I mostly enjoy exposition. So I am still mostly having a good time.
I am also hoping the CP0 having to assassinate people while avoiding power houses will be fun.
My only negative with the arc is while the characters are fun , the environment isn't all that fun as it's just a laboratory with machinery.
When the pacifistas just showed up they all had were expressionless, couldnt act without orders, shared a specific imposing design and showed the robotics and crackling electricity when hurt.
Those seraphims have showed a range of emotions, decision making capacity and look like kids. I think at face value its a lot more difficult to see them as robots.
But also we had things like the Germa clones being considered evil , Vegapunk saying Stussy should be seen as humans and the Vegapunks being treated liked real characters so its weird to still expect us to see the clones as just machines rather than humans.
I can believe that Ray disappeared, Crocus was unknown (he was with them 1 year out of 20) and shanks is protected by his strength. But when they made him a warlord they knew Buggy was on the ship that went there. So it has to be them just not wanting to take him out.
I think my issue comes down to the killing of baby Ace (and attempt to kill Tom). That portays them as such extreme paranoid when it comes to anything that can threaten or relate to Roger them that it makes me it hard for me to believe that they would just trust Buggy is too much of a buffoon (or too loyal) for him to be threat or need punishing and give him immunity instead of it being a trap to kill him just to eliminate any risk.
I would say you makinng an argument why it ruins Wano not the manga. And you can just do that in the wano thread.
But yes I agree that it would have been better to have Kaido be the only villain.
Like maybe you can have Orochi exist in the flashback and Kaido betray and kills him to become the shogun/ruler of the place. And after all that suffering we see both Kurzumi and Kozuki working together to take down that destroy their country and let go of blood feud that led to that in the first place. Tama and Momo being that new peaceful time. With Tama being clearly identified as one (textbox and all not something for deep fans).
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1065: Six Vegapunks:
@Ivotas A week of downtime after the battle, several more days before the crew departs, and then whatever travel time it took to reach Egghead allows a lot of downtime with nothing better to do than get to know each other. And you'd think a kid would be pretty quick to come up.
Luffy's super famous grandpa never came up. Same for his brother. Sanji family never came up. it seems no one that didnt meet Laboon knew about him in thriller bark. the strawhats dont really volunteer stories about their lives. Usually its outside people that reveal their personal info.
@hideoushorrendous said in Chapter 1071: The Hero Deploys:
"I refuse to accept Strawhat as a Yonko "
Finally someone with a brain speaks up.
Throwing a tantrum about the new emperor comes off as more moronic to me. Both with Green bull and Lucci.
@pariston_hill said in Jujutsu Kaisen:
The Yuta x Maki shiper in me is sad
https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1021184
Maybe it'll be a threesome
I find post wano bounties quite annoying outside the strawhats.
Law and Kidd getting the same bounty as Luffy is annoying after the events and ressources he gathered inflated his bounty much above the other 2.
There's no reason Crocodile would get 1.9B as a yonko commander with no real accomplishment to his name (all went to Buggy). I'm not even sure he's consider first commander when Mihawk is also one.
Buggy get a bigger bounty then people that took out yonko without taking out any some major player like an admiral or other massive event just potential.
And with Mihawk we have a commander with a bounty bigger than 3 yonko including his own because he is the one thing Oda respect enough to protect from the buggy joke.
Blackbeard bounty so incredibly inadequate after a year talking over countries with criminals so terrible they had to erase them and being also a former warlord. He's buggy but with longer time, more incident and 2 fruits.
Call me old fashion but I like the idea that the Yonko are the most dangerous pirates(AKA have the biggest bounty) and they are very hard to surpass.
Could be interesting if Roger made the government a deal that his crew would all stay quiet if the government left them all alone and on the other hand if any of them gets killed they would expose the full story. A mutually agreed destruction deal. With the members scattered and unable to be contained all at once the government thought it was worth it .
And surrendering himself to be killed was a sign of good faith.
They know Buggy past affiliation and where he lives. So its not just a matter of "we cant find them".
To me it reflects them being less motivated to execute him than some others with less obvious links. Which I think is weird.
I'm hoping there's some explanation like either Roger or Shanks made a deal that guarantee silence for security but no it isnt really a make or break part of the story.
But since the chapter was referencing the roger pirates and how much knowledge they had and there wasnt some major reveal outside of that. I think it makes sense that the roger pirates became the center of discussion. Be it speculation on why they didnt share their knowledge or how much effort was put in catching them. It's not like there's much usually much reason to talk about them outside Rayleigh & Roger.
@ARTEMlS The dragons seems to me they try to take care of wishes in a helpful way rather than a "got you" way so I'd be incline to believe Porunga probably put them on wathever the nearest planet they can survive is.
I wonder who the giants crew have the biggest soft spot for between Luffy and Shanks.
I imagine they had more drinking feast with Shanks but I doubt they had the same kind of intense adventure they had with Luffy and mr.3 plus the strawhats helped reunite the crew by telling the giants from Ennias Lobby about how they got tricked.
Personally, I dont see how a good season 2 doesnt end with Alabasta. It is the more appropriate climax for a season of tv. Drum is a personal story to Chopper while Albasta is one that allows the crew to come together to face the threat and Crocodile being a shichibukai allow him to have that grander aspect that contrast with what comes before. I also think it tells me there is an interest in telling the full story rather than drag it out until the interest dies out.
Also if my math is correct that means it will cover Laboon, Whiskey peak, little garden then drum. Whiskey peak is mostly action and little garden and Laboon were very short. I cant say im convinced by the idea they all need 2 episodes dedicated to them. That's not really a pacing that give me confidence.
@pariston_hill said in My Hero Academia II - A true Hero:
So yeah, the main takeaway from in universe society is to look at the intrinsic societal flaws that produce villains and ascertain that they become so due to personal flaws of character or some 90s moral policing about how bad influences or exposure to violent content (tv, video games, etc) corrupt the youth.
My impression is that you're supposed to feel bad for spinner while also acknowledging that Shigaraki great number of murder is bad. The guards want to dismiss Spinner but Deku tries to offer understanding and finding a productive way forward. And I think thats supposed to contrast what we typically want to do with criminals vs what we could do.
@pariston_hill said in My Hero Academia II - A true Hero:
One more down, 3 to go and break next week.
Now can someone explain to me
I took it as a simple having him get called out by the only person whose opinion and approval he would care about. From anyone else he wouldnt feel any guilt or interest.
@Kdom said in Chapter 1118: The Most Free:
Do you think Luffy has an idea to beat the elders ? He seems confident. Also I hope it will not take too long before we see the robot do something. The teasing was long enough.
He will probably try to drop them in the sea but I dont think he has anything specific in mind. He just tend to be run confidently at the villain regardless of it makes the most sense or not.
@hideoushorrendous said in Chapter 1118: The Most Free:
This is me but with Nika :
Not often I see someone that doesnt like spiderman.
Is it the constant laughing getting in the way of tension that makes you dislike it? Or is it a matter of design?
While I can see him helping with some anime decision I doubt Oda helps with translation choices.
I would side on the belief the translator just had to use their best judgement and hope they are right.
@kouch_lee said in Jujutsu Kaisen:
Hype up Yuta controlling Gojo > Yuta gets punched in the face just once > immediately end chapter after 7 pages with the implication that Yuta got clapped > 3 week break.
I don't even know what the general consensus is on JJK, or what's going on behind-the-scenes, but from a "casual fan" perspective, this is just bizarre.
Author is sick so that explains the limited page and long break.
And the limited page might contribute to how weird the chapter is (maybe with more page we would see Yuuta being effective agianst Sukana).
The yuuta being hugged is the body without a brain so I wouldnt put too much stock on that.
Personally I dont like it mostly because I didnt want Gojo back or Sukana getting his domain back as I feel we rethreading stuff we already seen. And Yuuta having to discover that sukana can punch him when they are in a domain (the stuff Gojo had to learn) reinforce that feeling.
Changing subject
Do we know if the ponyglyphs is a forgotten language or a secret language?
Meaning it was known to general public of the time but after the war the language was lost or it was always known to very few.
