Tomb Raider King (Korean: 도굴왕; RR: Dogul-Wang) is a South Korean web novel written by Sanji Jiksong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage beginning on November 1, 2016.
A webtoon adaptation of Tomb Raider King was first serialized in KakaoPage on June 30, 2019; the webtoon's first season concluded on January 30, 2023, followed by its second season, which was released from February to March 2023.[1] During their panel at Anime Expo 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manhwa in English under their Ize Press imprint.[2] Its individual chapters have been collected and published in twelve volumes by Redice Studio, as of August 2024.[1]
A South Korean animated television series adaptation produced by Studio EEK has been announced and will be released in 2026.[3]
Plot
The God’s tombs have been appearing all over the world, unbeknownst to mankind the tombs contain relics that contain powers to those who use it. Seo Joo-Heon, is given a second chance to collect all the tombs before anyone gets it.
Characters
Main
Seo Joo-Heon
The main protagonist of the series. Joo-Heon dies in present when he was trying to collect tombs that were appearing all around the world. He was given a second chance and returns 15 years into the past to collect all the tombs and get revenge on those who betrayed him in his previous life.
Irene Holton
Irene is an American woman from a rich, wealthy family. She had a relic that causes misfortune to those who come in contact with her, when Joo-Heon breaks her free from the relic she was able to return to her original self and even develops romantic feelings for him.
Lee Seol-Ah
Joo-Heon's ex-girlfriend.
Yoo Jae-Ha
Julian Miller
Chloe Laurent
Ilya Volgof
Im Hae Jin
June
George Holton
Irene's older brother.
Antagonist
Kwon Tae-Joon
Main antagonist
Keira Clark
Yang Chen
Eve Rockefeller
Joshua Jackson
Jin Chae Won
Kwon Hyuk Soo
John Harper
Media
Web novel
Tomb Raider King was first serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage since November 1, 2016. The novel was licensed in English by Wuxiaworld and released from December 14, 2019, to May 22, 2021.[4]
Webtoon
A webtoon adaptation launched in KakaoPage on June 30, 2019,[5] and concluded its first season on January 30, 2023; its second season began on February 9, 2023, concluding on March 27, 2023, with its 412th chapter. Its first collected volume was released by Redice Studio on January 5, 2021. It is published on Tapas in English.[6] The collected volumes have been licensed and published in North America by Yen Press since November 22, 2022.[7]
A South Korean animated television series adaptation was announced at Anime Expo 2024. It was produced by Studio EEK and the series will be released in 2026.[3]
