The Breaker (manhwa)

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The Breaker
The Breaker (manhwa) 1 volume Daiwon C.I..jpg
Cover of The Breaker volume 1, featuring Han Chun-woo
브레이커
Beureikeo
Genre Martial arts, drama
AuthorJeon Geuk-jin
IllustratorPark Jin-hwan
Publisher Daewon C.I.
MagazineYoung Champ
Original run 2007–2010
Collected
volumes		10
Sequel(s)
  • The Breaker: New Waves (2010–2015)
  • The Breaker: Eternal Force (2022 - present)

The Breaker (Korean : 브레이커; RR : Beureikeo) is a South Korean manhwa series written by Jeon Geuk-jin and illustrated by Park Jin-hwan under the pen name Kamaro. The Breaker was serialized in Daiwon C.I.'s Young Champ's magazine between 2007 and 2010. A sequel, The Breaker: New Waves (브레이커NW;Beureikeo NW), was published on Daum Communications online comics portal from 2010 to 2015. A second sequel, The Breaker: Eternal Force began serialization in 2022 as a webtoon.

Plot

Chunwoo Han is a martial artist who earned the title of Nine Arts Dragon from the Murim, a secret martial arts society that exists in harmony with modern society. The Murim's government is the Martial Arts Alliance who has garnered Chunwoo's hatred by killing his martial arts teacher. In the present, Chunwoo Han transfers to a fictional school in Seoul for a mission given to him by the Black Forest Defense Group, an anti-government group who opposes the Martial Arts Alliance. At the school, he meets the protagonist Shiwoon Yi. To solve his bullying problem, Shiwoon has Chunwoo train him in martial arts. Chunwoo initiates his mission and frees Sosul, the head of the Sunwoo Clan, from the Martial Arts Alliance. As Chunwoo prepares to leave the country, the Martial Arts Alliance take Shiwoon hostage, forcing him to intervene. In the conflict, Chunwoo publicly renounces Shiwoon as his disciple and destroys his Qi-center which cripples his potential as a martial artist. In doing so, Shiwoon is no longer considered part of Murim and will be protected by law from martial artists who wish to take revenge on Chunwoo through Shiwoon. In the aftermath, Shiwoon is greeted by the Sunwoo Clan who reveal Sosul has named him as her successor.

The sequel The Breaker: New Waves continues with Shiwoon, who has declined his position as the head of the Sunwoo Clan. Meanwhile, the Martial Arts Alliance is losing its control over the world and a new group, acronymed SUC, begins terrorizing normal citizens under the name of the Nine Arts Dragon. Shiwoon becomes acquainted with Sera Kang who arranges a series of events and successfully restores Shiwoon's Qi-center. After learning about the existence of SUC, Shiwoon resolves to destroy them for tarnishing his teacher's name.

Characters

Shiwoon Yi (이시운;I Siun)

Shiwoon was a weak and cowardly boy who was constantly bullied. After meeting with Chunwoo Han and learning he can't be overly dependent on others, Shiwoon begins to improve himself, becoming more convicted to his sense of justice. In order to fix his body's weak Qi, Shiwoon ingests the One Moon Divine Pill (일월신단;Ilwolsindan). Shiwoon is revealed to be a martial arts genius as he is able to learn techniques quickly. He is taught the Black Heaven and Earth Techniques (현천지공;Hyeoncheonjigon) by Chunwoo. During the course of the series, Shiwoon is instated as the head of the Sunwoo Clan. His Qi center is destroyed in The Breaker which prevents him from doing martial arts but is repaired over the course of New Waves.

Chunwoo Han (한천우;Han Cheonu)

Chunwoo is the last user of the Black Heaven and Earth Techniques. He earned the title of Nine Arts Dragon in a Murim tournament after defeating the other Arts Dragons. Because of his victory, his teacher, Unwol (은월;Eunwol), was killed by the Martial Arts Alliance out of spite. He joins the Black Forest Defense group as he intends to destroy the Martial Arts Alliance to avenge his master. He enters Shiwoon Yi's school to infiltrate Seoul for a mission and touched by Shiwoon's conviction, teaches him martial arts for a month before leaving Seoul. His lover, Shiho Lee is killed by the Martial Arts Alliance, furthering his hatred.

Sunwoo Clan
Martial Arts Alliance
Soldiers Under Command (SUC)
Other characters

Release

The Breaker was serialized in Daiwon C.I.'s Young Champ's magazine between June 1, 2007, and July 20, 2010. [1] [2] The series' individual chapters were encapsulated in ten volumes released between August 31, 2007, and July 27, 2010. The sequel, The Breaker: New Waves, was serialized on Daum Communications' online comics portal from October 2010 to May 2015. The Breaker has been translated in other languages such as French, Italian, Russian, and Polish. [3] [4] [5]

Reception

Manga News described the plot of the beginning chapters of The Breaker as conventional but intriguing. [6] In further volumes, Manga News praised the action and the increased pacing of the story. [7] [8] Animeland agreed and praised the series for its extraordinary action scenes. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Young Champ" (in Korean). 2007 (11). Daiwon C.I. June 1, 2007.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Young Champ" (in Korean). 2010 (15). Daiwon C.I. July 20, 2010.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ "The Breaker tome 1" (in French). Booken Manga. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Крушитель (in Russian). Alt Graph. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Breaker tom 1" (in Polish). Yumegari.pl. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ Tiangun. "The Breaker Volume 2 review" (in French). Manga-News.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ Tiangun. "The Breaker Volume 3 review" (in French). Manga-News.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ Tiangun. "The Breaker Volume 5 review" (in French). Manga-News.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Breaker volume 2 review" (in French). Anime Land.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
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