23+ Best Manhwa Like Dwaejiuri

If you loved Dwaejiuri, chances are you'll really enjoy Bastard, Sweet Home and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Thriller, or just the vibe that keeps you hooked. While you wait for the next chapters to drop, it’s the perfect time to explore something new that still feels familiar. These picks aren't just similar—they're fan favorites for a reason, and they might just become your next obsession.

1. Bastard

Synonyms: BASTARD, 不肖子, Ублюдок

High school life is hard enough, but it’s even harder for Seon Jin. A sickly disabled boy, Jin might as well be invisible. No one ever pays attention to him, except for the bullies who prey on him for being weak. Jin, however, keeps a very dark secret—there’s a serial killer in his house…and it’s his father! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: Includes the prologue.

2. Sweet Home

Synonyms: Dulce Hogar

After an unexpected family tragedy, a reclusive high school student is forced to leave his home -- only to face something much scarier: a reality where monsters are trying to wipe out humanity. Now he must fight alongside a handful of reluctant heroes to try and save the world before it’s too late. (Source: WEBTOONS) Note: Includes the prologue.

3. Shotgun Boy

Synonyms: Chico escopeta, Le Garçon au fusil

While running for his life in the woods, bullying victim Gyu-Hwan stumbles upon a shotgun and just enough shells for his classmates. It’s a recipe for disaster. But fate takes an unexpected turn when he returns to find his classmates under attack by brain-eating creatures. Now, the only thing that stands in the way of their ravenous feast is a boy with a shotgun. (Source: WEBTOONS) Note: Chapter count includes a prologue and one extra.

4. Hell is Other People

Synonyms: Strangers from Hell, 驚悚考試院, นรกคือคนอื่น

Jong-U Yun is a young man in his 20s who moves to Seoul and rents a cheap room in a run-down building because he is low on money. The place is dilapidated and the residents are creepy, but Jong-U decides to stay until he has enough money to move elsewhere. However, when mysterious events occur, Jong-U realizes that the residents may be more suspicious than they seemed. (Sources: WEBTOONS, edited)

5. Death's Game

Synonyms: I Will Die Soon, Mort Imminente, El juego de la muerte

He’s perennially unemployed, his ex-girlfriend has moved on, and he’s just lost all his life savings to a bitcoin scam. Burdened by societal pressures, Yijae Choi decides to take his own life. Insulted by his flippant attitude towards dying, Death comes to punish him with her game: he must experience death over and over again through 13 other lives. But if he can find a way to survive the imminent death coming for these lives, he gets to live out their lifetime. His life was a bust, but what about the lives of others? (Source: WEBTOONS)

6. Dark Mortal

Synonyms: Geom-eun In-gan, Kawan Kelam

Being called a freak isn’t so bad when you have a spunky little black blob as a companion. An explosion leaves Nam Kang orphaned, scarred, and nearly blind, but he toughs out the daily bullying with the help of his imaginary blob friend, Inky. Until one day, Nam wakes from a bad beating to find his scars healed and his vision restored. At a new school, Nam is finally given the chance to live life as a normal kid. But it isn’t just his scars that have disappeared. His best friend Inky is gone, too. (Source: WEBTOONS)

7. Epilogue

Synonyms: Afterwords, 後記

What would you do if you discovered that the third-rate story in your free daily newspaper was actually an account of someone’s murder? As Hae-Su Choi goes through his daily morning newspaper, “Rotary N,” to look for jobs, he stumbles across an ongoing serial thriller called “Epilogue.” At first glance it just seems like pulp fiction, but as the story progresses, the characters turn out to be real-life victims. Get ready for a series full of twists and turns, with murder around every corner. (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)

8. Moritat

Synonyms: Moritateu

With all his memories wiped out, Jesse wakes up in the hospital and in front of him stands a man that suggests he's Jesse's lover. However, the only fragmented memory Jesse has of that man is him trying to kill Jesse. But is his fragile memory reliable? Who's telling the truth and what is actually going on? Why was he in the hospital to begin with? A luxury BL thriller that will keep you wanting for more.(Source: Lezhin Comics)

9. It's Mine

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There’s nothing that Yo-Han Do doesn’t know about his crush, Da-Jeong. Where she sits in class, works after school... and even where she lives. But unable to approach her, he watches her every move from afar and will do anything to protect her. Anything. "What can I do to get closer to you?" Today, just like yesterday, Yo-Han Do is watching. (Source: WEBTOONS)

10. Ghost Teller

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You think your ghost stories are scary? Try listening to these stories from the ghosts themselves. (Source: WEBTOONS)

11. Unknown Code

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Alien invasions come in all shapes and sizes. This time, the Earth is under attack by "Unknown Codes" that infiltrate digital devices to eviscerate the human race. The only known way to counter these codes is to play their own game. An awkward mesh of men with different motives are recruited to fight. How is everything going to end?(Source: Lezhin)

12. Banhyang: The Remote Island

Synonyms: Echo, The Resonance

Se-Him’s field trip to Banhyang Island takes an ominous turn when a fierce storm leaves everyone stranded. As three students inexplicably vanish amidst the storm, Se-Him and his friends scramble to find out why. But, their desperate efforts only seem to drag them deeper into the island’s sinister secrets— every revelation intensifying the chilling forces lurking on the island, their chances of leaving the island seem uncertain by the day. (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)

13. Arma

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What if you developed superpowers that could change your life only to discover that these incredible abilities only worked on… animals? When you’re teenager Jin Lee, that’s a pretty strange concept to wrap your head around – especially when you wish your destructive powers could help you overcome the bullies who torment you at school instead. But Jin is quickly learning that there’s a place in this world for a special individual like him – and he’s definitely not the only one of his kind out there. (Source: WEBTOONS)

14. Rotten

Synonyms: Foul Smell, Putrefacto

Jae-Sin sees dead people, and Officer Han can sniff out evil. Literally. Their search for a missing friend leads them and professional stuntwoman Yu-Hyeon into a tangled web of vile cover-ups and twisted violence. Can they handle the overpowering stench of evil? (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)

15. Doppelganger Game

Synonyms: Game of Doppelgänger, Jeu de Double

A time bomb-like game starts in a certain girls-only high school! Every time the final bell rings, one person's soul is stolen away. (Source: Hour of Lunacy)

16. Confessions

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The ultimate revenge. "From now on, I will refer to them as Suspect A and Suspect B." Ms. Jang is moving on from teaching after her daughter was found dead in the school pool. Her death was deemed a tragic accident but Ms. Jang suspects otherwise. And before she resigns, she's about to reveal a shocking truth. (Source: Manta)Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

17. My Girlfriend

Synonyms: 我的诡异女友, 我的食人女友, แฟนสาวกินคน

One day, Ji-O is horrified to witness his girlfriend, Mi-Ho, devouring human flesh. How could this be happening? He's struggling to understand the events that transpired when Mi-Ho killed his close buddy. Ji-O flees in panic, only to run into his friend—whom he was sure was dead—still alive. Ji-O grapples with doubt, struggling to maintain his grip on sanity. Is Mi-Ho really the monster, or is everything just a horrible nightmare? (Source: WEBTOONS, edited)

18. Connect

Synonyms: 異感追擊: 連瞳

Seeing life through someone else’s eyes seems appealing, but less so when it’s your own eye that was gouged out by a murderous serial killer. Fortunately for Dongsu Ha, he’s a Connect – an immortal being with supernatural healing ability. Thanks to this strange power, Dongsu is able to see through his stolen eye, which the killer is still using. Dongsu must use this connection and his newfound ability to track down his killer and recover his eye before more innocent people are hurt, but at what cost? (Source: WEBTOONS)

19. Grasp

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Sojin Yeon, a temporary employee who posts her daily work life on her vlog, gets caught in the midst of a messy crime scene after the murder of her assistant manager. Her viewer ratings are escalating along with the shadows of her past latching onto her from moving forward. Can she break free from the mysterious crimes that are continuously occurring around her? (Source: WEBTOONS)

20. The Savior's Time

Synonyms: 救済の時間

When the youngest sister of the Yu family ends her own life, her elder brother begins to investigate her untimely death. The only clue left behind is the record of her messages on Savior -- a mysterious online community for those who need salvation from reality. (Source: WEBTOONS)

21. Fast Forward

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The final goal is to be the master of time. But in order to become the master, you must kill and steal. The universe has given powers to a select number of people. The only problem is, you can get your powers taken away... along with your life. The keepers of time will need to protect their powers or pay the ultimate price. (Source: WEBTOONS)

22. Distant Sky

Synonyms: Shin'en no Sora, Shinen no Sora, 深淵的天空

"Am I the only one still alive?" A boy wakes up to find himself in a building full of dead people, and Gangnam is shrouded in complete darkness. No cars, no electricity and no stars in the sky… Not only Gangnam but the entire city seems deserted.(Source: WEBTOONS)Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

23. Dear X

Synonyms: Cartas para X

Ajin Baek is an actress at the top of her game. She has everything. She’s a beautiful, award-winning actress, the public loves her, and she’s about to announce that she’s getting married. But on the night of the award ceremony, a news program exposes the darkness behind Ajin’s glittery exterior. Just how far was Ajin willing to go to get to where she is now? _The story consists of a total of four parts, and when the titles of each part are put together, it becomes one sentence, "Do Not Provoke the Heartless Monster"_ '(Source: WEBTOONS)

24. Youth Market

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Welcome to the dangerous money game. What if everyone who was still unemployed by the age of 29 was kidnapped and hunted for sport? Welcome to the dangerous world of the Youth Market. (Source: Manta)

If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Dwaejiuri, you're left wondering—what now? Luckily, there’s a whole world of stories out there that give off the same energy, whether it’s the intense fights, emotional backstories, or just that feeling of being completely hooked. The titles like Bastard, Sweet Home... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Dwaejiuri special in the first place. Of course, everyone’s taste is different, but I really think you’ll find something here that pulls you in. And hey—if you’ve got a favorite that didn’t make the list, I’d love to hear about it. I’m always looking for my next obsession.