Bokkō (manga)

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

Bokkō (墨攻, lit. 'ink attack') is a Japanese manga adaptation by Hideki Mori of the novel of the same name 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.

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.

Publication

• Big Comics (tankōbon), 11 volumes[4][5]
• Shogakukan Bunko (bunkoban) 8 volumes[6][7]

See also

• Mohism

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Shōgakukan Mangashō: Rekidai jushōsha". Shōgakukan. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
4. 墨攻 1 革離、梁城に入る (ビッグコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091830412.
5. 墨攻 (11) (ビッグコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091832369.
6. 墨攻1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. May 15, 1999. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
7. 墨攻8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 16, 1999. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

External links

• 墨攻 (Bokkō) Big Comic Bros.net - (in Japanese)