Noblesse (manhwa)

Noblesse is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon, written by Son Je-ho and illustrated by Lee Kwangsu. Noblesse was first posted on Naver Corporation's webtoon platform, Naver Webtoon, in December 2007 and concluded in January 2019. It was among the first webtoons to receive an official English translation at the launch of Line Webtoon in July 2014. The series has been adapted into an aeni in 2015, an original net animation (ONA) in 2016, and an anime television series by Production I.G that aired from October to December 2020 on Crunchyroll.

Plot

A powerful noble, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel (referred to as Rai), has been asleep for 820 years with no knowledge of mankind's advancement and scientific successes. At the start of the webtoon, Rai wakes up in an abandoned building in South Korea, and starts to get used to the modern world. He goes to a school, where he reunites with his loyal servant Frankenstein. With Frankenstein's help, Rai enrolls into high school and inadvertently befriends athletic teenager Shinwoo, computer geek Ikhan, and Shinwoo's crush Yuna, and a few others. Noblesse follows the group's often dangerous adventures against a secret organization while uncovering Rai's past.

Characters

• Cadis Etrama Di Raizel (a.k.a. Rai)
• A Noble from Lukedonia who holds the special title of Noblesse, which distinguishes him from all other Nobles as their hidden protector, their judge, and if necessary, executioner. He is Frankenstein's Master and currently attends Ye Ran High School in order to learn more about the modern human world.
• Frankenstein
• Raizel's devoted servant and has loyally served him for over 820 years. He is a scientist, whose abandoned research notes helped to bring the Union's scientific knowledge and technology to the advanced level it has reached in the series. Frankenstein is also the founder and current principal of Ye Ran High School, where he is known to all as the Principal. He is now the latest addition to the RK-5 bearing the title of "Number 0".
• Han Shinwoo (Spelt "Shinwu" in English) / Yusuke Tashiro (anime)
• John Omohundro (English)
• A student of Ye Ran High School and the first person to befriend Raizel after he wakes up from his 820-year slumber. He is also an incredibly skilled martial artist and Ikhan's best friend.
• Woo Ikhan / Manabu Kase (anime)
• A student at Ye Ran High School and Shinwoo's best friend. He is also a close friend of Frankenstein's household, where he usually hangs out with the rest of his friends. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to technology and hacking.
• Seo Yuna / Suh Yuna (ONA) / Emi Iwata (anime)
• A student of Ye Ran High School and a close friend of the Frankenstein household, where she regularly hangs out with the rest of the gang.
• Lim Sui
• Sui is a popular pop idol who is studying at Ye Ran High School. She first appeared in chapter 94 of the series, in which she is returning to school after doing her concert. Sui is friends with Ikhan, Shinwoo and Yuna; she is always shown hanging out with the group. She later joined Shinwoo and the others in visiting Frankenstein's house regularly.
• Muzaka
• The Previous Lord
• Ashleen
• Maduke
• Gejutel K. Landegre
• Lagus Tradio
• Roctis Kravei
• Urokai Agvain
• Zarga Siriana
• M-21
• M-24
• Jake
• Marie
• Regis K. Landegre
• Seira J. Loyard
• Tao
• Lucien Dodge (English)
• Takeo
• Kranz
• Shark
• Hammer
• Erga Kenesis Di Raskreia
• Ludis Mergas
• Karias Blerster
• Rajak Kertia
• Chris Hackney (English)
• Rael Kertia

Manhwa

Animation

Other media

On November 7, 2016, Air Seoul announced that it had collaborated with Naver Webtoon to produce a safety video. Some of the works shown here include Denma, The Sound of Heart, and Noblesse.[63]

In March 2016, four characters from Noblesse were added as player characters in Nexon's 2015 mobile game Fantasy War Tactics. For the duration of the month, various special Noblesse-related items were added, such as a "Noblesse Coin" and "Noblesse Black Coocoo" equipment.[64][65]

In June 2016, the Noblesse event returned, adding Raizel as a fifth hero.[66]

The first episode of Alpha is about the Union, the modified human, and the experimenter. At the end, there is a logo called JHS studio, which reveals that Alpha, and this work are in the same world. Because the representative of JHS studio is Son Je-ho, who was the author of this work.[67]

External links

• Official website on Naver Webtoon
• Official website on Line Webtoon
• Official anime website
• Author Jeho-Son's Blog
• Author Gwang-su's Blog
• Noblesse Official Fan Cafe
• Alpha on Naver Webtoon