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Has it really been 3 years? I remember the reception the series initially had and the reaction to the Toonami acquisition. And I was ready to sit there and make fun of the show with everyone else. And I gotta say, Asta proclaiming his magic is never giving up was about one of the most corny and cheesiest things I have ever heard! But the first episode wasn't that bad! And I gotta say Black Clover only got better as it went on! And I warmed up to it more and more as it went on and now it's one of the shows I look forward to the most every week! We just had a wrap-up to that huge arc dealing with the elves and I'd say it was pretty satisfying after all was said and done. And I really like the progression and growth of the various characters. Noelle's arc has been especially satisfying to watch. I like how Asta and Yuno come off as believable and genuine best friends and brothers, unlike Naruto and Sasuke. There's also the thing that some people seem to miss, this show is a sort of semi-parody of the shonen genre and anime in general. So all those over-the-top gimmicks the characters have? It's intentional. Asta is the epitome of the happy go lucky determined protagonist with a handicap. He had no magic so he literally had to constantly work out and train physically to get strong. I do like that he is apparently not as oblivious as some other protagonists, as he recently seemed somewhat aware of Noelle's feelings for him, whereas Yami was totally clueless about Charlotte. Noelle is more ridiculous than any tsundere I've ever come across. She has arguments with herself inside her own head and even got jealous of a little girl spending time with Asta. But I think it's hilarious and adorable. And again, I've really enjoyed her growth and development over the course of the series. When she whipped Solid's ass it was so satisfying. Grey is the most exaggerated and over the top shy and embarrassed anime girl ever, which is just hilarious to me. If Grey doesn't prove the parody concept, I don't know what would. Yami. He gives no fucks and does he what he wants. Moreover, he makes fun of literally everyone and everything in the show, almost to a fourth wall level. There was one episode where the captains met and Yami sat there and basically made fun of everyone the whole time. Then he flat out asked Vangeance if he uses Light Magic. You'd never see that in other shows. Yami definitely proves the parody concept. As well, I think the anti-racist, anti-classist, general anti-discrimination message Black Clover puts forward, as well as how the women are handled in the series, is commendable.
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Black Clover Character Poll Results
ben0119 replied to CountFrylock's topic in Toonami & [adult swim]
I don't know what is wrong with these people. They must not have female cousins or sisters to have this fetish. Or if they do, they are even sicker fucks than I thought. Maybe it has something to do with living on an island. They are stuck on an island so they have no choice but to fuck their sisters, by their logic? I have noticed incest seems really popular in both Japan and Britain, both island nations. Or maybe their repressive cultures leads to more depraved perversions. Who knows. -
Black Clover Character Poll Results
ben0119 replied to CountFrylock's topic in Toonami & [adult swim]
Yami is pretty great, yeah. And I like his almost 4th wall level mockery of everyone and everything in the show. I was gonna say, there are a lot of fire users in this series for you to lust after. You know you want Mereoleona to grab you by the head with one of her fire paws and throw you around. 😧 Gauche, like many of the other characters, is meant to be an over-the-top turned up to 11 parody of his character type. Unfortunately, that results with a really gross and creepy pedo incest character, in this case. Though I don't know if we're meant to sympathize with or root for him. He may be on the side of the good guys but that doesn't mean he is a good person. The other Black Bulls have voiced on multiple occasions how they don't like his behavior. I had hoped Gauche would act more normal after his arc where we got his backstory, but alas... Hey now, Black Clover is actually better than Naruto, if you think about it. Asta and Yuno are actually believable and convincing as genuine best friends, and rivals, and this is pulled off in just a handful of episodes, when Naruto can't do this for its entire run. Naruto and Sasuke's relationship consists of them being little shits to each other and Sasuke being an asshole the whole time, 3 whole "friendship moments" the show constantly flashes back to and the characters constantly saying they are best friends. So it makes Naruto come off as either crazy or gay when he loses his shit over Sasuke leaving when their relationship was more like a coworker he was casually friendly with. And Sasuke isn't sympathetic at all as someone you want Naruto "save from himself," much less make that plot point go on for so long or be one of the end goals of the series. -
Black Clover Character Poll Results
ben0119 replied to CountFrylock's topic in Toonami & [adult swim]
I agree with the whacked out placements of those rankings others mentioned. No Mereoleona, and why the fuck did so many people vote for Gauche? I like the look of the U.S. rankings much better, haha. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
ben0119 replied to DangerMouse's topic in Episode Discussion Archive
I thought it might be Yamato which was why I rewound it. Then I checked the wikia to confirm, heh. -
Shenmue: The Animation coming to Toonami
ben0119 replied to 3ngag3's topic in Toonami & [adult swim]
Yeah is it going to have the same kind of dub as the games? -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
ben0119 replied to DangerMouse's topic in Episode Discussion Archive
No, he was on the scene, seen stabbing one of the puppets, right before that. Blanking on his name. He was assigned as Kakashi's replacement. I think it might have been meant to be him given the voice actor and appearance. Edit - https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fallen_Castle That was indeed meant to be Yamato. And he's voiced by Matthew Mercer. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
ben0119 replied to DangerMouse's topic in Episode Discussion Archive
Was that meant to be whatzisface? The wood user. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
ben0119 replied to DangerMouse's topic in Episode Discussion Archive
Show them grown up, damn it! Aww, boo. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
ben0119 replied to DangerMouse's topic in Episode Discussion Archive
This version of Sasori was cooler. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
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Tatawaki... thought they said Kagawaki at first. The lord that Naraku killed and assumed his identity. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
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How did they figure out the fake prince was really Naruto? -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
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The Akatsuki are involved with these shenanigans, really? -
fire force Fire Force Season 1 Second Cour Re-Discussion
ben0119 replied to OwlChemist81's topic in Episode Discussion Archive
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What's weirder is doujins seem to be few and far between lately. There's little to none for more recent series or recent arcs for ongoing series. I'm not sure if maybe some laws were changed that made it harder to make "parody" works? But that shouldn't stop individual fan artists from Japan or anywhere else! And especially for a girl like Lisa! What is wrong with these artists?! I feel like I have fallen into some horrible alternate reality where the hentai supply is drying up!- 637 replies
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Funny thing is I didn't even think that was drawn by a Japanese artist. But who knows lol.- 637 replies
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Sadly the prince is getting more screen time here instead of the Cherami-voiced princess. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
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Bean jam cake, really? Sounds awful. -
Naruto Shippuden Episode 310 Discussion
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Filler flashback during filler. Fillerception! -
fire force Fire Force Season 1 Second Cour Re-Discussion
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The art sure is family friendly with those pointless black bars, right? "Pointless censorship" is actually a tag on some sites now.- 637 replies
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Maybe that is it. I was just really annoyed because I spent yet more time trying find more porn of Lisa, then I stumble into a related picture and its related pictures, and Arrow apparently has a whole slew of porn of her.- 637 replies
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So is Shinra only able to create flames from his feet, or is thst just how he prefers to fight?- 637 replies
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OVERRULED.- 637 replies
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