The success of Solo Leveling in the anime world has proved that not only manga series, but manhwa series also have great storylines and characters that when adapted into anime can grasp the attention of fans and help them gain popularity. With only one season under its belt, Solo Leveling has opened the gates for other manhwa to get adapted.
Since the release of Solo Leveling anime, the craze of the manhwa series has grown steadily and fans are finding intriguing stories that would look even better if adapted into an anime series. One such manhwa is The Breaker. The Breaker was written by Jeon Geuk-jin and illustrated by Park Jin-hwan and has been serialized since 2007.
Although The Breaker is known for quite a lot of aspects like storyline, characters, plot twists, etc., the main thing that makes Geuk-jin’s story worthy of an anime adaptation is the inclusion of martial arts in a way that it will revolutionize fighting style in animated mediums.
The Manhwa That Changed The Perspective of Martial Arts
The Breaker follows the story of Lee Shi-Woon, the protagonist of the series who is a victim of constant bullying from the students at his school. Although Shi-Woon is tired of the bullying, he is too tired to do anything about it, until he meets the mysterious Han Chun-Woo, who portrays himself as a teacher but actually is the Nine Arts Dragon.
The Nine Arts Dragon is the one who has conquered all nine seats of power and is considered to be the strongest martial artist in the world. The story then develops more as Chun-Woo decides to teach martial arts to Shi-Woon but it leads to a lot of twists and turns that make the series even more interesting.
As of now only two seasons of the series have been released, with the third season being serialized as a webtoon. The pacing of the story is great but the one thing that makes it special is the depiction of martial arts in the series. It is nothing like fans have ever seen and truly offers a new perspective to the fighting style.
The Breaker Deserves An Anime Adaptation
Following the release of Chugong’s Solo Leveling, the craze for Manhwa getting anime adaptations has increased tenfold. Fans have discovered an entirely fresh collection of stories and narratives that could potentially impact the anime industry in a big way. And one of them is definitely The Breaker.
As mentioned above, The Breaker offers a different perspective on the fighting style of martial arts. Although the combat form has been used extensively in different anime series and movies, it has become a bit boring to see repetitive action sequences again and again, and The Breaker could be the solution to this problem.
The Breaker is a guaranteed success if adapted into an anime series. It also has the potential to reach the level of Solo Leveling if animated properly, and with the third season being released, it would be a great time to introduce anime fans to the story of The Breaker.
You can read The Breaker on Webtoon.
