Is this the first shounen manga ever?

is this the first shounen manga ever?

also, lotr discussion i guess
why does tolkien describes the wind direction?

tolkien talks about nature so much because its really fucking important and cool. if you didnt have computers and artificial heat and had to get all your food from the woods you'd care about the wind direction too

you're probably right, every time hes describing the nature i feel it kinda hard to follow

>why does he describe the wind direction?

Post a passage that does this. Knowing tolkien, it is probably done so in a manner that make sense and is not obtrusive. One of his underrated strengths was being a master of immersion.

>i feel it kinda hard to follow

Never found this in my experience desu, and this is coming from someone who found passages in Blood Meridian semi hard to follow.

in fellowship of the ring, when they were in Caradhras, Gandalf (or the narrator, i can't remember) said the wind was coming from the northeast

oh you mean the part where it's literally magic wind blowing them off the mountain??

That was a crucial detail actually, because he was pointing out that the wind was coming from saruman, in Isengard

welp, thats actually 3deep5me
i thought it was magic from the own montain, like spirits living there or some shit

you're too dumb to be reading tolkien tb-h

Shounen manga and fantasy traditions are inspired by Wuxia and Chinese fantasy. Especially the shouting out your special moves part and cultivation power levels. You don't particularly see that in LotR, since Frodo doesn't exactly grow to become a walking battle tank by the end of the series.

>Post a passage that does this.

Through Rohan over fen and field where the long grass grows
The West Wind comes walking, and about the walls it goes.
'What news from the West, O wandering wind, do you bring to me tonight?
Have you seen Boromir the Tall by moon or by starlight?'
'I saw him ride over seven streams, over waters wide and grey;
I saw him walk in empty lands, until he passed away
Into the shadows of the North. I saw him then no more.
The North Wind may have heard the horn of the son of Denethor.'
'O Boromir! From the high walls westward I looked afar,
But you came not from the empty lands where no men are.'

From the mouths of the Sea the South Wind flies, from the sandhills and the stones;
The wailing of the gulls it bears, and at the gate it moans.
'What news from the South, O sighing wind, do you bring to me at eve?
Where now is Boromir the fair? He tarries and I grieve.'
'Ask not of me where he doth dwell --- so many bones there lie
On the white shores and the dark shores under the stormy sky;
So many have passed down Anduin to find the flowing Sea.
Ask of the North Wind news of them the North Wind sends to me!'
'O Boromir! Beyond the gate the seaward road runs south,
But you came not with the wailing gulls from the grey sea's mouth.'

From the Gate of Kings the North Wind rides, and past the roaring falls;
And clear and cold about the tower its loud horn calls.
'What news from the North, O mighty wind, do you bring to me today?
What news of Boromir the Bold? For he is long away.'
'Beneath Amon Hen I heard his cry. There many foes he fought.
His cloven shield, his broken sword, they to the water brought.
His head so proud, his face so fair, his limbs they laid to rest;
And Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, bore him upon its breast.'
'O Boromir! The Tower of Gaurd shall ever northward gaze
To Rauros, golden Rauros-falls, until the end of days.'


Tolkien is a master.

Nan Curunir is southwest of Caradhras

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The Iliad is the first shounen manga

The Epic of Gilgamesh predates it.

I'd say Macbeth
>violent
>edgy
>Bad guy dies via deus ex machina

Actually, read the ramayana couple months ago...

>Rama has an infinite ammount of arrows and the sickest rate of fire (the longest arms)
>Rama's garystueness so big (it was his legitimate claim, actually) Ravana's brother sold him out
>at the final battle the monkey son of the wind, sought a mounting peak where it grew a flower with healing powers, and carried it back to the battlefield
>At the end of the battle there comes Gharuda himself to relief the warriors(the eagles...)
> The Gods appear, and Brahma reveals Rama he's Vishnu reincarnated

I could go on

tfw having the superior cover

LotR is basically unreadable. I doubt anyone has actually read all it

Little known fact is that this is why Peter Jackson had to leave some bits out of the film trilogy. Obviously no one's actually read all the Tom Bombomdol shite so they couldn't film it.

Jackson read that part for sure, but stopped because Tom Bombadil was just God and his virgin wife. Of course there are no old virgin womyn, but Jackson knew this so he skipped over it. It wasn't shite... just fantasy that was so unbelievable a visual couldn't be associated with it.

>that retarded fish face gollum
>superior
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