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王様ランキング [Ōsama Ranking] #6
王様ランキング 6 [Ōsama Ranking 6]
デスパーの元で成長を遂げたボッジは国に戻ること決意した。
その頃、ボッス王国にはミランジョにより導かれた冥府の罪人が解き放たれようとしていた…。
はたして、ミランジョの思惑とは！？
風雲急を告げる第６巻！
その頃、ボッス王国にはミランジョにより導かれた冥府の罪人が解き放たれようとしていた…。
はたして、ミランジョの思惑とは！？
風雲急を告げる第６巻！
216 pages, Paperback
First published December 12, 2019
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Sosuke Toka
31 books4 followers十日草輔 (Touka Sousuke or Tōka Sōsuke) is a Japanese mangaka.
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December 26, 2021
Dec. 24, 2021: Fascinating storyline! I've never fall in love with a manga series that has a fairytale theme to it! This storyline captivates and immerses me! Getting to know the characters little by little excites me as I turn to read every page. Character writing and development is astounding! The narration — exquisite! Plot progression — magnificent!
Spoiler Alert in the paragraphs below:
Towards the latter half of Part 1, good and evil merged and it became difficult to side on some of the well-beloved characters. I'm not sure anymore if Miranjo (the Magic Mirror lady) is evil for the sake of being evil. Her backstory was revealed towards the middle of Part 1 and she felt pitiable!
Same with the tragic backstory of King Bosse and Queen Sheena! We didn't get much backstory with Queen Sheena, but I felt sorry towards King Bosse when the closeup was made on him. When some of the manga panels focused on him, the author showed the complexity of Bosse!
From his tangled romantic feelings with Miranjo and Queen Hilling to the sacrifices he's been making to Bojji and Daida, it showed how hurt he is as a father and a lover! Bosse overlooking Miranjo's evil deeds is another complex storyline that adds to the series' depth and dynamic character development!
The evil characters in this series did several horrific deeds. But, there are rooms of atonement on some of the characters that were initially presented as evil. The redemption arcs could have been interesting side storylines that the author could have done to present those redemption arcs for pitiable characters in Part 2. But sadly, my interest in Part 2 dipped at its lowest!
Don't get me wrong as best boy Bojji and his best friend Kage are still sticking around. But Part 2 is exploring the Ranking of Kings side of this world. Therefore, more new characters. More knights in shining armors. More of the Netherworld convicts and their adventures on the medieval era. At the very least, Desha and Despa still make relevant appearances in Part 2.
But, I'm less interested on those characters. And it's sad to know that my favorite characters from Part 1 like Daida, Miranjo, Queen Hilling, Domas, etc. are barely making appearances/forgotten in Part 2! But, it's understandable that they're almost out of the picture in Part 2. The story has to revolve around Bojji and Kage. And Bojji must find a way to retrieve his strength as a giant in one way or another (an unresolved plot thread in Part 1).
Maybe, it's too early to judge. But, perhaps I'm being biased because Part 2 stripped away the favorite characters I've been rooting for a long time when Part 1 was slowly being shown in the anime.
Note:
Skim read the Korean web version of Volumes 1 to 12 of this fabulous Japanese manga on Manatoki118.net. Will read it again when I have time to read the translated English scans by Home Hero on Manga4Life.com.
I don't read or write Korean, but Google Translate helped me understand some of the dialogue in the word bubbles. And I don't use Google Translate on all of the word bubbles; just on some dialogues with prominent manga panels where major events are emphasized.
My knowledge of the series through the anime is good enough which allowed me to follow and understand the events that happened after recent episodes of the anime (which is currently at episode 11 out of 23 for Season 1 at the time of writing this review).
By the way, if Ōsama Ranking was not categorized as the #1 show in the Airing category, I would not have tried it. But, I'm so happy that I did try this show, and now, I'm craving to read the complete English translations of the manga.
For reading purposes, I'm adding my overall thoughts of Volumes 1 to 12 of Ōsama Ranking on Goodreads. I want to add my overall impression of the 1st Part of this series, as well as some of my thoughts on the 2nd Part (which is still being written as we speak and at the time of writing this review (Dec. 24, 2021) by this series' incredible mangaka — Sōsuke Tōka himself!.
1st Part of the series - Fascinating and incredible storyline! I fell in love with the characters. The 1st Part presents this classic fairytale feeling to it, especially in the 1st half of Part 1 (written in Volumes 1 to 6): "Good versus Evil". No isekai/"reincarnated characters" trash storyline. No explicit "ecchi" themes presented unlike what many anime and manga are dipping today for increased viewership/readership.
Does this series have heavy themes? Definitely! But, it's exactly because of those heavy themes and 1960s to 1980s cartoonish art styles that made me fall in love with the series (both anime and manga formats).
Spoiler Alert in the paragraphs below:
Towards the latter half of Part 1, good and evil merged and it became difficult to side on some of the well-beloved characters. I'm not sure anymore if Miranjo (the Magic Mirror lady) is evil for the sake of being evil. Her backstory was revealed towards the middle of Part 1 and she felt pitiable!
Same with the tragic backstory of King Bosse and Queen Sheena! We didn't get much backstory with Queen Sheena, but I felt sorry towards King Bosse when the closeup was made on him. When some of the manga panels focused on him, the author showed the complexity of Bosse!
From his tangled romantic feelings with Miranjo and Queen Hilling to the sacrifices he's been making to Bojji and Daida, it showed how hurt he is as a father and a lover! Bosse overlooking Miranjo's evil deeds is another complex storyline that adds to the series' depth and dynamic character development!
The evil characters in this series did several horrific deeds. But, there are rooms of atonement on some of the characters that were initially presented as evil. The redemption arcs could have been interesting side storylines that the author could have done to present those redemption arcs for pitiable characters in Part 2. But sadly, my interest in Part 2 dipped at its lowest!
2nd Part of the series - The sad part of this series for me is when Part 1 ended because Part 2 must begin. I hate Part 2! I know it's still being written, but everything I love about the classic fairytale theme being penned on a Japanese manga format is stripped in Part 2.
Don't get me wrong as best boy Bojji and his best friend Kage are still sticking around. But Part 2 is exploring the Ranking of Kings side of this world. Therefore, more new characters. More knights in shining armors. More of the Netherworld convicts and their adventures on the medieval era. At the very least, Desha and Despa still make relevant appearances in Part 2.
But, I'm less interested on those characters. And it's sad to know that my favorite characters from Part 1 like Daida, Miranjo, Queen Hilling, Domas, etc. are barely making appearances/forgotten in Part 2! But, it's understandable that they're almost out of the picture in Part 2. The story has to revolve around Bojji and Kage. And Bojji must find a way to retrieve his strength as a giant in one way or another (an unresolved plot thread in Part 1).
Maybe, it's too early to judge. But, perhaps I'm being biased because Part 2 stripped away the favorite characters I've been rooting for a long time when Part 1 was slowly being shown in the anime.
Note:
Skim read the Korean web version of Volumes 1 to 12 of this fabulous Japanese manga on Manatoki118.net. Will read it again when I have time to read the translated English scans by Home Hero on Manga4Life.com.
I don't read or write Korean, but Google Translate helped me understand some of the dialogue in the word bubbles. And I don't use Google Translate on all of the word bubbles; just on some dialogues with prominent manga panels where major events are emphasized.
My knowledge of the series through the anime is good enough which allowed me to follow and understand the events that happened after recent episodes of the anime (which is currently at episode 11 out of 23 for Season 1 at the time of writing this review).
By the way, if Ōsama Ranking was not categorized as the #1 show in the Airing category, I would not have tried it. But, I'm so happy that I did try this show, and now, I'm craving to read the complete English translations of the manga.
August 18, 2024
4/5: I miss boji
November 22, 2024
Boji mon roi 🥰
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April 7, 2023
The Queen's guard got their spotlight~! 👏🏻👏🏻
Anne and Ouken 🛐🛐
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