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Nov 14, 2015 08:34
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GhostofJohnMuir posted:People can talk about filler all they want, but this was a great chapter. Yeah this extra content rules. I can't even call it filler - in ONE's version, there was a timeskip after the Tank Top Master fight with Garou going "I've hunted a bunch of heroes now." before moving on to the next part of the story. I'm really glad we're seeing a lot more of the Hero Hunt, because Garou is really really good and cool. It's also a good chance to flesh out all these other heroes, like Metal Bat, Golden Ball, and Spring Mustache, who are also very good and cool. It's filler in only the most technical sense and this bonus content is adding in extra plot and more backstory and that is awesome. gnome7 fucked around with this message at 09:17 on Nov 14, 2015 |
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Nov 14, 2015 09:15
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On that subject, it's always nice to see that even if the higher rank heroes aren't always the nicest people around, they're all (for the most part) genuinely heroic. It would have been easy to just characterize most of the league as being assholes in it for themselves, but most of them are likable and noble enough that they could star in their own series and still be pretty good.
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Nov 14, 2015 18:00
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Metal Bat owns that's all I came here to say
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Nov 14, 2015 18:14
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TriffTshngo posted:Metal Bat owns that's all I came here to say 
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Nov 14, 2015 18:41
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TriffTshngo posted:Metal Bat owns that's all I came here to say All of the really powerful heroes are very cool, which makes the juxtaposition of saitama being incredibly bored and dopey all the better
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Nov 14, 2015 18:44
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Yeah, pretty much. The story with Saitama is great, the story with everyone else is also great. And they work even better together.
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Nov 14, 2015 18:49
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 Deflated Saitama is the most bored Saitama.
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Nov 14, 2015 21:53
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I'm waiting for Murata's "Metal Knight lands to blow up the Meteor 1:1 in full motion" balloon art, personally.
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Nov 14, 2015 21:55
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWefSrqDtLE Further proof that Murata's One Punch Man is drawn so good that it can be a flip-book animation. I'd post it in the anime thread, but it has too much spoilers.
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Nov 15, 2015 05:14
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jwang posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWefSrqDtLE Good video, but it makes me further mourn the loss of "SCHOOL CHILD." The anime's one flaw.
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Nov 15, 2015 07:12
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Decided to break my own rules and watch the anime since I picked up a bit of a cold this weekend, and it's pretty good. I still prefer the manga, but the anime's about as strong an adaptation as I could expect from anyone and I'm glad they've done justice to the fights thus far (though I feel like a couple of the jokes didn't fare so well).
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Nov 15, 2015 07:20
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jwang posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWefSrqDtLE Oh god, Common Rider's Last Stand is gonna be painful 
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Nov 15, 2015 07:26
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Waffleman_ posted:Oh god, Common Rider's Last Stand is gonna be painful He truly deserves to be called a hero. It's a shame the anime doesn't look like it'll be covering the sidestories. Maybe they're saving those for the BD OVA extras.
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Nov 15, 2015 07:33
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Waffleman_ posted:Oh god, Common Rider's Last Stand is gonna be painful I think that moment at the end of the Sea King arc is the number one thing I am most looking forward to of the anime's run, even more than I am looking forward to the Boros fight or the S-Class heroes. The entire Sea King series of fights just does so much to establish how heroic the heroes really are, but Common Rider stands above everyone else. That part's gonna hurt, but it will be such a good hurt.
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Yeah, if there's anime-only people who are still wondering what exactly the big deal is and why there's so much hype about OPM, the Sea King arc should set things straight.
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Nov 15, 2015 07:37
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The Sea King arc is honestly probably my favorite thus far in the manga. It's definitely the series' emotional apex. Most of the time you're not too worried cause you're in on the "Joke" that Saitama can no-sell and defeat anybody, but the Sea King presents this almost tangible threat where you're really relieved we've got someone like Saitama around. Rider standing up to the Sea King, Saitama playing heel for the sake of his fellow heroes...gonna be a great episode.
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Same here. I absolutely love the Sea King arc. My favorite thing about it is the bizarre combination of Genos, Sonic, Pri-Pri-Prisoner, and Rider being the ones to try and take him down while Saitama isn't there.
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T.G. Xarbala posted:He truly deserves to be called a hero. The OVAs seem to all be original stories written by ONE
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Nov 15, 2015 08:29
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My guess is the eventual second season will have a bunch of those side stories in between the King Arc, Blizzard Arc, and the downtime during the long Garou Arc, and just mix them in whenever there is airtime to fill. Basically all of them can happen at any time.
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Nthing about how good Sea King Arc is. Person in the anime thread mentioned how it was amazing how a premise about a guy who's way too strong could hold up so well and Sea King Arc really solidifies how it works. Saitama knows he's way too strong and lacks heroic intensity and passion. He sees the effort his fellow heroes put into going against Sea King and makes sure that the focus is on them instead because they're the ones with the heroic passion that ought to be recognized by the public.
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Nov 15, 2015 09:23
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Which is funny because Saitama's brief bursts of legitimate passion are some of the best bits of the series I really hope they do the police sidestory in some capacity
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Blockhouse posted:Which is funny because Saitama's brief bursts of legitimate passion are some of the best bits of the series We'll get one of the better ones in the new episode so that's nice
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Compendium posted:Nthing about how good Sea King Arc is. Person in the anime thread mentioned how it was amazing how a premise about a guy who's way too strong could hold up so well and Sea King Arc really solidifies how it works. Saitama knows he's way too strong and lacks heroic intensity and passion. He sees the effort his fellow heroes put into going against Sea King and makes sure that the focus is on them instead because they're the ones with the heroic passion that ought to be recognized by the public. Comedy! Action! Character development! True heroism! Heart nipples! The Sea King arc has it all.
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Nov 15, 2015 09:40
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Don't forget, nudity.
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Nov 15, 2015 09:42
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It's always something.
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Terper posted:I just re-read the Sea King arc.
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Nov 15, 2015 09:54
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Metal Bat gives me some serious GTO vibes. I love it so much. He owns.
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What can I say that about the Sea King arc that hasn't been said. Hands down the best arc for the manga I feel (well Saitama and King meeting up and them becoming bros is also the best) Really this is probably the best manga ever about a character who is super OP and he isn't boring. I had to explain to friends or people who were interested that the focused wasn't about Saitama beating enemies with one punch, and I feel the Sea King Arc is the perfect way to sum up what OP is about. Plus nothing gets to me like when LBR and Saitama share a meal after the fight.
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So reading the newest chapter and then watching the latest episode the same day made me really wish that Metal Bat had shown up to stop the Meteor, and then just recreated the scene from FLCL.
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Nov 15, 2015 21:40
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Oh I'm ready for this.
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If this leaked episode list I've found is correct, the next episode should encompass everything prior to the Sea King breaching the safety domes. Also, Boros is most likely gonna be a three-parter.
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Bad Seafood posted:If this leaked episode list I've found is correct, the next episode should encompass everything prior to the Sea King breaching the safety domes. That's what I suspected judging by the number of chapters per arc. Two-parter for Sea King and three parter for Boros
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Did I miss the story on where Saitama got his costume? Because man, those gloves survived everything.
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I'm really looking forward to Pri Pri Prisoner and Sea King slugging it out. Prisoner is definitely not great as a character, but the panels of him taking Sea King's punch and returning it--right after we saw a bunch of heroes get chumped--is where I realized that every S-Class hero is the real deal. It's a great moment.
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I honestly wonder if the "he's a rapist, but it's okay, he only rapes bad guys" will actually make it to the anime. How did it get handled in the US releases of the manga?
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PFlats posted:I honestly wonder if the "he's a rapist, but it's okay, he only rapes bad guys" will actually make it to the anime. How did it get handled in the US releases of the manga? I'm not sure what line you're talking about. If the scanlation went something like "It's a crime to violate normal boys, but... If it's a criminal boy, it's like I'm punishing him and it's killing two birds with one stone. No one will complain and everything's good!", then the official release is "Attacking normal guys is wrong... But punishing criminals isn't! I can kill two birds with one stone! No one will complain, so it's all good!"
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Nov 16, 2015 03:35
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I could see Pri Pri Prisoner turning into a really good character if he just had someone to say to him "Hey, this isn't healthy, you can be better than this." And then the next time we see him he's got a much more healthy attitude about his sexuality, but stays in prison to keep the super max detainees in check. I don't have much faith it'll happen, but it'd be a neat character arc for him. Really, I'd like to see him improve, because his character has a bunch of really strong and interesting elements (hero who voluntarily stays in jail is a neat concept, he's got a distinctive character design, memorable attacks, very noticeably learns from his losses, etc.) it just sucks that he's implemented in such a regressive and marginalizing manner.
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