Teenage Mercenary

Teenage Mercenary
입학용병
Genre
AuthorYC
IllustratorRakyeon
Webtoon
service
Original runNovember 7, 2020 – present
Anime television series

Teenage Mercenary (Korean: 입학용병; RR: Iphak yongbyeong, Japanese: 入学傭兵, romanized: Nyūgaku Yōhei) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written by YC and illustrated by Rakyeon. It has been serialized on Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 2020. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Plot

After surviving a plane crash and suffering from amnesia, child Ijin Yoo is forced to become a mercenary to survive in a war zone. After ten years, his memory returns, and he decides to return to Korea to live an ordinary life and enroll in high school with his sister. However, Ijin finds out that even this life has its own forms of violence, like bullying and other forms of injustice. Ijin decides to use the skills he gained as a mercenary to confront these challenges.

Media

Manhwa

Written by YC and illustrated by Rakyeon, Teenage Mercenary began serialization on Naver Webtoon on November 7, 2020.[2] Line Webtoon has been publishing the series in English since 2021.[1][3]

Animation

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 19, 2025.[1][4]

Reception

On Line Manga in Japan, Teenage Mercenary was the most popular title in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, it generated ¥100 million in revenue, the most of any title that year.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (June 18, 2025). "Webtoon Hit 'Teenage Mercenary' Being Developed As TV Anime Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  2. ^ 입학용병 (in Korean). Naver Webtoon. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Guerrero, Justin (June 28, 2024). "Webtoon goes public with the Toon Square event in NYC". Comics Beat. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio; Cayanan, Joanna (June 19, 2025). "Teenage Mercenary Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Yoon, Ye-won; Lee, Jae-eun (February 12, 2025). "Korean webtoon 'Teenage Mercenary' comes to life in Tokyo pop-up event". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
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