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“Legendary swordsman Majeh, now Hell's envoy, hunts escaped demons in the mortal world after a hellish disaster.”
King of Hell
魔帝 -마제-
7.61
2,660 rank · 9,942 readers · 188 favorites
Martial Arts
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Legendary swordsman Majeh, now Hell's envoy, hunts escaped demons in the mortal world after a hellish disaster.
Majeh was a great swordsman in life but in death he is merely an envoy to the next world for the King of Hell. It is later discovered that he is a legendary swordsman who was placed in a magical realm called the Moorim where the fiercest warriors stayed. When a disaster occurred in hell where the most wicked demons escaped into the world of Mortals, the King of Hell sends Majeh out to capture these escape demons... (Source: Wikipedia)
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8.7
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100%
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Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.47
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σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
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Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Feb 2009 → Jul 2011
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “If you’re looking for a series to read that offers action, adventure and tons of fighting this is the series for you. The story mostly revolves around the main character named Majeh who once upon a...”
- 9 “It’s been over 10 years now since this series has been first released in South Korea and after a decade later it’s still one of the best manhwa series that I’ve read and still going strong in South...”
- 9 “This is my first review but King Of Hell (KOH) deserves it! I am not good with technical ratings so I go with my personal opinions to give an overall rating. When I first started reading this...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 414 × 55 ch × vol
- Total read 55h 12m approx
- Published Jan 2001 – Jan 2015
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M0270 catalog