Not the stuff about Sasuke spitting out his first fireball.
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Not the stuff about Sasuke spitting out his first fireball.
Dedication Through Light
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Its a bit too depressing and honestly felt way too deep, I couldnt stay focused as season 1 kept going on. Unfortunately they also killed off my favorite character...
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I never would have guessed that he was your favorite character. Never.
Hint: yes I would have
The part I'm thinking of is Itachi goading Sasuke.
Oh yeah, that was played like every other episode.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
I will start 7 seeds marathon on Saturday since i have Easter break next week. It should be fun. I have not marathoned a manga since July when i read Magi. It better be worth it brotkasten 
TacticalFox88
Banned
Fidelis Hodie
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Berserk's is easily the best flashback I've ever read. So fucking good.
Nah, it was all a part of its narrative and it's vibe. The show and its story telling premise are built around it, not using it as a crutch.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I don't understand what you mean by "was." They still play it all the time.
Dedication Through Light
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Code:Breaker 214
Well that was kind of easy to predict, but still it was just shocking all the same. No way they can actually defeat Prime Minister Fujiwara, especially with such incredible power. Though how much longer could the story go on as I cant even see anyone greater than he is to continue the story if they eventually defeat him, unless Heike.
Well that was kind of easy to predict, but still it was just shocking all the same. No way they can actually defeat Prime Minister Fujiwara, especially with such incredible power. Though how much longer could the story go on as I cant even see anyone greater than he is to continue the story if they eventually defeat him, unless Heike.
I think I watched 3 episodes of Shippuden when it started, and then I tried to watch the pain arc when Cruchyroll game me a one month trial.
Never again.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's hilarious. My wife likes it but I won't watch any filler so we only see like 20 episodes in a given year since they LOVE filler. I mean, they went into a long 10 week filler arc that was completely disconnected from the story, then came back to show Itachi/Nagato vs. Naruto/Bee, and then got up to the part where Naruto fights Zombie Raikage and then went immediately back into more fillers. First they did a moronic filler about Shikamaru fighting the Zombie Sound Four, and then they decided to go back into Part 1 fillers that are entirely disconnected from the story. They do this pretty much constantly. I don't get why they don't just have 24 episodes a year and then break to let the manga get ahead instead of constantly making filler.
All the rare kinds dropped like flies in the last chapters; they were, like, unbeatable the first time around. Not sure what's going on with the story.
Only checking it from time to time because of Heike.
gundamkyoukai
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Yep much better even thought everything reads better in bulk .
Flash almost always bored me when i read them weekly .
When it come to the Naruto and OP anime i watch part of the ep when i ready .
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
TBTP=Golden Age arc=The Troll flashback in Vinland Saga.
The Troll´s flashback is so damn brilliant
But this upcoming Bleach is becoming my favorite pretty quickly.
The Troll´s flashback is so damn brilliant
But this upcoming Bleach is becoming my favorite pretty quickly.
Out of all the shounen adaptations, only Gintama was smart enough to realize that taking a break and letting chapters accumulate is a good idea.
TacticalFox88
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They can't.
Due to how Japan's broadcasting is set up, taking a break is akin to literally being canceled and taken off the air...permanently.
Only the biggest and most successful shows can overcome it.
Any C-tier, or hell any B-Tier Anime that takes a break pretty much is never coming back on air.
Hence, fillers.
Then why not commission them in seasons, like how TWGOK operates. Far bwetter than either Naruto/Bleach's endless filler or One Piece's glacial pacing solutions.
gundamkyoukai
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Part of the reason for that is because Gintama DVD sales are so good compare to other long running shonen shows .
Simple they make so much money being one air even with fillers .
For shows like that is all about ratings , merchandises so out of site out of mind for the little kids i guess .
I imagine because the Gintama DVDs aren't a chore to watch. Why would I buy the Naruto DVDs when I'm only going to watch half of it? Why would I buy the One Piece DVDs when a volume of the manga covers the same amount of story for a fraction of the price?
It's more like because the Gintama anime is really really good. As in, there's really no reason to read the manga over it.
I imagine if any other Jump manga managed to pull that off, they'd have a ton more DVD sales.
gundamkyoukai
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Long running anime shows never sell well Gintama is the exception to the rule .
Most people don't fell like buying shows that can end up with hundreds of DVDs which one of the reason .
OP sell good but only in Box sets but the fan base is huge so that not good way to judge either .
You know what would make the One Piece anime better? Having good pacing.
You know what would make the Naruto anime better? Having less filler.
curlyfriski
Banned
One Piece DVD (Log Collections) sales are comparable to Gintama and the anime is really really bad. How do you explain that?
I have to wonder now how the old HxH anime's sales were actually. Could debunk my theory if they sold terribly.
Yes.
I don't have any numbers on me, but I do recall reading that the female fanbase is pretty big for Gintama.
One Piece has like 10 million more peeps!
Hell that might be the one time where me randomly putting "million" next to a number might be underselling it
retcon: also yes, gintama has the fujosh. lots of a lot of it. i think second only to kuroko right now?
I thought everybody knew this, the female fanbase is huge.
And yeah, watch/read Gintama.
gundamkyoukai
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The problem is the anime is there to sell merchandises , keep the manga in people minds , for ratings etc etc .
Yes all anime does that for there manga \ light novels but sometimes they also want DVD\ Blu Ray sales for long running shonen shows they don't care at all if they sell dvds .
Guess they make more profit just having the show on air than care about people buying it .
Fuck Yes Gintama is awesome it's better than the manga imo .
YO
WAIT
YO
WHEN YOU IGNORED ME WHEN I ASKED YOU IF YOU'VE WATCHED GINTAMA YET
YOU IGNORED ME
SO I THOUGHT YOU HATED IT
YO
I don't like it, but a lot of people like it so you will most likely enjoy it so the answer is yes.
curlyfriski
Banned
Yeah at the last Comiket Gintama had the third highest number of doujins among the women's circles behind Kuroko no Basket and Prince of Tennis, and Kuroko got banned because of threats of violence.
Source
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=529220&show=80
Yes, a million times yes. Although you might want to skip to episode 25 or so (whichever one the Death Note parody was).
ColossalLazy
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YES I am marathoning the anime, so good. I am in episode 130.
Shit Note was hilarious.
Why is Prince of Tennis still popular? get better taste fujoshi heads
gundamkyoukai
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Nah man he can't skip how he meet some of the major character in the beginning .
curlyfriski
Banned
I suppose you have to wander through the desert before reaching the promised land.
Why do we still have an active K-ON thread?
OK, K-ON is better than Prince of Tennis, but the point still stands.
The voice actors' performances make it much funnier. Plus some of the funniest episodes are the ones where the anime staff is just screwing around trying to fill time.
25 episodes for the comedy to sell on you
~40 or whatever for the serious arcs to elevate it to the next level (those one liners man, oh god)
I'm not even sure the entire manga is translated and the anime nullifies its existence even if it is
ColossalLazy
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I could never get into Gintama reading it.
The voice actors really add a lot to the humor and they do a lot of fourth wall break thats only possible in the anime.
Honestly, you can do whatever you want. I usually prefer mangas over anime adaptations but Gintama's anime is really good.
gundamkyoukai
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It's your choice but most people i know like the anime more than the manga.
While the manga good , the anime voice acting , music , good animation makes it's better .
The action arcs also crazy good in the anime like the Yoshiwara in Flames arc .
Prince of Tennis got nothing on K-On.
One of the really rare instances where I feel like something is missing reading the manga instead of watching the anime.
brotkasten
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You should read 7 Seeds and your list might grow.
Fidelis Hodie
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I tried reading it once or twice, never caught on. I'll look into it as far as anime goes though.
Infinite Justice
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"You lack...hatred"
One of the worse plays ever after he was revealed to be a face all along.
But given the horseshit Kishi is writing about their emotions being a power source maybe it was the right move...
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