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「Red Rain」 Galaxy Destruction Why do I get all the self destruct and kill everything stands. 
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jyrque posted:At quick glance, I always mistake Bucciaratti's lace undershirt for a chest full of hair. I always thought it was a tattoo. Hell if I know what's going on with Diavolo.
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Aug 11, 2014 17:17
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LvK posted:Haha, wait, what? Fat_Cow posted:「Red Rain」 Butt Ghost fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Aug 11, 2014 |
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Aug 11, 2014 17:19
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Butt Ghost posted:In the SNES Jojo game, when you finally fight DIO, the party doesn't stand a chance and it's an unwinnable battle. You then flee and fine some sort of key. In DIO's lair, there's a chest you need to open with the key. Inside is the Time Cap. Jotaro puts it on and can now freeze time. Next Mario powerup found.
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Aug 11, 2014 17:39
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jyrque posted:At quick glance, I always mistake Bucciaratti's lace undershirt for a chest full of hair. I always thought it was an undershirt, but lately I've been thinking it might be a tattoo. Edit: someone already said that.
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Aug 11, 2014 19:27
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One last random stand, since I'm sure people are getting tired of them. Name: God Only Knows Ability: Belief Warping. The power to alter reality according to one's beliefs. ...welp.
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Aug 11, 2014 21:12
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Nevileen posted:One last random stand, since I'm sure people are getting tired of them. Voiced by Aya Hirano.
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Aug 11, 2014 22:32
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In other news, Viz has announced release dates for their physical releases of Phantom Blood. Volume 1: February 3, 2015 Volume 2: May 5, 2015 Volume 3: August, 2015 It will be available digitally starting next month. Battle Tendency's first printed volume will be available on November 3rd, 2015 with the digital release starting in March of next year.
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Aug 11, 2014 22:43
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I've gotten years of enjoyment out of Jojo. I'm going to buy every single one of these to support Jojo in English. Maybe someday we'll get a complete, accurate, comprehensible translation of Vento Aureo.
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Aug 11, 2014 23:12
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[Manic Monday] The most devious Stand of all, with the ability to erase all Fridays from space-time.
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Aug 11, 2014 23:35
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The only counter would be the asspullery of 「Friday on My Mind」
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Aug 11, 2014 23:46
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New JoJolion? No just a bunch of sub-facebook level circle jerking.
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Aug 12, 2014 00:26
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Every time there's a ton of new posts my first thought is immediately "ah, they've found another stand generator haven't they"
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Aug 12, 2014 01:00
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Stand Name: Fear Factory Ability: Mass-produce Stands and fill up forum threads with them.
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Aug 12, 2014 02:21
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Oh hey I just found a link to some pictures of new Medicos Jojos figures they're working on, a lot of them are from the latter half of part 3 in preparation for the anime getting there and kicking demand. This one seems pretty good.
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Aug 12, 2014 03:06
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That is the smuggest statue I have ever seen.
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Aug 12, 2014 03:33
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Ｇｏｏｄ！ Very Ｇｏｏｄ！
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Aug 12, 2014 03:38
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Pewdiepie posted:New JoJolion? No just a bunch of sub-facebook level circle jerking. Jojolion is out on the 19th of every month so it might be a good idea to only check this thread around that time (probably a bit after so scans show up) because some of the "conversation" in the thread is downright embarrassing.
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Aug 12, 2014 03:58
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[Can't Fake the Feeling] - The ability to influence probability and reality through drawing, sculpting, painting, or any other form of art.
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Aug 12, 2014 12:17
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Does anyone else think Phantom Blood is better than people say? There's something about how the jojo craziness is there but not so formalized and established that makes for a very interesting read. Plus DIO.
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Aug 13, 2014 01:26
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Dio is half the reason why Phantom Blood is memorable at all.
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Aug 13, 2014 01:35
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chaos rhames posted:Does anyone else think Phantom Blood is better than people say? There's something about how the jojo craziness is there but not so formalized and established that makes for a very interesting read. Plus DIO. I went into Phantom Blood for the first time a few weeks ago with somewhat low expectations because I kept hearing that it was one of, if not the absolute weakest parts of Jojo but I was very surprised to find it was nothing short of amazing.
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Aug 13, 2014 01:40
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The anime gave me a greater appreciation for Phantom Blood. When I read the manga, I pretty much rushed through it in like a day or two, but having to watch it for 9 weeks allowed me to take more time to appreciate just how Bram Stoker's Dracula it is.
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Aug 13, 2014 01:46
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chaos rhames posted:Does anyone else think Phantom Blood is better than people say? There's something about how the jojo craziness is there but not so formalized and established that makes for a very interesting read. Plus DIO. I'm not the biggest fan of phantom blood, but I'm really glad it exists in the overall jojo story. Having such a, for a lack of a better word, generic story be the first arc of jojo's is a really good contrast with how nuts things get later on. Also, Jonathan dying is a fantastic ending because it sets the tone that nobody is safe in jojo's, unlike almost every other punchman series out there
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Aug 13, 2014 01:50
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Part 1 is better than people give it credit for (Dio, Speedwagon, Bruford and Tarkus all own) but let's face it, it was basically just Hokuto no Bram Stoker and existed to pave the way for the almost completely perfect parts 2, 4, and 7. Ever read any of Araki's earlier stuff? Most of it really sucks. Baoh was mediocre and Gorgeous Irene was downright terrible.
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Aug 13, 2014 02:08
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My main memory of part 1 was summed up by that one abridged series joke I actually liked. "What's a three letter word for... 'total dick'?" "DIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" "Hey, that works."
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Aug 13, 2014 02:24
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The fights in Phantom Blood's anime were kinda stiff. Like, the final battle between Jonathan and Dio in Episode 8 mostly involved Dio standing still while Jonathan attacked him. But, overall, I did kinda like it. Jonathan and Dio were neat characters. As was Speedwagon, though I wonder why he never used his crazy hat again. Really, I'd say that Phantom Blood suffers from the same problem that Battle Tendency does: no one not named Jojo is able to accomplish anything, so every time the main character fights any villain, there's never any real sense of danger because you know he has to at least get to the main baddie.
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Aug 13, 2014 02:27
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Soulcleaver posted:the almost completely perfect parts 2, 4, and 7. This is something I've been meaning to ask, it seems like a lot of people are way into part 4 and I don't really see what the hype is about. I mean sure, no accounting for taste and all that, and every jojo part tries to cover different tropes and poo poo so each one would appeal more/less to others, but it just felt super weak besides kira and has a lot of really dumb stuff in it
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Aug 13, 2014 02:28
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Seeing what would happen if just people in a town got stands is way more entertaining than yet another world spanning quest. Kira being an awesome villian helps too.
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Aug 13, 2014 02:33
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I really enjoyed the weird side stories and characterization that Part 4 had. I'm currently reading Part 6 and the breakneck pace of the plot battles doesn't leave any time for fun stuff like Rohan and the alien. The weird goofy poo poo that Stand users do in their everyday life was amazing in Part 4 (ex: Pearl Jam). Part 4 just had a nice, easygoing tone between horrific stuff. Also the dynamic of Kira wanting to live a quiet life of murdering people, and the gang of heroes tracking him down is very different than the villain dynamic of the other parts. Crazy Diamond is a great main character stand too.
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Aug 13, 2014 02:47
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darealkooky posted:This is something I've been meaning to ask, it seems like a lot of people are way into part 4 and I don't really see what the hype is about. Part 4 for me is weird. When I read it the first time I barely enjoyed it (I normally don't like slice of life much at all) and couldn't get into the aimless nature of the story. I kinda forced my way through a lot of it, but in maybe the last quarter I got more into it. Then later while looking back at it, I realized I really really enjoyed a lot of it and when I thought about how great some of the scenes and situations were it somehow 'clicked' with me and I loving love part 4 now. It's kinda like life itself - while you're there it just kinda seems like a lotta unconnected things happening that aren't that great, but then you think back on it and you realize how special and amazing the whole thing was. Part 7 is still my favorite though. Part 8 is really up there for me so far, same with part 6. I'd maybe list part 4 around the same as those other two, if not a little behind.
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Aug 13, 2014 02:48
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I was going to try and write up a post of why I liked Part IV so much, but brainwrinkle got the key points.
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Aug 13, 2014 02:48
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I think the thing about Phantom Blood is that it doesn't really set the tone for the stories that come later. Even the other story without Stands takes a different approach to ramping things up quickly and crazily. PB reminds me of those stories you eventually find out were written with the knowledge that they could get cancelled at any time. It keeps a tight rein on all aspects of the plot that aren't Jojo vs. Dio pretty much right up to Bruford and Tarkus, and everything is paced such that you know it's building to a final confrontation
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Aug 13, 2014 02:50
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I've only watched the anime for part 1 (I read up until the Jack the Ripper fight originally before giving up) but even then I felt it was kind of a slog. Parts of it are just far too tedious and I found myself thinking "I really don't care" during a lot of the scenes (like everything to do with those two knights). By around episode 7 I was really ready to give the series up, but a friend kinda forced me to at least get to part 2. I will say though that after reading the other parts, Jonathan comes off a bit better. He actually seems pretty badass since he was able to beat Dio without even using magical breathing powers, so his "legacy" feels like it was actually a thing.
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Aug 13, 2014 03:06
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brainwrinkle posted:I really enjoyed the weird side stories and characterization that Part 4 had. I'm currently reading Part 6 and the breakneck pace of the plot battles doesn't leave any time for fun stuff like Rohan and the alien. The weird goofy poo poo that Stand users do in their everyday life was amazing in Part 4 (ex: Pearl Jam). Part 4 just had a nice, easygoing tone between horrific stuff. I guess my thing is that while everyone always talks about how awesome it was that it wasn't just people fighting all the time and was instead anime dudes doing random stuff, it's actually totally about people fighting all the time. I mean just looking at the chapters, like 80% of part 4 is spent on long as hell fights against stand users that take an entire volume or so, including a bit near the end where thefive loving volumes in a row are just "welp, I was walking down the street and it turns out that kira's dad made another stand user, now we have to fight I guess" between the odd couple chapters of kira doing stuff as a way to pad for time between the big reveal of kira's house and the ending. Part 3's breakneck pace in introducing stand users pre-egypt gets a lot of flak, but at least if you weren't feeling a fight you had solace in knowing it was over soon. Literally nothing is at stake besides that part 4 gets to continue in these fights, it's not like other parts where winning will advance some sort of goal because the only good guys that actually give a poo poo about looking for akira/kira are jotaro and rohan who don't do anything, while everyone else would rather buy shoes or something. There's only four times in all of part 4 (besides ironically most of the bits involving kira, which as I said before are really well done) where "someone stumbled across a stand user while going about their boring day and now they must fight or whatever" isn't the plot, and that's italian food (four chapters out of 19 volumes), the ghost alley, the alien guy and koichi's boring as gently caress girlfriend who gets two goddamn volumes for some reason. There's a difference between having a chill tone and having nothing happen, and it isn't helped that whenever part 4 actually feels like having a plot again it just raises all sorts of questions or is otherwise kinda underwhelming (again, outside of kira himself). Overall it just felt like parts 1-3 were on some level planned from the start, while with part 4 araki just went "gently caress, I have this super popular series suddenly, what do I do now?" and just wrote whatever he felt like that week darealkooky fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Aug 13, 2014 |
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Aug 13, 2014 04:05
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:As was Speedwagon, though I wonder why he never used his crazy hat again. After meeting Johnathon Speedwagon understood his position in life was as a cheerleader, and acted accordingly.
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Aug 13, 2014 04:08
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You know how Jonathan influences Poco to be brave, Joseph does the same with Smokey, and Jotaro kinda... inspires Anne I guess? Josuke is basically the kind of guy who improves his town by making connections with the various people around it. It's basically a long part that shows what it'd be like for a Jojo to actually have a happy ending and they fight to protect it from guys who'd victimize the people in the hometown they care about.
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Aug 13, 2014 04:13
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:You know how Jonathan influences Poco to be brave, Joseph does the same with Smokey, and Jotaro kinda... inspires Anne I guess? it's still horseshit okuyasu survives getting a hole through his entire torso that vaporized all his internal organs because he didn't feel like dying then
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Aug 13, 2014 04:16
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darealkooky posted:it's still horseshit okuyasu survives getting a hole through his entire torso that vaporized all his internal organs because he didn't feel like dying then He was too dumb to die.
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Aug 13, 2014 04:33
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darealkooky posted:it's still horseshit okuyasu survives getting a hole through his entire torso that vaporized all his internal organs because he didn't feel like dying then For a second, I thought you were talking to yourself. I was so confused.
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