Yang Kyung-il
Yang Kyung-il (born March 26, 1970) is a South Korean manhwa artist from Incheon, South Korea. In 2009, he and frequent collaborator Youn In-wan began serializing their manga Defense Devil in Shonen Sunday.
Yang Kyung-il
- Birthplace
- Incheon, South Korea
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Born
- 26 March 1970
- Occupation
- manhwaga · comics artist
- Known for
- Blade of the Phantom Master · Defense Devil
- Languages
- Korean
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Yang Kyung-il (born March 26, 1970) is a South Korean manhwa artist from Incheon, South Korea. In 2009, he and frequent collaborator Youn In-wan began serializing their manga Defense Devil in Shonen Sunday.
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Yang Kyung-il (born 1970) is a South Korean comics artist and manhwaga. The comics artist was born in Incheon.
Works include Blade of the Phantom Master and Defense Devil. Languages used include Korean.
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• Name Nonen — 양경일 • Birthplace — Incheon, South Korea • Nationality — South Korean • Art — y • Notable Works — Blade of the Phantom Master • Born — 26 March 1970
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• Area D: Inō Ryōiki • Blade of Heaven • Blade of the Phantom Master • Burning Hell • Defense Devil • Deja-vu • Island (with Youn In-wan) • The Kingdom of the Gods (with Kim Eun-hee) • March Story • Zombie Hunter
Adaptations of Yang Kyung-il's works
Adaptations of Yang Kyung-il's works
• Kingdom (Netflix original series based on The Kingdom of the Gods) • Kingdom (2019) • Kingdom 2 (2020) • Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021) • Island (OCN original based on Island, 2021)
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