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MrAnimeSpecialist
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This is nice.
 It's a good thing that someone decided to a spin-off featuring Jagi, because he's the most underrated of the Hokuto brothers and his time in the anime was a tad brief.
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mrsatan
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I don't really like this guy's art style. He also did the Ryuken one-shot spinoff manga. I now wish I would have voted in the Spinoff Enquette that they had a while back. Jagi has no redeeming qualities whatsoever, so I don't see how he could make it as the protagonist of a story. I would have voted for Shu. A heroic blind guy that kicks people's heads off. What's not to love with Shu 
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GATSU
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mrsatan: Yeah. Now they're officially milking the series when they use him as a character, since his moves suck. It'd be interesting to see Toki get a spin-off, though, but I imagine people would think it'd be too similar to Jebus.
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MrAnimeSpecialist
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Granted, Jagi's a poor fighter...and a jerkbag...and a coward...but he has this sort of charisma to him, even though he spoiler[is the one responsible for pursuading Shin to go down the path of evil in the first place]. But still, you have to admit that he managed to be menacing in his initial appearances ("Say my name!"). At any rate, it will be interesting to see an "anti-hero" take on Hokuto no Ken (as in from the perspective of a quasi-elite mook). He may be wimpier than his kid brother, but he's still stronger than your average mohawked punk. 
As for Toki, I do see the comparison to Jesus. They practically look alike!
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Tomibiki
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Jagi is cool...but anti-hero? I guess...He died like a chump in the end, it wasn't very glorious.
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MrAnimeSpecialist
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True. He did get to inform Ken about Toki and Raoh still being alive, though. |
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mrsatan
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IMHO, the "anti-hero" thing has already been done pretty well with Raoh's Ten no Haoh.
I'd like to see a real Ryuken manga done sometime, but I think Tetsuo Hara himself needs to do that one after Fist of the Blue Sky finishes.
They already gave him one, "The Silvery Saint". |
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Wellness
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Not really a Jagi fan but it could technically work, I mean its not like it could be any near similar to Ken's or Raoh's stories.
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GATSU
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mrsatan: Then I guess Lynn and Bat should be next.
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MrAnimeSpecialist
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If they'll really go that far, then they'll have to cover the events that occured after the 1st TV series and before the 2nd.
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mrsatan
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I like Jagi (as a villain); I usually use him when I play the PS2 game.
But I don't know what a Jagi series could be besides Jagi ransacking villages, randomly murdering people, stealing women to sell, and telling people to say his name. That could be played for dark humor I guess, but would probably get boring fast. Despite my doubts, I'll be buying the tankoban whenever it comes out. |
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