What is manhua?
Manhua are Chinese comics that have a rich history dating back to the early 20th century. Modern manhua often features cultivation themes, martial arts, and Chinese mythology. With the rise of digital platforms, Chinese webcomics have exploded in popularity, featuring stunning full-color artwork and stories based on popular web novels. Many manhua have been adapted into donghua (Chinese animation). This page lists the 12 manhua titles our catalogue rates highest, led by Berserk (1989), JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Steel Ball Run (2004) and Vagabond (1998). Their first publication years run from 1989 to 2021. What sets the format apart: chinese origin and cultural themes, cultivation and martial arts focus, based on web novels (often), full-color digital artwork and many adapted into donghua. 6 of the manhua series we track have an anime adaptation you can watch here, including Soul Land, Battle Through the Heavens and Tales of Demons and Gods.
