심판 (Judgment) by 뿌엑이 (Ppuaegi) is currently serializing (연재중) on Naver Series and Naver Webtoon. The shounen (소년) manhwa carries a 15+ (15세 이용가) age rating and has reached a total of 6 episodes, with the first episode free to read.
The story centers on a revenge premise filled with raw determination: in a superhuman society where law and rules are determined entirely by "strength," a weak girl named 소여울 (So Yeo-eul) loses her father to the powerful — and after a lifetime spent only running away, she finally resolves to take revenge and steps into the 격투 타워 (Fighting Tower).
Quick Summary
- Korean title: 심판
- Romanization: Simpan
- English title: Judgment
- Literal meaning: "Trial" / "Verdict" / "Adjudication"
- Format: manhwa/webtoon (Naver serialized comic)
- Creator: 뿌엑이 (Ppuaegi)
- Official platforms: Naver Series & Naver Webtoon
- Category: 소년 (shounen)
- Age rating: 15세 이용가 (15+)
- Release schedule: 매주 화요일 (every Tuesday / Tuesday Webtoon)
- Serialization status: 연재중 (ongoing)
- Episode count: total 6, episode 1 free
- Pricing: rent 3 cookies / 3 days · own 5 cookies per episode
- Core premise: strength-based superhuman society + revenge + Fighting Tower
- Cover: available (image attached)
Cover of the Ongoing Manhwa
A 15+ Shounen Serial Running Every Tuesday on Naver
심판 is officially listed as a serialized comic on Naver Webtoon under the shounen (소년) category with ongoing (연재중) status, a Tuesday (화요웹툰) release schedule, and a 15세 이용가 age marker, signaling intense action and violent content. The Naver Webtoon page confirms a total of 6 episodes at this time.
On accessibility, the first episode is free (1화 무료), while later episodes can be rented for 3 cookies (3-day rental period) or owned permanently for 5 cookies each. As a title still in its early serialization phase with 6 episodes, 심판 offers a low-barrier entry point for readers looking to try Naver's latest action-revenge series.
A Premise of Vengeance: From a Lifetime of Running to the Fighting Tower
The official synopsis on both Naver pages opens with a key line: "법도 룰도 '강함'이 기준이 되는 초인 사회에서 약자로 살아온 소여울" — in a superhuman society where "strength" is the standard for both law and rules, So Yeo-eul has lived as the weak. This world knows no universal justice; the strong make the rules, and the weak must submit or flee.
Then comes the inciting incident: "도망치는 것이 인생의 전부였던 소여울은, 강자들에게 아버지를 잃고 복수를 결심하며 격투 타워로 향한다" — So Yeo-eul, whose entire life was spent running away, loses her father to the powerful, resolves to take revenge, and heads to the 격투 타워 (Fighting Tower).
There is no mysterious power-up, no convenient "system" granting her cheats. There is only a girl who has known nothing but flight — and who now, for the first time, chooses to stand and fight. The Fighting Tower becomes the arena where she must prove herself, climbing from the bottom to confront those who took her father.
Why This Matters
1) A superhuman world with absolute law of the jungle
The setting is not simply "strong people vs. weak people" — this society literally makes strength the foundation of law and rules. No police, no courts; the strong have rights, the weak have no voice. This creates constant pressure on the protagonist and makes every fight feel life-or-death.
2) A protagonist starting from the absolute bottom
소여울 is not a character who suddenly gains power. She is a lifelong runner — someone who has internalized weakness as her identity. Her shift from "only knowing how to flee" to "choosing to enter the Fighting Tower" delivers a powerful character arc from the very first episode.
3) The Fighting Tower as a clear narrative structure
The 격투 타워 provides a familiar yet effective progression framework: climb from the ground floor, face increasingly powerful opponents, and (implicitly) approach her father's killers at the summit. This structure promises consistent action escalation.
4) Personal revenge, not abstract heroism
The core motivation is not "save the world" or "become the strongest" — it is avenging a father who was taken from her. This personal emotional scale makes the story feel grounded and urgent, even within a fantastical superhuman setting.
Manhwa Information
The important details currently known are:
- 심판 is a shounen manhwa by 뿌엑이 (Ppuaegi)
- serialization is ongoing (연재중) on Naver Series and Naver Webtoon
- release schedule: every Tuesday (화요웹툰)
- a total of 6 episodes so far, with episode 1 free
- a 15+ age rating due to action/violent content
- per-episode pricing: 3 cookies to rent (3 days), 5 cookies to own permanently
- the official synopsis introduces a strength-based superhuman society, protagonist 소여울 who loses her father, and her decision to enter the 격투 타워 (Fighting Tower)
- the manhwa can be read via the official Naver Series page and the Naver Webtoon series page
- reference pages exist on Namu Wiki) and Bangumi
- official English and Indonesian editions have not been announced
Closing
심판 (Judgment) brings the premise of "a weak girl in a superhuman society who chooses to fight for her father" into Naver's 15+ shounen lineup. With ongoing status, six early episodes, a free first episode, and the Fighting Tower structure promising escalating action, 뿌엑이's work is a new revenge-action title worth watching.
Details on future episodes and publication outside Korea await further announcements. Meanwhile, the first episode can already be read for free on Naver Series.
- Naver Webtoon — Series list page: synopsis and confirmation of 6 total episodes
- Naver Series — Official series page: cookie pricing, free episode 1, and episode count
- Naver Webtoon (PC) — Series page with Tuesday schedule
- Namu Wiki — Korean-language encyclopedia article on 심판
- Bangumi — Database entry for 심판
