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Chapter 118. Fag Loss?
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What should be doo make someoruly despair? Especially when they're feeling triumphant, only to be dragged into the abyss all at once?
This intriguing question was ohat Pucci had previously discussed with Akiyuki Shinbo. They had even applied the results of their discussion in the final endings of Zeppeli and Jonathan's stories.
Much like a teacher assigning an essay about a school trip after it ends, they effectively used what they had discussed iwo storylines.
Whether it was the se of Zeppeli's death, which tered on Romain Rolnd's quote, "There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is and to love it," or the depi of Jonathan's death, inspired by "To Live" and "The Old Man and the Sea", emphasizing that "a man be destroyed but not defeated"—these ges were made with full force, with her Puor Jolyne Cujoh, who had ied in the project, g about the potential backsh.
As a result, those who watched the heavily altered "Phantom Blood" were left with a bit of time-traveler's shock. The ges made by Pucd Jolyne Cujoh, who ighe sequences, signifitly improved the entire work, and this swayed Akiyuki Shinbo in a way that felt like he was being "forced into vice."
For a creator, the feeling of pursuing art and creating what they truly wao shoot, rather than simply pleasing the audience, was immensely satisfying.
Thus, Shinbo, who was initially hesitant, suddenly found himself deeply ied in tinuing to push the one-on-one duel with Kars to the level!
inally, with the defeats of Esidisi and Wamuu—two true Pilr Men whht unpreted oppression ao the audience, followed by Kars being coerced into accepting various ditions by Lisa Lisa using the Super Aja—oppression? Fear? ...It's ughable!
"Look at that Kars, he looks like a dog!"
This was the genuiiment of the current audieowards the Pilr Men.
But what if, uhese circumstances, a plot twist akin to Guan Yu's defeat at Maig occurred?
—"Cowardly rats of Jiangdong!!!"
Even the Japanese, who greatly admired "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and had amplified both Liu Bei and Cao Cao to the level of saying they were Qin Shihuang or Han Wudi reborn, tio refer to the Wu fa as mere "rats," despite their perceived heroism. This shows just how unpopur Wu was.
And what about the readers who had been eagerly awaiting the resurgence of the Han dynasty, only to see Guan Yu get ambushed by the bined forces of Wu and Cao? That kind of betrayal is something no one accept.
For some die-hard fans, that was the true ending, with o discuss the story beyond the Prime Minister.
In such a sario, the audience's rea to seeing Joseph and the others not beied heroically in a struggle against an overwhelming foe, but rather being ingly outmaneuvered by Kars and falling into a pit from which they 't escape, would be anything but accepting.
—"Damn it! I will kill you, I will absolutely kill you!!"
—"Ihose who created this plot are beyond human; they o be taken down with a heavy hand!!"
—"I see... So this is what it feels like to be utterly enraged? I've never entered sufuriating material before. So, everyone, please get even angrier, even more passionate, so I observe carefully!"
They entered with high expectations, only to find themselves faced with su ending!?
Even though Joseph's duel with Wamuu had left them in awe... no! They were absolutely blown away! But precisely because that duel was so spectacur, they had even higher expectations for Lisa Lisa's fight with Kars!
But what did Dolphin Studio give them instead!?
Looking at the ents on the forum, apart from a few instigating remarks, the general se among both local and iional viewers—those enting in awkward, mae-transted nguage—was the same:
None of them believed that Kars, who had successfully seized the Super Aja and was holding Lisa Lisa hostage, could lose to the already exhausted Joseph.
Moreover, the OP's spoilers seemed to support their view.
Naturally, when the audience realized that "Battle Tendency" might end in this way, they found it impossible to accept!
Even Jolyne Cujoh, who had long since abandoned "Battle Tendency" and had been waiting in frustration for "Stardust Crusaders" to air, was jolted out of her stagnation!
"This feeling..."
"Am I... finally going to face a loss...!?"
