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SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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It also helps that he's not conveniently falling over face first into vaginas all the time.

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SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Nihilarian posted:

What do you mean by "taking her seriously"?

He's trying to become a man worthy of an absurdly strong and fearless delinquent rather than just accepting that she magically likes him and roll with it.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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I've started and caught up on Black Clover since I saw it was getting an anime and I was shocked that it routinely subverts your expectations on shounen tropes such as:

The "better" rival and childhood friend: routinely dunks on anyone that talks poo poo about the MC and is still his best friend
The masked good guy that's conveniently missing at weird times: just hideously scarred. They don't trust him completely though but that's still in the air.
The main character's dark uncontrollable power: maintained control the whole time and learned how to use it at will almost immediately after.
The main character has no magic to speak of but actually: just kidding, he completely lacks magic and it's served as a benefit to his team several times
The mentor is quickly completely outclassed by our MC: Nope, in fact the mentor has a fairly unique magic that makes him the natural antithesis to the Big Bad and has already proven he can go toe to toe with him.
The Super Powerful Good Guys are on par with our misfit heroes within two arcs of their introductions: Actually they still completely outclass most everyone still.

Among others. Basically I'm enjoying it.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Cipher Pol 9 posted:

That was really cute. Sports manga are so pure.

It's a shame they didn't scan the full WNL/Yuuna crossover poster. It's pure cheesecake, but it has some cute little character moments like Fumino studying in the bath and Ogata writing sciencey stuff on a window.

http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Yuragi-sou-no-Yuuna-san/Ch-090--Let-s-Study--Hibari-chan?id=392790#2

NSFW unless your workplace is okay with barely censored anime tiddies

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Dexo posted:

man, I'm usually good with all of these romcom shonens, I've come to expect a certain amount of obliviousness is necessary for one of these series to operate.

But no loving way is it possible for someone to be thaaaat oblivious.

Ever read any of the "what blatantly obvious signals did you miss from women" threads on AskReddit?

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Hate-Senpai posted:

Too bad about the mangaka though.

What's this?

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Well at least he's just a philanderer and not a pedophile?

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Paracelsus posted:

I would be perfectly okay if Amagami were the future of harem.

I'm okay with this. Everybody wins, some people even win multiple times.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Oh shiiiiiiit could this be the wedding episode? :toot:

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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chefscientist posted:

They also talk about G bra sizes which is... less of a thing in America I believe? So the joke is kind of strained for grades and bras. Maybe if they changed that and also gave the characters English names. Ah, so much simpler.

G grades aren't a thing in Japan either, hence his confusion as to how such a grade could exist if it's essentially -20%

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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This is why you never invest in a shounen series until 6 months of ratings prove it has staying power. And then you get to binge read 25 or so chapters.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Oh Snapple! posted:

It started off fairly interesting and then became just completely and totally mediocre. Or at least that was the general response to the anime. I dunno about the manga or whatever.

Yeah but that opening though :allears:

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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I'm sorry but I can't help but thinking that "bazinga" must sound really funny with a thick Japanese accent.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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The 25 chapter test continues to prevail.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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PringleCreamEgg posted:

Kubo Tite is doing a new one shot in July called Burn The Witch. Link

I'm pretty excited cause I like his art and design work, and short form is great for him. Also Burn The Witch is such a good name.

Definitely-Not-Girl-Byakuya in the background is thicc af

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Hate-Senpai posted:

I guess Bleach isn't over yet???

Images for Kubo's new one-shot.

https://imgur.com/a/rVEw73F



That little bit of thigh pudge on girl Byakuya though

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Coaaab posted:

Every other girl made up for that, tho

Except poor Soi Fong. And Momo.

But no one liked Momo.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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I like how girl Ichigo wears thigh socks but then kinda just pushes down one cause she has to wear a thigh holster

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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En Family Mook posted:

Well, since everyone's talking about it, might as well link it.

Personal review: looks nice but man the characters suck. Main dude especially. They all just seem really uncreative and by-the-numbers in a way that made my eyes glaze over. The dragon designs are genuinely fun and interesting though.

Pantyshot on the last page

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Rigged Death Trap posted:

The oneshot on jaiminis looks like someone read One Piece and Fairy tail and mashed together the boring parts of them with a side of not getting why the good parts are good.

Seriously look at this:


Not enough action lines

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

there's a lot of good stuff in uq holder. too bad it's softcore child pornography.

Well yeah it's a sequel to Negima isn't it

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Mraagvpeine posted:

Looking at the previous page, I remembered something I wanted to ask. Do you know if any fighting/action series has a power system called Prana?

World Break used prana as their buzzword for MP.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Wtf kind of interjection is "upeee?"

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Jose posted:

Harem manga are bad and you should feel bad for reading them

No way, Jose.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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I stand by the opinion that the Fullbringers would have had a much more interesting arc if it wasn't 0 to betrayal in 60 seconds. You introduce all these characters that could be fun new allies since we can't directly interact with Soul Society anymore, and Ichigo literally just got new powers and a slick new ninja style outfit when everyone heel turns on him. All you had to do was a short arc where Ichigo actually gets to do something and all these new friends get more developed, so when they actually betray him it's a million times more dramatic. You could even drop hints the whole time that maybe Xcution isn't what it seems and Ichigo keeps catching whispers from Soul Society through his badge.

But nope. None of that and all the fullbringers are never seen again. And then the Yhwach shitshow starts.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

i'm not going to reread the last arc of bleach for any reason, but i have a question for the poor souls who put themselves through that. exactly how many times did ichigo get to ywach only to be kicked out?

He was jobbed all the way, every time. His new Bankai existed for exactly one two-page spread. I'm pretty sure they had to just make something up for his appearance in Jump Force.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

i know it was bullshit, and that he got repeatedly kicked to the bottom of the tower for the sake of yet more deeply uninteresting fights between minor characters. what i'm curious about is exactly how many times it happened.

I think four times from the start of the blood war to the very last chapter. He pretty much had no actual fights.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Pewdiepie posted:

Hey Jaimini if you’re reading this. Go to hell. I never appreciated the work scanlators do and I never will.

Hell, same

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Alder posted:

I'm super confused with the latest Black Clover arc and the elves. Does it get better? It's a shame since I liked the manga but I'm easily confused :thunk:

What are you not understanding? All of the Golden Dawn (and then some) were collected because they're reincarnations of elves slaughtered by humans. The Midnight Sun was collected to be used as sacrifices to revive the elves. They're now trying to get their hands on the remaining magic stones to complete the spell and permanently incarnate. Asta can revert the spell, but obviously can't be everywhere at once, so the remaining magic knights are presently fighting to knock out who they can and prevent them from obtaining the final magic stone in the king's throne.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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dogsicle posted:

so it's Bloody Monday season 4

Holy gently caress I forgot all about that series that should have ended with the first story arc lol

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

only in a harem manga would such a heavy flirting session be a confirmation that they won't end up together.

Everyone knows that sex in harem manga always ends in unplanned teenage pregnancy and then the child is hit by a truck 16 years later.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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ConanThe3rd posted:

Seo needs an editor who will reign his poo poo in with the collective force of a Shin Megami Tensei game’s worth of angry gods.

Everyone should read Hitman, the latest Seo Kouji love triangle between a spiky haired protagonist, long haired serious girl, and Suzuka the fifth.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Mikl posted:

...Do japanese schools usually make their students run marathons? :stare: That seems a bit excessive.

They're not regulation marathons. It's usually a day spent completing a few miles around the neighborhood.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Mulderman posted:

https://jaiminisbox.com/reader/read/we-can-t-study/en/0/96/page/1

We never learn! Plot! And not the kind you're thinking of.

I take everything back, fluffy glasses Uruka is the actual best girl.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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I read through this entirely after someone mentioned it earlier in the thread and it can only be described as bizarrely interesting.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Mulderman posted:

Yuiga's mom knows what's up.

Also Uruka is best bride. Fite me.

Uruka and Rizu are the endgame. Put it on the books.

of course if this wasn't WSJ I'd hope for an actual human relationship where he dates one of the other girls for a while but it doesn't work out for whatever reason but I think we all know how this ends

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Allarion posted:

Tbf Ichigo 100% worked off that premise. Whether it was well executed is debatable. And then there’s non WSJ Shonen stuff like Seo Kouji’s manga...

The problem with Ichigo 100% was every other girl was way better than Tsukasa and the author explicitly broke the rule of First Girl Wins. Then they decided to make a sequel where Aya meets a doppleganger of Junpei just to rub salt in the wound.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Angry Lobster posted:

So, who are they going to fight next, the Supreme Goddess?

It stands to reason.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Black Clover suffers from the weekly format, I think. If it was bi-weekly or even monthly, I think the story would flow much better.

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SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

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Even sensei looked bewildered at being so popular.

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