Thoughts on 내가 키운 S급들 | My S-Class Hunters manhwa Episode 167 (IT'S HERE IT'S TIME AHAAHHHHHHH)
Yoojin bringing Hyunje his anti-dementia birthday present alkdjlajdalj
Just truly awed by this new and impressive brilliant little F-ranker. Ahh this is so wonderful alkdjaldja I imagined it more like confetti, but this is understandable, too XD
Hyunje is so delighted. He's never experienced something like this in all his lifetimes.
We are one step closer to Yarnje alkdjlaj And Yoojin getting a pink cardigan. And the hat tinyje is going to hide in after Yoojin bombs Hyunje's house alkdjalj
At one point, Yoojin seems to call Hyunje, "You needlessly astute human being" adlkajldaj
Hyunje saying he was going to pick up Yoojin himself for the party and Yoojin insists he'll go on his own two feet, let him pick you up, Yoojin. (It's okay I already wrote about Hyunje picking him up anyway because even in 2024 I was obsessed with Hyunje offering and what would have happened if Hyunje showed up anyway)
Yoojin also looks really cute in his suit. Don't feel so intimidated by Yoohyun, Noah, and Myungwoo, Yoojin, Hyunje will gladly devour you XD
We could get the happy birthday song episode after the next one or maybe after that, depending on how long the cruise goes, ah. Such a wonderful episode. I'm so happy we're finally here at last.
The English translation returned on June 8 on Webtoon, and will return on June 10 on Tappytoon!
Thoughts on 내가 키운 S급들 | My S-Class Hunters manhwa Episodes 154-160 (ahh so good XD)
I just love the way Yilin hangs around Yoohyun. Yoohyun has no tolerance for anyone who's not Yoojin, but his closeness with Yilin is really cute.
Just so much at once. Poor Noah having to fight off Liette again, and Soyoung coming to help him. Myungwoo being a badass and going all, "Oh, you threaten someone I care about with weapons I made for you? How about I just take those away?" And Myungwoo and Noah bonding (over their love of Yoojin).
Also a lot of just nice Hyunje shots. As usual.
We're already in tournament arc. Sung Hyunje showing up and saying he cares about Yoojin because of course he does.
The way he took the microphone from Yoojin so gallantly and Yoojin (and Taewon) was all WTF alkdjalj
He ^^ at his partner-ssi.
Just the way he flirts so much with Yoojin
Like what is this, sir? What are you doing? Flirting so openly on a microphone with your boyfriend in front of tons of other Hunters.
And the trucks full of flowers as an apology aldkjalj Your partner-ssi just wants to make things right, Yoojin!!! ^^ So hype for yarn delivery and Yoojin singing him happy birthday... Ahh...
Yes, indeed, Yoojin, why on Earth would Hyunje pay close attention to your body and particularly your skin?
No reason at all.
And there was also quite a bit for Myungwoo/Noah fans in 159-160 XD
This was a very interesting way to show the choker, too. I guess Grace really got the memo about being less ostentatious.
Still holding out hope that someone, someday soon, officially translates the novel. Even ignoring clearing up if the choker is actually something novel text original and not something fans made up and because the novel illustration and manhwa team are fans has since been incorporated into canon, I just want an official translation T-T
I'm just so overwhelmed by getting seven episodes in one day, ah... I hope the English manhwa translation comes back soon. But at least if it unfortunately goes back to being like 17 episodes behind, we won't have to wait as long...
Thoughts on 내가 키운 S급들 | My S-Class Hunters manhwa Episode 166 (ahh so good XD)
Hyunje plotting handsomly in his cage office while Crescent Moon looks on...
Meanwhile, Yoojin throws tantrums and is Not Mad about all of this at all. Demon catjin bites alkdjlaj (a pink-looking Hyunje pants leg ^^) One day we'll get manhwa!catjin for real XD He's already in some novel illustrations.
Myungwoo x Noah shippers rejoice
WE GETTIN YARN DELIVERY NEXT WEEK AHHHHH AT LAST!!!!
Yoojin pouts so much of this episode and he's finally going to Noah for the delivery ahh XD Pink yarn fall so closeee :333
The English translation returns on June 10, 2026!
If you'd like some Jinje fics, I have a bunch. Including one right before the birthday party.
S-Classes that I Raised/My S-Class Hunters information post
내가 키운 S급들 | S-Classes that I Raised (“SCTIR”) is a completed 1,165 chapter Korean fantasy webnovel on Munpia, Naver, Ridibooks, and Kakao by 근서 | Geunseo that has been adapted into an ongoing manhwa/webcomic (My S-Class Hunters) (though the manhwa is on hiatus at the moment after the conclusion of season 1). The second cover art is by onlyraii. The novel is published by 제이플미디어 | JAYPLEMEDIA.
Manhwa adaptation summary: "Yoojin is an F-ranker overshadowed by his little brother, an S-ranker. All he does is get in his brother’s way, causing trouble wherever he goes. When a seemingly routine dungeon raid goes wrong and costs Yoojin his brother’s life, Yoojin decides to use the wish granted by clearing the dungeon to reset his timeline. The plan was to lead a quiet life from now on… but now it turns out he can help other people become S-rankers?! Maybe this is Yoojin’s chance at building his own entourage of powerful metahumans… but it may be easier said than done." - Naver Webtoon
SCTIR the webnovel has an 858-episode main story, a 14-episode Epilogue [1], a completed 167-episode Side Story (sequel) and a 128-episode Epilogue [2] (sequel). It was first published on June 29th, 2018 (Munpia), and the final episode of Epilogue [2] was released on May 8th, 2025.
The main story and epilogue were reformatted into 35 ebooks (Naver, Ridibooks, Kakao), which began publication on May 1st, 2020, and the ebooks have interior illustrations from 비완 | Biwan for volumes 1-14 and a few other artists for the other 21 volumes. Here's a post on some of the interior art that JPLE has shared online.
The ebooks also have extra scenes in various places and possible revisions, which differs from what is available in the individual episodes. The Korean ebooks also began being released in paperback in November 2024.
A guide for reading SCTIR on Munpia and Naver (this is meant for another fandom, but it's also designed to work for anyone who wants to read any similar works on Munpia and Naver).
This is meant to be a collective post for information on the novel and manhwa, as well as translations, which will update as new information comes up.
Geunseo
Geunseo is the author of the webnovel. Back in mid-2022, Geunseo replied to questions from readers in a very long Q&A, which folks shared on various platforms.
Translations of the webnovel
There is no official English translation of the webnovel, though there are a few fan translators, but most are just people putting the episodes through machine translators ("MTL") and sharing those online, or doing modified/partial MTL, which involves MTL most/all of the episode and doing partial translation/editing on the results. There is also a lot of confusion because people tend to MTL the individual episodes, not the revised ebooks, so folks reading one but not the other one are going to have different understandings of the story.
Side Stories/Sequels
There are two side stories for SCTIR, both of which are sequels to the part that came before. The order is main story (not an official name, it's just the regular story) > Epilogue [1] > Side Story > Epilogue [2].
SCTIR manhwa, My S-Class Hunters
SCTIR's manhwa adaptation is published on Naver Comics / Naver Series, began publication on November 15th, 2021, and is 160 episodes long. There's a trailer from right before it released on YouTube.
The manhwa is adapted by 제이플미디어 | JAYPLEMEDIA, with principle art by 비완 | Biwan, and the head of storyboard is seri. Other crew on the team include 징개 JINGGAE | JING_GAE (assistant direction), 김피로(KPR) | tired_kim, and 한흔 | hanheunhan. A lot of the crew share previews and behind the scenes material on their twitters. Although the manhwa is very far behind the novel, the crew are generally novel fans (Biwan did art for the ebooks, after all), and they will also sometimes do fanart for recent episodes of Side Story/Afterward, so be wary if you want to avoid spoilers. Season 1 of the manhwa stopped in volume 7 of the novel, around episode 168. Season 2 is ongoing.
The manhwa also differs in many ways from the novel, which is normal for an adaptation. Changes include some chronological reorganization of events, expansion of certain characters and relationships, some modifications to skills, additional scenes, etc.
The original Korean updates weekly on Naver on Tuesdays around 9 AM ET. The English translation updates weekly on Monday on Webtoon, and at 00:00 ET on Wednesdays on Tappytoon. The Webtoon version is free to read, but the last several episodes are usually paywalled, and these episodes can be accessed by cookies (the currency on Webtoon). Guide for how to read for free on Tappytoon. SCTIR's manhwa is also available online in French (though it seems to be on a hiatus since 2022), German, Japanese (俺が育てたS級たち), Spanish (Los clase S que crié), and Thai.
April Fool's Day Jokes
Both the novel and manhwa teams, like a lot of Webtoon manhwa teams, usually do a joke post for April Fool's Day.
The 2022 joke post for the novel was seemingly a parody of the then-unreleased novel cover by onlyraii. The 2022 joke post for the manhwa was a magical girl Yoohyun parody.
The 2023 joke post for the manhwa was Yoojin, Yerim, Yoohyun, and Peace making heart signs.
The 2024 joke post for the manhwa was to have most of the cast become dinosaurs.
Small thought on 내가 키운 S급들 | My S-Class Hunters manhwa Episode 165 (ahh so good XD)
(King) Tigerje is real aldkjaldkajlj And we have Bearwon, Bunnyjin, and I guess Doghyun?
And Hyunje taking Yoojin off the list, for shame >:3 I'm so excited to see Yoojin delivering all the yarn. Ah. I hope they kept the scene. Been waiting so long. Yarnje is coming!!!!
If you'd like some Jinje fics, I have a bunch. Including one right before the birthday party.
