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 What is manhwa?

Comics and printed graphics in Korea are referred to as manhwa. But outside Korea, the phrase is most commonly used to designate South Korean comics. Manhwa is a popular kind of entertainment in South Korea, but it has spread to several other nations.

Manhwa, manga, and manhua are all vernacular terms for comics in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, respectively. In the past, the titles manga, manhua, and manhwa all had the same similar definition of amusing artwork.

In Korea, the phrase manhwa became popularized in the early 20th century after it was applied to cartoons. Numerous newspapers were closed by the mid-1920s, and socio-economic and political caricatures had been substituted with comical pictures and cartoons intended for children.