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by Raikoh
Mon May 04, 2015 11:40 am
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Dragon Ball (And Shonen in general)
Replies: 52
Views: 14875

Re: Dragon Ball (And Shonen in general)

But One Punch Man is published in a Seinen magazine. I'll admit I haven't read it but I saw it in an import manga store and laughed at the frankness of the title. Then more time on the internet had me see the concept and it looks like a great setup for a comedy series but a horrible concept for any ...
by Raikoh
Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:51 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Dragonball Super
Replies: 16
Views: 4963

Re: Dragonball Super

The Black Star Dragon Balls were some of the most ridiculous things in the entirety of GT (which is really saying something) and heavily contradict the point. You know, namely the idea that they blow up your planet in a year (and they're made by the planet's Guardian?), which is almost assuredly to ...
by Raikoh
Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:09 am
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I
Replies: 449
Views: 98071

Re: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I

Welp the Lightning Z gunpla doesn't even come with beam sabers. Worst design along the Zakus Makes sense to me. Try follows the logic that you don't bring a sword to a fistfight. Can anyone confirm why the Leopard da Vinci is getting a Gunpla? It appeared for all of five seconds in the last episode...
by Raikoh
Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:33 am
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Cross Ange
Replies: 405
Views: 93932

Re: Cross Ange

I personally would like to see a sequel focused on Hokuto-style shenanigans in the Mana world starring Sylvia (using a mech equipped with a whip as its main weapon). It'd mean no more Nana, unfortunately. Unless timeskip - but that would mean losing our hilarious sadist loli - or toss her voice onto...
by Raikoh
Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:42 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Dragonball Super
Replies: 16
Views: 4963

Re: Dragonball Super

gotta get myself used to japanese Goku then. tagalog Goku's voice is pretty stuck in my head. GT Kid Goku is also Doreamon's Nobita. one reason its hard to get used to the original japanese. I feel ya. I always watch Dragon Ball dubbed even though I barely watch any dubs and I have some pretty stro...
by Raikoh
Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:45 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Dragonball Super
Replies: 16
Views: 4963

Re: Dragonball Super

Another issue that BoGs brought up was the stupid saiyen feetus with a pure heart thing. Uh....Bra is older than Pan, where the hell was she? They also established Vegeta's brother as canon. If my sources are accurate, one of the Daizenshuu places Pan's birthdate as 779 and Bra's as 780. And they m...
by Raikoh
Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:28 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I
Replies: 449
Views: 98071

Re: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I

Problem is that even the "model quality = power" thing proved to be inconsistent. On the one hand, you have a scratchbuilt Destiny that didn't even have the nubs removed fighting on par with Build Burning. Then one of the very next fights has a master-built Hyaku Shiki mod, damaged or not,...
by Raikoh
Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:33 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Dragonball Super
Replies: 16
Views: 4963

Re: Dragonball Super

I heard GT is one of the twelve universes Beerus mentions in Battle of Gods, so it's still semi-canon unfortunately. The new Dragon Ball stuff has been rather good. Battle of Gods was awesome and Revival of "F" looks great (and return of best antagonist). Toriyama doesn't seem to be writin...
by Raikoh
Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:09 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: ufotable to Produce New Fate/stay night Project
Replies: 76
Views: 18630

Re: ufotable to Produce New Fate/stay night Project

It's mostly just that I think while most of the other performances have gotten more subtle and complex, Kamiya's role as Shinji has become more caricatured when there was nothing really wrong with it. Makes it a bit hamfisted when I actually quite liked the more subtle aspects of Shinji's character ...
by Raikoh
Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:47 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I
Replies: 449
Views: 98071

Re: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I

Yeah, it makes sense from a meta perspective, but in-universe the mechanics need to be set up a certain way. Saying "it's a game" doesn't justify it. If anything, it only makes it more confusing. Let's go with the moon, since that's less over-the-top than biting a chunk out of Earth and mo...
by Raikoh
Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:08 am
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I
Replies: 449
Views: 98071

Re: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I

Let's put it this way: Lightning Gundam was utterly demolished by The End in their first battle. A little tweaking and its power level suddenly becomes high enough to beat The End. This suggests that even a minor adjustment to build quality makes a major factor in specs. When Wilfrid says that the C...
by Raikoh
Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:24 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: ufotable to Produce New Fate/stay night Project
Replies: 76
Views: 18630

Re: ufotable to Produce New Fate/stay night Project

I quite liked the episode, although it seemed to be a bit slower than the actual Visual Novel for this part. I was thinking that we'd have gotten to the Church in 5-10 minutes or so. Lancer was great, as expected. I love how they draw attention to the "do you have something in mind for Caster?&...
by Raikoh
Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:21 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Replies: 14
Views: 5161

Re: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

I dunno, I think it's just that people like her character design and her being so supportive and helpful to Bell (despite him not really deserving it) makes her an ideal waifu target? I haven't read the novels so that's my best guess. A lot of really popular characters are the "what you see is ...
by Raikoh
Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:14 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Magical Girls
Replies: 183
Views: 41894

Re: Magical Girls

It's just that Western cultures are more prudish to sexuality than Japan. In Japan, it's just a thing. I personally didn't even take issue with the nipples in the Nanoha movies, since, well, it's anatomically correct and there's a difference between "nudity" and "sexualization." ...
by Raikoh
Fri Apr 24, 2015 2:42 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I
Replies: 449
Views: 98071

Re: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I

Except it contradicts the idea of Lucas being a good pilot if he's not holding back his power for when it's needed, especially in a battle where pacing is important. Going back to Dragon Ball, the entire argument against power levels are that those who have naturally high powers are going full blast...
by Raikoh
Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:09 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I
Replies: 449
Views: 98071

Re: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I

The issue isn't with the particle cap alone, it's the consistency of it. Like stated before, we don't have any reason to believe the Full Cloth was even half as powerful as the Tryon or any of the six mainline units in the final match other than we're told it's supposed to be awesome. Using Dragon B...
by Raikoh
Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:06 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: "Hair" in Mechas
Replies: 21
Views: 5605

Re: "Hair" in Mechas

what about the Diebuster's? and Buster Machine 7 for that matter? Aesthetic. Diebuster has a lot of tidbits that are there just to look neat, like the face on Dix-Neuf or the tennis player motif of Chico's unit. The idea I found was that they drove up the "coming of age" aspect of the sto...
by Raikoh
Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:25 am
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I
Replies: 449
Views: 98071

Re: The Official Gundam Build Fighters Try Mecha Thread Mk I

I really wish they'd drop the pretense that the Crossbone was supposed to be some awesome unit when it got so humiliated and other units do way more stuff and aren't crippled by particle handicap. Even with the Full Mode it lost out to Transient Burst. The Transient blasted through a mountain and ch...
by Raikoh
Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:10 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Replies: 14
Views: 5161

Re: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

The issue can easily be fixed by making the main character have a distinct personality with likes and dislikes, flaws, quirks, and such. Sugisaki of Seitokai no Ichizon (which nobody watched) is one example where I have no issues with him amassing a harem because he's hilarious and he certainly earn...
by Raikoh
Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:02 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Cross Ange
Replies: 405
Views: 93932

Re: Cross Ange

I heard that Jill's death was at the request of her voice actress, since it was an appropriate close to her character arc. I'd say that was a good call.

Is it weird that I want a spinoff about Sylvia in the messed-up world? Preferably with whipping and more bitchiness?