Before I get into the topic of this post, I want to talk about manga for people who have no idea as to what is it. Manga consists of comic books, which most anime are adapted from. Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece have manga that are more close to the storyline than their anime, as sometimes anime series tend to have spin-offs. So right now their manga adaptations are much further in the storyline than anime. That's the gist of it.

I know I'm not the only one who's pissed that manhwa like Veritas doesn't have an anime yet. Some of you probably don't even know what manhwa is. Well it's basically Korean manga, but it kicks just as much ass as its Japanese counterpart. I mentioned Veritas for a reason, because it's probably the most popular manhwa out there. Then again, I'm not looking at statistics or anything so I could be completely wrong. Most manga readers that I encounter have heard about Veritas so it seems appropriate. Now I'm seriously wondering, why is there no manhwa anime?

Now if you googled "manhwa anime" just now or even before you've read this sentence, you're cheating. There is a manga called Shin Angyo Onshi (Blade of the Phantom Master) which is written and illustrated by Korean artists, but it was published in Japan so it's considered to be manga. It does have an anime movie and it's pretty good. The art, plot, and theme are all worth checking out. I can't say that I know all about manhwa but I've encountered three that have piqued my interest. Veritas, Jack Frost, and The Breaker are manhwa that definitely deserve some recognition. Of course, I love action and all three of those manhwa provide a large amount of it.

Everything has a flaw, and manhwa has at least one in my opinion. The names of characters are annoying. They're obviously Korean names and I have no problem with that, but when almost every name sounds almost the same it can get really confusing. I usually have to read a manhwa and not care about the name of most characters because they might sound similar to another name which will eventually get me confused. I probably wouldn't care if I actually knew the pronunciation of these names, but without anime or some form of animation to go with it I have nothing that I can use to actually know how to say them.

I can't say that all manhwa don't have an anime series. Some probably do, but not much. One reason could be because most of them aren't really popularized outside of Japan. As manga's popularity grows internationally, manhwa will probably do the same. Hopefully it'll be soon, because I want to see Gangryong punch someone through a wall in high definition.