History Manga / KingOfBanditJing

* DenserAndWackier: Inverted. The Anime has a slightly less humorous tone than the original manga, and a lot of the crazier moments/scenes are removed from the adaptation, such as Cognac getting TheDoorSlamsYou when attempting to escape his tower at the end of the first chapter, Rose getting drunk in the second, etc..

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Jing in the Anime seems to be more noble and gentlemanly than his manga counterpart. For example, in the first chapter of the manga, Jing managed to break in the top of a tower by stealing a dragon's egg and having Kir fly away with it, so that Jing could ride on the enraged dragon as it goes MamaBear over the egg. In the Anime, the egg was stolen by the ArcVillain's servant, and Jing simply goaded the dragon to chase after it.

* TalkingAnimal: Kir and many other non-human characters in the series.
** TalkingBird: Kir.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Jing in the Anime seems to be more noble and gentlemanly than his manga counterpart. For example, in the first chapter of the manga, Jing managed to break in the top of a tower by stealing a dragon's egg and having Kir fly away with it, so that Jing could ride on the enraged dragon as it goes MamaBear over the egg. In the Anime, the egg was stolen by the BigBad's servant, and Jing simply goaded the dragon to chase after it.

* AnAesop: Every episode (or story arc) ends with one of these.

* ButNowIMustGo: Jing does this to every single one of the Jing Girls.

* GirlOfTheWeek: The Jing Girls.

The manga series was followed by a sequel series known as ''King of Bandit Jing: Twilight Tales''; which does away with some of the sillier notes and replaces them with a slightly darker more mature tone - Jing himself seems to be a few years older at this point. The closest that the anime series got to a sequel was an OAV called ''"King of Bandit Jing: Seventh Heaven"'' which somehow managed to be even more incomprehensible than the main series was; this in turn was based on events covered in the ''fourth'' volume of the original manga.

* NoEnding: Neither the manga nor the anime have an actual ending.

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Jing is an enigmatic young wanderer living in a surrealist world of fantasy and treasures aplenty. His travelling companion is Kir, [[FunnyAnimal a wisecracking albatross]] with a penchant for beautiful women.

The manga and anime are a series of short standalone stories written around the treasures sought after by Jing. He is usually accompanied in each adventure by a "Jing Girl", a female companion whose personal story arc is tied closely to the specific tale she appears in. Much of the appeal of the series comes from the fantastic and often surreal world that Jing lives in, bordering on the Expressionist style.

Jing is an enigmatic young wanderer living in a fantastic world of magic, surrealism and treasures aplenty. His travelling companion is Kir, a wisecracking albatross with a penchant for beautiful women.

The manga and anime are a series of short standalone stories written around the treasures sought after by Jing. He is usually accompanied in each adventure by a "Jing Girl", a female companion whose personal story arc is tied closely to the specific story she appears in. Much of the appeal of the series comes from the fantastic and often surreal world that Jing lives in, bordering on the Expressionist style.

Yet [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller few suspect this boy]] is actually the mythical "[[RedBaron King of Bandits]]", a PhantomThief capable of stealing any valuable no matter how rare or well-guarded it may be. With a fast wit and a good heart, Jing pits himself against the selfish and unjust of the world in his quest for the ultimate prizes.

Yet [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller few suspect]] this boy is actually the mythical "[[RedBaron King of Bandits]]", a PhantomThief capable of stealing any valuable no matter how rare or well-guarded it may be. With a fast wit and a good heart, Jing pits himself against the selfish and unjust of the world in his quest for the ultimate prizes.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TalkingAnimal Kir]], [[ImpossibleThief Jing]], and a [[GirlOfTheWeek Jing Girl]]]]

King of Bandit Jing is a series of short, usually disconnected stories starring the eponymous young boy. His partner is a wisecracking albatross named Kir who can transform into a WaveMotionGun by fusing with Jing's arm; this is the only supernatural power that Jing possesses. Although his reputation seems to extend throughout the universe of the series, many enemies underestimate Jing, [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller not expecting the "great King of Bandits" to be a "little kid"]].

Each story focuses a new treasure or object that Jing is seeking. He is accompanied by a woman or girl (affectionately referred to as "Jing Girl") somewhere along the way on his quest for this item, and an enemy that either wants to protect what it is he intends to steal or get to it before he does. Much of the appeal of the series comes from the fantastic and often surreal world that Jing lives in, bordering on the Expressionist style.

''King of Bandit Jing'' is a seven volume manga series by Yuichi Kumakura, and has been adapted into a 13 episode anime.

[[caption-width-right:380:[[TalkingAnimal Kir]], [[ImpossibleThief Jing]], and a [[GirlOfTheWeek Jing Girl]]]]

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[[caption-width:380:[[TalkingAnimal Kir]], [[ImpossibleThief Jing]], and a [[GirlOfTheWeek Jing Girl]]]]

* BadassLongcoat: Jing's is bulletproof and bright yellow-orange; he loses momentarily in the final volume of Twilight Tales.

* JustAKid: Most of the characters don't take Jing seriously because of this.

The manga series was followed by a sequel series known as ''King of Bandit Jing: Twilight Tales''. The closest that the anime series got to a sequel was an OAV called ''"King of Bandit Jing: Seventh Heaven"'' which somehow managed to be even more incomprehensible than the main series was.

* ArtEvolution: Jing's design alone changes ''drastically'' over the course of the manga.
* BadassLongcoat: Jing's is bulletproof.

King of Bandit Jing is a series of short, usually disconnected stories starring the eponymous young boy. His partner is a wisecracking crow named Kir who can transform into a WaveMotionGun by fusing with Jing's arm; this is the only supernatural power that Jing possesses. Although his reputation seems to extend throughout the universe of the series, many enemies underestimate Jing, [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller not expecting the "great King of Bandits" to be a "little kid"]].

'''This series has examples of: '''

* BadassLongcoat: Jing's. It's also bulletproof.
* BeachEpisode: Episode 9 is a rather atypical example.

* ChivalrousPervert: Kir

* FunnyAnimal: A few, notable in the Sungria chapters/episode.
* GenreSavvy: When Kir sees a bunch of coffins opening and asks, "Is this the part where all the mummies come out and get us?"
* GentlemanThief: Jing, duh.

* ImpossibleThief: When Jing sets his sights on something, he'll gain access to it somehow. Whether he takes it is a different matter entirely. To demonstrate he has stolen things such as 'Time' and 'Eternal Life'. [[BeyondTheImpossible He once stole 'desire' from a personification of Greed]].
** Granted, a good number of the things he steals are metaphorical (like the aforementioned 'Time'), but it doesn't make his feats any less amazing
* IWillWaitForYou: Stir from "The Masquerade Ball of Zaza" refuses to dance with other men at the ball, implying that she is reserving her next dance for the time when Jing returns, and will wait for him.

* MadeOfExplodium: The Por Vora.

* OneWingedAngel: Adonis.

* SpoilerOpening: The OP sequence of the anime series actually contains scenes from every story in the show, albeit highly stylized and out of context.

** It doesn't only apply to the characters - [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming volumes of the manga are "bottles," and individual chapters are "shots."]]

* TransformationSequence: Every time Jing attacks.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The crystal with the embedded image of a woman with long hair that Jing carries around is never explained. The only hint is that it's connected to Jing's mother.
** There are even some [[WildMassGuessing theories]] that the woman in the crystal ''is'' his mother.

* AbortedArc - The second story arc ends with [[FantasticFoxes Sherry]] vowing revenge on Jing. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse She never appears again]].
* AnAesop - Every episode (or story arc) ends with one of these.
* ArtEvolution - Jing's design alone changes ''drastically'' over the course of the manga.
* BadassLongcoat - Jing's. It's also bulletproof.
* BeachEpisode - Episode 9 is a rather atypical example.
* ButNowIMustGo - Jing does this to every single one of the Jing Girls.
* CallingYourAttacks - "Gimmie a Kir Royale!"
* ChickMagnet - In most of the different arcs, any major female character (or "Jing Girl") will fall for Jing.
* ChivalrousPervert - Kir
* ADayInTheLimelight - Kir gets one in Episode 9, easily the most plot driven episode in the series.
* DancesAndBalls - The episode "The Masquerade Ball of Zaza" features one.
* DefeatByModesty - Jing defeats his first-round opponent in "The Masquerade Ball of Zaza" by snatching off the rear end of his armor.
* ExcaliburInTheRust - The key to a HumongousMecha was disgused as a worn down sword.
* TheFaceless - Played with in the Zaza arc, a masked tournament.
* FunnyAnimal - a few, notable in the Sungria chapters/episode.
* GenreSavvy - When Kir sees a bunch of coffins opening and asks, "Is this the part where all the mummies come out and get us?"
* GentlemanThief - Jing, duh.
* GirlOfTheWeek - The Jing Girls.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage - The manga is littered with signs in multiple languages and scripts. Most if not all of them are nonsense anyway. Furthermore, the sound effects are written in both English and Japanese - sometimes ''in the same panel''.
* ImpossibleThief - When Jing sets his sights on something, he'll gain access to it somehow. Whether he takes it is a different matter entirely. To demonstrate he has stolen things such as 'Time' and 'Eternal Life'. [[BeyondTheImpossible He once stole 'desire' from a personification of Greed]].

* IWillWaitForYou - Stir from "The Masquerade Ball of Zaza" refuses to dance with other men at the ball, implying that she is reserving her next dance for the time when Jing returns, and will wait for him.
* JustAKid - Most of the characters don't take Jing seriously because of this.
* MadeOfExplodium - The Por Vora.
* MasqueradeBall - Again, a huge portion of "The Masquerade Ball of Zaza" is dedicated to this.
* McGuffin - All the episodes revolve around one of these.
* MeaningfulName - All of the main and recurring characters are named after alcoholic beverages. Also, the episodes are numbered as "Shots" and Kir's WaveMotionGun is called "Kir Royale".
* NoEnding - Neither the manga nor the anime have an actual ending.
* NonHumanSidekick - Kir, Jing's perverted bird sidekick.
* OneWingedAngel - Adonis.

* TheRival - Every arc has someone either competing with Jing for the McGuffin or he already has it and is trying to protect it from Jing.
* SamusIsAGirl - [[spoiler:The Warrior of the Rising Son turns out to be Stir]].
* SchizoTech - Technology varies wildly from place to place.
* ShoutOut - In episode 9, Kir can be heard singing the Theme song for 'I dream of Jeannie' while sweeping.
* SpoilerOpening - The OP sequence of the anime series actually contains scenes from every story in the show, albeit highly stylized and out of context.
* TalkingAnimal - Kir and many other non-human characters in the series.
* ThemeNaming - ''Alcoholic beverages''. It's not too far fetched to consider the entire show as a drunkard's hallucination.

* TournamentArc - The story arc "The Masquerade Ball of Zaza."
* TransformationSequence - Every time Jing attacks.
* WaveMotionGun - Kir can turn into one of these when he fuses with Jing's arm.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic - The crystal with the embedded image of a woman with long hair that Jing carries around is never explained. The only hint is that it's connected to Jing's mother.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever - The {{Aesop}} of the Eternal City Of Reviva arc.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs - Alcohol, in specific, possibly Absinthe with extra doses of LSD or something.

* ButNowIMustGo - Jing does this to pretty much every single one of the Jing Girls.

* ImpossibleThief - When Jing sets his sights on something, he'll gain access to it somehow. Whether he takes it is a different matter entirely.
** To demonstrate he has stolen things such as 'Time', 'Eternal Life', he once stole 'desire' [[BeyondTheImpossible from a personification of Greed]].

King of Bandit Jing is a series of short, usually disconnected stories starring the titular young boy. His partner is a wisecracking crow named Kir who can transform into a WaveMotionGun by fusing with Jing's arm; this is the only supernatural power that Jing possesses. Although his reputation seems to extend throughout the universe of the series, many enemies underestimate Jing, [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller not expecting the "great King of Bandits" to be a "little kid"]].