Happy Face: From Slave to Arena Legend

Happy Face

해피 페이스

Origination: Manhwa
Demographic: Shounen
Published: 2025
Status: 📖 Ongoing
Translation: 📖 Ongoing
Ranked: #3,611
Followed by 5,169 users
(124 ratings)

Born and raised as a slave in the arena, Happy survived by relying on nothing but his monstrous strength. When his master is executed and the arena collapses, Happy is finally freed for the first time in his life. Now, stepping into a world he barely understands, he begins to learn about family, friendship, and society— one painful, awkward step at a time.

But the world refuses to let him rest. His identity as a former slave The endless wars against crime The buried secrets of his birth. All of them drag Happy into new battles, each more brutal than the last. Through it all, he grows— beyond a mere fighter, beyond a monster— rising until he stands at the very pinnacle of the world.

From the bloodstained sands of the arena to the peak of power, this is the story of the boy who never forgot how to smile.

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Artists: Lee Jeonyeok
Authors: Lee Jeonyeok
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Theme: Martial Arts
Format: Long Strip, Full Color
Publishers: Naver

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LordBored

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10/10
Reviewed through Ch. 49 · 73%

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This is the best manwha I've read in a while. Totally binged all the way up to the latest chapter in a night. The cover art doesn't do justice to the awesome art inside. This whole work feels like a big chessboard with so many prices moving and incredible suspense. Definitely a good read.

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Bender553

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Recommended
10/10
Reviewed through Ch. 49 · 73%

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10. 10. JUST READ IT. Everything is amazing~ The choreography of the fighting is so unique, the traumas are not 'in your face', but enough that they're present without asking you to 'feel the sadness!'. Everything is Wonderhoy~! Read. (Read on Reset scans, there it's up to the latest chapters, this is just slow to update here.)

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Recommended
8/10
Reviewed through Ch. 58 · 87%

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The best way to represent the mc is this You are always positive thinking that it's all gonna be alright. How do you do it? Happy : well I will tell you my secret sir.... I lie to myself. Every morning I wake up saying it's gonna be alright but I lying. (Pulls you back as you were trying to run away from both fear and awkwardness) And I don't know how Long I can keep this up....... Have a great night sir 😁

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