When you say "available in English," do you mean officially or unofficially?
For the former, my favorite is Time and a Again (aka Pahanjip), a historical fatansy based on traditional Korean and Chinese folklore. For drop-dead gorgeous, there's Bride of the Water God, another traditional-lore fantasy. One I've just started is Dokebi Bride, another traditional lore fantasy, this with a contemporary setting.
(My favorite manhwa period is Ciel, which Tokyopop licensed then dropped before publishing -- it's more generic-European generic-19th-century fantasy that shows signs of being very aware of Fullmetal Alchemist, despite being nothing at all like it. Also unlicensed is the back catalog of HWANG Mi Ri, who often features physically strong and agency-ful heroines, but also sometimes creates humor by making her dense as well; the best place to start, despite its length, might be Hot-Blooded Woman. I tend to be wary of shoujo-equivalent high school romances, as the gender politics depicted is all too often even more problematic than in manga; Romance Papa is one of the least objectionable that I've read recently -- They, Too, Love has many of the problems, but is one of the few I've met that recognizes how problematic they are, and has a genuinely sweet romance between two adorkable protagonists.)
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Date: 2011-01-01 00:26 (UTC)For the former, my favorite is Time and a Again (aka Pahanjip), a historical fatansy based on traditional Korean and Chinese folklore. For drop-dead gorgeous, there's Bride of the Water God, another traditional-lore fantasy. One I've just started is Dokebi Bride, another traditional lore fantasy, this with a contemporary setting.
(My favorite manhwa period is Ciel, which Tokyopop licensed then dropped before publishing -- it's more generic-European generic-19th-century fantasy that shows signs of being very aware of Fullmetal Alchemist, despite being nothing at all like it. Also unlicensed is the back catalog of HWANG Mi Ri, who often features physically strong and agency-ful heroines, but also sometimes creates humor by making her dense as well; the best place to start, despite its length, might be Hot-Blooded Woman. I tend to be wary of shoujo-equivalent high school romances, as the gender politics depicted is all too often even more problematic than in manga; Romance Papa is one of the least objectionable that I've read recently -- They, Too, Love has many of the problems, but is one of the few I've met that recognizes how problematic they are, and has a genuinely sweet romance between two adorkable protagonists.)
---L.