The Boxer (Korean더 복서; RRDeo Bogseo) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Jung Ji-Hoon. It was serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon from December 2019 to June 2022, with the individual chapters collected and published into 10 volumes. A South Korean animated series adaptation by Xtorm has been announced, and the series will be released with 12 Episodes in 2025 second of half.[2][3]

The Boxer
Manhwa cover of The Boxer volume 1
더 복서
Deo Bogseo
GenreAction, Drama, Sports[1]
AuthorJung Ji-Hoon
English publisher
Webtoon
service
Original runDecember 15, 2019 – June 16, 2022
Volumes10
The Boxer
Country of originSouth Korea
No. of episodes12
Production
Production companyXtorm
Original release
Release2025 (2025)

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Manhwa

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Jung Ji-Hoon launched The Boxer in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon on December 15, 2019. During their panel at Anime Expo 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manhwa in English under their Ize Press imprint.[4]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 15, 2021[5]979-1-13-628242-2December 20, 2022[1]979-8-40-090008-2
2 February 11, 2022[6]979-1-13-628937-7April 18, 2023[7]979-8-40-090011-2
3 May 17, 2022[8]979-1-19-122543-3July 18, 2023[9]979-8-40-090017-4
4 September 2, 2022[10]979-1-16-918492-2October 24, 2023[11]979-8-40-090018-1
5 November 23, 2022[12]979-1-16-944668-6January 23, 2024[13]979-8-40-090019-8
6 March 16, 2023[14]979-1-16-944935-9April 23, 2024[15]979-8-40-090020-4
7 June 23, 2023[16]979-1-17-062061-7July 23, 2024[17]979-8-40-090021-1
8 November 30, 2023[18]979-1-17-124996-1October 22, 2024[19]979-8-40-090022-8
9 April 14, 2024[20]979-1-17-203085-8January 21, 2025[21]979-8-40-090023-5
10 August 30, 2024[22]979-1-17-288355-3April 22, 2025[23]979-8-40-090024-2

Reception

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In reviewing the first volume, Noemi10 from Anime UK scored the manhwa a 5 out of 10, criticizing the bullying portrayed in the volume as "extreme" and the reason the main character becomes a boxer as "being forced".[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Boxer, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ Evan Valentine (April 22, 2023). "The Boxer Webtoon Announces Anime Adaptation". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "NEWS: Hit Manhwa 'The Boxer' is getting an anime release in the 2nd half of 2025 and will be animated by Korean animation studio XTORM. 🥊". Facebook. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Hazra, Adriana (July 1, 2022). "Yen Press Announces Oshi no Ko, Your Forma Manga; Puella Magi Oriko Magica, K-ON! Omnibus Editions; 11 More Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. ^ 더 복서 1 [The Boxer 1]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  6. ^ 더 복서 2 [The Boxer 2]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  8. ^ 더 복서 3 [The Boxer 3]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  10. ^ 더 복서 4 [The Boxer 4]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  12. ^ 더 복서 5 [The Boxer 5]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  14. ^ 더 복서 6 [The Boxer 6]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  16. ^ 더 복서 7 [The Boxer 7]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  17. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  18. ^ 더 복서 8 [The Boxer 8]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 8". Yen Press. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  20. ^ 더 복서 9 [The Boxer 9]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 9". Yen Press. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  22. ^ 더 복서 10 [The Boxer 10]. Naver Book Database. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  23. ^ "The Boxer, Vol. 10". Yen Press. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  24. ^ "The Boxer Volume 1 Review". Anime UK News. April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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