17+ Manhwa Where The MC Is An OP Transfer Student

Updated May 12, 2024 by testing

Transfer students all have a sexy mysterious vibe to them. You can’t contain your curiosity, you want to know them, befriend them, and when you do get to know them…crazy things are thrown at you.

One has insect wings, the other has been a killer since he was 10, and another actually died and came back to life, we also have some mages and vampires.

All of them try to hide their true identity, but they never succeed. They turn out overpowered which is awesome and just blows everybody’s mind.

We love this, we want this, and here you have it, a recommendation list all about MCs that are OP transfer students.

KOREAN WEBTOONS WHERE THE PROTAGONIST IS AN OVERPOWERED TRANSFEREE (RECOMMENDATIONS)

18. Transfer Student Storm Bringer

Genres: Action / Comedy / School Life / Seinen

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
12/20	6/10	6/10	5/10	29/50

Let’s start with a nice fun fact. The protagonist of this Korean Manhwa is called Ju Ingong which means “Main Characters” in Korean.

Ju Ingong is your typical hot-headed delinquent who’s all brawl and no brain, but he’s the Kakkoii type at least.

He has been transferring from school to school. Everywhere he went he was kicked out in no time and for a good reason.

The guy’s hobby is to terrify and traumatize his schoolmates and he is doing a really, REALLY, good job at it.

No one has been able to put him in his place till now, he has been reigning as the king of all the establishments he set foot in.

However, what no one managed to understand till now is that his biggest advantage is his super scary face that destabilizes any opponent, the only downfall is that it also makes all the ones he wants to befriend flee in terror.

His reputation around Korea has been growing but not in a nice way. Will he manage to find a comrade that will stand on equal footing alongside him?

17. The World is Money and Power

Genres: School Life / Shounen / Webtoons

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	6/10	32/50

The World is Money and Power, the title of this Korean Webtoon speaks for itself and introduces the setting of the story to perfection.

A new currency has been created by a high schooler. He made it circulate at the school that he attends and made it the only place where it has value.

The school is now running on this currency, if you want to buy or sell anything that’s what you use. Even the teachers are in on the scheme.

Obviously, the student who created it is not just super-rich and dangerous, he now controls the school and is running it, not with violence, but with influence since he is the only one who can procure the money.

Gambling and fights are now all this school is about, this is the domain that the student wanted to create.

However, everything he built fell apart due to the arrival of a certain transfer student.

16. Athena Complex

Genres: Fantasy

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	7/10	33/50

Athena is known to be the Greek Goddess of Wisdom. She possesses all the knowledge in the world. She is wise and caring, she’s a protector of humanity. At least that’s what we all thought.

In this Korean Manhwa, the image of Athena was twisted. The so-called protector took human form and descended on Earth.

She transferred to a human school, not to share her unique mind with the likes of us, nor to bless us with her presence, she came to take revenge!

However, her revenge is not against humanity. See, the poor girl was rejected by her crush, the God of the Seas, Poseidon.

It just happened that Poseidon reincarnated on Earth as a human high schooler called Adrian and this is who Athena is after.

She changed her appearance, turned into a boy, and infiltrated the school incognito. Will Poseidon catch on or will he fall headfirst into her diabolical trap?

15. Second Life of a Gangster

Genres: Action / Fantasy / Psychological / Romance / Slice Of Life

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	7/10	35/50

Some people are just born evil. Their consciousness is numb. No matter how much misfortune they bring upon others, no matter how much blood they spill, no matter who and how they kill, they can walk out with a smile on their face.

Joong Seok, our main character in this Korean Webtoon, is that kind of person. He’s a 41 year-old gangster who has been loyally working for a dangerous organization for years. He was their handyman. Every order, he obeys and fulfills to perfection every single time.

He was proud of himself, at least that is what he thought until his time came, and he died alone and miserable.

The Gods gave him a second chance. They gave him an untainted young body, the body of a high schooler, and let him keep his memories so he can give life another shot.

He transferred to a school and put in motion his ‘virtuous living’ plan. However, old habits die hard and when provoked, the guy only knows how to dissolve the situation with his deadly fists.

14. Boss in School

Genres: Action / Martial Arts / School Life / Seinen / Sports / Webtoons

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	7/10	36/50

Seth Kwon is an innate fighter. Ever since he was a kid, he showed incredible battle sense, reflexes, technique, and power. And believe it or not, he was never taught any of those things.

An incident happened during his childhood and he sent a classmate to the hospital, literally half dead.

His mother, horrified, forced him to make a promise with her, a promise that he can never break. Never, NEVER, engage in battle ever again.

The promise was set and from this point forth, Seth didn’t raise his fists against anyone anymore. Because of this, he became the victim of bullies, and yet he still didn’t fight back.

Seth didn’t know who his father was, but his father was always watching him from afar. He was the leader of a renowned, extremely influential, and powerful gangster organization and didn’t want to involve his family in his dirty situation.

However, he wrote a letter to his son before he mysteriously died begging him to defend himself as a real man would.

Seth inherited his father’s organization, not only was he powerful, he had an army behind him now. He also modified his promise with his mother a bit, he will only strike back as a form of self-defense when attacked.

So, Seth, who adores fighting, transferred to a new school and started taunting everyone around him to get his fill of fists.

13. Ultimate Legend Kang Hae Hyo

Genres: Action / Adventure / Comedy

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
15/20	7/10	8/10	7/10	37/50

The rate of criminality exponentially increased during the past few years and the main factor is teenagers. The issue was avoided for so long, and the situation became so dire that the government was forced to take drastic measures.

They opened a special school where all the troublemakers will be sent to rehabilitate. Although I don’t see how putting all the bad weeds together will help, it will make it worse, no?

Anyways, mid-year, they transferred a new student into a school, his name was Kang Hae Hyo. The boy was completely out of place since he was the type to get bullied and not the other way around.

It was obvious that he never should have been sent there, however, there was something inside of him that was telling him that he deserved it all.

Something about him was odd, there is much more to the boy than meets the eyes. Even his past is shrouded in mystery and maybe will get to see the bigger picture now.

12. Crepuscule

Genres: School Life / Shoujo / Supernatural

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
15/20	7/10	8/10	7/10	37/50

Poor Lark Alfen lost both his parents and became an orphan. Some relatives were forced against their will to take him in.

See, the boy’s mother was a vampire and so is he, so naturally everybody is terrified of him. Terrified yes, and yet, they still find the courage to bully him every day both mentally and physically.

His life was miserable but it took a turn for the better when he met Setz, a young boy just like him and who just like him had deep ruby red eyes, the special trait of vampires.

They became friends in no time, however, when the family discovered who or more precisely what he was hanging out with, they decided to ship him back from where he came from, the orphanage.

Setz, disgusted by that decision, told him to run away with him and he did. He brought him to his world, the world of vampires where he transferred into a vampire school.

11. Special Martial Arts Extreme Hell Private High School

Genres: Action / Comedy / Martial Arts / School Life / Shounen / Supernatural

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
16/20	7/10	8/10	7/10	38/50

Bullying is a rising issue that has been destroying the lives of many young boys and girls. However, our bullied main character decided to take the matter into his own hands and fight back against the monsters.

He transferred to a martial art school. The plan was to become strong enough to defend himself and maybe even, in time, defend others like him.

From the outside, the school looked like any other typical martial arts establishment but that fact was actually very wrong.

See, the school is very special and in more ways than one, our MC just hit the jackpot, if he survives the bizarre hellish training that is coming.

10. Outlaws

Genres: Action / School Life / Fantasy

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
17/20	8/10	8/10	7/10	40/50

There are always some odd individuals who stand out everywhere they go. There’s just something about them you can’t put your finger on. In the end, it’s normal not to be like everybody else, however, the two main characters of this Korean Webtoon took unordinary to another level.

Lee Sang-Hyun and Bae Ji-Hyun are gonna be our two protagonists. On the outside, they are normal high school students, or at least they try to be. The truth is both of them are Mages of Law and are having a really hard time hiding that fact.

As important as their secret may be, there is one thing that comes before and that’s their lives. Lee Sang was in imminent danger and in order to save him, Bae Ji-Hyun was forced to use her powers in front of witnesses.

From this point forth, their daily life became hectic, miserable. They had to make so many sacrifices but never backed down because they are the only ones standing against the Corruptors who are trying to have their way with our planet.

9. Jungle Juice

Genres: Webtoons / Action / Fantasy

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
18/20	8/10	8/10	8/10	42/50

Suchan Jang had a perfect life. Smart, popular, good looking, in our hierarchy ranking he was on top. At school, he was worshiped by his comrades as well as his teachers. However, Suchan hides a secret, a secret that can ruin his life.

One day, he accidentally sprayed himself with a bug spray called “Jungle Juice”. Suddenly, insect wings grew on his back. Real working insect wings! He was concealing them just fine until another accident happened.

A person was about to die and he was the only one with the power to rescue them. He opened his wings, took flight, and should’ve been cheered for as you would a hero, but the people didn’t react that way.

Disgusted by him, he was shunned by society and his perfect life came down the drain. It was over for him.

It was over until he stumbled upon the secret world of insects. There, everybody was equal, everyone was accepted. But the rules of this new world don’t work like ours, there, the law of the strongest rules.

8. unOrdinary

Genres: Fantasy / Drama / Tragedy

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
18/20	9/10	8/10	8/10	43/50

Nobody is perfect, we all have flaws and imperfections, however, some people just don’t realize what they are. Some people prefer to diminish others and walk all over them to make themselves feel better.

John, the main character of this Korean Webtoon, just transferred into a school made for the Elites. Compared to them, he was nothing more than a puny average human who didn’t deserve to be here.

What they didn’t know is that John is the only person they should never underestimate because John came here with a goal, a goal that will turn their lives upside down. His goal is to completely destroy the school’s current system and build one anew.

A lot of people will stand before him, a lot of people will try to make his life miserable, and his path is not an easy one to follow. Can he handle it? Is his resolve strong enough?

7. Dokgo

Genres: Action / Drama / Martial Arts Dokgo

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
18/20	9/10	9/10	8/10	44/50

Kang Hu is dead. He died due to intense bullying. His family was just devastated. Their pain is too deep to even describe.

Kang Hu’s brother knew who did this to him. He knew who were the people who took his brother from him, who made his parents cry and cry in desperation.

A year passed and his resentment, his anger, they kept on growing. He couldn’t forget, couldn’t move forward. He was stuck in the past where his brother was.

Revenge is the only thing that will ease his soul, revenge for his brother, revenge for his parents, revenge for himself.

He transferred into the school his brother was attending with a plan to annihilate the circle of delinquents that are ruining the lives of so many.

6. Mercenary Enrollment

Genres: Action / Adventure / Drama / Webtoons

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
20/20	9/10	9/10	8/10	46/50

Code name 01, an elite mercenary feared by literally everyone in the business. He was only a child when the plane he was on crashed. His parents died, and he alone survived but lost his memories.

He was taken in by a mercenary clan, trained to become a killing machine with no emotions. At only 10 he was already thrown on the merciless battlefield, massacring enemies on their behalf.

A killing machine, he really was one. He was more efficient, more useful than a battalion on his own. Whether it’s in terms of martial arts, gunmanship, or knife usage, he was a professional, a master in all those domains.

However, he was not there by choice. Fragments of his past came back to him. He remembered that he still had a family, a grandpa, and a sister.

He escaped the clan, traveled to Korea, endorsed the identity of a normal high schooler, Yu Ijin, and transferred into a school. His new life, a peaceful life, away from the bloodshed of the battlefield began.

5. Highschool Lunch Dad

Genres: Action / School Life / Webtoons

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
19/20	9/10	9/10	9/10	46/50

Kim JaeHan’s daughter was getting bullied by no less than 12 brutes. However, as her dad, he was powerless to stuff happening on the school ground.

Anyway, he didn’t even have the time to try and intervene since he died before even having the chance of taking action.

He came back to life as a high schooler. He retained his memories, his love for his little princess. With this young body, nothing can stop him anymore.

He transferred to his daughter’s high school and became his guardian angel.

4. Hanlim Gym

Genres: Action

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
19/20	10/10	9/10	9/10	47/50

Just leave the quiet guys alone. I swear they can turn into ruthless animals if you step on their tail.

Transfer student Yeongha was the “quiet” one in the class. Always picked on, he held back his anger and his frustration until he exploded.

He wanted a change, a radical one. He trained and learned that he had some innate talents for fighting.

He climbed up the ranks in no time at all, nobody could believe their eyes! He became so strong—overpowered even.

The strong one enjoyed his victory, until boredom set in when no worthy opponents were coming to challenge him until Suho Kang, his ultimate rival appeared.

3. Noblesse

Genres: Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery / School Life / Sci-fi / Shounen / Supernatural / Webtoons

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
19/20	10/10	9/10	10/10	48/50

After 820 years of slumber, a noble vampire of pure race rose again. His name, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel, Rai for short.

He woke in a world he didn’t recognize, a world that was modernized beyond imagination. No matter how difficult it will be, Rai will have to adapt.

He still looks like a high schooler. With the help of his friend, the director of a school, he transferred into his establishment and infiltrated society. It’s a miracle his cover wasn’t blown when asked what a cellphone was.

Anyway, he didn’t come back just to enjoy some leisure time. Some evil organization is after him and his past and he came back to stop them.

2. Weak Hero

Genres: Action / Drama / School Life / Shounen / Webtoons

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
19/20	10/10	10/10	10/10	49/50

When you become the target of bullies you can kiss your life goodbye. In our society, being weak or different is a crime.

The bullies were having the time of their lives ruling their school with an iron fist until Gray transferred into their territory.

He was small, a perfect new dog at their disposition. However, he was a dog that bites back, and it’s not just a simple bite, he bites hard.

He fights like a maniac, he leaves his enemies begging for mercy and then continues plummeting them.

He decided that this school will become his turf, no bullies allowed, except for him, of course. Quite the unusual hero don’t you think?

1. Gangs of School

Genres: Action / Drama / School Life / Shounen / Webtoons

OP MC	Character Writing	Plot	Art	Total
19/20	10/10	10/10	10/10	49/50

All Won Han wanted was to live a good life with his loving family. That’s not too much to ask, no? His father killed himself leaving his family with a huge amount of debt. His mother completely lost it when she learned the news and his sister, well, his sister is blind.

He doesn’t want this mess of a family. All he has to do is build one of his own. Transfer to a school, and make a gang, the members will become his trusted brothers.

It was all big talk until it turned into reality and he became the most infamous gang leader that ever lived.