line Manga in Japan, Teenage Mercenary was the most popular title in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, it generated 100 million in revenue, the most of any title that year.
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- 1.Naver Webtoon.
- 2.Guerrero, Justin. Webtoon goes public with the Toon Square event in NYC. Comics Beat. June 28, 2024.
- 3.Whittock, Jesse. Webtoon Hit 'Teenage Mercenary' Being Developed As TV Anime Series. Deadline Hollywood. June 18, 2025.
- 4.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Teenage Mercenary Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation. Anime News Network. June 19, 2025.
- 5.Yoon, Ye-won. Korean webtoon 'Teenage Mercenary' comes to life in Tokyo pop-up event. The Chosun Daily. February 12, 2025.
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