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SteelPlatedHeart said:
So I had a random Boruto clip come across my recommendations with Naruto is some new form(turns out it’s like a bijuu mode for specifically taijustu) which leads me to find out that later that episode or the next Kurama sacrifices himself so Naruto won’t die and Naruto is now depowered and without a bijou in him.
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If they had done that in the original show it would have been a lot more interesting.
 
FaramirG said:
If they had done that in the original show it would have been a lot more interesting.
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I think something similar happened to Sasuke as well. Gotta massively depower the old characters so the new ones can come along and be the strong ones.
 
Watched/read some shit lately

Oh damn I expected this to be some kind of karma series but no he's just an asshole. He's very obviously a crook and that should be obvious from talking to him in a seedy bar, but he's such a good conversationalist that even the viewer starts to trust him a little at first. I loved when he "taught" that guy how to drive. It's almost too negative to watch more than a couple episodes at a time but that's just fine. He seems to do the "humiliate a horny salaryman" thing too often but I'm not that far in yet, I'm sure he varies up his marks later.

I never read Tokyo Ghoul, only the author's one-shot for HxH, but I really enjoy this. Something about it just clicks with me. It's a generic premise but it's so endearing and well put together that it's my favorite currently running ability series. Of course it's only ten chapters in so who knows if it will stay good. I think it will stay positive at least, it sounds like Tokyo Ghoul wasn't enjoyable to make but this is.

What a complete waste of time. I read it thinking it would build up to what happened between Char and Haman Karn, and it would show her become the amoral dictator she is in the anime. But no she changes in a short timeskip between chapters from shy teenage girl to Zeta Gundam Haman. By the end nothing actually happened and all the "build up" I thought I saw for a big battle or political climax came to nothing. It was then I realized the only point of CDA was fanservice and Char wankery. I love Char wankery as much as the next guy but when it starts chafing you stop jerking it. Also speaking of wankery some guy tries to rape Haman towards the end and nobody is mad about it. He even gets a redemption scene where he comes out of nowhere to save the day right before the series ends, or rather stops. The characters are drawn consistently well and there's a few characters and shorter subplots that were good, I enjoyed it moment to moment much of the time, but as a complete work it's a letdown.

I don't think I've ever read a manga quite like that. The second half goes full action because it has to, but the first half is a strange Jungle Book style tale where we see a cave baby grow into a cave kid and then a cave teenager alongside the animals. There's no humans left but a few children who showed up out of nowhere, mc included. The animals are all sentient and often several times their original size, but they live their lives the way they used to and can't communicate with other species. The humans however can understand every animal's "cry" which fucks the structure up. I think there's some philosophical questions the author asks that he never sufficiently answers, but I'm happy with how it turned out overall. I remember thinking how I wanted a Gash Bell sequel in the demon world, this kinda feels like that in some way. Also Umagon shows up.

Same guy as Gash Bell and Animal Land. It's like he tried so hard to come up with something unique that he forgot to make it interesting. At first anyways. It does eventually get interesting but that's right before it got axed. The drop in art quality from monthly to weekly doesn't do it any favors either. I'm surprised anyone is even translating it but I'm glad I get to read it, unfinished and unrealized as it is.
 
Trashfire Garbagefuck said:
Watched/read some shit lately

Oh wow, I expected this to be some kind of karma series but no he's just an asshole. He's very obviously a crook and that should be obvious from talking to him in a seedy bar, but he's such a good conversationalist that even the viewer starts to trust him a little at first. I loved when he "taught" that guy how to drive. It's almost too negative to watch more than a couple episodes at a time but that's just fine. He seems to do the "humiliate a horny salaryman" thing too often but I'm not that far in yet, I'm sure he varies up his marks later.

I never read Tokyo Ghoul, only the author's one-shot for HxH, but I really enjoy this. Something about it just clicks with me. It's a generic premise but it's so endearing and well put together that it's my favorite currently running ability series. Of course it's only ten chapters in so who knows if it will stay good. I think it will stay positive at least, it sounds like Tokyo Ghoul wasn't enjoyable to make but this is.

What a complete waste of time. I read it thinking it would build up to what happened between Char and Haman Karn, and it would show her become the amoral dictator she is in the anime. But no she changes in a short timeskip between chapters from shy teenage girl to Zeta Gundam Haman. By the end nothing actually happened and all the "build up" I thought I saw for a big battle or political climax came to nothing. It was then I realized the only point of CDA was fanservice and Char wankery. I love Char wankery as much as the next guy but when it starts chafing you stop jerking it. Also speaking of wankery some guy tries to rape Haman towards the end and nobody is mad about it. He even gets a redemption scene where he comes out of nowhere to save the day right before the series ends, or rather stops. The characters are drawn consistently well and there's a few characters and shorter subplots that were good, I enjoyed it moment to moment much of the time, but as a complete work it's a letdown.

I don't think I've ever read a manga quite like that. The second half goes full action because it has to, but the first half is a strange Jungle Book style tale where we see a cave baby grow into a cave kid and then a cave teenager alongside the animals. There's no humans left but a few children who showed up out of nowhere, mc included. The animals are all sentient and often several times their original size, but they live their lives the way they used to and can't communicate with other species. The humans however can understand every animal's "cry" which fucks the structure up. I think there's some philosophical questions the author asks that he never sufficiently answers, but I'm happy with how it turned out overall. I remember thinking how I wanted a Gash Bell sequel in the demon world, this kinda feels like that in some way. Also Umagon shows up.

Same guy as Gash Bell and Animal Land. It's like he tried so hard to come up with something unique that he forgot to make it interesting. At first anyways. It does eventually get interesting but that's right before it got axed. The drop in art quality from monthly to weekly doesn't do it any favors either. I'm surprised anyone is even translating it but I'm glad I get to read it, unfinished and unrealized as it is.
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Oh! A fellow Choujin X reader!

I just hope Ishida has learned to take breaks this time. As that is what made Tokyo Ghoul miserable for him. He literally never took time off. For seven years. Even when golden week happened he worked. Which in turn destroyed him mentally and physically.

So I am interested to see how Choujin X goes for him. As he seems to be in a better place now mentally and physically…. I hope. Always liked Ishida Sui as an author.

Dude was dedicated as all hell and watching his art improve during Tokyo Ghoul was something.
 
KEKMUHLORD said:
Oh! A fellow Choujin X reader!

I just hope Ishida has learned to take breaks this time. As that is what made Tokyo Ghoul miserable for him. He literally never took time off. For seven years. Even when golden week happened he worked. Which in turn destroyed him mentally and physically.

So I am interested to see how Choujin X goes for him. As he seems to be in a better place now mentally and physically…. I hope. Always liked Ishida Sui as an author.

Dude was dedicated as all hell and watching his art improve during Tokyo Ghoul was something.
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Really goes to show that the industry seriously needs a fucking change due to the fact that the authors are barely given breaks and the products comes off as mediocre as a result.
 
WULULULULU said:
Really goes to show that the industry seriously needs a fucking change due to the fact that the authors are barely given breaks and the products comes off as mediocre as a result.
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The industry has issues. But this was not an industry issue. Ishida just refused to take breaks. Even the mandated ones. Shounen Jump even offered to give him time off multiple times. He refused.

Mainly because he sufferes from anxiety and constantly worried about deadlines. He openly talked about it in 2018 when he wrote a 5 page letter to the fans after the end of Tokyo Ghoul.

I also do not consider Tokyo Ghoul mediocre. Yes, It had a rushed ending. But everything else was great for me. I even liked the ending. Kaneki earned that ending.
 
Trashfire Garbagefuck said:
Watched/read some shit lately

Oh damn I expected this to be some kind of karma series but no he's just an asshole. He's very obviously a crook and that should be obvious from talking to him in a seedy bar, but he's such a good conversationalist that even the viewer starts to trust him a little at first. I loved when he "taught" that guy how to drive. It's almost too negative to watch more than a couple episodes at a time but that's just fine. He seems to do the "humiliate a horny salaryman" thing too often but I'm not that far in yet, I'm sure he varies up his marks later.

I never read Tokyo Ghoul, only the author's one-shot for HxH, but I really enjoy this. Something about it just clicks with me. It's a generic premise but it's so endearing and well put together that it's my favorite currently running ability series. Of course it's only ten chapters in so who knows if it will stay good. I think it will stay positive at least, it sounds like Tokyo Ghoul wasn't enjoyable to make but this is.

What a complete waste of time. I read it thinking it would build up to what happened between Char and Haman Karn, and it would show her become the amoral dictator she is in the anime. But no she changes in a short timeskip between chapters from shy teenage girl to Zeta Gundam Haman. By the end nothing actually happened and all the "build up" I thought I saw for a big battle or political climax came to nothing. It was then I realized the only point of CDA was fanservice and Char wankery. I love Char wankery as much as the next guy but when it starts chafing you stop jerking it. Also speaking of wankery some guy tries to rape Haman towards the end and nobody is mad about it. He even gets a redemption scene where he comes out of nowhere to save the day right before the series ends, or rather stops. The characters are drawn consistently well and there's a few characters and shorter subplots that were good, I enjoyed it moment to moment much of the time, but as a complete work it's a letdown.

I don't think I've ever read a manga quite like that. The second half goes full action because it has to, but the first half is a strange Jungle Book style tale where we see a cave baby grow into a cave kid and then a cave teenager alongside the animals. There's no humans left but a few children who showed up out of nowhere, mc included. The animals are all sentient and often several times their original size, but they live their lives the way they used to and can't communicate with other species. The humans however can understand every animal's "cry" which fucks the structure up. I think there's some philosophical questions the author asks that he never sufficiently answers, but I'm happy with how it turned out overall. I remember thinking how I wanted a Gash Bell sequel in the demon world, this kinda feels like that in some way. Also Umagon shows up.

Same guy as Gash Bell and Animal Land. It's like he tried so hard to come up with something unique that he forgot to make it interesting. At first anyways. It does eventually get interesting but that's right before it got axed. The drop in art quality from monthly to weekly doesn't do it any favors either. I'm surprised anyone is even translating it but I'm glad I get to read it, unfinished and unrealized as it is.
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If you like Laughing Salesman, I can't recommend Yamikin Ushijima-kun enough. It's about an amoral loan shark dealing with their costumers. He can come off as good to his customers, but at the end of it all, he's just a self-serving asshole. It's so good that it got its own TV drama and 4 movies.

Here's a synopsis:
For those who are desperate for cash, drowning in vice and debt, and with no other means of attaining money lawfully, one is eligible for an absurd offer: a cash loan with an interest rate of 50 percent to be paid back in 10 days. That is the service Kaoru Ushijima, the "loan shark," offers.

In a society in which he believes one cannot live without either taking advantage of or being taken advantage of, Ushijima strives to be the former, operating in the black market and issuing loans to those he knows cannot afford the principal, let alone the mounting interest. However, he intends to have every yen he gives out to be paid back in full.

Yamikin Ushijima-kun follows Ushijima as he wrings his dues out of his customers, believing all of his clients to be undeserving of his compassion. Whether it be prostitution, identity theft, or extortion, there are no miseries Ushijima is unwilling to put his customers through as he journeys through the underworld.

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Lester Jones said:
If you like Laughing Salesman, I can't recommend Yamikin Ushijima-kun enough. It's about an amoral loan shark dealing with their costumers. He can come off as good to his customers, but at the end of it all, he's just a self-serving asshole. It's so good that it got its own TV drama and 4 movies.

Here's a synopsis:
For those who are desperate for cash, drowning in vice and debt, and with no other means of attaining money lawfully, one is eligible for an absurd offer: a cash loan with an interest rate of 50 percent to be paid back in 10 days. That is the service Kaoru Ushijima, the "loan shark," offers.

In a society in which he believes one cannot live without either taking advantage of or being taken advantage of, Ushijima strives to be the former, operating in the black market and issuing loans to those he knows cannot afford the principal, let alone the mounting interest. However, he intends to have every yen he gives out to be paid back in full.

Yamikin Ushijima-kun follows Ushijima as he wrings his dues out of his customers, believing all of his clients to be undeserving of his compassion. Whether it be prostitution, identity theft, or extortion, there are no miseries Ushijima is unwilling to put his customers through as he journeys through the underworld.

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cosigning yamikin. He knows what he's doing and who he's dealing with. but hes ultimately a background character. the customers are the real focus and they can be sympathetic tragic characters or scumbags who deserve everything coming.


the live action is one of the better adaptions. the scans have been trickling out slowly
 
KEKMUHLORD said:
The industry has issues. But this was not an industry issue. Ishida just refused to take breaks. Even the mandated ones. Shounen Jump even offered to give him time off multiple times. He refused.

Mainly because he sufferes from anxiety and constantly worried about deadlines. He openly talked about it in 2018 when he wrote a 5 page letter to the fans after the end of Tokyo Ghoul.

I also do not consider Tokyo Ghoul mediocre. Yes, It had a rushed ending. But everything else was great for me. I even liked the ending. Kaneki earned that ending.
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Okay this, I actually did not know, thanks for the heads up.
LightDragonman1 said:
I thought I already did, yet I still like it in spite of its lesser qualities.
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Eh whatever, hard to convince people nowadays.
 
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KEKMUHLORD said:
Oh! A fellow Choujin X reader!

I just hope Ishida has learned to take breaks this time. As that is what made Tokyo Ghoul miserable for him. He literally never took time off. For seven years. Even when golden week happened he worked. Which in turn destroyed him mentally and physically.

So I am interested to see how Choujin X goes for him. As he seems to be in a better place now mentally and physically…. I hope. Always liked Ishida Sui as an author.

Dude was dedicated as all hell and watching his art improve during Tokyo Ghoul was something.
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From what I know Choujin X started on the web with an irregular schedule and no deadlines, maybe to take some of the stress off.
I remember reading somewhere that he'll be switching it up to weekly now, though.
 
Trashfire Garbagefuck said:
Watched/read some shit lately

Oh damn I expected this to be some kind of karma series but no he's just an asshole. He's very obviously a crook and that should be obvious from talking to him in a seedy bar, but he's such a good conversationalist that even the viewer starts to trust him a little at first. I loved when he "taught" that guy how to drive. It's almost too negative to watch more than a couple episodes at a time but that's just fine. He seems to do the "humiliate a horny salaryman" thing too often but I'm not that far in yet, I'm sure he varies up his marks later.
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There's a few stories where the outcome isn't too bad or the person doesn't mind. One example is the germophobe girl episode. Great series.
Lester Jones said:
If you like Laughing Salesman, I can't recommend Yamikin Ushijima-kun enough. It's about an amoral loan shark dealing with their costumers. He can come off as good to his customers, but at the end of it all, he's just a self-serving asshole. It's so good that it got its own TV drama and 4 movies.

Here's a synopsis:
For those who are desperate for cash, drowning in vice and debt, and with no other means of attaining money lawfully, one is eligible for an absurd offer: a cash loan with an interest rate of 50 percent to be paid back in 10 days. That is the service Kaoru Ushijima, the "loan shark," offers.

In a society in which he believes one cannot live without either taking advantage of or being taken advantage of, Ushijima strives to be the former, operating in the black market and issuing loans to those he knows cannot afford the principal, let alone the mounting interest. However, he intends to have every yen he gives out to be paid back in full.

Yamikin Ushijima-kun follows Ushijima as he wrings his dues out of his customers, believing all of his clients to be undeserving of his compassion. Whether it be prostitution, identity theft, or extortion, there are no miseries Ushijima is unwilling to put his customers through as he journeys through the underworld.

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Thanks for recommending this one! The 4 movies are streaming on Amazon Prime, so I'll definitely watch them.
 
All I remember about Valvrave was the absolute salt that the rape scene unleashed (you know what I'm talking about). Soon people were calling it "Valvrape the Liberator", or "Valvrave the Fornicator".
 
Fat Tub of Lard said:
All I remember about Valvrave was the absolute salt that the rape scene unleashed (you know what I'm talking about). Soon people were calling it "Valvrape the Liberator", or "Valvrave the Fornicator".
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Honestly, the way the show handled that was one of the most interesting aspects. She still retained agency within the situation (basically decided "well, this wasn't how I wanted it to go, but he's clearly not in his right mind and I don't think there's anything I can really do to stop him, so I may as well just deal"), and it didn't become traumatic or a permanent scar on her psyche. It was very out-of-line for modern sensibilities regarding how rape is to be portrayed in fiction.
 
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