back MouthAs he made his debut and won his first “official” match, the story turned into an even more exaggerated tale of unregulated fighting. In each subsequent volume, Mouth The opponent’s technique is unreasonable, his strength is demonic, and his desire to hurt or even kill his opponent is clearly insane. Mouth We faced each opponent with the same 400-watt smile we saw in the first volume.
At this point in the story, we are fully aware that every turn yes story. The conflicts in each arc are actual conflicts. What strange techniques does this warrior use? How could it be Mouth Fight it or ignore the damage it causes? when MouthDuring one game his nerves were severed, and not only did he beat his opponent with one arm, but we’re told he’d be fine; the nerves were severed in such a way that they could be easily reconnected. So we know realism isn’t the focus here – the focus is combat. Each battle has higher stakes, more bizarre, and more violence than the last.
We finally got the tiniest bit of information Mouth. We are told that he is fighting to save his father. This might make us sympathize with our perfect protagonist, but then… we meet his father. Yujiro Hanma, the ogre, is a beast and his sneer is almost inhuman. It is said that he needs to kill one person every day. In any other series, people would think of Yujiro as the final boss, but in Fighter Buckyhe’s just another monster of the day.
In these volumes, Mouth Not up to the task yet. MouthSponsor Doppo Orochi in this underground fighting world accepts the challenge MouthFather of the first game. I want to emphasize again that this comic is not an instructional comic. No matter how hard you try, you won’t learn anything about martial arts or combat of any kind from this story, which relies on fantasy, horror, and pure mythical techniques. When Yujiro invokes the secret techniques of the ancient Ryukyu royal family, the former Japanese rulers of Okinawa, it’s completely true. Orochi countered from a front (here incorrectly labeled Maeda) stance that looked like it should be Wing Chun, but it wasn’t. We learned nothing that we could take back to the dojo.
We have a new obsession! In the first volume, strength is measured in teeth, and the narrative turns to weight. Everything is weighed on the scale, including strength. A warrior’s body has weight, and of course how much he lifts is important. We even know that the tiger who was mysteriously defeated weighed 400 kilograms, which is of course huge for a tiger, so we Know Whoever killed it was very, very powerful.
The art is better and more violent with each volume. Expect fists to slice through bodies like bladed projectiles. Each chapter has its own horror Anatomy Lesson by Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. Again, we can’t take anything away because neither you nor I can go through a person’s abdomen and massage the heart. Itagaki exaggerates the human male anatomy in many creative ways, even including a moment where a demonic face is seen in the human musculature. Anatomy itself is a character in this series, and each warrior’s body is the subject of both artistic creation and detailed commentary in the narration.
It’s easy to see the sentiment expressed here. All bad guys are monsters, many “good” fighters are monsters, and sometimes being human monsters is admirable! we want Mouth To win, of course, but we also want his victory to be as righteous as possible, because he has to inflict horrific damage on a person to do that. As long as that person is scarier than the last one, we can sleep well at night… or so Mouth.
David EvelynThe translations in these volumes remain excellent. We can see the blood and sweat in the art, but the translation also lets us hear the spit and bile. Every cough is audible, just like the person who wrote the letter Raphael Zajac Give us huge voices in this huge comic about huge men fighting in fierce battles.
MouthAfter returning from the brink of disaster many times, he finally faced a real crisis of trust. Watching his father beat the big snake, Mouth Immediately deemed unwinnable in the next game. He then meets his next opponent’s former victim, the ruthless Momiji Shinogi, who possesses a perfect physique, unparalleled knowledge of the human body, and a complete lack of empathy. These victims got him back into fighting shape. How could it be Mouth Defeating the next more surprising opponent, apparently his father? We’ll have to tune into Volume 5 to see it!
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