You can check out the first volume over at Viz today! (Image: Viz/Shu Sakuratani) If you’re looking for a comical take on the superhero genre that’ll have your tailfeathers in absolute stitches, then I highly recommend Rooster Fighter. A glasses-wearing salaryman determined to finish his monthly quota? There’s a bigger story there, I’m sure, or maybe not, maybe it really is for the LOL of it all. Also, I suspect we’ll get an explanation on why the monsters look and act the way they do. assets and 30 hero & monster tokens for the medieval fantasy setting. The rooster is looking for a specific monster for personal reasons. We want creating a map to be as easy as creating a document. There’s a deeper plot going on beneath the surface of this wacky story. His attacks are what you’d expect out of a rooster (furiously pecking at an enemy followed by a superpowered cock-a-doodle-doo) and his desires are just as basic (aka, he can be won over by bugs and divine birdfeed). My absolute favorite thing about the manga is how yes, the rooster is obviously superpowered, but deep down he’s just a birb. If he has to leave a hen behind, then he will, for there are more serious matters at hand.
He can’t look back, can’t get attached, because this is a dangerous life he leads and he has to continue his quest alone. Download this stock vector: Monsters Population of Our World, Hand drawing Doodle Monster - K9GJ4E from Alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. He’s a classic lone wolf (lone bird?) protagonist who wanders the land, taking down fiendish foes and not looking back. Much like Chainsaw Man, this is a manga that tells you its exact premise in its title. Manga has never really shied away from going over-the-top in regard to parodying genres and Rooster Fighter is definitely a testament to how far a creator will take their joke. This manga is weird and it knows it, and that’s what makes it such a fun read. And, honestly, Rooster Fighter kinda does feel like something someone wrote in a half-awake state, maybe after eating food that didn’t agree with their stomach so they’re a bit out of it after munching on some TUMS.
I feel like this is one of those manga series where if I try and explain it, it’s going to sound like a fever dream. The neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster-he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry-cock-a-doodle-doo! What the did I just read? I’m delighted to report that they unapologetically run wild with that shit as our hero fights like a bird, squawks like a bird, eats like a bird, and even f*cks like a bird. Don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I wondered how far they would take the joke of a rooster defending the world against terrifying (yet interestingly designed) monsters. When I first saw the trailer for Rooster Fighter I was caught off guard by how ridiculous the whole thing was.