Cynical Orange is a manhwa

Manhwa

Manhwa is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons . Outside of Korea, the term usually refers specifically to South Korean comics. The term, along with manga, is a cognate of the Chinese manhua...

 created by Yoon JiUn.

In the United States

United States

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 iceKunion

ICEkunion

ICEkunion published South Korean manhwa comics in the United States. The firm's industry experience come from Studio ICE. Titles were licensed from manhwa publishing companies that originally sold them in The Republic of Korea in the Korean language...

 originally held the license; Yen Press

Yen Press

Yen Press is the manga and graphic novel imprint of Hachette Book Group. In addition to their regular book releases, Yen Press produces a monthly anthology called Yen Plus. The company's varied list demonstrates an interest in publishing a wide variety of Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, and other...

later took the license.

In the series, Hwang Hyemin, a girl with a beautiful face and "sincere" personality, receives adoration from boys and jealous hatred from other girls at her school. Hyemin hides her "cynical and dark side" and adopts "an innocent face" to attract her "secret crush" JongYon. When she discovers that JongYon does not like her, she sheds her previous persona and attacks MaHa, a "playboy."