2012-10-11, 17:48 | Link #10801 |
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I wouldn't necessarily expect other heroes to pop up or anything. The only reason we've been given for Iihiko still being alive after all is because of the Shiranui's quirk of "preserving rarities". If a similar effort hasn't been made to preserve any other heroes, they're unlikely to show up in the story.
More importantly, this chapter interestingly asserts Ajimu's initial impression of being the only "real"/"true" Not Equal. That kinda makes sense, as Hanten never did anything to really live up to that name. Given Ajimu being the only Not Equal, though, including all the accompanying fresh characterization and new perspective she brings to the series, that's all the more reason to expect that her death will not be permanent. We also might need to revisit the Shiranui's true nature in light of the revelation that Hanten's "make any ability skill" comes just from a doubling of Ajimu. If "making skills" isn't the original nature of the Shiranui, then what exactly would be? Hansode's "Real Eater" is looking a bit more important/significant in light of this. (Or alternatively: was Real Eater just a doubling/reflection of Medaka's abilities?) Anyway, now Nishio has drawn a clear distinction between Styles and Abnormalities/Minuses, I am pretty curious as to what a Style exactly is. Why exactly would it be exempt from Iihiko's destruction of Skills and Minuses? How exactly did the now "dead" Professor Tsurubami come up with them? It will feel kinda cheap if Styles are able to beat Iihiko despite all the Style users having been beaten already just "because", so I hope Nishio has a good explanation for this. |
2012-10-11, 18:06 | Link #10802 | |
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Never thought we'd actually see a training montage for Medaka, out of all people. But, like you said, her only flaw is that she's not strong enough. Class 13's appereance really was just a pointless promotion - if they don't even show up anymore. Removing Zenkichi from a Shiranui centric arc? That's hilarious. Hilariously bad. Removing Kumagawa? :| At least you gave us Nienami and Tsurubami - though. They'll be enough, along with Hanten, to offset Medaka's horribleness. One would find the manga is a careful balance of this, most of the time. Hanten even points it out in an obscure way. Not bad, but not good, either. We must await further development. |
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2012-10-11, 18:37 | Link #10803 |
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So Medaka is learning a Style.
Great....just what we need, Miss All Powerful getting a new power to make her stronger. And seriously, an arc focused on Shiranui without Zenkichi. That's a letdown Glad Namanie showed up again, if nothing else I hope that Kamome and Namanie's Style's will be revealed in this arc. That's really all I have to look forward to at the moment. |
2012-10-11, 20:27 | Link #10804 |
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@Sol I agree regarding styles. On one hand, continually creating new abilities will often leave readers pissed off as to any limits to the series. However, there should be convincing reasons as to why old abilities still have degrees of effectiveness.
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2012-10-12, 00:11 | Link #10806 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Canada
Age: 34
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Iihiko's backstory reminds me a little of Akio Ohtori's. Hell, both are even Satanic figures...
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action, comedy, harem, nishio, romance, shounen, student council |
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