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Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok Gaiden: Ryofu Housen #1
Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: The Legend of Lü Bu Fengxian, vol. 1
En Shuumatsu no Valkyrie nos acostumbran a explicar la historia de cada personaje, pero con Lü Bu nos habían dejado con el gusanillo porque la suya merece una serie sólo para él! En los 4.000 años de historia de China hay una época que ha marcado más que ninguna: la de los Tres Reinos. En ese período histórico tan turbulento, los estados de Wei, Shu y Wu luchaban por apoderarse de todo el territorio chino. Entre los generales legendarios uno destacó por encima de todos: Lü Bu, alguien con un poder y una habilidad fuera de lo normal y que junto a su caballo Liebre Roja levantó tanta admiración como inspiró terror en sus enemigos. En esta serie viviremos diferentes episodios de su historia y de esa época mítica que le valió a Lü Bu conseguir una posición entre los contendientes de la humanidad en la batalla contra los dioses de Shuumatsu no Valkyrie.
200 pages, Paperback
First published May 9, 2018
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July 28, 2020
This manga is certifiably insane. After judging humanity's continuing existence to be an abhorrent blight in the fabric of the universe, the gods of all pantheons delivered their judgment of extinction. That was the plan, until a lone Valkyrie proposed a fighting tournament between 13 gods and 13 human champions. Despite what the gods think, it isn't as lopsided as it seems.
This is a concept that can only executed perfectly with a shonen battle manga. This is the ultimate war of men and gods. Although it eschews character development and other necessary plot devices, the artwork is amazing. You can actually almost feel the impact of Mjolnir as it renders a Jotun's body into component molecules.
This is a read where you can leave you thinking behind and just enjoy the brutality of it.
This is a concept that can only executed perfectly with a shonen battle manga. This is the ultimate war of men and gods. Although it eschews character development and other necessary plot devices, the artwork is amazing. You can actually almost feel the impact of Mjolnir as it renders a Jotun's body into component molecules.
This is a read where you can leave you thinking behind and just enjoy the brutality of it.
December 27, 2019
A manga where the gods decide that they will eliminate mankind. With the help of a Valkyrie, humankind gets a fighting chance. The art is well done and the story is okay. Among the matches you will get to see are:
Lu Bu vs Thor
Adam vs Zeus
Kojiro Sasaki vs Poseidon
Jack the Ripper vs Heracles
If these match ups sound interesting to you then definitely give this one a try. I'm glad I did!
Lu Bu vs Thor
Adam vs Zeus
Kojiro Sasaki vs Poseidon
Jack the Ripper vs Heracles
If these match ups sound interesting to you then definitely give this one a try. I'm glad I did!
May 20, 2020
The art is so beautifully detailed. And Gods and humans fighting is such a good idea.
The first one is good, but through the series, there are some clever twists, that make it great.
The first one is good, but through the series, there are some clever twists, that make it great.
February 24, 2024
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Konnichiwa a todas, lectoras🌸
Hoy os traigo la reseña del primer volumen del manga «The Legend of Lü Bu Fengxian», spin off centrado en el primer einherjar que participó en el Ragnarok. Dicho esto, empezamos:
🐲El volumen arranca introduciéndonos a la lógica de la obra, ubicándonos en los últimos años previos a la China dividida en los reinos de Wu, Wei y Shu mediante la introducción de los principales líderes políticos y militares.
Empero, se destaca a Lü Bu Fengxian como un dios de la guerra por encima de ellos en respuesta de quién era el hombre más fuerte de China. El general volador dejaría antes de partir al cielo siete leyendas que serán relatadas en este título.
🐲Acto seguido pasamos a Xuzhou en el año 196, donde conocemos a Chen Gong Gontai, el estratega principal del ejército del futuro einherjar, quien es emboscado en su huida por el ejército de Ji Ling.
La situación de sitio del castillo de Xiapi nos lleva a la primera hazaña presentada por parte del protagonista, quien a modo de flecha utiliza un colosal estandarte para decidir la histórica disputa entre Liu Bei y Yuan Shu, cuyo ejército perdió las ganas de combatir tras la salvaje ejecución del lacayo que quería amañar la apuesta de tintes religiosos.
🐲En los últimos capítulos la trama se enfoca al reclutamiento de Lü Bu a las órdenes de Dong Zhuo, el líder del estado de Han.
Por boca de su Wu Qiong Deyu, nos enteramos de que el general volador es la última pieza que Zhuo necesita para dominar China, puesto que ya posee al anormal caballo «Liebre Roja» y tiene al emperador Xian como un títere.
Tras ser introducidos al pasado del tirano, este es acompañado por su asistente a buscar a Lü Bu, a quien logra persuadir ofreciéndole un rival a la altura, quien no es más que Sun Wai Jentai, el tigre de Jian Dong.
🌸Conclusión: El clímax de este volumen cierra la lógica que rige tanto al protagonista como a la trama. Todo se reduce a perseguir ambiciones personales.
Valoración: 4🌸
Arigato gozaimasu por vuestro tiempo 🌸
Konnichiwa a todas, lectoras🌸
Hoy os traigo la reseña del primer volumen del manga «The Legend of Lü Bu Fengxian», spin off centrado en el primer einherjar que participó en el Ragnarok. Dicho esto, empezamos:
🐲El volumen arranca introduciéndonos a la lógica de la obra, ubicándonos en los últimos años previos a la China dividida en los reinos de Wu, Wei y Shu mediante la introducción de los principales líderes políticos y militares.
Empero, se destaca a Lü Bu Fengxian como un dios de la guerra por encima de ellos en respuesta de quién era el hombre más fuerte de China. El general volador dejaría antes de partir al cielo siete leyendas que serán relatadas en este título.
🐲Acto seguido pasamos a Xuzhou en el año 196, donde conocemos a Chen Gong Gontai, el estratega principal del ejército del futuro einherjar, quien es emboscado en su huida por el ejército de Ji Ling.
La situación de sitio del castillo de Xiapi nos lleva a la primera hazaña presentada por parte del protagonista, quien a modo de flecha utiliza un colosal estandarte para decidir la histórica disputa entre Liu Bei y Yuan Shu, cuyo ejército perdió las ganas de combatir tras la salvaje ejecución del lacayo que quería amañar la apuesta de tintes religiosos.
🐲En los últimos capítulos la trama se enfoca al reclutamiento de Lü Bu a las órdenes de Dong Zhuo, el líder del estado de Han.
Por boca de su Wu Qiong Deyu, nos enteramos de que el general volador es la última pieza que Zhuo necesita para dominar China, puesto que ya posee al anormal caballo «Liebre Roja» y tiene al emperador Xian como un títere.
Tras ser introducidos al pasado del tirano, este es acompañado por su asistente a buscar a Lü Bu, a quien logra persuadir ofreciéndole un rival a la altura, quien no es más que Sun Wai Jentai, el tigre de Jian Dong.
🌸Conclusión: El clímax de este volumen cierra la lógica que rige tanto al protagonista como a la trama. Todo se reduce a perseguir ambiciones personales.
Valoración: 4🌸
Arigato gozaimasu por vuestro tiempo 🌸
October 11, 2020
This is a great manga because of its beautiful illustrations, great character design and memorable fights. SW has a beautiful way of showing flashbacks and characters back stories without interrupting the flow of the fight and that is extremely impressive. Although I give this manga tons of praise there are still some negatives. Some fights take 100s of pages and are stretched out and others finish in barely one chapter and this is pretty ridiculous especially because some of the most hyped and best fights finished way too quickly. Though all the humans in SW have a proper backstory none of the gods nor Valkyries have backstories or even a known history, this doesn’t make sense as all the humans only appear once which is in a fight or for future monologues. There are way too many paragraphs this won’t matter to experienced manga readers but for beginners it’s pretty confusing to know which line to start on a panel. Consistency with the speed of the plot is going is confusing as in one half all the introductions are finished in 2 chapters but sometimes it takes 5 chapters to introduce one person and there are some chapters that dedicate themselves to giving the most useless information that doesn’t help further the plot. Finally the last 2 complaints are filler and plot holes, why is there a demon in the realm of gods or how does someone become a Valkyrie, the amount of filler is small compared to larger mana series but it still exists.
May 18, 2021
[Read up to Chapter 46: Accumulation]
Man, I love the plot so much but I can also see people (probably fanatics or overly religious) trying to 'cancel' this manga series. Usually, stories about Gods vs Humans can be executed terribly but in the case of this series, the execution is done flawlessly to me. The battles are unpredictable and not all Gods are portrayed as ruthless and merciless, and the same can be said about the Human characters. Each notable characters are built up beautifully and the combat styles are very symbolic. It is difficult to pick a side, but I am very intrigued to see how this ends. I would highly recommend this to fans of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens.
Man, I love the plot so much but I can also see people (probably fanatics or overly religious) trying to 'cancel' this manga series. Usually, stories about Gods vs Humans can be executed terribly but in the case of this series, the execution is done flawlessly to me. The battles are unpredictable and not all Gods are portrayed as ruthless and merciless, and the same can be said about the Human characters. Each notable characters are built up beautifully and the combat styles are very symbolic. It is difficult to pick a side, but I am very intrigued to see how this ends. I would highly recommend this to fans of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens.
August 26, 2024
A spin off of record of ragnarok, focusing on the first human champion.
This was OK, I'm not sure I got into it as much as I did the main event. This was more just a retelling of Lu Bu's life before ragnarok, and therefore had no real stakes or excitement or much to do with the main series other than it being this version of Lu Bu, which I didn't know a whole lot about before reading this series.
Unsure if I'll continue with this spin off yet, or if I'll just focus on the main story for now.
This was OK, I'm not sure I got into it as much as I did the main event. This was more just a retelling of Lu Bu's life before ragnarok, and therefore had no real stakes or excitement or much to do with the main series other than it being this version of Lu Bu, which I didn't know a whole lot about before reading this series.
Unsure if I'll continue with this spin off yet, or if I'll just focus on the main story for now.
January 17, 2021
FULL SERIES REVIEW/RATING
I love religion and culture, and especially good fights. This manga is such a good and fun read! it really keeps me occupied reading chapter after chapter. The characters have way different designs than one would imagine, but it works out well once you're in the story. This story isn't nessecarily historically/mythologically/theologically correct to the characters, but thats part of the fun!
You recognize the characters, but they come with curious/unsuspected personalities etc.
A really fun read! the plot, concept and the fights are amazing!
I love religion and culture, and especially good fights. This manga is such a good and fun read! it really keeps me occupied reading chapter after chapter. The characters have way different designs than one would imagine, but it works out well once you're in the story. This story isn't nessecarily historically/mythologically/theologically correct to the characters, but thats part of the fun!
You recognize the characters, but they come with curious/unsuspected personalities etc.
A really fun read! the plot, concept and the fights are amazing!
September 7, 2020
It was a good start! Reading manga now is the answer for my “Reading Slump”!
Humanity VS Gods! Great Concept, right?! Cant spoil anything but this volume was mainly about the fight of THOR son of Odin and Lu Bu (Ryofu Housen in Japanese History)!!!!!
Humanity VS Gods! Great Concept, right?! Cant spoil anything but this volume was mainly about the fight of THOR son of Odin and Lu Bu (Ryofu Housen in Japanese History)!!!!!
January 5, 2020
A fun manga where you just watch a guy and a god beat each other. Who could ask for more?
May 16, 2020
Premisnya menarik. Dewa vs manusia. 13 pertarungan. Pihak yg menang duluan 7 kali, adl yang menang. Dan, dari pihak manusia, yg ditunjuk sebagai petarung, adl org2 "terkuat" yg pernah hidup.
July 26, 2020
Battle royale with Gods from different pantheons against humans from all places and eras that will decide the fate of humanity? Yes please! First Battle between Thor and Lu Bu, this is hype already.
December 29, 2020
My partner got me into this. It's very hype , cool battles ,what else do you need ?. Who needs plot when you have the fate of humanity pending on an all out fight scene
December 31, 2020
The premise is really good and I'm enjoying it as a fun read, even if I am not a huge fan of "combat-centred" plots.
March 26, 2023
Ay señor que buen primer tomo 🛐
May 23, 2023
Increíbles gráficos
March 9, 2020
DBZ for this generation, IMO
September 12, 2023
pretty standard big-fight manga. the backstories for the various fighters are interesting, if nothing else, but Baki this isn't. The Netflix adaptation is going pretty well, though.
January 20, 2024
Un premier volume où l’on entre directement dans le vif du sujet.
Étant fan de Valkyrie Apocalypse il était évident que j’allais me jeter sur le premier tome de ce spin off centré sur le sensationnel Lü Bu. Je trouve d’ailleurs que c’est un super concept de faire ce type de spin off sur les personnages.
Le manga nous transporte dans une Chine en guerre pendant l’époque des Trois Royaumes. C’est d’ailleurs une période de l’histoire de Chine que j’aime particulièrement.
J’ai adoré les détails sur les personnages et la narration du récit. J’ai dévoré très rapidement ce tome très introductif qui nous présente les principaux protagonistes de cette histoire.
Les dessins sont juste incroyables et super détaillés : j’adore.
J’ai hâte de lire la suite !
Étant fan de Valkyrie Apocalypse il était évident que j’allais me jeter sur le premier tome de ce spin off centré sur le sensationnel Lü Bu. Je trouve d’ailleurs que c’est un super concept de faire ce type de spin off sur les personnages.
Le manga nous transporte dans une Chine en guerre pendant l’époque des Trois Royaumes. C’est d’ailleurs une période de l’histoire de Chine que j’aime particulièrement.
J’ai adoré les détails sur les personnages et la narration du récit. J’ai dévoré très rapidement ce tome très introductif qui nous présente les principaux protagonistes de cette histoire.
Les dessins sont juste incroyables et super détaillés : j’adore.
J’ai hâte de lire la suite !
January 17, 2024
The first manga I’ve ever read and actually wanted to continue reading. Amazing art, background stories, and awesome fights! I’m so excited for the anime to release in 2021~
May 4, 2024
Tomo 1 de lo que sería un total de 7 del Spin-off del temible Lü Bu.
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