Mortality vs the Divine

 

The Slugfest to end all Slugfests

 

What if the gods of all religions and myths got together every thousand or so years to decide the fate of humanity? What if the most well-known figures in human history duked it out against the gods?

This is the question that authors Fukui Takumi and Umemura Shinya answer in blood-curdling detail, with the exemplary work of artist Aji Chika displaying the weight and insanity behind each punch! The premise is simple yet brought to life in beautiful artwork and tense storytelling, though not one to shy away from conventions that permeate most manga. Such as incredibly strong beings demonstrating weakness in front of hilarious circumstances or grotesquely exaggerated faces when faced with slight inconveniences.

Now granted this is a first for the blog, I will not go into detail in the first chapter, instead take this as an invitation to a manga that is purely a “tournament arc”, think like The Dark Tournament in Yu Yu Hakusho or the Sports Festival in My Hero. Perhaps some of the hypest moments in both respective series, seeing as it introduced fan-favorite characters for both the villains and heroes.

To those who are familiar with the fights in Baki, they will feel right at home with how the fighters are drawn and how exaggerated at times the muscles contort as they flex to the utmost limit of the panels on the page.

If you are looking for a series that is ongoing and fills you with adrenaline from the very start, I highly recommend Record of Ragnarok to bide your time over what seems to be the actual end of times outside our homes.