2012-12-30, 04:46 | Link #2301 | |
Seishu's Ace
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2012-12-30, 05:54 | Link #2303 |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
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Yea...Shounen Jump knows better than to fire one of their best and most popular authors.
They would still give this kind of treatment to someone like Oda for example, if he suddenly went on a year long hiatus they would just bow their heads and tell him to take as long he wants...cause he's Eiichiro fucking Oda. |
2012-12-30, 08:48 | Link #2304 | |
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The man is a gold mine (even if not Oda levels), so yeah the privileges he gets are hardly surprising. |
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2012-12-30, 23:36 | Link #2305 |
Staring into your soul.
Join Date: Oct 2010
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there is also the graphic were this year HxH even outsold bleach, i could see this beign around naruto if its publication were more steady, and shueisha probably dont want to make a mistake like they did with yukito kishiro, specially with james cameron saying he wants to make an adaptation of his magnum opus.
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2013-01-04, 20:12 | Link #2307 |
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Well it helps that HxH is already in its 32nd volume while the entirety of YYH only amounted to 19. It's also (part of) the reason for OP's dominance, since it has like three times the amount of volumes to sell compared to some of the lower series.
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2013-01-05, 23:59 | Link #2308 |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Hyogo
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I was really delighted with episode 61. The artwork and animation were a cut above--truly a pleasure to look at. While I got a kick out of the big, showy moments, the small character actions, gestures, and expressions were particularly enjoyable this time around. I'm not clear on who would have been primarily responsible for this level of quality--the episode director, I guess? Ought to take another look at the credits.
Anyway, can't wait to see more of my favorite female character next week.
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2013-01-06, 01:32 | Link #2310 | ||
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I had a feeling they would finish it at that scene too, and boy was it the sweetest ending point ever. Perfectly brought to life, that scene was. It seems that Madhouse really excels at this kind of arc (again, not that the darker York Shin was poorly done, but more "pure shounen" arcs like Heavens Arena and Greed Island are clearly their forte), so I'm really looking forward to how they handle GI as a whole. Quote:
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2013-01-06, 10:46 | Link #2312 |
Seishu's Ace
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
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As pure friendships go, this is one of the best in anime or manga anywhere, period. It’s innocent and yet at the same time, very complex and dark (the latter especially in Killua’s case). There are lots of other elements to this ep, but most of all it’s an expression of the deep affection those two have for each other. It’s reflected in Gon’s concern about Killua and the spell that was cast on him, and how he tries to smile his way through his fear so as not to worry his friend. It’s reflected in Killua’s good-natured patience with Gon’s fiery impulsiveness, in spite of what he might wish himself.
For the entire episode the boys express their friendship for each other in unspoken ways (which is after all what boys generally do) which are nevertheless totally obvious to the audience. And then in the end, Gon comes right out and does what boys generally don’t – tells his friend how he feels about him. Killua isn’t capable of that, but we get a rare direct glimpse inside his thoughts – and what we see is the pure gratitude he feels towards Gon for being the one to finally redeem him by believing in his essential goodness. I think Killua wants desperately to keep Gon from having to walk the dark paths he’s walked, and I think Killua would be willing to do anything at this point for his friend – the friend Killua believes is better than he is but, ironically, is the only one who saw past his darkness to the real person inside. Really, if you can’t get emotionally connected to this sort of relationship maybe shounen just isn’t the right fit for you, because I really don’t think anime friendships get any better.
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2013-01-06, 12:49 | Link #2313 |
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Greed island - the beginning!
Gon & Killua had their first encounter with a player. There's a lot to learn about how it all works. I'm glad they found a good group which explained a bunch of stuff. I was surprised Gon & Killua decided to play on their own. Guess Gon wants to play fair and enjoy the game.
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2013-01-06, 14:38 | Link #2314 | ||
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2013-01-06, 21:19 | Link #2316 |
One-Eyed Dragon
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NJ, USA
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About the rules, both Gon an Killua need to collect the 100 cards each to clear the game right? So if the limit of transformations into cards has been reached they have no choice but to steal the cards right? Or just one of them clears the game. THough there are other ways to leave the guy like we were shown with that spell card right?
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2013-01-06, 21:23 | Link #2317 | |
The Invincible Samurai
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Location: Gairyu Isle, Japan
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2013-01-06, 21:33 | Link #2318 | |
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2013-01-06, 23:18 | Link #2320 | |
Seishu's Ace
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Kil has come a long, long way since then and he and Gon both are fantastic characters, but I think Gon doesn't get nearly enough credit for either his strength, his loyalty or his integrity.
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