Denma

South Korean webtoon
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Denma (a.k.a. DENMA THE QUANX)
덴마
Denma
GenreShounen → Seinen, SF (Space opera / Cyberpunk), Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Omnibus (Chapter 1) → Ensemble cast (Chapter 2 ~)
AuthorYoungsoon Yang (Yang Yeong-soon)
IllustratorYoungsoon Yang (Yang Yeong-soon)
PublisherSouth Korea Neo-Cartoon
English publisherWEBTOON
MagazineNaver WEBTOON
Original run8 January 2010 – 29 December 2019
Collected
volumes
20 (19 + Denma S.E. Rami Record)

Denma (Korean: 덴마; RRDenma) is a South Korean webtoon written and illustrated by Youngsoon Yang (Yang Yeong-soon), colored by Seunghee Hong (Hong Seung-hee). Started on 8 January 2010, this manhwa was released on Naver WEBTOON, where it continues to be published. It has been translated into Japanese, English and Simplified & Traditional Chinese. The new English version is updated Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Overview

The author takes many names from the Bible. In the interview, the author said he was reading the Bible at that time and got many names, so he used them randomly in Denma.[1]

The world view of Denma is the same as the author's previous works Iron Dog John Doe (1998) and Rami Record (2008).[1] According to the interview,[citation needed] 《Iron Dog John Doe》 was serialized in the manuscript "Young Red", "Comic King" published in Mr. Blue. It's a SF with a theme of violence. The title meaning that the 'dog made of iron has no trace'. The first idea was a school violence, but in 1997 of South Korea, this a time when the violence situation in the school is being discussed. So, if the author deal with the school violence, he thinks that it would change the sanction to SF. It's a story about the background setting of the virtual state of the "Cadet General Country" in the ambiguous era setting "Gwangmu 25th year". Its time background is roughly between Denma Chapter 2 A Catnap and Chapter 1 Sixteen. It's a world view of the neighborhood (administrative district) of country Enoch of planet Gaia of the universe eight. It's a somewhat absurd story that the conscription chiefs are fighting and fighting with the fighter. The Ssaurabi arms are all converted to cyborgs. It's a story where many weird weapons come out and frantic fight so it's a work aiming pure violence. The protagonist is Abigail, who's fighter (iron dog), and Eugene (young) appears.

The panels arranged vertically. In the Korean, Japanese and Chinese versions, it is usually read horizontally. In the old English version, it was also read horizontally, but later in the new English version, it was changed to the infinite canvas.

The fan of this work is called Denma's Police Guards and its motif to White Police Guards.[1] The fans call some episodes where the work has binge watched and relaxing space is 'rest area'.[2]

From 2019 May, the webtoon rating system is implemented (in Korean). This work's rating is 15, which is the webtoon intended for readers 15 and over.

Setting

Quanx refers to superhumans with abilities that can't be explained by the laws of physics or by animals, include humans unaware of the conditions governing these abilities. There are Quanx that have various capabilities across the various universes. Although Quanx abilities defy easy categorization, it is not uncommon for various groups to attempt to kidnap and study Quanx, because once they are able to develop Quanx abilities as a practical product, it makes a huge amount of money. In addition to regular Quanx capabilities, it is also possible to develop Hyper-Level Quanx abilities. Even regular Quanx's injuries are abnormally fast-healing, and they are immune to diseases. Usually Quanxs are born naturally, but under certain conditions, two Quanxs may be "mated" and both a, Quanx and Transcriptome is made. The Hyper-Quanx also exist, and they're with 2 or more powers.

Object Quanx is among the Quanx. Kuan's Fridge and rooms of Silverquick are exist. In general, big object Quanxs can't make Transcriptomes, and it's because the system gets overloaded to make up for the overwhelming error, actually, there were a bunch who got overly curious, and made a simulation about this, they hypothesized they can make a Transcriptome out of this sort of object Quanx. Surprisingly, if the physical error exceeds a certain point, there can be a massive explosion when the object Quanx and its Transcriptome combine, massive enough to blow up an entire planet. The object Quanx Transcriptome is one of the most fiercely competed secret project done by the universe eight munitions industry, and powerful enough to blow up the entire planet, the people think they'll earn the supremacy of the universe eight if they succeed, and those arms manufacturers have placed object Quanxs in every planet as if they're competing, and these so-called Hell Gates represent their confidence and will that they'll win in the competition, and Sten Industry is ahead of everyone else in this field, the one that the El family holds the largest share of.

This work has many Quanx abilities where the name is not revealed correctly. The abilities to have a name are Equivalent Mass Exchange → Equivalent Mass Substitution, Cube, Electromagnetic pulse link, Anti-gravity link, Planar Constraint, Marionette, Space Distortion, Inhuman strength link, Healing link, Acceleration link, Energy Adjustment and Transmission, Teleportation link (Interplanetary teleportation link), Bang, Quanx Detection, Reflection link, Explosion link, Penetration, Telepathy link, Hallucination link, Barrier, Summon Otherworldly Creatures, Nothingness.

The unnamed abilities are Joining link, Fire manipulation link (Firebreathing), Control Transcriptomes, Concussion beams, Shock wave link, Time Stopping, Psychokinesis link, Psychometry link, Cutting link, Partial Teleportation link, Gravity manipulation, Freeze link, Energy Ball, Earth Mimicry, Binding, Repulsion, Gas Mimicry, Liquid Mimicry, Shapeshifting link, Detection of reaction of living body, Multi Dimension.

In the early part of this work, the "energy colour" of the Quanx effects are not shown correctly. Dike, Denma, Maggie Or it's appeared the white impact effects. Edrei But the story goes on, the effects are described as having a colour dimension. Edel's Quanx energy color is white and contains mainly orange → orange. Max is yellow. Hoon is green. However, it's mostly depicted in orange. Korah, Jet, Denma, Dike (spoiler) (in Korean) Of course, the white impact effect continues to appear at Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 as well. Chapter 2, Chapter 3 (spoiler) (in Korean)

Transcriptome (Korean전사체; Hanja轉寫體; RRJeonsache) is Quanx's interactant, like the Transcriptome. They're ivory, and looks white with the Georg filter. Given the nature of these, they're more likely to be used for control than protection. No physical attack works against them, but Gaal defeats Adams with the booster gun that Mirai gave him. They have an ego and they're able to eat and drink. The control Transcriptomes users are able to use them as an avatar, such as Camael. Usually, Quanxs are born naturally, but under some conditions (involving multiverse overlap), "mating" experiments are possible resulting in the production of both Quanx and Transcriptome. Adam, Camael and things in Church of Madonna (Internal Affairs, Prison Abronah) have been produced in this way.

Mating (Korean메이팅; RRMeiting) is another phase of Dummy experiments after the biodummy course. "Dummies" are created by the implantation of a consciousness into a body, whereas "mating" involves combining one consciousness with another. Even planets that allow artificial neuronal cell procedures, strictly forbid "mating" with absolute regulation - because the outcome is unexpected, which is a secret kept by the U.C.S., unknown to the outside world. It's the connection between the sockets that is just forbidden, so the people can make Quanx and Transcriptome to one out of 100 samples. When this occurs, a conflict arises between the two consciousnesses, in which they compete with each other, and as a result of the contradiction, a subconscious infiltration occurs on one side of the other. Finally, a resolution appears between the two consciousnesses, and they find stability in mutual denial by each shifting to different dimensions, without affecting the same space and position. In order to compensate for the physical abnormality so incurred, the Transcriptome of the Quanx appears.

This work has many planets where the name is not revealed correctly. The planets to have a name are Urano, Terra, Thesis, Carlburn, Recca, Kadesh, Barnea, Silverquick's station 7, Negev, Winnova, Even, Goble, Bayeux, Toshka, Jato, Mayork, Tulou, Bella, Gaia, Gout, Aorica, Yana, Moab.

The world of this work, humans and many other alien races such as Ephraimites, Negevians, Devarims, etc. live. It's called the universe eight (Korean8우주; Hanja八宇宙; RRPal Uju), in which there is the United Council of Space (U.C.S.). The nobles (Korean귀족; Hanja貴族; RRGwijok) are rulers of various districts within each planet, and there're Dukes, Counts or Earls, and Barons, Marquesses (but Viscounts are not yet confirmed in the English version). Each layer of nobility maintain guards. The guards of the Gosan family are called White Police Guards. (In fact, "White Police Guards" isn't a direct translation... Gyeong (Korean; Hanja) means guard (Korean경호; Hanja警護; RRGyeongho), so "police" is not the direct meaning. "White Centum Guards "or "Whitered" is a more direct meaning.) There is also gangland. The Emperor is the master of the black market. 20 years ago, maybe the king of Aorica was the master of the black market. The many religions such as Church of Madonna (Korean태모신교; Hanja胎母神敎; RRTaemosingyo), Goel, an Orthodox Church, and Nut exist. Also T.A.Q. (Troops Associated with Quanxs), a.k.a. Carlburn's Quanx Legion or Unit or Squad is exist. There's a relationship diagram created roughly by a web magazine.[3]

Plot

Denma is a space opera that centered around an intergalactic courier delivery service called Silverquick.[4]

Silverquick is an intergalactic courier services that hires "Quanx" with special abilities as delivery men. Dike, or "the Merciless Death of Planet Urano" contracts to Silverquick, subsequently and becomes trapped inside a body of a small child named Denma. He takes off on a journey of making interstellar deliveries and reclaiming his body in hope.[5]

In Chapter 1, there're individual episodes to watch and intervene in various people's stories, and the stories of individual characters who're tied up by Silverquick, the vicious company. Furthermore, in Chapter 2, the story continued to expand with the Church of Madonna, which is the religion behind the Silverquick, and various multi-cosmic concepts that are the root of this church, and the veiled enmity between the nobles.[6] And in South Korea, the Chapter 3 is going on.

Episodes

Chapter 1
No. Title Original release date English release date
1A Dog of Pamana
Pamanaui Gae (파마나의 개)
8 ~ 15 January 2010(Old version) 13 October 2013
(New version) 7 January 2017
  • (1) - #1 ~ (4) - #4 (4)
The main character is the villain 'Dike' who's trapped in the body of the boy 'Denma' and performs the mission of the space deliverer. Dike was drunk with a woman who resembles his missing lover and contracted a space courier service.
2Captain Hardok
Haejeokseonjang Hadok (해적선장 하독)
17 ~ 31 January 2010(Old version) 2013
(New version) 7 January 2017
  • (1) - #5 ~ (6) - #10
  • 2. A.E. link - #11 (7)
Hitcher Greg (Hardok) was throws his livelihood to save his family and became space pirate. The story begins from boy Denma, but the vast scale of the universe and the story that fills it are with those who have lived in the universe, such as a dog of Pamana, and Captain Hardok.
3EVE
Ibeu (이브(EVE))
1 February 2010(Old version) 2013
(New version) 8 January 2017
  • link - #12 (1)
4Eve Rachel
Ibeu Rahel (이브 라헬)
5 ~ 8 February 2010(Old version) 2013
(New version) 11 ~ 13 January 2017
  • (1) - #13 ~ (3) - #15 (3)
5Blackout
Beulraekaut (블랙아웃)
12 ~ 28 February 2010(Old version) 2013
(New version) 14 ~ 25 January 2017
  • (1) - #16 ~ (6) - #21
  • 5. A.E. (1) - #22 ~ (2) - #23 (8)
Denma is looking for ways to escape by creating an organization called 'Apple' with those who're in a similar fate.
6Band of Brothers1 March 2010(Old version) 2013
(New version) 26 January 2017
  • link - #24 (1)
7Yael Road
Yael Rodeu (야엘 로드)
5 ~ 28 March 2010(New version) 27 January ~ 10 February 2017
  • (1) - #25 ~ (9) - #33
  • 7. A.E. (1) - #22 ~ (2) - #23 (11)
Yael withstands any humiliation, for his beliefs.
8Supervisor Bahel's How To Kill
Banjang baherui hau tu kil (반장 바헬의 하우 투 킬)
29 March 2010(New version) 11 February 2017
  • link - #36 (1)
9Mandragora
Mandeuragora (만드라고라)
2 ~ 23 April 2010(Old version) 23 October ~ 23 November 2014
(New version) 12 ~ 25 February 2017
  • (First) 9. A.E. link - #36 / (1) - #38 ~ (7) - #45
  • (Last) 9. A.E. link - #46 (9)
Note: Beer-Lahai-Ros Imitatros (, A mimicry-species)
Tips: Motaejong Beuellahaeroi imiteiteuroseu (Tips : 모태종, 브엘라해로이 이미테이트로스)
11 April 2010(New version) 18 February 2017
  • link - #41 (1)
10For Supervisor Edrei
Banjang Edeureireul Wihan (반장 에드레이를 위한)
25 April 2010(Old version) 27 November 2014
(New version) 26 February 2017
  • link - #47 (1)
11Savoy Gaal
Saboi Gaal (사보이 가알)
26 April ~ 26 July 2010(Old version) 30 November 2014 ~ 16 April 2015
(New version) 1 March ~ 23 April 2017
  • (First) 11. A.E. (Additional Edition) link - #48 / (1) - #49 ~ (38) - #86
  • (Last) 11. A.E. link - #87 (40)
Denma is able to hardly see the sign of escape. Gaal protects his sister by death.
12Sixteen
Sikseutin (식스틴)
30 July ~ 31 December 2010(Old version) 19 April, ~ 5 November 2015 (interrupted)
(New version) 26 April ~ 27 July 2017
  • (1) - #88 ~ (57) - #144
  • 12. A.E. (1) - #145 ~ (10) - #154 (67)
This is the first flashback story. This is depicted Edel's past history as a popular character in 'Savoy Gaal', was a youthful love story that could be an excellent medium-length story or full-length story, and a variety foreshadow of Church of Madonna, have greatly expanded the scope of the story.[7]
13Marionette
Marioneteu (마리오네트)
2 ~ 7 January 201128 ~ 30 July 2017
  • (1) - #155 ~ (3) - #157 (3)
Dwight throws his life so keeps his wife's dead body.
14Pigear
Pigieo (피기어)
9 January ~ 4 April 20112 August ~ 22 September 2017
  • (1) - #158 ~ (33) - #190
  • 14. A.E. (1) - #191 ~ (5) - #195 (38)
This is a story about a dirty, smelly, ugly, cowardly and fragile male Pigear, and a beautiful female Pigear which is said to have been made to boast in the universe. This story contains a full of harmful acts of a Pigear hunter, a hobbyist, a Quanx deliverer and an animal conservationist.
15God's Lover
God's lover
8 April 2011 ~ 16 January 201223 September 2017 ~ 14 March 2018
  • (1) - #196 ~ (117) - #312
  • 15. A.E. (1) - #313 ~ (3-4) (6) - #318 (123)
This is the second flashback story. This is depict a violent and a ruthless and selfish tyrant Dr. God (Goad)'s odd love, and he's caught in a ruthless plot of the interplanetary scale. As the name implies, Dr. God's fundamental loneliness and love to infinity are embarrassed but a little touching. The dead God (Goad) losing his body and living in a network. Dr. God, who has become a god-like being by dominating all networks. The nerdy solitude still remains, but the infinite love is once again endlessly naive but a little bitterly end.
16A.E.20 ~ 27 January 201215 ~ 18 March 2018
  • (1-1) - #319 ~ (1-4) - #322 (4)
This story cause a lot of questions and makes the heart beats again. It shows a questionable red package and ends with Chapter 1, and predicts a huge story in Chapter 2.
Chapter 2
No. Title Original release date English release date
1A Catnap
a catnap
29 January 2012 ~ 1 April 201321 March ~ 2 December 2018
  • (2-1) - (1) - #323 ~ (2-171) - (171) - #493
  • 1. A.E. (2-172) - (1) - #494 ~ (2-185) - (14) - #507 (185)
This is the third flashback story. This is deals with the nativity story (?) of Yahwah, the ruler of Silverquick, and a lot of foreshadows have been explained, but more indicated foreshadows are beforehand. Gosan family and White Police Guards reveal its appearance. Especially, the author draws the characters of his previous work, such as pre-priestess Rami (Rami Record) and guardian priest Abigail (Iron Dog John Doe) and weaves the story. Because it's a story of the old past, Denma doesn't appear until the story return to the present time. However at A.E., when the story is back in the past again, the boy Dike appears for a while.
S.E.(Special Edition)Rami Record (expected)
Rami Rekodeu (라미레코드)
Yahoo! Cartoon World: 8 August ~ 14 October 2008
Naver webtoon - Denma: 2 ~ 4 April 2013
None
  • Yahoo! Cartoon World: (1) ~ (19)
  • Naver webtoon - Denma: (2-186) - (1) - #508 (in Korean) ~ (2-189) - (4) - #511 (4)
Joshua's soul, who was murdered by cognation and scattered in the Intersecting Space of parallel universes. Starting from here, the religion of love and retribution 'Church of Madonna'. The priestesses are given a role to look for the body of Saint Joshua along with the guardian priests. It's a duty that must be accomplished if Deva, the top priestess of the church body, is her future hope. The holy visit (Korean심방; Hanja尋訪; RRSimbang) is a trip to parallel universes according to the instructions of church body to find the body of Saint Joshua. This is the fourth flashback story, if it included in Denma.
2Kuan's Fridge
Kwanui Naengjanggo (콴의 냉장고)
(Before interrupts) 5 April 2013 ~ 29 July 2014
(After interrupts) 6 July 2015 ~ 4 January 2016
5 December 2018 ~ 2 January 2020
  • (First) 2. A.E. (2-186) - (1) - #508 ~ (2-209) - (24) - #531 / (2-210) - (1) - #532 ~ (2-450) - (241) - #774
  • (Last) 2. A.E. (2-451) - (2-1) - #773 ~ (2-468) - (18) - #792 (259)
This story makes an object Quanx, Kuan's Fridge with a multidimensional space inside becomes the main variable. Inside this, a result (?) of the planet Aorica incident ('A Catnap' story, the result is drugs called "Hourglasses" (Korean모래시계; RRMoraesigye)) that gave a great shock to the entire universe was hidden. The collision of the universe eight's 1st noble family, Gosan family and the 2nd noble family, El family, which are caused by this, let the readers get excited. The Duke Gosan and the Count El are entering the preparations for war in the supremacy of the universe eight. El's butler, Hazz draws the old White Police Guards that were forsaken by Gosan. And Cain who's El's son, holds hands with the Church of Madonna. However, the situation flows in a strange direction, because Gosan is shot by his cousin who opposes the war of the two families, so he falls down. In the meantime, Denma wanders through Kuan's Fridge, discovering the secret that Silverquick has hidden. And the Devarims prophesy the emergence of a new Dark Lord after the war. Having been disgraced by Cain, Hazz leaves El family, but returns to the word of El who has come to find him and directs the war. Cain and old White Police Guards, who have kidnapped Gosan who's falls into a coma, are wiped out in Kuan's Fridge, and Hazz begin to counterattack with Red Wolves, who have long been training for the war against the Gosan family. On the other hand, Hades from another universe with his army raids the Church of Madonna and the Gosan family, and in the planet Nekar, Marquess Hojo conspires to increase Gosan's an evil reputation. And in this confusion, Denma shares Apple's secrets with Silverquick.
3The knight
The knight
7 January 2016 ~ 30 April 20173 January ~ 16 October 2020
  • (2-469) - (1) - #793 ~ (2-653) - (185) - #975
  • 3. A.E. (2-654) - (1) - #976 (Korean) (in Korean) ~ (2-674) - (21) - #996 (206)
Jiro is the main character in this story. After the war between the Gosan family and the El family, the contents of Kuan's Fridge becomes known and the dispute surrounding it spreads to the world of underground criminal organization. In the confrontation between the Emperor and the Conqueror, and the Blank which is an independent Quanx organization are interfere in here, and the universe's strongest Quanx, Gongja, who's hidden among the Blank, is revealed. Jiro, who has the key of the fridge, comes and goes between the Emperor and the Conqueror and swayed by them, and in the process, he gets the information that he can earn big money when he becomes White Police Guards. On the other hand, the Bureau of Inspection of the U.C.S. dispatched an ace agent 'Sharp' in order to monitor and arrest Gongja's activities, who was the former subject of the experiment. 'Sharp', who sealed Gongja's Quanx ability, she confronts her and hears with the story of the contents of Kuan's fridge and conflicts, but soon brace herself. However, the superior of the Bureau of Inspection of the U.C.S., he conspires with underworld so Sharp is in danger of being killed by the Emperor's subordinates, so she unavoidably returns the Quanx ability, to Gongja's party. A few years later, some nobles who're against the El family (Gosan family), they're dependent on the Emperor, so the tensions between the Gosan family and the Emperor increased. Here, Lot's bad taste fun is creates a stir, and both the Emperor and the Gosan family go into a mortal battle. Nubre takes the supremacy of the underworld by replacing the Dark Lord Nob when the Emperor is disappeared by Gosan. Jiro, who became a member of the White Police Guards, made great strides in the battle with the Emperor, and then met his family and asked for forgiveness. However, when Jiro became clear that he was a junkie so he talked about behind the people's back, Haggler is relentlessly pushing him to leave the White Police Guards. In the end, Jiro leaves the White Police Guards and becomes the Dark Lord's subordinate as he introduced by his colleague to the training center. And Dike relies on the Dark Lord to escape the chase of the Church of Madonna, and the four shields are completed to protect the Dark Lord that a Devarim prophesied in the past.
Chapter 3
No. Title Original release date English release date
1Dike
Daikeu (다이크)
(Before interrupts) 1 May ~ 4 August 2017
(After interrupts) 12 August 2017 ~ 8 September 2019
17 October 2020 ~ 13 March 2022
  • (3-1) - (1) - #997 (Korean) (in Korean) ~ (3-366) - (366) - #1363
This is the fifth flashback story.
2Epilogue
Epillogeu (에필로그)
12 September ~ 29 December 201916 March 2022 ~ 20 May 2022
  • (3-367) - (1) - #1364 (Korean) (in Korean) ~ (3-414) - (5-2) - #1414
This is the last story of Denma.

So, including the same worldviews, the 《Iron Dog John Doe》 (1998), 《Rami Record》 (2008) and Web fictions (2017), this is arranged in chronological order. This includes episodes that are predominant in the past.

Characters

Because there are so many characters in this work, they wrote it as an article in a web magazine.[8]

There are characters appearing in the motif of the existing Korean singer. Min-G is motif to Minzy. And Z-Dragon is motif to G-Dragon. T와이스 (in Korean) (KoreanT와이스; RRTwaiseu) is motif to Twice, but the names of characters intactly appeared as Tzuyu, Mina, Sana.[2][9]

Silverquick

Recipients

Church of Madonna

Nobles

Here includes slaves, servants and bodyguards of the nobles.

Gosan family

White Police Guards

El family

El's Five Fingers

Gangland

Devarims

Carlburn's Quanx Legion

Production

In South Korea, the author is often criticized because his serialized work is delayed frequently.[14] Because of this, fans have created applications that let people know when the author's work is updated. Most of the applications' names are derived from the name of "White Police Guards", which appears in the work. 덴경대 집합 (in Korean) The majority of applications have a white 100 image on an orange background. Because White Police Guards members gather to the masters of the Gosan family when they saw hologram with white 100 on the orange background.

Serialization of the Korean Denma was interrupted from Chapter 2 Ep. 2 - Kuan's Fridge (180) - #715 (in Korean) (29 July 2014).[1][15] And the series returned 6 July 2015.[14] The author received protests from many readers because of this interruption. However, as the author revealed the peripeteia, the fans come back again and regained the work's popularity.[16]

It was again interrupted from Chapter 3 Ep. 1 - Dike (41) - #1041 (4 August 2017) and it returned 12 August (in Korean) after attending his mother-in-law's funeral.[17]

The English version available on WEBTOON is same here. Translation of English Denma (Old English version) was interrupted from Chapter 1 Ep. 12 - Sixteen A.E. (1) - #145 (5 November 2015) and return on 7 January 2017. New episodes are translated on 15 July 2017, Chapter 1 Ep. 12 - Sixteen A.E. (2) - #146. Also the English version is far behind the native Korean version.

In the English version, they skipped Rami Record. The reason why this work isn't translated is presumed to be the religious problem (Christianity) and the political problem (North Korean defectors) of chapter 1. Therefore, this work has no official translation. It may be due to copyright problems with Yahoo!, but the Japanese edition has been translated and the title is (S.E.) ラミレコード.

Media

On 7 November 2016, Air Seoul announced that it had collaborated with Naver WEBTOON to produce safety video. Some of the works shown here include Denma, The Sound of Heart, and Noblesse. At this time, Denma, Cell, Quai, and Adams are appeared.[18]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 20 January 2015[19]9791157401017
  • Chapter .01: A Dog of Pamana (Korean파마나의 개; RRPamanaui Gae)
  • Chapter .02: Captain Hardok (Korean해적선장 하독; RRHaejeokseonjang Hadok)
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .03: EVE (Korean이브; RRIbeu)
  • Chapter .04: Eve Rachel (Korean이브 라헬; RRIbeu Rahel)
  • Chapter .05: Blackout (Korean블랙아웃; RRBeulraekaut)
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .06: Band of Brothers (Korean밴드 오브 브라더스; RRBaendeu obeu beuradeoseu)
  • Chapter .07: Yael Road (Korean야엘 로드; RRYael Rodeu)
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .08: Supervisor Bahel's How to Kill (Korean반장 바헬의 하우 투 킬; RRBanjang Baherui Hau tu Kil)
  • A.E.
2 20 January 2015[20]9791157401024
  • Chapter .09: Mandragora (Korean만드라고라; RRMandeuragora)
    Note: Beer-Lahai-Ros Imitatros (, A mimicry-species) (KoreanTips: 모태종, 브엘라해로이 이미테이트로스; RRTips: Motaejong Beuellahaeroi imiteiteuroseu)
  • A.E.
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .11: Savoy Gaal (Korean사보이 가알; RRSaboi Gaal)
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .10: Tips: For Supervisor Edrei (Korean반장 에드레이를 위한; RRBanjang Edeureireul Wihan)
3 20 January 2015[21]9791157401031
  • Chapter .12: Sixteen (Korean식스틴; RRSikseutin)
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .13: Marionette (Korean마리오네트; RRMarioneteu)

On 19 December 2014, Neo-Cartoon (Korean네오카툰; RRNeokatun), the subsidiary company of Consonants and Vowels (Korean자음과 모음; RRJaeumgwa moeum) has announced that Denma will be printed soon. And on 20 January 2015, it published one to three books. Volume 1 is published until Chapter 1 Ep. 9 - A.E. - #37, volume 2 is Chapter 1 Ep. 11 - A.E. - #87, volume 3 is Chapter 1 Ep. 13 - Marionette (3) - #157.[15]

No. Release date ISBN
4 26 January 2016[22]9791157401291
  • Chapter .14: Pigear (Korean피기어; RRPigieo)
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .15-1: God's Lover (God's lover)

Volume 4 has been published on 26 January 2016, it's until Chapter 1 Ep. 15 - God's Lover (46) - #241.

No. Release date ISBN
5 12 February 2016[23]9791157401307
  • Chapter .15-2: God's Lover (God's lover)
  • A.E.
  • Chapter .16: A.E.

Volume 5 has been published on 12 February 2016, it's until Chapter 1 Ep. 16 - A.E. (1-4) - #322.

No. Release date ISBN
6 3 November 2016[24]9791157401406
  • Chapter II .01-1 A Catnap (a catnap)

Volume 6 has been published on 3 November 2016, it's until Chapter 2 Ep. 1 - A Catnap (110) - #432.

No. Release date ISBN
7 20 March 2017[25]9791157401413
  • Chapter II .01-2 A Catnap (a catnap)
  • A.E.
8 20 March 2017[26]9791157401420
  • A.E.
  • Chapter II .02-1 Kuan's Fridge (Korean콴의 냉장고; RRKwanui Naengjanggo)

Volume 7 and 8 has been published on 20 March 2017. Volume 7 is until Chapter 2 Ep. 2 - A.E. (12) - #519. Volume 8 is until Chapter 2 Ep. 2 - Kuan's Fridge (77) - #608.

No. Release date ISBN
9 30 April 2019[27]9791157403257
  • Chapter II .02-2 Kuan's Fridge (Korean콴의 냉장고; RRKwanui Naengjanggo)

Volume 9 has been published on 30 April 2019, it's until Chapter 2 Ep. 2 - Kuan's Fridge (178) - #709.

No. Release date ISBN
10 30 May 2019[28]9791157403264
  • Chapter II .02-3 Kuan's Fridge (Korean콴의 냉장고; RRKwanui Naengjanggo)
  • A.E.

Volume 10 has been published on 30 May 2019.

No. Release date ISBN
11 26 July 2019[29]9791157403257
  • Chapter II. 02-4: Kuan's Fridge (Korean콴의 냉장고; RRKwanui Naengjanggo)
  • Chapter II. 03-1: The knight
12 26 July 2019[30]9791157403288
  • Chapter II. 03-2: The knight
13 26 July 2019[31]9791157403295
  • Chapter II. 03-3: The knight

On 25 June 2018, Neocartoon says, Chapter 2 of the Part 2 of set will be composed of Volume 9 ~ 13. (in Korean)

No. Release date ISBN
14 28 May 2020[32]9791157403318
  • Chapter III. 01-1: Dike (Korean다이크; RRDaikeu)
15 28 May 2020[33]9791157403325
  • Chapter III. 01-2: Dike (Korean다이크; RRDaikeu)
16 28 May 2020[34]9791157403332
  • Chapter III. 01-3: Dike (Korean다이크; RRDaikeu)
17 28 May 2020[35]9791157403349
  • Chapter III. 01-4: Dike (Korean다이크; RRDaikeu)
18 28 May 2020[36]9791157403356
  • Chapter III. 01-5: Dike (Korean다이크; RRDaikeu)
19 28 May 2020[37]9791157403363
  • Chapter III. 02: Epilogue (Korean에필로그; RREpillogeu)

Volume 14 ~ 19 has been published on 28 May 2020.

No. Title Release date ISBN
Denma S.E. Rami Record25 July 2017[38]9791157401437
Physical Error Occurrence Report: Denma Episode 1[39]
AuthorDcdc
Cover artist현실안주형
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
SeriesDenma Another Episode
Release number
1
SubjectLie, Assassin, God, Love, Quanx
GenreFantasy, SF
PublisherJamobooks
Publication date
20 August 2019
Pages268
ISBN9788954439954
WebsiteLink
Those Who Harvest Stars: Denma Episode 2[40]
AuthorDcdc
Cover artist현실안주형
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
SeriesDenma Another Episode
Release number
2
SubjectLie, Assassin, God, Love, Quanx
GenreFantasy, SF
PublisherJamobooks
Publication date
20 August 2019
Pages276
ISBN9788954439961
WebsiteLink
The Sanctuary of the Planet Gaia: Denma Episode 3[41]
AuthorDcdc
Cover artist현실안주형
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
SeriesDenma Another Episode
Release number
3
SubjectLie, Assassin, God, Love, Quanx
GenreFantasy, SF
PublisherJamobooks
Publication date
20 August 2019
Pages224
ISBN9788954439978
WebsiteLink

And 《Rami Record》 has been published on 25 July 2017, it's until Chapter 2 S.E. Rami Record (4) - #511.

Mobile games

In September 2015, 5 characters from Denma were added as player characters in South Korean company Dryad's 2015 mobile game Yo! Villains.[42][43] The villains (characters) of Denma, Dike, Jet, Edel, God were released. Cell was released by NPC. Lot (Korean; RRRot) was released on 11 December 2015. Gosan, Balak, Nell were released on 15 January 2016. The service was terminated on 5 April 2017.

South Korean mobile game company New.f.o produced a mobile video game adaption of Denma with NAVER WEBTOON, launched on Google Play on 26 October 2016.[44] The characters of Denma, Hardok, Max (dog), Cell, Savoy (Boyle's junior), Gaal, Uriel, Jet, Adam, Crying Daddy, Dike, Guyrin, Hades, Hoon, Randolph, Bon, Max, Andante (Korean안단테; RRAndante) (game's original character), Rami, Gatsu, Abigail, Mirai, Bala(c)k, Tear, Lot, Dark Lord Lot (Korean마왕 롯; RRMawang Rot) (hyper, game's original shape), Gaya, Haggler, Gongja, Nell, Daniel, Hellman Sharp (Korean헬맨 샵; RRHelmaen Syap) (hyper), Edel, Min-G, Director Bala(c)k (hyper), Haaken (game's original shape), Honma (game's original shape, clothes he wears), Assassin Haaken (Korean암살자 하아켄; RRAmsalja Haaken) (hyper, game's original shape, clothes he wears) are released. Jiro is 11, Ayn (Since his clothes is a spoiler, it's replaced by the first appearance) is 17, and Purgee Jiro (Korean추방자 지로; RRChubangja Jiro) (hyper) is released on 25 November 2016. God is 1, Federick is 9, Giyeok (Korean기역; RRGiyeok) is 21, Agnes (hyper) is released on 29 December 2016. Rieul (Korean리을; RRRieul) is 5, Naomi is 12, Gauss (Korean가우스; RRGauseu) is 19, Hador is released on 25 January 2017. Yahwah (hyper, game's original weapon) is 1, Edrei is 16, Guardian priest Edel (hyper) is released on 28 February. Aaron is 16, Count El (hyper) is released on 30 March. Gyu-oh is 13, Dike the Invincible Death (hyper, game's original shape) is released on 27 April. The clothes that the characters linked here are wearing the default skins of the characters. It may not be the first ch. (chapter) in which the linked character appears. There may be characters that haven't yet appeared in the English version. The service is terminated on 31 July 2019.

In January 2018, Since Times signed an intellectual property contract. Since Times will use this to show casual RPG.[45] Later, it is revealed in July of the same year that a mobile strategy card RPG Densinma with NAVER WEBTOON (Korean덴신마 with NAVER WEBTOON; RRDensinma with NAVER WEBTOON) will be released. This is a game with 3 webtoons. One is Sindorim (Korean신도림; RRSindorim) and the other is I'm a Middle Schooler Becoming the Demon Lord (Korean마왕이 되는 중2야; RRMawangi doeneun jungiya).[46] On 19 February 2019, the game company releases its brand page and begins to make advance reservations.[47] It's launched on Google Play on 2 April 2019.[48] The characters of Dike, Gongja, Lot, Abigail, Dr. God (Korean갓 고드; RRGat Godeu), Yahwah, Ran, Hades, Bala(c)k, Gatsu, Eunguy, Transcriptome Adam (Korean전사체 아담; RRJeonsache Adam), Edel, Jet, Denma, Gaal, Arcel, Cat God (Korean고드 캣; RRGodeu kaet) are released. Duke Gosan is released on 15 May. It may not be the first ch. (chapter) in which the linked character appears. There may be characters that haven't yet appeared in the English version. The service will be terminated on 31 October 2019.

Music

On 30 September 2015, South Korean singer-songwriter Baram Kim (Kim baram) released a song 「I Need to Go Home Now」 (Korean집에 가야만 해; RRJib-e gayaman hae) from Chapter 1 Ep. 15 - God's Lover (73) - #268 on YouTube. On 13 November 2017, he released the song on Musician League of Naver Music.

On 23 July 2017, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist Peri Kim (Kim peri) released an inspired piece of 「Space Cat」 from God's Lover. The lyrics were written at the Dr. God's viewpoint.[49] On 30 August and 2 September, he released a room version and a video, which he directly sang the song, on Musician League of Naver Music.

Web fictions

The web fiction series have been serialized. It's authored by Dcdc. The first volume, The Puppet Show was serialized on 1 April 2017. The second volume, The Idolatry was serialized on 30 June. The third volume, The Love Sick is serializing on 8 December. But it was interrupted on 11 January ~ 2 February 2018. The novel volumes will be published in April.[50] This is completed on 4 March 2018.

Jacobo is the main character of The Puppet Show. Gaya and Daniel are the main character of The Idolatry. The Planar Constraint Quanx is the main character and an Equivalent Mass Substitution Quanx, a Taija race telepath Quanx, a middle-aged woman, a drug addict Teleporting Quanx is the characters of The Love Sick.

Eventually, their episodes will be published as 'Another Episode (A.E.)' each on 20 August 2019. Part 1, <The Puppet Show> is renamed to 'Physical Error Occurrence Report: Denma Episode 1'. Part 2, <The Idolatry> is renamed to 'Those Who Harvest Stars: Denma Episode 2'. Part 3, <The Love Sick> is renamed to 'The Sanctuary of the Planet Gaia: Denma Episode 3'.

The episode "Physical Error Occurrence Report: Denma Episode 1" is an exciting story based on the "Marionette" episode, featuring the early episode of webtoon "Denma". The main character, 'I (Jacobo)' is a Marionette Quanx and assassin. The assassination using this ability is neat. If you control and kill the object, it is enough. Even if the kind of person who reads the memory examines the murder scene, the evidence can't be found. The users can disguise themselves as suicide or an accident. And one day, Dudan's wife, Madina, comes to 'I'. Dudan is a powerful boss of this planet's gangland. And she asked 'I' to kill his husband. 'I' is embarrassed and he doesn't know what to do, but he reject it because it is impossible. There is a person who come to the office of 'I' afterwards, and he is Dudan. Dudan ask 'I' to perform her request to kill himself.[51]

The episode "Those Who Harvest the Stars: Denma Episode 2" was intended to contain a mood similar to the political drama of the Gosan family and El family in the galaxy-scale of Denma's middle story. Through this political drama, writer Dcdc deals with Quanxs' solidarity and the disintegration behind it. The main character is Caesar, the leader of the planetary synagogue blank group, and his pupils who are Gaya and Daniel. Caesar is a symbolic person who has earned the pioneer status of the U.C.S. as a representative of the planet Synagogue, a transitional resident planet, gathering Quanxs who have no place to go. But the planet is faced with a number of crises, such as insufficient housing space, refugee management problems, and tax pressure. Gaya thinks a new idea as she struggles to come up with countermeasures. It is the plan to attend the inter-planetary talks and propose investment attraction. And the talks are held in Kuan's Fridge![51]

"The Sanctuary of the Planet Gaia: Episode 3 of Denma" is an episode that Dcdc has recently released the atmosphere of "Denma" which has succeeded not only in the alienation of space but also in the description of the individual characters involved in the incident. The background of this episode is planet Gaia. Gaia is a planet Quanx which is rarely observed in the universe eight. That planet is supposed to be a divine being with enormous power, but the details are strict. On the surface, that planet is denominated as a religious group, but in reality it is a place where terrible secret experiments are conducted under the control of a cult, 'Church of Madonna'. And there were characters going in there to infiltrate, the characters of the five main characters are humorous. The mission has begun! The delightful five people are ordered by the elder, to steal the 'seed of God' to Gaia.[51]

Model figures

Team Imitatros (WindMill) is makes the model figures. The model figures of Directors of Silverquick's station 7, Beer-Lahai-Ros Imitatros, Experimental animal were released. The model figures of Lot, Federick, Haggler, Gosan's cousin, Duke of Gosan (in Korean) (explanation Archived 8 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine) (in Korean) were released. They're released on 6 March 2017.

The model figures of Denma, Quai, Cell, Cell's Avatar were released by GNFTOY (in Korean) on 27 November 2015. These products can't be purchased in 2018.[citation needed]

The model figures of Lot, Gongja were released by GNFTOY on 15 September 2017. Then the model figures of Jiro (Spoiler), Gaya, Tiptoe were released on 2 February 2018. In the same year, Gongja dress version, Tiptoe was released by GNFTOY on 4 September. The design has been made by Team Imitatros (WindMill), which is mentioned above. In 2019, Edel was also released on 1 February. These products can't be purchased.

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