| Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo | |
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 Cover for volume1 for the series in korean | |
| 치우천하 | |
| Genre | |
| Author | Park KangHo |
| Publisher | Seoul Cultural Publishers, inc |
| English publisher |  iceKunion Yen Press |
| Volumes | 5 |
Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo(치우천하) is a manhwa created by Park KangHo and Lee HaNa.[1] The series was first introduced to american audiences in the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con as part of the manhwa booth being run by the Korea Culture & Contents Agency.[2]
In the United States iceKunion originally licensed the series; Yen Press later took the license. In the U.S. Volume 1 was released in November 2005, Volume 2 in February 2006, Volume 3 in May 2006, Volume 4 in May 2008, and Volume 5 in September 2008. Volume 5 is the final volume, but it does not conclude the story line.
The series stars Chiwoo, who discovers that his father was a mangnani, an executioner in ancient Korea. An emperor's army attempts to wipe out all mangnanies. After Chiwoo sees Uncle Wolbak attacked by soldiers, Chiwoo becomes a mangnani.