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'''Hudson''' is a city located in [[Angelina County, Texas]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the city had a total population of 3,792. |
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'''''Shamo''''' (軍鶏 or game fowl) is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] action [[manga]] with a dark theme. Currently it is discontinued because its serialized manga magazine went out of business. It tells a story of an innocent boy who killed his parents and turned himself into a cold-blooded fighting machine. |
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== Geography == |
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[[image:Shamo_book_01_08_cover.jpg|thumb|Ryo Narushima: before and after]] |
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[[Image:TXMap-doton-Hudson.PNG|right|Location of Hudson, Texas]] |
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Hudson is located at 31°19'48" North, 94°47'50" West (31.330062, -94.797360)[[Geographic references|<sup>1</sup>]]. |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 11.9 [[square kilometer|km²]] (4.6 [[square mile|mi²]]). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. |
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* Author: Izou Hashimoto (橋本以蔵) |
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* Artist: Tanaka Akio (たなか亜希夫) |
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* Hero: Ryo Narushima (成嶋亮) |
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== Demographics == |
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As of the [[census]] of [[2000]], there are 3,792 people, 1,288 households, and 1,013 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] is 319.7/km² (827.9/mi²). There are 1,390 housing units at an average density of 117.2/km² (303.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 83.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.96% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.81% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 17.06% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. |
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There are 1,288 households out of which 44.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% are non-families. 17.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.94 and the average family size is 3.30. |
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This story was inspired by the [[Kobe]] [[serial murder|Serial Murder]] ([http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%85%92%E9%AC%BC%E8%96%94%E8%96%87%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 神戸連続児童殺傷事件]) of [[1997]] in which a 14-year-old "Youth A" killed and [[decapitate]]d several children. |
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In the city the population is spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.5 males. |
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==Synopsis== |
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The median income for a household in the city is $33,511, and the median income for a family is $37,292. Males have a median income of $26,935 versus $19,722 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,798. 13.3% of the population and 12.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.7% are under the age of 18 and 15.5% are 65 or older. |
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===Part 1: The reformatory=== |
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[[Category:Angelina County, Texas]] |
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Ryo, a talented [[highschool]]er who was about to enter [[Tokyo University]], the most prestigious [[university]] of [[Japan]], killed his loving parents before his successful life could begin. The perfect family and perfect life seemed to devour the young boy's restless soul. In a beautiful sunny afternoon when [[cicada]]s were singing, he stabbed his father and mother to death with a short [[knife]] repeatedly before he came to his mind. |
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The 16-year-old flimsy [[bookworm]] [[murder]]er was [[convict]]ed and sent to a reformatory where he was [[gang rape]]d by other boys. Kenji Kurokawa (黒川健児), a jailed man who nearly [[assasin]]ated [[Japanese Prime Minister]] decades ago, was sent to the reformatory to teach the youngsters [[karate]] every week. He discovered Ryo's talent and taught him self-defense. Ryo survived. Thanks to a law that protects the minor, he was released two years later. |
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Alone in a city full of crime, he tried to look for his lost beautiful sister who became a [[homeless]] [[narcotics|drug-abusing]] [[prostitute]] because of the [[tragedy]]. Ryo started to fight for his living where he was known to use all imaginable [[dirty trick]]s to defeat his enemy. He also ambush [[gangster]]s in dark alleys to perfect his fighting skill. He also worked as a [[gigolo]]. |
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===Part 2: Sugawara=== |
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In this part, Ryo will fight Naoto Sugawara (菅原直人) of the Banryukai (番竜会) twice. Kurosawa, a cast away from that elite [[dojo]], helped Ryo to become stronger as a way to revenge Kensuke Mochizuki (望月謙介), his past foe and the current owner of the Banryukai. Banryukai is possibly modeled after the [[Seidokai]] (正道会館) and Mochizuki is possibly modeled after [[Kasuyoshi Ishii]] (石井和義), the founder of Seidohkai. |
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Believing that he is the strongest, the "[[cockfight|game fowl]]" started to take on other good [[martial art]]ists. A blood-thirsty TV producer noticed that this street-dominating young man was the "Youth A" and managed to let him join the "Lethal Fight," a fictional combat arena modeled after Japan's [[K-1]] tournament. Ryo, a dangerous man with an [[instinct|animal instinct]] who destroyed many good fighters in the ring, one day finds himself facing [[Thailand]]'s best fighter who was fighting to support his family. Before he was totally defeated by that family-loving man, he purposedly kicked into his face and took his right [[eye]]. |
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Ryo wanted to take on Sugawara. However, Sugawara was much taller and heavier than him so his chance to fight him was remote. As a way to provide incentive, Ryo [[rape]]d Sugawara's [[supermodel]] [[girlfriend]]. Sugawara vowed to kill Ryo with his hands in the [[boxing ring]] to comfort his woman and agreed to a [[television|televised]] fight at the [[Tokyo Dome]]. It was the duel between darkness and brightness. Only this time, Ryo (亮), literally "brightness," stands for the dark side. |
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Ryo went through a painful body-building training where he used [[steroids]] to increase his [[muscle]] mass and strength. Before the fight began, his left eye became bloody under the non-human [[torture]]. He didn't care. Bad luck was on Ryo's side. His small body still is no comparison to Sugawara's. However, he rediscovered his long-forgoten [[left-handed]]ness surpressed by his parents since he was a child minutes before the end of the last round. Then he wildly gave Sugawara countless heavy left punches before Sugawara used his broken right fist to punch him out of conscious. He survived the lethal fight and was defeated only five seconds before the fight was over. Sugawara failed to killed him in front of the crowd. |
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Out of anger and frustration, Sugawara invited Ryo to another private fight three months later in an abandoned [[temple]]. Sugawara took several [[dart]]s and a long wooden stick. Ryo took a pair of [[tonfa]] with him. After a night's killing, Sugawara was hit in the back of the [[neck]] and was [[hospital]]ized. |
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===Part 3: The old man and the "Monkey"=== |
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Ryo fled to [[Shanghai]], [[China]] where he fought illegal fights under the offensive [[stage name]] "[[Jap]]" (東洋鬼). This part was not as long as the last one. After destroyed many fighters, Ryo's market value diminished because it becomes a no-brainer to bet on him or to lose money. Then the underground [[casino]] invited "[[Sun Wukong]]", an one-armed man in a [[monkey]] [[mask]] to fight Ryo. |
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Unaware of the danger, Ryo was no comparison with the [[acrobat]]ic Sun Wukong who could attack from every possible direction. Before being killed on stage, an old man who had eaten [[breakfast]] with Ryo that morning entered the ring and saved Ryo. That old man was Sun Wukong's former [[sifu]] before he went stray. |
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At the end of his life, the old man could not fight "Sun Wukong" without Ryo's help. So he took Ryo back to his home in an unknown remote mountain where Ryo learned many [[physics]] defying [[paranormal]] tricks like standing on a short piece of [[bamboo]] stick floating on the water surface. Ryo finally killed the Sun Wukong but he old man and his adopted granddaughter were killed. |
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===Part 4: The ballet dancer=== |
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This part was discontinued. It tells a story that a successful male [[ballet]] dancer mysteriously abandoned his dancing career to pursue martial arts. He was trained in [[judo]] and [[sambo]]. Before he could fight Ryo or anyone else, the serial terminated. |
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==The books== |
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<TABLE BORDER> |
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<TR><TH>Volume</TH><TH>ISBN</TH><TH>Publish Date</TH></TR> |
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<TR><TD>1</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82383-X</TD><TD>[[1998]]/11/12</TD></TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>2</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82394-5</TD><TD>[[1999]]/01/05</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>3</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82416-X</TD><TD>1999/04/12</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>4</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82432-1</TD><TD>1999/07/09</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>5</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82452-6</TD><TD>[[2000]]/03/28</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>6</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82488-7</TD><TD>2000/04/28</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>7</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82492-5</TD><TD>2000/05/22</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>8</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82499-2</TD><TD>2000/06/27</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>9</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82509-3</TD><TD>2000/09/08</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>10</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82525-2</TD><TD>2000/12/11</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>11</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82551-4</TD><TD>[[2001]]/03/26</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>12</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82572-7</TD><TD>2001/06/28</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>13</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82607-3</TD><TD>2001/10/28</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>14</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82627-8</TD><TD>2001/12/19</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>15</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82663-4</TD><TD>[[2002]]/04/18</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>16</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82709-6</TD><TD>2002/08/18</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>17</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82760-6</TD><TD>2002/12/12</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>18</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82816-5</TD><TD>[[2003]]/04/19</TD></TR> |
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<TR><TD>19</TD><TD>ISBN 4-575-82845-9</TD><TD>2003/07/19</TD></TR> |
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</TABLE> |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.magisus.com/magistar/articles/feature/shamo.html Shamo (Feature, Manga) - June 05, 2004] |
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* [http://www.tanaka-akio.com/shamo/index.html Official Website] (in Japanese) |
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* [http://www.amigo2.ne.jp/~fwkk5768/comic/tanakaakio.htm Synopsis (1)] (in Japanese) |
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* [http://picnic.to/~ohp/review/1998_12/shamo.htm Synopsis (2)] (in Japanese) |
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* [http://www.animeportal.cl/reviews/shamo/ Manga: Shamo] (in Spanish) |
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* [http://www.mangadb.de/mangaalt/sha.html Shamo: The Incomplete Manga Guide] (in German) |
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* [http://www.bdselection.com/php/avis_serie.php?rub=avis_serie&id_serie=2048 Coq de combat] (in French) |
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* [http://www.linkadoor.be/manga_anime_corner/reviews/coq_de_combat.html De Linkadoor - Manga Anime Corner - Reviews - Coq de Combat] (in Dutch) |
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Revision as of 18:15, 8 November 2004
Hudson is a city located in Angelina County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,792.
Geography
Hudson is located at 31°19'48" North, 94°47'50" West (31.330062, -94.797360)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,792 people, 1,288 households, and 1,013 families residing in the city. The population density is 319.7/km² (827.9/mi²). There are 1,390 housing units at an average density of 117.2/km² (303.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 83.91% White, 3.96% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.81% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 17.06% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,288 households out of which 44.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% are non-families. 17.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.94 and the average family size is 3.30.
In the city the population is spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $33,511, and the median income for a family is $37,292. Males have a median income of $26,935 versus $19,722 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,798. 13.3% of the population and 12.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.7% are under the age of 18 and 15.5% are 65 or older.