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Noblesse  
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Description
For 820 years he had slumbered with no knowledge of mankind's advancement and scientific progress. The land which he once knew has become an unfamiliar place with new technology, attitudes, and lifestyles. Upon awakening, Cadis Etrama Di Raizel (called Rai), seeks to familiarize himself with this era. He locates a loyal servant of his, Frankenstein, who is currently the principal of a high school in South Korea. Rai decides that this school is the perfect place to help him learn about the modern world, enrolls, and begins associating with a group of good-natured students in order to 'blend in.' But this new world is no safer than the old; and the dignified, bewildered, technologically inept Rai finds himself embroiled in adventures both ridiculous and dangerous.

Original webcomic

Type
Manhwa

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
Дворянство
노블레스

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Latest Release(s)
c.285 by Easy Going Scans (4d ago)
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c.284 by Easy Going Scans (11d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
Webcomic - 285 Chapters (Ongoing)
Volume format - 12 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

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Noblesse by tsubasa22
Noblesse by strixflash

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User Rating
Average: 9.1 / 10.0 (1519 votes)
Bayesian Average: 9.05 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 20th 2013, 8:23am PST

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Genre
Action  Comedy  Drama  Mystery  School Life  Shounen  Supernatural 
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Author(s)
Son Jae-Ho

Artist(s)
Lee Gwang-Su

Year
2008

Original Publisher
Naver

Serialized In (magazine)
Naver (Naver)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
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Monthly Pos #8 increased(+4)
3 Month Pos #8 increased(+1)
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 Invicible protagonist...   
Rating: N/A
by Pebble_
November 15th, 2011, 1:54pm
This is actually pretty rare in a shounen.

Usually, when starting a fight or meeting a new adversary, the typical protagonist is lagging behind at first, then he(she) is on the verge of destruction and despair and it seems that, really, this time, everyone is going to die, THEN he(she) gets a flash of inspiration and discovers a whole new and brilliant technique/sees his(her) nakama in great danger, and loses it, thus gaining super anger-related strength/lets some random philosophical principle resurface from the dephts of his(her) heart, and it gives him(her) peace of mind and the power to crush the villains, etc, etc.

HERE, the male lead is unbeatable from the start (pretty much godly, in fact) and each ennemy that comes at him (underestimating him, of course because that's a lot funnier!) miserably fails...
Well in its own way, it's quite refreshing. Sometimes it's good to just be the epic undisputed overlord.

Concerning the art, the plot, the (other) characters, and the rhythm, it's all nice, other reviewers have already sung the praises of all that, I agree about most of it.

And maybe it's also due to the outstanding efficiency of both the author (fast writing) and the scanlators (fast releases), but this is COMPLETELY ADDICTIVE, really.

(PS: I realized I may seem bitter in my description of typical shounen. Don't get me wrong! I love shounen. Not all are like that, and when they are, I love it! I was just exxagerating a bit to make my point. ^^)

... Last updated on November 15th, 2011, 2:10pm
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 Reasons to love Noblesse-   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by strixflash
November 19th, 2012, 1:58am
Story~
Generally speaking there are two type of stories, plot derived and characters derived. Ofcourse every story have both of them, but one of them is focused more than the other.
Noblesse is acharacter derived series, so you might not find the plot to be that complex. Though it have great mysteries and suspense in its own world. Sci-fic and supernatural elements are really well mixtured in the story.
Its characters is its strength, and for a shonen story they are original. Their personalities,attitudes, powers, backstory for maximum of them are both original and interesting.
It doesnt have the usual shonen crap: Protect my friends + Last moment power-ups.

Humour~
Jokes are not your usual fart/pervet ones, Noblesse have its own unique sense of humour.

Art~ (Webtoon-Full Colour)
Noblesse have unique and good artstyle. Starting is not catchy but after first 50 chapters the character design is greatly improved. People usually find the main character to be a bishie though. Background and fight scenes are really well drawn and artist knows from which angle the scene would look the best for readers.

Pace~
Starting is somewhat turn off for many readers and I agree to some extent. So if you dont want to miss a great story, dont let starting turns you off. (Read the chapters in "one strip format" for best experience).
Fights are short but satisfying enough. Rai's fight are usually defined as "Epic" and other character's fights are interesting enough too.

Negatives~
The only thing I'm disappointed is on the fact that Villains arent given backstory. While its one of the few series where protagonist doesnt shows any hesitation when it comes to kill an enemy, but it would have been more interesting if villains had their own backstories. Its not a turnoff though.

Overall, I really like it and its currently my favourite shonen series. Read it if you like good and original characters with interesting personalities, no annoying shonen cliches and a well drawn manga. Its a must for every action and supernatural lover. Female readers of both Shojo and Josei demographic would find it ienjoyable too.
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 Amazing!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by natines
January 10th, 2012, 7:29pm
At first I was like "It has colors, and the format is strange" since it was the first web comic I've read, then just after some chapters I was completely in love with the story. People may say that the characters don't grow, and when I read it I thought maybe the story wasn't good. But unlikely it gave me a very pleasant feeling and I could love each of them knowing they are like this, and the more I learned about them the more I liked.
Even though Rai is pretty much a different protagonist he doesn't lose to any shonen manga protagonist, with time I just fall in love with him. Frankenstein wasn't a problem either since he has the kind of personality I like. All the other characters who came afterwards pass me an incredible nice feeling and make me cheer for them. I like the fights and I read lots of shonem, so the fights are good and even though the fights of Noblesse aren't the usual "find the strength in you", but it doesn’t lose to other stories. The story is surprising, I mean, even though I'm not the type who guess what is going to happen I didn't find any clue of what was going to happen in the end. Noblesse has all the things I could hope for a shonen and more, it's original and addictive. Noblesse is worth reading if it's not a need. I approve completely!
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 Finally   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by gattzu
July 20th, 2010, 2:44pm
It's been a while since a new manga came out that was this interesting and addictive. There are very few mangas that I will rate a 10 out of 10, e.g. Berserk, but this one thoroughly surprised me especially with the most recent chapters which have added a great deal of depth to the story. The style that the manhwa presents is new and fresh, and although the storyline might seem like it's been done before by other authors this is one of the more interesting vampire stories.

... Last updated on July 20th, 2010, 4:39pm
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 One big fault   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by sirsosss
October 18th, 2011, 5:06pm
This web comic seriously has one big fault: i can't seem to be enjoying anything else i read. It's like, every action/comedy series that i picked up got compared to this and i ended up dropping them. I'm having such a hard time finding a great series like this. What does it not have? comedy, action, plot, characters development, this series has everything. Seriously, it's such a pain that i can't enjoy anything else sad
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 WHAT IS THIS?   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by ms_nobody
August 3rd, 2011, 1:52pm
Why wasn't this the first series for me to leave a comment on?
I need to take a breath...

Noblesse is, to sum it up in one word, 'SOOMFGOODNESSAWESOMEZ'.
Never is there a boring arc, it has the good cliches instead of the bad ones, the characters aren't boring, and my god... THE ART. The art is probably my favorite webtoon art (minus Annarasumanara). At times it reminds me of the kind of stuff you see in western action comics (well only at the beginning, because of
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Jake's and M-23's transformations
). But don't let that turn you away, it's actually a mix done right. It's nothing like the failed attempts you see in the graphic novel section of a library (look up the manga version of X-Men to see what I mean). Then it becomes more and more sparkly bishounen/bishoujo stuff. Still very pleasing to look at.

And the characters, I love them. The females are capable of things, the guys have distict personalities, and my god they're all hot (fanservice for all sides). I wish there were more females, but hey... it is a shounen manhwa.
Rai is in a whole dimension of his own. Yes, he does seem perfect on the outside and has godly powers, but his actions have made me laugh so many times. He get pwned by Math, he can't figure out how to use a door, and what the hell... Banana? xD
Plus, it's refreshing to see a lead who's strong and stays strong.

Anyways, to end my ramble about how much I love this series, I must say I reccomend it to anyone who wants a break from the standard 'OMgesh I BE uberstrong power... FRIENDSHIPz... gurls cant fight durr' kind of shounen manga. smile

... Last updated on August 6th, 2011, 8:38am
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 Think Outside the Box!   
Rating: N/A
by IndigoJuly
April 17th, 2012, 9:20am
Honestly, I am a lurker. I would have never made an account if I didn't read the comments for this web-comic-manwha. Yes it can be "over hyped" and in general, everything is a copy/similar to anything else. That's why there are genres. But all of the negativity that I see are all childish. As a particular user said, thought I am not sure how credible that makes me, I have read over 10 years of manga. Started off with Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, and Naussica. Only recently have I been interested in manwha and webcomic though. This is not a manga. It is...in a sense, not even a manwha. It is a web-comic that gets updated once a week. So of course it will be a dragging on of "what happens next?" type of story. Every web-comic is. The mentality created from reading manga which have a set number of pages to constitute a chapter, then volume, creates an illusion of solidarity. That does not allow the same comparison to a web-comic ffs. It's like comparing a movie to a tv series. The best you can get from a tv series is the previews and some episodes are better or worse than the last. In terms of story, yes, it isn't exactly wow/amazing but nowadays, not much wow/amaze me. But I do go "eek" because of how well drawn the characters are and the various moments that you appreciate it for. Perhaps I am generous in my 9 for my first post but I genuinely like this as it has the potential for a good story. As of this writing, I am on chapter 232 where things are picking up again.

It all boils down to: THIS is a korean web-comic. It comes out weekly, translated by the wonderful people over at EG. It is not a manga. It is even debate-able to not even be a manwha. It is in a long strip formatting that may affect how the story is written and planned out. Also, consider how many chapters are out. IE, whether you are following the story's twists and revelations as each chapter come out or you are allowed the sanity of reading it in one full swept. The result is quite different. Also, the men are mostly pretty. The humor is quirky. And seriously, just enjoy it and over analyze it.

Wow, that was short at all. In a summary of the supposedly summary... it is a korean web-comic that differs from ****ing conventional manga that we are used to.
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 A shounen I like   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by RattixEmpire
January 21st, 2013, 10:10am
I normally avoid manga made for guys, being a girl, it simply isn't targeted at me and I often find them slightly offensive due to how female characters are almost always portrayed. However, I was bored, had nothing to read and needed to get out of the real world. And Noblesse showed itself to me. I love how it takes the piss, and how unbelievably bad-ass some of the characters are, (it makes me feel like a fan girl.) I love how funnily insane other characters are and that no matter how serious the story is at the time is always manages to slip something in there that makes you grin. It is also exciting and something I cnan re-read. I love how the baddies they meet aren't always all that evil and that although it is predictable, it has so many redeeming qualities that it is still a good read. I wish it was an anime as well, because now I have to wait for the chapters to update and I have to find something else to read.
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 Would give it a 20/10 if possible.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Jandalman
August 12th, 2011, 12:23am
You must read it. That is all. Girls should provide earplugs to neighbours and relatives/flatmates as you WILL be constantly squeeing over all the bishonens. Guys may have to provide the same things due to their yells of "OH SHIT!", "AWWWW YEEEAAAH", "BADASS" and "OH THAT F**KER IS GOING DOWN".
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 How can something be so freaking awesome?   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by sarunas
July 14th, 2011, 12:01pm
This is by far the best shonen currently on air, the main character Rai fascinates me, I've always wanted a manga where the protagonist was the strongest since the very beginning, but even if he is the strongest you'll be hooked by a magnific plot and the awesome characters so as by the funniest scenes that you have and will ever see. If I had to say something bad about noblesse would be that you will die waiting for the weekly release since the author likes cliff hangers too much, well actually the only bad thing is that noblesse causes a very high addiction and dependence.
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