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Oh god that felt good. Please let Ricardo end this without anymore bullshit, I'm begging you Mori.
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Good good, Let Wally Suffer
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Nov 22, 2022 13:32
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Calling it now: Ricardo beats the poo poo out of Woli, Woli doesn't last the round. Miguel tells Ippo what the "secret plan" was, Ippo has it in his back pocket for when he fights Ricardo.
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Nov 22, 2022 15:31
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Genuinely wondering if there are fans out there going "Oh no, poor Wally!" I'd like to believe Morikawa is aware enough but after them framing the ref as being the villain for calling Wally on repeatedly breaking the rules I don't know.
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Nilbop posted:Genuinely wondering if there are fans out there going "Oh no, poor Wally!" I'd like to believe Morikawa is aware enough but after them framing the ref as being the villain for calling Wally on repeatedly breaking the rules I don't know. I don't think so? The set up seems to be a bit of a swerve where it looks like refereeing might affect things only for it to be largely irrelevant.
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Lmao at the wireframe Wally model having a tail
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while i enjoyed this chapter, its sorta emblematic of the pacing problems in this fight. we have tons and tons of chapters telling us the same things over and over, then a rapid scurry to the new situation. think it could have been layered more effectively
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can't believe the ref is helping ricardo by getting in the way of woli's retreat
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Woli is toast
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hahahaha get hosed woli wooo I think this fight is fantastic because Ricardo is doing literally the exact opposite of Ippo against the same opponent and it’s being cast as a much better strategy - which is exactly true! Where Ippo responded by rushing in harder, getting his face wrecked searching for an opening, and trying all bunch of crazy poo poo to land a hit, Ricardo has been doing Literally Nothing, observing and learning, followed by Literally Just The Basics, with no tricks whatsoever. I can’t imagine a better and clearer way to denounce Ippo’s late-career boxing strategy. I also love this sudden face wreck because A) it casts Ricardo as a fast learning monster, and B) it’s an explosion of energy and i love it. Eight caps of buildup for this was totally worth it. Bisse fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Nov 22, 2022 |
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Nov 22, 2022 19:47
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There is some similarity between this and Ippo's fight against Saeki (I think that was his name? The fast guy) where eventually he just started punching where he was gonna be
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Nov 22, 2022 19:52
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gently caress! He just got hit repeatedly in the face, that's about as ineffective as things can be. Does Martinez know how to do lovetaps to the side of the abdomen?
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Nov 22, 2022 20:40
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Really loving Ricardo's energy in wanting to come up with an ideal counter to Wally on the fly and instead just having to fall back on having literally perfect fundamentals. Like super disappointed to go 'I guess I'll just land flawlessly timed immaculate jabs to his face over and over again' as if that weren't every boxer on Earth's dream.
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i will say it's been pointed out to me that mori's been pretty consistent in these chapters drawing woli getting more tired / sweating / breathing somewhat ragged so thats a nice touch
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Bisse posted:
If anything it reminded me of David Eagle with the dignified champion focusing on the fundamentals against the best/worst character in the series.
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I'm rooting for Wally, want to see how he does now that he's on the back foot. Against Ippo he just abruptly lost, so we never got to see Wally fighting an uphill fight.
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Wally's death is imminent
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Super Rad posted:Really loving Ricardo's energy in wanting to come up with an ideal counter to Wally on the fly and instead just having to fall back on having literally perfect fundamentals. Like super disappointed to go 'I guess I'll just land flawlessly timed immaculate jabs to his face over and over again' as if that weren't every boxer on Earth's dream. Ricardo wants a step beyond literally immaculate repeated jabs, he wants to be... One Punch Man
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This makes me think of all the "he's throwing punches from such odd angles that can't be predicted" vs "the short, straight shot gets to the target fastest." Except it's shonen so it's monkey's rampaging assault vs pistol shrimp's sonic boom.
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What if Wally makes it back, and he learns of Miguel's final trump card. "Hey, remember that one time you lost? You remember what he did? When you're being punched, that means you are in range to punch himTRADE BLOWS" and then Wally tries that and Ricardo is like lolno my punches are more straightforward, faster and accurate so why would we ever trade and then Wally loses and Ippo will be like "The fundamentals and avoiding damage.......are important!!!!!!" and he takes his second step
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I wouldn't be surprised if Wally's trump card is Blanka's Rolling Attack from Street Fighter. His team goes for the Babe/Air Bud defense, saying the rules don't mention that hitting someone with your butt is illegal.
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thank god for Strong Fundamentals
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Wally's trump card is he calls his Doctor Doom assist Hidden Missiles and traps Ricardo in an infinite combo
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Kill Him
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That should be put on top of the OP. Edit: Screw it - we can make a new thread in celebration of Wally's imminent removal from the series, and put that in the new OP.
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TaurusOxford posted:That should be put on top of the OP. Don't jinx it.
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Wally's face after being punched looks like he's crying tears of blood or something, his eyes are all hosed up
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Got my hands on the raws and a sneak peek at Wally/Miguel's upcoming final trump card: Ok, ok, just kidding, it's actually this:  "C'mon referee, not allowing bites? Clearly favoritism!"
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Were there blueprints for other major villains in Ashita no Joe? Could we find a Bryan Hawk-like racist American in there if we dug around enough?
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Probably, but more specifically hawk was pretty much every American wrestler in the 60s in Japan.
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Even if Ippo never boxes again he can always try another sport he's shown great affinity for https://twitter.com/powerslapleague/status/1591165649958883328
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Hajine no Ippo: The Slapping!!
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FutureCop posted:Got my hands on the raws and a sneak peek at Wally/Miguel's upcoming final trump card: Harimau at least (probably) inspired Blanka, what good thing has Woli done?
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Nilbop posted:Were there blueprints for other major villains in Ashita no Joe? Could we find a Bryan Hawk-like racist American in there if we dug around enough? Nah, Joe never actually fights any Americans in the manga. The anime though adds in an extra late-era Joe fight against a (non-canon) American called Leon Smiley, and it's actually a pretty strong arc in it's own right. Outright character references that I can tell: Sendo <-> Joe , Sendo's character design is an explicit reference and he's followed by those kids which is identical to how Joe was followed by a few rugrats Ricardo Martinez <-> Jose Mendoza , mexican superchampion with a reputation for not taking hits and an unreasonable level of strength (sorta ends at the superficial those, jose is a much more ominous and antagonistic character) woli <-> harimau , wild child from the jungle with insane acrobatic moves dr kiniski si the physician in both series that is associated with CTE
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Terper posted:Even if Ippo never boxes again he can always try another sport he's shown great affinity for  Good soup! posted:Hajine no Ippo: The Slappening!! FTFY
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new chappy https://hni-scantrad.com/lel/read/hajime-no-ippo/en-us/135/1404/page/1
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Short one today.
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Wally getting that gritty shot of him getting back to his feet against the cheering crowd only to get linked in the face again might be the most satisfied I’ve felt all week.
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