Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

The drama continues from the previous episode. The Shinsengumi has disbanded and the main characters have died in the war. Only Hijikata Toshizo led the remnants to escape to Ezo Island, which is now Hokkaido.

With correspondence cut off and war in the midst of chaos, Rika Shirakawa plays "Chiyo", who disguises herself as a beautiful young swordsman, firmly but helplessly following the footsteps of the remnants of the Shinsengumi in the dangerous war zone.

"Higata Honmeitenjo: She appears. Ms. Shirakawa is indeed a child star. Her acting skills as Chiyo are still on point. She is a rare bright spot in this drama."

"Soji's Widow: But the one who has the highest degree of fidelity in the live-action adaptation is actually the heroine with the least presence in the original work. This is another kind of irony."

Chiyo's pitiful yet exceptionally strong appearance brought a little comfort to the audience's heavy hearts.

Inevitably, Chiyo encountered the mastermind behind the war, the invincible "Black Rakshasa Legion" transformed by the "Blood of Rakshasa", and then fell into a bitter battle...

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: it's coming... Master Kazama, who has always appeared as a 'silhouette under the shadow', is finally going to make his official debut..."

"Master Kazama, please use your strength. Sisters, rest assured that we in the Kazama sect have already prepared ourselves mentally and will never admit that this person is Master Kazama Manye. No matter how bad the impersonation is, just let it go!"

Seeing this, the fans of the “Kazama faction” felt as if they were about to be tortured.

With the original actor running away, the new actor who will play Manye Kazama did not release any "makeup photos" or "actor's personal information" as usual.

Presumably, the distributor and the crew temporarily invited someone to play the role, and they lost their confidence, so they chose to "keep a low profile."

Under such circumstances, the real image of Kazama Manyo is likely to be the bottom of the "Six Factions of Canju", and is also the "breakthrough point" that the "Canju Tianzhu Plan" focuses on attacking.

As the plot unfolds, just when Chiyo is besieged by the Black Rakshasa and is about to die...

A tall figure with two swords on his waist and fluttering military robes blocked the way of the "Black Rakshasa" army.

The camera zooms in, from the shiny military boots, the slender legs, the fitted military uniform, the fluttering military robe, from bottom to top, and finally to the man's face...

Under the medium-length golden hair is a thin face and three-dimensional and delicate facial features.

The half-smile on his lips and the inadvertently exposed fangs revealed a full sense of arrogance and evil.

The most eye-catching thing is his pair of beautiful ruby ​​eyes, shining with a dangerous yet alluring light, which makes the audience unable to look away and an uncontrollable fascination arises in their hearts.

"Master Kazama, please use force: This, this is a half-Rakshasa battle suit! The actor is so handsome, the appearance is so exquisite, the overall restoration is too high!"

"Master Kazama, please use more force: No, this is not just a restoration, this must be Master Kazama himself, coming from the second dimension to save us! Please allow me to stop licking the screen for a moment!"

As soon as this image appeared, the fans of the Kazama School felt that the very familiar Kazama Manye in their memories had descended into the three-dimensional world...

Amidst the frantic heartbeats, they seemed to have returned to their girlhood when they spent countless days and nights with Manye Kazama, holding comics in their hands.

"Higata Honmei Tenjo: Kazama faction, calm down and have some backbone! Although the actor who plays Kazama Manyo is indeed very handsome and the degree of restoration of his makeup is the highest so far, don't forget that those 'vases' before also deceived our eyes with their appearance!"

"Soji's Widow: That's right, keep watching. Once that extremely awkward expression and the extremely hard penis are revealed, you Kazama-faction will experience the pain of 'repeatedly breaking the rules' that we experienced."

After calming themselves down, fan representatives from other factions began to speak out as "experienced people".

On the long street full of chaos and endless fighting, Kazama Manye, who had just appeared, did not say a word, but just stared coldly at the dark "Black Rakshasa" army in front of him.

The look in his eyes was as if these were not invulnerable, ruthless humanoid weapons, but weeds that would fall down with a swing of the knife.

The corners of his mouth tilted slightly upwards, and he seemed unwilling to wait any longer...

Alone, holding two swords in his hands, he led an army of thousands and charged towards the Black Rakshasa Legion.

After a dazzling, smooth and real sword battle with sword-light special effects, Kazama Manye, who had only appeared on the scene for a few minutes, single-handedly slaughtered the Black Rakshasa Army and the mastermind behind the scenes one by one...

Chapter 137 Please Don’t Go Crazy Here

2024-07-13

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: Master Kazama is so domineering and ruthless! This fight scene is much more realistic and powerful than the previous episodes. The action design, special effects production and camera language are all so wonderful. It's simply at the level of an action movie!"

The evil and charming image of Manye Kazama, with a series of domineering, fierce and decisive actions, showed the contrast between the beautiful, domineering and fierce characters vividly, making the representatives of the Kazama faction couldn't help but exclaim again.

"Toudou takes the lead: Speaking of which, the actor who plays Manyo Kazama didn't even hire a body double or use a stand-in. All the moves were real and showed his face. Could he be an action actor?!"

"Soji's Widow: Did you notice that the group battle action scene with Black Rakshasa was shot in one take... Not only does the actors need to have a solid foundation, but the shooting and post-production requirements are also very high. Isn't the director really too bold?"

"Saito said nothing: One of my members has a family that runs a kendo gym. She said that the kendo moves of 'Man'yo Kazama' cannot be imitated without ten years of kendo foundation. Even the moves of the extras in 'Black Rakshasa' have a kendo foundation."

Representatives of fans from several other groups also gave positive comments on this high-quality fighting scene.

Samurai and kendo are part of the traditional culture of District 11, and have a broad mass base and aesthetic standards.

The battlefield fighting presented by Manyo Kazama just now is in no way inferior to those big-budget Bushido action movies in terms of actor skills, action design, and camera language. It is indeed completely different from the labels of "low cost" and "poor production" of previous series.

Coupled with the soft, distorted and deformed "flowery swords and embroidered swords" in the aforementioned dramas, the quality of this scene is even more shocking.

"Higata Honmeitenjo: Everyone, please call on your members to not forget your original intentions! The core of "The Broken Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is the emotional entanglement between Chiyo and the samurai. No matter how realistic the fighting with swords and guns is, it cannot cover up their destruction of the original characters and emotions!"

"Soji's Widow: That's right, the point of girls' comics is the subtle emotions. This kind of rough swordsmanship without foreplay is not the point at all!"

"Saito said nothing: I second the motion. As for fencing, what we saw in the book was much more exciting than this."

"Harada attacks everything: Saito, we are not discussing fencing right now."

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: That's right, Master Kazama is not the kind of monotonous villain who fights violence with violence. The emotional drama that follows is the key to character creation!"

Seeing that public opinion was heading in the wrong direction, the representative of the Turkish faction, who was in charge of the overall leadership, once again made a series of appeals, asking everyone to return to their original intention of "finding fault".

"As the daughter of a pure-blooded Rakshasa royal family, you should cherish yourself even more!"

"Since you already know that your clan was destroyed because of humans, you must have hatred for humans in your heart. Why are you so obsessed with the Shinsengumi?"

As the plot continues to unfold, Manye Kazama's indifferent eyes, cold and arrogant tone, and irresistible aura are fully displayed in the few words she speaks to Chiyo.

Although he was taciturn during the process of exterminating the Black Rakshasa Legion, he was extremely patient in persuading Chiyo, and the gentleness hidden under his cold and domineering appearance silently overflowed.

"If you go alone, you will only die hastily, which is extremely foolish. I want to take you away without your consent."

"What's wrong with this look, woman? Are you dissatisfied?"

In particular, the scene where Kazama Manye domineeringly "holds a sword against the wall" to hit Chiyo, gave a close-up of Xia Fan's charming and handsome face...

Staring at Manye Kazama's evil blood-red eyes through the screen, the female audience felt their heartbeats suddenly quicken.

"Enough of this mess of swords."

"I don't mean that I can't understand your anxiety about your Shinsengumi companions."

Witnessing Kazama Manye domineeringly holding up Chiyo's little face and casually wiping away her tears, the female audience twisted and turned in front of the screen like maggots.

"But the more you want to meet those guys, the more you have to stay calm. If you rush into the center of the war, you will only die in vain, and you won't be able to meet them. This is something your dead parents and tribe members don't want to see."

"I will take you to Hijikata Toshizo. By the way, I will take you to the 'duel' that he and I have arranged."

"Tsk... Rather than saying I care, it's more like you're just being too stupid to pay too much attention."

At the end of this scene, Kazama Manye turned away indifferently, and his lonely back vividly portrayed the tenderness and reluctance of a man who endured the heartache and sent his beloved woman to his enemy.

It even made the female audience feel like going up to him from behind and hugging him.

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: Master Kazama, you are so gentle and so arrogant! Please don't be polite, push me against the wall with your strength, and use your sword to bully me as much as you want!"

"Higata Honmeitenjo: Please don't go crazy here! Aren't we here to criticize the content? Can the others give their opinions as well?"

"Souji's Widow: No wonder the Kazama faction went crazy. This Kazama Manyo is so beautiful and her makeup is so realistic. She's also a good fighter. She's much better than the garlic-nosed bean sprout who plays our Souji. I'm really envious."

"Saito doesn't say anything: his acting is also very convincing. The sudden close-up of the wall-dong and the aggressive look just now make my chest still throb."

"Toudou takes the lead: Have you noticed that even Shirakawa Rika's 'Chiyo', when acting with Kazama Manyo, her emotions and expressions are more vivid than in the previous episodes. It feels like the depth of the character's portrayal is completely different."

In just this short scene, Manye Kazama's evil image, domineering aura, and tsundere and gentle nature all became three-dimensional.

Coming back to their senses from this plot, it was hard to find any flaws with the representatives of the "Canju Tianzhu Plan" for a while.

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: Wuwuwuwuwuwu! What's the point of going to Ezo to find Hijikata Toshizo and suffer a defeat? We should take the 'Kazama Line' and go back to Kanto with Master Kazama to live a shameless life!"

"Higata Honmeitenjo: What, Hijikata's line is the way to go! The highlight of this work is to go against the tide of history, witness the fall of the Shinsengumi with your own eyes, and stay by your lover's side... What's the difference between it and the ordinary shogunate-themed domineering president works!?"

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: I don't care, I just like Master Kazama who is cool and arrogant, and speaks in a straight-forward manner! We sisters of the Kazama faction have just decided to temporarily withdraw the right to rate, and we will talk about it after we finish this episode!"

"Higata Honmeitenjo: What? You, the 'Kazama faction' with no stance, are you planning to rebel?"

Chapter 138 Famous Scene

2024-07-13

The "Kazama Faction" and the "Hijikata Faction" have always been at odds with each other and have been arguing on the Internet for years. If it weren't for the devastating blow of this live-action comic adaptation, they would never have united.

At this moment, as soon as the "Kazama Faction" showed signs of wavering, the "Hichikata Faction" immediately began to run wild, and the chat group was instantly filled with gunpowder.

"Toudou took the lead: Stop arguing, it's almost time for Hijikata Toshizo and Kazama Manyo to duel, leave your quarrel to the characters to resolve."

"Saito doesn't say anything: So far, the plot is smooth, the details are reasonable, the characters are natural, and there is no feeling of "out of play" at all. It's like reading the comics again. Except for a few bloopers, I haven't found any major problems. Let's take a look..."

After dissuading the "Kazama faction" and the "Hijikata faction" from their daily quarrels, everyone continued watching.

Under the escort of Manyo Kazama, Chiyo safely reached Ezo Island, joined the Shinsengumi army, and finally came to Hijikata Toshizo as she wished.

Relying on his strong personal strength and strategy, Hijikata Toshizo inflicted heavy losses on the Choshu-Satsuma coalition twice in succession, but he was still no match for the tide of history. Faced with internal and external troubles, he retreated to Hakodate Goryokaku.

In the Battle of Hakodate, he fought a desperate battle, was seriously injured, and was separated from the main force...

With Chiyo's support, the two arrived at the destined sea of ​​chrysanthemums.

"Still...alive."

Then, the domineering and cold-blooded young master of the ghost clan appeared from the other side of the chrysanthemum sea...

"Since you took the potion and turned into a black Rakshasa, you must know that this kind of creature cannot be tolerated in this world."

"I'm here to root out the weeds."

The murderous intent of the unsheathed sword was enough to make the surrounding chrysanthemums tremble and their stamens automatically split.

"Someone has come from afar to challenge me. As a true warrior, how can I refuse?"

"I will fight for my integrity... Chiyo, you must see me to the end."

Hijikata Toshizo, played by Hide Sakamoto, had his long black hair turn pure white and his pupils turned blood-red at the moment he drew his sword, and he entered the form of "Black Rakshasa".

"Higata Honmeitenjo: Well, Sakamoto Hide's Hijikata Toshizo is basically acceptable. The transformation scene is not awkward, and the 'Black Rakshasa' look is also a plus."

In the face of Sakamoto Shuu's gorgeous transformation, which had been well-received in the aforementioned dramas, the Hijikata faction representatives were relatively restrained in their comments.

"…For the sake of loyalty?"

"You are neither human nor ghost now, what is the faith you are fighting for?!"

But when the camera turned, the close-up shot of Xia Fan's character Kazama Manye, with golden hair as white as snow, blood-red pupils turning into gold, and devil horns growing on his head, gave the audience in front of the screen an even wilder visual impact.

"One point of strength used, one point of life lost."

"You crave blood madly in order to survive, and you are destined to wither away."

"Life and death are fleeting, like chrysanthemums."

The moment he transformed into the "Rakshasa Royal Family", Fengjian Wanyekong swung his sword, causing the withered chrysanthemums in the sky to dance and the golden stamens to fall like rain.

"Master Kazama, please use your strength: this is the transformation of the Rakshasa royal family! I never thought that in my lifetime, I would be able to witness Master Kazama's wild real-life form with my own eyes. Even those COSers at comic conventions have not been able to recreate this set!"

The representative of the Kazama faction couldn't hold it anymore.

"Toudou leads the way: the actors are good-looking, and the makeup and special effects have improved, but there's no need to go crazy over and over again."

"Souji's Widow: Everyone knows the outcome of this duel on the Hijikata Line. There is no suspense. During the duel, the conflict and confrontation between the two people's feelings, beliefs and emotions are the key."

To the audience's surprise, Kazama Manye and Hijikata Toshizo did not continue their "mouth cannon" like in other web dramas, but instead started fencing without saying a word...

The two men had ferocious expressions and fought fiercely.

For a full thirty seconds, in the quiet sea of ​​flowers, there was no dialogue, only the dazzling flames and the harsh sound of collision when the swords collided.

"Saito doesn't say anything: The whole thing is real fighting. Is it because the crew is too poor, or do they have full confidence in the actors' swordsmanship? Not only is Kazama's actor a superb swordsman, but Sakamoto Shu's swordsmanship also seems to have improved a lot compared to the previous episodes."

The back-and-forth moves, the deadly sword beams, and the twists and turns of the battle made the audience in front of the screen subconsciously hold their breath.

Xia Fan plays Kazama Manye, with a fierce and furious expression, like a tireless sword-seeking ghost, who puts Hijikata Toshizo firmly at a disadvantage...

"Harada attacks everything with all his might: What a wild fighting style! Can that cold-blooded young master of the royal family actually show such a fearless expression?"

"Master Kazama, please use your strength. I can sense your anger at Hijikata for making Chiyo suffer, and your will to fight with all your might against an opponent you respect."

"Hijikata Honmeitenjo: Humph, you have good vision. Without Kazama's combat ceiling, how can we highlight the spirit of our Hijikata, an ordinary human, who dares to fight against the demons?"

With his clothes torn and blood splattered all over the sea of ​​flowers, Sakamoto Hide's Hijikata Toshizo always maintained a calm expression, and he maneuvered and fought with his opponent as steadily as a rock.

After struggling to withstand the opponent's fierce attack, he finally found an opportunity while Kazama Manye was distracted by Chiyo's "persuasion"...

He used the secret technique of the Tennen Rishin-ryu, the Dragon Tail Sword, by leaping forward with his entire body.