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The male protagonist’s hair will grow longer during the battle, and there is a monster beside him that wants to eat the heroine all day long
Ushio and Tora (Magical Pony)
Type: Japanese comics
Author: Fujita Kazuhiro
Status: Completed[*** Volume 33, 1 side story]
Plot introduction
The protagonist Cang Yuechao, because he accidentally obtained the beast spear, was inspired to become an orc with his potential, and unsealed a beast that was nailed by the beast. The monster tiger has lived for five hundred years and has since embarked on the road of subduing monsters. The book vividly displays the passion between tide and tiger, life and death and passion, pleasure and hatred. If you have a friend like this, what more can you ask for? It is a feeling that all men will yearn for, a romance that only belongs to men. There are many very touching scenes in "The Tide and the Tiger". Some are majestic and make people excited, some are helpless and sad, some are unexpected and make people feel all kinds of emotions, and some are free and heroic. Express the inner block in the chest. They are all classic plots that can make readers cry and make readers unable to sleep with excitement. Coupled with the wild and intense painting style, it has an almost indestructible appeal.
1. Fateful Meeting
As a reader, if you can accept those painting styles that are neither delicate nor beautiful, or even a little rough, seriously and carefully If you read it carefully, patiently and without distraction (you must read it from beginning to end), you will find something very precious and warm in this comic. The name of this work is "The Tide and the Tiger" . The names of the two protagonists form the title of the book~~The young Cang Yuechao and the monster he named Stupid Tiger. In fact, there is another protagonist in this book, which is the fierce and sharp invincible demon-slaying weapon-the beast. spear.
The starting point of the relationship between the two parties is mutual distrust. The tiger has always wanted to eat Xiaochao, but because of the power of the beast spear and the spirituality that automatically responds to the summons of the beast spear user, it is not only unable to do it but also always It was badly repaired. After that, influenced and attracted by the evil spirits of beast spears and tigers, various monsters continued to come to them; at the same time, when the young man learned from his father that his mother, whom he had never seen before, was still alive, he took Qi Beast Spear embarked on his fateful journey to fight against demons, bring peace to the world, and fight side by side with the sun. Shio and Tiger fight side by side, destroying monsters that endanger mankind, saving people together, and fighting the source of evil~~the White-faced Man and his minions who want to destroy the natural enemy Beast Spear. In this journey full of battles and adventures, one person and one demon gradually understand each other and recognize each other from a purely hostile relationship maintained by the beast spear. The buds of friendship grow in secret. After every battle, the relationship between the two trust continues to grow. When both parties find that the other has become their most important and trustworthy partner, the roots of the relationship have been firmly rooted in their hearts. Although no one wants to say it out of face issues, from now on that sentence is consistent with that of a typical teenager. The cartoon's line of saving face: "You can only be defeated by me." Similar "You can only be eaten by me." has become Tiger's mantra.
The protagonist of the entire manga, Oshio, is the young man with long hair who can grow long and fluttering with a beast spear in his hand (the inspiration for the shape should come from the appearance of Yusuke with three thousand feet of hair when he was deified in "Yu Yu Hakusho", by This shows that the beast spear is a hair growth treasure like a certain kind of pasta in "Ranma 1/2", and the effect is absolutely immediate). The author's portrayal of him is successful: "In a person's life, there are several opportunities for him to grow. Where is the girl wiping the tears from her face? "A real person who has a kind and brave spirit but still has the characteristics of his peers. He is stubborn, refuses to admit defeat, hates lies and often cries. He is not a "perfect" good person, nor does he have an international face that talks about "in the name of such-and-such goddess" and "punishing evil on behalf of such-and-such". Everyone who has watched "The Tide and the Tiger" "Readers will feel that he is both a unique hero and a real and amiable boy next door. His fighting purpose is not out of any righteous slogans of justice and mission, but simply because he cannot bear the suffering of anyone and monsters in front of his eyes.
There is an unwritten rule in today's more popular humorous shounen comics: the cooler the character, the stronger, but once he joins the protagonist's team or becomes one of the protagonists, he becomes a funny character. And the degree of being funny is directly proportional to the original degree of coolness, and ghosts and monsters are also doomed! Like Amitamaru, the guardian spirit of Asakuraha in "Shaman King", Sa Wei in "The King of Spirits", and the former ghost in "Kishindoji", tigers are the source of most of the laughs in "Ushio and Tora" . Especially the Q version of the tiger is very cute (haha, I like it). He was always clamoring to eat people and was attracted by Xiaochao's lofty spirit. At the critical moment, he helped Xiaochao save many people. In order not to be eaten by other monsters, he had to eat people by himself, regardless of the danger. He has saved Xiaochao and others from danger many times. Strong in strength, arrogant but naive and humorous~~ This is Tiger, but behind this rude and heroic appearance, he has a story that makes people sigh and sigh, and this story has a lot to do with Xiao Chao's fate. The origin of Wan Zui...
2. Tide and Tiger
Tide and Tiger~~ This pair of destined partners complement each other with love, strength, will and trust, and play the role of gods and ghosts. Unparalleled power, no matter how evil, no matter how powerful the demon is, he can defeat it. It turns out that those monsters who don't trust humans are gradually inspired and attracted by their persistence and integrity. To be more precise, they are attracted by human teenagers who shed tears for monsters!
Many anime express the view that the disasters and tortures suffered by human beings are purely deserving of retribution! Because since humans appeared in this world, they have been doing all kinds of evil things, such as polluting the environment, exterminating species, destroying the earth, being dark and ugly, killing each other, and so on. And through the gods who want to purify the world by destroying humans, The messengers or some people who became their spokespersons because of their "prophecy" complained about all this. At best, they are just a "righteous and awe-inspiring" foil for the protagonists who are decadent, passionate, cowardly or carefree.
After seeing too many similar accusations, a sense of boredom arises spontaneously. However, you cannot see this in "Tide and Tiger". There is no boring decadence, empty preaching, or hoarse accusations in "The Tide and the Tiger". Instead, there is only a shock and deafening encouragement that directly touches people's hearts.
In the book, human beings are not irredeemable. Although they have done many selfish mistakes and stupid things, in times of crisis, they will always unite and tide over the difficulties together. Inspired by the tiger, he rose up to save others. What humans show at critical moments of life and death is not ugliness, but the nobility of humanity and the dignity of life. The work has been praising the bright side of human nature from beginning to end. Anyone who is not cold-blooded will be moved by it, amazed by it, and inspired by it.
3. Silk and Cocoon
Looking at the entire 33-volume story of "The Tide and the Tiger", it can be said that it is a series of vertical and horizontal silk patterns intertwined with various karma between the characters. time, and the process of promoting the development of the story is to touch the cocoon formed by the aggregation of various causes and conditions. Xiao Chao and the tiger, Chao Hu's destiny and the beast spear, the tiger and the white-faced man, the white-faced man and the beast spear, the Xiaochao family origin and the white-faced man... all kinds of intertwined threads and cocoons of fate weave those that are either tragic or cruel, Or bursts of blood and tears, or sad and bitter stories. The main characters are more or less related to each other in inextricable relationships, which is the hatred and sorrow of the caster and the users of the past generations, who have been relentlessly chasing the White-faced Man. Beast spear.
As a powerful beast, the beast spear not only gives the user powerful power, but also uses its soul as an energy source. After the soul is absorbed by the beast spear, the user will turn into a beast, and the beast will turn into a monster. The monster will be It's called Zifu. Then the beast spear began to wait quietly for the next person to wield it to subjugate demons. The Zifus all look very similar to tigers. It turns out that tigers are also Zifu (this is actually its "scientific name", and the name Benbenhuhu was given to it by Chao).
On the edge of the whirlpool of fate woven by the beast spear, the innocent friendship between Xiaoshio, Nakamura Asako and Inoue Mayuko, three childhood sweethearts, the hilarious and exaggerated fights between Shio and Tora, and many unexpected encounters The fate and feelings formed between humans and monsters, these warm and touching emotional contents, the powerful and intense battle scenes, and the tragic scenes that make people cry, under the author's pen and ink, make the process and rhythm of the work It seems relaxed and colorful.
It is particularly worth mentioning that the title of each chapter in "The Tide and the Tiger" is unique and has the effect of providing an outline. After reading the whole book, just look through the front table of contents again. The appropriate, natural and profound title will allow readers to relive the journey of Tide and Tiger.
Especially the last few chapters: starting from "It rained, the rain stopped", "Tiger", "Stop falling, float up", "Sound of the sky, open the door", "The Promised Night", " Until I dedicate my life to the sun" to the "final chapter - Tide and Tiger", these chapters explain and summarize all the causes, foreshadowing, and characters in the book in one go, and sublimate it into an extremely heroic climax. These last few books will make every reader rub their burning eyes until they finish reading them. (It is highly recommended to read the entire set of 33 books before reading the side story. The last chapter of the side story "Eternal Night Dawn" is the last section of the book, but it is also the first section of the book. It is very exciting!)
And The arrangement of foreshadowing and the development of relationships between characters are among the best among many comic works today. This is supplemented by Fujita Kazuhiro’s splash-ink freehand painting that is dazzling but not messy, and complex but not complicated (it can be seen from the countless monsters that appear in the book, but none of them, including the little monster, have the same head and face). . And as the protagonist, Cang Yuechao holds a beast spear, and the madness with long flowing hair and the tiger's domineering attitude when he appears with a sullen face and a cool pose have been painted with great color), they are a perfect match and complement each other.