> In my opinion, he resembles Zhuge Liang, the strategical genius who
>lived in the period of Three Kindoms in Chinse history(ca. 210 A.D.) They
>could both fool their competent enemies into unexpected traps, saving the
>day with more than luck. Also, they both died in service, Yang for the
>ideal of democracy, Zhuge Liang for the unification of China. I could be
>wrong but the author's introduction inside the cover of the novels stated
>that Tanaka is very familiar with this part of Chinse history.
Could an alternative version of his name be Chuko Liang? If so, I think
I know who you're talking about, Daoist magician/strategist, battle of
Red Bluff, all that?
Mitch Hagmaier
Quest Labs
BTW, Gonick's Cartoon History of the Universe is a lot more useful than
you'd think as an instant reference guide...