The Boxer (Korean: 더 복서; RR: Deo Bogseo) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Jung Ji-Hoon. It was serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon from December 2019 to June 2022, with the individual chapters collected and published into 8 volumes. A South Korean animated series adaptation by Xtorm has been announced, and the series will be released with 12 Episodes.[2]
| The Boxer | |
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| 더 복서 Deo Bogseo | |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Sports[1] |
| Author | Jung Ji-Hoon |
| English publisher | |
| Webtoon service |
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| Original run | December 15, 2019 – June 16, 2022 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| The Boxer | |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Xtorm |
Jung Ji-Hoon launched The BoxerinNaver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon on December 15, 2019. During their panel at Anime Expo 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manhwa in English under their Ize Press imprint.[3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 15, 2021[4] | 979-1-13-628242-2 | December 20, 2022[1] | 979-8-40-090008-2 |
| 2 | February 11, 2022[5] | 979-1-13-628937-7 | April 18, 2023[6] | 979-8-40-090011-2 |
| 3 | May 17, 2022[7] | 979-1-19-122543-3 | July 18, 2023[8] | 979-8-40-090017-4 |
| 4 | September 2, 2022[9] | 979-1-16-918492-2 | October 24, 2023[10] | 979-8-40-090018-1 |
| 5 | November 23, 2022[11] | 979-1-16-944668-6 | January 23, 2024[12] | 979-8-40-090019-8 |
| 6 | March 16, 2023[13] | 979-1-16-944935-9 | April 23, 2024[14] | 979-8-40-090020-4 |
| 7 | June 23, 2023[15] | 979-1-17-062061-7 | July 23, 2024[16] | 979-8-40-090021-1 |
| 8 | November 30, 2023[17] | 979-1-17-124996-1 | October 22, 2024[18] | 979-8-40-090022-8 |
| 9 | April 14, 2024[19] | 979-1-17-203085-8 | — | — |
In reviewing the first volume, Noemi10 from Anime UK scored the manhwa a 5 out of 10, criticizing the bullying portrayed in the volume as "extreme" and the reason the main character becomes a boxer as "being forced".[20]