History Manga / YaBoyKongming

* FakeWeakness: It is used by Kongming several times to make it seem like Eiko is a weak and insignificant singer, while she could easily defeat the rival idols. For example, Kongming faked audio problems to make it seem like Eiko's event is in trouble, only to pull off an amazing opening and steal fans from the competition.

234 CE, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]] China. An elderly Zhuge Liang, [[RiteOfPassageNameChange courtesy name]] Kongming, legendary chancellor and [[TheStrategist military strategist]] of the kingdom of Shu, lies dying, ravaged by illness. In his last moments, Kongming has only [[LastRequest one last wish]]-- he hopes that in his [[{{Reincarnation}} next life]] he no longer has to spend his life embroiled in bloodshed, that he might be born in a land free from war and strife. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Well, the universe answers, more or less]], resurrecting Kongming as his younger self, with all his memories intact... in [[FishOutOfTemporalWater modern day]] Shibuya, Japan. Soon introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, Kongming discovers a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big, Eiko Tsukimi. Enamored with Eiko's singing, Kongming decides to reach out to her with a proposition: use his years of experience as a strategist and statesman to now help her achieve her dreams. Thus begins the unlikely friendship between a hero of yore and a star out to seek her future.

234 CE, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]] China. An elderly Zhuge Liang, [[RiteOfPassageNameChange courtesy name]] Kongming, legendary chancellor and [[TheStrategist military strategist]] of the kingdom of Shu, lies dying, ravaged by illness. In his last moments, Kongming has only [[LastRequest one last wish]]-- he hopes that in his [[{{Reincarnation}} next life]] he no longer has to spend his life embroiled in bloodshed, that he might be born in a land free from war and strife. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Well, the universe answers, more or less]], resurrecting Kongming as his younger self, with all his memories intact... in [[FishOutOfTemporalWater modern day]] Shibuya, Japan. Soon introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, Kongming discovers a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big, Eiko Tsukimi. Enamored with Eiko's singing, Kongming decides to reach out to her with a proposition: use his years of experience as a strategist to help her achieve her dreams. Thus begins the unlikely friendship between a hero of yore and a star out to seek her future.

234 CE, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]] China. An elderly Zhuge Liang, [[RiteOfPassageNameChange courtesy name]] Kongming, legendary chancellor and [[TheStrategist military strategist]] of the kingdom of Shu, lies dying, ravaged by illness. In his last moments, Kongming has only [[LastRequest one last wish]]-- he hopes that in his [[{{Reincarnation}} next life]] he no longer has to spend his life embroiled in bloodshed, that he might be born in a land free from war and strife. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Well, the universe answers, more or less]], resurrecting Kongming as his younger self, with all his memories intact... in [[FishOutOfTemporalWater modern day]] Shibuya, Japan. Soon introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, Kongming discovers a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big, Eiko Tsukimi. Enamored with Eiko's singing, Kongming decides to reach out to Eiko with a proposition: use his years of experience as a strategist to help her achieve her dreams. Thus begins the unlikely friendship between a hero of yore and a star out to seek her future.

234 CE, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]] China. An elderly Zhuge Liang, [[RiteOfPassageNameChange courtesy name]] Kongming, legendary chancellor and [[TheStrategist military strategist]] of the kingdom of Shu, lies dying, ravaged by illness. In his last moments, Kongming has only [[LastRequest one last wish]]-- he hopes that in his [[{{Reincarnation}} next life]] he no longer has to spend his life embroiled in conflict, that he might be born in a land free from war and strife. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Well, the universe answers, more or less]], resurrecting Kongming as his younger self, with all his memories intact... in [[FishOutOfTemporalWater modern day]] Shibuya, Japan. Soon introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, Kongming discovers a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big, Eiko Tsukimi. Enamored with Eiko's singing, Kongming decides to reach out to Eiko with a proposition: use his years of experience as a strategist to help her achieve her dreams. Thus begins the unlikely friendship between a hero of yore and a star out to seek her future.

234 CE, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]] China. An elderly Zhuge Liang, [[RiteOfPassageNameChange courtesy name]] Kongming, legendary chancellor and [[TheStrategist military strategist]] of the kingdom of Shu, lies dying, ravaged by illness. In his last moments, Kongming has only [[LastRequest one last wish]]-- he hopes that in his [[{{Reincarnation}} next life]] he might be born in a land free from war and strife. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Well, the universe answers, more or less]], resurrecting Kongming as his younger self, with all his memories intact... in [[FishOutOfTemporalWater modern day]] Shibuya, Japan. Soon introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, Kongming discovers a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big, Eiko Tsukimi. Enamored with Eiko's singing, Kongming decides to reach out to Eiko with a proposition: use his years of experience as a strategist to help her achieve her dreams. Thus begins the unlikely friendship between a hero of yore and a star out to seek her future.

234 CE, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]] China. An elderly Zhuge Liang, [[RiteOfPassageNameChange courtesy name]] Kongming, legendary chancellor and [[TheStrategist military strategist]] of the kingdom of Shu, lies dying, ravaged by illness. In his last moments, Kongming has only [[LastRequest one last wish]]-- he hopes that in his [[{{Reincarnation}} next life]] he might be born in a land free from war and strife. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Well, the universe answers, more or less]], resurrecting Kongming as his younger self, with all his memories intact... in [[FishOutOfTemporalWater modern day]]] Shibuya, Japan. Soon introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, Kongming discovers a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big, Eiko Tsukimi. Enamored with Eiko's singing, Kongming decides to reach out to Eiko with a proposition: use his years of experience as a strategist to help her achieve her dreams. Thus begins the unlikely friendship between a hero of yore and a star out to seek her future.

Ravaged by illness on his deathbed during the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]], an elderly Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming, had only one LastRequest -- to be reborn in a world free of war and bloodshed. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor He gets his wish granted]], being somehow resurrected as his younger self [[FishOutOfTemporalWater in modern day Shibuya, Japan]], with all his memories intact. Introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, he becomes enamoured with the singing of Eiko Tsukimi, a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big. He reaches out to Eiko in a proposition to use his [[TheStrategist strategist experience]] to help her achieve her dreams, and the two form an unlikely friendship.

''Ya Boy Kongming!'' (''Paripi Kōmei''/パリピ孔明, literally "Kongming of the Party People") is a Japanese {{seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Comic Days website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later Weekly Young Magazine. It has an anime adaptation by Creator/PAWorks which was released in April 2022. Creator/SentaiFilmworks has licensed the series for North American distribution.

''Ya Boy Kongming!''(''Paripi Kōmei''/パリピ孔明, literally "Kongming of the Party People") is a Japanese {{seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Comic Days website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later Weekly Young Magazine. It has an anime adaptation by Creator/PAWorks which was released in April 2022. Creator/SentaiFilmworks has licensed the series for North American distribution.

* CommonTongue: Kongming finds himself immediately fluent in Japanese despite having never learned the language and Japan in his time of life was still a dwarf country mostly only visited by his rival kingdom of Wei. Eiko even pointed out the absurdity of ''how'' an ancient Chinese figure can suddenly speak Japanese.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Kongming of the ''Three Kingdoms'' era gets revived in modern-day Japan, though thanks to his status as TheSmartGuy is doesn't take him long to adapt, albeit with many questions asked much to Eiko's annoyance
* InstantExpert: The BB Lounge hires Kongming to be the bartender and quickly knows how to barmix on his first day on the job.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Kongming of the ''Three Kingdoms'' era gets revived in modern-day Japan, though thanks to his status as TheSmartGuy is doesn't take him long to adapt, albeit with many questions asked much to Eiko's annoyance.

* CastingGag: Creator/RyotaroOkiayu, who voices Kongming in the show, also voiced his rival, Sima Yi, in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors''.

* CoverVersion: Both the opening and ending songs were covers of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjLbePQg1o "Bulikirály"]] by Hungarian singer Jolly and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Pb5CDhndk "Kibun Jōjō ↑↑"]] by Japanese urban-pop duo Mihimaru GT respectively.

Ravaged by illness on his deathbed during the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]], Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming, had only one LastRequest -- to be reborn in a world free of war and bloodshed. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor He gets his wish granted]], being somehow resurrected as his younger self [[FishOutOfTemporalWater in modern day Japan]], with all his memories intact. Introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, he becomes enamoured with the singing of Eiko Tsukimi, a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big. He reaches out to Eiko in a proposition to use his [[TheStrategist strategist experience]] to help her achieve her dreams, and the two form an unlikely friendship.

''Ya Boy Kongming!''(''Paripi Kōmei''/パリピ孔明, literally "Kongming of the Party People") is a Japanese {{seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Comic Days website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later Weekly Young Magazine. It has an anime adaptation by Creator/PAWorks which was released April 2022.

''Ya Boy Kongming!''(''Paripi Kōmei''/パリピ孔明, literally "Kongming of the Party People") is a Japanese {{seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Comic Days website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later Weekly Young Magazine.

Ravaged by illness on his deathbed during the [[UsefulNotes/ThreeKingdomsShuWeiWu Three Kingdoms Period]], Zhuge Kongming had only one LastRequest -- to be reborn in a world free of war and bloodshed. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor He gets his wish granted]], being somehow resurrected as his younger self [[FishOutOfTemporalWater in modern day Japan]], with all his memories intact. Introduced to the concept of nightclubs and ElectronicMusic, he becomes enamoured with the singing of Eiko Tsukimi, a young aspiring singer who is struggling to make it big. He reaches out to Eiko in a proposition to use his [[TheStrategist strategist experience]] to help her achieve her dreams, and the two form an unlikely friendship.

Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Kōmei/パリピ孔明, literally "Kongming of the Party People") is a Japanese {{seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Comic Days website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later Weekly Young Magazine.

Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Kōmei/パリピ孔明, literally "Party Person Kongming") is a Japanese {{seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Yuto Yotsuba and illustrated by Ryō Ogawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Comic Days website from December 2019 to November 2021 and later in Weekly Young Magazine.