SHUUMATSU NO VALKYRIE
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The story begins when the gods call a convention to decide whether to let humanity live or die, and settle on destroying humanity. But a lone valkyrie puts forward a suggestion to let the gods and humanity fight one last battle, as a last hope for humanity's continued survival. 13 gods will fight against 13 human champions in one-on-one battles to decide whether humanity lives or dies.
CAST
Brunhilde
Göll
Adam
Buddha
Jack the Ripper
Kojirou Sasaki
Shihuang Qin
Shiva
Poseidon
Thor
Heracles
Hades
Hermes
Bu Lü
Loki
Raiden Tameemon
Beelzebub
Nikola Tesla
Zeus
Aphrodite
Souji Okita
Zerofuku
Hrist
Odin
Eve
CHAPTERS
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TheHammer
La Eterna Lucha por la Supervivencia y la Pasión por el Combate.Continue on AniListShuumatsu no Valkyrie o Record of Ragnarok es un manga de acción o en pocas palabras combates épicos, la trama es simple, Dioses de distintas mitologías de la humanidad contra los humanos mas característicos de la historia
como algunas otras obras similares de combates, ese enfoque en las peleas le permite profundizar en el tema y el resultado es una historia divertida y emocionante que te hace sentirte parte de los espectadores, pero esa trama triunfa en transmitir el amor por el combate y la eterna lucha por nuestra supervivencia través de sus personajes no es un manga profundo pero si es potente en los temas que decide expresar.
Los pasados y determinaciones de los personajes están bien establecidos y se puede sentir la intensidad que un combate real transmitiría,
Las batallas en Ragnarok son más sangrientas la naturaleza de los peleadores le da libertad al autor para matar o dañar seriamente después de todo los peleadores son dioses que han vivido miles o cientos de miles de años y la otra mitad son humanos que técnicamente ya murieron y fueron revividos para estos combates este manga se apoya fuertemente de la historia humana y de la mitología así que se vuelve aún más interesante ver peleas entre grandes personalidades de la historia por ejemplo, el combate entre Poseidón y Sasaki Kojiro,
además de ser un buen manga para amantes de las artes marciales y el combate en general las técnicas y estrategias que desarrollan me gustaron mucho así como el hecho de que muchas de las técnicas tienen un trasfondo y están relacionadas con la historia de ese personaje por ejemplo "El puño que supero al Tiempo" que Zeus usa lo aprendió de su padre cronos durante la batalla de los dioses contra los titanes.
Los personajes en general son buenos de nuevo no se puede decir que tengan gran complejidad psicológica pero pienso que para este tipo de manga no es necesaria tal complejidad los personajes que reinan este manga son exagerados y excéntricos pero de una forma entretenida en general me parecen bastante carismáticos e incluso diría que algunos de ellos son memorables como Adam.
Adam es el primer hombre y me gusta mucho el ambiente que el autor ha creado a su alrededor de una manera muy épica que pone Adam como el principal personaje y su combate unos de los mejores del manga. Todos los humanos en el público le tienen un gran respeto a Adam ya que técnicamente es el padre de todos nosotros lo saludan y recuerdan con gran admiración y se le ve como un hombre entre hombres,~~~
El hombre definitivo, un campeón que no teme ni siquiera a los dioses y que haría todo por su familia, este personaje parece estar desatado de todas las preocupaciones terrenales cariñoso con los suyos y aterrador con sus enemigos representa la voluntad inquebrantable del ser humano y tiene la habilidad de recrear las técnicas incluso las de los dioses después de todo
Adam, está creado a la imagen de dios en pocas palabras Adam es la máxima representación de un hombre y a lo que todos deberíamos aspirar.
Pero si el hombre entre hombres no fuera suficiente este manga nos presenta otros buenos personajes a mi parecer cada uno representa algo del ser humano por ejemplo, la voluntad inquebrantable, la fortaleza y otro la superación como es el caso tenemos el legendario Sasaki Kojiro
un espadachín inteligente y creativo la nueva historia que la autora agrega a Sasaki me gustó mucho, es el mayor perdedor de la historia, pero también el hombre que nunca se rindió y que encontró la forma de vencer a todos esos que lo superaban sus ganas de ser más fuerte eran tan grandes que incluso después de morir siguió entrenando por años y pudo finalmente superar a su gran oponente Miyamoto Musashi en lo personal me gustó mucho esa idea de usar la inteligencia y la imaginación para pelear con sus oponentes y encontrar formas de vencerlos este personaje expresa muy bien la pasión por el combate y ese camino de la eterna mejora de nuestras habilidades como también el eterno camino del ser humano hacia la evolución. Este personaje me ha recordado la frase de Netero HxH "El potencial humano para evolucionar es infinito" y creo que para Sasaki Kojiro esta frase lo representa.
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A mi parecer hasta lo que va de la historia los humanos me han parecido personajes mejor trabajados tienen más matices y pasados más interesantes mientras que los dioses son más simples ellos tienen unos cuantos rasgos muy característicos y no se desvían de ellos sin embargo esto no lo digo como crítica creo que tienen sentido que los dioses tengan rasgos más específicos y que los transmitan con mucha fuerza después detono ese es el rol que le hemos dado a los dioses que inventamos lo podemos notar desde sus nombres o sus cargos por ejemplo el dios de la destrucción el dios del engaño o la diosa de la belleza nosotros mismos les damos roles muy específicos a los dioses así que veo normal que en este manga los dioses tengan menos matices y personifican su dominio casi todo el tiempo y con mucha intensidad.
El dibujo de la obra esta al nivel de lo épico de las historia de los personajes y de los combates cumplen transmitir la intensidad de un combate y sobre todo transmite la locura de esos
personajes que al ser individuos legendarios lo normal es que tengan personalidades bastante peculiares legendarios.
El formato de los combates está organizado en forma de un torneo entre equipos
y el autor logra la emoción necesaria que se sentiría en un torneo real los pequeños momentos en los que vemos interacciones entre el público o entre los integrantes de los equipos ayuda a crear esa expectativa por saber quién ganará el siguiente combate, en este mismo tema del torneo otro punto es que en esta historia no es fácil predecir quién ganará un combate
y eso genera lo suficiente en el lector que hace que espera cada capitulo del manga con ansias el autor le da suficiente trasfondo y motivación a casi todos los personajes y aunque podrías acertar en una predicción en general yo no creo que sean respuestas obvias el autor hace un buen trabajo en mantenerla duda de quién será el ganador creo que es necesario mencionar que la historia y la mitología que la autor usa sufren cambios de las oficiales pero son cambios ligeros ya que esta es una obra de ficción no creo que sea un problema que se tome ciertas libertades para que los personajes encajen mejor en el manga además estos nuevos giros en los pasados de los personajes también pueden hacer sentir más fresca la historia.
Este manga aún no está concluido y faltan muchas batallas interesantes por ver pero definitivamente puedo decir que estaré esperando cada nuevo capítulo con emoción ya que es uno de los mangas de combates que más he disfrutado.
moyaiking
13 Gods, 13 Humans. The fate of humanity rests upon them in this exciting battle manga.Continue on AniListThis manga is good. (This review will contain spoilers for Chapter 7 to 11) Shuumatsu no Valkyrie’s premise is simple, yet intense. Every 1000 years, Gods from different religions and cultures gather at the Valhalla Arena, where they discuss the fate of humanity. The Gods agree and just as Zeus is about to punish all of humanity, a Valkyrie, Brunhild steps in and states her opinion, telling the Gods to give humanity another chance and if they don’t, they’re cowards. This instigates them, yet interests some of them. Thus, 13 Gods and 13 humans are selected to fight each other in a 1 on 1 fight. If the Gods win seven fights, humanity will be destroyed, but if the humans win seven fights, humanity lives on.
I haven’t read anything else from the authors Takumi Fukui and Shinya Umermra, but how they write the fights is amazing. Chika Aji, the artist, is working on a manga for the first time and you can see how great the communication between the story and art is.
Speaking of the art, there’s mental and/or physical conflicts in every single chapter. And whenever there’s a conflict of either, the art is detailed, messy, and beautiful. You can tell how powerful and how a character feels from the art.
What makes this Shuumatsu so great, however, are the characters. Of course, they’re based on real Gods and real humans in a fictional story, but seeing them interact with each other is by far the most interesting part. Each contender has their own reason for fighting, not just for the sake or harm of humanity, but their own personal reason. From the fight about excitement and respecting each other to a fight about what it means to be humans.
Despite only having 39 chapters with 4 fights, every moment feels great. My favorite fight by far has to be the Adam vs Zeus fight. What makes it such a good fight is who they are. Adam was the first human being, has several children, and lived a peaceful life until his wife was accused of a crime. Instead of the typical rage filled punch to the wrongdoers, he simply tells his wife that it doesn't matter what happens, and they’ll just move away from the Garden of Eden and start a new life, whereas Zeus..is the most horrifying God yet. He comes off as a feeble old man, but is the strongest, craziest one. Filled with the excitement for a fight, his jumpy attitude and perverted mindset, he’s horrifying. Despite the crimes higher beings committed towards Adam’s family, Adam never gets angry and always remains calm. The reason why he isn’t fighting isn’t for revenge, but for the safety of his family.
It’s such a beautiful read and I wholeheartedly plead to you to read it if you enjoy tournament stories.
AshVolcano
The Greatest Tournament: RagnarokContinue on AniListTHIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN MAJOR SPOILERS FOR RECORD OF RAGNAROK (This is my third review) __Story, 9/10__ Plot Synopsis:
Should mankind go extinct? That is the question that leads us to Ragnarok, the 13 vs 13 Tournament between gods and mankind. Every 1000 years, all gods from various religions and mythologies (Norse, Greek, Hindu, etc.) come together and discuss whether they should annihilate humans once and for all. We enter the story when the gods all make a unanimous vote... annihilate humanity. However, Brunhilde (a Valkyrie) proposes to the gods, Ragnarok? They accept, and Ragnarok initiates. As the tournament moves on we get introduced to more and more characters, leading to a bunch of conflicts even outside of the tournament.
Review of Story:
For this section I'll be reviewing every fight individually and have a separate mini-section for outside conflicts
Fight #1 Lu Bu vs Thor was an amazing introduction fight, this fight established how cruel the gods or even humans can be to anyone and everyone, and seeing Thor slowly but surely crushing Lu Bu into submission showed that these 2 respected each other and their techniques throughout the whole fight. The artwork is exquisite as well, every line is drawn prestigiously and really sold us on how good every fight in the series would be from here on out. 8.5/10 Fight
Fight #2 Adam vs Zeus… I don’t think I have to explain why this fight was so good but here I go. Adam, the father of humanity, the man the gods hated the most, was fighting Zeus, the king of the gods. Already the amount of impact this fight was gonna have was off the charts. Then the fight begins and we see this (comparatively) scrawny boy fighting this massive muscular man, we think “No way will Adam beat him”. Adam then lands dozens of blows to Zeus, and says the iconic line “Is there any man that needs a reason, to protect his own children”. That line moved not only every reader, but everyone in the story itself too. It was truly an emotional sucker punch. Eventually Adam knocks out Zeus and we think it’s over, we think we’ve won due to Adam’s courage and his ability “Eyes of the lord”. However Zeus wakes up and goes into his final form, Adamas… this was terrible. The god king had woken up and Adam, losing his ability slowly but surely, dies. This leads to the gods’ second win and our despair, Adam was our father, and he couldn’t pull through. This battle was amazing and the artwork was godlike, I never thought any fight ever could top this, but then Fight #4 pulled up, but that’s a topic for a different time. 10/10 Fight
Fight #3 Sasaki vs Poseidon was a revolutionary fight, giving humanity it's first ever win. However the road to get that win wasn't easy. When Sasaki is first summoned we see an old man, who I doubt upon first inspection all of us thought would win. Whereas the god representative for this round was Poseidon, the god of the sea and explicitly called of the strongest gods. As the fight starts up we see Poseidon constantly doge Sasaki and his attacks, out maneuvering him and getting quite a few counter-attacks in. Showing that in terms of evasiveness, Poseidon could quite possibly take the cake. However his arrogance is what got the best of him. Sasaki was cool and calculated, and towards the end of the fight used his ultimate ability to it's fullest. This lead the arrogant Poseidon to go all out, but it was too late. Sasaki already foresaw all outcomes, and much like Dr. Strange in Avengers, saw only 1 premonition where he would win. He then took that chance and won against Poseidon, and gave us all satisfaction.
Unrelated Story Beats These are my thoughts on the story that aren't involved in fights:
What makes RoR's story so compelling is how simple yet effective this form of storytelling is. There are massive stakes at hand but to overcome those stakes we have to win in a tournament, a relatively simple format but can be elaborated in so many ways. Take HxH for example, in the final stage of the Hunter Exam there is a tournament with only 1 loser, except that tournament allows participants that have worked hard more chances of success, compared to participants who've more or less mooched off of others. This is the type of manipulation in tournaments I enjoy, and RoR takes the fullest advantage of this by allowing unique matchups and team switch-ups such as Buddha fighting for humans. Speaking of Buddha, he's probably the most relevant character outside of fights, he gets into a fight with Loki and the Lucky Gods and he brings some of our favorite characters with him such as Sasaki. I love how this series is MAINLY focused on tournaments yet still strays away juuuuuust enough to keep us interested.
__Characters, 9/10__ Before I get into the characters themselves let me just say that the character designs in this manga are gorgeous, Buddha for example looked nothing like what I thought he'd look like but oh my god, his design fits with his spunky personality so well. And characters like Zeus who has a robe to make him feel royal, or someone like Poseidon who's hair and posture signify his arrogance really are amazing. Anyway, here are my thoughts on the specific characters:
Brunhilde & Goll: These 2 are our main characters, who oversee and basically commentate every fight (unlike in the anime where it seems that commentating is Odin’s birds’ job). Brunhilde is a strong, sexy, and super woman who takes charge and tries to outwit the gods into losing, saving humanity. Her ideals and thoughts on sacrifice for the greater good make her a really compelling character in my opinion. Goll on the other hand is a shy, timid and caring young girl who just wants the very best for all her friends, and that makes her a great contrast to Brunhilde.
Lu Bu & Thor: Lu Bu was introduced as the strongest man alive, and it’d be hard to argue otherwise, he’s big, strong, muscular and loves fighting. He was an amazing contrast to Thor, both of whom have never lost a fight in their life and got pushed to their limits in their match. Lu Bu having his army and his horse, Red Hare, supporting him throughout the fight was touching and made you feel for this super powerful overlord. Thor is also someone who was looking for someone to go all out on, leading to him respecting Lu Bu, a human, which Thor probably never assumed he’d do. It’s all quite cool to see these 2 giant oafs berating each other with attacks and eventually thinking “If only you weren’t a (god/human) we could’ve been friends."
Adam: Adam was a great father figure, literally. Adam showed us that we don’t need reasoning to protect the ones we love. He was an inspiration and a powerhouse, beating up Zeus to protect his children, and that is something the whole human race could get behind.
Zeus: Zeus is a great antagonist type character. He never does anything explicitly evil, he just does what he needs to do and that’s admirable. Zeus is the definition of don’t judge a book by it’s cover because we see this scrawny old man turn into this mean fighting machine, and the banter he has with Hermes and Ares is great as well.
Sasaki Kojiro: An absolute king, he completely took me by surprise in his fight, and also may be the most calculated fighter other than Jack the Ripper. His backstory was also the best of the first 3 fighters in my opinion (I haven't read the Lu Bu spin-off however. If only there were TRANSLATIONS). Seeing him lose over, and over, and over, and over, and over again was sad to see. Even at his death he lost, not even a tie. But seeing him finally win a fight and having the crowd go wild, to be honest brought a loving tear to my eye.
Poseidon: I hate Poseidon with all my being, but that's why he's so compelling. He is the perfect example of an arrogant god and has a massive ego. This also led to us feeling so satisfied about his defeat, as we hated this man for all he's worth. His backstory was one of the weaker ones in my opinion, but seeing him absolutely destroy Adamas, showing his power, was astonishing.
__Visuals, 9.5/10__ The art in this series is, in one word, godlike. The art-style feels extreme and over the top but also impactful. And, I mean this in the best possible way, "messy". The rough art-style provides plenty of room for dynamic shots and intimidating poses. Every character looks badass and the thick lines add to their personality and boldness, for example check out Jack The Ripper in this panel:
Even if you haven't read this series you can tell how menacing this character is just from the intricate artwork and line manipulation, the artist (Chika Aji) really knows how to emphasize how important and grueling a scene is. I cannot wait to see what she works on in the future
__ Enjoyment, 10/10 __ I myself am a massive fan of tournaments and fighting series. One of my favorite anime of all time is Dragon Ball, known for its martial arts tournaments and superpowers. And this series is a love letter to everything a tournament should be, it’s got amazing fights, amazing pacing and amazing characters/character interactions. I was never bored or even phased out of this series when reading it and there hasn’t been a single bad fight. Amazing read.
__Conclusion __ Record of Ragnarok is an amazing manga, filled with gorgeous artwork, wonderful character designs, and godlike fights. I love a good tournament series and this is the best tournament series I've ever experienced, please have a read of Record of Ragnarok.
Favorite Character: Jack The Ripper
Favorite Panel:
Favorite Quote: "Phew! I guess winning for once feels pretty good, huh?" - Sasaki KojiroFinal Score: 93/100
Recommendation Level: 5/5
This review is a work in progress
I will be editing this review after every fight is completed to make sure my opinions on said fight are presented, keep an eye out!
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