They already did a live action movie that was fairly faithful to the source material and had an all Japanese cast. It was kinda terrible, so yeah, basically reimagining the entire thing is the right thing to do
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Toonami |JunJul16| You Thought It Was Dragon Ball Super, But It Was ME, DIO!
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They already did a live action movie that was fairly faithful to the source material and had an all Japanese cast. It was kinda terrible, so yeah, basically reimagining the entire thing is the right thing to do
Good morning everyone. Pretty decent night.
Dragon Ball Z Kai:
The ultimate dick measuring contest. Smug-ass Vegeta vs Smug-ass Cell.
Also Goku & Gohan enter the time chamber.
Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans:
Ah, politically driven violence. The best kind of violence!
More of Tekkadan gets in on the action, especially now that there's space battles. Gotta love a Gundam space battle.
Hunter x Hunter:
Thankfully, this is Leorio's lowest moment. It's all uphill for him.
Oh and don't fuck with Killua, holy shit. Fun fact about that, in the manga, there was no bag, and he crushed his heart. A kids manga!
Naruto Shippuden:
Zzzzzzz really don't care for Team Heavy.
One Piece:
Luffy's personality is way too strong, making Oars so much like him.
More Brook backstory. Interesting thing about the flashback fight with Ryuma, in the manga, it ends with Brook getting stabbed in the eye socket (since he doesn't have eyes).
Samurai Champloo:
In an odd way, this series ended with both a downer and in an uplifting way.
Overall, I can see why this series is considered a classic. Beautifully animated with great moments of comedy and emotion, excellent voice work (especially for 2004), and just another notch in why Watanabe is a genius. I hope he does another series soon.
Dragon Ball Z Kai:
The ultimate dick measuring contest. Smug-ass Vegeta vs Smug-ass Cell.
Also Goku & Gohan enter the time chamber.
Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans:
Ah, politically driven violence. The best kind of violence!
More of Tekkadan gets in on the action, especially now that there's space battles. Gotta love a Gundam space battle.
Hunter x Hunter:
Thankfully, this is Leorio's lowest moment. It's all uphill for him.
Oh and don't fuck with Killua, holy shit. Fun fact about that, in the manga, there was no bag, and he crushed his heart. A kids manga!
Naruto Shippuden:
Zzzzzzz really don't care for Team Heavy.
One Piece:
Luffy's personality is way too strong, making Oars so much like him.
More Brook backstory. Interesting thing about the flashback fight with Ryuma, in the manga, it ends with Brook getting stabbed in the eye socket (since he doesn't have eyes).
Samurai Champloo:
In an odd way, this series ended with both a downer and in an uplifting way.
Overall, I can see why this series is considered a classic. Beautifully animated with great moments of comedy and emotion, excellent voice work (especially for 2004), and just another notch in why Watanabe is a genius. I hope he does another series soon.
oh also missed this last night
Agreed. Marathoning it at a steady pace (4ep a day) when Bass told me to was super weird. One moment my 4 episodes of the day covered nothing, while at other times I wanted to watch 10 in a row.
Agreed. Marathoning it at a steady pace (4ep a day) when Bass told me to was super weird. One moment my 4 episodes of the day covered nothing, while at other times I wanted to watch 10 in a row.
That's next week? Gah! I want to cry out but I cannot for it is spoilers! The wait has been so painful!
SparksterMeta0
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I may be crazy in placing logic in something like One Piece, but I don't get Perona. Why bother having Kumacy in the first place if she hates his voice? If this was a random soul, I can understand the contradiction of her keeping something she considers cute but has a voice she can't stand.
I'm surprised she never orders him to use some other form of communication. Like writing.
I'm surprised she never orders him to use some other form of communication. Like writing.
That's the joke.
SparksterMeta0
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Of course. See? What was I thinking?
Doctor Decimate
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later this month....
It's not explained in the show but Perona had a pet bear named Kumae when she was young who resembled Kumacy. Hogback made Kumacy at Perona's request, but like all zombies, it's powered by someone's shadow... In his case someone with an "uncute" voice. So, while Perona is fond of having Kumacy, she's frustrated with the voice he has... Probably because it doesn't fit the voice she expected.
quickie thoughts
DBZ - Wow some animation jank.
Gundam - I think HTown's "gundam-ass gundam" comment fits this best. "How can he move like that?!" etc. Also our first time seeing Mika/Barbatos a little vulnerable and having several other characters (Orga, Eugene, Akihiro) contribute in the encounter was neat. Not sure why Hitler's betrayal was made more incredibly obvious than it already was. The love triangle kinda stinks but at least the girls acted mostly normally at the episode end (both just asking Mika if he was okay).
HxH - This was pretty predictable. I mean, I didn't expect Leorio to actually feel up a woman, but his loss due to shallow gender-related, er, weaknesses was telegraphed. Killua's bout was also easy to see coming. We knew he could and would kill people in a flash, and the over-the-top build up of Mr. super killer was clearly leading to a Worf-ing or whatever. Still not a terrible episode but I do have to retract a bit on saying the show subverted expectations a little.
Champloo - I felt the encounter with Fuu and her dad was satisfying, appropriate, and appropriately melancholy. There was a good mix of "disappointment" and relief (followed by despair), and you could see in Fuu's body language. Some good voice acting too on Kari's part. The obvious criticisms are that Mugen's opponent kinda came out of nowhere and I wish it was a little bit more established there, and Jin's last-ditch self-sacrifice strategy turning out all a-okay is a little weak, but I'm not too disappointment everyone survived.
Shippuden - nah
One Piece - a couple of blah episodes in a row. Seeing the Brook/Ryuma event 5 years ago didn't seem totally necessary, most of that the audience could already gather from implication. Not too bummed though as most One Piece arcs stall in the middle a bit.
DBZ - Wow some animation jank.
Gundam - I think HTown's "gundam-ass gundam" comment fits this best. "How can he move like that?!" etc. Also our first time seeing Mika/Barbatos a little vulnerable and having several other characters (Orga, Eugene, Akihiro) contribute in the encounter was neat. Not sure why Hitler's betrayal was made more incredibly obvious than it already was. The love triangle kinda stinks but at least the girls acted mostly normally at the episode end (both just asking Mika if he was okay).
HxH - This was pretty predictable. I mean, I didn't expect Leorio to actually feel up a woman, but his loss due to shallow gender-related, er, weaknesses was telegraphed. Killua's bout was also easy to see coming. We knew he could and would kill people in a flash, and the over-the-top build up of Mr. super killer was clearly leading to a Worf-ing or whatever. Still not a terrible episode but I do have to retract a bit on saying the show subverted expectations a little.
Champloo - I felt the encounter with Fuu and her dad was satisfying, appropriate, and appropriately melancholy. There was a good mix of "disappointment" and relief (followed by despair), and you could see in Fuu's body language. Some good voice acting too on Kari's part. The obvious criticisms are that Mugen's opponent kinda came out of nowhere and I wish it was a little bit more established there, and Jin's last-ditch self-sacrifice strategy turning out all a-okay is a little weak, but I'm not too disappointment everyone survived.
Shippuden - nah
One Piece - a couple of blah episodes in a row. Seeing the Brook/Ryuma event 5 years ago didn't seem totally necessary, most of that the audience could already gather from implication. Not too bummed though as most One Piece arcs stall in the middle a bit.
Crimson_Echidna
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Ok, I had heard about that Heart Scene in Hunter X Hunter, but I don't think I was really prepared for that.
I ate there once like 12 years ago, I think.
I don't even know why they keep Kai around when it's most likely OPM's OP is way more popular.
But this OP makes you feel the rush of blood within you.
I was thinking of a green, bug-like alien.
Yeah, very post-modern for an anime.
Well, I'll just say that it's not most stories.
Fucking what?
The adaptation being smarter then the source material?
Or is it?
That's rather neat after my trip last month. Especially when the lead singer of the Y Axes loves Bebop.
Herself?
Makes me glad Bebop is my favorite anime ever.
They killed off their bast man. Like, may as well not bother.
Guess they never went back to that checkpoint.
I should watch his other two-non action shows but...you have any opinion on why that went downhill?
Mockingbird stretched?
IFKR!?
Has anybody asked Gendy about that?
Wait, really? That was back in 2008...man, Japanese entertainment still has a long ways to go (though, that does feel nice I bet on the best horse).
Now I'm feeling it again:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP9rJdxmuQU
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Schadenfreude
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So why do you we really suck? I mean, I have no problem admitting it but I just want to know why we're advertising it.
JoJo ran in Weekly Shonen Jump, which is a magazine for kids in Japan. Meaning that Parts 1-6 (and early 7) are targeted to kids.
Granted, it did run during a time when Jump was extra violent. Showcasing Fist of the North Star, Kinnikuman, Saint Seiya
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Haha, nice thread title change.
SigmasonicX
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Of One Piece? Other than it being unclear how they'd handle zombies in general (they did Shaman King relatively well, right?), I don't remember anything they'd find bothersome.
Now, next week's episode...
they'd probably pretend they didn't skip Laboon, like how they included Miss Golden Week during that part where Vivi talked about all the Baroque Works members despite skipping Little Garden
I'm buying these
WITH CASH
not scanslations
rip
read like sophmore year 3 or 4
had volumes 6-10 which I just never got around to
I forgot so I had to look it up.
It's something Mugen said in the finale of Champloo about how both he and Jin got recked.
Ha ha!
BassForever
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Stop it's not worth it
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Because we got Movie Month canned.
Doctor Decimate
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Why does everyone think acknowledging race issues and acknowledging the quality of a movie are mutually exclusive?
Hellwarden
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Guys, Pokemon Go is gonna save Nintendo.
Just like Karin Uzumaki saved Naruto Shippuden.
Doctor Decimate
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I'm curious if people are gonna get bored like they did with Miitomo.
So
The protagonist is now being haunted by the demons of jealous men because they are mad he has a harem.
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unknownstranger
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Schadenfreude
Member
I've got a Go for you. Go Away, Zonic.
I honestly don't even know why I do. Hell, I actually watched the first season of the anime when I heard Shaft would be involved, though I was able to convince myself to not bother with S2.
I'm still hard pressed to think of any good rom-coms that Shonen Jump has published that isn't part of an action series. I can't recall I"S or Ichigo 100%, To-Love-Ru went full-on pervy, and....those are the only others I can think of.
Pfft. I wouldn't even bother looking at Nisekoi. Seems like a waste of time to me.
It kind of is. I'm sure part of the reason is Shonen Jump being all "drag this out as long as you can", but it gets real tiresome when it feels like it's finally going to make actual progress on the plot, but then it goes to square one & then filler happens with little actually changing, feeling like we're just being toyed with. At the very least, it SEEMS like it's the end game, but yes, as Soul said, it gets kind of tropey & really, there's no suspense because you KNOW it's gonna be "first girl introduced & has most screen time" because when HASN'T it been that.
Schadenfreude
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Oh right.
Yes, it's on Adult Swim's schedule.
UltraGunner
Banned
The new L looks like he stepped off of a Rick Owens runway shoot. I bet instead of eating cake his quirk is that he constantly vapes.
I think the suspense of the original can easily be transplanted into a bunch of different coatings, and as they noted they have the quirk of him having his hands in his pockets down.
I've never read the manga nor watched the anime, but I saw the original live action film and liked it
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