What if a loser trained and turned his life around? Well How to Fight has the answer for that or viral hit whatever youre going to call it. Similar to Teppuu a manga about female MMA How to Fight is also a... martial arts story? Well yeah Going into it I was pretty skeptical. I love fighting stories not only because of the action but also because of the intricacies that martial arts have. My problem is martial arts stories lack substance. They usually resolve around the fights and the story is there to keep the fights going. Viral hit isnt much different than those but its definetely not the most thought out series Ive ever read. The story starts with Hobin your typical cliche high school loser who gets bullied because he cant defend himself. The manhwa doesnt have your power of friendship BS. There is training a lot of hard work and in some cases underhanded techniques. Nothing illegal just a bit shady. Im not a martial artist by any means but I can tell that the author did his research and loves martial arts. Thats very similar to Takehino Inoue Vagabonds / Slam Dunk creator who loves basketball. The story explores many martial arts and even some you probably have never heard of. Theres a lot of street fighting too so its kinda interesting to see how a specific technique can be used in real life. But the main focus of the story is becoming viral. The author explores how streaming and making videos is a part of our culture and how someones life can change if people make the right content. Some random incident will make HoBin the MC an internet sensation and take him on a path he never imagined. Well not just that. The series also shows how bad the internet can be at times. Not everyone is out there trying to be helpful. Some of them are just aholes. : The funny thing is that there are comments on the livestreams and are pretty realistic. Like you would expect the live comments to focus on the main character winning or be relevant to the plot. Instead theyre outofpocket completely irrelevant to whats happening on screen or hilarious. You know typical internet stuff. Making it big on YouTube is the star of the show or as the author likes to call it NewTube probably to avoid some copyright infringement idk. HoBin will go down a spiral of trying anything he can to make his subs go higher. Id like to say more but that would ruin the experience The main villian is wellwritten but isnt like the most unique bad guy youve ever seen. A criminal who uses power and influence to get what he wants while the MC is running around trying to stop him. The plot twists were kinda good till his reveal but nothing too unpredictable. Nevertheless the story is pretty good. The pacing is nice and there are never dull moments. Some things do drag on a bit longer than they should but other than that I highly enjoyed the series. It doesnt have an underlying deep and meaningful message behind it. Its just pure fun and LOTS of handthrowing. If youre the type of person who loves action with a sprinkle of drama in it then this is the read for you. Of course you can also wait for the anime release airing on the 10th of April.