Three Kingdoms (manhua)

''Three Kingdoms'' (), also known as ''Sangokushi'' in Japanese, is a Hong Kong

manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Cu ...

based on

Yū Terashima is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist.SeTerashima YūAoiya Accessed August 28, 2006. After working in the Toho marketing department for a while, he made his manga debut by winning the 1st Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shōnen Jump Original Manga Work Contes ...

's novel ''

Sangokushi Meigentan The ''Records or History of the Three Kingdoms'', also known by its Chinese name as the Sanguo Zhi, is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD) and the Three Kingdoms period (220– ...

'', which is loosely adapted from ''

Records of the Three Kingdoms The ''Records or History of the Three Kingdoms'', also known by its Chinese name as the Sanguo Zhi, is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD) and the Three Kingdoms period (220– ...

'' and the 14th century novel ''

Romance of the Three Kingdoms ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' () is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 184 AD and ...

''. The manhua was illustrated by

Lee Chi Ching Lee Chi Ching (; born 1963) is a Hong Kong manhua illustrator with the pen name "清兒". Lee began drawing comics and graphic novels in 1981. In 1992, he won an award for his watercolors at the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial and had his wor ...

and was released in 14 volumes between 1991 and 1999 by Culturecom Limited. It was also the first Hong Kong manhua to be published in cooperation with Japanese publishers. ''Three Kingdoms'' was followed by a sequel, ''Three Kingdoms: The Last Chapter'' (), also known as ''Sangokushi: Kanketsuhen'' in Japanese. Hong Kong comics titles Romance comics Wuxia comics 1991 comics debuts Comics based on fiction Works based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms Comics set in the Three Kingdoms {{Manhua-stub