Hokuto no ken nani1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() More people should read this because it's pretty damn good. ![]() I can't give it a 9 on my list but I can say that it's a pretty strong 8. Not quite at Berserk's level if you ask me but great nonetheless. I also didn't really feel anything when some of them died apart from a loss of some.manliness I feel like they could have been handled better to be honest. ![]() Backstories for some of them also pop up out of nowhere sometimes as though it's just a convenient plot device. Some villains were practically just badly written. It's just that some of them were so (and I hate to use the term) one-dimensional. The drawings of horses and machines are especially glorious if you ask me. I liked the art a lot but I'll cut down a mark since it's a bit inconsistent. The characters' martial arts also felt a bit bland to watch (head splitting aside). Sometimes its downright awesome but some other times (especially in the some fight scenes) it felt sort of lacking. This art is sort of weird for me to judge. The first part of it however was extremely.manly. The last parts of it also felt a bit dragged out and unnecessary. Obviously the MCs abilities can cover many areas in an understandable fashion but when you somehow have the ability to make someone tell the truth in one chapter but for the rest of the manga that power isn't called upon again the reader might feel slightly put-off. There are some cases of the notorious Deus Ex Machina This story as a whole isn't as good because the story telling isn't as smooth. There's a difference between this and Berserk though. Well I obviously wasn't reading this for fan service so I can say that the story was pretty good. ![]() The 'man' in 'manga' has never been so fitting. Well you're in luck because this manga is the manliest one around (yes I've read Berserk). Hokuto no Ken could easily be classed as a masterpiece, but, I personally like to consider it as a far from perfect - enveloped in a peculiar charm - timeless classic. This weird approach makes him devoid of usual - intelligence-insulting - typicalities that main characters have, but in no way does it make him an ideal one. He is how he is throughout the entire manga, there are no surprises regarding him, and emotional response is mostly drawn from the way he affects other characters, never from him directly. You could say that he merely serves to keep things in motion, for it is very difficult to feel attached to his character. Be it certain situations in which he's depicted, how other characters perceive him, or his very personality. Kenshiro serves his purpose as an allegory for God. However, some of the revelations (motives) felt quite asinine, far-fetched, and should have been avoided completely. Even villains have more profound reasons behind their atrocious actions and leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth after they are killed. Side characters received excellent characterization and are easily relatable. However, his sense for proportions is a bit distorted, maybe those grandiose anatomical features were done with the goal of portraying magnificence or rather sheer force of certain characters, but even as such they remain off-putting at first and require getting used to them. From the very start and onward there's a steady improvement in his art, be it the post-apocalyptic scenery, facial expressions, or motion from panel to panel. The artistic impression will remain memorable, especially in the later chapters when Tetsuo improves his meticulousness and utilizes wide panels as best as possible. This was due to obvious money milking reasons, which prevented the possibility for fluid progression. Often will you feel that content was abruptly thrown in, rather than initially planned. which extends throughout the entire manga, but more like a series of episodes which are all loosely tied together. It subtly indicates necessary human values, which are easily missed underneath its excessive violence. Hokuto no Ken tells a story about ambitious and brave men in a world where compassion and love would seem pointless. One would believe that it will be a vichyssoise of platitudes, but instead, it presents itself in a more qualitative fashion than works of today which are based on the same formula. Hokuto no Ken has set many standards - as formulaic as they may be - that are still used today. To witness such influential work after so much time is a truly wondrous experience. ![]()
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