Dumping a few chapters of Sangokushi whenever I have time now that it's completely translated.
Recap of story so far: Sun Ce's conquest of his father's former holdings and beyond is progresses smoothly, with new capable men joining his cause.
For those who don't know what this is, it's a faithful adaptation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Yokoyama Mitsuteru, the mangaka of Tetsujin 28, Giant Robo, Mars, etc. The art isn't amazing but if you've ever wanted to get into Three Kingdoms but didn't feel like slogging through book, reading this is the easiest way. The 2010 Chinese TV series was alright too, but that skips out on some fun arcs.
Mega link for all volumes: https://mega.nz/#F!dtcTnaZK!wYcKFdUATwdDt9MkFolypw
>>138971394
Never a shortage of fat bald guys with a ponytail braid. Essential for any Chinese army. Good at ringing gongs, too.
Doing the dirty, unglamorous work with little chance of a promotion. Truly, the unsung heroes of an ancient Chinese army.
>>138972480
>That jump
Classic.
>>138973280
It's a small thing, but I really like how he draws the sun. Good ol' times before everything was done in screentones.
>>138973394
Huh, I never really noticed it until you mentioned it.
>>138973596
What type of bows would Three Kingdoms China era have?
>>138973822
Composite recurve bows were prevalent since I think at least the Zhou dynasty (11th~3rd century BC) all the way until the modern era. The only thing that would have really changed over the centuries are the varying materials and preparation/assembly methods used.
Gotta love octo-head here. And that's the end of the dump for today.
>>138974152
Thanks as always.
Is it just me, or is the author's distinct art style very fitting for the matter of fact story telling of this manga? Or rather, all of the author's works. Imagine if some one like say, Murata or Oh Great! drew this but told the story the same way.
You know fucking jarring it would be? With Yokohama, it's like a replay of Sims 3 Kingdoms, except only this time you get rewarded for setting houses on fire.
>>138975917
Yeah, Yokoyama is quite unique for his very dry style where the characters talk more through actions than emotions. I quite like it in his historical stuff, as it feels more genuine to me, unlike some mangaka who try too hard to make everything super dramatic which comes across as forced.
>>138976585
I think it might be a generational difference. Nowadays it's about why, and getting into the psyche of the character. Self-inserts growing in popularity might just be an extension of that.
Might be the historical thing, but I think it's one of the reasons why manga casts are a lot smaller in general now.
>>138976854
It can be attributed to that, but even among his peers, Yokoyama was pretty unique. You look at Tezuka or Nagai Go, and their works are often filled with very expressive characters with lots of thought bubbles and such to get the reader to connect emotionally with them.
With Yokoyama, he doesn't really bother to do any of that. That's not to say that he's bad at making appealing characters, but the reader has to do a bit more "reading between the lines" into what motivates his characters because their thoughts are rarely voiced directly to the reader.
A good example of this is the villain Yomi from Babel II (http://hoxtranslations.blogspot.com/2012/08/some-thoughts-about-good-manga-3.html).
