Many people say that the strength of Ghost Slayer is not worthy of the popularity, I think this attitude is very good. Don't always engage in the kind of god-building movement of the attacking giant. What can a commercial comic provide to readers? If you can have psychological expectations in advance, you will not be too disappointed at the end.
After reading the anime and manga about the battle of magic, I personally think that Ghost Slayer is really doing a good job. If it is measured by the cliché, then the mantra is a cliché, and the ghost is a classical beauty, old school, if the young man also has his own classical routine, then the ghost is in line.
These classical routines include: destroying the whole family, being discovered fighting talent; practicing martial arts in the deep mountains; the ability of the protagonist is the strongest of all genres.
All kinds of leapfrog monsters; classic trio; novice village and the final BOSS pass by (in the 13th chapter, they met without misery). → Readers have psychological expectations at all times, that is, the protagonist will definitely keep practicing, and then overcome many enemies with difficulty, and finally defeat the miserable one in front of him in the decisive battle.
Then there is the intersection of various battles, rest & practice. Every time you practice more, you will encounter more powerful enemies. Until the death of the protagonist, the final BOSS battle is quickly ushered in.
If it's all classical routines, it definitely won't work. Ghost Slayer has its own unique and innovative features:
1. The rhythm is super fast. Skip all middle strings directly. Of course, this has something to do with the objective situation at the time of serialization, but it is indeed an advantage that it is not drawn into a super-long novel.
2. Although the protagonist group consists of three people, each of them is more creative and cute. Plus a sister in the box. My wife Shanyi is usually very serious at critical moments, and her moves are super cool in one second. Inosuke is a beautiful face, muscular body and a manic personality, which is also a contrasting route. Needless to say, the protagonist is really gentle and has high IQ and EQ. It's not the "not stupid" of Luffy's knotweed, but the high IQ of the protagonist group's intelligence, which is not easy.
3. The theme is more cheerful and sunny, praises human nature, and highly affirms the value of human beings. In Japan, where the parasitic beast Tokyo ghoul giants have been rampant these years, it can be said to be a clear stream . This point is said by many people to be cliché, it should not be.
4. There are no annoying characters, fan services, etc., instead of cute and humorous jokes. In addition, the most popular two-pillar type male second in Japanese comics, let the protagonist brother Tomioka Yiyong be the role, um, it is indeed very popular.
5. The costume drama, the Taisho period, and the style of painting are also pretty good-looking, which makes people want to spread.
The disadvantage of Ghost Slayer is that the plot lacks depth, and the level of comic drawing is not good (but I still read it all). But getting such popularity has a lot to do with its classical routines and positive sunshine, because it is very orthodox and in line with the child's offering.
In today's Japan, there are not many "serious dramas" with this feature. Most of the comics are authored movies and cults, but they have forgotten that animations that parents can bring their children to watch are always a rigid need in society . In addition, a teenager who just turned 14 needs a work like this, and this kind of value is already difficult to provide for One Piece, which has been serialized for more than ten years.
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