Treasure Hunting

Treasure Hunting (Korean: 보물찾기; RR: Bomulchatgi) is a Manhwa series by Kang Gyung-Hyo.[1] The series has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide.[2]

This article is about the comic series. For the act of hunting for treasure, see Treasure hunting.

The series introduces South Korean readers to different countries around the world, their history, geography and culture, through the eponymous treasure hunt for a lost, hidden or stolen artifact that is culturally or historically significant to the particular country.

It also mentions any historical ties between South Korea and the country being visited. In translations for different countries, this introduction is changed accordingly for the target readers.

Background

The primary character of the series is the young but precocious Pang-Yi who accompanied his uncle, the Professor Gu-Bon, on various foreign trips for archaeology or historical studies. They encounter a clue to some legendary lost, and the hunt would take them across the country, bringing them to sights and experiences significant to the country.

Pang-Yi's rival is Do To-ri, a child prodigy, though they are willing to work together occasionally.

Characters

Main characters
  • Ji Pang-yi (지팡이): The protagonist of the main series. He is a precocious boy with amazing knowledge of history and power of observation. Pang-Yi was able to visit numerous historically or archaeologically important sites and fell into adventures recovering lost historically treasures. A running joke in the earlier series had him matched with a pretty girl from each country visited.
  • Professor Ji Gu-bon (지구본): Famous archaeologist who was often invited overseas for conferences or expert advice. He is portrayed as a fat gourmand with a brilliant mind. Once, he lost a lot of weight and he became quite a handsome man.
  • Yi Eun-ju (이은주): Man-crazy Research Assistant to Professor Gu-Bon. She holds a crush on Dr. Pal-yi and Mark, despite them being the antagonists.
  • Do To-ri (도토리): Pang-Yi's rival, but he is actually caring about Pang-yi. His IQ is 180. but he has no luck with girls, untalented in mathematics, and suffers from acrophobia. Dotori's mentor is his father, Dr. Dotoran.
  • Dr. Do To-ran (도토란): Academic rival to Professor Gu-Bon. While Prof Gu-Bon was mainly based in Korea, Dr. To-ran worked extensively for long periods overseas and appeared more cosmopolitan. His IQ is slightly higher than his son, To-ri.
  • Do Re-mi (도레미): Do To-ri's younger sister. She is less intelligent than her brother and friendlier towards Pang-Yi. She is interested in art.
  • Dr. Bong Pal-yi (봉팔이): One of main antagonist of the main series, and the protagonist in the prequel series. In the main series, he use his handsome looks to fool many females into helping him to steal treasures.
  • Bong Ja-ba (봉자바): One of main antagonist of the main series. She is Pal-yi's cousin. She is good at martial arts and uses her abilities to fight. Despite this, she was arrested.
  • Mark Youngman (마크 영맨): One of main antagonists of the main series. He is a member of the Treasure Master's . Like Pal-yi, he is a handsome man and made Eun-ju fall in love with him. Unlike the other antagonists in this series, he escapes Interpol and he is never arrested by any police. His real nationality is unknown.
  • Wanda Kim (완다 김) : Pal-ri's mother. She usually supports her son in his effort to steal treasures.

Supporting characters

• Ko & Kai : They are Dr. Bong Pal-Yi's henchmen. Ko is fat but Kai is thin. They met Dr. Pal-Yi since they were children.

• Katherine/Sophie : First appears in France. She is a rich girl who acts like a spoiled brat and she likes Pangyi and Dotori. Her name is as same as Katherine of Medici.

• Nuree : First appears in Turkey. He likes Dotori, But later like Reyna, the girl in Israel. He is Muslim.

• Reyna : First appears in Israel. She wants to choose her own religion, but later she wants to be proudly Jewish just like her parents.

• Nguen Bun Hong : First appears in Vietnam. He loves to cook Pho. He is the third generation of chef after his father and grandfather.

• Windy : First appears in Iraq. She is Pangyi's friend. She is a member of UNESCO.

• Shun Li : First appears in China. She is a Chinese fighter. Her hair looks like a Chinese snack.

• Maria : First appears in Brazil. She is a Brazilian natural explorer. She is Professor Ji Gubon's friend and he likes her, too.

• Mr. Hudson : First appears in Egypt. He is an Egyptian oil millionaire. He wants Pangyi and Dotori team to help him hunting treasure in pyramid that he discovered. Yi Eun Ju has a crush on him.

• Raffi : First appears in New Zealand. He is a Maori warrior whose grandfather is a tribal chief. He likes to play rugby. His favourite Rugby team is the All black team.

• Kena : First appears in New Zealand. He is Maori tribal chief. He used to be a Maori warrior. He wants his grandson Raffi to be a Maori warrior just like him.

• Mrs. Misra : First appears in India. She is a beautiful Indian woman. She is Tandoori's mother. Professor Ji Gubon has a crush on her.

• Tandoori : First appears in India. He is a boy that looks like a girl because he never cut his hair. His religion is Sikh.

• Professor Will : He is an old English man. He is Professor Ji Gubon and Professor Do Toran's teacher.

• Vice Professor Albert : First appears in UK. He is a rich English man. He is Professor Will's rival. He has a treasure of his own and he likes to make a competition for Pangyi vs Bong Palyi team. He wants them to battle to get his treasure.

• Jose : First appears in Cuba. He is a Cuban baseball player.

• Amelia : First appears in Cuba. She is Jose's aunt. She is a Cuban doctor. Professor Ji Gubon has a crush on her.

• Anna : First appears in Cuba. She is a pirate. She wants to steal all the treasure in the ocean. She is a relative of Davy Jones.

• Pepper : First appears in Mozambique. He is a Mozambican soldier. He can fight very good. He wants to own AK-47 gun of Mozambique.

• Tom : First appears in UK. Student Council President receive message from 008. His parents were dead and later adopted by Dr. Bong Palyi.

• Vivika : First appears in Austria. She is an adopted child of President Rudolf. She is a musician who can play violin really good. She is Katherine's cousin.

• President Rudolf : First appears in Austria. He is a rich Austrian man who adopted Vivika as his daughter. He is secretly a Treasure master.

• Rud Fanbasten : First appears in Netherlands. He is an Art teacher of a university in Netherlands. He is secretly a Treasure Master.

• Mr. Fanbasten : First appears in Netherlands. He is a fat man who likes cheese. He looks like Santa Clause. He is Rud's father.

• Emily : First appears in Netherlands. She is a Dutch florist. Her picture was founded in one of Rud's paintings.

• Alex/Alexia : A Romanian guy who breaks up with his girlfriend and becomes a girl because of his ex-girlfriend's magic potion.

• Choyeiji/Takuya/James : First appears in Japan. He is a Japanese-Korean boy who does not like his own name. He has 3 names. English name = James, Japanese name = Takuya, Korean name = Choyeiji. Pangyi likes to call him Broken eyebrow. He has crush on Doremi as seen on Korea.

• Elóise : A Québécois girl whom secretly a witch. She is Alex's ex-girlfriend. First appears in Québec.

• Mobile : First appears in Myanmar. She is a Thai girl who lives in Myanmar and the main character in Lithuania. Pangyi likes to call her brat but she is sometimes smart and sometimes arrogant.

• Anne : First appears in Germany. She is an innocent sweet girl. She likes German history and playing piano. She likes Nazi.

• Emir : First appears in Germany. He is Anne's twin brother. He likes to play football. He is a lady boy.

• Jens : First appears in Germany. He runs away from his father because his father is a Nazi. He has his own house. He is Anne and Emir's father.

• Carl : He is Jens's father, Anne and Emir's grandpa. He used to be Nazi, SS officer. Right now he is an old man that lives in a hospital in Munich. He is the only Nazi left that know about the gold treasures.

• Hera : First appears in Greece. Her name is as same as Greek goddess name. She lives in Crete island. She likes Greek mythology. Both Pangyi and Dotori like her.

• Nicos : First appears in Greece. He is Hera's father. He makes a fake treasure for Dr. Bong Palyi and regretted it.

• Indy : First appears in America. He is American but he asked appears in Germany and Italy. He is also a treasure hunter. He likes adventure and hunting treasures from all around the world. He always has equipments with him all the time but he doesn't like to take a bathe.

• Two Tailed Skank : First appears in America. No one know what his actual name is but peoples call him Two Tailed Skank because his fart can separate into two lanes.

• Dapper : First appears in Singapore. He is a Catholic Thai-Vietnamese. He is also a fascist

• Nanda Bayin : First appears in Myanmar. He is the fourth king of Tongoo Dynasty. He wants to be a student council president. He is Mobile's best friend. Joined Treasure Master to replace Book in Burgundy.

• Vinh : First appears in Vietnam. He is a professional Vietnamese chef. He wins the best chef of the year prize.

• Joseph : First appears in Philippines. He is an orphan boy that was raised by father Martin at the church since he was a kid.

• Father Martin : First appears in Philippines. He is a Filipino priest who raised many orphans at his church.

• Jay : First appears in Philippines. She is an emotionless girl who was raised by father Martin since she was a kid after her parents died because of Typhoon. She was hired by Mark to find a treasure for him. She was forced to be a Treasure Master and betrayed on father Martin.

• Thani S. Silachai : First appears in Thailand. He is a boxer. He has an ability to do Muay Thai fight.

• Kaew : First appears in Thailand. She is a flower seller in the street. She is Thani's younger sister.

• Professor Mahmoud : First appears in Turkey. He is an architect. He is Nuree's father. He lies that he was Senan's relative. He is a Treasure Master.

• President Cecil White : First appears in South Africa. He is a British man who lives in South Africa during racism ages. He does not like racism because he loves a black woman. He owns a rainbow diamond in his mansion.

• Tandy : First appears in South Africa. She is a kid who likes football. She has many part-time jobs.

• Rosa : First appears in South Africa. She is Tandy's aunt. She helps President White to find a rainbow diamond. She is also President White's crush. She is dead.

• Lion King : First appears in South Africa. He is an antagonist. He is Tandy's boss and president White's nephew. She likes to support football.

• Professor Scot : First appears in Scotland. A friend of Professor Do Toran. Help Dotori and Pangyi find the treasure.

• Book : One of the Treasure Master later eliminated in Ukraine.

Titles

World Adverture History (세계 탐험 시리즈)

Number Title ISBN Date of publication Original title Original date of publication
1 Treasure Hunting in  Iraq 이라크에서 보물찾기 2003
2 Treasure Hunting in  France 978-9-8108-8858-9 May 2011 프랑스에서 보물찾기 2004
3 Treasure Hunting in  China 978-9-8108-8870-1 May 2011 중국에서 보물찾기 2004
4 Treasure Hunting in  India 978-9-8108-9095-7 Jun 2011 인도에서 보물찾기 2004
5 Treasure Hunting in  Egypt 978-9-8108-9095-7 Jul 2011 이집트에서 보물찾기 2005
6 Treasure Hunting in  America 978-9-8108-9309-5 Jul 2011 미국에서 보물찾기 2005
7 Treasure Hunting in  Japan 978-9-8108-9308-8 Aug 2011 일본에서 보물찾기 2005
8 Treasure Hunting in  Greece 그리스에서 보물찾기 2005
9 Treasure Hunting in  Russia 러시아에서 보물찾기 2006
10 Treasure Hunting in  Germany 978-9-8107-3058-1 Aug 2012 독일에서 보물찾기 2006
11 Treasure Hunting in  Australia 호주에서 보물찾기 2006
12 Treasure Hunting in  Brazil 978-9-8107-1962-3 May 2012 브라질에서 보물찾기 2006
13 Treasure Hunting in  UK 영국에서 보물찾기 2007
14 Treasure Hunting in  Turkey 978-9-8109-5581-6 Jun 2015 터키에서 보물찾기 2007
15 Treasure Hunting in  Spain 978-9-8107-2756-7 Jul 2012 스페인에서 보물찾기 2007
16 Treasure Hunting in  Thailand 태국에서 보물찾기 2008
17 Treasure Hunting in the  Netherlands 978-9-8107-5596-6 May 2013 네덜란드에서 보물찾기 2008
18 Treasure Hunting in  Mexico 978-9-8107-2602-7 Jun 2012 멕시코에서 보물찾기 2008
19 Treasure Hunting in  Canada 978-9-8107-6084-7 Apr 2013 캐나다에서 보물찾기 2008
20 Treasure Hunting in  Vietnam 978-9-8107-6183-7 May 2013 베트남에서 보물찾기 2009
21 Treasure Hunting in  Austria 978-9-8107-6824-9 Jun 2013 오스트리아에서 보물찾기 2009
22 Treasure Hunting in  Israel 이스라엘에서 보물찾기 2009
23 Treasure Hunting in  Cuba 978-9-6705-4271-3 Sep 2013 쿠바에서 보물찾기 2010
24 Treasure Hunting in  South Africa 978-9-8107-1783-4 Apr 2012 남아공에서 보물찾기 2010
25 Treasure Hunting in   Switzerland 978-9-8107-1581-6 May 2012 스위스에서 보물찾기 2010
26 Treasure Hunting in  New Zealand 978-9-8107-7497-4 Oct 2013 뉴질랜드에서 보물찾기 2011
27 Treasure Hunting in  Italy part 1 이탈리아에서 보물찾기 1 2011
28 Treasure Hunting in  Italy part 2 이탈리아에서 보물찾기 2 2012
29 Treasure hunting in the  Philippines 978-9-8109-4822-1 Apr 2015 필리핀에서 보물찾기 2012
30 Treasure Hunting in  Sweden 978-9-8109-6282-1 Aug 2015 스웨덴에서 보물찾기 2012
31 Treasure Hunting in  Finland 978-9-8109-9050-3 Apr 2016 핀란드에서 보물찾기 2013
32 Treasure Hunting in  Peru 978-9-8109-8372-7 Feb 2016 페루에서 보물찾기 2013
33 Treasure Hunting in  Poland 978-9-8111-0238-7 Aug 2016 폴란드에서 보물찾기 2013
34 Treasure Hunting in  Taiwan 978-9-8111-0798-6 Sep 2016 대만에서 보물찾기 2013
35 Treasure Hunting in the  Czech Republic 978-9-8109-9527-0 Jun 2016 체코에서 보물찾기 2014
36 Treasure Hunting in  Scotland Jun 2019 스코틀랜드에서 보물 찾기 2019
37 Treasure Hunting in  Myanmar Nov 2019 미얀마의 보물 찾기 2019
38 Treasure Hunting in  Mozambique Jan 2020 모잠비크의 보물 찾기 2020
39 Treasure Hunting in  Singapore Feb 2020 싱가포르의 보물 찾기 2020
40 Treasure Hunting in  Thailand (Gulf) Feb 2020 태국 만의 보물 찾기 2020
41 Treasure Hunting in  Laos Feb 2020 라오스의 보물 찾기 2020
42 Treasure Hunting in  Québec Mar 2020 퀘벡의 보물 찾기 2020
43 Treasure Hunting in  Romania Mar 2020 루마니아의 보물 찾기 2020
44 Treasure Hunting in  Lithuania Mar 2020 리투아니아의 보물 찾기 2020
45 Treasure Hunting in  Ukraine Mar 2020 우크라이나의 보물 사냥 2020
46 Treasure Hunting in  Burgundy Mar 2020 부르고뉴의 보물 사냥 2020

Korean Adverture History (한국사 시리즈)

  • 1 Treasure Hunting in Goguryeo 1 (고구려 시대 보물찾기 1)
  • 2 Treasure Hunting in Goguryeo 2 (고구려 시대 보물찾기 2)
  • 3 Treasure Hunting in Baekje 1 (백제 시대 보물찾기 1)
  • 4 Treasure Hunting in Baekje 2 (백제 시대 보물찾기 2)
  • 5 Treasure Hunting in Silla 1 (신라 시대 보물찾기 1)
  • 6 Treasure Hunting in Silla 2 (신라 시대 보물찾기 2)
  • 7 Treasure Hunting in Later Silla (통일 신라 시대 보물찾기)
  • 8 Treasure Hunting in Balhae (발해 시대 보물찾기)
  • 9 Treasure Hunting in Goryeo 1 (고려 시대 보물찾기 1)
  • 10 Treasure Hunting in Goryeo 2 (고려 시대 보물찾기 2)
  • 11 Treasure Hunting in Goryeo 3 (고려 시대 보물찾기 3)
  • 12 Treasure Hunting in Joseon 1(조선 시대 보물찾기 1)
  • 13 Treasure Hunting in Joseon 2 (조선 시대 보물찾기 2)
  • 14 Treasure Hunting in Joseon 3 (조선 시대 보물찾기 3)
  • 15 Treasure Hunting in Joseon 4 (조선 시대 보물찾기 4)
  • 16 Treasure Hunting in Joseon 5 (조선 시대 보물찾기 5)
  • 17 Treasure Hunting in Japanese occupation 1 (일제강점기 보물찾기 1)
  • 18 Treasure Hunting in Japanese occupation 2 (일제강점기 보물찾기 2)
  • 19 Treasure Hunting in Japanese occupation 3 (일제강점기 보물찾기 3)
  • 20 Treasure Hunting in Korean War (남북한 시대 보물찾기)

World Civilization Adverture History (세계사 시리즈)

  • 1 Treasure Hunting in Mesopotamia (메소포타미아 문명 보물찾기)
  • 2 Treasure Hunting in Ancient Egypt 1 (이집트 문명 보물찾기 1)
  • 3 Treasure Hunting in Ancient Egypt 2 (이집트 문명 보물찾기 2)
  • 4 Treasure Hunting in Indus Valley Civilization (인더스 문명 보물찾기)
  • 5 Treasure Hunting in Yellow River civilization (중국 황허 문명 보물찾기)
  • 6 Treasure Hunting in Persian Empire (페르시아 제국 보물찾기)
  • 7 Treasure Hunting in Ancient Greece 1 (그리스 문명 보물찾기 1)
  • 8 Treasure Hunting in Ancient Greece 2 (그리스 문명 보물찾기 2)
  • 9 Treasure Hunting in Roman Empire 1 (로마 제국 보물찾기 1)
  • 10 Treasure Hunting in Roman Empire 2 (로마 제국 보물찾기 2)

World Cities Adverture History (세계 도시 탐험 시리즈)

  • 1 Treasure Hunting in Shanghai (상하이에서 보물찾기)
  • 2 Treasure Hunting in Los Angeles (LA에서 보물찾기)
  • 3 Treasure Hunting in Osaka (오사카에서 보물찾기)
  • 4 Treasure Hunting in Vancouver (벤쿠버에서 보물찾기)
  • 5 Treasure Hunting in Sydney (시드니에서 보물찾기)
  • Treasure Hunting in Pyeongchang (평창에서 보물찾기)
  • 6 Treasure Hunting in London (런던에서 보물찾기)
  • 7 Treasure Hunting in Moscow (모스크바에서 보물찾기)
  • 8 Treasure Hunting in Jakarta (자카르타에서 보물찾기)
  • 9 Treasure Hunting in Seoul 1 (서울에서 보물찾기 1)
  • 10 Treasure Hunting in Seoul 2 (서울에서 보물찾기 2)
  • 11 Treasure Hunting in Jeju 1 (제주에서 보물찾기 1)
  • 12 Treasure Hunting in Jeju 2 (제주에서 보물찾기 2)
  • 13 Treasure Hunting in Busan 1 (부산에서 보물찾기 1)
  • 14 Treasure Hunting in Busan 2 (부산에서 보물찾기 2)
  • 15 Treasure Hunting in Rome (로마에서 보물찾기)
  • 16 Treasure Hunting in Bangkok (방콕에서 보물찾기)

References
  1. "보물찾기 시리즈".
  2. "학습만화 '살아남기' '보물찾기' 시리즈 홈쇼핑 58% 할인판매".
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