Shounen Sengoku Youko by MIZUKAMI Satoshi

[Kaiten]

Sengoku Youko
By: MIZUKAMI Satoshi
Serialized In: Comic Blade
Genre: Supernatural, Fantasy, Action
Scanlated By: Milky Translations
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"Stop your evil deeds and take the right path!" That is the creed of Youko Tama and her younger step brother, Jinka Sendou. The two demon siblings travel the country to stop the deeds of all evil doers, along with a scaredy cat swordsman they picked up along the way, Hyoudou Shinsuke. Their travels lie with many twists and turns, as well as wacky characters they'll meet along the way.

By the mangaka of Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer.

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Re: [FEATURED]Sengoku Youko by MIZUKAMI Satoshi

I can't believe no one has ever replied to this thread yet! Sengoku Youko is one my favorite "not-famous" series of all time.

I like the characters, and I like the quick paced plot that doesn't drag out a lot and it's not overdone by cliches (Thank God it's not in Shonen JUMP). The art is amazing and I really enjoy the crazy faces the characters make now and then.

Speaking of plot, I liked how it starts comically with Jinka and Tama's "quest". Some would take the wrong idea thinking it's your typical shonen series about saving others and friendship, but it thickens and gets a bit dark.

What I find it bad about the series is the slow publishing rate. I don't know if it's really slow or it's from the Manga Editors, but it's really annoying how it takes a long time till we get the next chapter.

Never the less, it's a wonderful series and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this setting.

 

[KaitoKief]

Re: [FEATURED]Sengoku Youko by MIZUKAMI Satoshi

A really great manga. I picked it up right after Hoshi no Samidare. Mizukami Satoshi has a great storytelling^^
Too bad there were no new chapters of Sengoku Youko for months

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Re: [FEATURED]Sengoku Youko by MIZUKAMI Satoshi

A really great manga. I picked it up right after Hoshi no Samidare. Mizukami Satoshi has a great storytelling^^
Too bad there were no new chapters of Sengoku Youko for months

Maybe because Mizukami is busy with other projects. Sadamoto, the maker of the Evangelion manga delays his manga due to his work as a character designer for Gainax, and there was a time when Azuma the maker of Yotsuba&! delayed it for a while to make extra chapter of Azumanga Daioh for its tenth year anniversary.

 

[KaitoKief]

Re: [FEATURED]Sengoku Youko by MIZUKAMI Satoshi

Maybe because Mizukami is busy with other projects. Sadamoto, the maker of the Evangelion manga delays his manga due to his work as a character designer for Gainax, and there was a time when Azuma the maker of Yotsuba&! delayed it for a while to make extra chapter of Azumanga Daioh for its tenth year anniversary.

That would explain it, but on what is he working now? He does not have another ongoing manga than Sengoku Youko, does he?

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Re: [FEATURED]Sengoku Youko by MIZUKAMI Satoshi

That would explain it, but on what is he working now? He does not have another ongoing manga than Sengoku Youko, does he?

I think the last delay before the end of Part 1 was to finish up " Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer". I could be wrong, but that's what I think. Other than that, I don't know of any other on-going projects he have now.

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Just a quick update: The reason for the lack of Edited Mangas in the last few months is because the Manga Editor of the series had an accident this summer and broke his right arm. No word on when he'll resume, but not before the end of this month.

Let's all hope he recovers as soon as possible.

 

[KaitoKief]

Just a quick update: The reason for the lack of Edited Mangas in the last few months is because the Manga Editor of the series had an accident this summer and broke his right arm. No word on when he'll resume, but not before the end of this month.

Let's all hope he recovers as soon as possible.

Thats bad to hear. I hope that he will recover soon.

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Finally someone decided to pick up the project!

Chapter 37 is a bucket of f*cks!!

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Chapter 38: We got a new girl and a team pet. However, we got some clues about Jinka. So he's now the Thousand Tailed Demon Fox Beast! Eat your heat out Madara!

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Tama is back! And looks like a lot happened during the time skip!

 

[k-dom]

Another subscription to a dead thread, but this manga is to good for me not to.
What is this new crazy character ? I love him already !

 

[k-dom]

Signature worth to be changed after this chapter. I won't be killed if they are only 10000 :-)) This shogun was an hilarious character. I will miss him.

 

[k-dom]

Time to go back to page 1 :-). This chapter 50 is wonderfully written. The parallel in the dialogues combine with the page design really give another level to the reading pleasure. It doesn't hurt either that there is some funny reflections on the shounen cliché about the desire to be the strongest. I really love this serie. With the Spirit Circle chapter of yesterday, I'm really happy.

 

[k-dom]

I love things like that

 

[conn-man]

Oh yes that new chapter was nice. 20 years of training planned, 8 years seems to have done the trick.

That ending was pretty awesome, I'll be impressed if there's any real dialogue with Jinka. But this author always surprises me in all his works.

 

[SHINOBI-03]

Can't wait till we see Jinka again. It's been a very long time since we last saw him.

 

[k-dom]

Yes it's funny how Mizumaki makes his time skip very naturally.
About Jinka I wonder if he will have some humanity left in him. I hope he still looks like a little like he used to.

 

[ukimix]

Wow, thanks for the recommendation k-dom. Absolutely fantastic story. I found Yoshiteru particularly great and lovable. I enjoyed so much the whole arc about him and how Senya grew up and accomplished to become human thanks to his wisdom. To me, that arc has been really well told; a truly gem. The characters are great and very creative, the art is nice to see. The world created by the author is full of imagination and very interesting.

It will be nice to see again Jinka, and the battle between Senya and him will be a pay per view one.

My only worry is how long will it take to the author to tell all the story. He began in 2008, and I see is a monthly series. I hope the group come back to the regular releases they have some months ago.

 

[k-dom]

Yes ! I was sure you would like it, Mizukami is a great writer so I don't worry to much about the length and I don't think it will become a 50 volumes manga anyway. His previous work Biscuit Hammer is highly praised and is only 10 volumes long (that could be an interesting proposition for a common reading).
If you are interested, currently he is also doing Spirit Circle. It's also monthly and only at the beginning but the Edited Mangas are regular and up to date. Once again his storytelling is very original and doesn't disappoint