The Ravages of Time

Description

Nearly 2000 years ago, the prosperous Han dynasty of China collapsed. Heroes rose and fell, and three nations emerged--Wei, Shu, and Wu. Historians refer to this period as the Three Kingdoms period. The romance of the three kingdoms is an intriguing tale of heroic deeds, of alliance forged and broken, of loyalty and betrayal.
Hong Kong artist Chan Mou retells this classic tale in "The Ravages of Time" from the perspective of the Sima clan, which in the end united the three kingdoms. Readers will be attracted by an array of well-developed characters and Chan Mou's own unique top-notch art-style.

Type

Manhua

Associated Names

Huo Feng Liao Yuan

Hỏa Phụng Liêu Nguyên

Kahou Ryougen

Sangokushi Gunyuuden Kahou Ryougen

Sanguozhi Qunxiongzhuan: Huo Feng Liao Yuan

Разрушительное действие времени

หงสาจอมราชันย์

三国志群雄伝火鳳燎原

火凤燎原

火鳳燎原

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Latest Release(s)

c.617 by 8 Clouds 2 weeks ago

c.616 by 8 Clouds 1 month ago

c.615 by 8 Clouds 3 months ago

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Status in Country of Origin

75 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 5, Chap 41

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 2 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (206 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.4 / 10.0

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Last Updated

February 6th, 2025 8:17am PST - 3 months ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Drama Historical Martial Arts Seinen
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Original Publisher

Media Factory

Tong Li

Serialized In (magazine)

New Youth (Tong Li)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #754

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Monthly Pos #1168

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3 Month Pos #2710

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6 Month Pos #3368

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Year Pos #3762

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms

14 years ago

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Easily the best and most brilliant tactical and 4D strategy manhua

by HSuke
4 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is a Monogatari-level of wittiness/brilliance, but in the genre of military tactics and strategy. It easily beats out Shingeki no Kyojin in terms of epicness, strategic brilliance, and 4D-chess maneuvers without resorting to Death Note-style ridiculousness.

It's like the author took the centuries of tactics of all the ancient Chinese military strategists (Zhuge Liang, Sun Tzu, Sima Yi, etc.) and just blended them into a manhua so epic it crushes Berserk and even rivals One Piece in length. This is rare, high-quality writing.

Just be warned: It's fast-paced, and it covers so much that you're probably going to get lost unless you're familiar with the background history of the Three Kingdoms.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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Interesting while waiting for Total War Three Kingdoms

by takundes
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

This has a lot of things I wanted for a Three Kingdoms manga, with Total War THree Kingdoms coming out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4D42vMUSIM&t=9s

This is a very good manga to know about the history of 3K and it's characters, they are all based off the real life and romance of the three kingdoms. give it a try you'll like it

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Review by a long time reader.

by wiredlain
8 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This manhua is largely based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a Chinese classic novel. There are numerous comics inspired by the original novel, namely Sangokushi (told from a Japanese perspective), or works by Lee Chi Ching (another Chinese author famous for drawing Chinese classic stories). In this short review I will elaborate on what sets The Ravages of Time apart from, or even above, other adaptations.

There are no clear protagonists. The author does take sides, nor give preferential treatment. Most characters are shown just as strong, wise, courageous, virtuous, etc, as others. This is what makes this manhua highly realistic. After all, in the real world everyone is equal, and 'right' is only relative.
Readers well-versed in the original story, or new to it, are both accommodated. For newbies, the plot is coherent so you do not get left behind. For veterans, the author takes quite an amount of creative liberty, the good kind, with the story, so if you think you easily know what will happen in the following chapters, not quite so.
Elaborate art style. This comic easily ranks among my top comics in terms of depicting fighting, and believe me I have read a lot.

Now the drawbacks:

Chinese comics are not as popular as Japanese counterparts, so it may take some time to get used to the names. Dialogues may occasionally seem jarring, because the nuances are usually lost in translation.
This series seem neverending. The Chinese have a saying comparing any lengthy affairs to the story of the Three Kingdoms. This manhua has been running for nearly 2 decades, and so far it has only covered about 1/2 of the original story.

Conclusion: if you interested in reading a quality comic about either martial arts, history, war, Chinese folklore, or all of these, The Ravages of Time is for you. Buckle up for this one great ride.

... Last updated 8 years ago

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Makes my blood pumped up

by Rukia_123
10 years ago

Rating: N/A

Currently, I'm still reading vol 16 since I've discovered this manga is available in my country and all I can think of is why I'm not reading this sooner. I give the mangaka a high score for making such a twisted plot that captivated. I'm a big fan of Romance of Three Kingdoms, Qin Dynasty, and Sun Tzi The Art of War so yeah, I'm satisfied with this awesome manga. Totally recommended!!

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One of a Kind.

by JetGT
10 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This story is fascinating with all the unique character designs, but it becomes quiet complicated at the moment. I'm really not sure what's going on and who I should be cheering for.

... Last updated 10 years ago

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Another Masterpiece...

by rennov
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Yet again, I found another masterpiece was created by men... Whether the story has been altered or realistically based on fact, it doesnt matter, it taught me really a lot, just like I found a teaching in Vagabond and Chang Ge Xing.
My apology, but for this time, I'm here not to write a proper review but just to express my gratitude toward the author (both "romance of 3 kingdom" and "ravages of time") and translator by spilling what I feel.
The last, may the opinion will differ for some other readers towards this literature, dont feel disturbed, because me just a mere man amongst men...

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not for anyone not familiar with Romance of 3 kingdoms

by kronpas
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

You are supposed to read this series armed with at least one read-through of the original work, so dont give up when you feel confused with the way new characters introduced and hard-to-follow narration. Read again, or wiki it up.

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Brilliant!

by cswave
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Absolutely beautiful! The best sangokushi manga ever!
The detail..oh the intricate details of the art is just mindblowing!

Only one small thing is that the translation sometimes fails to convey the true meaning of the proverbs. The groups does include some detailed and accurate explanations at the end of chapters but it just seems kind of weird when you're actually reading it.

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understanding of the story....

by Dranosi
16 years ago

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for understanding of the story, or character, play romance of the three kingdom strategy game series, it has all of the character feature in this manga. "u will get an understanding of who is who"

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Horrible translations for most of the parts

by bekyuubi
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Part of the charm this series offer is the dialogue, and is a huge one at that. Here in the conversion to English, much of the wit displayed are lost. Word plays of homonyms are complete gone now, and unfortunately not replaceable in English.

The aesthetics of the content are quite beautifully drawn and told, and sadly gives a toll to the editors and translators.
They knead their heads, and they need their aspirins

The words,

Told, Toll
Knead, need

are an example of the word play. In it's Chinese counterpart, "Shang Ren, Shang Ren", may sound alike, but is spelt differently. "Merchants, hurt people." were used to describe the main character in the story.

I would rather the Translators/Editors rewrite the entire script to suit the English audience so as not to mangle the original's intention on creating superb storylines.

5/10 for translations (confusing moments, terrible direct translations in some section), 9.5/10 for original script. I need not say the artwork starting from vol 11 onwards exceeds beyond any other mangas you can find. Characters stand out, and the intensity of some of the drawn artworks are so compelling that you will seriously stay glued to the series.

Edit: I think the efforts to translate the series has improved a lot since the date I posted, and it's much more enjoyable. Edited, 26 July 2010.

... Last updated 15 years ago

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