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“Three elite mercenaries—Ares, Michael, and Baroona—fight in ancient Rome-like Chronos with mysterious pasts and unmatched skills.”
Vagrant Soldier Ares
떠돌이 용병 아레스
8.14
585 rank · 17,389 readers · 509 favorites
Action
Adventure
Drama
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Synopsis
Three elite mercenaries—Ares, Michael, and Baroona—fight in ancient Rome-like Chronos with mysterious pasts and unmatched skills.
The story takes place in an era similar to that of ancient Rome in a country called Chronos. It follows a group known as the Temple Mercenaries. In particular, the manhwa is about Ares, Michael and Baroona, three young warriors with mysterious pasts and surpassing skills... (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 11 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 0.96
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.96 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.73
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Jul 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Many people says don't judge a book by its cover, well... i did, but after i read the summary, I found it unusually interesting. Even though the art is not the type I would usually like, the...”
- 8 “If you like war stuff and fighting, then this is the type of manhwa for you. Despite being a fairly heavy topic, the characters and their interactions does not make it as depressing as some other...”
- 10 “This is the first Korean manga I read and I effing love it. One look at Ares and Michael, and the way that the manga is drawn, I immediately fell victim of addiction. At first it was quite...”
Verbosity
Short · 45%
Medium · 27%
Long · 27%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Vagrant Soldier Ares begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 207 × 26 ch × vol
- Total read 27h 36m approx
- Published Jan 2001 – Jan 2007
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M0994 catalog