Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo

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| author = Park KangHo

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| publisher = Seoul Cultural Publishers, inc

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Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo(치우천하) is a manhwa created by Park KangHo and Lee HaNa.2005 iceKunion Sneak peak Sampler{{sic}}. iceKunion. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0001048803|title = 문화콘텐츠진흥원, '코믹콘 인터내셔널 2005' 참가}}

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.

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