Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, alternatively translated as Omniscient Reader, is a South Korean web novel written by singNsong. It was first published on January 6, 2018, on the platform Munpia, and ended on February 2, 2020. Naver Webtoon published an ongoing webtoon adaptation created by Redice Studio for the Korean version and Line Webtoon for the English version in 2020. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Plot
Kim Dokja is a young man leading a simple, yet sad life, who has been the sole reader of a novel, Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World, alternatively translated as Ways of Survival, for 13 years of his life. On the day the final chapter was published, reality and fiction began to merge, the world as he knew it becoming the world of the story. Being the only person who knew how the story went, and receiving a "special gift" from the mysterious author of the novel, "tls123", Kim Dokja is determined to create a different ending by passing various challenges and trials, known as scenarios in the vaster world of theCharacters
;Kim Dokja;Yoo Joonghyuk
;Han Sooyoung
;Uriel
;Sun Wukong
;Persephone
;Hades
;Abyssal Black Flame Dragon
;Secretive Plotter
Media
Web novel
The original Korean web novel, written by 'sing N song' was first published on January 6, 2018, on the platform Munpia, and ended on February 2, 2020. The official sources are Munpia and Naver.After the end of the original story, new side stories of the novel began getting published in the official sites. It first started publishing on February 15, 2024, and follows the end of chapter 551.
E-book
Since publication as a web novel, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint has been revised and edited into a completed e-book consisting of 20 total volumes. These 20 volumes have also been published physically by Bichae, a subsidiary of Naver. The published e-book contains several changes to the web novel, mostly consisting of small dialogue omissions and other such minor changes. The only major changes to the overall plot are the character motivations in the "Peace Land" arc.Physical publication
Yen Press released the first volume of the English physical novel on July 22, 2025.Physical publications into other languages have also been made. 23 Thai volumes have been published by Levon. 12 Taiwanese volumes by Interstellar Publishing, and 3 Simplified Chinese volumes by 磨铁图书.
Webtoon
An ongoing webtoon adaptation of the e-book, illustrated by Sleepy-C under Redice Studios launched on Naver on May 26, 2020. Its first two collected volumes were released by A.Tempo Media on December 22, 2020, with ten collected volumes released as of March 2024.The webtoon was published digitally in English by Line Webtoon on August 18, 2020. In June 2023, IZE Press, an imprint of Yen Press, announced that they have licensed both the manhwa and novel for English publication.
Volumes
Film
Munpia announced on September 18, 2019, that they had signed a contract with Realize Pictures to adapt Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint into five feature-length films. In May 2023, Ahn Hyo-seop and Lee Min-ho were confirmed to be offered the leading roles of Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk respectively.The film's casting was officially confirmed on January 24, 2024, featuring Kim Ji-soo as Lee Ji-hye, Chae Soo-bin as Yoo Sang-ah, Nana as Jung Hee-won, Shin Seung-ho as Lee Hyun-sung, Park Ho-san as Gong Pil-du, and Choi Young-joon as Han Myung-oh. Kim Byung-woo served as the director, while Won Dong-yun took on the role of producer. The producer also assured that "the movie has now reached its halfway point and is well on its way to its final destination."
The film premiered in South Korea on July 23rd, 2025. As of October 2, 2025, the film has grossed $7.9 million worldwide. Critical reception of the film is mixed, scoring a 35% audience rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with criticism directed towards the discrepancies between the webtoon and film's plot.