Best Manhwa With Child Protagonists

best manhwa with child protagonists

Best Manhwa With Child Protagonists

  • Manhwa often features teenage or young adult protagonists to appeal to the target demographic and facilitate audience immersion.
  • However, there are unique stories that put children at the center, offering different perspectives and exploring growth and identity.
  • Different manhwa titles, such as Lottery Princess and Lady Baby, showcase child protagonists in various genres, including fantasy, reincarnation, and time travel.

In most manhwa, the protagonists are either teenagers or young adults because that is the largest demographic most likely to read webcomics and manhwa online. Using a protagonist of similar age, the author can help their audience insert themselves into the story and keep them invested.

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Of course, that’s not always the case. Manhwa is so great because there are plenty of stories written from different perspectives. For example, children see the world much differently, since they haven’t experienced enough compared to a teenager. Whether they’re reincarnated, sent back in time, or just five years old, children can be the center of amazing stories.

Lottery Princess

MyAnimeList Score: N/A

  • Published: 2022 to Present
  • Genre/Themes: Fantasy, Isekai, Reincarnation, Time Travel
  • Author: Sihyun Moon
  • Illustrator: Dohin and Borimyeol

One way children become protagonists is when someone is reincarnated with their memories. Normally, the time spent as a child is quite short, but in Lottery Princess the main character stays a baby. Her name is Shushu, and by the power of a heavenly lottery, she is now living her third life.

To not die too quickly, God gives her a special power: the power of streaming. Shushu can see the opinions people have of her—like a chat log on Twitch, and as she grows her “audience,” she gets more special powers and tools. It’s a fun manhwa with great characters and illustrations.

The Male Lead’s Little Lion Daughter

MyAnimeList Score: 7.91

  • Published: 2021 to Present
  • Genre/Themes: Drama, Fantasy, Isekai, Reincarnation
  • Author: Latine
  • Illustrator: Ttona

When they’re reincarnated, the protagonist isn’t always in a great position. Leonia was stuck in an abusive orphanage that was working in human trafficking before the story started. It was only by luck that she remembered the novel she was in and convinced the duke to adopt her.

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While this is a cute story, the characterization is better than most. A problem with child protagonists is that they tend to stagnate, continuing the story with no real change. Leonia is actively growing in the story, learning her new role and confronting identity issues stemming from her reincarnation.

ReLife Player

MyAnimeList Score: 6.78

  • Published: 2022 to Present
  • Genre/Theme: Action, Fantasy, Time Travel
  • Author: Siyun
  • Illustrator: Studio Maru

Action manhwa rarely keeps their child protagonist, most likely because it wouldn’t make sense for a kid to be doing outrageous stunts and confronting evil. There’s almost always a time skip after the first two arcs. ReLife Player just runs with it, following Noh Eunha as a child while he tries to prevent the tragedies of his last life.

Despite having a child protagonist, this manhwa doesn’t shy away from combat or violence. Set in a world of hunters where dungeons open and monsters exist, the story is quite graphic in some places. It sets up an interesting contrast between a happy family life and the hard life of a hunter.

Lady Baby

MyAnimeList Score: 6.64

  • Published: 2018 to Present
  • Genres/Themes: Fantasy, Mystery, Time Travel
  • Author: Haeon Ju
  • Illustrator: Pinkmint (Art)

For characters who reincarnate or regress, being a fully grown adult in a baby’s body can be troubling. They can’t move on their own or communicate clearly, and they must act their age. In Lady Baby, Calliope goes back in time, but she doesn’t care that she’s a baby. She starts speaking in full sentences as soon as possible.

This manhwa focuses on the family dynamic and their doting on Calliope. It’s a cute story full of heartwarming moments and funny characters. She does eventually grow up in the story, but for the majority of it, she’s still a child.

The Hammer

MyAnimeList Score: 6.74

  • Published: 2022 to Present
  • Genres/Theme: Action, Fantasy, Time Travel
  • Author: Painkiller
  • Illustrator: Mensu

In time travel stories, no one ever talks about the actual time travel. In this manhwa, Tiny is one of the strongest knights to exist, but he’s sent back in time with the task of meeting the Sword Emperor and telling him about future crises. If he fails, demons will destroy the world.

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Using the influence and power of the Sword Emperor, Tiny is able to get proper training and learn how to use magic, things he sorely missed in his last life. This manhwa is great because Tiny stays for most of it. He ends up with a bigger body, but technically he’s still a child.

Kill The Dragon

MyAnimeList Score: 6.82

  • Published: 2022 to Present
  • Genres/Theme: Action, Fantasy, Military
  • Author: Baeksu Gwijok
  • Illustrator: Miss Jisu

Post-apocalyptic and dystopian settings have always been popular, even more so when movies like The Hunger Games and Divergent were released. In this manhwa, humanity faces the world-ending power of dragons, and the only ones capable of defending the planet are psykers.

Psykers are a new generation born during the conflict, and so many of them are children. These children go through training and surgery to adjust their bodies and raise their abilities, resulting in them looking like adults. Despite being twelve years old, they are tasked with fighting on the frontlines.

The Flower That Was Bloomed By A Cloud

MyAnimeList Score: 7.05

  • Published: 2019 to 2021
  • Chapters: 126
  • Genre/Themes: Romance, Historical, Love Polygon
  • Author: Bionhu
  • Illustrator: Bionhu

This manhwa is a true Bildungsroman, a coming-of-age story, about the last princess in an eastern Asian empire named Hong Lyon, who is neglected and shunned due to her late mother’s poor status. Her life changes when she meets Dowun. He offers to teach her how to be a princess in exchange for power. As a result, the two get married.

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The story starts when Hong Lyon is just a little girl. However, as she continues to learn, she discovers herself through the growing pains, the things she wants and wants to do. This is in between political struggle, power grabs, and problems in her love life. It’s a bit of a slow start, but it’s worth it.

The Adventures Of A Demon Lord’s Daughter

MyAnimeList Score: 6.48

  • Published: 2019 – 2022
  • Chapters: 155
  • Genre/Themes: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Isekai, Reincarnation
  • Author: Yeowool
  • Illustrator: Eunmin

Getting isekai’d is all certain characters want. Their lives were bad enough to crave a different world. Joara was running away from her troubles when she died, but she was reincarnated as Irene the baby born between an angel and a demon king. In this life, she is doted on and loved.

Most of the antics come from supporting characters, giving the manhwa a slice-of-life feel to it. The romance aspect in the latter half is a little drawn out, but it’s not too bad because the potential love interests are fun. However, the best part is when she’s still a baby.

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