Trojita
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First episode is worth it for Titty Limbo, seriously one of the most ridiculous fanservice mechanisms to ever exist.
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First episode is worth it for Titty Limbo, seriously one of the most ridiculous fanservice mechanisms to ever exist.
Newtype-001
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Sounds like most Kyoani shows
Most meaning, what, the ones coming out of the kyoani internal publishing effort?
I feel confident saying hyouka and sound euphonium are among the best shows in the medium.
I feel confident saying hyouka and sound euphonium are among the best shows in the medium.
Newtype-001
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I dont know what their internal and external stuff are but i heard Sound Euphonium was pretty good but the last thing i liked from them was Tamako Market
OniBarubary
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Every time someone makes a Naruto comparison I feel a little bit of my soul shrivel up and wither away.
Crocodile hit the nail on the head, Bakugou is a little shit but he still wants to be a hero. I mean fuck's sake, look at cops in this country. It's not like being a shitbag precludes someone from working in a generally beneficial workplace. And not to spoil anything but people have already seen that the adult heroes aren't all rays and sunshine and some are in it for fame or money, so get prepared to see more of that come up.
Crocodile hit the nail on the head, Bakugou is a little shit but he still wants to be a hero. I mean fuck's sake, look at cops in this country. It's not like being a shitbag precludes someone from working in a generally beneficial workplace. And not to spoil anything but people have already seen that the adult heroes aren't all rays and sunshine and some are in it for fame or money, so get prepared to see more of that come up.
Newtype-001
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Rewatching again and they absolutely nailed the shroowmn sound One For All makes. I cant get enough of it.
Dominican Power
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Deku is amazing.
WickedLaharl
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Probably one of the worst episodes from this anime season.
All the crying and irrational hate is beyond obnoxious at this point. Why couldn't this show just be good and have them kicking ass instead.
All the crying and irrational hate is beyond obnoxious at this point. Why couldn't this show just be good and have them kicking ass instead.
I guess this show is not for you, but that's fine, I'm sorry to hear you didn't like it.
Crash Station
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Bakugou is an even worse character than Sasuke.
CreeperBlocks
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Bakugou reminds me of that Guy from Shaman King. Ren I think his name was? I need to ask this to people who have read the manga:
Does Bakugou become a "Villian"?
Dedication Through Light
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What? Sasuke wasnt even bad, it isnt his fault everyone was playing him fooling him and constantly deluding him and even then, just like Bakugou, they both want to be the "heroes" of their franchises. I think people have vastly misunderstood Bakugo and Sasukes characters.
Permanently A
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I was able to gloss over Bakugou's ranting when I read the manga, but here I can't ignore the fact that he's just a complete and utter asshole. I mean, why are you even mad at Deku? Because he was concerned for your well-being after you slipped and fell into a fucking river? l m a o
-Pyromaniac-
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It's definitely overdone but they're basically showing everyone feeding his ego and pride and it has built up to a point where it's so fragile that the thought of someone who he considered lesser equaling or surpassing him is something he can't handle.
manfestival
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I just watched the first episode and now I want to become like all might
Starfish Hero
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That's not his problem with Deku.
People who defended Bakugou concerns me because now I'm doubtful about how good this series turns out later on.
His placement in the story and characterization is as annoying as Sasuke really.
silenttype01
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Then start aiming for 100 squats, 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and a 10km run everyday
Crash Station
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He was a friggin 4 year old when he fell into that river. If your ego is that big at that age to the point you shut down from someone trying to help you, you're a narcissistic sociopath. It doesn't matter how much external influence was involved.
Is being a bad person so irreconcilable with being not being an evil person?
plus MHA readers are used to absurd comparisons with Naruto when the series is not like it at all, it gets annoying
People are defending him because the comparison is silly, he's far more like Vegeta than Sasuke.
plus MHA readers are used to absurd comparisons with Naruto when the series is not like it at all, it gets annoying
Bakugou is cool, far more interesting than the cry baby main character. No wonder Bakugou is always so pissed off at him, Deku is hella annoying and a dumbass (this is the guy who wanted to get into a hero school with no powers and then goes to attack a villain with a book bag), plus now this dude followed him to the same high(?)school.
Woah, Vegeta is trash. Maybe if Bakugou got his ass beat against Deku in the fight, then yeah he'd be all talk just like Vegeta. But so far he seems to be able to back up his talk. Oh and the series does seem heavily inspired by Naruto, just last episode we got a Kakashi knock off lol
Woah, Vegeta is trash. Maybe if Bakugou got his ass beat against Deku in the fight, then yeah he'd be all talk just like Vegeta. But so far he seems to be able to back up his talk. Oh and the series does seem heavily inspired by Naruto, just last episode we got a Kakashi knock off lol
Hindenblewp
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Deku is the most hot blooded hero in this show.
-Pyromaniac-
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I totally agree it's overdone to the max but that's still the idea they're trying to get across ;P
Sure as hell doesn't feel like that now. And Vegeta started off as a villain, not rival.
this is pretty much what baku sees + "Deku was hiding his power literally to piss me off because I'm that egocentric"
Crash Station
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No, but I don't think it's a tall order to ask the story treat said character that way. Unless of course it's a straight comedy or the entire cast consist of assholes. Plenty of series have pulled it off well. This one doesn't, which is a shame because it pulls off every other supporting character.
And Vegeta really isn't the same. The guy started off as a villain and was a major threat for an entire arc. Sure, it's a bit weird people forgave him so easily after that (something I honestly did have a bit of a problem with), but DB/Z isn't a school setting and his alliance with the main cast was more based on the fact he was needed and not that they thought he was a good person until much later when he had completely turned over a new leaf. And even then, the guy still goes to hell when he dies.
Edit: And honestly, how Vegeta is treated by the story is kind of shit too. Almost every conflict in Z is indirectly and directly a result of his douchebaggery and need to fight strong people.
The thing that makes it different is Goku isn't much better and there really isn't as big of a gap in character writing quality in DBZ as there in in MHA. Everyone is kind of shitty in different ways.
Well, Bakugou is like a Vegeta-style character who can back up their words.
And MHA is inspired by a lot of things, Aizawa being a
better
The point of Bakugou is he's an exaggeration of a real life personality, someone who's actually skilled and ruined his life by becoming arrogant and fragile about it. He's taking the coming of age journey like Deku is, but in the opposite direction. It would miss the point if he was like Sasuke and just straight jumped into being a villain.
...to be honest, I think that realness is what makes Bakugou so unacceptable to some people. People don't want to hear that bullies are redeemable people if they got bullied.
And that's absurd. For one, that's exactly what this episode/set of chapters did. Two, he's not evil.
Permanently A
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yeah but bakugou was an asshole to deku the entire time before deku got a quirk
literally being an massive shit for no reason. sorry your ego is so fucking fragile at 4 years old you can't handle someone actually caring for your safety and more than a decade later you're still so pissed off that deku tried to help you that you try to goad him into killing himself
Dedication Through Light
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Why would they do that when thats what these flashbacks have been showing us. If he didn't why would he let Midoriya follow him around everywhere and be his shadow and sing praises to him. I think part of Bakugou needs Midoriya in his life to keep him grounded in reality, and also I think his time with him in the past enabled him to feel some compassion for Midoriya's struggles, why else would he be so focused on him in the current times, be aware of his weaknesses in the fight this episode, and a few episodes actually go to Midoriya's home to attempt to express gratitude in his own special way?
Why does Deku even follow Bakugou and his crew anyway when he was getting mocked by them anyway, it never seemed like he was forced to. Deku is just dumb lol
Why are you such a bully, you hurt my feelings. :[[
So Sasuke? =o
Well Sasuke didn't jump straight into being a villain, he had his reasons.
Seems like kind of a narcissistic asshole who's been bullying the main character since they were 4 just because he could, though. Who cares if Deku went to the same school as him? He wasn't following him there, he wanted to go to the best school for his own reasons. Why does the world have to revolve around him?
I can agree with "interesting", but from what I've seen so far, I wouldn't call him "cool" at all. Unless you're just talking about his power.
I'm not sure how you could say this with a straight face considering this episode and the fact that you read the manga.
Trojita
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I'm just taking a note out of Bakugou's playbook.
actually, are there any shonen out there where the main hero is an aggressive irritable jackass asshole? i'm pretty used to happy-go-lucky, overconfidence, analytical/timid etc, but just straight up i-fucking-hate-the-world doesn't pop out at me.
I don't really agree with the idea that the story/other characters don't treat Bakugou like the asshole he is. everyone in his class thinks he's a loose cannon one fuse short of blowing up the world. they also know that he wants to be a hero.
they don't really know much about him being a jackass bully for his entire life because deku and baku didn't bother telling anyone, so expecting them to act on that info is silly
I don't really agree with the idea that the story/other characters don't treat Bakugou like the asshole he is. everyone in his class thinks he's a loose cannon one fuse short of blowing up the world. they also know that he wants to be a hero.
they don't really know much about him being a jackass bully for his entire life because deku and baku didn't bother telling anyone, so expecting them to act on that info is silly
Crash Station
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People usually have to do something to redeem themselves to be considered redeemable. There have been plenty of redeemed bullies in anime. Great Teacher Onizuka does a great job at it, and it's not like those characters lose who they after being redeemed.
I'm actually more talking about what happens after and the lack of consequences for Bakugou's actions both before and after these episodes as people continue to look at him with admiration. Hell, the episode makes it a point to show All Might as being irresponsible.
-Pyromaniac-
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It's just that his complete and utter fury toward deku doesn't seem earned. Like this dude is so mad you'd think deku raped his pet puppy when he was a child. Like he is beyond furious and can barely speak or churn out full sentences.
If it wasn't so overdone I think people would accept it a lot easier but oh well. I see what they're getting at so I forgive the execution.
Crash Station
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I'm not the only one that feels that way among people caught up with the manga. The guy is incredibly divisive and I've posted before in length how I feel the narrative still isn't treating him like it should be.
Trojita is cool, far more interesting poster than BkzUzi. No wonder Trojita is always so pissed off at him, BkzUzi is hella annoying and a dumbass (this is the guy who posted bunch of terrible opinions everywhere), plus now this dude followed him to the same forum.
The current manga arc deals with the villains kidnapping Bakugou and trying to make him one of them. He refuses and resists pretty hard.
Absolutely nobody looks at him with admiration except for his skills. Bakugou ends up with like, 1 friend in the entire class, while every class member admires or becomes friends with Deku.
The teachers follow it up by focusing on Bakugou's attitude as an issue to be solved.
What more do you expect them to do? Shun him? Expel him? The students, including Deku later on, are doing the mature thing, ignoring him.
The Silver
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I agree, Bakugo just feels too over the top with his hatred of Deku. Like he seems literally insane and the school needs to give him a mental evalutation before he's ever allowed to be a hero or even come back to class.
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