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A curated list of Chinese webcomics for language learners
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# Awesome Chinese Webcomics



This is a curated list of Chinese webcomics for language learners.



## Beginner



  

* 黑色放映机 [ [simplified](https://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/SUSPENSE/heisefangyingji/list?title_no=804), [traditional](https://www.webtoons.com/zh-hant/horror/heisefangyingji/list?title_no=416) ] - horror, comedy

* 猫猫虫咖波 [ [simplified](https://www.dongmanmanhua.cn/HEALING/maomaochongkapo/list?title_no=807), [traditional](https://www.webtoons.com/zh-hant/comedy/maomaochongkapo/list?title_no=394) ] - comedy, slice-of-life



## Intermediate



  

* Pepper & Carrot [ [simplified](https://www.peppercarrot.com/cn/static3/webcomics), [english](https://www.peppercarrot.com/) ] - fantasy, comedy, slice-of-life

* 我的panda男友 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/159/list/) ] - romance, comedy, slice-of-life

* 死格：死亡的声音 [ [simplified](https://m.ac.qq.com/comic/chapterList/id/552409) ] - four-panel, horror

* 我的傻大个男友 [ [simplified](http://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/LOVE/shadage/list?title_no=1115), [english](https://m.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/my-giant-nerd-boyfriend/list?title_no=958) ] - comedy, romance, slice-of-life

* 柔美的細胞小將 [ [traditional](https://www.webtoons.com/zh-hant/slice-of-life/yumi-cell/list?title_no=461), [english](https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/yumi-cell/list?title_no=478&page=1) ] - slice-of-life, comedy



## Advanced



  

* 魔女 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/1154/list/) ] - mystery, thriller

* 照明商店 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/1004/list/) ] - horror, mystery, thriller

* 二四八月常晴偶雨 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/772/list/) ] - romance, comedy

* 亲爱的L [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/1022/list/) ] - romance, drama

* 高手 [ [simplified](https://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/BOY/gaoshou/list?title_no=764) ] - wuxia, comedy

* 绝顶 [ [simplified](https://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/BOY/jueding/list?title_no=1331) ] - comedy, wuxia

* 奇人錄 [ [traditional](http://www.comico.com.tw/814/) ] - fantasy, drama

* 深淵的天空 [ [traditional](https://m.webtoons.com/zh-hant/thriller/distant-sky/list?title_no=161), [english](https://m.webtoons.com/en/thriller/distant-sky/list?title_no=75) ] - sci-fi, horror, thriller

* 课堂中的她 [ [simplified](http://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/CAMPUS/the-girl-from-class/list?title_no=239), [traditional](https://m.webtoons.com/zh-hant/drama/the-girl-from-class/list?title_no=159), [english](https://m.webtoons.com/en/drama/the-girl-from-class/list?title_no=73) ] - romance

* 与鬼魂同居 [ [simplified](http://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/FANTASY/yuguihuntongju/list?title_no=714), [traditional](https://m.webtoons.com/zh-hant/drama/yinxingdetongju/list?title_no=713), [english](https://m.webtoons.com/en/drama/my-boo/list?title_no=1185) ] - supernatural, romance

* 非人哉 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/531/list/) ] - fantasy, four-panel, comedy

* MOONYOU-独行月球 [ [simplified](http://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/HEALING/moonyou/list?title_no=697), [traditional](https://m.webtoons.com/zh-hant/comedy/moonyou/list?title_no=696), [english](https://m.webtoons.com/en/sf/moonyou/list?title_no=1340) ] - sci-fi, comedy

* W [ [traditional](http://www.comico.com.tw/45/) ] - fantasy, action

* 天下第几 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/472/list/) ] - action, romance

* 人面花 [ [traditional](http://www.comico.com.tw/3535/) ] - sci-fi, thriller

* 台北不來悔 [ [traditional](http://www.comico.com.tw/125/) ] - comedy

* 難道長得不帥就只能當個好人嗎？ [ [traditional](http://www.comico.com.tw/1176/) ] - comedy

* 人面花 [ [traditional](http://www.comico.com.tw/3535/) ] - sci-fi, thriller

* Baski [ [traditional](http://www.comico.com.tw/1374/) ] - sci-fi, thriller

* 我的手作日记 [ [traditional](https://www.webtoons.com/zh-hant/slice-of-life/wodeshouzuoriji/list?title_no=805) ] - slice-of-life

* 羽影 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/3131/list) ] - drama

* 冰花绽放 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/2651/list/) ] - drama

* 第二模式 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/1505/list/) ] - thriller

* 一代灵后 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/1877/list/) ] - drama

* 0秒起跑 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/2162/list/) ] - drama

* 人类进化论 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/1135/list/) ] - horror

* 撩汉小能手 [ [simplified](https://m.ac.qq.com/comic/index/id/631910) ] - romance, comedy

* 名剑 [ [simplified](https://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/web/topic/2821/) ] - action, wuxia



## Expert



  

* 山海戮 [ [simplified](https://m.dongmanmanhua.cn/FANTASY/shanhailu/list?title_no=1319) ] - fantasy, wuxia

* 拾遗录 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/1538/list/) ] - drama

* 步天歌 [ [simplified](http://m.kuaikanmanhua.com/mobile/2583/list/) ] - fantasy, wuxia

* 太子追杀令 [ [simplified](https://www.kuaikanmanhua.com/preview/web/topic/3495) ] - comey, wuxia



## Criteria for consideration



Comics on this list should have all of these qualities:



- Speech bubbles contain big, easily decipherable text

- A good number of chapters can be viewed for free

- Available from an official source and are thus not susceptible to copyright takedown notice

- Easy and convenient to read on a smartphone



A small number of comics that don't meet some of the above criteria are nevertheless added because they are available in both Chinese and English.



Some things will disqualify a comic from being considered for this list:



- Poor image quality

- Speech bubbles are consistently illegible, e.g. text is very small or font is highly stylized

- Most chapters are behind a paywall. If it’s possible to read chapters at a slower pace for free, that’s acceptable (e.g. reading tokens that replenish after 24 hours).



## Assessing difficulty



We assign a difficulty of beginner, intermediate, advanced, and expert to each comic on the list. Here is how we define these ratings:



Beginner - Almost no text except in the chapter title



Intermediate - Fairly short chapters, minimal text. Some comics that would otherwise be advanced are downgraded to intermediate because an official English translation exists.



Advanced - The standard difficulty rating



Expert - Text contains a lot of technical jargon or classical Chinese



## Spreadsheet



This page is generated from a [public spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VFy6jdPbRjZiQJ2a0fn9eFnAcrQh5ebSh21tTihKeKA/).