#FanArtFriday: Kyou Kai of the Hi Shin Unit
Materials used:
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors
000 Synthetric brush from Deovir
Menso brush (Zig)
Craft Doodle Waterbrush Large
Bianco Flash Master paper from Tri-west
If you ask me who my favorite heroine is, it’s got to be “Kyoukai of the Hi Shin Unit.”
She’s a warrior but she’s dainty. She’s fierce but quiet. Her eyes speak the sadness of her past yet her strong presence is a power that moves you forward. She is wiser than her leader yet she humbly submits to his authority.
Kyoukai is one of the main characters of a manga you guys probably hven’t heard of yet– Kingdom. She is the right hand man of General Shin, the best friend of the young man who envisioned the unification of China, King Ei Sei. “Kingdom” by Hara Yasuhisa is a visual retelling of the history of China and how its 500 years of war ended in the hands of an Emperor Sei. The story is told through the eyes of a slave boy named Shin who became a Great general (who Kyoukai served) under that emperor’s service.
A story of grit, horror, endless battles, survival, deceit and trust, hate and love, gaining enemies and friendships, That manga is one of my favorites and is worth the read. Although I love it, I have to make it known it STRICTLY isn’t for kids to read (too graphic). What’s even more fascinating is that it’s the history of China being told and yet… the author is in fact Japanese.
