Rooster Fighter, Vol. 3

ニワトリ・ファイター [Niwatori Fighter] #3

by Shu Sakuratani

In a world where terrifying monsters walk the earth, one heroic rooster is destined for greatness. When giant demons threaten the innocent, he’s going to show them who’s boss!

The fierce battle with the greed demon is over, but things are just beginning to heat up for Keiji as a video of the confrontation goes viral! The accidental fame brings unwanted attention to the heroic band of fowls. When the notoriety becomes overwhelming, Keiji finds himself seeking solace from an unexpected source. Can rooster and demon come together to find the meaning of life?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels, Comics Manga, Fantasy, Animals, Japan

200 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2022

About the author

aka 桜谷シュウ [Sakuratani Shuu]. Also translitered as Shū Sakuratani and Syu Sakuratani.

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

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

RANTING BELOW. Trigger warning: discussing sexual assault

Ok, the first two volumes had disturbing trends of the MC H Rooster having consensual bird sex, front and center, with hens, whom he would just love and leave. Ok, they are animals, but anthropomorphic in that they speak, have feelings, think, use tools, fight and kill monsters to help humans and other animals, etc.

But the sex is used as "humor", with the second volume introducing one of the hens the rooster "loved and left" and she's pissed about it, understandably, It's in poor taste and it left a bad taste in my mouth.

Well, the author decided to double down and on page TEN of this volume he has the HERO Rooster FORCING HIMSELF on unwilling hens. And it's SUPPOSED to be FUNNY.

He is forcing himself on a hen who is LITERALLY SCREAMING "NOOOOOO" and he's all like, "please just once". NO. SAYING PLEASE DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT. The other hens in the coop are freaking out and screaming about a perverted rooster and trying to escape the coop and him.

If he was a human and doing that on page to a fellow human, regardless of gender, that would NOT FLY.

He does get tased, but it's only after he's started to assault the poor hen yelling no.

Listen, sexual assault is NOT FUNNY. Forced groping, fondling, rape, IT IS NOT FUNNY. It is ALSO not something to use as a plot device for "character development" if it's not dealt with compassionately and with realistic reactions by those affected. I don't care if the characters are humans or animals or if it is meant as a joke, IT'S NOT FUNNY.

1, I will never pick up anything by this author again, stars.

[Aleksandra Fatic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zadovoljna ovim dijelom, prevod je fenomenalan!

[Max Freese]

the rooster saved a town from being flooded by using his "super-cock-a-doodle-doo" to part the water of a broken dam

[Fraser Simons · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is better in most ways than the previous two. There are stakes that seem more real, demons become more nuanced, and the relationship between the chickens is slightly more deepened.

There’s still some cringe stuff too, though. In the first volume there’s a demon that appears to be cross dressing and it’s weirdly shamed and killed, there’s humour revolving around the rooster fighter and wanting to jump every chicken he sees, which goes into weird sexual assault territory that always ends up being skirted because they’re animals, trying to keep some anthromorphization and shirk other aspects. It’s clearly very silly off the jump. A rooster that fights demons where humans seem to do nothing at all, but it’s still mostly just fun at it’s very best, and nothing more than that. Why it makes peoples’ top manga of all time, kind of makes me unenthusiastic to check out more from those lists, tbh.

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK, that was good. With the introductions and worldbuilding done for now. The stories in this volume was simple and less dumb. We have a demon that was just a nice guy who just wants to help. Then there is a classic hero verses nature story. I was entertained.

[Cédric · Rating 2 out of 5]

La même joke répété sur trois volumes n’est plus vraiment drôle.

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Morio was really touching, glad the series isn’t relying solely on comedy

[Gustavo Balam · Rating 5 out of 5]

muy divertido y entretiene lo justo

[Christopher Diaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok ok!

[Layra]

AMOO, está bien gracioso, nunca me imaginé leyendo una historia que como protagonista tuviera a un gallo, está super entretenida, me da mucha gracia.

[Enairolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ayant le troisième tome sous la main, inutile de préciser que je l’ai dévoré tout juste après avoir lu les deux premiers! Je ne pouvais vraiment pas le laisser trainer là comme ça. Non non, il fallait que je le lise bien évidemment! J’avais hâte de voir si ce tome ci était dans la lignée des précédents, si ça n’allait pas tourner en rond etc. Je n’ai pas été déçu de ce troisième tome, un peu moins d’humour, un peu plus sérieux mais tout aussi génial que les tomes précédents.

Dans ce troisième tome, on retrouve Keiji, désormais accompagné de la petite Piyoko et de la belle Elisabeth, une ancienne conquête aux techniques de combats foudroyantes. Après quelques prises de bec, le trio parvient à trouver un équilibre et brille par ses exploits contre les kijû, jusque sur la toile! Hélas, cela n’arrange guère les affaires de Keiji, qui en plus d’être pris en chasse par un viewtuber en mal de reconnaissance, se voit aussi rattrapé par les fantômes du passé..

Comme je l’ai dis un peu plus haut, l’humour est toujours présent dans ce tome mais un peu moins que les tomes précédents. On aborde un moment bien plus sérieux à la fin du tome et de temps en. temps ça ne fait pas de mal. Keiji se retrouve rattrapé par son passé et doit combattre un ancien ennemi mais le problème c’est que ça tourne à la véritable catastrophe.. Surtout que les exploits du groupe s’est retrouvé sur le net. Tout le monde les reconnaît et en plus de ça, beaucoup de personnes veulent les capturer. Le dernier chapitre est bien plus sérieux. On retrouve un kijû hyper gentil qui m’a beaucoup touché d’ailleurs. Il va finalement trouvé un sens à sa vie et va aider le village. Elisabeth et Piyoko sont séparés de Keiji mais continue leur route et se retrouvent embarqué par une petite fille. Elles vont d’ailleurs lui être d’une grande aide pour le coup. La fin de ce tome était hyper intense, si bien que je me suis rendue compte que je retenais mon souffle!

Je suis très impatiente de pouvoir lire la suite puisque je n’ai plus de tomes sous la main à mon grand désarroi. J’ai hâte de voir ce que la suite nous réserve. Je suppose qu’on est loin d’avoir tout vu et surtout que nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines! Moi qui était un brin septique tout de même avant de commencer à lire ce manga, je dois bien dire que je suis agréablement surprise. Je ne m’attendais vraiment pas à autant apprécier cette histoire et pour le coup je suis vraiment bluffée! Je n’attends qu’une chose maintenant : pouvoir lire la suite!

[Doc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rooster Damage Control

just another fine example why Keiji is the manliest rooster ever to roost with all the good and bad that comes from such potential testosterone. Whether trying to force himself upon chickens, taking blows to protect the innocent, showing the patience to not attack an obviously not aggressive demon, or pushing his limits to save a town we see the king of cock-a-doodle-doos fight on even as a video blogger's video has made him famous and the target of certain hoodlums along with the technologically savvy Elizabeth and the spirited Chicken Little. When it seems like the sky is falling with demons attacking people and shoddy craftmanship puts many lives in danger no one will call these heroes chicken (though they are.) :)

[BeckyisBookish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid volume of demon slaying chickens. Mostly, they just saved a town from a flood in this one. Still totally digging the series, and there were some larfs.

I know some people are probably going to have a thought about the Rooster trying to force himself on the hens but welcome to reality guys, animals don't ask consent before mating. Whether they can talk or think like a person is, well pure fantasy, and irrelevant. They are animals. At least he used that above average intellect to ask the hens consent even if that was just him badgering her. I don't get hung up about these things at all on my fiction, but I'm sure it will make some people mad.

4 horny roosters out of 5 unwilling hens

[Matt Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keiji's journey, and antics, continue alongside his new found companions and we begin to see the world gain some depth throughout the events of this volume. Moving beyond the standard humor the series has employed thus far, the randy rooster encounters a new situation that forces him to re-think his current conceptions about the demon phenomena, and the reader, as well, is given more clues as to why this world is being overrun by demons. There is some interesting subtext emerging and I'm looking forward to the release of the next volume, as Keiji doesn't seem to be a one trick rooster anymore!

[Janet Azucena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keiji, Pyoko y Elizabeth continúan en la lucha contra los Kaiju.

Sin embargo, durante el camino: las dudas y prejuicios afectan al equipo de las aves. Con gráficos y argumentos al estilo de las películas de Toshiro Mifune, hacen grato la lectura para conocer más a fondo a los personajes.

Para quienes les agrada las historias con batallas (creo que se llama al género Shonen) y un buen trasfondo, lo disfrutarán.

[Mike Jorgensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best one yet? The roosters libido is under control and we get a story rhat is more complicated that the formulaic knocking down a demon with a cock-a-doodle-doo. If this becomes a long ongoing series, this volume will be the template for its success. I'm also fine with this ending in another volume or two.

[Anthony Wendel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume really tries to showcase the series has the ability to illicit emotions from its readers. With the introduction of a Demon who isn't as bad as the other demons the cast has come across and Elizabeth and Chicken Little doing all they can to help some people in need, their are some very palpitatble feel good moments in this installment.

[Sandy Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume goes in depth with the complexities of these monsters, which I wasn't expecting. There is even more character development in not only Keiji but Elizabeth and some minor characters as well. The second and third volume definitely has more substance compared to the first volume, so I've enjoyed that. I found myself getting slightly emotional when reading this volume as the characters continue to build stronger relationships with each other and face more opposition.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

The end of this volume was good but I could have done without the chapters with Kaiji basically committing SA on a bunch of hens at the start of the volume. I realize that I am anthopomorphizing a rooster…but so does the manga. Art is excellent as usual but the first few chapters were a no from me.

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rooster Fighter, vol. 3 continues to deliver on what is an absurd premise done extremely well with excellent art. Sakuratani can't keep getting away with this, but I really am looking forward to vol. 4. (I received a free ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.)

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Keiji, Little Bird, and Elizabeth are on the run after a video goes viral. They end up facing off with an old enemy of Keiji's. Then Keiji and a demon face off against a flooding river. A nice addition to the series.

[Elisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Continuing on with the Adventure!

I have read both previous volumes and each one just gets better and better. We learn more about the main characters, and get some action! I hope this series continues the quality storytelling.

[Ernesto Juárez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesante el rumbo que toma la trama, espero pronto salgan el cuarto y quinto volúmen. Y qué no sea tan largo el manga. Pero hasta ahora me ha gustado bastante.

[Roberto Diaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favourite volume so far. We meet a good kaiju and after the team split for a time, they band together to stop a tpwn from flooding, with the characteristic style by Sakuratani

[BreAnna (Bre'sBooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still enjoying all this ridiculousness 😆👍

[Skyler Santana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this cock

[Papi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy shit I didn’t expect a funny book about chickens to make me tear up

[Leslie Carnahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man! This series is so freaking fun and funny! It literally has me laughing out loud while I read. The art is incredible. The characters are fun and interesting. Such a great time.

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and different manga series focusing on weird demons and superhero chickens. A funny and action packed story with loveable characters.

[HaileyAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another action-packed volume about the demon-fighting, world-saving rooster. Some of the subplots are a bit much, but then again, this is a series about a demon-fighting rooster, so yeah.