Feng Shen Ji
Yup the story is quite good...I've rarely read stories were gods and mortals were so outrightly combined and thrown into conflict...and the art is gorgeous...It is quite unfortunate that the participation on this thread is so little. It would be great to get this manga it's own designated forum with the likes of the others at the top.
I started reading this manga recently and also have come to enjoy it greatly. I have come to find that I look forward to this manga release over that of the manga which have their own designated forum at the top.
Oh nice...pretty well timed too, with the end of this arc...I absolutely adore that Tian is not the current main villain...female villains are...especially this one...doesn't really subscribe to comicbook stereotype from what I've been readingWow man, I love this comic. So great. The pace is excellent, the art, the plot, everything. I just read the whole thing in the last week. Pretty well suprised....
Yes. The story of Shi Xing had a pretty nice twist turn when we knew he was a good king with noble feelings and actions toward his people. That also portrayed the Xin Yue as THE bitch among the bitches.Oh nice...pretty well timed too, with the end of this arc...I absolutely adore that Tian is not the current main villain...female villains are...especially this one...doesn't really subscribe to comicbook stereotype from what I've been reading
I will read about it, since I didn't know about this background.For those who do not yet know, the Shang dynasty actually existed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynasty
There was also a medieval fantasy novel about its fall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengshen_Yanyi
and a manga ( which I have not read yet ) based on said novel: http://www.mangafox.com/manga/houshin_engi/
Some characters also recur in other Chinese fantasy stories like Journey to the West and Lotus Lantern.
The main difference between the traditional story and Feng Shen Ji so far is that in the former the last king of Shang was considered corrupt and tyrannical and the overthrow of his rule was thus seen as a righteous war.
I don't know much about manhua. But I wonder if they won't have another great comics like this one. I enjoy the art so much. It's a gift to the eyes.This series has become one of my recent favorites. The plot development is excellent. Wu Geng's growth is impressive. Rather than being all guilty about earlier assumption of Zi Yu's death, he didn't let it drown himself. Wu was willing to move forward.