Updated May 9, 2024 by testing
Oooooo! This will be pretty interesting, not gonna lie!
Manhwa, basically Korean comics or you can say, manga written by a Korean author is known as a Manhwa. Manhwa is extremely popular in the anime community and I mean if you’ve read one, who wouldn’t love manhwa?
Wait! Did I just hear that you don’t like manhwa? Well, I am sorry, but I guess we can’t be Tomodachi anymore! :(. For those of you who do not know what Tomodachi means, it means, FRIEND!
I got so carried away on explaining Manhwa that I forgot to mention that this is a list of Manhwa where the MC (Main Character) goes back in time. Basically, time-traveling! Everyone loves time-traveling, right? I mean, I do, lmao!
Let’s move on to the actual list now!
Webtoons Where MC Goes Back in Time (Recommendations)
33. Angelic Lady
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14/20 |
7/10 |
6/10 |
8/10 |
35/50 |
Do you have any friends that you want to succeed? You probably do, at least I have some that I want to succeed. Angelic Lady follows the story of our MC, Jaina. She had a friend by the name of Angelic. Jaina wanted Angelic to succeed in her life and become successful one day. So they are just good friends, right? So you thought.
Angelic SOLD Jaina’s whole FAMILY and do you know why? So that she can become a princess. How cruel. She even executed Jaina. As she got executed, she swore to take revenge. She was somehow sent to the time when her family was not sold.
She now wants to take revenge and she will take REVENGE!
32. The Abandoned Empress
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Character
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Plot
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15/20 |
6/10 |
6/10 |
8/10 |
36/50 |
The Abandoned Empress follows the story of our MC, Aristia, who was raised in the so-called house called The House Monique, and she was going to become the next empress. Everything is going great! So she thought.
Suddenly, everything fell apart, and she was left alone with nothing. Suddenly! Waitttttt, why do I use the word suddenly so much lmao!!!! She found herself 7 years in the past, and she thought it was a dream at first, lmao!
31. Am I the Daughter?
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Character
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Plot
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14/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
9/10 |
37/50 |
Am I The Daughter follows the story of our MC, Hailynn, who was adopted by some random abusive person and was imprisoned for almost a decade! Wow, a decade is a LONG time!
After a decade, Hailynn found herself when she was just 8 years old, she took this opportunity and escaped so that her life doesn’t become a nightmare again. Soon, she met a boy by the name of Duke Callisto, and he was smart and brave.
And do you know what’s more fun? Hailynn turned out to be a part of the Callisto Bloodline, and Duke Callisto was shocked!
30. The Tyrant Husband Has Changed
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Character
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Plot
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14/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
9/10 |
37/50 |
Our MC, Idris, was never loved by her parents and was forced to marry the so-called Grand Duke. He seemed like he wasn’t interested in life and never really laughed until one day, Idris got stabbed to death. She woke up and found herself in the past on the day she was gonna be married to Grand Duke.
Do you wanna know what changed? Well, I told you that Grand Duke didn’t even laugh, right? Well, this time around… he started laughing out of nowhere?! I guess he changed!
29. Please Throw Me Away
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Character
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Plot
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14/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
9/10 |
37/50 |
Our MC, Adele, used to live on the streets. One day, a Duke came and gave Adele 2 choices.
She can either marry him or she can die on the streets all alone. She gave it a little thought and decided to marry him. So after she married him, later on, an assassin was ordered to murder Adele.
She suddenly finds herself in the past and decides to change the future.
28. Shadow Queen
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
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13/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
38/50 |
Shadow Queen follows the story of our MC, Elina, who was living a normal peaceful life until one day, she was invited to become the daughter of the Duke and become the queen. She accepted the offer, and eventually took the position.
Until one day, a lost princess came back and took her place, and do you know what hurts the most? She even killed Elina’s son. Yes, Elina had a son. She was filled with rage and because of that, she found herself in her past self for some reason.
And you know what will happen next, she will take revenge.
27. Real Man
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Character
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Plot
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14/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
38/50 |
Being a CEO of a company is already pretty cool if you ask me, but how would you feel if you were the CEO of the entire world?
Real Man follows the story of our MC, Han Yoo Hyun, who used to be the CEO of the whole world until one day, he left everything behind. It almost seemed like money wasn’t enough for him, I mean, money can’t buy you happiness, can it? For example, it’s possible for a poor person to be much happier than a rich person.
Soon, he started to regret his decision and wanted to get his position back. Well, you guessed it. He got a second chance and was able to return to the past when he was just 20 years old. Will he be able to live his life better now? Or will he make the same mistake again?
You need to read the manhwa itself, my fellow Tomodachi!
26. The Lord’s Coins Aren’t Decreasing?
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
12/20 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
38/50 |
The Lord’s Coins Aren’t Decreasing follows the story of our MC, Erun Steelguard, who was once a successful businessman who surpassed every single trader out there. But despite that, he lived his life as a Weakling and died.
After he died, he was somehow transported into another world and this time around, he just wanted to chill in his life and he didn’t want anyone else to take advantage of him.
He also doesn’t wanna work to death this time too lmao!
25. Your Majesty, Please Don’t Kill Me Again
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
15/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
39/50 |
Maids are pretty common in both Manhwa and Anime communities. In almost every manhwa or anime out there, you will see a maid. They are insanely common in a manhwa or anime with kings, as every castle would need maids.
Your Majesty, Please Don’t Kill Me Again follows the story of a young maid who was executed by the king, but obviously, this won’t end so fast. She was sent back to the time when she was with a young prince.
She now wants to change the future but how? That’s up to you to find out about my fellow weeb!
24. Lady to Queen
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
15/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
9/10 |
39/50 |
Our MC, who was an empress, was divorced, and soon, she was executed by her own family. Lizzy, her sister, who started to regret this decision that they made, wanted to change it.
As our MC got executed, she suddenly found herself in a time when she was not an emperor and this time, she wanted her sister, Lizzy to become the emperor!
Pretty interesting story not gonna lieee!!
23. Lady Baby
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
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15/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
39/50 |
It really hurts when your loved one passes away, doesn’t it?
Lady Baby follows the story of our MC, whose life was filled with accidents. One day, her family was murdered by someone and because of that, she had no other choice but to die.
But, I guess this wasn’t the end for her. She found herself in a time when she was still a young kid. As she grew older, more memories of her past life came in. This time, she wanted to live a good life and wanted to figure out who murdered her family.
This one is really interesting and if you are into some murder mystery, then I would recommend that you give Lady Baby a try!
22. Charlotte Has Five Disciples
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
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14/20 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
10/10 |
39/50 |
Our MC, Charlotte Eleanor was once a savior of the world. Everyone has an end and her end came to a close, but rather than dying…she went back in time and into someone else’s body! She became a young child.
In her second life, Charlotte wanted something else. She wanted love and she was DESPERATE about it!
21. I’ll Be the Matriarch in this Life
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
14/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
10/10 |
40/50 |
Our MC, Florentia, was reincarnated in a wealthy family and lived a happy life until one day, her father passed away, and her cousins left her. She was left all alone and for some reason, she drank a lot, I mean A LOT!
Because of that, she fell asleep. As she woke up, she found herself when she was just 7 years old. Will she be able to save those tragedies from happening again? Will she become the head of the family? I wonder…:)!
20. Aidin
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
14/20 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
40/50 |
Aidin follows the story of our MC, Aideen, who was the daughter of the so-called person named Duke Glandya. She was also an assassin of the emperor of the kingdom.
Those days of her being an assassin didn’t last long, though. One day, she was betrayed and sentenced to DEATH. She swore to take revenge. As she got executed, she suddenly found herself in the time when she was 17 years old.
Now all she wanted was revenge on the Emperor.
19. Actually, I Was The Real One
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Character
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Plot
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14/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
10/10 |
40/50 |
Actually, I Was The Real One follows the story of our MC, Keira, who tries her very best to become a good daughter so that her father loves her.
Until one day, another girl started to claim that Keira is a fake daughter, and she is the real one. Due to that, Keira was soon executed. But, surely enough… This doesn’t end like the way she thought. She thought that she would simply die.
Keira was sent back to the past and even though most of the other MCs would take revenge. She decided not to and lived freely.
18. Return Survival
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
15/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
40/50 |
I have a question for you. What will you do if suddenly everyone around you starts to become zombies? I would run back home, lock the doors, then get a knife, run to the grocery store and grab all the food there, and then head back home as fast as I can. Then, I will find other survivors, team up with them, and survive as long as I can.
Return Survival follows the story of our MC, who survived 3 years when the whole world was affected by the zombie virus, until one day… he was surrounded by a horde of zombies and died. But, he was then sent back at a time when the virus didn’t exist. He now tries to stop the virus from spreading.
17. A Returners Magic Should Be Special
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Character
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Plot
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16/20 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
7/10 |
40/50 |
A Returners Magic Should Be Special follows the story of our MC, who has been fighting in a dungeon for over 10 years now. Wow, 10 years is a lot of time not gonna lie! Because of the Labyrinth monsters, humanity is perishing and at the same time, our MC was also almost killed. Soo, he dies? Well, no!
He was sent back in time and he started to train with his friends so that they can fight the Labyrinth monsters and save humanity. Also, our MC’s name was Desir, I forgot to mention it earlier lmaoo!
This manhwa offers a good storyline and I would recommend you check this manhwa out.
16. The Villainess Turns The Hourglass
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
16/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
41/50 |
Who doesn’t like historical manhwa? I mean, I would love to learn more about history in real life, but in manhwa… it’s a little different and more exciting!!
The Villainess Turns The Hourglass follows the story of our MC, Aria, whose mother married a very rich man. Aria also had a step-sister. She grew up in a luxury house and was living a very good life. She was also bullying her step-sister along the way.
But, everything has an end to it. One day, Aria was gonna get executed because of her step-sister. As she got executed, she wanted revenge on her step-sister. She was filled with ANGER and RAGE, and at that moment, she saw an hourglass. She thought it was normal, but who knew that an Hourglass can send her to the past?
Aria got sent back to the past and now this time, she wanted to ruin and basically DESTROY her step-sister’s life. Revenge is also pretty common in the manhwa aspect.
15. FFF-Class Trash Hero
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
14/20 |
10/10 |
9/10 |
8/10 |
41/50 |
I know, the name sounds a little bit weird but trust me on this one, this manhwa is UNIQUE and pretty cool.
FFF-Class Trashhero follows the story of our MC, Kang Han Soo, who was sent to a fantasy world one day, and for the next 10 YEARS, he trained and trained until he was strong enough to defeat the one and only DEMON KING! Well, I am sure that you are curious and saying, “Where is the time-traveling here?!”.
Well, lemme explain the rest. Once he was done defeating the Demon King, he thought that was the end and also thought that he would be sent to his world now. He was filled with joy until… The god sent him his report card on how he did and got an F, all those training for nothing? It sucks, to be honest.
He was then sent back 10 years in time and now he decided that he will choose a different way to reach out to the demon king and defeat him.
14. Solo Leveling
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
11/20 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
41/50 |
I am sorry but if you haven’t heard of this MASTERPIECE then I can’t be your Tomodachi anymore. I know, I said that in others too but this time, I am serious! Who doesn’t like manhwa with OP mc and it’s one of the most popular manhwas nowadays.
Our MC, Sung Jinwoo, is one of the weakest hunters out there and his dream is to become one of the strongest. Now, I am sure you are wondering, where is the time-traveling in this one?
Well, time-traveling doesn’t happen at the very start of the manhwa, it happens during the end game battle. I won’t spoil what happens next though but just remember, once you see the fighting in this manhwa.. trust me, you will be insanely SHOCKED!!
13. The Return of the 8th Class Magician
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
16/20 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
42/50 |
The Return Of The 8th Class Magician follows the story of our MC, who was a magician and worked all day for his friend and his lord, until one day, he was betrayed by his own lord and was killed.
All he wanted to do was live peacefully. Do you want to know why the lord killed him? I know that you wanna know right? Well, he thought that the magician was too dangerous and might become a bigger threat sooner or later. He was then sent back in time and… I won’t spoil what happens next:)!
12. Memorize
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
17/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
42/50 |
Memorize follows the story of our MC, Kim Su Hyun, who was captured by the Military for some reason. When he got free, he was then taken by another world called Hall Plain.
Hall Plain is a world that is not similar to Earth. It has a lot of different things that wanna kill you. It’s basically a Fantasy World. After YEARS of training, he was able to gain enough strength and managed to go to the bottom of Hall Plain but even after that, he started to think that his life wasn’t as good as he planned it to be.
With the help of his years of training, he reversed time and decided to live his life the way he wanted.
11. This is the Law
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
15/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
42/50 |
Let’s talk about world peace.
This Is The Law follows the story of our MC, Noh, who was a successful and very smart lawyer and had a 95% chance of winning any case. His goal was to bring peace to South Korea and make it a better country.
But I guess the higher-ups didn’t like the idea and because of that, Noh was killed. Also, wanna know a secret? You do? Well, I guess I have no choice!
Noh was a person sent by the emperor to not bring justice to South Korea, but to bring justice to the WHOLE WORLD! As he was a person sent by the emperor, the emperor had some kind of powers which sent Noh back in time when he was a teenager and gave him some strange mysterious abilities that I won’t spoil hehehe!
10. Kill The Hero
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
15/20 |
10/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
42/50 |
I know that you are thinking the same thing that I am, why is the name Kill The Hero and not Kill The Villain? Well, I will explain in a bit.
Kill The Hero follows the story of our MC, Woojin, who was betrayed by his guild leader. He was killed. Woojin needed REVENGE. He was given a second chance in life. This time, he doesn’t wanna be a hero nor does he want to save the world. All he wants is revenge. He is filled with ANGER and RAGE!
This time, he first tried making a good reputation in the guild and started to get close to the guild leader in order to kill him, or perhaps I should say, assassinate him and take his revenge. With the help of his previous memories, he was able to level up QUICKLY!
9. Tomb Raider King
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
15/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
10/10 |
43/50 |
One day, the so-called God’s Tomb started becoming really popular around the whole world. It was heard that there are some insanely POWERFUL relics at the end of the tombs which can possibly give you the power of GOD!
But, it isn’t so easy to obtain them. You can possibly die. One day, our MC, Seo Joo Heon, was raiding a tomb until he got bit by a snake and he almost died when a magical bird appeared and gave him a second chance. He was sent 15 years back in time. This also has comedy and adventure at the same time. I mean, who doesn’t like comedy with some adventure?
8. Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady With The Lamp
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
18/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
43/50 |
This one is really confusing and the name is a little too long too, so we will just call it Elise: The Royal Lady. I know that name sounds weird, but you have gotta go with it lmao!
Elise: The Royal Lady follows the story of our MC, Dr. Song, who is a professor at the College of Medicine. She also has memories of her past life when she was a princess. One day, she got into some kind of accident and went to the hospital. When she woke up, she found herself in her past life, pretty confusing right lmao!
7. Worn and Torn Newbie
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
16/20 |
10/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
44/50 |
Worn and Town Newbie follows the story of a game called Deus Ex Machina, which was a reality game.
It was one of the most popular games out there, but slowly, the player started to leave the game and after 15 years, the game basically died. There were still some players left that used to play the game and one of them was our MC, Lee Eo-Jin, who was a skilled player.
One day, something strange happened. Lee was sent 15 years back in time when the game was insanely popular. Wonder what our MC will do next? I guess you will need to read the manhwa to find out yourself since I am not spoiling this one further hehehe!
6. Return To Player
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
15/20 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
9/10 |
44/50 |
If you have been reading manhwa for a while and if you are a part of the manhwa community, then I’m sure that you might know about how every manhwa is trying to tell a story of the MC in some sort of a game.
Return To Player follows the story of a god who turned every human on earth into a player. I am sure that you know what will happen next, they obviously need to kill monsters and survive.
Our MC, Sehan Kim, has seen how the world will end. He saw that everyone in the world would die, and only he would survive. After seeing this tragic end, he was somehow given a second chance to save the world and everyone else from dying. Now, he needs to beat God. How will he beat GOD? I wonder hehehe!
5. Medical Return
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
17/20 |
8/10 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
45/50 |
Let’s talk about a manhwa about doctors.
Medical Return follows the story of our MC, Kim Jihyun, who was a disrespected surgeon in his past life and he was tired of living that way. One day, he was given a chance to go back to the time when he was in middle school.
Now, he is in middle school and all he wants to do is study so that he doesn’t have to live like a disrespected Surgeon anymore and he also wants to make lots of money now too. If you are a medical student, then I would suggest that you give this one a try, I am sure you will like it!
4. Villain Initialization
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Character
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Plot
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16/20 |
10/10 |
9/10 |
10/10 |
45/50 |
We have seen a lot of manhwas where the main character is a hero, right? How about a manhwa where the MC is a villain!
Villain Initialization follows the story of our MC, Ling Chen, who used to be a villain, and he was 35 years old. His mission was to kill the hero until one day, he was sent back to the time when he was still a 17-year-old guy. It was also the time when he had no powers.
He took the opportunity and tried to kill the hero, but he kept failing, lmao!
3. Past Life Regressor
Time
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
18/20 |
9/10 |
10/10 |
8/10 |
45/50 |
Past Life Regressor follows the story of our MC, Na Seon Hoo, who one day gained the power to reverse time. Would you like to have a power that lets you reverse time? I mean, I would love to have a power like that since I will be able to stop myself from making a mistake!
Before he got the power, he was a dungeon explorer, and he was struggling to become successful in life. When he received that power, all he now wanted to do was have all the wealth and dungeons to himself.
Will he be able to do that? Will he be able to keep all the dungeons for himself?
2. Again My Life
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Character
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Plot
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Art |
Total |
17/20 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
47/50 |
Again My Life follows the story of our MC, Kim Hi Wu, who one day was killed by some guy, and after he died, the guy who killed Kim took over Korea.
Luckily for Kim, he met a Grim Reaper, who gave Kim a second chance, and due to that, he was sent back to the time when he was still in high school. Will he be able to save Korea? Will he take revenge? Well, you know what I am gonna say next! 🙂
1. The Princess Imprints a Traitor
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Character
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Plot
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20/20 |
9/10 |
10/10 |
9/10 |
48/50 |
The Princess Imprints a Traitor follows the story of our MC, who was the 7th princess of the Imperial Family. Soon, the imperial family fell down and our MC died. She woke up and realized she was not dead?
Waaa? Howww? Obviously, she time traveled back into the past and this time, she wanted to save the Imperial Family!
Conclusion
I know most of you out there might be angry at me and saying that “Why did you rate this one so low or that one sooo high?
Well, all of the manhwa that are on this list are AMAZING and UNIQUE in their own way. I am not saying that this manhwa is better than the other, this is just my own list and opinion!
And remember, they all are amazing and I am sure that you would love to read them!
Laughable…
– 20. Kill The Hero – art 4/10
But :
– 18. Past Life Regressor – art 6/10
Or even :
– 03. Doctor Elise – art 7/10
Your judgement about drawings is as bad as your judgment about plots, this manhwa ranking is just random. Or maybe you tried to reduce points of other manhwa just to push forward to the top your own beloved manhwa without any objectivity.
By the way, there are not just “manhwa”, there are also “manhua” in the list.
Hi! We fixed it. We highly appreciate your feedback. Honest feedbacks like yours help us know where and how to improve, as well as fix past mistakes from old blogs, so thank you :))
I get that you have preferences but that’s no excuse to not judge things fairly. But Like what’s with the time travel score… Like 20/20 for some MC to go back in time once. While some other mc does the same thing and the author uses the time travel later in the story, like Tomb Raider King where people regain the memories of the future. It’s plot driven from time travel.
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And another thing… I’m sure there are better time travel manhwa like “Rebirth” which I don’t see on here. Another time travel plot driven manhwa, were not 1 but multiple characters go back in time(or at least the others have memories of the future). Also “SSS class suicide hunter” is also an amazing time travel manhwa. Unlike most manhwa hear, it is reliant on time travel to drive the story. The characters death drives the plot forward using time travel. Far better than some mc dying once and going back in time once and that’s it as far as time travel goes(for me that kind of idea I wouldn’t even rate it 10/20 for time travel, because I know far better time travel based stories out there).
Also, why do you have solo leveling as 11/20 if you yourself only say it’s at the end. People are looking for time travel plot not something that they only get to see only after they basically finished reading the story. If solo leveling is 11/20 then what the heck is 1/20. This is the most inaccurate rating when your focus is literally about time travel. I’m pretty sure you just throw in random manhwa that involve time traveling and only rank them based on how good the story is and not the time travel part.
You have the basic plot of Lady to Queen wrong so I definitely didn’t read further to find a recommendation from here. Which sucks cause lady to queen is an amazing story.
It tells the story of Patricia, a lady who is sent back in time after watching her entire family be executed because her sister, the empress, was framed for the death of the emperor’s illegitimate child. She decides to take her sister’s place as empress since she knows the fate that awaits her and fights the emperor’s mistress in the political way while also giving a smack down here and there. Eventually she grows closer to the emperor and he falls in love with her while she takes a while to realize her feelings for him. They then try to figure out a way to get rid of the mistress in a nice way but have a hard time of it.
Can you give us more details on the mistake you noticed in the plot summary of Lady to Queen?