Aflame Inferno
Aflame Inferno is a Korean manhwa series written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Kwang-Hyun Kim, the former who is known for writing Unbalance Unbalance, Zero, and the Japanese manga Black [God (manga)|Black God]. The story revolves around Shi-Chan Kang, a high school student and fashion model who was nearly killed in a crossfire between demonic beings called "Tedlars". However, Inferno, one of the Tedlars, saves Shi-Chan's life by merging his body with his own. In order to separate themselves, they must collect 1,000 "Invento Hells" by killing other Tedlars in hopes of ever being separated from each other.
Aflame Inferno began serialization in Vol.8 of Booking, published on April 1, 2006. The first volume was released by Haksan Culture Company on July 15, 2006, with a total of six volumes available in South Korea as of January 15, 2011.
Story
A self-absorbed high school student gets caught in the middle of a battle of demons. He is nearly killed but is saved when the Tedlar named "Inferno" merged with him. Now he must hunt down Tedlars while keeping up with his studies.Characters
The characters' original names are shown on the left, while their names from the Japanese version appear on the right. Only the Tedlars and TBI members retain their names in both versions.Main characters
;Shi-Chan Kang / Shion Saito;Inferno
;Gehenna
;Chae-Hee Shin / Natsumi Hosaka
;Yu-Na Go / Yui Iida
Tedlars
Legend Tedlars
;Thanatos;Pandemonium
Other Tedlars
;Bandara;Sorcerer Dantis
;Rabiatan
;Garrod Balty
;Loben Balty
;Altross
;Garnet Sittler
;Balbalbow
;Albraxas
;Trisba
;Dalrossa
;Material
;Physaracks
Tedlar Hunters (T.B.I.)
;Oreilly Laurent;Guinness Scott
;Demian
;Nancy Swallow
Other characters
;Ji-Yun Do / Mika Matsumi;Mrs. Kang / Hiromi Saito
;Ki-Hoon Shin / Akihiko Hosaka
;Chi-Sang An / Katsuki Kumakura
;Yu-Ra Min / Maya Akakiya
;Elize Schultz
;Joan
Terminology
;Tedlar;Corrosion
;Invento
;T.B.I.
Media
Manhwa
Written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Kwang-Hyun Kim, Aflame Inferno began serialization in Vol.8 of Booking, published on April 1, 2006. The first volume was released by Haksan Culture Company on July 15, 2006, with a total of six volumes available in South Korea as of January 15, 2011 under their Booking Comics imprint.The manhwa is licensed in Japan by Kill Time Communication where it is serialized in Comic Valkyrie, and in Taiwan by Tong [Li Publishing]. Japanese releases of Aflame Inferno feature unique cover art designs and uncut scenes, as well as being localized to better suit Japanese readers.