Raid of the Fighting Dogs - Oneshot

[MangaDex]

 

[ghostkun]

the "professional" dog fighting world can fuck right off

 

[boldmonkey]

Dog fighting is sickening, but I wonder if the story's really about that. The whole thing about strength, his dead parents, the strange ending and such, it's kind of weird at face value. If it was just about dog fighting being bad, there was no need for Takeshi to be an orphan who doesn't know his dead parents' connection to dog fighting. And why a kendo master beating a dog for training? Could be some metaphor, though I might be reading too much into it. His dead parents who were into dog fighting could mean Japan in WW2, and their deaths the end of that era with their loss against the U.S.. Takeshi, who's grown up without ties to that strength-worshiping culture, becomes fascinated with strength. After becoming a victim of violence, he becomes serious about gaining strength. In the last fight, Ryou remembers a now irrelevant slight from his past and kills for the first time, the way historical grievances are dug up and used to justify violence between countries. Takeshi sees where reckless worship of strength ultimately leads and pulls out, now valuing peace over violence. Kokuryu was turned into a murderous beast in the pursuit of strength, like those Japanese soldiers committing atrocities in WW2. Perhaps the kendo master who beat Kokuryu means the heavy use of samurai rhethoric used by Japan in the war. Yet, Ryou's strength was no doubt useful for guarding the ramen shop, showing the value of strength for defense, without worshiping it for its own sake. Perhaps it's significant that Ryou was incredibly strong even before his first fight: he didn't have to bloody other dogs to become strong, meaning strength can be gained through determination and effort alone, and thus so can national safety.
Or none of that.
Also, heavy Ashita no Joe vibes from the art, design and setting.

 

[TheCloverProject]

Dog fighting is sickening, but I wonder if the story's really about that. The whole thing about strength, his dead parents, the strange ending and such, it's kind of weird at face value. If it was just about dog fighting being bad, there was no need for Takeshi to be an orphan who doesn't know his dead parents' connection to dog fighting. Could be some metaphor, though I might be reading too much into it. His dead parents who were into dog fighting could mean Japan in WW2, and their deaths the end of that era with their loss against the U.S.. Takeshi, who's grown up without ties to that strength-worshiping culture, becomes fascinated with strength. After becoming a victim of violence, he becomes serious about gaining strength. In the last fight, Ryou remembers a now irrelevant slight from his past and kills for the first time, the way historical grievances are dug up and used to justify violence between countries. Takeshi sees where reckless worship of strength ultimately leads and pulls out, now valuing peace over violence. Kokuryu was turned into a murderous beast in the pursuit of strength, like those Japanese soldiers committing atrocities in WW2. Perhaps the kendo master who beat Kokuryu means the heavy use of samurai rhethoric used by Japan in the war. Yet, Ryou's strength was no doubt useful for guarding the ramen shop, showing the value of strength for defense, without worshiping it for its own sake. Perhaps it's significant that Ryou was incredibly strong even before his first fight: he didn't have to bloody other dogs to become strong, meaning strength can be gained through determination and effort alone, and thus so can national safety.
Or none of that.
Also, heavy Ashita no Joe vibes from the art, design and setting.

That's actually a really interesting take on the one-shot. Thanks for reading