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{{work|wppage=Witch Hunter (manhwa)}}
[[File:WitchHunter.png|frame|It's [[Rule of Cool|that]] kind of manhwa.]]
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{{quote|''The surviving humans gather those with extraordinary powers into an organization dubbed 'Witch Hunter'. Aided by a Jack O Lantern-esque supporter, Tasha Godspell is one of the strongest Witch Hunters around. True to his moniker, The Magic Marksman, Tasha crushes Witches with devastating accuracy -- yet he cannot come to hate them...''}}
An ongoing [[Manhwa]] (21 volumes as of May 2018) written and illustrated by Jung-Man CHO. '''''Witch Hunter''''' is equal parts comedy, drama, action, and intrigue, fueled by [[Rule of Cool]] and a truly lovable [[Power Trio]]. Despite its epic scope, Witch Hunter favours character dynamics over politics; Tasha and his comrades (and enemies, and in-betweens) spend more screentime interacting than playing [[Mr. Exposition]]. Also: Every man is [[Badass]], every woman a [[Hot Librarian]] or [[Cute Witch]], and awesome binds the universe together. You'll find little [[Angst]] here -- unlike that [[Witch Hunter Robin|other Asian graphic novel about hunting witches]], Jung-Man Cho's title never takes itself ''too'' seriously.
The series has been licensed by [[Seven Seas Entertainment]],
Here's the [[Witch Hunter/Characters|character page.]] If you're looking for a trope about a type of character, it's [[The Witch Hunter]].
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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/witch_hunter/v09/c044/17.html Guinevere], to begin with.
* [[Action Girl]]: All the [[Little Miss Badass|Little Miss Badasses]] and then some. Witches fight via supporters, but {{spoiler|Halloween}}, Bari and Elmar actually fight hands-on. And in chapter 52, {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|D-Class Visul reveals she's actually a more competent fighter than an A-Class]].}}
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* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: The WH are ranked by strength, with big leaps in power from one rank to the one directly above: D-Class just do paperwork, C-Class are the [[Redshirt Army]], and S-Class Vihyungran and Tania scare the crap out of the A-Class. Probably also the case with the Four Great Witches, if South is any indication.
* [[Author Appeal]]: To the point the author's editor supposedly warned him against putting too much of his 'personal tastes' into the comic. (And by 'personal tastes' we mean large breasts.)
** For example, compare Visul [http://www.mangareader.net/witch-hunter/59/2 normal] [http://www.mangareader.net/witch-hunter/59/8 visage], [http://www.mangareader.net/333-56209-6/witch-hunter/chapter-50.html an S class] or [http://www.mangareader.net/witch-hunter/60/12 a simple extra to give you an idea]; but to be fair, [http://www.mangareader.net/333-56209-7/witch-hunter/chapter-50.html the] [http://www.mangareader.net/333-31397-11/witch-hunter/chapter-18.html men] [http://www.mangareader.net/333-22819-4/witch-hunter/chapter-10.html are] [http://www.mangareader.net/333-22821-3/witch-hunter/chapter-12.html gorgeous] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160308172156/http://media2.mangavolume.com/images/manga/normal/9/15/44163_971167.jpg too].
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Xing and Tarras.
* [[Badass Boast]]: Tarras. Even though he, Tasha, and Xing are all A Class WH, he constantly reminds them of his 'superiority'.
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** In the latest chapter {{spoiler|Tarras came to save Visul and, for a moment, rest his [[Chew Toy]] title. The beating he gave was epic... his gloating no so much.}}
* [[Bishonen]]: Tasha, Tarras, [[Twin Threesome Fantasy|Xing, Yue, Lee]] and Words.
* [[Blinding Bangs]]: Tarras has got one over his left eye, which has earned the loving [[Fan Nickname]] of Emo Haircut<ref>
* [[Blood Knight]]: South and her henchwomen seem to be this. They are much to happy to pick up a fight, even with other witches.
* [[Bloody Murder]]: Elmar Hyacinth.
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** {{spoiler|Subverted}} in chapter 50 with {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridget On Him|Merlin]]}}
* [[Serious Business]]: Cooga is more concerned with the fact [[Hat Damage|Tasha shot through an earflap of his hat]] than the fact [[With Friends Like These...|he was aiming for his face]]. Also, Tarras will turn on his teammates in the middle of a fight if his greatness is insulted.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Xing, Lee and Yue hilariously reference [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|Dragonball]] in a [
** [http://www.mangareader.net/333-31400-16/witch-hunter/chapter-21.html Objection!]
* [[Sibling Rivalry]]: Gets ''real bad'' between the Bailong princes, as they're competing for the throne. Between Tanya and Tarras, it's [[Curb Stomp Battle|not really equal rivalry]].
* [[Slash Fic]]: With the amount of [[Les Yay]] (and, to a lesser degree, [[Ho Yay]]) in this series, this is inevitable. There are already a few Xing/Tasha fics floating around, though they're written by French and other ESL fans.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Aria, Cooga, Lee, Tyrfing, Rose and South are all prone to those. Tasha also often has more comical ones, and more seriously {{spoiler|when he removes his limiter and upgrades to S-Class. He sports one as well during his recent battle with Lancelot.}} And of course, it's Halloween's default expression {{spoiler|until the seal is broken, but then Ryuhwan's is there to pick up the slack}}. (After all, what would WH be without a grinning pumpkin ?)
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* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Until the first three profile pages were scanlated, most of the English fandom misspelled Tasha's surname, Tarras' first name, and Xing's full name.
** Often the result of [[Did Not Do the Research|the translators not getting mythological and/or cultural references]]. For instance, the Doberg family worships an Earth deity which has been referred to as "Fribity" in the French publication and "Prevhiti" in English scanlations. It just might actually be the Hindu goddess Prithvi. Aria's supporter is known as "Isis" (as in the Egyptian goddess) or "Aegis" (some sort of weapon/shield in Greek mythology), with the latter making more sense. (It should be noted that translating names from Korean isn't as easy as it looks... though apparently that doesn't explain how Prithvi was translated into Fribity.)
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* [[Take a Third Option]]: Does {{spoiler|Tasha give up Halloween and train under Merlin}} or {{spoiler|Get arrested for disobeying an order}}? Neither, he {{spoiler|quits the WH}}.
* [[Technical Pacifist]]: The WH are contractually forbidden from killing witches, but it's a personal decision in the case of our [[Power Trio]]. Yes, even and ''particularly'' absurdly-violent Tasha.
▲* [[Ted Baxter]]: Surprisingly subverted with Tarras. While he has [[Smug Snake|a]] [[It's All About Me|massive]] [[Upper Class Twit|ego]] and is the end of [[Butt Monkey|most]] [[Comedic Sociopathy|accidents]], he has [[Insufferable Genius|demonstrated]] to be ''actually'' a [[Characterization Marches On|superb]] warrior and had [[Big Damn Heroes|singlehandedly]] [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|beaten]] extremely powerful witches over and over again {{spoiler|like his fight in Chapter 57}}. The [[Badass Boast|BadassBoasts]] make everyone in-universe hate him but they're completely justified.
* [[Theme Naming]]
** [[Theme Twin Naming|Theme Triplet Naming]]: The Bailong princes Lee, Yue and Xing are Sun, Moon and Star, respectively.
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* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Tasha routinely shoots his allies. Sometimes just with anaesthetic bullets. Xing gets that particular treatment so much that he's apparently got himself an antidote for the anaesthetics for the times when he [[Blessed with Suck|gets to team up with Tasha]].
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Seems to be what happened to Aria. Magic is stated to take its toll on the human user's mind and body. {{spoiler|Temporarily happens to Tasha in vol 8.}}
{{quote|{{spoiler|"So... this was how Aria was feeling. This ecstasy...!!! '''[[Evil Laugh|AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]]
** Also, ''[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/witch_hunter/v08/c036/17.html South]''.
* [[World of Badass]]: Going hand in hand with [[World of Ham]], especially when [[Large Ham|Tarras and Tania]] are around.
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