unOrdinary
UnOrdinary is an American manga-inspired superhero webcomic written and illustrated by the Acton, Massachusetts-based artist Chelsey Han, better known as "uru-chan" (written only with lowercase letters). It was serialized on Tapas from November 2015 until January 2016; it has been published weekly on the platform Webtoon since May 2016, with its chapters collected into four volumes as of November 2025. The story follows a powerless high school student named John Doe navigating a world full of superpowered people.
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UnOrdinary is an American manga-inspired superhero webcomic written and illustrated by the Acton, Massachusetts-based artist Chelsey Han, better known as "uru-chan" (written only with lowercase letters). It was serialized on Tapas from November 2015 until January 2016; it has been published weekly on the platform Webtoon since May 2016, with its chapters collected into four volumes as of November 2025. The story follows a powerless high school student named John Doe navigating a world full of superpowered people.
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The narrative focuses on how a society built on raw strength affects those at the bottom of the hierarchy, and the brutality of the institutions used to enforce it. At the Ringo Awards, unOrdinary has won three awards for Fan Favorite Villain category in 2017, 2018, and 2020. It also received one nomination for Best Webcomic category in 2017.
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Key facts
• Title — unOrdinary • Italic Title — no • Url — unOrdinary on WEBTOON • Creator — Chelsey Han (uru-chan) • Began — May 24, 2016 • Genre — * Superhero • Sci-fi • Publisher — Webtoon • Status — Ongoing • Rating — 9.73 Stars on Webtoon as of August 2024
Plot and themes
Plot and themes
Set primarily in Wellston Private High School, it features John as a second-year transfer student enrolled in a school full of students with superhuman abilities, despite having no abilities whatsoever, thus labelled as a 'cripple'. There, he meets Seraphina, a 'god-tier' student, also known as Wellston's Ace, who can manipulate time. Despite being at extreme ends of the hierarchy, Seraphina and John strike a close friendship. unOrdinary deals with themes focusing on coming of age and high school drama. It also has themes of bullying, abuse of power, and mental trauma.
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominee — Result — Ref • 2017 — Ringo Awards — Fan Favorite Villain — Arlo, from unOrdinary • Best Webcomic — unOrdinary • 2018 — Fan Favorite Villain — Arlo, from unOrdinary • 2020 — Fan Favorite Villain — John, from unOrdinary
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- 1.Wednesday Webcomics: Anything but Ordinary, It's unOrdinary!. The Geekiary. 6 de febrero de 2019.
- 2.unOrdinary: What Fans Should Know About the Two Darkest Organizations. Comic Book Resources. 12 de febrero de 2022.
- 3.McDonald's USA Draws Up Partnership with Digital Comic Platform WEBTOON to Uplift Asian Pacific American Artists and Showcase Their Cultural Experiences. Yahoo! Finance. 2 de mayo de 2022.
- 4.CHELSEY HAN Talks unOrdinary and Creating an Action WEBTOON Series. Geek Girl Authority. 2 de septiembre de 2022.
- 5.unOrdinary.
- 6.extraOrdinario.
- 7.UnOrdinary. Volumen 1.
- 8.unOrdinary Volume 1.
- 9.unOrdinary Volume 2.
- 10.UnOrdinary. Volumen 2.
- 11.unOrdinary Volume 3.
- 12.unOrdinary Volume 4.
- 13.The Winners Of The 2017 Ringo Awards. Comicon. 24 de septiembre de 2017.
- 14.2018 Ringo Awards Winners Announced. Multiversity Comics. 30 de septiembre de 2018.
- 15.2020 Ringo Award Winners Announced. Multiversity Comics. 25 de octubre de 2020.
- 16.2017 Ringo Awards. Web oficial Premios Ringo.
- 17.2018 Ringo Awards. Web oficial Premios Ringo.
- 18.2020 Ringo Awards. Web oficial Premios Ringo.
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