Her Tale of Shim Chong

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Her Tale of Shim Chong
Pocket Comics, Tappytoon
(both US)
Other publishers
  • Pocket Comics
    (Germany)
MagazineComico
Original runSeptember 12, 2017 – March 19, 2019
Collected
volumes		7

Her Tale of Shim Chong (

girls' love manhwa series written by Seri and illustrated by Biwan. The manhwa was serialized online via Comico from September, 2017 to March, 2019. The story is a reimagining of the classic Korean novel The Tale of Sim Chong
.

Plot

Based on the classic Korean novel, The Tale of Sim Chong, the story follows two women of different social standings that have the same desire: to leave this world behind. Shim Chong is a young beggar who relies on the generosity of others to sustain herself and her blind father. The other is old Chancellor Jang's bride-to-be, sold off to him for the sake of her family. After Shim Chong rescues this new wife from the river their encounter ignites both love and secret intents.

Media

Manhua

Written by Seri and illustrated by Biwan, Her Tale of Shim Chong, was serialized online via Comico from September 12, 2017, to March 19, 2019. The series was later collected into seven print volumes by Wisdom House from August 24, 2018, to June 11, 2020.

The manhwa was published digitally in English by

Pocket Comics and Tappytoon, being part of the first batch of titles available when Comico launched Pocket Comics in North America in 2021.[1][2]

No. Release date ISBN
1 August 24, 20189791162207475
2 January 18, 20199791189709402
3 October 4, 20199791196720575
4 June 11, 20209791190630597
5 June 11, 20209791190630603
6 June 11, 20209791190630610
7 June 11, 20209791190630627
Side Story June 11, 20209791190630634

Audio Drama

On February 24, 2020, ACO began releasing an audio drama of Her Tale of Shim Chong through their GLC++ label.[3][4]

Reception

In 2018 the series was awarded with the Today's Our Manhwa Award [ko] by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[5]

Francisca Santos, writing for We Got This Covered, included Her Tale of Shim Chong in their 15 best romance manhwa, remarking that "grabbing the reader’s attention, the narrative and dialogue in this story are beautifully written, entangling the mysticism and historical contexts very poetically."[6] The Comic Book Resources similarly included the series in their "25 Top Manhwa You Need To Read".[7]

References

  1. ComicBook.com
    . Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Her Tale of Shim Chong". Tappytoon. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ^ 그녀의 심청. audiocomics (in Korean). ACO. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ 그녀의 심청 AUDIO DRAMA PREVIEW (YouTube). 오디오코믹스. October 21, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ^ 만화가협회, '오늘의 우리만화' 5편 선정. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Santos, Francisca (April 13, 2023). "The 15 best romance manhwa". We Got This Covered. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Albert, Brianna (July 28, 2023). "25 Top Manhwa You Need To Read". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

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