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Kaiser Mazoku posted:Reading part 4 for the plot is like watching porn for the plot. The plot is the best of all Jojo parts, it's a good plot.
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Soylentbits posted:Again yes like pretty much all types of serialized fiction. I'm not talking about the quality of writing. I'm talking about the quality of the story's construction as a whole. Part 4 has long sections where the plot stops entirely and we have a little side adventure. This happens as early as the Surface fight, and you could argue for The Lock as well. These parts are well-written, but they weaken the story because all they do is draw things out.
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Effectronica posted:I'm not talking about the quality of writing. I'm talking about the quality of the story's construction as a whole. Part 4 has long sections where the plot stops entirely and we have a little side adventure. This happens as early as the Surface fight, and you could argue for The Lock as well. These parts are well-written, but they weaken the story because all they do is draw things out. The way they found Kira was tremendously contrived. Most of the side characters disappear abruptly and have no relevance to anything. Rohan was especially egregious, since they kept playing up his deep personal connection to the events in Morioh and then dropped the plotline entirely. Probably because Araki forgot about it, like so many other plothooks. It's still entertaining because crazy fights and silly poses are always entertaining, but it just isn't as sharp as some of the other parts.
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Effectronica posted:I'm not talking about the quality of writing. I'm talking about the quality of the story's construction as a whole. Part 4 has long sections where the plot stops entirely and we have a little side adventure. This happens as early as the Surface fight, and you could argue for The Lock as well. These parts are well-written, but they weaken the story because all they do is draw things out. Part IV isn't just a "fight the villain" shonen, it's also a slice-of-life kind of manga.
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Mikitaka was an alien.
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Kurtofan posted:Part IV isn't just a "fight the villain" shonen, it's also a slice-of-life kind of manga. There's still, consistently, a plot driving the characters except for the chapters between Red Hot Chili Pepper and Harvest. There are also a number of shonen series that are episodic in nature. It's a hybrid, but the story doesn't hold itself together as cohesive, in part because of this.
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# ? Mar 11, 2015 23:59 |
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Part IV is redeemed by Kira, Killer Queen, and popping boners at Lisa
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 00:04 |
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Part 4 just wasn't constructed to be one story, or even two stories, and that's fine. I don't see what the big loving deal is if it isn't cohesive to some people. That's the very thing that makes it one of the best: one of the characters could just go off and meet a weird dude with a Stand and do some poo poo with them for a few chapters for no reason other than it was fun or a good fight. It's not that I don't like Araki's more structured plotlines (I've said before, Steel Ball Run beats out Diamond is Unbreakable in pretty much every way), it's just that Diamond is Unbreakable is a different thing and it's something Araki is obviously really good at. JoJolion has taken an interesting position, channeling DiU and making it more cohesive, since we meet a lot of really odd Stands and Stand Users, but it's all serving a central point, even if the opponent isn't involved at all (like that street that had a Stand because who the gently caress knows).
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 00:11 |
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I really didn't like the street Stand because I had just caught up and was jonesin for more JoJo, and waiting for months for a "filler" battle to conclude felt like cruel torture. In general I haven't been quite as hyped about part 8 as most people in this thread seem to be, I feel like the whole "get to know the Higashikatas" section was poorly paced at times despite the occasional tidbits of plot info. Thankfully the introduction of Jobin and the rockmen has given the story some focus now.
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Effectronica posted:That's an anthology, not a novel, poster hoobajoo. So why is it better if it's named something different, or was made in a different way? None of that poo poo matters, if it's good it's good because of the content, no matter what you call the format it's written in.
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Star Platinum posted:I really didn't like the street Stand because I had just caught up and was jonesin for more JoJo, and waiting for months for a "filler" battle to conclude felt like cruel torture. In general I haven't been quite as hyped about part 8 as most people in this thread seem to be, I feel like the whole "get to know the Higashikatas" section was poorly paced at times despite the occasional tidbits of plot info. Thankfully the introduction of Jobin and the rockmen has given the story some focus now. Oh yeah? Well I think the daughter with the bear hoody is sexy as hell and I want to date her
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hoobajoo posted:So why is it better if it's named something different, or was made in a different way? None of that poo poo matters, if it's good it's good because of the content, no matter what you call the format it's written in. Just ignore effectronica. he's a boring troll, a pedant, and also not very smart.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 01:05 |
hoobajoo posted:So why is it better if it's named something different, or was made in a different way? None of that poo poo matters, if it's good it's good because of the content, no matter what you call the format it's written in. Hmm, well, if you want to believe that analysis should stop at "is this good", then you may do so. I disagree, however.
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Effectronica posted:Hmm, well, if you want to believe that analysis should stop at "is this good", then you may do so. I disagree, however.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 01:47 |
Big Anime Fan Here posted:Just ignore effectronica. he's a boring troll, a pedant, and also not very smart. *sighs, starts looking for the keys to trigger the meltdown sequence*
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 01:51 |
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I'd like to "meltdown" your posts, making diarrhea, and then flush them lol
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 01:57 |
Big Anime Fan Here posted:I'd like to "meltdown" your posts, making diarrhea, and then flush them lol What are your goals here?
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 02:08 |
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That's a nice computer you have. Too bad you won't be able to post with it when I break it. Your face, that is.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 02:10 |
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:Oh yeah? Well I think the daughter with the bear hoody is sexy as hell and I want to date her Isnt she like 16
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 02:11 |
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The manga began in 2011. So she's over 18 now.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 02:12 |
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:The manga began in 2011. So she's over 18 now. I'm not sure thats how that works big anime fan here
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 03:43 |
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Oh. Well, I can soothe your worries: it is.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 04:01 |
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Oh poo poo, I came into ADTRW and was met by pedophiles. What a surprise.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 04:09 |
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:Oh. Well, I can soothe your worries: it is. Oh okay
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 04:32 |
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goons are super comfortable about massive naked bears posing on top of each other but as soon as one cute girl shows up they stumble over each other to be more disgusted lol
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 06:16 |
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Effectronica posted:What are your goals here? ah i see you subscribe to the SMG school of thought
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 06:16 |
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Alejandro Sanchez posted:goons are super comfortable about massive naked bears posing on top of each other but as soon as one cute girl shows up they stumble over each other to be more disgusted lol Yeah I don't quite get this mentality. It's Jojo. Equal opportunity fanservice.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 07:02 |
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i'm not sure where the naked bears are and that specific character is 16 which means it's going to weird out a lot of people if someone wants to gently caress her, so, i mean, ???
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 07:09 |
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like i'm not sure where this is really going other than some weird mentality of UGH THOSE PRUDES DON'T WANT TO gently caress A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 07:13 |
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What kind of twisted world is this where men can't date 16 year old cartoon characters in peace
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 07:20 |
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I get persecuted a lot, on this website, but I stick by my guns.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 07:25 |
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:but I stick by my guns. You shouldn't have touched the electrical outlet then dumbass
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 07:44 |
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Alejandro Sanchez posted:goons are super comfortable about massive naked bears posing on top of each other but as soon as one cute girl shows up they stumble over each other to be more disgusted lol Women are gross, men are hot. Duh.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 08:40 |
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Who the hell has a goal when posting on Something Awful, especially in the anime subforum? What would that goal even be? Is that why so many bad posters are trying to make their opinions the "consensus" in some threads? They're trying to become literal dictators of threads? Sounds like some Twitter thing. How about , I think posting itself is a good goal, maybe? Jojo is also good, there's my opinion.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 11:10 |
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So how bout those latest developments in the latest JoJo, huh guys???
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 11:15 |
Alejandro Sanchez posted:ah i see you subscribe to the SMG school of thought gently caress off, ice rear end.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 12:57 |
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Anyway... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQnR90oAgnY
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 13:20 |
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Who is ready to awaken their masters? This puts the announced character roster at 13. 6 of those are Battle Tendency Jonathan, Speedy, Zeppeli Joseph, Caesar, Stroheim, Pillarmen Jotaro, Kakman Great Hair DInO.
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Where the gently caress is Santana?
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