2009-06-26, 18:40 | Link #1 |
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Even confrontations?
I'm looking for a series where the main character/group gets into battles of some sort (sports, martial arts, etc.) where his opponents are mostly evenly matched and most of his confrontations are very close. Also, he doesn't win by pulling something out of his ass or through a stupid circumstance but instead through good tactics or something.
I do like the ones where the main character/group comes from behind but I'm getting a little sick of those. Or where the main character is overpowered. My favorite moments in competition are when things are very close and you never know what might happen. Also, if the main character(or team/group) could LOSE occasionally, that would be good. Examples of what I don't want: Hajime no Ippo (don't get me wrong, this is my favorite anime) TTGL (tied with ippo for favorite anime) I have a fairly good example from Initial D, but it also has some problems: Spoiler for Initial D 4th stage spoiler:
Also, not ones where the main character/group gets the shit beat out of them and then eventually wins through some random tactic. It should be an even fight and the main character somehow does end up winning by figuring out a new tactic or something. I know this post is already too long and contorted, but one last thing I'd also be interested in is a series where the main character/group has different types of encounters so it's not predictable: sometimes they're very overpowered, sometimes they come from behind, sometimes it's really close. |
2009-06-26, 18:49 | Link #2 |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I think your best bet will be the gambling series, Akagi and Kaiji. Akagi is more intelligent and tactical, but it's all mahjong which makes it hard to understand. Kaiji is a gambling anime where the games are made up and explained so it's easier to follow. Both are amazing series with some of the most tense and tactical confrontations you'll ever seee in anime. Start with Kaiji, I promise you won't be disappointed.
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2009-06-26, 19:13 | Link #3 |
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I suppose Rurouni Kenshin TV series and the manga might qualify. In the early episodes and chapters, main character Kenshin, with a few exceptions, wins most of his fights easily. However that starts to change around the Kyoto arc which in the anime starts episode 28 where the main character, Kenshin starts consistently fighting opponents that are closer to his level.
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2009-06-28, 12:16 | Link #5 | |
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2009-06-28, 17:55 | Link #6 | |
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2009-06-30, 04:07 | Link #8 |
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Reborn! is kinda like that, the main character is always the loser-type and just barely wins his fights...although the fights don't start till ep.40 and...well, it takes a good amount of tolerance to get there.
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2009-07-01, 14:50 | Link #12 | |
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And, in Hikaru's case, that rival turned out to be his childhood friend, Akira Touya, the gifted son of Japan's I-Go grandmaster. Suffice to say that, by the end of the anime, it's hard to tell who is the superior player: both are equally matched. An ancient boardgame usually played by geriatric geezers never appeared so exciting as it did during this popular hit, which reportedly managed to revive youth interest in the game a few years back. Give it try — you might enjoy it. And, if you find the character designs familiar, that shouldn't be surprising — they were based on the manga drawn by Takeshi Obata, the same artist who drew Death Note. Spoiler for scenes from Ep73 and 74:
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