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Chimera ant arc ftw
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Aug 29, 2021 19:04
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There's a weird tendency in long-running cartoons where early on characters can just Do Cool poo poo and there's no need to explain how they Do Cool poo poo beyond them being able to Do Cool poo poo, then 15 arcs later the creator feels the need to make Doing Cool poo poo a cohesive magic system with laws and rules. Adventure Time, critically, never does this. Characters just Do Cool poo poo all series.
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Aug 29, 2021 19:12
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One day I will finish chimera ants, and maybe then I will understand
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Aug 29, 2021 19:18
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Augus posted:Chimera ant arc ftw Only complaint is criminally low amount of Hot Murder Clown in that one.
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Aug 29, 2021 19:41
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Froghammer posted:There's a weird tendency in long-running cartoons where early on characters can just Do Cool poo poo and there's no need to explain how they Do Cool poo poo beyond them being able to Do Cool poo poo, then 15 arcs later the creator feels the need to make Doing Cool poo poo a cohesive magic system with laws and rules. This is why JoJos is the best shounen, because every time you think it’s settling into a setup it flips the script. You think Gyro’s steel ball fuckery is a stand? Nah bro, it’s ancient Italian martial arts. That guy with a face full of bees? His body just does that, no explanation. Here’s a random street in Morioh that robs people, and fruit that turns you into a remix.
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Aug 29, 2021 19:43
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Froghammer posted:There's a weird tendency in long-running cartoons where early on characters can just Do Cool poo poo and there's no need to explain how they Do Cool poo poo beyond them being able to Do Cool poo poo, then 15 arcs later the creator feels the need to make Doing Cool poo poo a cohesive magic system with laws and rules. Rules systems get the imagination going, for both the audience and the author, inspiring them to come up with weird abilities. It also lets fights become more about mindgames, the fighters puzzling out each other’s abilities, and creatively applying their own powers rather than constant power creep.
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Aug 29, 2021 19:59
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Augus posted:Rules systems get the imagination going, for both the audience and the author, inspiring them to come up with weird abilities. It also lets fights become more about mindgames, the fighters puzzling out each other’s abilities, and creatively applying their own powers rather than constant power creep.
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Aug 29, 2021 20:06
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Terrible Opinions posted:Every rules system brought up in this thread literally did the exact opposite of what you're saying. nen owns, sorry
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Aug 29, 2021 20:38
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Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:This is why JoJos is the best shounen, because every time you think it’s settling into a setup it flips the script. You think Gyro’s steel ball fuckery is a stand? Nah bro, it’s ancient Italian martial arts. That guy with a face full of bees? His body just does that, no explanation. Here’s a random street in Morioh that robs people, and fruit that turns you into a remix.
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Aug 29, 2021 20:42
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Augus posted:nen owns, sorry
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Aug 29, 2021 20:44
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Terrible Opinions posted:At least the animated version of HunterHunter would have been massively improved by just editting out the majority of narration explaining people's emotions and super powers, and cutting out parts of scenes where nothing is happening to accommodate that narration. The visuals already communicate 99% of what's going on without issue. The narrator just serves to make it worse. Nah.
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Aug 29, 2021 21:00
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Terrible Opinions posted:At least the animated version of HunterHunter would have been massively improved by just editting out the majority of narration explaining people's emotions and super powers, and cutting out parts of scenes where nothing is happening to accommodate that narration. The visuals already communicate 99% of what's going on without issue. The narrator just serves to make it worse. No. It's good, sorry.
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Aug 29, 2021 21:34
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:No. It's good, sorry. But it could be so much better! Don't accept mediocrity.
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Aug 29, 2021 21:48
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:No. It's good, sorry.
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Aug 29, 2021 21:51
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Libluini posted:But it could be so much better! It's one of the absolute kings of the Shonen Genre and the anime is good. It's not accepting mediocrity.
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Aug 29, 2021 22:05
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Libluini posted:But it could be so much better! Man if you don't want to accept mediocrity you might as well throw 80% of all anime in the trash.
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Aug 29, 2021 22:10
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Archer666 posted:Man if you don't want to accept mediocrity you might as well throw 80% of all anime in the trash.
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Aug 29, 2021 22:17
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i like mediocre stuff it's alright
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Aug 29, 2021 22:20
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Ivypls posted:i like mediocre stuff
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Aug 29, 2021 22:23
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Junpei Hyde posted:This is impressive when you consider than nen is already very bad Permaban.
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Aug 29, 2021 22:53
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The more I watch HxH the more my brain turns into soup
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Aug 29, 2021 22:59
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jesus christ
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Aug 29, 2021 23:17
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chimera ant arc is good but also feels like an entirely different anime. like despite a handful of consequences permanently affecting the status quo it's totally incongruous with everything that occurs before and after
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Aug 29, 2021 23:18
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Dongicus posted:jesus christ Was he in hxh
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Aug 29, 2021 23:22
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Junpei Hyde posted:Was he in hxh No, but do you know what long-running shounen action series he is in?
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Aug 29, 2021 23:33
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Is it JoJo?
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Aug 29, 2021 23:37
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Joshua bar Joseph himself
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Aug 29, 2021 23:39
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Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:No, but do you know what long-running shounen action series he is in? Shaman King, yes
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Aug 29, 2021 23:46
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nen is just stands + chi with the notable difference that is it over-explained for zero benefit. there is no balance that is lie you were told that togashi himself barely stuck to for like a single arc. The GOAT power system is jjk's because it can be anything but missing out on a power's full potential if you don't explain it to the opponent actually balances things out because you get to have the mystery and then also two or more people duking it out on an even playing field. Also togashi uses narration as a crutch and if what you're getting out of it is some sort of implied tension I've never, ever felt that because there's no way to parse what info matters and what info is white noise.
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Aug 30, 2021 00:24
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Archer666 posted:Man if you don't want to accept mediocrity you might as well throw 80% of all anime in the trash.
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Aug 30, 2021 01:47
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All the fighty anime has a Thing. Maybe your anime’s Thing is comicbook superpowers, magic weapons, schools of sorcery, or high-tech gizmos, but you need a Thing and all Things have rules specifically for that critical scene when your protagonist breaks a rule to beat the bad guy. Bonus points if your bad guy also broke a rule.
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Aug 30, 2021 02:12
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Pants Donkey posted:All the fighty anime has a Thing. Maybe your anime’s Thing is comicbook superpowers, magic weapons, schools of sorcery, or high-tech gizmos, but you need a Thing and all Things have rules specifically for that critical scene when your protagonist breaks a rule to beat the bad guy. Bonus points if your bad guy also broke a rule.
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Aug 30, 2021 02:16
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if characters doing a fight move, then spending 15 minutes discussing the move and flashing back to a time when they learned the move or had a character moment, is not your thing, then you probably will dislike more than just hunter hunter but also 95% of shonen anime time for you to get into josei and healing shows i recommend barakamon
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Aug 30, 2021 02:21
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Mild take: Yu Yu Hakusho is better than Hunter X Hunter
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Aug 30, 2021 02:33
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Read webtoons/Korean Manga. I'd recommend Solo Leveling and Weak Hero as two opposite ends of the spectrum. If that's too much to ask, read Kengan Asura.
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Aug 30, 2021 03:15
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The 7th Guest posted:if characters doing a fight move, then spending 15 minutes discussing the move and flashing back to a time when they learned the move or had a character moment, is not your thing, then you probably will dislike more than just hunter hunter but also 95% of shonen anime The constant, needless exposition is why I've pretty much stopped watching anime entirely. Which is kinda funny because I do enjoy slice of life shows and stuff like Tatami Galaxy but even in shows like Mob Psycho 100 I loving hated that clown guy that basically became a floating exposition ball.
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Aug 30, 2021 03:25
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Alacron posted:Mild take: Yu Yu Hakusho is better than Hunter X Hunter Overall? Yeah i'd agree to it, but HxH's heights are waaay up there.
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Aug 30, 2021 03:40
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Yusuke remains the best shonen protagonist
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Aug 30, 2021 04:32
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Junpei Hyde posted:Was he in hxh Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:No, but do you know what long-running shounen action series he is in? Wrong! Jesus exists in Hunter X Hunter's fantasy world, as does Judas and the story of Judas betraying Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
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Aug 30, 2021 04:33
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Garrand posted:The constant, needless exposition is why I've pretty much stopped watching anime entirely. Which is kinda funny because I do enjoy slice of life shows and stuff like Tatami Galaxy but even in shows like Mob Psycho 100 I loving hated that clown guy that basically became a floating exposition ball. If you like Tatami Galaxy, watch Get Your Hands Off Eizouken by the same creator Masaaki Yuasa (or Ping Pong, or his many films) i haven't watched a TON of series to the end in the last few years but the ones I have generally aren't shonen anime. Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun (originally a 4koma), Parasyte (seinen), Death Parade (anime original), Yona of the Dawn (shoujo), Snow White with the Red Hair (shoujo), ACCA-13 (seinen), Bakarina (light novel, shoujo), Kaiji (seinen). It does mean that when I open the Crunchyroll or Funi app I have to basically avoid the Featured lists because it's all gonna be stuff like Fairy Tail and Black Clover and other poo poo I don't care about... so I usually have to use search to find the specific anime I've read about elsewhere and add them to a queue and then I can just ignore the rest of the app. That said, this season's not a great one to jump back in on, it's got a lot of duds. Watch stuff from last season instead like Odd Taxi. Or go back and watch some classic stuff. I give this advice knowing I won't take it myself because I'm spending all my free time playing video games instead. :X The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Aug 30, 2021 |
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Aug 30, 2021 04:38
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