Viral Hit

Viral Hit (Korean: 싸움독학; RR: Ssaumdokhak, Japanese: 喧嘩独学, romanized: Kenka Dokugaku, lit. 'How to Fight') is a South Korean manhwa released as a free webtoon written by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun. It has been serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 2019, with the individual chapters being collected and published into ten volumes as of June 2025.

Viral Hit
Manhwa cover of Viral Hit/How To Fight volume 1
싸움독학
Genre	Action, Martial arts
Author	Taejun Pak
Illustrator	Kim Junghyun
Webtoon service	Naver Webtoon (Korean) Line Manga (Japanese) Line Webtoon (English)
Original run	November 15, 2019 – 2024
Volumes	10
Anime television series
Directed by	Masakazu Hishida
Written by	Toshiya Ono
Music by	Yutaka Yamada
Studio	Okuruto Noboru
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Fuji TV (+Ultra)
Original run	April 11, 2024 – June 27, 2024
Episodes	12

Viral Hit
Korean name
Hangul	싸움독학
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Ssaumdokhak McCune–Reischauer Ssaumdokhak
Japanese name
Kanji	喧嘩独学
Kana	けんかどくがく
Transcriptions Romanization Kenka Dokugaku

The webtoon has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022; and also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru aired from April to June 2024 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.

Characters

The main cast of Viral Hit.

Yoo Ho-bin (유호빈; Yu Hobin)

Voiced by: Satoshi Niwa^[1] (Japanese); Brandon Acosta^[2] (English)

Japanese name: Kota Shimura (志村光太, Shimura Kota)

Woo Ji-hyuk (우지혁; U Jihyeok)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto^[1] (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle^[2] (English)

Japanese name: Toru Kaneko (金子亨, Kaneko Toru)

Ga Eul (가을; Ga Eul)

Voiced by: Fairouz Ai^[1] (Japanese); Trina Nishimura^[2] (English)

Japanese name: Aki Yashio (八潮秋, Yashio Aki)

Choi Bo-mi (최보미; Choe Bomi)

Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa^[1] (Japanese); Molly Zhang^[2] (English)

Japanese name: Kaho Asamiya (朝宮夏帆, Asamiya Kaho)

Ppakgo (빡고)

Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi^[1] (Japanese); Corey Wilder^[2] (English)

Japanese name: Hamaken (ハマケン)

Seong Tae-hoon (성태훈; Seong Taehun)

Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa^[1] (Japanese); Austin Tindle^[3] (English)

Japanese name: Reo Shinjo (新庄玲央, Shinjo Reo)

Yeo Roo-mi (여루미; Yeo Rumi)

Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama^[1] (Japanese); Morgan Lauré^[2] (English)

Japanese name: Rumi Meguro (目黒ルミ, Meguro Rumi)

Kim Moon-seong (김문성; Gim Munseong)

Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura^[1] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo^[2] (English)

Japanese name: Tatsuya Ōgi (扇達也, Ōgi Tatsuya)

Ssamdak (쌈닥)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita^[1] (Japanese); Chris Rager^[4] (English)

Japanese name: Tou-Kei (闘鶏, Tōkei)

Media

Webtoon

Created by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun, the manhwa has been serialized as a webtoon in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 15, 2019,^[5] and has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022.^[6] It is also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 4, 2020.^[7][8]

No.	Korean release date	Korean ISBN
1	July 31, 2021[9]	979-1-19-122588-4
2	February 15, 2022[10][11]	979-1-16-769031-9 979-1-16-769065-4 (SE)
3	June 16, 2022[12]	979-1-16-769134-7
4	September 30, 2022[13]	979-1-16-769169-9
5	February 15, 2023[14]	979-1-16-769193-4
6	July 15, 2023[15]	979-1-16-769231-3
7	December 15, 2023[16]	979-1-16-769284-9
8	December 15, 2023[17]	979-1-16-769285-6
9	May 15, 2024[18]	979-1-16-769298-6
10	June 30, 2025[19]	979-1-16-769358-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 10, 2024.^[20] The series is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Masakazu Hishida, with Toshiya Ono writing series scripts, Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters, Yutaka Yamada composing the music,^[21] and production handled by Slowcurve.^[22] It aired from April 11 to June 27, 2024, on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.^[6][a] The opening theme song is "Wild Boy", performed by MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE, while the ending theme song is "Viral Hack", performed by Crab Kani Club.^[23] Crunchyroll streamed the series.^[6]

Episodes

No.	Title [24][b]	Directed by [c]	Written by [c]	Storyboarded by [c]	Original release date [a]
1	"First Upload" Transliteration: "Hatsu Tōkō" (Japanese: 初投稿)	Masakazu Hishida	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
2	"I Have to Become Stronger" Transliteration: "Tsuyoku Naranakya" (Japanese: 強くならなきゃ)	Hitomi Ezoe	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18)[d]
3	"The Date" Transliteration: "Dēto" (Japanese: デート)	Masakazu Hishida	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)[e]
4	"Humiliation" Transliteration: "Kutsujoku" (Japanese: 屈辱)	Masakazu Hishida	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)[f]
5	"Friends" Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達)	Masakazu Hishida	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
6	"The Devil" Transliteration: "Akuma" (Japanese: 悪魔)	Masakazu Hishida	Kakuzō Nanmanji	Masakazu Hishida	May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16)[g]
7	"Special Training" Transliteration: "Tokkun" (Japanese: 特訓)	Masakazu Hishida, Yuki Iwasaki	Kakuzō Nanmanji	Masakazu Hishida	May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23)
8	"A Real Fight" Transliteration: "Jissen" (Japanese: 実戦)	Masakazu Hishida	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	May 30, 2024 (2024-05-30)
9	"Friends" Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達)	Yuki Iwasaki	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	June 6, 2024 (2024-06-06)
10	"A New Opponent" Transliteration: "Aratana Teki" (Japanese: 新たな敵)	Hitomi Ezoe	Kakuzō Nanmanji	Masakazu Hishida	June 13, 2024 (2024-06-13)
11	"A Tight Feeling in the Chest" Transliteration: "Mune ga Kurushī" (Japanese: 胸が苦しい)	Takahiko Kyōgoku	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)
12	"Joy" Transliteration: "Shiawase" (Japanese: 幸せ)	Masakazu Hishida	Toshiya Ōno	Masakazu Hishida	June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)[e]

Live-action adaptations

Several South Korean, Turkish, French, and German live-action adaptations of the franchise were announced.^{[additional citation(s) needed]}

Reception

In 2022, the webtoon was selected as a jury-recommended work in the manga section of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival.^[26][8]

In Japan, Viral Hit garnered 460 million views and 2 billion in global by February 2024.^[27][28]

Notes

1. Fuji TV lists the series premiere on April 10, 2024 at 24:55, which is effectively April 11 at 12:55 a.m. JST.
2. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.^[25]
3. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
4. This episode aired at 1:25 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
5. This episode aired at 1:10 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
6. This episode aired at 1:15 a.m. JST, 20 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.
7. This episode aired at 1:05 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on Fuji TV.