The Boxer | |
Hangul: | 더 복서 |
Romanized: | Deo Bogseo |
Genre: | Action, Drama, Sports |
Author: | Jung Ji-Hoon |
First: | 2019 |
Firstmo: | December 15, |
Last: | 2022 |
Lastmo: | June 16, |
Volumes: | 10 |
Country: | South Korea |
Num Episodes: | 12 |
Company: | Xtorm |
The Boxer is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Jung Ji-Hoon. It was serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon from December 2019 to June 2022, with the individual chapters collected and published into 10 volumes. A South Korean animated series adaptation by Xtorm has been announced, and the series will be released with 12 Episodes in 2025 second of half.[1] [2]
Jung Ji-Hoon launched The Boxer in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon on December 15, 2019. During their panel at Anime Expo 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manhwa in English under their Ize Press imprint.[3]
In reviewing the first volume, Noemi10 from Anime UK scored the manhwa a 5 out of 10, criticizing the bullying portrayed in the volume as "extreme" and the reason the main character becomes a boxer as "being forced".[4]