Romance of the Three kingdoms is as popular in Vietnam as it is in China, Japanese and Korean. It has become a part of our culture since centuries ago. I literally grew up with it, watched fims, cartoons, comics adaptions of it before I read the actual novel.
This a list of comic adaptions, the bolded ones are the ones I liked. Read them. They are good. Will add images and my opinions on them later.
[hide]1. Huǒ Fèng Liáo Yuán (火鳳燎原, The Ravages of Time, Hỏa Phụng Liêu Nguyên)
Author & Artist: CHAN Mou (陳某, CHEN Mou, CHEN Mau, TRẦN Mỗ)
Central character: SIMA Yi (TƯ MÃ Ý), ZHAO Yun (TRIỆU Vân)
Status: 37 vols - ongoing
2. Sōten Kōro (蒼天航路, Thương Thiên Hàng Lộ)
Author : Hagin Yi (李學仁, LI Xue-Ren, LÝ Học Nhân)
Artist: King Gonta (王欣太, WANG Xin-Tai, VƯƠNG Hân Thái)
Central character: CAO Cao (TÀO Tháo)
Status: complete
3. Ryūrōden (龍狼伝, Legend of the Dragon's Son, Long Lang Truyền)
Author & Artist: YAMAHARA Yoshito (山原義人)
Central character: Amachi Shiro & Izumi Masumi
Status: 37 vols - complete/ (Sequel) 4 vols - ongoing
4. Ikki Tōsen (一騎当千, Ikkitōsen, Battle Vixens, Dragon Girls, Nhất Kỵ Đương Thiên)
Author & Artist: SHIOZAKI Yuji (山原義人)
Central character: Sonsaku Hakufu (Tôn Sách-Bá Phù, Sun Ce - Bofu).
Status: ongoing
5. BB Senshi Sangokuden (BB戦士 三国伝, BB Warrior Romance Of The Three Kingdoms, BB Chiến Sĩ Tam Quốc Truyện)
Author : Musha Gundam Series
Artist: YANO Kentarō (矢野 健太郎), TOKITA Kōichi (ときた洸一)
Central character: many, như Ryubi Gundam, Kan-u Gundam, etc.
Status: ongoing
6. Kōtetsu Sangokushi (鋼鉄三国志, Cương Thiết Tam Quốc Chí)
Author & Artist: KYO
Central character: Rikuson Hakugen (tức Lục Tốn-Bá Ngôn)
Status: ongoing
7. Tenchi o Kurau (天地を喰らう)
Author & Artist: MOTOMIYA Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
Status: 4 vols - complete
8. Sangokushi (三国志, Tam Quốc Chí)
Author & Artist: YOKOYAMA Mitsuteru (横山 光輝)
Status: 60 vols - complete
9. Lord (覇,-LORD-, Bá)
Authors & Artists: IKEGAMI Ryoichi (池上 遼一), Buronson (武論尊; 史村 翔, FUMIMURA Shō; 岡村 善行, OKAMURA Yoshiyuki)
10. Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志, Sanguozhi, Tam Quốc Chí)
Author & Artist: LEE Chi Ching (李志清, LI Zhiqing, LÝ Chí Thanh)
Status: complete
11. Koihime Musō (恋姫†夢想, Koihime Musō)
Author : BaseSon
Artist: YAYOI Hizuki
Status: ongoing?
- Qwan (怪・力・乱・神 クワン, Kai・Riki・Ran・Shin Kuwan, Quái Lực Loạn Thần "Qwan")
Author & Artist: SHIMIZU Aki (志水 アキ)
Status: ongoing
13. Sangoku Shiengi (三國 志演義, Tam Quốc Chí Diễn Nghĩa)
Author & Artist: SHIMIZU Kiyoshi (志水 清)
Central character: Ryuubi, Kanu, Chouhi
Status: complete
14. Ryofuko-chan (Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan)
Phát hành: Ganges, Chaos Project, Starchild Records, Square Enix
Central character: Ryofuko-chan (Ryofu - Lữ Bố), Chinkyuu (Trần Cung), Koujun (Cao Thuận), Sousou (Tào Tháo), Kanu (Quan Vũ), Kakouton (Hạ Hầu Đôn)
Status: ongoing?
15. Pink Shock!
Author & Artist: YASUI Riosuke
Nhân vật trung tâm: a girl called Ryuubi Gentoku, Morokuzu Takaaki (諸葛孝明), Kanu Unchou, Chouhi Ekitoku
Status: ongoing
16. Dragon Sisters! (ドラゴンシスター!三国志百花繚乱, Dragon Sister! Sangokushi Hyakkaryōran, Long Tỷ Muội! Tam Quốc Chí Bách Hoa Liễu Loạn)
Author & Artist: Nini
Characters: Gender bender of the original
Status: ongoing
- Bù Shì Rén (不是人, Unhuman, Bất Thị Nhân)
Author & Artist: CHAN Mou (陳某, CHEN Mou, CHEN Mau, TRẦN Mỗ)
Status: complete
18. Chì Bì Zhī Zhàn (赤壁之战, Battle of Red Wall, Xích Bích Chi Chiến)
Author & Artist: LEE Chi Ching (李志清, LI Zhiqing, LÝ Chí Thanh)
Status: complete[/hide]
The first I read was Lee Chi Ching's faithful adaption with the same title. And it's still one of the best. Chan Mou's version is very fascinating with very well-researched information and has my favorite versions of Lu Bu and Zhang Fei along with unique insight on the story, but I wish it was a bit more realistic. Lord has to be my favorite for its bold and creative interpretation with realistically executed ideas and Ryoichi Ikegami's art is just plain smexy.
Battle Vixens is garbage.
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People need to be reminded of how good and epic the actual three kingdoms is when executed well:
My favorite character is Zhuge Liang.
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But anyone who actually know about history would take all those adaptions, and even the novel, with a grain of salt. Because lot and lot of stories in the original novel was fabricated as well and untrue to real history. There has been many controversial opinions and evidences suggested by historians about Zhuge Liang's actual talent as a military advisor, though all would agree he was an excellent politician and diplomat, so I only post those videos with him debating.
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Genderben pic from Koihime Musō (恋姫†夢想, Koihime Musō): [hide]
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Only read one chapter. Seem like potential loli but it's quite funny. Don't quote me on that though.