What I want to talk about today is a story of "18 Banned Manga and Shojo Manga".
989, an island country on the other side of the ocean.
There is a bizarre "misplacement" that is happening, however, and fatally just right.
Shueisha, a manga club known for its "Shounen Jump" and its motto of "Friendship, Effort, and Victory". A non-mainstream magazine under
began to publish a masterpiece with a resounding name in the future.
It is "Absolute Love 1989" .
A peak, a generation of BL(Boys’Love) enlightenment work.
and the other side. Baiquan Club focuses on all kinds of girl manga, especially BL manga.
In that year, there was a young artist named Kentaro Miura . In order to prove his comic talent to his friends, he drew the first draft based on the friendship between the two.
He came to Baiquanshe with the manuscript and started serializing it in a crumbling magazine.
did not come to pass, and a hardcore dark comic masterpiece called " Swordsman Legend " was born.
This little green "dislocation" among the thousands of flowers is full of a mysterious sense of destiny.
and more than 30 years later, there are still people scratching their hair and asking "straight men questions":
Then, they were choked back by "well-known":
After "Legend of Sword and Wind", Akan felt that the three words "girls" sounded different. grand.
It can also be dark, legendary, epic.
And "Sword Wind" has been serialized since 1989, and it is still far from the end. Miura Kentaro has worked hard for more than 30 years, and it is all an work .
had bad news on May 20.
On the same day, Hakusensha issued an obituary. Kentaro Miura passed away half a month ago due to acute aortic dissociation at the age of 54.
His death made this slightly low-key name in the public domain, for the first time on the domestic hot search.
Everyone lamented:
"Sword Wind" has really become a "legend"!
"The World's No. 1 Girl Manga" will never end!
Great Sword and Magic, European Middle Ages and War, Corpse and Sacrifice, Devil and Undead...
If you go to understand "Sword Wind", then the first thing that is defined on it is "Epic" Class Diablo Comics" .
However, secondly, there is another tag that is the exact opposite of that: Girls Manga .
The title of "Girls Manga" in "Legend of Sword and Wind" is like a joke at first, which makes people smile. What I want to talk about today is a story of "18 Banned Manga and Shojo Manga". 989, an island country on the other side of the ocean.
There is a bizarre "misplacement" that is happening, however, and fatally just right.
Shueisha, a manga club known for its "Shounen Jump" and its motto of "Friendship, Effort, and Victory". A non-mainstream magazine under
began to publish a masterpiece with a resounding name in the future.
It is "Absolute Love 1989" .
A peak, a generation of BL(Boys’Love) enlightenment work.
and the other side. Baiquan Club focuses on all kinds of girl manga, especially BL manga.
In that year, there was a young artist named Kentaro Miura . In order to prove his comic talent to his friends, he drew the first draft based on the friendship between the two.
He came to Baiquanshe with the manuscript and started serializing it in a crumbling magazine.
did not come to pass, and a hardcore dark comic masterpiece called " Swordsman Legend " was born.
This little green "dislocation" among the thousands of flowers is full of a mysterious sense of destiny.
and more than 30 years later, there are still people scratching their hair and asking "straight men's questions":
Then, they were choked back by "well-known":
After "Legend of Sword and Wind", Akan felt,The three words "Girls Manga" sounded grander.
It can also be dark, legendary, epic.
And "Sword Wind" has been serialized since 1989, and it is still far from the end. Miura Kentaro has worked hard for more than 30 years, and it is all an work .
had bad news on May 20.
On the same day, Hakusensha issued an obituary. Kentaro Miura passed away half a month ago due to acute aortic dissociation at the age of 54.
His death made this slightly low-key name in the public domain, for the first time on the domestic hot search.
Everyone lamented:
"Sword Wind" has really become a "legend"!
"The World's No. 1 Girl Manga" will never end!
Great Sword and Magic, European Middle Ages and War, Corpse and Sacrifice, Devil and Undead...
If you go to understand "Sword Wind", then the first thing that is defined on it is "Epic" Class Diablo Comics" .
However, secondly, there is another tag that is the exact opposite of that: Girls Manga .
The title of "Girls Manga" in "Legend of Sword and Wind" is like a joke at first, which makes people smile.
However, as you can see from the "Golden Age", it is not just a joke.
Today,Let's talk about this wonderful "young man + girl manga" complex .
The Golden Age
has been serialized for more than 30 years, and there are many volumes of "Legend of Sword and Wind". What kind of story does it tell?
The most common overview you can see is:
A night warrior in black armor, holding a great sword, shuttles through the continent of "medieval Europe and sword and magic", kills the apostles, and fights for revenge. Adventure roaming story.
In short an epic for a man.
In this "male epic", "Golden Age" does not occupy much space. In the comics, it is from to 14 volumes .
But it is very different from the following style.
At that time, the world view of "sword and magic" was only a corner, and the whole world was based on the background of the war between the two countries based on the "Hundred Years War between Britain and France".
The person who hated and took revenge for half his life later is still a comrade-in-arms standing side by side and cherishing each other.
Although he also swings his sword every day, the reason for this sword swing is his willingness to fight for that person, to realize his dream, and to fight for the entire "eagle group".
If say, the later protagonist Gus becomes a wandering black warrior.
The "Golden Age" is why Gus is the "history" of Gus today.
It's just that the "history" itself is completely complete, regardless of the story or the world view.Emotional scenes are more delicate.
Thus, it is not surprising that it has become the most famous and quintessential chapter in the "Sword Wind" series. In the current animation version of
, there are TV version of 25 episodes of 997, and of the "Golden Age" movie trilogy of 012-2013, to choose from.
TV version restores the plot and emotions of comics, is relatively complete compared to . But limited to the age, the viewing experience is a bit sad.
Therefore, the best entry into the pit is the "Golden Age" trilogy. The
trilogy is [The Overlord's Egg], [Dordore Raiders] and [Advent]. The first part of
draws out characters and sets the stage for 's worldview; the second part of
focuses on pushing the "Golden Age" to its peak through a successful siege; the third part of
is "from The ceremony of the advent of "people to demons" is very grand. It is the collapse of one world and the beginning of another.
The narrative of the trilogy is progressive, the depiction of the war in the age of cold weapons is remarkable, and the epic feeling of the chaotic times is strong and classical.
It reminds me of the [Lord of the Rings] trilogy many times.
Still, the "Golden Age" trilogy is an epic about the relationship between two men, Gus and Griffith.
At that time, the Kingdom of Midland and the Empire of Yoda had been at war for a hundred years.People are not living.
Read from bottom to top
Griffith born by civilians, through the establishment of the mercenary team "Eagle Corps", to serve the Kingdom of Midland, fight in Changsha, and overcome difficulties all the way.
has also earned a place in the world and won a prestigious name.
Griffith believes in the philosophy of utilitarianism, with purpose first. I have always dreamed of being able to build my own country.
The world of "sword wind" is the concept of justice in which blood determines the class. Before Griffith, no commoner could threaten the rule and privileges of the nobility.
Until the two grids meet -
Gus, an orphan born from the dead, has been living the life of a wandering mercenary skirmisher.
He is tough and heroic and walks the world with a great sword.
It can be said that the bright line of the "Golden Age" is the "Golden Age" when Liang Ge led the "Eagle Group" to subvert the world. Then, again throughout the climax, everything took a turn for the worse.
The dark line comes from the occurrence and turning point of the relationship between the two.
is related to two "duel of swords". As soon as the theatrical version of
opened, Gus, as a wandering mercenary skirmisher, came up and contributed a "mad dog" style of play .
In the face of a huge and disparate opponent, Gus will not retreat.
uses aggressive blows and sharp and fast hacks to force the opponent into chaos.Another fatal blow.
In Griffith's later words, this is called "putting oneself to death and then living" play.
As a result, Griffith, the general of the "Eagle Corps" defending the city, witnessed the entire battle and noticed Gus. After
, it is his "closing sword".
The bright and naked "I want you", and the self-confident "I have to get what I want."
Gus had previously hacked to death an opponent more than twice his size with only a few knives. Facing the slender Griffith, he was not good enough.
Even if he took the lead with a sneak attack, he was quickly attacked by others and quickly fell into disrepair.
Compared to the brutal style just after the last fight, the fight between these two is really beautiful and childish.
He lost. In "fighting swords" his fate is decided -
"You will serve me, for what I seek. I will get my country. Gus, where you die is up to me. "
so Griffiths.
So, for the next three years, Gus had a "home".
There is Griffith who trusts him and loves him, and there is a team of "Eagle Group" who can make him exert his strength. With partners,And love.
may also have their second duel three years later.
This time, it is on the snowy ground, facing another fate and choice.
From trust and love, to breaking away. From the battle of "receiving the sword" to the battle of "putting the sword".
almost cares about the most important emotional turn and fate clue of the entire "Golden Age" trilogy.
Dark Aesthetics
"Sword Wind" is a masterpiece of Dark Aesthetics.
As a young manga, there are so many plots without mosaic 18 that it is hard to watch.
For example, the first volume of the manga that people talked about, came up with Gus's muscular naked body pressing a woman to do that.
When you think to yourself: wow is the opening so exciting? Turning the page again, I can only curse in my heart: Yes! Sigh early!
The turning point from the curious little yellow man to the "alien" dark horror manga only takes a moment.
Of course, back to the "Golden Age".
Compared with the later "dark times", it is clear that there is much more color and happiness here.
At that time, the grass where they met was green, the sky was blue when they fought side by side, and the world where the two shared their thoughts was full of yellow leaves.
At that time, even if Gus was not thinking about the big picture on the battlefield, Griffith would say to him: "Gus,Just fight for me. "
Even if he is in danger, Griffith will always appear at the right time and respond to him with a smile: "Do I still need a reason to save you? "
This is tantamount to the first taste of love and warmth for Gus who grew up in a pile of corpses.
So the initial friendship was so clear and beautiful. Let me show you.
So, almost all the splendor of the "Golden Age" is the final climax—the sacrificial ritual of the cult carnival.
From the first prophecy of Zod, the undead on the battlefield - "When this man's ambition is disillusioned, it is the time when your death comes." Wright opened his ferocious eyes and started.
The spiral of fate brought about by the circulation of " causality" has already begun a crazy countdown.
Here, I am not going to spoil too much"The moment of eclipse" sacrifice Ceremony.
Because this is the top climax feast that people can experience because it took dozens of volumes of comics and three theatrical editions to pave the way.
But there is no doubt that,Its brutally twisted style, suffocating sense of oppression and despair.
is very reminiscent of Myth of Cthulhu .
CthulhuThe indescribable horror of the essence of Cthulhu, the inhumanity of heaven and earth, the unholy nature of taking everything as a dog, and the insignificance of human beings in the face of unknown forces.
are all in the "etching moment", which makes people feel hearty.
There is evil, horror, malice and madness here.
"Golden Age Chapter" starts with cheerful syllables and ends with the sonata of the dead sounding in hell .
In fact, the dark aesthetic style of "Sword Wind", if you want to trace it, also has its "source".
htmlIn the 170s, Nagai Hao 's "Devil Man" , the war between humans and demons.
Nagai Hao swiped his pen, and in this battle, all the spokespersons of goodness and beauty ended in tragic death;
The "devil man" male protagonist who took fighting against demons and protecting human beings as his own responsibility was blackened and eventually died.
As the sun sets by the sea, only the devil Satan is left in this world.
htmlIn the 180s, Wu Lunzun's "The Big Divine Fist" , the opening statement:
"In AD 199x, after the world was fully baptized by nuclear weapons , human civilization was destroyed." Civilization collapses, moral imbalances,Violence is praised and believed again.
Also in the 1980s, there is also the legendary masterpiece "Aguila" by Otomo Keyang.
It let the whole Tokyo be destroyed by the big explosion in 1988 in the third world war.
The newly built city is full of nothingness, violence, false prosperity, disorder, and a re-collapse of shaky power.
Apocalypse and new life, light and darkness, violence and justice, identification with or resistance to individual or human destiny. These binary propositions,
, became the common theme of these young manga during this period.
Kentaro Miura began to paint "Sword Wind" in 1989, naturally influenced by his predecessors.
The world and hell are connected to each other, and the protagonists are crawling and rolling in the flesh and carrion.
Two male protagonists, after the "Golden Age", one vassal becomes a demon, and the other fights against cruel fate with hope.
Even if "Sword Wind" is a masterpiece of the dark series, the value choice of Kentaro Miura is as clear as it is now -
Live! But never live with the darkness!
Girls Manga
However, if I must define it, I think "Sword Wind" belongs to: "Girls' Dark Comics" .
Possibly, hard to imagine, a dark comic,It's also a girl's manga.
But the "Golden Age" did it. What is
"Girls Manga"?
Generally speaking, works that are different from the male perspective, but from the female perspective, describe the unique feelings of women, fantasy (especially love stories) works, usually can be classified into the category of girl comics.
"Legend of Sword and Wind", I can't beat it!
Don't worry. Let's take a look at how the two male protagonists expressed their feelings when they first met.
Griffith's words of "closing the sword":
"The way you fight looks like you are putting your life to the test, as far as I feel, you are deliberately putting yourself in danger of death, And then try to save my life from this crisis. I love you, I want you, Gus!"
Gus: Shocked face.
heroine Kaska, who was peeping at the side, was sad and jealous: "Never said that, Griffith has never said such a thing to anyone." Great job. At the end, Griffith held Gus's face and smiled warmly:
"In this way, you are my person."
This scene can almost be regarded as the whole "Swords" world emotional relationship and A tiny microcosm of the causal law of fate.
The second male wants the first male, the first male loves the heroine, and the heroine loves the second male at first,Later fell in love with the man.
Even if you only look at this triangular relationship, it is enough for a girl!
However, what Miura learned from shōjo manga is the exploration and in-depth description of the human emotional world. There is also a face-to-face or even "exaggeration" of the power of human emotions.
In fact, as I said earlier, the relationship between Griffith and Gus is the core of the world of "Sword Wind".
Together they made the whole "Golden Age"!
They are divided - "Dark Ages" are coming.
Gus later became a wandering night warrior, in addition to the beheading of the outer world, in the end, his "revenge" was to solve the problem of the relationship between his inner world and Griffith.
This is the typical way of writing for girls.
The external world can be a great war, a strange dance of gods and demons, and chaos in the world. But in the end, it comes down to the inner world of man - what
needs to solve and explore is the relationship between "me and him".
After all, Gus decided to leave the "Eagle Group" and the reason for leaving Griffith was so delicate and ambiguous.
There was one time when Gus heard Griffith's conversation with the princess:
"I can't stand it if I was born and just lived like this. I think for me a friend is equal to me. people."
This is for Gus, who is willing to be Griffith's "sword",It's like a blow to the head.
That's why he went to find his dream and the idea of survival value, which occupied his entire mind like never before.
The reason for the split between the two... so it seems? subtle.
However, his departure brought Griffith's "degeneration". Even at the final advent ceremony, Griffith confessed himself:
"Among the thousands of enemies and partners, you are the only one who made me forget my dream." Emotional tragedy.
So in a conversation between Kentaro Miura and manga critic Yukari Fujimoto , the latter mentioned that it made her feel "shoujo manga":
is the "soul of " expressed by "Legend of the Sword Wind" Weakness" .
Such a delicate inner world description is rarely seen in male cartoonists .
This may be because Miura herself is a fan of shoujo manga.
In the 1970s and 1980s, in addition to hardcore comics such as " Devilman " and "Beidou Shenquan", there were also rising female cartoonists who could not be ignored.
Takemiya Keiko , Yamagishi Ryoko , Oshima Yuko, Ikeda Riyoko, Hagi Wangdu ...
These batches of female cartoonists who started with the theme of "Youth Love" have expanded the range of girl manga. theme,Pushing shojo manga to a new level.
Miura had read a lot of girl manga when he was a student.
Among them, "The Poem of Wind and Wood" by Keiko Takemiya and " Rose of Versailles " by Riyoko Ikeda.
The Rose of Versailles
The two peak comics that describe the emotional entanglement between the same sex in a passionate and purely romantic way have become the reference objects that Miura clearly stated in the interview.
Take the character setting of Griffith as an example.
He's almost like a combination of "Rose of Versailles" Oscar and "Devilman" Asuka.
(One more thing, in fact, in "Devil Man", Asuka and are not clear. is also quite basic. The relationship between Griffith and Gus is very similar.)
"Devil"
Miura is Consciously doing this:
He wants to complete a work that combines the form of "Hokuto Shenquan" and the core of "Rose of Versailles".
As a result, there is a "Legend of Swordsman" in which dark aesthetic style and delicate emotional depiction coexist.
Miura actually has some opinions on the current juvenile manga and youth manga-
Because most of them pursue strong plots and big scenes, it is easy to ignore the exploration of people themselves and their inner world. Compared with
, "Sword Wind" is cruel, twisted, grand and otherworldly.
but also so beautiful and soft,Insightful and beautiful with emotional tension.
It really extends the dimension of juvenile and youth manga. Perhaps, including girly manga.
However, Miura's sudden death is really sad.
"Lifetime" really became "Lifetime".
"Legend of the Sword Wind" really became a legend.
works will be frozen. But people can not help but think of a sentence: when the stars shine.
"Legend of Sword and Wind" will continue to shine brightly and unswervingly in this era of our lack of epics!
Really, thank you Miura for making dreams. May the legend of "Sword Wind" continue in heaven and earth...
It's just that the "history" itself is taken out alone, and both the story and the world view are complete enough, and the emotional drama is more delicate.
Thus, it is not surprising that it has become the most famous and quintessential chapter in the "Sword Wind" series. In the current animation version of
, there are TV version of 25 episodes of 997, and of the "Golden Age" movie trilogy of 012-2013, to choose from.
TV version restores the plot and emotions of comics, is relatively complete compared to . But limited to the age, the viewing experience is a bit sad.
Therefore, the best entry into the pit is the "Golden Age" trilogy. The
trilogy is [The Overlord's Egg], [Dordore Raiders] and [Advent]. The first part of
draws out characters and sets the stage for 's worldview; the second part of
focuses on pushing the "Golden Age" to its peak through a successful siege; the third part of
is "from The ceremony of the advent of "people to demons" is very grand. It is the collapse of one world and the beginning of another.
The narrative of the trilogy is progressive, the depiction of the war in the age of cold weapons is remarkable, and the epic feeling of the chaotic times is strong and classical.
It reminds me of the [Lord of the Rings] trilogy many times.
Still, the "Golden Age" trilogy is an epic about the relationship between two men, Gus and Griffith.
At that time, the Kingdom of Midland and the Empire of Yoda had been at war for a hundred years.
Read from bottom to top
Griffith born by civilians, through the establishment of the mercenary team "Eagle Corps", to serve the Kingdom of Midland, fight in Changsha, and overcome difficulties all the way.
has also earned a place in the world and won a prestigious name.
Griffith believes in the philosophy of utilitarianism, with purpose first. I have always dreamed of being able to build my own country.
The world of "sword wind" is the concept of justice in which blood determines the class. Before Griffith, no commoner could threaten the rule and privileges of the nobility.
Until the two grids meet -
Gus, an orphan born from the dead, has been living the life of a wandering mercenary skirmisher.
He is tough and heroic and walks the world with a great sword.
It can be said that the bright line of the "Golden Age" is the "Golden Age" when Liang Ge led the "Eagle Group" to subvert the world. Then, again throughout the climax, everything took a turn for the worse.
The dark line comes from the occurrence and turning point of the relationship between the two.
is related to two "duel of swords". As soon as the theatrical version of
opened, Gus, as a wandering mercenary skirmisher, came up and contributed a "mad dog" style of play .
In the face of a huge and disparate opponent, Gus will not retreat.
uses the aggressive blows of the strong wind and rain and the sharp and fast slashing to force the opponent into chaos, and one more blow is fatal.
In Griffith's later words, this is called "putting oneself to death and then living" play.
As a result, Griffith, the general of the "Eagle Corps" defending the city, witnessed the entire battle and noticed Gus. After
, it is his "closing sword".
The bright and naked "I want you", and the self-confident "I have to get what I want."
Gus had previously hacked to death an opponent more than twice his size with only a few knives. Facing the slender Griffith, he was not good enough.
Even if he took the lead with a sneak attack, he was quickly attacked by others and quickly fell into disrepair.
Compared to the brutal style just after the last fight, the fight between these two is really beautiful and childish.
He lost. In "fighting swords" his fate is decided -
"You will serve me, for what I seek. I will get my country. Gus, where you die is up to me. "
so Griffiths.
So, for the next three years, Gus had a "home".
There is Griffith who trusts and loves him, there is a team of "Eagle Group" who can make him exert his strength, he has partners, and there is love.
may also have their second duel three years later.
This time, it is on the snowy ground, facing another fate and choice.
From trust and love, to breaking away. From the battle of "receiving the sword" to the battle of "putting the sword".
almost cares about the most important emotional turn and fate clue of the entire "Golden Age" trilogy.
Dark Aesthetics
"Sword Wind" is a masterpiece of Dark Aesthetics.
As a young manga, there are so many plots without mosaic 18 that it is hard to watch.
For example, the first volume of the manga that people talked about, came up with Gus's muscular naked body pressing a woman to do that.
When you think to yourself: wow is the opening so exciting? Turning the page again, I can only curse in my heart: Yes! Sigh early!
The turning point from the curious little yellow man to the "alien" dark horror manga only takes a moment.
Of course, back to the "Golden Age".
Compared with the later "dark times", it is clear that there is much more color and happiness here.
At that time, the grass where they met was green, the sky was blue when they fought side by side, and the world where the two shared their thoughts was full of yellow leaves.
At that time, even if Gus didn't think about the big picture in the battlefield, Griffith would say to him: "Gus, you will fight for me."
Even in danger, Griffith will He always appeared at the right time, and responded to him with a smile: "Do I still need a reason to save you?"
So the initial friendship was so clear and beautiful.
But people say that tragedy is to shatter beauty for you to see.
As a result, all the splendor of the "Golden Age" is almost entirely foreshadowed by the final climax - the sacrificial ceremony of the cult carnival.
The tragedy of the "Golden Age" can also be said to be the tragedy of fate.
The first prophecy of the undead Zod on the battlefield - "When this man's ambitions and disillusionment are disillusioned, is the time when your death will come".
No, or even earlier, from the "Egg of the Overlord" or as it was called, Beheleit opened his monstrous eyes.
The spiral of fate brought about by the circulation of " causality " has already begun a crazy countdown.
I'm not going to spoil too much here The "Eclipse" Sacrificial Ceremony.
Because this is a top-level climax feast that people can experience because it takes dozens of volumes of comics and three theatrical versions to pave the way.
But there is no doubt about its brutally twisted style, its suffocating sense of oppression and despair.
is very reminiscent of Myth of Cthulhu .
CthulhuThe indescribable horror of the essence of Cthulhu, the inhumanity of heaven and earth, the unholy nature of taking everything as a dog, and the insignificance of human beings in the face of unknown forces.
are all in the "etching moment", which makes people feel hearty.
There is evil, horror, malice and madness here.
"Golden Age Chapter" starts with cheerful syllables and ends with the sonata of the dead sounding in hell .
In fact, the dark aesthetic style of "Sword Wind", if you want to trace it, also has its "source".
htmlIn the 170s, Nagai Hao 's "Devil Man" , the war between humans and demons.
Nagai Hao swiped his pen, and in this battle, all the spokespersons of goodness and beauty ended in tragic death;
The "devil man" male protagonist who took fighting against demons and protecting human beings as his own responsibility was blackened and eventually died.
As the sun sets by the sea, only the devil Satan is left in this world.
htmlIn the 180s, Wu Lunzun's "The Big Divine Fist" , the opening statement:
"In AD 199x, after the world was fully baptized by nuclear weapons , human civilization was destroyed." Civilization collapses, morality is out of balance, and violence is re-lauded and believed.
Also in the 1980s, there is also the legendary masterpiece "Aguila" by Otomo Keyang.
It let the whole Tokyo be destroyed by the big explosion in 1988 in the third world war.
The newly built city is full of nothingness, violence, false prosperity, disorder, and a re-collapse of shaky power.
Apocalypse and new life, light and darkness, violence and justice, identification with or resistance to individual or human destiny. These binary propositions,
, became the common theme of these young manga during this period.
Kentaro Miura began to paint "Sword Wind" in 1989, naturally influenced by his predecessors.
The world and hell are connected to each other, and the protagonists are crawling and rolling in the flesh and carrion.
Two male protagonists, after the "Golden Age", one vassal becomes a demon, and the other fights against cruel fate with hope.
Even if "Sword Wind" is a masterpiece of the dark series, the value choice of Kentaro Miura is as clear as it is now -
Live! But never live with the darkness!
Girls Manga
However, if I must define it, I think "Sword Wind" belongs to: "Girls' Dark Comics" .
Maybe, it is hard to imagine that a dark comic is also a girl comic.
But the "Golden Age" did it.What is
"Girls Manga"?
Generally speaking, works that are different from the male perspective, but from the female perspective, describe the unique feelings of women, fantasy (especially love stories) works, usually can be classified into the category of girl comics.
"Legend of Sword and Wind", I can't beat it!
Don't worry. Let's take a look at how the two male protagonists expressed their feelings when they first met.
Griffith's words of "closing the sword":
"The way you fight looks like you are putting your life to the test, as far as I feel, you are deliberately putting yourself in danger of death, And then try to save my life from this crisis. I love you, I want you, Gus!"
Gus: Shocked face.
heroine Kaska, who was peeping at the side, was sad and jealous: "Never said that, Griffith has never said such a thing to anyone." Great job. At the end, Griffith held Gus's face and smiled warmly:
"In this way, you are my person."
This scene can almost be regarded as the whole "Swords" world emotional relationship and A tiny microcosm of the causal law of fate.
The second male wants the first male, the first male loves the female lead, the female lead first loves the second male, and later falls in love with the first male.
Even if you only look at this triangular relationship, it is enough for a girl!
However, what Miura learned from shōjo manga is the exploration and in-depth description of the human emotional world. There is also a face-to-face or even "exaggeration" of the power of human emotions.
In fact, as I said earlier, the relationship between Griffith and Gus is the core of the world of "Sword Wind".
Together they made the whole "Golden Age"!
They are divided - "Dark Ages" are coming.
Gus later became a wandering night warrior, in addition to the beheading of the outer world, in the end, his "revenge" was to solve the problem of the relationship between his inner world and Griffith.
This is the typical way of writing for girls.
The external world can be a great war, a strange dance of gods and demons, and chaos in the world. But in the end, it comes down to the inner world of man - what
needs to solve and explore is the relationship between "me and him".
After all, Gus decided to leave the "Eagle Group" and the reason for leaving Griffith was so delicate and ambiguous.
There was one time when Gus heard Griffith's conversation with the princess:
"I can't stand it if I was born and just lived like this. I think for me a friend is equal to me. people."
This is tantamount to a blow to the head for Gus, who is willing to be Griffith's "sword".
That's why he went to find his dream and the idea of survival value, which occupied his entire mind like never before.
The reason for the split between the two... so it seems? subtle.
However, his departure brought Griffith's "degeneration". Even at the final advent ceremony, Griffith confessed himself:
"Among the thousands of enemies and partners, you are the only one who made me forget my dream." Emotional tragedy.
So in a conversation between Kentaro Miura and manga critic Yukari Fujimoto , the latter mentioned that it made her feel "shoujo manga":
is the "soul of " expressed by "Legend of the Sword Wind" Weakness" .
Such a delicate inner world description is rarely seen in male cartoonists .
This may be because Miura herself is a fan of shoujo manga.
In the 1970s and 1980s, in addition to hardcore comics such as " Devilman " and "Beidou Shenquan", there were also rising female cartoonists who could not be ignored.
Takemiya Keiko , Yamagishi Ryoko , Oshima Yuko, Ikeda Riyoko, Hagi Wangdu ...
These batches of female cartoonists who started with the theme of "Youth Love" have expanded the range of girl manga. theme, pushing shojo manga to a new level.
Miura had read a lot of girl manga when he was a student.
Among them, "The Poem of Wind and Wood" by Keiko Takemiya and " Rose of Versailles " by Riyoko Ikeda.
The Rose of Versailles
The two peak comics that describe the emotional entanglement between the same sex in a passionate and purely romantic way have become the reference objects that Miura clearly stated in the interview.
Take the character setting of Griffith as an example.
He's almost like a combination of "Rose of Versailles" Oscar and "Devilman" Asuka.
(One more thing, in fact, in "Devil Man", Asuka and are not clear. is also quite basic. The relationship between Griffith and Gus is very similar.)
"Devil"
Miura is Consciously doing this:
He wants to complete a work that combines the form of "Hokuto Shenquan" and the core of "Rose of Versailles".
As a result, there is a "Legend of Swordsman" in which dark aesthetic style and delicate emotional depiction coexist.
Miura actually has some opinions on the current juvenile manga and youth manga-
Because most of them pursue strong plots and big scenes, it is easy to ignore the exploration of people themselves and their inner world. Compared with
, "Sword Wind" is cruel, twisted, grand and otherworldly.
But also so beautiful, soft, insightful and beautifully showing emotional tension.
It really extends the dimension of juvenile and youth manga. Perhaps, including girly manga.
However, Miura's sudden death is really sad.
"Lifetime" really became "Lifetime".
"Legend of Sword Wind" really became a legend.
works will be frozen. But people can not help but think of a sentence: when the stars shine.
"Legend of Sword and Wind" will continue to shine brightly and unswervingly in our era without epics!
Really, thank you Miura for making dreams. May the legend of "Sword Wind" continue in heaven and earth...
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