The Three Kingdoms period has been a popular theme in Japanese manga for
decades, but Souten Kouro differs greatly from most of the others on several
points. One significant difference is its highly positive portrayal of its main
character, Cao Cao, who is traditionally the antagonist in not only Japanese
manga, but also most novel versions of the Three Kingdoms period, including the
original 14th century version, Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong.
Another significant difference from others is that the storyline primarily uses
the original historical account of the era, Records of Three Kingdoms by Chen
Shou, as a reference rather than the aforementioned Romance of the Three
Kingdoms novel. By this, the traditional hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms,
Liu Bei, takes on relatively less importance within the story and is portrayed
in a less positive light. Yet, several aspects of the story are in fact based on
the novel version, including the employment of its original characters such as
Diao Chan, as well as anarchistic weapons such as Guan Yu Green Dragon Crescent
Blade and Zhang Fei Viper Blade.
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