王者天下 二 通往將軍之路

キングダム [Kingdom] #2

by Yasuhisa Hara, 原泰久, 茹茂華 (Translator)

異母弟・成キョウの反乱。
王座を追われた秦国の若き王・エイ政は、王都奪還のため、山民族の王と同盟を結ぶべく奥深き山界へ…！　紀元前、史上最大の戦国中華大活劇!!

Genres: Manga, Historical Fiction, Seinen, Fiction, Action, Historical, Comics

210 pages, Paperback

First published August 18, 2006

About the author

Name (in native language) :
原泰久

Reviews

[Zahra Naderi · Rating 4 out of 5]

ژنرال اوکی ⁦(⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠³⁠˘⁠)⁠♥⁩

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is going to be a SLOOOOOOW BUUUUUURN re: the MC H's character arc growth. Annoyingly so. But there are glimmers here and there that it will happen. Just maybe not as quickly as the reader might hope. The other characters are good foils for him at least.

The action is violent, as fits the time period and the fighting between the brothers for the throne. I honestly have some issues figuring out who is who, as the younger prince's faction has mini-factions within it. I'm not big into politics and the games played by those trying to get more and more power, so that part goes over my head pretty much.

That being said, this is a time period in a location that I don't know that much about, so I do feel like I am learning a bit of the history. The fiction is a good vehicle to teach a little history to the reader, so your brain is happy on two fronts.

4, not into the violence and politics but enjoying the story and the history, stars.

My thanks to NetGalley and VIZ Media LLC for an eARC of this book to read and review.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chapters 9-19
این mountain people جماعت جذابی بودند و از خود جماعت جذاب تر ، شهرشون بود!

[Yuki Ura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga is angular and bold because this manga is kind of Seinen. And also this manga is realistic because this story is based on ancient china. It has good character design because the author used plain design and complex design properly. Main character’s faces are plain but gorgeous complex costumes of ancient China are abundantly used, and it make us to distinguish characters. And this manga used screen-tone. These things give us impact and make us memorable. In Vol2, the fighting is begun, so there are more onomatopoeia than Vol1. The scene I was most impressed is That the main character “Shin” flashback memories with his best friend Hyou.

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

"what is it you desire right now General Ouki?"
" a world of seething blood and dancing flesh"

the King-Sei, Shin and ka Ryo-Ten despite a few allies find it's going to be more than difficult to gather any forces and face their usurpers.

maybe there's one choice? The Mountain People?

"A sword is not required for a meeting"

[Khurram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book in the series. A great continuation of the story. The artwork is great, I like the martial arts technique in the story as well.

Ying Zheng, Xin, and Diao are making their way through the forest to the second meeting point. The are hunted by an assassin and the rebellion army. On top of being hunted and exhausted will their even be anyone there to meet them. What did happen when Lord Changwen tired to escape from the castle. However things might not be well in the rebels camp. With everything against them what is Zheng, Diao and Xin's next move.

Interesting things to come in this series. I like the story, this series is not just action based. Lots of different agendas and options, let's see what happens next.

[casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

wang yi is so uncanny

[Sabrina Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5 ☆

[ Werbung | Rezensionsexemplar ]

So fesselnd!
Diese Reihe wird einfach immer besser.

Sie hat einfach alles, was ich liebe: 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙠, 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, 𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙣, 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣, 𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣 𝙜𝙧𝙤ß𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙚𝙧. Die Welt entfaltet sich immer weiter, wir bekommen mehr Worldbuilding, spannende Kämpfe und jede Menge Geheimnisse. Besonders neugierig bin ich darauf, mehr über die Bergmenschen zu erfahren!

Am meisten begeistern mich aber die Charaktere. Ich bin jetzt schon so in ihre Geschichte investiert, dass ich gemeinsam mit ihnen Cheng Jiaos Untergang herbeisehne … und das nach gerade mal zwei Bänden!

Ich liebe die Mischung aus politischen Intrigen und actionreichen Kämpfen und kann es kaum erwarten, den nächsten Band zu lesen und zu sehen, wohin sich die Geschichte entwickelt.

Ich liebe diese Reihe jetzt schon und habe das Gefühl, dass sie nur noch besser werden wird. 🙌🏻 Von mir gibt es eine ganz klare Empfehlung!

Vielen Dank @tokyopop_deutschland für das Rezensionsexemplar 🖤





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So captivating!
This series just keeps getting better.

It has everything I love: 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨, 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮, 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙚, 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. The world really starts to unfold here, with more worldbuilding, exciting fights, and plenty of mysteries. I'm especially curious to learn more about the mountain people!

What impresses me the most, though, are the characters. I'm already so invested in their wellbeing that I'm plotting the demise of Cheng Jiao right alongside them ... and it's only been two volumes!

I loved the balance between the political intrigue and the action, and I honestly can't wait to pick up the next volume to see where this story is heading.

I already love it so much, and I have a feeling it's only going to get better. 🖤

[LaPommequirougit · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Je remercie les Éditions Meian pour l’envoi de cette lecture. Un tome qui, comme le premier, me plaît vraiment beaucoup. C’est vraiment la superbe découverte du mois à mes yeux ce manga !

Shin se retrouve à devoir aider le roi. Il n’est pas forcément emballé, le tenant pour responsable de son ami Hyô. Pour autant, il comprend rapidement qu’aider ce roi pourrait lui apporter beaucoup de choses et notamment, lui permettre de réaliser le rêve que Hyô n’a jamais pu achever.

Comme je le disais dans ma chronique concernant le tome un, l’histoire est vraiment bien menée. On se retrouve avec beaucoup de personnages, un récit bien rythmé et une trame principale prenante à souhait.

Les scènes de combat sont toujours aussi belles à voir et c’est un vrai plaisir pour mes petits yeux à chacune d’elles.

En bref, c’est un deuxième tome qui suit le même chemin que le premier. Une histoire intéressante et qui ne cesse de nous éblouir. Pour le moment, on en est surtout à l’introduction de l’univers, mais je suis très intriguée de voir ce que la suite nous réserve !

[Omargg7785 · Rating 4 out of 5]

El rey y sus compañeros buscan nuevas alianzas para hacer frente a los enemigos que buscan sustituirle en el trono. Así conoceremos a la gente de la montaña, feroces guerreros que podrían ser grandes aliados, si el rey logra salir con vida de la visita.

Buena historia y personajes interesantes. Sigue manteniendo el interés del primer tomo.

[Maddox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great volume! I’m really enjoying reading Kingdom so far. The story and characters are really good and fun, the world-building and politics is done really well, and the art is beautiful.

I am really looking forward to continuing reading this series and following as it releases in the U.S. Honestly, the only thing I’m worried about is the financial dent over 70 volumes will put in my bank account over the years if I continue reading that long. Guess I just have to lock in and get my money up 🤣

Also I feel so paternal towards He Liao Diao 💛

4.5/5 stars

[Cassandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

This just isn’t for me. I think it’s boring and looking at the commitment, 78 plus volumes and it’s on going? No thank you. Other people love it so maybe I am wrong.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so excited to be reading this!

For those who are unsure of making the commitment, I think this story is a perfect midpoint between Tezuka’s Buddha and Berzerk.

The characters; their designs, the artwork, the plotting, it is all outstanding, and worth of the praise it has gotten so far.

As an American, I find myself really interested in the history behind these stories, something we generally are never taught about.

I would sit and binge it all if that were an option,

[Kikuhiko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un second tome très bon avec une harmonie agréable entre l'action de la guerre, les révélations qui répondent à nos questions tout en en amenant d'autres et l'humour. Shin est une source à âneries hilarantes même dans les moments les plus inattendus et sérieux (comme lors de la rencontre avec les soldats des habitants des montagnes) j'aime beaucoup ça.

[Anirudh · Rating 2 out of 5]

The mountain folk look interesting

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since my childhood friend recommended this, I really wanted to, at least, like the story, but I’m just simply not feeling it.
The artwork is too boring, the protagonist too childish and foolish to root for, the battle scenes too boring for me to care who wins and how.
Everything feels like an old fashioned “Shonen-Managa” and not in a good way.

I was expecting to read a fun yet fantastical story of the creation of the first Chinese empire to unite the country, i.e. the Qin dynasty, but it’s just a boring battle manga with a ancient Chinese backgrounds to give the story a gravitas.
Also, one of the villain’s speech pattern (a so-called “Onee Kotoba” or the gay lingo) used in a degrading way bothered be so much.
(This “character not conforming to the gender norm=bad/used as a joke” has been going on for quite a long time...)

I’ve borrowed books 1-5 from this series from the local library, but I couldn’t get past book 3, and DNFed the 4th one.
Just like the “Kimetsu-no-yaiba (aka Demon slayers)” series, even though it’s popular among Japanese people, sadly, it wasn’t for me.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Xin's quest to become the greatest General under Heaven continues in this volume. He protects Ying Zheng from Mu Ta, a Southern warrior armed with poison darts. Then, when Lord Changwen finally arrived with his soldiers, he was part of the group that went up into the mountains to meet with the Mountain King where Ying Zheng hoped to obtain aid to put down the rebellion of his younger brother. But will this effort be successful or fail?

I am still getting used to the character artwork, but the backgrounds are great! Thanks Netgalley and Viz Media for a chance to read this title!

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The main character's your typical angry hot-blooded shonen protagonist, but it's treated a lot more negatively by the narrative than usual. He receives pushback from almost everyone for it. It may have won him his first real fight, but as a consequence also cheated him of some character growth which he now needed to go through in order to survive.

But then again, most shonen main characters don't really aspire to be commanders and leaders of men. You gotta be level-headed to do well in that job. Naruto is about the only other example I can think of, and it mostly avoided this issue.

[James Rodrigues · Rating 4 out of 5]

The journey continues as Xin faces off against a formidable foe, the characters seek out the Mountain people, and it becomes abundantly clear how precarious this situation ultimately is. Compelling stuff that is brought alive with well-written characters, political machinations, and a few gruesome moments.

[Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

70%

A little better than the first volume tbh. I didn’t care much for the fight against the assassin, but the mountain people are really cool and I loved the double spread page of their mountain village at the end of this volume. The politics and stuff is also pretty enjoyable. This series is slowly getting better for me tbh.

[Cam · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.75) Je trouve les tomes un poil trop longuets, d'où le fait que je ne parvienne pas à rester conquise jusqu'au bout - même si au final il n'y a pas vraiment de longueurs. En tout cas, je reste emballée par la suite et j'ai toujours les yeux aussi éblouis face aux dessins !

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️
Un segundo tomo donde todo es incierto pero Xin decide avanzar y unirse a Zheng pero le queda mucho por delante a estos dos. se va viendo que hay un poco de confianza, determinación por parte de ambos y el apoyo que se muestran por muy mínimo que sea.

[Vincent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story is really taking shape with more supporting characters and a more clear goal now. I’m curious with how long the series is if the feud between Zheng and his brother will continue to be the main driving force of the entire series

[Joshua Weston · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting premise. I feel like the story will progress even further along the line. Mu ta was a great character as well as the mountain people. Can’t wait to meet the mountain king.

I’ll give it one more volume before committing too the eventual 96 volumes

[Ben Zimmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is better than the first volume, mainly because there's less focus on the stupid protagonist. The world is opening up, and the mountain people are cool. The new cast and villains are more compelling. Not enough to make me rush out and read the next volume, but it wasn't bad.

[Mo Noel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how the world is opening up in this volume and enjoyed the background story we got. Xin is still a hothead. He Liao Diao is still my favorite. Curious to see how it'll move forward with the ending we got

[Jasper Liston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Danger and action continues in Vol.2. I’m enjoying how much more mature and gritty this feels compared to Shonen manga, probably because it’s Seinen. World is opening up and the artwork of the Mountain People is great. Also good to spend some time with the villains this volume as well.

[Pretty Angelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

kenapa manga sekeren ini belum ada lisensi bahasa Inggrisnya? :'D

[Fatoni M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kerajaan suku gunung keren parah, dan intrik peperangan lebih kompleks dari yang saya kira.

[VibrationLitteraire · Rating 5 out of 5]

http://vibrationlitteraire.com/kingdo...