The Warrior Returns, also known as Hero Has Returned (용사가 돌아왔다), is a Korean manhwa series written by NARACK and Illustrated by FUNGBACK. It began serialization in Naver Webtoon on June 7, 2021. An official English translation began serialization on September 26, 2021.
Plot[]
After saving one world, warrior Minsu Kim returns to Earth only to find that he’s lost everything... so he decides to destroy the world he used to call home. In his rampage, he kills teenager Jeongsu Park and his family. But instead of dying normally, Jeongsu is transported to another world, where he finds that he's now a warrior himself. After killing the demon king of this alternate world and honing his skills as a warrior, Jeongsu returns to earth, hell-bent on revenge against Minsu. As the two warriors fight with the fate of their country in the balance, who will emerge victorious?
Official Webtoon Summary[1]
Chapters/Episodes[]
Season 1[]
- 1. Minsu Kim - Soundtrack: Bless of Return
- 2. Jeongu Park
- 3. Somin Jeong
- 4. Seungu Jeon (1)
- 5. Seungu Jeon (2)
- 6. Su-a Shin (1)
- 7. Su-a Shin (2)
- 8. Su-a Shin (3)
- 9. The Protagonist - Soundtrack: Curse of Return
- 10. Jeonguk Choi (1)
- 11. Jeonguk Choi (2)
- 12. Jeonguk Choi (3)
- 13. The Warriors (1)
- 14. The Warriors (2) - Soundtrack: Eroe no.1
- 15. The Warriors (3) - Soundtrack: Eroe no.2
- 16. The Warriors (4)
- 17. Yerin Ma (1)
- 18. Yerin Ma (2)
- 19. Yerin Ma (3)
- 20. The Old Guard (1)
- 21. The Old Guard (2)
- 22. The Old Guard (3)
- 23. The Old Guard (4)
- 24. The Old Guard (5)
- 25. The Old Guard (6)
- 26. The Old Guard (7)
- 27. The Old Guard (8)
- 28. The Old Guard (9)
- 29. The Old Guard (10)
- 30. The Old Guard (11)
- 31. The Old Guard (12)
- 32. The Old Guard (13) - Soundtrack: Death throes
- 33. The Old Guard (14)
- 34. The Old Guard (15)
- 35. The Old Guard (16)
- 36. The Old Guard (17)
- 37. The Old Guard (18)
- 38. The Old Guard (19) - Soundtrack: Hope
- 39. Teammates (1)
- 40. Teammates (2)
- 41. Teammates (3)
- 42. Teammates (4)
- 43. Teammates (5)
- 44. Teammates (6)
- 45. Minsu Kim (2) - Soundtrack: Libera Me
- 46. Minsu Kim (3) - Soundtrack: Loop
- 47. Relics (1)
- 48. Relics (2)
- 49. Relics (3)
- 50. Relics (4)
- 51. Relics (5)
- 52. Relics (6)
- 53. Relics (7) - Soundtrack: Promise
- 54. Relics (8)
- 55. Relics (9)
- 56. Relics (10)
- 57. Relics (11)
- 58. Relics (12)
- 59. Relics (13)
- 60. Relics (14)
- 61. Relics (15)
- 62. Seongjun Lee (1)
- 63. Seongjun Lee (2) - Soundtrack: Rewind
- 64. Seongjun Lee (3) - Soundtrack: Da Capo
- 65. Seongjun Lee (4)
- 66. Seongjun Lee (5)
- 67. Uiho Jeong (1)
- 68. Uiho Jeong (2)
- 69. Uiho Jeong (3)
- 70. Uiho Jeong (4)
- 71. Uiho Jeong (5)
- 72. Uiho Jeong (6)
- 73. Uiho Jeong (7)
- 74. Uiho Jeong (8)
- 75. Uiho Jeong (9)
- 76. Minsu Kim (4)
- 77. Belgis (1)
- 78. Belgis (2)
- 79. Belgis (3)
- 80. Seongjun Lee (6)
- 81. Seongjun Lee (7) - Soundtrack: Look Back
- 82. Seongjun Lee (8) - Soundtrack: Fermata
- 83. Seongjun Lee (9) - Soundtrack: Fine
- 84. The Opposer (1) - Season 1 Finale
- AAW. Season 1 Afterward (Author Q&A)
Season 0[]
- PL. Prologue: The Defeated - Soundtrack: Bless of Return
- 85. Yuseong Jin (1)
- 86. Yuseong Jin (2)
- 87. Yuseong Jin (3)
- 88. Yuseong Jin (4)
- 89. Dohun Lim (1) - Soundtrack: Another Clock
- 90. Dohun Lim (2)
- 91. Dohun Lim (3)
- 92. Dohun Lim (4) - Soundtrack: Life Eater
- 93. Dohun Lim (5) - Soundtrack: Life Hitter
- 94. Dohun Lim (6) - Soundtrack: Baekhwa
- 95. Believer (1)
- 96. Believer (2)
- 97. Believer (3)
- 98. Believer (4)
- 99. Believer (5)
- 100. Believer (6)
- 101. Believer (Final)
- 102. Junho Yu (1) - Soundtrack: ?
- 103. Junho Yu (2)
- 104. Mareum Yoon (1) - Soundtrack: ?
- 105. Mareum Yoon (2)
- 106. Taeil Choi (1)
- 107. Taeil Choi (2)
- 108. Taeil Choi (3)
- 109. Taeil Choi (4)
- 110. Taeil Choi (5)
- 111. Taeil Choi (6)
- 112. Taeil Choi (7) - Soundtrack: ?
- 113. Taeil Choi (8) - Soundtrack: ?
- 114. Taeil Choi (9) - Soundtrack: ?
- 115. Taeil Choi (10)
- 116. Taeil Choi (11) - Soundtrack: ?
- 117. The Martyred
- 118. The Architect (1)
- 119. The Architect (2)
- 120. Hwarang Hong (1)
- 121. Hwarang Hong (2)
- 122. Hwarang Hong (3) - Soundtrack: ?
- 123. Hwarang Hong (4)
- 124. Hwarang Hong (5)
- 125. Hwarang Hong (6)
- 126. Seonhwa Yu (1)
- 127. Seonhwa Yu (2)
- 128. Seonhwa Yu (3)
- 129. Seonhwa Yu (4)
- 130. Seonhwa Yu (5)
- 131. Seonhwa Yu (6)
- 132. Seonhwa Yu (7)
- 133. Seonhwa Yu (8)
- 134. Seonhwa Yu (9)
- 135. Seonhwa Yu (10)
- 136. Seonhwa Yu (11)
- 137. Seonhwa Yu (12)
- 138. Seonhwa Yu (13)
- 139. Seonhwa Yu (14)
- 140. Jiwon Ahn (1)
- 141. Jiwon Ahn (2)
- 142. Jiwon Ahn (3)
- 143. Jiwon Ahn (4)
- 144. Junho Yu (3)
- 145. Junho Yu (4)
- 146. The Opposer (2) - Season 0 Finale
Season 2[]
- 147. Season 2 Prologue: Doom War (1)
- 148. Doom War (2)
- 149. Doom War (3)
- 150. Doom War (4)
- 151. Doom War (5)
- 152. Doom War (6)
- 153. Doom War (7)
- 154. Doom War (8)
- 155. Doom War (9)
- 156. Doom War (10)
Trivia[]
- Since its release, there has been ongoing debate within the fandom about whether or not Minsu Kim should be considered the true protagonist of the narrative. Common reasons include him being the first Warrior to appear, debuting in Episode 1 of Season 1, as well as readers following his exploits and watching him change over time to an extent not normally seen with non-protagonist characters. However, the author of the story, NARACK, has explicitly stated that this is not the case and that their intention has always been for Jeongsu Park to be the sole protagonist of the story. Consequently, the debate can be viewed as one over preference rather than fact.