Viral Hit
South Korean webcomic and media franchise
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| Hangul | ^싸움독학 | ||||||
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| Kanji | 喧嘩独学 | ||||||
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Viral Hit (Korean: 싸움독학; RR: Ssaumdokhak, Japanese: 喧嘩独学, romanized: Kenka Dokugaku, lit. 'How to Fight') is a South Korean manhwa released as a free webtoon written by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun. It has been serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 2019, with the individual chapters being collected and published into ten volumes as of June 2025.
The webtoon has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022; and also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru aired from April to June 2024 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. A Japanese language live action TV series premiered on Netflix in June 11, 2026.
01Plot
The plot stars Yoo Ho-bin, a bullied high school student with a mother sick with cancer. One day, after a fight with one of his bullies, Woo Ji-hyuk, goes viral, Yoo Ho-bin decides to start a NewTube channel, and fight bullies to earn money. He learns how to fight with the assistance of a mysterious NewTuber with a rooster mask.
02Characters
- Yoo Ho-bin (유호빈; Yu Hobin)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Niwa (Japanese); Brandon Acosta (English)
- Japanese name: Kota Shimura (志村光太, Shimura Kota)
- Woo Ji-hyuk (우지혁; U Jihyeok)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle (English)
- Japanese name: Toru Kaneko (金子亨, Kaneko Toru)
- Ga Eul (가을; Ga Eul)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)
- Japanese name: Aki Yashio (八潮秋, Yashio Aki)
- Choi Bo-mi (최보미; Choe Bomi)
- Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa (Japanese); Molly Zhang (English)
- Japanese name: Kaho Asamiya (朝宮夏帆, Asamiya Kaho)
- Ppakgo (빡고)
- Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Japanese); Corey Wilder (English)
- Japanese name: Hamaken (ハマケン)
- Seong Tae-hoon (성태훈; Seong Taehun)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English)
- Japanese name: Reo Shinjo (新庄玲央, Shinjo Reo)
- Yeo Roo-mi (여루미; Yeo Rumi)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama (Japanese); Morgan Lauré (English)
- Japanese name: Rumi Meguro (目黒ルミ, Meguro Rumi)
- Kim Moon-seong (김문성; Gim Munseong)
- Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
- Japanese name: Tatsuya Ōgi (扇達也, Ōgi Tatsuya)
- Ssamdak (쌈닥)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Chris Rager (English)
- Japanese name: Tou-Kei (闘鶏, Tōkei)
03Media
Webtoon
Created by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun, the manhwa has been serialized as a webtoon in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 15, 2019, and has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022. It is also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 4, 2020.
| No. | Korean release date | Korean ISBN |
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| 1 | July 31, 2021 | 979-1-19-122588-4 |
| 2 | February 15, 2022 | 979-1-16-769031-9 979-1-16-769065-4 (SE) |
| 3 | June 16, 2022 | 979-1-16-769134-7 |
| 4 | September 30, 2022 | 979-1-16-769169-9 |
| 5 | February 15, 2023 | 979-1-16-769193-4 |
| 6 | July 15, 2023 | 979-1-16-769231-3 |
| 7 | December 15, 2023 | 979-1-16-769284-9 |
| 8 | December 15, 2023 | 979-1-16-769285-6 |
| 9 | May 15, 2024 | 979-1-16-769298-6 |
| 10 | June 30, 2025 | 979-1-16-769358-7 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 10, 2024. The series is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Masakazu Hishida, with Toshiya Ono writing series scripts, Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters, Yutaka Yamada composing the music, and production handled by Slowcurve. It aired from April 11 to June 27, 2024, on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. The opening theme song is "Wild Boy", performed by MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE, while the ending theme song is "Viral Hack", performed by Crab Kani Club. Crunchyroll streamed the series.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "First Upload" Transliteration: "Hatsu Tōkō" (Japanese: 初投稿) | Masakazu Hishida | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11) |
| 2 | "I Have to Become Stronger" Transliteration: "Tsuyoku Naranakya" (Japanese: 強くならなきゃ) | Hitomi Ezoe | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18) |
| 3 | "The Date" Transliteration: "Dēto" (Japanese: デート) | Masakazu Hishida | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25) |
| 4 | "Humiliation" Transliteration: "Kutsujoku" (Japanese: 屈辱) | Masakazu Hishida | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) |
| 5 | "Friends" Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達) | Masakazu Hishida | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09) |
| 6 | "The Devil" Transliteration: "Akuma" (Japanese: 悪魔) | Masakazu Hishida | Kakuzō Nanmanji | Masakazu Hishida | May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16) |
| 7 | "Special Training" Transliteration: "Tokkun" (Japanese: 特訓) | Masakazu Hishida, Yuki Iwasaki | Kakuzō Nanmanji | Masakazu Hishida | May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23) |
| 8 | "A Real Fight" Transliteration: "Jissen" (Japanese: 実戦) | Masakazu Hishida | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | May 30, 2024 (2024-05-30) |
| 9 | "Friends" Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達) | Yuki Iwasaki | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | June 6, 2024 (2024-06-06) |
| 10 | "A New Opponent" Transliteration: "Aratana Teki" (Japanese: 新たな敵) | Hitomi Ezoe | Kakuzō Nanmanji | Masakazu Hishida | June 13, 2024 (2024-06-13) |
| 11 | "A Tight Feeling in the Chest" Transliteration: "Mune ga Kurushī" (Japanese: 胸が苦しい) | Takahiko Kyōgoku | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) |
| 12 | "Joy" Transliteration: "Shiawase" (Japanese: 幸せ) | Masakazu Hishida | Toshiya Ōno | Masakazu Hishida | June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) |
Live-action adaptations
A live action Japanese language television adaptation of the manhwa was announced by Netflix, with Myriagon Studio and Raku Film as the producing studios. It premiered on June 11, 2026 on Netflix, with a season of six episodes.
04Reception
In 2022, the webtoon was selected as a jury-recommended work in the manga section of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival.
In Japan, Viral Hit garnered 460 million views and 2 billion in global by February 2024.
Sources and credits
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- Viral Hit manhwa volume 1 cover.jpg by Unknown author, Fair use
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