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Toonami |Oct/Nov/Dec16| A Bacchanalia of Blood
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Imperial Bishop
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Indeed.
I think HxH is by far the best show on the block by a country mile, especially with the stuff we're getting into. Though these aren't based on first impressions. I've seen every show on the block to completion at this point.
JoJo season 1 is good but it never reached that status for me until the later seasons.
JoJo season 1 is good but it never reached that status for me until the later seasons.
I'm just glad people are liking Part 1. It's good, but in comparison to the rest of the series, it doesn't tend to rank as high for those who've seen/read everything. Not to pull the "oh man, just wait until further in HxH/One Piece" card, but I feel that Part 1 tends to be the "least" representative of what Jojo is about overall, even if it's still pretty good.
That's why fans recommend to just skip to Part 2 if Part 1 isn't doing it for you since you can still easily follow the plot despite the switch in characters, settings, etc.
Now I just wonder how the OP is going to be shortened next week. Just neat that we got the full ED each week, guess they wanted to get the most out of their licensed music.
That's why fans recommend to just skip to Part 2 if Part 1 isn't doing it for you since you can still easily follow the plot despite the switch in characters, settings, etc.
Now I just wonder how the OP is going to be shortened next week. Just neat that we got the full ED each week, guess they wanted to get the most out of their licensed music.
Hellwarden
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The funny thing is, Part 1 is kinda grounded in comparison to the rest of the series.
I'm just super bummed that it seems like HxH is finally going to "start" for real, yet we gotta wait THREE weeks for a new episode. At the very least, the recap episode won't feel as tedious this time around since we didn't have a HxH marathon lately.
It's why I always tell people "hey, if Part 1 isn't doing anything for you, totally understandable, skip to Part 2 or 3" to get a better sense of the overall tone & craziness of Jojo.
Absolutely agree. I don't hate Part 1 by any means, it's just, again, as someone who has read/seen all 7 parts & is keeping up with the current Part 8, it makes Part 1 feel like the "blueprint" of Araki's style.
It's why I always tell people "hey, if Part 1 isn't doing anything for you, totally understandable, skip to Part 2 or 3" to get a better sense of the overall tone & craziness of Jojo.
I really hate the "skip Parts" advice. Part I is short, to the point with little fat, and explores good elements that are kind of lost in later parts (and replaced with good things to be sure but there are things Part I does well that kind of fall to the wayside later that I think is unfortunate). Part III (and Part II to a lesser degree) also suffer I feel if you haven't seen Part I.
I guess the idea is to get someone into JoJo vs. they never get past parts they don't like even if a different part would be their favorite thing ever.
BassForever
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Yeah I mean if someone is having trouble getting into part 1 I'd suggest they skip to part 3 which is a much easier starting point.
This. I totally understand Croc's logic of wanting to get the most out of the overarching plot that connects the parts, but I'd rather people try to get into another part than just flat out dropping the seris because "oh, part 1 wasn't doing it for me, so I dropped it" & not realizing how different the series becomes.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Part 1 is fun once you take it for what it is.
And I don't know why anyone would want to skip Part 2 when
And I don't know why anyone would want to skip Part 2 when
it has the best Joestar as the protag.
Part one ranks pretty low in terms of people's favorite Jojo arcs but honestly... it's still Jojo. Which means it's still pretty god damn good. It the a fabulous mix of cheesy and swoll and the VO work in the dub in is killing it. If you're already all in on Jojo by the first arc then you are going to enjoy the rest of the series. It only gets better from here.
I didn't really like the second episode of JoJo as much as the first. It's not bad by any stretch, but I was like, "okay I get it Dio is an asshole, move along." And I didn't really like that fight/confrontation in the alley at all.
That said, the vampire stuff definitely piqued my interest, and I'm interested to see where they go from here.
That said, the vampire stuff definitely piqued my interest, and I'm interested to see where they go from here.
The best part is that it only gets better.
So did we know this before?
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...whale-and-me-micro-series-on-march-18/.107874
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...whale-and-me-micro-series-on-march-18/.107874
Yes.
Interesting.
I would! As a person who knew about Dio before seeing this is animated form, he was much more than the 1-note, non-developed antagonist I expected.
There's not many shows currently on the block that let us see a character develop through different ages of his life right now. We're thrown into a lot of teenage lives and expected to connect to them. This is cool when you're still a teen, but on an "adult action block", it can get pretty shallow.
More consistent than Gundam by a large margin, much more fresh than DBZ, not full of pacing issues like One Piece, and more mature and clear in what it wants to be and how it's portrayed than HxH.
I dunno if Part 1 is better than One Punch Man... they're both quite enjoyable in their own ways.
I look forward to the day I can feel this way, haha. Right now I just feel like I kinda wish some of the characters in the Zoldyck estate became main cast, now that Leorio and Kurapikachu are out for now. I liked how well paced the last arc was in a way, at least.
RubberLuffy
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Parts 1 and 2 of JoJo are my bottom two favorite parts but they're still amazing.
RandomExpletive
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Weird, I can't get episode 2 of JoJo to work, and Episode 1 works just fine.
I eagerly await the reactions to some upcoming character names
I eagerly await the reactions to some upcoming character names
What'd you not like about the alley fight?
SigmasonicX
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Finished rewatching Yu Yu Hakusho just now. Having read the manga ending recently, I really appreciate how the anime changed and expanded things. There was practically nothing to animate for the Demon World Tournament, but they managed to still make some pretty satisfying matches, including giving pretty neat attacks to Mukuro and others. Though it was obviously fan service to bring back so much stuff from the Dark Tournament, including Koenma and George providing commentary, it was definitely the right move. But not just that, they managed to provide closure for the character arcs set up earlier before Togashi rushed the ending. Kurama decides to stick to his human form, Hiei no longer has a death wish, Yusuke makes peace with Raizen, etc.
The anime ending was also so much more satisfying than the manga ending. Genkai doesn't randomly die of old age, the integration of demons into human society is still a far future goal as opposed to something that happens right away, they managed to work in the best part of the random one-off stories in the manga after the Demon World arc with alien Hiei, and the character interaction is great.
The anime ending was also so much more satisfying than the manga ending. Genkai doesn't randomly die of old age, the integration of demons into human society is still a far future goal as opposed to something that happens right away, they managed to work in the best part of the random one-off stories in the manga after the Demon World arc with alien Hiei, and the character interaction is great.
it just didn't do anything for me.
I also have to be real about the fact that it feels like a good 60 percent of the accents in the show don't really work.
Like I said, I don't even dislike the show at all, I've just cooled on it a little bit.
This is all still effectively set up stuff, which ends with sort of an early story climax in episode 3. After maybe 2 more episodes or so from where we are now I'd say you'd have a more fleshed out idea of what Part 1 is as a whole. Of course, you'd also be about halfway done with Part 1, too, so that certainly helps.
Part 1 is kind of "I'm still just getting established so I'mma make a goofy little shounen series about vampires." After that it's sort of like "well, that went pretty well, now let's really get crazy!" and the series starts to turn into its more renowned and famous form.
Imperial Bishop
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Funny you should mention that since Part 1 JoJo predates the Cell Saga.
Hellwarden
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Meanwhile in Tiger Mask W...
*nod* Just mean to the average Toonami watcher / most of us here. Dragon Ball Z and these sagas are like old nostalgic re-watches for most of us.
When I think about how much things in P1, 2, and 3 inspired 90s fighting games, it freaks me out, lol.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Meanwhile in Tiger Mask W...
Bah gawd, JR! Look at that! He's killing him! We are witnessing a murder right now!
Wait, so you were only two years old in 2012, when Jojo started airing? So you're only 6 now?!?!
I wasn't even a year old when Part 4 began.
I remember playing the fighting game from Capcom that was based on Part 3. Those were the days.
Doctor Decimate
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hm
the JoJo opening is shortened on the AS website
was it that way when it aired?
the JoJo opening is shortened on the AS website
was it that way when it aired?
"Shortened" is an understatement. Wow.
"Shortened" is an understatement. Wow.
It looks like it still has the full ED, though. I'll happily take a butchered OP cut like that if it keeps the ED uncut.
Holy shit that cut is terrible. That's the sacrifice we make for the full ED I guess. It's a shame since JoJo openings are just as good in their own way.
Doctor Decimate
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well
at least they left the most important part of the OP in
at least they left the most important part of the OP in
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