History Manga / YaBoyKongming

* [[UsefulNotes/TheThirtySixStrategems TheThirtySixStrategems]]: Unsurprisingly discussed, brought up, and used considering Kongming was one of the TropeCodifier.

* TheThirtySixStrategems: Unsurprisingly discussed, brought up, and used considering Kongming was one of the TropeCodifiers.

* TheChessmaster: Kongming takes great care to make sure that everything goes according to his plan, manipulating both environment and psychology to his advantage.

* FakeWeakness: It is used by Kongming several times to make it seem like Eiko is a weak and insignificant singer, while in reality 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.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Kongming of the ''Three Kingdoms'' era gets revived in modern-day Japan, though thanks to his status as TheSmartGuy it doesn't take him long to adapt, though he does pester Eiko with questions for four hours straight, much to her annoyance.

** Kongming also demonstrates an ability to understand English, as he is able to tell that the English song Eiko sings to him is a love song, with enough comprehension to be moved by a vision of his old comrades due to the lyrics referencing being along and still alive. Later, upon meeting Tsuyoshi Kondo after Eiko's performance at the Yoyogi Festival, Kongming easily translates his GratuitiousEnglish for a confused Kobayashi. He's even become friends with a foreigner in Roppongi, who speaks exclusively in English.

* BilingualBonus: 'Tsukimi Eiko' is written in Kanji as 月見-英子, while 'Yueying', the given name of Kongming's historical wife 'Huang Yueying' is written in Chinese as 月英. Not only that, but Huang Yueying's family name of 黃, directly translates to 'Yellow' in Chinese, referencing Eiko's golden locks.

* ShoutOut: The opening song for the anime is titled Film/ChittyChittyBangBang.

* CatchingUpOnHistory: After meeting Eiko and staying at her place, Kongming becomes familiar with modern society - after questioning Eiko for four hours. He also learns about the fall of Shu Han, as well as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Eight_Princes how China once again fell into chaos]] even after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_dynasty_(266%E2%80%93420) Jin dynasty]] managed to unite the nation.

* CatchingUpOnHistory: After meeting Eiko and staying at her place, Kongming becomes familiar with modern society - after questioning Eiko for four hours. He also learns about the fall of Shu Han, as well as how China once again fell into chaos even after Wei managed to unite the nation.

* CatchingUpOnHistory: After meeting Eiko and staying at her place, Kongming learns about the fall of Shu Han, modern music, smartphones, and blockchains

** Kongming also demonstrates an ability to understand English, as he is able to tell that the English song Eiko sings to him is a love song, with enough comprehension to be moved by a vision of his old comrades due to the lyrics referencing being along and still alive. Later, upon meeting Tsuyoshi Kondo after Eiko's performance at the Yoyogi Festival, Kongming easily translates his GratituiousEnglish for a confused Kobayashi. He's even become friends with a foreigner in Roppongi, who speaks exclusively in English.

* 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 sending envoys to his rival kingdom of Wei. Eiko even pointed out the absurdity of ''how'' an ancient Chinese figure can suddenly speak Japanese.
** When Eiko sings an English song for Kongming in her apartment, he seems to recognize what she's singing as a love song. While he might have inferred the song's lyrics from her intonation, her lines about being still alive and being in love seem to trigger a survivor's guilt-laden flashback with his Lord Liu Bei calling out to him (as he is still alive in this new world and still loyal to his lord), suggesting he understands English as well.

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

* MistakenForAfterlife: Kongming initially mistakes modern-day Japan for hell, until Eiko tells him otherwise and he realises he isn't actually dead as he'd thought.

* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Kongming [[ContrivedCoincidence just so happened to]] revive during ''[[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]]'' in Japan, resulting in everyone mistaking him for a ''Kongming {{cosplay}}er'' instead of the real deal.

* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: A rare example that is played in universe and out of universe. In real life, Kongming's claim to fame was his excellent governing skills that helped Shu Han survive after Liu Bei died. He solved many civil affairs problems during his tenure as prime minister. However, Kongming relied on many other generals for military strategy and tactics. In the manga/anime, he is portrayed as a military genius that applies brilliant strategies to defeat his opponents.

''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 began serialization on Kodansha's ''Comic Days'' website from December 2019 to November 2021, later moving to ''Weekly Young Magazine'' where it is still ongoing. It has an anime adaptation by Creator/PAWorks which was released in April 2022. Creator/SentaiFilmworks has licensed the series for North American distribution.

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 days 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 modern {{Pop}} music, 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.

* TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse: Out of all the places in the world and in Japan, Kongming reincarnates in Tokyo and most of the series is located there.

* InstantExpert: The BB Lounge hires Kongming to be the bartender and he quickly knows how to barmix on his first day on the job.

* BilingualBonus: 'Tsukimi Eiko' is written in Kanji as 月見-英子, while 'Yueying', the given name of Kongming's historical wife Huang Yueying is written in Chinese as 月英. Not only that, but Huang Yueying's family name of 黃, directly translates to 'Yellow' in Chinese, referencing Eiko's golden locks.

* BilingualBonus: 'Tsukimi Eiko' is written in Kanji as 月見-英子, while 'Yueying' is written in Chinese as 月英. Put simply the first characters of Eiko's last and first name makes up Kongming's historical wife's given name. Not only that, but Huang Yueying's family name of 黃, directly translates to 'Yellow' in Chinese, referencing Eiko's golden locks.

** Creator/RyotaroOkiayu, who voices Kongming in the show, also voiced his rival, Sima Yi, in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors''.
** Likewise, Creator/YasunoriMasutani is TheNarrator of the show who also did the narration of the ''Dynasty Warriors'' game.

* ContrivedCoincidence: The fierce-looking Owner of the club ''BB Lounge'', Kobayashi, just so happens be a huge {{fanboy}} of the ''Three Kingdoms'' era, which not only drives him to hire Kongming as a bartender (although [[YourCostumeNeedsWork still not convinced he's the real deal]]), but allows him to keep his garb for work.

* BilingualBonus: The Kanji in Eiko Tsukimi's name has in it the same characters as the given name of Kongming's wife, Huang Yueying.
** 'Tsukimi Eiko' is written in Kanji as 月見-英子, while 'Yueying' is written in Chinese as 月英. Put simply the first characters of Eiko's last and first name makes up Kongming's historical wife's given name. Not only that, but Huang Yueying's family name of 黃, directly translates to 'Yellow' in Chinese, referencing Eiko's golden locks.

** *Tsukimi Eiko* is written in Kanji as 月見-英子, while *Yueying* is written in Chinese as 月英. Put simply the first characters of Eiko's last and first name makes up Kongming's historical wife's given name. Not only that, but Huang Yueying's family name of 黃, directly translates to 'Yellow' in Chinese, referencing Eiko's golden locks.

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 days 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.

* CatchingUpOnHistory: After meeting Eiko, Kongming learns about the fall of Shu Han, modern music, smartphones, and blockchains

* FakeWeakness: It is used by Kongming several times to make it seem like Eiko is a weak and insignificant singer, while in reality 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.