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Manhwa / Webtoon

Mangas/Manhwas which are set in the real world where the main character is sent back in time to have a second chance at their life, with only the experiences and memories from their last life.

If there any any others that you think belong here, feel free to message me.

List Reading Complete with Released after 2017,
MAL Score above 7.70, and more than 70 Chapter.

Complete but Side Story ongoing
• The Greatest Estate Developer
• Who Made Me a Princess

Complete but have Sequel ongoing
• Solo Leveling (Ragnarok)

Complete but not have Sequel adaptation
• Bakemonogatari (after First Season)
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My Animanga Stacks on MyAnimeList
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My Music Playlists on YouTube
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This does not include manwhas I have dropped such as “Omniscient Reader,” “Solo Leveling,” and etc.

Shout out to “Necromancer’s Evolutionary Traits,” “Surviving in an Action Manhwa,” and “Webtoon Character Na Kang Lim.”

From the most obvious to the vaguely implied, this list includes all of the best stories with some form of romance. This list does not include sole romance oriented stories, check out my other list for that.

… check out my other interest stacks (and manga reviews) pwretty pwease 👉👈

Manhwa that keeps me invested in various different ways.

not on MyAnimeList:

> Rookie but One-in-a-Million Actor
> The Genius Actor Who Brings Misfortune

Stories with characters that jump back in time for a Second Chance and do things better in a Modern World Setting. This is for stories that go back in time while remaining in the same world, not another world. Also Regression/Regressor, Time Travel, Time Rewind, Revenge, Time Loop.

Second Chance from a Bad Ending in Fantasy Setting
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36912
The side character is the Regressor/Isekai, the protagonist is not.
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/45493

Additional (currently no MyAnimeList page):
-(Japanese Webtoon/2025) Kore wa Futatabime de Saigo no Hatsukoi / This Is My Second and Final First Love
-(Manhwa/2018) Second Life of a Gangster
-(Manhwa/2023) My Younger Sister Was a Genius
-(Manhwa/2025) Kidnapped Dragons (has fantasy elements)

Special Additions:
-(Visual Novel) Amazing Grace —What color is your attribute?— (Translated 2024-04-26)
-(Visual Novel) Harumade, Kururu. / Harukuru. - Spring has come true? (Translated 2025-02-21)(There are supernatural elements)

Top 50 most read drama manhwa that is currently releasing.

Game Rant list: Best Manhwa Set in the Entertainment Industry

Drama manhwas available on Tappytoon.

a list of manhwas that takes place in the acting world or the MC has to be a good actor
*rankings by ratings of mangaupdates

A list of manhwas that I have read that I thought were great & other people thought so too. This comes from someone who has a “manga days” count of over 330. I consider it “popular” if over 1,000 people have given it a rating.
This list includes a variety of genres from romance, fantasy, action, comedy, show biz & more.

Updated: 10/31/2025

A list of Manhwas that finished in September 2025.


Updated: 10/05/2025

Other stacks:
✅ Recently Completed Manhwa (August 2025) - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/72162