Chun Rhang Yhur Jhun

Reviewed by Marcio Guastavino
November 6, 2006

Author: Sung-Woo Park Artist: Sung-Woo Park Publisher: Infinity Studios Website: Click Here Review Rating: 8.5 out of 10

O'Rhang Yhur is a martial arts student sent out to deliver a letter to his eldest brother. As stated in the manwha, brother is actually meant as a training brother rather than blood-related. The task given to O'Rhang is of the utmost importance to the Kingdom of Goguryeo , for they face a terrible war. O'Rhang and his brother must defend the letter at all costs. When he makes it to China , O'Rhang ends up being branded as a traitor by his second eldest brother. This makes his journey much more difficult than anticipated. He ends up getting beaten by his brother's group, but is saved by a mysterious woman. When he wakes up in town all hell breaks loose and he ends up protecting the town from bandits. In the process the letter he had for his brother ends up being stolen and he now has to retrieve it. This is where O'Rhang's journey begins as he fights his way through many kinds of martial artists and bandits alike while making friends that have the same goal as him.

The first thing that caught my eye was the awesome cover art. I had to pick it up at that point. And I was not disappointed at all. It has everything I need for a great story. Sung-Woo wanted to combine his love of martial arts and the image of the Kingdom of Goguryeo . That's exactly what you'll get when you read this manwha. A bit of Chinese history, and of course a bit of the culture as well. They explain how some words have a different meaning throughout the story, like the training brother mentioned before. As for the art, I thought it was extremely good. The battle scenes were especially well drawn, and there were quite a few. Not straying too far from realism, but it does have it's “I have better chi power than you so I win!” moments.

I like the characters; O'Rhang Yhur himself is a tough guy, but he can back it up. And there's one girl with some crazy sword-fighting style that I've never seen. The characters' names themselves were brought about by old myths from Korea and China . Having nothing to do with the myths mind you, Sung-Woo just thought it would be cool to use those names for his characters and I couldn't agree more.

I'm looking forward to this series' fruition. If you happen to come across it I recommend checking it out. It has some memorable scenes that will keep you coming back for more. I know I'm hooked.