Bokkō (manga)
Bokkō (墨攻, lit. "Mohist Attack") is a manga adaptation by Hideki Mori of a novel with the same title by Ken'ichi Sakemi.[1] The manga was serialized in Big Comic (Shogakukan) from 1992 to 1996 and won the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1995.[2][3] It was adapted in to the 2006 Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Hong Kong joint film, A Battle of Wits.[1] The manga version changed the era and took on an original direction compared to the novel as it went along.
| Bokkō | |
 The cover of the first volume of Bokko | |
| 墨攻 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Created by | Ken'ichi Sakemi |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ken'ichi Sakemi, Sentarō Kubota (scenario cooperation) |
| Illustrated by | Hideki Mori |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Big Comic |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 1992 – November 1996 |
| Volumes | 11 |
Plot
About 2,300 years ago, China during the Warring States period, where the seven kingdoms of Han, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Yan, Qin, and Chu. Zhao had a large army on the border on the other side of the river, ready to attack Liangcheng, a small walled city in Yan. The lord of Liangcheng asked for help from the Mohists, a group of experts in defending fortified cities, to protect his castle. However, only one person, Kakuri, arrived. Only one month remained before the 15,000-strong Zhao army arrived. In order to repair the city walls, upgrade the weapons, and train the peasants to become soldiers, Kakurei urges the lord of the fortified city to give him full control of the city, much to the displeasure of the generals. Distrusted and even hated, Kakuri eventually gained the trust of the citizens of Liangcheng. With no support from the Mohists, Kakuri faces off against a large army.
See also
References
- "ジェイコブ・チャン監督インタビュー". eiga.com (in Japanese). 株式会社エイガ・ドット・コム. February 1, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- "鬼劇画で描くモンゴルVSペルシャ『ビジャの女王』1巻 2月14日発売!". 産経biz (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. February 7, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- "Shōgakukan Mangashō: Rekidai jushōsha". Shōgakukan. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- 墨攻 1 革離、梁城に入る (ビッグコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091830412.
- 墨攻 (11) (ビッグコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091832369.
- 墨攻1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 15 May 1999. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- 墨攻8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 16 December 1999. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
External links
- 墨攻 (Bokkō) Big Comic Bros.net - (in Japanese)