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パリピ孔明 [Paripi Kōmei] #3
派對咖孔明 3
諸葛孔明轉生來到現代的澀谷，擔任一心想當歌手的月見英子的軍師，每天都在俱樂部打混！為了得到參加超大型‧野外嘉年華SUMMER SONIA的機會，孔明跟英子必須挑戰「10萬個讚企劃」。孔明認為勝利的關鍵在於掌握饒舌歌手，他為了讓擁有才能卻陷入低潮的KABE太人能夠加入團隊，安排的一場MC BATTLE──！
145 pages, Paperback
First published October 14, 2020
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August 8, 2021
Kongming engages in a multi-chapter rap battle and if you need more of a description than that, well, this might not be the book for you.
This series is one of my go-to’s when I need a quick hit of serotonin because I know whatever else it might be, it is going to be goofy and fun and bring a smile to my face. It took what initially seemed like a one-note joke that couldn’t sustain anything and instead had made a delight of an ongoing out of it.
This is embodied by the first section, which does not back away from the rap battle promised last volume, as Kongming takes on a three time champion in order to secure the latter’s backing for Eiko’s concert.
Again, if this doesn’t seem like a good time, you’ll never enjoy this book. This is wall to wall fun, from the rapper’s rival showing up next to Eiko to basically explain things (including ancient poetry) to Kongming’s valiant attempts at rapping - hearing him use the phrase ‘time machine’ is pretty much the best thing ever.
It’s not perfect - translating the rap into something sensible for western audiences means the rhyme scheme occasionally flies to pieces (sometimes deliberately, to be fair) and it occasionally has a cadence that’s not the easiest to track.
That’s how this book kind of goes - pretty great, but not quite amazing. The second half of this book involves Eiko’s quest for the likes she’ll need to get an invitation to a prestigious musical festival and Kongming’s audacious plan to pull it off.
This ends up being stronger than the first part, in terms of emotional heft, as we get a lot to focus on Eiko truly finding her own voice and using it to record her own original material for a change and making an unexpected friend. It is full of some great scenes.
However, Kongming’s help consists of three pouches that have different advice to be followed in order and the way they come to be used is almost preternaturally helpful. He’s a brilliant tactician, not Nostradamus. It’s not the best light he’s been cast in, but I’ll allow it this once.
Mainly because even with that and an ending you can quickly see zeroing in from a mile away (why is this advertising suddenly in the background???), this was a nice break from the Kongming antics in favour of letting our heroine get some more time in the sun.
Our poor heroine’s rival (sorry to give away the surprise) is indeed Eiko’s opposite - somebody who gave up their voice for fame (and a costume that definitely seems like something her manager would come up with), but yearns for the freedom to do her own material. It’s not the most original sentiment, but they’re a really good pair and I do like the frenemy vibe they have going. I can’t wait to see this all come together next time.
4 stars - some books just feel like they’re charging you up with good vibes and this silly take on a trope that’s been done to death is one of the best on my reading list for doing just that.
This series is one of my go-to’s when I need a quick hit of serotonin because I know whatever else it might be, it is going to be goofy and fun and bring a smile to my face. It took what initially seemed like a one-note joke that couldn’t sustain anything and instead had made a delight of an ongoing out of it.
This is embodied by the first section, which does not back away from the rap battle promised last volume, as Kongming takes on a three time champion in order to secure the latter’s backing for Eiko’s concert.
Again, if this doesn’t seem like a good time, you’ll never enjoy this book. This is wall to wall fun, from the rapper’s rival showing up next to Eiko to basically explain things (including ancient poetry) to Kongming’s valiant attempts at rapping - hearing him use the phrase ‘time machine’ is pretty much the best thing ever.
It’s not perfect - translating the rap into something sensible for western audiences means the rhyme scheme occasionally flies to pieces (sometimes deliberately, to be fair) and it occasionally has a cadence that’s not the easiest to track.
That’s how this book kind of goes - pretty great, but not quite amazing. The second half of this book involves Eiko’s quest for the likes she’ll need to get an invitation to a prestigious musical festival and Kongming’s audacious plan to pull it off.
This ends up being stronger than the first part, in terms of emotional heft, as we get a lot to focus on Eiko truly finding her own voice and using it to record her own original material for a change and making an unexpected friend. It is full of some great scenes.
However, Kongming’s help consists of three pouches that have different advice to be followed in order and the way they come to be used is almost preternaturally helpful. He’s a brilliant tactician, not Nostradamus. It’s not the best light he’s been cast in, but I’ll allow it this once.
Mainly because even with that and an ending you can quickly see zeroing in from a mile away (why is this advertising suddenly in the background???), this was a nice break from the Kongming antics in favour of letting our heroine get some more time in the sun.
Our poor heroine’s rival (sorry to give away the surprise) is indeed Eiko’s opposite - somebody who gave up their voice for fame (and a costume that definitely seems like something her manager would come up with), but yearns for the freedom to do her own material. It’s not the most original sentiment, but they’re a really good pair and I do like the frenemy vibe they have going. I can’t wait to see this all come together next time.
4 stars - some books just feel like they’re charging you up with good vibes and this silly take on a trope that’s been done to death is one of the best on my reading list for doing just that.
May 22, 2023
Please see the review of the first in series.
May 21, 2024
I preferred the Eiko centered scenes. The rap battle in print takes longer than it needs. Maybe in the original Japanese it reads better. The meter gets strained a few too many times for my taste in translation.
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February 4, 2023
+For the cover. That is cool!
+For that they added a new member to their team.
+Loved seeing them form a plan to get 100k and see Kongming figure things out on how to do things best, which had me scratching my head as he was so oblivious on many technology stuff in the previous volumes but now has charts and all the other things. Did he study that much?
+Nanami! Really liked her, her backstory and all that, and how supportive she is of Eiko.
+That last segment with the house hunting.
+/- Sorry, but I was just laughing my butt of with the whole Nanami stuff. I saw that coming from a mile. Seriously, tired of that trope.
-1 star for that rap battle. I knew it was coming, but DANG I had not expected it to be that long. I even tuned out at times. 1) I don't like rap 2) both raps were boring, especially Kongming's. I mean 45-ish pages for a RAP BATTLE of 160 pages in total? NO. Just no.
-Also all that planning? It just felt waayyyyy to much for me. Plus, adding medicine to someone's drinks, even if it is for a good thing, no. Just no. That is just creepy.
-Kongming gets annoying.
So yeah, a bit hit/miss. Some great things, loved following Eiko on her way to find herself + loved Nanami. But the rap + Kongming is just not my thing. Not sure if I will continue.
+For that they added a new member to their team.
+Loved seeing them form a plan to get 100k and see Kongming figure things out on how to do things best, which had me scratching my head as he was so oblivious on many technology stuff in the previous volumes but now has charts and all the other things. Did he study that much?
+Nanami! Really liked her, her backstory and all that, and how supportive she is of Eiko.
+That last segment with the house hunting.
+/- Sorry, but I was just laughing my butt of with the whole Nanami stuff. I saw that coming from a mile. Seriously, tired of that trope.
-1 star for that rap battle. I knew it was coming, but DANG I had not expected it to be that long. I even tuned out at times. 1) I don't like rap 2) both raps were boring, especially Kongming's. I mean 45-ish pages for a RAP BATTLE of 160 pages in total? NO. Just no.
-Also all that planning? It just felt waayyyyy to much for me. Plus, adding medicine to someone's drinks, even if it is for a good thing, no. Just no. That is just creepy.
-Kongming gets annoying.
So yeah, a bit hit/miss. Some great things, loved following Eiko on her way to find herself + loved Nanami. But the rap + Kongming is just not my thing. Not sure if I will continue.
June 8, 2022
Enters Nanami. And Steve Aoki Kiddo
June 27, 2022
Surely this manga has its own charm. Using strategy in the music, this is the real strategist. Only the real one could applied the strategy on all terrain
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