Summary
- Expect a sweet, well-deserved happy ending in manhwas to avoid emotional trauma from plot twists and sad endings.
- Classic tropes like fake relationships in K-Dramas make for an interesting, engaging, and fun journey to the ending.
- Follow characters through their development and arcs in manhwas with happy endings, like transformations from passive to determined.
Sometimes manhwa readers just want to know beforehand that their efforts and emotions, including the affection for characters and the attachment to their backstory, will result in a sweet, well-deserved happy ending. It is well-known that some authors have a knack for traumatizing readers with memorable, genius plot twists and events – and this has made for some of the most beautiful and well-done manhwas ever written.
8 Most Wholesome Manhwa Characters
It doesn't get much nicer or more wholesome than the following manhwa characters.
At the same time, all sad endings and tragic character deaths bear an intense emotional weight: these manhwas with a happy ending will ensure a comfortable read, all while remaining interesting, engaging, and fun. Sometimes, all we want is a good, classic trope, like the classic "fake relationship" K-Dramas. After all, what matters is not just knowing the ending itself, but what happens during the story to result in the ending: as the saying goes, "It's not the destination, but the journey."
10 Age Matters
A Feel-Good Story About Working Hard And Finding Love
- Type: Romance, Office/Workplace
- Number of Episodes: 158 (including spin-off and extra episodes)
- Where to read: Webtoon
Rose Choi is about to turn 30, and she isn't feeling good about anything in her life, especially her age. Somehow, she ends up working for Daniel, a young(er) billionaire, all while her best friend basically abandons her. But perhaps, this is for the best, as it ends up being the best job offer of her life – one that will include realizing her lifelong dream as a hopeless romantic.
As neither Daniel nor Rose know what will happen to them, both try to navigate the fine lines between friendship, work, and romance, while the future of his company is at stake – whilst arguing about how to best clean an apartment.
9 There Must Be Happy Endings
A Touching Reincarnation Story About Breaking Barriers
- Type: Reincarnation, Romance, Drama
- Number of Episodes: 112 (including spin-off and extra episodes)
- Where to read: Webtoon
Yeonu is a young but tremendously unhappy woman, trapped in a contract marriage in Korea. So, the day her marriage ends and she also witnesses her soon-to-be ex-husband's tragic death should be her happiest... Right? Except, the next morning she wakes up 100 days before the incident – and is determined to prevent the disaster from happening and get her happy ending. Could it be that there is more to her contract marriage?
Readers will follow Yeonu through her character arc and see her go from a passive, scared young woman to a loving, determined, and curious one, willing to understand her husband's true intentions and, after all, her own.
8 Act Like You Love Me
Maybe We're Not Meant To Hate Each Other?
- Type: K-Idols/Celebrity Romance, Character Development, Magic Powers
- Number of Episodes: 150 (including spin-off and extra episodes)
- Where to read: Webtoon
Ji-Eon is one inch away from a nervous breakdown, all while trying to succeed in life. But so far, all she has been is stressed, broke and exhausted. So how could becoming the personal assistant of Doyun Nam (a famous Korean idol, seemingly pretentious and arrogant) actually improve her life? A poor doll she ends up owning becomes the outlet of her frustration as she kicks it around.
Soon, she discovers that the doll has magic powers: it can control Doyun, and, therefore, Ji-Eon is now in charge. Will she use her power for good? Readers will follow this funny and at times sad manhwa, deeply feeling Ji-Eon's frustrations and worries about life, all while cheering for her as she finds out that, after all, Doyun might be worth more than just a stress dummy.
7 Perfect Marriage Revenge
The Perfect, Satisfying, Revenge Romance
- Type: Revenge Arc, Drama
- Number of Episodes: 125 (including spin-off and extra episodes)
- Where to read: Webtoon
This is one of those manhwas to savor from beginning to end, rich of satisfying revenge scenes, typical of Korean dramas and manhwas. In this story, we see the sweet Iju-Han shed her victim skin to go from mistreated and abused to powerful, admired, and loved; all while providing the readers with memorable scenes.
It is only natural that the readers find themselves siding with Iju as she navigates moral dilemmas and learning how to set healthy boundaries, unlearning much of what has been her normal life growing up – all while discovering that there might be more to her story. This manhwa (and now K-Drama) will keep readers hooked as the slow build-up of Iju's character will uncover a Pandora's box full of vicious secrets and scandals.
6 Not So Shoujo Love Story
Main Character Syndrome, But For All The Wrong Reasons
- Type: High School, Yuri, Comedy
- Completed: No
- Where to read: Webtoon
As the author foreshadows a happy ending, we follow the story of Rei Chan in all her typical high school main character syndrome as she fangirls over Hansum Ochinchin, the school's most handsome student. Readers won't help but laugh at her hilarious, cringe-inducing behavior as she swoons over Hansum and fantasizes about the perfect love story, influenced by her obsession with shoujo manga.
But life might have something different in store for her, as the school's most beautiful student, Hanna, suddenly confesses her love to Rei. In this cute, funny, and original yuri story, we will follow Rei's struggles as she fails to keep Hanna away: she seems to find herself constantly entangled with the bubbly blonde and further and further away from Hansum.
5 The Male Lead's Girl Friend
Finding Yourself Trapped In The Villainess
- Type: Redemption Arc, Reincarnation, High School
- Number of Episodes: 63
- Where to read: Webtoon
Louise Sweeny is a vicious villainess who is destined to die in the end and lose to justice. But everything changes as the main character is reincarnated in her favorite novel as Louise, well aware of her fated death and infamous reputation. In this gorgeously illustrated romance, we will follow Louise's attempts to avoid her ill-fated future and just live in her favorite novel without causing too much ruckus.
Of course, our Female Lead will successfully fail at the task, finding herself constantly involved and misunderstood to a point where she is forced to fight back – and actively attempt to build a new character, finding out that, perhaps, she might not be the true villainess after all.
4 The First Night With The Duke
A Hilarious And Bubbly Story With A Fierce Female Lead
- Type: Comedy, Romance, Royalty, Fantasy, Reincarnation
- Number of Episodes: 103 (including spin-off and extra episodes)
- Where to read: Webtoon
Everyone knows how the classic royalty romance stories go, where a cold royal (in this case a Duke) falls for a sweet, unknowingly beautiful commoner, melting his heart. But in this story, a tornado by the name of Ripley is about to wreck the plot, as she wakes up in bed with no other than the Duke, the story's Male Lead.
In this story, readers will love Ripley's funny, chaotic, and spontaneous character as she tries her best to disentangle herself from the consequences of her wild attitude.
3 Happily Every Afterwards
The Sweetest Story You Will Ever Read
- Type: Reincarnation, Royalty, Fluff
- Number of Episodes: 103 (including spin-off and extra episodes)
- Where to read: Webtoon
Peony is a sweet girl and an avid reader of "The Song Of Askar" – so it's only natural that the first thing she sets her mind on when she is reincarnated in her favorite novel is... Marrying her favorite character! It doesn't matter that Richt is cold, distant, and seemingly unable of love (and totally disinterested about her). Not to mention that he lives in an inhabitable land after being banished.
In the beginning, readers might think that she has the largest rose-colored glasses in the world. But as the story progresses, they will watch Peony's wholesome character unfold with admiration, for she will become an undying source of kindness, sweetness, resourcefulness, and resilience.
2 Answer Me, My Prince
Time Travel, Magic, Fate, And Two Different Worlds Colliding
- Type: Time Travel, Fate, Fantasy
- Number of Episodes: 85
- Where to read: Webtoon
This is one of those stories that, at times, may feel a little mind-boggling, as readers will find themselves wondering how meticulous and patient the writer(s) needed to be to compose the plot. The story features Cordelia, an aspiring author, finding herself in a mysterious world of fantasy and possible fated love, as she exchanges letters with Archie, a mysterious prince and protagonist of a novel, all through a magic box. A must for lovers of time travel!
Readers will witness both of the characters' worlds, their worries, and their curiosities about one another, as their love blossoms. Until the very end, they will be left to wonder if Cordelia and Archie are fated to meet in person and get their happy ever after, or if their true love lies elsewhere in their world.
1 Witches & Wine
An Adorable Retelling Of A Hans Fairytale
- Type: Fairytale, Fluff, Fantasy, Magic
- Completed: No
- Where to read: Webtoon
In a unique kind of retelling of Wild Swans, a classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, readers will get to cozy themselves up in a soothing, beautiful story about a solitary herbalist encountering a wounded, one-winged warrior.
With magical and calming illustrations, this story is one that predicts a happy ending from the start and that will ensure a sweet, adorable read, as the two characters learn to understand each other and put aside their differences, finding unexpected solace and companionship in one another.
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