2012-11-21, 16:54 | Link #3706 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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But seems to me Shizuka is abit miffed that Aoi made that declaration towards Hilda, altho if she really knew what was going on between the two, she wouldn't want to step into that ring but then no one would
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2012-11-21, 19:22 | Link #3707 |
Awe of She
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
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According to Izuma's own reasoning, he got rejected by Shizuka and Aoi got 'rejected' by Oga so the two of them formed a pair to thwart the both of them. Shizuka probably felt a LIL bit spiteful since they won so easily and they were making a big deal of having Aoi ride on his shoulders. Shizuka knows how to screw Izuma over better than anyone and she demonstrated it easily here.
No one can bring a man's ego down easier than a pissed off woman.
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2012-11-30, 11:07 | Link #3713 |
Gamyūsa
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Montreal
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lol, Kankaki was hikarious with his yogurt topping. though Aoi's predictions of the world ending was close enough with the taste test result. bit disappointed that Nene and Furuichi didnt make the top 4 but the topdogs need their spots.
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2012-12-01, 05:58 | Link #3716 |
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Furuichi x Lamia would be creepy. She's a demon, so who knows what her real age is, but she looks like middle schooler. Cops would arrest Furuichi on sight if they were together as a couple. Nene works much better and she looks better too. I really like Nene's hairstyle. Lamia can find more fitting boyfriend in En, since even Beel himself already has two concubines now.
And yes, I too am kinda saddened how Furuichi and Nene lost. Who do you speculate ends up in the finals? Oga and Hilda are likely be there, but who's the other pair? I suspect it's either Tojo and Shizuka or Izuma and Kunieda. I think Izuma and Kunieda is more likely. I also wonder what will the finals be? Do they have an event to show who's a real couple and who's entered the competition for different reasons? The prize is supposed to go to a real couple after all. In the past week or so I re-read all Beelzebub chapters and I was pleasantly surprised how characters have developed over time. There is one thing that bothered me though. Oga, Kanzaki and Himekawa really changed way too fast. In Oga's defense, he was caught in a situation where he himself was attacked while he was sleeping. In his retribution he made attackers grovel and was generally sadistic. Alaindelon could have easily mistook this as Oga's usual behavior, but the manga really let the reader be under an impression that he was correct. Even Furuichi backed that up. Yet Oga never really lived up to that reputation. Of course he retaliated if someone was stupid enough to challenge him. He only ever went further than simple beating if someone really pissed him off. Worse, as soon as Oga beat Kanzaki and Himekawa, they too mellowed immediately. Both of them were originally characters who didn't even care for their own subordinates, but later go to great lengths for them and even Oga. Only there was no character progression, they changed just like that. It'd been better if there had been noticeable progression from being an evil sadistic delinquent to reasonable delinquent. The change as it was, was quite jarring. In comparison, Hilda's character progression has been really great so far. |
2012-12-01, 06:55 | Link #3717 | |
Not A Loli-con....
Join Date: May 2011
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As for Kanzaki and Hime-chan, they havn't changed much. They are following the schools rule of might makes right. Himekawa recently dropped someone off a roof when the enemy had a small girl as a hostage. Kanzaki still beats the crap out of anyone who opposes him, except those stronger than himself. The thing about Kanzaki though is that he can beat his men all he wants, but he wont allow anyone else to. That being said they have grown in some respects, however marginal that may be. |
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2012-12-01, 08:47 | Link #3718 |
黒猫のタンゴ
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 幻想郷
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I am expecting the finals will be like this: either Aoi vs Hilda fight or other male match-up Toujou vs Oga. Shizuka vs Hilda would not be that interesting but at some point if Oga and Hilda couple don't reach to finals then it will be interesting to see Shizuka vs Aoi and Toujou vs Izuma's match. Since Izuma is pissed off at Toujou for taking Shizuka away from him and Toujou wanted to fight with him for a real for a long time then it's a good oppurtinity for them to battle to their hearts out at the stage if they make it to the finals. I also feel that Shizuka and Aoi are the same in their love life - both are having unrequited love towards Toujou and Oga after all and it will be interesting to see them fighting too at the finals. And if by some chance Oga and Hilda pair loses the event then I am sure Hilda is going to force Oga to come with her to demon world and make him hunt that pet for Baby Beel as for Christmas present. I wouldn't be suprised if things turns out that way and we would be able to see more Demon World characters in that way.
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2012-12-01, 09:01 | Link #3719 | |
Not A Loli-con....
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