Lights Out (manhwa)
Lights Out is the nine-volume manhwa written by Lee Myung-jin, the author of Ragnarok.
Lights Out | |
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어쩐지 좋은 일이 생길 것 같은 저녁 (Eojjeonji Joheun Il-i Saenggil Geot Gateun Jeonyeok) | |
Author | Lee Myung-jin |
English publisher | Tokyopop |
Other publishers
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Magazine | Comic Champ |
Original run | 1993 – 1994 |
Collected volumes | 9 |
The story is about the high school student Nam Gung Geon, a violent transfer student from the Chi Jon High School to Puk Ye High School. His life is changed by meeting Min Seung-Ah, the landlady of the inn named Fate, granddaughter of the inn owner, and also a beautiful girl. In the end, Geon meets many friends such as Sin Na-Rae, Kim Mi-Na, Ji-Ae, Kim Tae-Min, and Son Seo-Ho, and many girls have a crush on him because he wins the 2nd award of the Motor Grandprix.
Characters
Fate Inn
- Nam Gung Gun
The hero of the story. He was too violent but now he learns the power is not all for a man, the love is needed. He learns what friendship is. He now is one of the popular people of Seoul for winning the 2nd reward of the Motor Grandprix and his unbelievable strength.
- Min Seung-Ah
The heroine of the story. She is the granddaughter of the owner of the inn Fate. She is pretty, clever, soft and good-cooking. She and Gun after all are a couple.
- Kim Tae-Min
He is the closest friend of Gun in Puk Ye High School. He is the son of the President of the Galaxy Community. He sometimes acts like a fool with the bamboo hat and suddenly changes when removing the hat.
- Inn owner Min
Grandpa of Seung-Ah.
- So Deong-Re
A pervert guest of the inn. He sometimes fools Gun with "some tricks".
Puk Ye High School
- Sin Na-Rae
Close friend of Seung-Ah. She is called the Puk-Ye Radar web.
- Kim Mi-Na
First she was an experienced thief. Then she stops the thief-work and has a crush on Geon. Later, she and Tae-Min are a couple.
- Kim Tae-Min
- Son Seo-Ho
The boyfriend of Na-Rae. He's also the best friend of Tae-Min and Geon.
- Kang Eun-Hee
The chief of Puk Ye. He hates his girlish name so that he will kick the ass of all the "fools" who call him by his full name. His partners almost call him by Big Brother Kang. He has some junior partners such as the Puk-Do brothers.
Video game
In 1997, Korean software developer T.G. Entertainment produced a video game adaption of the manhwa for PC, which was only published in South Korea. It is a side-scrolling beat 'em up.