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THE ULTIMATE STREET FIGHTER!!!!!!

 

[Crayolan]

This awkward animation combined with Hidan's masochism is actually kind of hilarious.

 

[foxuzamaki]

 

[skLaFarebear]

Damn Hidan is fucked up lol.

 

[blitzwolf215]

Maybe not but storywise losing a friend to the 'darkside' is just as bad if not worse then them dying altogether since it can

Spoiler

and does

come back to bite them in the ass.

The Sauce and Shikamaru were never friends.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

Going Merry > Asuma Sarutobi

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Hidan literally orgasmed from that.

RIP Asuma.

 

[Raxus]

Be nice if they condensed this and next episode into one episode.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Okay, I know you guys don't really care about Asuma but try to think about how your favorite character Shikamaru just lost his mentor. Time for One Piece.

 

[grandjedi6]

Lots of Deaths and Creepiness Tonight.

...and now for something completely different!

 

[Raxus]

The Sauce and Shikamaru were never friends.

Well comrade. Either way he was lost on his mission to save him.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Maybe not but storywise losing a friend to the 'darkside' is just as bad if not worse then them dying altogether since it can

Spoiler

and does

come back to bite them in the ass.

Guys shikamaru himself said he doesnt even really like sasuke, its been 2 years, im sure he has lost some comrades on missions.

 

[Man God]

Lots of Deaths and Creepiness Tonight.

...and now for something completely different!

I'm not worried because I'm already dead! Skull Joke!

 

[Hellwarden]

Be nice if they condensed this and next episode into one episode.

When the anime finally ends, it's gonna need a Kai version harder than any other anime in existence.

 

[skLaFarebear]

Be nice if they condensed this and next episode into one episode.

Don't worry that's what the recaps are for!

When the anime finally ends, it's gonna need a Kai version harder than any other anime in existence.*

*Not named One Piece

 

[Htown]

I felt more for that boat from last One Piece

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Time for Revelations Piece

 

[BassForever]

So...did Asuma's death really change the world in hindsight?

Because back when it happened, I remember Naruto fans lost their shit.

When I first read the series I wasn't phased at all... Asuma was a c-tier character who just happened to train the best of the b-teams (Team Ino/Shika/Cho) and suddenly got a huge push attached with death flags, his death was not surprising at all.

The fact that Asuma a minor Naruto character dies made you more upset then the Merry dying in one Piece greatly concerns me

 

[LOLDSFAN]

Going Merry > Asuma Sarutobi

I didn't care about a boat, but when I first saw Asuma go I was legit shook.

Anyway I'm out.

 

[foxuzamaki]

When the anime finally ends, it's gonna need a Kai version harder than any other anime in existence.

This so fucking hard

 

[Ponn]

He really died from smoking. TRUTH

 

[the_sun_king]

Spoiler

Finally.

Anime telegraphed that HUGELY compared to the manga (and it was glaringly obvious what was gonna befall Asuma in the manga to begin with - dude suddenly got a background, screentime, and what's-her-face waiting for him back home...I knew he was doomed back then).

 

[CrazyDiamond]

When the anime finally ends, it's gonna need a Kai version harder than any other anime in existence.

Fuck One Piece Kai! I want One Piece Brotherhood.

 

[BassForever]

Guys shikamaru himself said he doesnt even really like sasuke, its been 2 years, im sure he has lost some comrades on missions.

And I'm sure he hasn't, your comment means nothing without any evidence. His comment is clearly about losing Sasuke nothing in the series indicates any other answer

 

[Crocodile]

Er yeah GaimeGuy if you've got rectal bleeding, I'd stop watching Toonami and seek medical help ASAP. Too many causes for something like that are SERIOUS BUSINESS.

 

[BatDan]

Fuck One Piece Kai! I want One Piece Brotherhood.

Brotherhood Kai
New animation and faster pacing.
Oh wait it would still be Toei...

 

[Raxus]

I felt more for that boat from last One Piece

Spoiler

I'm....sorry I couldn't ninja you a little further Shika...

 

[Moaradin]

Asuma's death doesn't really bother me. It's more about Shikamaru loosing his mentor and dealing with it. There's a really great episode coming up about that and it's more emotional than this was.

 

[Soulflarz]

Back for OP

 

[Grexeno]

I felt more for that boat from last One Piece

Totally.

 

[Zonic]

All that commercial reminds me is there was an ATHF golf game on PS2.

 

[blitzwolf215]

I didn't care about a boat, but when I first saw Asuma go I was legit shook.

Anyway I'm out.

Why? He contributed nothing to the overall story. The anime had to give him a filler arc just to make him fleshed out.

 

[Seda]

Asuma's death doesn't really bother me. It's more about Shikamaru loosing his mentor and dealing with it. There's a really great episode coming up about that and it's more emotional than this was.

Yep

 

[GaimeGuy]

 

[mightynine]

I don't know if I can handle Recap Piece this week.

 

[Man God]

Asuma is dope and I miss him already.

 

[ckohler]

It's One Piece time.

 

[foxuzamaki]

When I first read the series I wasn't phased at all... Asuma was a c-tier character who just happened to train the best of the b-teams (Team Ino/Shika/Cho) and suddenly got a huge push attached with death flags, his death was not surprising at all.



The fact that Asuma a minor Naruto character dies made you more upset then the Merry dying in one Piece greatly concerns me

I dont give a shit about a boat that suddenly learned to talk with all its cheese.
spoilers:

Spoiler

they get a much cooler boat afterwards. I cried when ace died, since he was my favorite OP character.

 

[Raxus]

To recap, Last Week on One Piece

 

[Schadenfreude]

Asuma's death doesn't really bother me. It's more about Shikamaru loosing his mentor and dealing with it. There's a really great episode coming up about that and it's more emotional than this was.

See? Everyone should listen to this guy. He's a smart cookie.

 

[skLaFarebear]

Didn't feel much for Asuma. Him dying is really supposed to further develop Shikamaru's character who I felt much for throughout the duration of this arc, and in the show in general.

Merry tho ;_;

 

[BatDan]

Oh damn it Toei, do you really have to recap last week?

 

[grandjedi6]

Tonight we get an amazing character!

 

[Soulflarz]

Still not sure why this part isn't cut :/

 

[MetatronM]

PREVIOUSLY, ON FEELS PIECE

 

[Imperial Bishop]

We gotta relive the feels again.

 

[the_sun_king]

I dont give a shit about a boat that suddenly learned to talk with all its cheese.
spoilers:

Spoiler

they get a much cooler boat afterwards. I cried when ace died, since he was my favorite OP character.

Major One Piece Spoilers

Spoiler

Conversely, Ace dying didn't do anything to me at all since he was literally used as a plot point and his character development came after the fact. (Yes, the flashback made me then care somewhat about him, but I personally think Oda mishandled Ace overall. Then again, I dislike the Whitebeard War stuff as a whole...)

 

[Grexeno]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NOT AGAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNN

 

[B-Dubs]

Merry ;_;

 

[BassForever]

Er yeah GaimeGuy if you've got rectal bleeding, I'd stop watching Toonami and seek medical help ASAP. Too many causes for something like that are SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Hopefully it's just light hemorrhoids like what I had, just some of those butt cream pill things fixes that right up.

Asuma's death doesn't really bother me. It's more about Shikamaru loosing his mentor and dealing with it. There's a really great episode coming up about that and it's more emotional than this was.

I generally agree with this, though I feel it still doesn't have the impact it should because Shikamaru is a b-tier character losing his c-tier mentor. Neither has had the screen time individually or together to make these scenes have the impact they should.