Comic Hall -D- Gambling Silent Record

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This article was published in the last issue of the once famous animation magazine, and now it has sunk. I originally wrote my own reading notes, but later I added some materials and changed some sentences as manuscripts. In addition, it has not been officially posted in any public places on the Internet. The reason why I mentioned this is because I found out a while ago that this article was wrongly loved by currypanman/ Big Head Baby, the moderator of the animated version of the FTP Alliance of Peking University. After he deleted some words, he gave it to the users of this forum as an original. To tell the truth, I don't mind this matter very much, but in order to avoid someone confusing me with such a powerful moderator, I hereby clarify.

When you mention the word "gambling", what comes to your mind first?

Is it the clatter of mahjong and poker ensemble? Is it a rich man with a cigar and a diamond ring, or a penniless poor man? Is it a grand casino in Las Vegas? Is it a shabby table and four broken chairs in the street? Is it the entertainment that the upper class spends a lot of money, or the blind degeneration of ordinary people?

Gambling is always a complicated and evil word. Maybe you can get a bright future, maybe you have to pay the price of falling into hell all your life.

Gambling has its decadent side, but it may also be a lifeline for small people to compete for the upper reaches. The humanity and cruelty reflected in it is the epitome of society.

Fukumoto Nobuyuki's masterpiece "Gambling Silent Record" is such a work.

Fukumoto Nobuyuki. 1958 65438+February 10, born in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Worked in a construction company for several months. On 1980, please take care! In Junior Champion. Debut from "General of Pure Love".

Later, he successively created such great works as Graffiti Legend, Silver and Gold. Because most of them are rare gambling themes, they have attracted much attention and won wide repercussions.

The serial "Gambling Silent Record" from 1996 won the 1998 2 1 Lecture Club Comic Award. This is also his most famous work.

At present, the latest work "The Strongest Legend Black" is serialized in the original comic book.

The story begins with a gambling boat in the dark. ...

Itou Kaiji, the hero, has a muddled head, accomplished nothing, and got into millions of debts because he kindly guaranteed others. In order to pay off his debts, Keith accepted and encouraged a ferry named "Ship of Hope" to participate in a mysterious gambling game. Once he won, he could write off his debts. After boarding the thief boat, the company discovered that most of the participants were young people who failed like themselves. Then the organizer listed the rules of gambling: participants must use poker marked "rock, scissors, paper" as props to catch the stars on their opponents. At the end of the game, those who have not run out of cards or have less than three stars will lose their qualification, and the huge amount of money they can borrow from the organizers at the beginning of the game has become an important factor for them to profit or escape. ...

This is the first chapter of the story. All the excitement revolves around poker, stars and money. I really didn't expect that a seemingly simple setting can have so many things to watch. The intimate contact of mahjong, serial games, stratagems, serial stratagems, climax after climax. The possibility of twists and turns lasted until the last second. I can't help but admire Fukumoto, who has such a huge and meticulous set of ideas in his mind. He thinks of everything the reader wants, and he thinks more of what the reader can't think of than anyone else. That layout, repeated reasoning, is actually not very easy to understand. If you don't calm down and think with the author, you will only be confused, but once you understand it, you will only feel wonderful and amazed. Who would have thought that the "rock, paper, scissors" that even children can play with could create so many patterns like a kaleidoscope? Among them, the use of psychological tactics is supreme.

Shortcomings are not without them. For example, Itou Kaiji is clearly defined as a loser. At the beginning of the gambling game, I was cheated because of my childish ideas and was about to be defeated. However, he actually "awakened" from mediocrity to genius, and it is contradictory that he will only advance and not retreat in the days to come. The question is probably "How did such a smart person get mixed up like this?" This is also some shortcomings in somebody else's design.

The key word of "gambling silent recording" is gambling, but the subtext is silent recording.

Fukumoto Nobuyuki didn't put all his energy into how to make the story more ingenious, tortuous and thrilling. He is good at describing psychological activities, which not only reflects the intrigue between people, but also reflects the tortuous mental process of starting a company. The regrets, timidity, naivety and confusion of starting a company are presented to readers in the form of pictures and words, one after another. The advantage of this is that it is more fascinating, and it is easy to have a sense of substitution after careful reading, and share the fate with the protagonist. The disadvantage is that repeated use inevitably makes people feel rambling, but it is a bit like preaching. Because there are many innuendos about society, humanity and life in the book, whether it should be emphasized or redundant is a matter of opinion.

As mentioned earlier, "the possibility of twists and turns lasts until the last second", and the first chapter has just fallen.

Perhaps Keith's sudden upgrade makes people feel a little unreal, but his kindness and betrayal because of kindness make people feel more real.

This is not just a good-looking gambling blockbuster, it always reminds you of something, or something that is not the taste. This is strongly reflected in the second chapter "City of Hope".

Different from playing poker in the first chapter, the second chapter brings readers pure intuitive sensory stimulation from the beginning. Still gambling, but gambling is life. If it fails, the casualties will be seen immediately.

The main line began to surface, and the black hand behind the scenes slowly walked to the stage. They are a group of unscrupulous nouveau riche who have inexhaustible money and take pleasure in trampling on the lives and dignity of the poor. They designed a tightrope-walking game to let them walk between tall buildings, and the winner got a bonus. Watching desperate competitors kill each other and frame each other, they laughed happily.

Two tightrope walks are different from the wits and wits in the previous chapter, playing with the heartbeat. This can be regarded as a transition, the purpose is to go out and get closer to the people behind the scenes. And the battle of the trump card hung all the emotions back to the ferry period. As readers, we just need to lament Fukumoto Nobuyuki's ability to sell prosperity in simple places once again.

The proportion of psychological warfare has also become larger than before. Tragedy is even worse. Itou Kaiji, the leading actor, even listened attentively. Even if he is a genius, he will still be tortured and scarred one day. Keith is always a mortal, with the greed and recklessness of ordinary people, and has not been promoted to the status of god.

At this point, the first part officially drew a full stop. The second part is in full swing. Keith's revenge and fighting continue. The future life created by gambling will not change.

Well, have a nice trip, Itou Kaiji. ...

The Silent Record of Gambling is the first bullet in a series of stories written by Fukumoto Nobuyuki with the same protagonist as the clue. The whole book 13 volume. The other two parts are called "gambling to break the ring" and "gambling to fall into heaven". Looking at Mr. Fukumoto's works from the cartoon itself, we will find his painting style very strange-each character is drawn flat and flat with eight boards, like cardboard, and the protagonist's chin is as sharp as a kitchen knife, as if he would poke blood with his fingers. From the side, it is even more unsightly ... in short, it is a typical example that you can't win by painting style at all. Strangely, however, when you finish reading his works, you will find that these reasons are not worth your attention at all. The wonderful plot covers up all the shortcomings, and you may even think that this poker face is in tune with a cartoon with the theme of gambling.

Because of animation, many people have heard of Fukumoto Nobuyuki's masterpiece Poker Legend. But my first contact with him originated from his two works, Confessions and Survival, co-authored with Kaiji Kawaguchi. Both of them are excellent suspense masterpieces. Although their space is not long, they fully appreciate Fukumoto Nobuyuki's scriptwriting ability. This is an old-school author with a wise and sly smile. If you approach his world, you will be captured by him if you are not careful. The suffocating meticulous layout, delicate psychological description and sharp thinking about the depths of human nature all make you crazy.

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In June 2007, the new fan was 65438+ 10.

Japanese name: adversity without adversity.

English Name: Gambling Silent Record/Gambling Falling into Heaven

Playing time:10.02,65438+24: 59.

Official website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/kaiji/

The story begins with a gambling boat in the dark ... Itou Kaiji, the protagonist, is muddled and has nothing to do, and he is also in debt of millions because he kindly guarantees others. In order to pay off his debts, Keith accepted and encouraged a ferry named "Ship of Hope" to participate in a mysterious gambling game. Once he won, he could write off his debts. After boarding the thief boat, the company discovered that most of the participants were young people who failed like themselves. Then, in order to facilitate gambling, the organizers made rules: participants must use poker marked with "stones, scissors and paper" as props to catch the star sign on their opponents. At the end of the game, those who have not run out of cards or have less than three stars will lose their qualification, and the huge amount of money they can borrow from the organizers at the beginning of the game has become an important factor for them to profit or escape. ...

The animation was produced by Mad House, a well-known company with high quality assurance, and it was decided that actor Ohara Sheng would play the leading role of Itou Kaiji Seiyuu.

Staff:

Original: Fukumoto Nobuyuki

Series composition: Hideo Takayashiki

Role Design: Haruko Takada

Voice: タニチヒデキ

Voice supervision: Honda insurance policy

Supervisor: Yukio Sato

Animation: madhouse