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Peace in Gang-Ho, the home for wandering fighters and the stage for China's Clan Wars, is disturbed when Yongbi - a seemingly goofy bounty hunter unknown to the rest of Gang-Ho - comes to town looking to claim the bounty for Gu-Hee, the leader of Gang-Ho's most powerful clan of assassins.
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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July 21, 2016
Rating, 4.5
Original title: 용비불패
English title: Yongbi the Invincible
Author: Ryu Ki-woon (류기운)
Artist: Moon Jung-hoo (문정후)
Country of origin: South Korea
Genre: Martial arts, Comedy, Shounen, Adventure, Historical
Volumes total: 23 (Collector's Edition, 15)
Volume 01 / Chapters: 01-11
Yongbi is a bounty hunter. He is uncommonly good at what he does considering his not too menacing and not too bright appearance (sometimes is genuinely dense). He travels the country in the company of his faithful and eccentric (for lack of better description) horse, Biryong.
His lust for pretty women is overshadowed only by his love of money. Not a pure-hearted hero, our Yongbi. But there is more to him that meets the eye .... and we have time.
In the first volume, Yongbi is taking his captive Goo Hwi, the notorious leader of the Black Snakes, to Hobuk province to collect the reward. After fending off various attacks from the Black Snakes and thwarting Goo Hwi's attempts of escape, Yongbi saves the only son of the head of the Geumcheonbo, the largest merchant clan in the country. The child buys Yongbi's services in order to reach his relatives in town.
This was an enjoyable romp. A little outdated, a little roll-eye-worthy with some jokes (like that prison scene with the muscle men trying to give Goo Hwi a "warm welcome" ), over the top at moments, but all-in-all a great fun. The drawing style is more manga than manhwa, at least the manhwa I've read so far (I think). It is a long running series, so I'll see how it goes for at least two volumes before committing myself to it.
P.S.
Biryong and Goo Hwi were hillarious. Yongbi was alright, but the crazy horse and the villain were a hoot.
Original title: 용비불패
English title: Yongbi the Invincible
Author: Ryu Ki-woon (류기운)
Artist: Moon Jung-hoo (문정후)
Country of origin: South Korea
Genre: Martial arts, Comedy, Shounen, Adventure, Historical
Volumes total: 23 (Collector's Edition, 15)
Volume 01 / Chapters: 01-11
Yongbi is a bounty hunter. He is uncommonly good at what he does considering his not too menacing and not too bright appearance (sometimes is genuinely dense). He travels the country in the company of his faithful and eccentric (for lack of better description) horse, Biryong.
His lust for pretty women is overshadowed only by his love of money. Not a pure-hearted hero, our Yongbi. But there is more to him that meets the eye .... and we have time.
In the first volume, Yongbi is taking his captive Goo Hwi, the notorious leader of the Black Snakes, to Hobuk province to collect the reward. After fending off various attacks from the Black Snakes and thwarting Goo Hwi's attempts of escape, Yongbi saves the only son of the head of the Geumcheonbo, the largest merchant clan in the country. The child buys Yongbi's services in order to reach his relatives in town.
This was an enjoyable romp. A little outdated, a little roll-eye-worthy with some jokes (like that prison scene with the muscle men trying to give Goo Hwi a "warm welcome" ), over the top at moments, but all-in-all a great fun. The drawing style is more manga than manhwa, at least the manhwa I've read so far (I think). It is a long running series, so I'll see how it goes for at least two volumes before committing myself to it.
P.S.
Biryong and Goo Hwi were hillarious. Yongbi was alright, but the crazy horse and the villain were a hoot.
January 22, 2022
The comedy and the constant changing of the art was really wearing me out…
August 26, 2016
Great manga to read. I read it and enjoyed reading the adventures of Yongbi. A must read
July 28, 2022
Yongbi jest łowcą nagród. Może i biegnie tam, gdzie mu płaca, ale zawsze postępuje honorowo. Oczywiście, jeśli brać pod uwagę, ze jest zgodny z własnym, a nie ogólnoprzyjętym kodeksem moralnym. Może wygląda na młokosa, ale krzepy mu nie brakuje. Podróżuje po kraju w towarzystwie swojego wiernego i dość ekscentrycznego (z braku lepszego opisu) konia Piryonga. Nie odmówi żadnej kobiecie. I wcale nie mówię tylko o pomocy niewiastom. Szczery, prosty w obyciu. Czasem aż za prosty i za bezpośredni. W komiksie jest raczej związany z elementem komicznym niż poważną fabułą.
Polskie wydanie tej manhwy liczy ledwo trzy tomy. To jest dokładnie tyle by zaciekawić, ale nie wciągnąć. Co znajdziemy w tych tomikach. Yongbi zabiera pojmanego Kuhwi Dzondzanwang, przywódcę grupy bandyckiej Czarnych Węży, do zamku Hobuk, aby odebrać nagrodę. Po odparciu różnych ataków Czarnych Węży i udaremnieniu prób ucieczki Kuhwi, Yongbi ratuje jedynego syna przywódcy kupców Kim Cheon Bo, największego klanu kupieckiego w kraju. Dziecko kupuje usługi Yongbi, aby dotrzeć do swoich krewnych w mieście. Okazuje się jednak, że dziecko jest kimś więcej niż potomkiem bogacza. I medalion, który otrzymał Yongbi jako zapłatę, też ma więcej wartości niż myśleli!
Więcej na: https://www.monime.pl/yongbi-tom-1-3/
Polskie wydanie tej manhwy liczy ledwo trzy tomy. To jest dokładnie tyle by zaciekawić, ale nie wciągnąć. Co znajdziemy w tych tomikach. Yongbi zabiera pojmanego Kuhwi Dzondzanwang, przywódcę grupy bandyckiej Czarnych Węży, do zamku Hobuk, aby odebrać nagrodę. Po odparciu różnych ataków Czarnych Węży i udaremnieniu prób ucieczki Kuhwi, Yongbi ratuje jedynego syna przywódcy kupców Kim Cheon Bo, największego klanu kupieckiego w kraju. Dziecko kupuje usługi Yongbi, aby dotrzeć do swoich krewnych w mieście. Okazuje się jednak, że dziecko jest kimś więcej niż potomkiem bogacza. I medalion, który otrzymał Yongbi jako zapłatę, też ma więcej wartości niż myśleli!
Więcej na: https://www.monime.pl/yongbi-tom-1-3/
August 12, 2022
Dari gambar kalian bisa melihat siapa pemeran utamanya. Yak betul, kudanya steal the show. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. KASI TAU KOBO ADA KUDA LAWAK T___T
NGGAK PEDULI MASALALU YONG BI MAU KAYAK GIMANA. YANG PENTING BI RYONG (KUDANYA) NGGAK MATI! BODO AMAT XD XD XD XD XD XD
NGGAK PEDULI MASALALU YONG BI MAU KAYAK GIMANA. YANG PENTING BI RYONG (KUDANYA) NGGAK MATI! BODO AMAT XD XD XD XD XD XD
October 11, 2018
Pretty good series, The story’s not all that great but the artwork is pretty great 👌😁💕⚔️
January 19, 2022
Entertaining manhwa I found by coincidence, thought I would give it a read. While there are some dated tropes it kept me from being bored and the art took my back to the styles of 80s-90s manga.
March 20, 2012
This bizarre little Korean story involves supernaturally strong martial artists, skilled assassins, and a carnivorous horse. The story was fun, but the artwork was more than a little confusing in a few points, so I couldn't give it more than three stars.
The central character is a bounty hunter, and his horse is clearly the more intelligent of the pair, but he's clearly not just a horse. Between his super-keen senses and his diet, clearly there's something more going on with the horse, but it isn't made clear in this first book of a longer series.
There's a lot of slapstick humor, including a lot of body function humor and funny nude scenes. Yongbi's greed and apparent amorality wear thin by the end of the first volume, so some may not like it. It did have the funniest use of a piece of clothing as a martial arts weapon that I have ever encountered, though.
The central character is a bounty hunter, and his horse is clearly the more intelligent of the pair, but he's clearly not just a horse. Between his super-keen senses and his diet, clearly there's something more going on with the horse, but it isn't made clear in this first book of a longer series.
There's a lot of slapstick humor, including a lot of body function humor and funny nude scenes. Yongbi's greed and apparent amorality wear thin by the end of the first volume, so some may not like it. It did have the funniest use of a piece of clothing as a martial arts weapon that I have ever encountered, though.
September 1, 2014
funny and different.
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