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Edit: And a perfect OP for 1500th!
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#37477
Posté 03 février 2015 - 01:25
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@Kefka
Calling Claymore Berserks hot sister is a rather appropriate XD
Here I'll post one myself!
@Vroom
There's also a spinoff of Watamote that mainly focuses on Tomoko and her other friends before she entered highschool. In some ways I actually liked it a bit better personally. Worth taking a look at if you're reading the manga anyways.
Calling Claymore Berserks hot sister is a rather appropriate XD
Here I'll post one myself!
@Vroom
There's also a spinoff of Watamote that mainly focuses on Tomoko and her other friends before she entered highschool. In some ways I actually liked it a bit better personally. Worth taking a look at if you're reading the manga anyways.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 01:36
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I didn't mean the Batman & Robin movie
I meant the chemistry.
But Yang isn't broody at all!
He's my "yare yare" man :-(
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Good to hear.
Isn't Kingdom a fictionalized tale on the Warring States period in China? I recall reading something like that. That should offer quite intriguing aspects for sure (depending on what its primary focus is of course).
Yeah it is.
Focus, huh?
Well... think of it as ASOIAF set in China... but a shounen. So you will get extraordinary characters with unbelievable willpower and strength just you normally would with Shounen.
Shin, the protagonist, is 13 years old and kicking ass left right and centre.
But it doesn't really bother you if you know you're heading into a shounen/seinen blend.
It's currently on 400+ chapters and I'm only on 80, but I can say that all the main cast are fleshed out and well written. You'll especially like Sei (or whatever the other translations call him since he's had about 10 different names xD) one of the royal family. I can't say you'll like Shin since he's really hot headed and the damned DPS kill steal of the group. I'm looking forward to his development though, I hope he goes through a lot since his dream is being "the greatest general in China." The manga is already pushing him to change, so that's good.
If you want an idea on what level the political side is on I'd say it's just a bit less than ASOIAF. However, I'm still on 80, so that might change. But so far it's been a coup and now it's a war. I say a bit less since it's all power struggles (like ASOIAF) but lacks the intrigue and conspiracies of the books. It's also ignoring stuff like economics and administration... but like I said, on 80, and so far it's been a freaking blast to read through. It's the kind of shounen I've always wanted to read but never found.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 01:38
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This is perfect.
Edit: And a perfect OP for 1500th!
Don't insult Muller.
Muller is the best Admiral behind Mittermeyer and Reuntal.
He's also a Secret Agent.
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#37480
Posté 03 février 2015 - 01:55
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But Yang isn't broody at all!
He's my "yare yare" man :-(
Yeah it is.
Focus, huh?
Well... think of it as ASOIAF set in China... but a shounen. So you will get extraordinary characters with unbelievable willpower and strength just you normally would with Shounen.
Shin, the protagonist, is 13 years old and kicking ass left right and centre.
But it doesn't really bother you if you know you're heading into a shounen/seinen blend.
It's currently on 400+ chapters and I'm only on 80, but I can say that all the main cast are fleshed out and well written. You'll especially like Sei (or whatever the other translations call him since he's had about 10 different names xD) one of the royal family. I can't say you'll like Shin since he's really hot headed and the damned DPS kill steal of the group. I'm looking forward to his development though, I hope he goes through a lot since his dream is being "the greatest general in China." The manga is already pushing him to change, so that's good.
If you want an idea on what level the political side is on I'd say it's just a bit less than ASOIAF. However, I'm still on 80, so that might change. But so far it's been a coup and now it's a war. I say a bit less since it's all power struggles (like ASOIAF) but lacks the intrigue and conspiracies of the books. It's also ignoring stuff like economics and administration... but like I said, on 80, and so far it's been a freaking blast to read through. It's the kind of shounen I've always wanted to read but never found.
How does it tackle ideals? If there is something that I find lacking in ASOIAF, is that it simply touches but doesn't explore upon them further, which is something that I find necessary and interesting to explore. The books and show is too much centered on wanting the throne, but not the reason as to why (other than "b/c I am the rightful one!!!" that is).
Otherwise it sounds like fun. Might start with it once I've finished Berserk.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 02:15
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Pretty much as any other shounen tackles it. Everyone has their own reasons for doing what they do, but it's not the point where you'd say "man, this is some deep sh*t."
Howeverrrrrrr....
There's this one conversation with the main protagonist which was really cool, and it pretty much pointed out the naivety of Shin. Right now, all he wants to be is "the greatest general in China." It's pretty much it, and until that conversation, he never realised as what it means to be that.
It brings forward the methodical general and the "instinctive" one then contrasts and compares (i,e Bittenfield vs Reinhard situation xD) The dichotomy is pretty ridiculous but it does give a dilemma for Shin to overcome. Which does he want to be? What qualities does he need to be the greatest?
I suppose he'll conclude with "both" but it's still nice for the manga to do this sort of thing instead of having one clean line of development.
Personally I believe that character development should be a mess. As in, if you picture it like a line graph, the entire thing should be filled with ups and downs but always going forward.
Sei's reason to be a great ruler has just come up, it was a very nice background arc that pretty much made it clear as why he has the resolve to do what he does.
Buuuuuuuut.
If you want a manga that tackles ideals and goes a LOT deeper into character development...
Then Vinland Saga is the one for you.
It's also shorter (but it's still ongoing.)
That manga is probably second or third in my top manga list with Berserk at the top.
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#37482
Posté 03 février 2015 - 02:15
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How very theatrical of you. Could have fooled me, hadn't Sim been online on Steam on regular occasitions during these past few days and not letting his dearest bro know about his whereabouts just sounded absurd.
Well show or not, seeing you in anguish is always entertaining, dearie.
Glad that the drama classes at least got some use, if only to entertain those less fortunate in this cruel world. As always in my eternal grace I'm willing to brighten peoples day and spread joy to all corners of the world.
Don't insult Muller.
Muller is the best Admiral behind Mittermeyer and Reuntal.
He's also a Secret Agent.
Muller is the one admiral I'd always want with me because if stuff go BAAAAAD he's the one that will be pulling your bum out of the fire
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#37483
Posté 03 février 2015 - 02:38
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@Sim
Well I'm convinced. Sounds like it has enough aspects to entertain me just fine.
@Rah
Admittedly, everyone here possesses a level of schadenfreude.
Well I'm convinced. Sounds like it has enough aspects to entertain me just fine.
@Rah
Admittedly, everyone here possesses a level of schadenfreude.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 02:50
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@Sim
Well I'm convinced. Sounds like it has enough aspects to entertain me just fine.
@Rah
Admittedly, everyone here possesses a level of schadenfreude.
Great. Hopefully you'll like it as much as I am right now.
Btw, I know it won't bother you since you like One Piece and all and have a pretty open mind to this stuff.
But here's what I mean by "shounen elements."
Stuff like that and sh*t.
#37485
Posté 03 février 2015 - 03:05
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Eh, well it depends. Mostly it has to due with how "grounded" the story tries to be, and having 'supernatural' elements might be a tad bit bothersome. Vagaband for example suffered from it here and there, like that one ninja dude who escaped from a gang by jumping through the trees made me go all "lol wuuuut?".
But it comes down to what the show tries to be, and introducing aspects later on which wasn't in the beginning, more often than not tends to annoy me.
But it comes down to what the show tries to be, and introducing aspects later on which wasn't in the beginning, more often than not tends to annoy me.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 03:21
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Eh, well it depends. Mostly it has to due with how "grounded" the story tries to be, and having 'supernatural' elements might be a tad bit bothersome. Vagaband for example suffered from it here and there, like that one ninja dude who escaped from a gang by jumping through the trees made me go all "lol wuuuut?".
But it comes down to what the show tries to be, and introducing aspects later on which wasn't in the beginning, more often than not tends to annoy me.
Nah, it's clearly got shounen stuff from the start.
Like two kids having 1000 bouts of sparring and the whole 'dreams' thingy and stuff.
Kind of like Gatts is super f*cking strong from the start and it doesn't pull anything stupid near the end.
Basically... it's consistent. One Piece is always One Piece, it never tries to be anything else.
Same with here.
#37487
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:19
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I'm having a Riza Hawkeye kind of day.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:25
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I'm having a Riza Hawkeye kind of day.
Don't make me start my 6th watch through earlier that it should be xD
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#37489
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:26
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Don't make me start my 6th watch through earlier that it should be xD
You watched it 6 times already? 
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:28
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You watched it 6 times already?
Five times.
But I'm obviously gonna watch it again.
Love me some FMAB.
#37491
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:30
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Five times.
But I'm obviously gonna watch it again.
Love me some FMAB.
5, sorry 
But still.. damm man! 
So far I have only rewatched Cowboy Bebop and my yearly DBZ Kai (but thats mostly for nostalgic reasons). But I'm planning to rewatch Spice & Wolf eventually.
#37492
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:33
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Five times.
But I'm obviously gonna watch it again.
Love me some FMAB.
And yet you can't even spare FMA (original) 1 watch
which is shorter I might add
#37493
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:36
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Five times.
But I'm obviously gonna watch it again.
Love me some FMAB.
Oh boy, I wonder where HF is in your que with all your rewatches these days.
/that was a joke, don't tarnish my waifus ;_;
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:38
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5, sorry
But still.. damm man!
So far I have only rewatched Cowboy Bebop and my yearly DBZ Kai (but thats mostly for nostalgic reasons). But I'm planning to rewatch Spice & Wolf eventually.
I re watch a lot of stuff.
Like LOTGH.
Re watching it now.
I have 10 episodes left to THAT episode.
But Kingdom has me by the balls atm, so I can delay THAT episode for now.
Which is a good thing for me.
Hell, I might even re watch Gintama one day.
Only done Spice and Wolf twice.
The most I've done before FMAB is AoT which I've watched four times.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:41
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And yet you can't even spare FMA (original) 1 watch
That's because I have absurdly stupid reasons as to why I don't want to watch it.
I will some day though.
Oh boy, I wonder where HF is in your que with all your rewatches these days.
/that was a joke, don't tarnish my waifus ;_;
It's getting there. Don't you worry.
I'll be glorifying Sakura's saliva soon enough.
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#37496
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:41
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Hey, look at this, you guys made it to page 1500.
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#37497
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:44
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It's getting there. Don't you worry.
I'll be glorifying Sakura's saliva soon enough.
You can have the wormgirl.
#37498
Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:45
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Only anime I've rewatched is Fate/Zero, and planning to do a third one, but that is for research so I can work on my analysis. Spice & Wolf I intend to do at some point and LOGH of course though I doubt I will tackle that one until summer or something.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:45
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You can have the wormgirl.
Sakura is open to threesomes.
Therefore she is the best girl.
And she brings her even hotter best friend too.
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Posté 03 février 2015 - 04:49
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Hey, look at this, you guys made it to page 1500.
It's all downhill from here.
