Viral Hit

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Viral Hit
Manhwa cover of Viral Hit/How To Fight volume 1
싸움독학
GenreAction, Martial arts
AuthorTaejun Pak
IllustratorKim Junghyun
Webtoon
service
Original runNovember 15, 2019 – 2024
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byMasakazu Hishida
Written byToshiya Ono
Music byYutaka Yamada
StudioOkuruto Noboru
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra)
Original run April 11, 2024 – June 27, 2024
Episodes12
Viral Hit
Korean name
Hangul싸움독학
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationSsaumdokhak
McCune–ReischauerSsaumdokhak
Japanese name
Kanji喧嘩独学
Kanaけんかどくがく
Transcriptions
RomanizationKenka Dokugaku

Viral Hit (Korean: 싸움독학; RR: Ssaumdokhak, Japanese: 喧嘩独学, romanized: Kenka Dokugaku, lit. 'How to Fight') is a South Korean manhwa released as a free webtoon written by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun. It has been serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 2019, with the individual chapters being collected and published into ten volumes as of June 2025.

The webtoon has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022; and also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru aired from April to June 2024 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.

Characters

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The main cast of Viral Hit.
Yoo Ho-bin (유호빈; Yu Hobin)
Voiced by: Satoshi Niwa[1] (Japanese); Brandon Acosta[2] (English)
Japanese name: Kota Shimura (志村光太, Shimura Kota)
Woo Ji-hyuk (우지혁; U Jihyeok)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[1] (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle[2] (English)
Japanese name: Toru Kaneko (金子亨, Kaneko Toru)
Ga Eul (가을; Ga Eul)
Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[1] (Japanese); Trina Nishimura[2] (English)
Japanese name: Aki Yashio (八潮秋, Yashio Aki)
Choi Bo-mi (최보미; Choe Bomi)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[1] (Japanese); Molly Zhang[2] (English)
Japanese name: Kaho Asamiya (朝宮夏帆, Asamiya Kaho)
Ppakgo (빡고)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi[1] (Japanese); Corey Wilder[2] (English)
Japanese name: Hamaken (ハマケン)
Seong Tae-hoon (성태훈; Seong Taehun)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[1] (Japanese); Austin Tindle[3] (English)
Japanese name: Reo Shinjo (新庄玲央, Shinjo Reo)
Yeo Roo-mi (여루미; Yeo Rumi)
Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[1] (Japanese); Morgan Lauré[2] (English)
Japanese name: Rumi Meguro (目黒ルミ, Meguro Rumi)
Kim Moon-seong (김문성; Gim Munseong)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura[1] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo[2] (English)
Japanese name: Tatsuya Ōgi (扇達也, Ōgi Tatsuya)
Ssamdak (쌈닥)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[1] (Japanese); Chris Rager[4] (English)
Japanese name: Tou-Kei (闘鶏, Tōkei)

Media

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Webtoon

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Created by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun, the manhwa has been serialized as a webtoon in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 15, 2019,[5] and has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022.[6] It is also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 4, 2020.[7][8]

No. Korean release date Korean ISBN
1 July 31, 2021[9]Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 10, 2024.[20] The series is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Masakazu Hishida, with Toshiya Ono writing series scripts, Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters, Yutaka Yamada composing the music,[21] and production handled by Slowcurve.[22] It aired from April 11 to June 27, 2024, on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.[6][a] The opening theme song is "Wild Boy", performed by MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE, while the ending theme song is "Viral Hack", performed by Crab Kani Club.[23] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[6]

Episodes

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No.Title [24][b]Directed by [c]Written by [c]Storyboarded by [c]Original release date [a]
1"First Upload"
Transliteration: "Hatsu Tōkō" (Japanese: 初投稿)		Masakazu HishidaToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
2"I Have to Become Stronger"
Transliteration: "Tsuyoku Naranakya" (Japanese: 強くならなきゃ)		Hitomi EzoeToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaApril 18, 2024 (2024-04-18)[d]
3"The Date"
Transliteration: "Dēto" (Japanese: デート)		Masakazu HishidaToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaApril 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)[e]
4"Humiliation"
Transliteration: "Kutsujoku" (Japanese: 屈辱)		Masakazu HishidaToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)[f]
5"Friends"
Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達)		Masakazu HishidaToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
6"The Devil"
Transliteration: "Akuma" (Japanese: 悪魔)		Masakazu HishidaKakuzō NanmanjiMasakazu HishidaMay 16, 2024 (2024-05-16)[g]
7"Special Training"
Transliteration: "Tokkun" (Japanese: 特訓)		Masakazu Hishida, Yuki IwasakiKakuzō NanmanjiMasakazu HishidaMay 23, 2024 (2024-05-23)
8"A Real Fight"
Transliteration: "Jissen" (Japanese: 実戦)		Masakazu HishidaToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaMay 30, 2024 (2024-05-30)
9"Friends"
Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達)		Yuki IwasakiToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaJune 6, 2024 (2024-06-06)
10"A New Opponent"
Transliteration: "Aratana Teki" (Japanese: 新たな敵)		Hitomi EzoeKakuzō NanmanjiMasakazu HishidaJune 13, 2024 (2024-06-13)
11"A Tight Feeling in the Chest"
Transliteration: "Mune ga Kurushī" (Japanese: 胸が苦しい)		Takahiko KyōgokuToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaJune 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
12"Joy"
Transliteration: "Shiawase" (Japanese: 幸せ)		Masakazu HishidaToshiya ŌnoMasakazu HishidaJune 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)[e]

Live-action adaptations

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Several South Korean, Turkish, French, and German live-action adaptations of the franchise were announced.[additional citation(s) needed]

Reception

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In 2022, the webtoon was selected as a jury-recommended work in the manga section of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival.[26][8]

In Japan, Viral Hit garnered 460 million views and 2 billion in global by February 2024.[27][28]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Fuji TV lists the series premiere on April 10, 2024 at 24:55, which is effectively April 11 at 12:55 a.m. JST.
  2. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[25]
  3. ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  4. ^ This episode aired at 1:25 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
  5. ^ a b This episode aired at 1:10 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
  6. ^ This episode aired at 1:15 a.m. JST, 20 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
  7. ^ This episode aired at 1:05 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.

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