Is Psychic Studies Worth Reading? Review & Where to Read
Quick Answer
If you want a quick, funny school comedy with a light supernatural gimmick and don't need the powers to make total sense, this is a fun, fast read. Don't expect deep worldbuilding.
Quick Verdict
“The hypnosis gimmick is a great excuse for gag-after-gag chaos, and it mostly delivers on being funny even when the plot logic gets loose.”
Best for: Readers who want a fast, joke-driven school comedy with a light supernatural hook.
Not for: Readers who want their power system explained in detail and used consistently.
- Type
- Webtoon
- Genres
- Supernatural, Comedy
- Status
- Completed
- This review
- Minor Spoilers
- Author
- Park Eun-hyuk
- Publisher
- Naver Webtoon
- Platform
- WEBTOON
| Quick facts | |
|---|---|
| Format | Webtoon, 84 chapters |
| Run | 2021–2023 · completed |
| Community score | AniList 6.4 · MangaUpdates 6.3 |
| Where to read | WEBTOON — official |
Overview
Chankyu Kim wants to be popular, so he teaches himself hypnosis from YouTube videos, hoping it'll help him with girls at school. It doesn't work the way he plans — his attempts mostly fail or backfire — until he runs into Euijoo Yeo, who has an actual, functioning psychic ability: mind reading. From there, Psychic Studies becomes a school comedy built around the gap between people who fake having powers, people who genuinely have them, and the chaos that happens when those two groups collide.
What it does well
The central joke is a strong one and the series leans into it well: Chankyu is a fraud who desperately wants his hypnosis to work, and watching him bluff, fail, and occasionally stumble into a real result is a solid comedy engine that carries a lot of chapters on its own. Once more characters with real, quirky powers start showing up, the cast dynamic gets more interesting — everyone's ability has some kind of limitation or downside, so the comedy comes from characters trying to work around their own flaws rather than just having cool powers for the sake of it. Chankyu himself is more self-interested and prickly than the average nice protagonist, and that edge makes some of the humor sharper than a straightforwardly wholesome comedy would manage. The chapters are short and quick, which makes this an easy series to burn through in a sitting or two.
Where it falls short
The power system is loose — abilities show up, get used for a gag, and sometimes get bent or forgotten depending on what a given chapter needs, which is fine for pure comedy but means don't expect it to hold together as a consistent rule set. The humor also leans crude or shock-based at points, which some readers will love and others will bounce off. And while the cast and plot threads keep expanding as the series goes, not everything that gets set up pays off with a satisfying resolution by the time it wraps.
Verdict
Psychic Studies isn't trying to be a deep supernatural drama — it's a fast, joke-first school comedy that uses hypnosis and mind-reading as an excuse for chaos, and on that level it mostly works. Go in for the gags, not the power-system logic, and it delivers a fun, breezy read.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- The core joke — an aspiring hypnotist who's actually terrible at it, meeting someone with a real, working power — gives almost every chapter an easy setup for a punchline.
- The cast keeps growing with new psychic gimmicks, which keeps the comedy from feeling like it's repeating the same trick.
- It moves fast, with short, snappy chapters that are easy to binge in one sitting.
- The lead's personality is more prickly and self-interested than a typical nice-guy protagonist, which makes some of the jokes land harder.
Weaknesses
- The power system is inconsistent from chapter to chapter, more of a comedy engine than a thought-out set of rules.
- Some jokes lean on crude or shock humor that won't land for every reader.
- The plot threads introduced later don't always get a satisfying payoff before the series wraps.
Similar Titles
same loud, gag-heavy school comedy energy from a Naver Webtoon original
a very different tone, but similar Naver Webtoon school-adjacent roots if you want to explore more of the platform
for readers who want the same platform's more serious supernatural side after a lighter read
Where to Read Officially
| Platform | Format | Pricing | Region notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEBTOON | Digital chapters | Free | Region availability varies | Open |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to know anything about hypnosis going in?
No — the series treats it as a comedy superpower rather than anything realistic, so no background knowledge is needed.
Is Psychic Studies finished?
Yes, it's complete at 84 chapters, all available in English on WEBTOON.
Is this more comedy or more action?
Comedy first — the supernatural elements exist mostly to set up jokes and social chaos rather than to drive big action sequences.
