Trunks Thread 19.1: A New New Frontier

[PokeNirvash]

9 hours ago, EmpressAngel said:

Hero- Sero may have failed but isn't he the real winner here? Did that sign there say WOOKIES? Who the fuck sells that?

Clover- This is what dudebros on the internet think feminists are like.

You're damn right he is.

Yes, it did. Horikoshi apparently has a thing for naming locations in this show after Star Wars references. For example, Deku and Bakugo's middle school was Alderaan, the train station where the first hero vs. villain battle in the show took place was Tatooine, the city where the Stain arc took place was Hoth... I'm sure the list goes on.

Of everything in that Black Clover episode, the one-off witches being she-woman man-haters was probably the most painful part. By the way, your semi-sarcastic megapost from the Vic thread, though directed towards the wrong VA, made for some surprisingly relevant material in my discussion comments, so thanks!

Edited February 24, 2019 by PokeNirvash

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight on Toonami, Universe 7's shock at Krillin's elimination once again make them prime targets for the rest of the competitors, Sarada tries to accompany Naruto on a trip out of the village to meet with his former boyfriend, there ain't no pool party episode like a pool party episode that's also recap, Kirito and Eugeo find themselves stuck in an episode of Goblin Slayer, Joe learns the shocking truth behind the deal Nanbu made with Fujimaki regarding his path to Megalonia, Josuke and crew go snooping around Kira's house for clues and find something truly bizarre, Asta takes an alternative option and tries talking things out with the Midnight Sun, Pouf's attempts to keep Meruem from remembering Komugi are somehow still continuing, it's time for Team Ino-Shika-Cho's obligatory Filler Hell episode, and Attack on Titan starts over from the beginning, a time when things were way more vague than they are now.

11:00 - Dragonball Super #100 - Rampage! A Crazed Warrior's Savagery Awakens!! - TV-14L

11:30 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #20 - The Boy With the Sharingan - TV-PG

12:00 - My Hero Academia #39 - Game Start - TV-14LV

12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #4 - Departure - TV-14V

1:00 - Megalobox #10 - The Die is Cast - TV-14L

1:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #25 - Heart Father - TV-14LV

2:00 - Black Clover #59 - Flames of Hatred - TV-PGV

2:30 - Hunter x Hunter #132 - Flash and Start - TV-14

3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #239 - The Legendary Ino-Shika-Cho Trio - TV-PG

3:30 - Attack on Titan #1 - To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1 - TV-14LV

[faiiiiiiiiiiith and sooooooooooorrow]

[EmpressAngel]

Hero- From the OP, I guess Deku fights a titan this season. This song is gonna be in my head for a solid month. I would watch the shit out of All Might TV. Don't be so salty, Fuckhands. Thank god for Fuckhands that Dapper Hexxus is willing to put up with him. "Training camp in the woods" definitely sounds like a place where someone gets murdered. Don't trust Mineta. Is this the first time we've seen the 1-B teacher? Let's go back over all my kids. Nobody likes you, Mineta. And here's the fanservice episode. Reminder that Iida is buff as shit. Surprise it's all MANSERVICE. I love my girls. Thanks for the juice, class dad. Remember the first time Deku broke his limbs? Remember that other time Deku broke his limbs? Okay now give me Aizawa in a swimsuit. They should have left Bakugo at home. You're not even swimming that's cheating! And then he was Frozone. Deku's the only one here who can swim. Remember that OTHER other time Deku broke his limbs? I hope Iida's cute brother gets better. I could watch All Might go full ORA on that Nomu all day. Fuckhands continues to be the worst. HI ALL MIGHT. I hope Bakugo comes in last. NO POOL FOR YOU. Bakugo continues to be unreasonably angry about everything. That beach still looks great. I got a bad feeling about this camp. I'm gonna give this episode a 6/10 on manservice because none of the adults stripped down and nobody has nipples.

SAO- Definitely rooting for the murder goblins here. Yeah have the guy who can't use a sword fight with a sword. KICK HIS ASS, GOBLIN. RIP goblin. Yessssss suffer for my amusement. No please, just stand there and let him get sliced in half Booooooooooo. Great job you dumb shits. And then he flings himself around the room like a coked-up spider monkey and wins the battle single-handedly. Oh right, the idiot girl's still here. Just accept your place in the harem. "This was your fault so fix it." God I hope she fails. Oh what the fuck is this. If they arrested her six years ago to execute her, why the hell would they have not executed her by now? So then, everybody's just okay with this random kid from nowhere manhandling their ancient weapon? I hate Kirito more with every success he has. I've heard that line in porn before. It's like they ran out of time adding her sister to that flashback and just traced over Anna from Frozen. Yeah just name it after the game where literally THOUSANDS of people were killed. And after ten minutes of training, he's able to weild the best sword in the game like a pro and cut down the tree with one strike. So is his actual body just seizing out on the street right now? Will the real Slim Shady please stand up. I guess they're all cool with it that the amnesia boy did half the work on chopping down the tree. Too bad there's only one decent sword in town. No really, why the fuck would you assume she's still alive after half a goddamn decade?

Boxing- Oh go what the fuck have you done. Okay seriously, see a doctor about your dick. Aw crap you have to throw the fight don't you. POPS YOU SON OF A BITCH. Ohhhhh he's pissed. Whelp, sounds like it's about time you skipped town and let him fight it out. If you touch that kid I'm gonna kill you. Don't wreck your bike again. EL MEGALOBOX. Just let everybody be mad at you. Oh you asshole. Please hug this kid. Time to crash a party. Scratch that, time to stab a fucker. Yep it's time to skip town, y'all. You kinda owe him, bitch. Her personality is awful but damn does she have great style. Oh he's definitely gonna be dead in a river before this is over. Nice Yuri Platinum statues. That is a sweet entrance. Gee I wonder who's gonna win. Well that seems anticlimactic. Hi doggie! Uh Joe it sounds like you've got some pretty destructive habits there. Oh that falling sign is ominous. The moral of this story is to not trust scorpions. I got a bad feeling about this.

Jojo- MILF ALERT. I got a bad feeling about your husband, lady. SHIT IT'S KIRA. Oh you are gonna get yourself blown up. Y'all are gonna find an entire closet full of mummified hands covered in semen. Sorry your kid turned out to be an asshole, parents. Y'all could just ask Joseph to punch a camera again. Oh gross. Okay that's even weirder than the hand fetish. I miss Avdol and his fortune telling. THE CAMERA IS A STAND. A g-g-g-ghost?! Don't answer that phone. This is gonna be a fun fight. Punch his ghost face off! Aw crap you can't hurt the photo. Okuyasu to the rescue! Well, he tried. This is such a weird fight even for this show. Leave Okuyasu alone he's trying. HE'S GOT A KNIFE. Jotaro's run out of fucks to give. Whelp, they're doomed. EAT SHIT, GRANDPA. Oh old dude, you have no idea about his experience. ORA. Okay Jotaro I'm kinda into this. Well that was surprisingly easy. You're a ghost you don't breathe. I love the puns. OKUYASU NO. You precious, stupid bastard. Oh how the fuck does he have that. AW FUCK. That is one way to make an exit. Avdol wouldn't have fallen for this. It's always Dio's fault. Okay dude you are way too chill about this murder thing. Meanwhile, I'm surprised he hasn't blown her up yet. Honey you really should shut up for your own goo. CAT. Ass. This is an excessive amount of ass. Someone's going to die. Just blow up the safe. That's not suspicious at all. Oh no she's horny there's no stopping her now.

Clover- Why can't this be like Little Mermaid where you have to give up your voice to get functional limbs? Definitely rooting for the angry dragon lady who hates him. Leave that dragon alone you fucking lunatic. Meanwhile, Noelle is useless. Please for the love of god don't talk. This isn't goddamn Naruto you dipshit. I'd be in despair too if I had to be in this show. Oh what the hell is this. That one flashback lady's got a great rack. Damn y'all really waited til the last minute to tie the knot. I don't care about any of this, show. Okay then I guess that third eye is just a sun squad thing. Sorry but if he can withstand my hatred I don't think yours is gonna do much good. Look show you already gave her fire and hatred I'm gonna start demanding royalties if you keep stealing my most recognizable traits. Oh this is bullshit. Kill them all. This entire family is bad. SHUT THE FUCK UP. God I hope she fails. Gyrados vs Charizard. Fuck this show and the horse it rode in on. Maybe I'll luck out this time and they'll all die. Poor dragon. I hate this show so much.

Hunter- When will Pouf stop being the absolute fucking worst. He's gonna be so pissed when he gets his memory back and figures out what you're doing. I love how happy APR looks back there. Panic, you butterfly bitch. Oh that can't be good. I mean I'd prefer it if none of them died but definitely protect shirtless Knuckle at all cost. CHEESE IT. Hey guys isn't getting out of line just drawing more attention to yourselves? Oh, you're fucked. GODDAMMIT NOT ANOTHER ONE. Oh hey he's still alive. Yeah that doesn't sound suspicious as shit you dumb bastard. I can't wait for him to remember her and absolutely murder you. HE KNOWS. Just save time and behead them now. Well show you did it, you finally got me to root for the king. Yeeeeeah I don't think Pitou's gonna be coming back. Absolutely do not trust Pouf under any circumstances. Ha, she's got her wrapped up in her hair. You okay there Gon? Get back in the sex slave basement. A friend! Squid driving is kinda cracking me up. Oh christ don't leave her in that guy's room. So uh is Gon gonna go back to normal at some point?

[PokeNirvash]

Lil' Sweet, RoboColonel, and Chubby Webbers. That's the Unholy Trio right there.

DRAGONBALL SUPER - It's funny how he got eliminated almost immediately after making that terrible pun. I like your line of thinking, Roshi. Someone please punch Champa in the face already. VEGETA VS. MECHA-SHIVA. Dang, Cabba don't take no prisoners. Don't estimate ZA WARUDO, nerd. This dude's mouth is like double Zoidberg. This feels disturbingly like the setup for a gangbang porno, and the fact that it's actually ryona does not make it better. She gets triggered by being assumed a crier? Really? I feel like she might've gone SSJ2 there. She doesn't like looking like Female Broly, especially with Vic being man-hunted IRL right now. BELIEVE IN THE KALE THAT BELIEVES IN YOU. I bet Goku would've taken him out with Instant Transmission anyways. "What are you waiting for? Transform!" "B-But Vic..." Goku's getting bored. MUSCLEGIRL NO JUTSU. I like that Goku's teaching her while he's fighting her. She's such a fangirl for his power. Damn straight she was a quick study, she managed to reach regular SSJ in under 48 hours. People just don't give unisex fighting enough credit in this radically anti-sexist society. LESBIAN RAAAAAAAAGE! (Did not mean for those two comments to be next to one another, BTW.) Fem-Broly has arrived, and about damn time she did. KAKAROT! Thanks, Hit. "A time-stop, really." This is like the first Broly movie all over again, but with less Vegeta being a pansy. Just start calling him Kakarot already. Damn, this woman is a tank! Super Saiyan Green is just too OP. I don't think even the Omni-Kings were expecting that. Thanks for the effort, Dino Ranger, but it sadly isn't enough to stop She-Broly. Ayylmao Seitz can handle this. You had Goku's curiosity before, but now you have his attention.

But Demarco's a notorious SJW, so how could they manage to get a band name like "War on Women" past him?

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS - Ambush... averted. An albino Sharingan user, what a find! Mitsuki likes to watch. I still love how Jugo's too big for the picture. Sasuke's too cool for smartphones. Hey, he couldn't have helped being born into a clan as infamous for their special eyes as they are for their mental disease. "I've got a golden ticket~..." Can't forget your fanny pack. Or your ninja limb sleeves. TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: "Galbi" means "Korean BBQ ribs", which is certainly a more normal flavor than her regular purchases. Never run and drag a plus-size friend at the same time. Boruto, you selfish prick. Yeahhhhh I'm actually siding with the Uchiha on this one. Here in Ohio, "heroin(e) syndrome" takes on a whole different meaning. She's gained a sudden spike in relevance, that's what's gotten into her. What the actual fuck. In which Kirito is a better Goblin Slayer than the main man himself. It all gets to your stomach in the end. And now for some irregularly scheduled angst. Killing the unnecessary is my least favorite kidnapping cliche. Thanks, Naruto. In case you're wondering, that's his ultimate mode. It's nice to see these two cooperating. No, Naruto did not fuck your mother. But I'm sure some shippers out there wish he did. Good times from the original generation. I wouldn't credit Boruto with anything, the little shit was this close to trashing it before she stepped in with her insistence. Sasuke is... well, he's contentious. There goes our Hokage, rewriting history again. Welp, there's her special eyes. That's our Sasuke, holding his own daughter at swordpoint.

MY HERO ACADEMIA - Welcome to season 3, and yes, already. I KEEP MY IDEALS SOREZORE NO JUTSU JINSEI. Better for Kurogiri to just turn off the TV instead of waiting for Shigaraki to disintegrate it in a fit of rage. Oh, but if only you saw the few seconds where he wasn't smiling in that form... We blue screen now, meaning season 4 will either wrap back to yellow or start pulling from the secondary colors. Deku never skips arm day. He has a nostalgiaboner of the heart. I can just tell Mineta's planning something perverted, even without the context of the pool. I was expecting this guy's voice to be deeper than it is, which is honestly not that much. QUIRK RUNDOWN, GO! He doesn't know the name of Midoriya's quirk, so he named it himself. And Mineta's has a way less lewd name than I expected. Naturally Deku's the only one who's serious about this. I agree, what is Momo's life? I paused for a moment while looking for a meme about Tumblr being prudes, and my dad saw the swimsuit collage. He didn't even notice Tsuyu at first because her swimsuit wasn't showing cleavage. Welp, so much for a fanservice episode. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Though as someone who appreciates skintight clothes, at least I can get something out of it. Dude, if anything, his appreciation for "concealing over revealing" makes Mineta more enlightened than you. It took me way longer that it should've for me to recognize Iida. I blame his swimcap and goggles. Meanwhile, Bakugo's at his weekly hairstyling appointment, and he really wishes he wasn't right now. Beach volleyball for the girls, endurance training for the guys. NOICE. It's easy to forget that Iida was kind of an ass in his first appearance, though I can't blame him, not everybody can tolerate autistic self-speak right off the bat. You now remember the nukehugger Urakaka meme. STEP BACK, EVERYBODY, HERE COMES KING EXPLOSION MURDER. "And you too, Icy-Hot, you bastard!" "You don't know how much I wish I was." Bakugo you damn cheat. Finally, one where everyone's playing fair. Uhh, sorta. I am so proud of you, Izuku. In which Iida learned a little thing about teamwork. Change "drunk driving" to "distracted driving", and my state may agree with you. That's a new nickname for him. Boooooooo Aizawa. This boy's got it baaaaaaad. HE IS HERE. This season's ending: a key frame flipbook! And yes, I would a casual Midnight. Shiragaki can't use a laptop without it turning to ash, so he has to order his Steam games by phone. REPLY TO ANGEL 1: "I'm gonna give this episode a 6/10 on manservice because none of the adults stripped down and nobody has nipples." Except for Xavier, who has six.

SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION - GULLA GULLA GULLA GULLA. Don't be a pussy, Eugeo. The way Kirito threw that sword to him was cool, so I'm sure five other people are gonna complain about it. [cue the music] This franchise does action animation good, I'll give it that. Art thou feeling it now, Kirito? Go for his other arm! Dammit Eugeo, I told you not to be a pussy. See, now you're learning! An arm wound is bad, so of course a stomach wound is worse. I wonder how many things I'll remember on my deathbed. BEHEADED. He's so kind compared to Goblin Slayer. Wow, where'd the budget for the CGI go? "My legs are numb and-" "Okay, I'll just princess carry you, then." Kirito doesn't mind dying 'cause the audience hates him enough already. Something tells me this astral projection's gonna refill his lost durability. You could offer me one billion dollars and I'd still refuse to watch your "aliens enslave/murder humanity" movie. And now everything's back to the new normal. Oh Kirito, you and your swords. It'd be too predictable for him to strike it down solo, so he's gonna let his buddy have a shot. At least this dude has life goals, even though he's probably AI. "In no time at all, you'll be a Gary Stu like me!" REPLY TO ANGEL 2: "Yeah just name it after the game where literally THOUSANDS of people were killed." Kirito's not really right in the head, and it's not like the fucklights know what SAO is. AND YOU GOTTA HAVE A MONTAGE~. Timberrrrrrr! See what happens when you get creative with your occupational duties? MEDIEVAL PARTY TIME. I actually prefer her nun garb to her casual wear and holy shit now I know how Asta feels. THREE CHEERS FOR BLONDE KIRITO! And so the journey begins. Kirito can do the impossible, and if he can, why can't you? If only umbrellas existed.

MEGALOBOX - Blood moon, that's not good. Okay, if he's still pissing blood, then he needs a real doctor. Never trust yakuza Jamieson Price if you want good things. It's ambitious, but it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Can't blame Joe in the least possible bit for that response. SHIT COUNT: 1. No more talking, he needs to cool off the only way he knows how. Fujimaki, you asshole. Aaaaand he's gonna die again. OH SHIT SUBTITLED ESPAÑOL. That's the face and posture of a man who's lose most of his hope. And we've got surprise backstory for one of Sachio's parents. You say that like Shirato sent out a hitman against him and not that they drove him to what I assume was suicide. Oh look, a garden party. Something tells me Nanbu's plan is to have Sachio make the white people riot. Good move, it'd be bad to shank someone with children around. Nanbu wishes he had as much charisma as Reigen, but at least he's trying. He punched so hard the sign shifted, that's proof he's the real deal. Next week, Asuna suffers through the first stage of grief. IT'S MATCH NIGHT MOTHERFUCKER. Fuck I'm loving this CGI pan around the ring. So what you're saying is, Shirato did send out a hitman to whack his old man. DIS OPENING MANG. There's just something about the last name "Iglesias" that I love. That mask is so heel. [gasp!] Michigan colors! She's gonna sick some hitmen on the hitmen. No words, only fists. Yuri confirmed for being in the Zone. Over fast, just as I'd expect from the opening act. Random husky. It's amazing how well these two get along outside of even a hypothetical ring. Go home, Nanbu, you're drunk. I mean, it's only a few meters away, it's not that hard. Lemme guess, this fable is Japanese in origin. Even if he took the earpiece, I doubt he's gonna make intended use of it.

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE - A bored and unfulfilled housewife MILF, if only Kakyoin were alive. "He always wants a dinner or bath, but he never wants me." Morioh's favorite local radio show is on, that ain't good. What he's doing is making his instant ramen actually exciting. Meanwhile, our protags are splitting up and searching for clues. He gets third place because he sure as hell doesn't wanna be number two. I understand the feel of being the only serious one in a goofy group picture. Bonito flakes are made of dried tuna, for those curious. Those sound like some long nails. Now this is a hobby as boring as collecting staples. ANCIENT JEWISH DIVINATION. Cheeeeeeeese~. A g-g-g-g-ghost! THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE! The phone punched him in the face. Scratch that, THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE PHOTOGRAPH! Well shit, that don't look so good. Thank god Shining Diamond can heal things. Okuyasu you dumbass. Even better, the room is the photograph! This episode is definitely a better "You're in the Picture!" than the failed Jackie Gleason game show. Jotaro's planning something, and that something is... surrender? KNIFE! Quick, Josuke, duck! Always trust Jotaro to have a working plan. Punching cameras like his grandfather before him. COMPRESSED. Ooh, brickwork. Don't fall for it, Okuyasu Koichi! The best part about being voiced by the chief dub writer is that you get all the tackiest lines. Huh, so Okuyasu fell for it all along. He definitely would lose a battle of wits. [gasp!] Another STAND arrow! And now here's the most out-of-context JoJo image of all time. We a whole new set of STAND users soon. Okay, so no ramen it is for these folks, then. SHIT COUNT: 4. Even with a different face, I can just tell that's Kira. EYECATCHER! And now for some gratuitous Kira ass. Somehow animals are always the first to know. Sometimes I forget that you can rent single-family residences. [autistic worry intensifies] I like seeing Deadly Queen use its powers for menial tasks. He's paying his own money back to him, that magnificent bastard. Oh my deary me, this lady's hot for Kira. FUN FACT: Kira's father shares the same English VA as DIO's father. If Vanilla Ice and Okuyasu having the same VA wasn't a coincidence, then this sure is.

BLACK CLOVER - I think you mean "the hateful Fana". So apparently this is his idea of talking down the enemy. PUPPET DODGE. Tailed Beast rip-off spotted. Not even slime that can dissolve clothing is a worthy familiar for Asta. Meanwhile, Noelle's playing firefighter to little avail. Quit pretending to be a Parkinson's patient, Finral. Okay, now's time for Asta to talk things out with them. No words, only fire. He was filled with more despair than Nozomu Itoshiki. And then she was the last analog TV broadcast. Why does that dude look so familiar from behind? The First Wizard King was a pretty cool guy, supported human-elf relations and didn't afraid of anything. His wife looks like Mimosa's ancestor. AND THEN THE FIRE NATION ATTACKED. Her third eye's open, shit's 'bout to get real. Kraft Punk's got one serious bulge, no homo. "Finally, a woman who can help us." Too hot for their magic. And she's got elf ears now, that makes things even worse. Thanks, Noelle. "Water beats fire!" Unless the fire's hot enough, it does. Are those brooms just tree branches playing improv? Go away, jerkass siblings, you're even worse than Bakugo and that's saying something. That background dialogue. ONEPEACH SAKUGA, RUINED BY THE 2ND KEY ANIMATION TEAM, SPOTTED. I can't believe I'm as used to Noelle's tsundereness as I am. I barely remember him doing that move. The Midnight Sun's nothing if not overpowered. "I recognize all of those characteristics!" Finral knows all of our pains. SLINGSHOT MAGIC, GO! That attack name sounds too hilariously lewd for Asta and his misguided case of oneitis. I still find it a nice coincidence that the unit director for this episode is the same one I picked for the Kunoichi episode I posted on its Japanese premiere date.

HUNTER x HUNTER - I can't believe I didn't rewatch last week's episode after my all-nighter. Oh, I'm sure he'll remember her eventually. "I don't want her around the king either, though I'm not as homicidal about it as you..." Wait, so you're telling me there's still people coming in from all over North Korea Lite? Sorry guys, but Pitou's dead. Whoop, Meruem's officially done with Pouf's shit. Thank god Killua isn't here to feel that. When all else is doomed to fail, always rely on the Joestar secret technique. Wait, there's a plan B? MERUEM THE ANT NIGHTLIGHT. That's two down. Suck it, Pouf. A children's card game? Pouf is the master of bullshitting his way out of penalty. And then he was a genie. HE KNOWS. Youpi's totally jealous that Pouf can switch between chibi and bishounen at will. Sidenote: the burden is more than metaphorical. Ready or not, here they come! Gon aged back down, that's... good, I think? Quick, to the garage! Funny, I was just thinking about the underground Wisteria Lane a few minutes ago. If nothing else, the bedroom looks awful nice. He's two steps away from remembering her. Palm gets top billing, this is surely a lucky day for someone.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - I really should have found a way to implement the world's oldest genin into my schedule rundown yesterday.

Edited March 3, 2019 by PokeNirvash

[FoleyisGood149]

Everything is old at this point, just to varying degrees. I've actually had this particular week written for a couple weeks, but I've procrastinated on writing the other stuff, so here it is, anyway. Also, I haven't finished Mob yet, nor watched the last three MBs.

DBS - Okay, that was too much action to start the match. It would be like starting a fireworks show with the grand finale: there's too much happening to take in all of it.

While I can admit to the strategic value of the tactic, it was a cheap and dick move for the one guy to try to hold Goku and walk both of them out of the ring. Thankfully for Universe 7, Goku powered out of his grip.

It looks to me like Top's entire team is composed of Pride Troopers. At least they should have good team unity and cooperation.

Boruto - I'm not sure it was a good idea for Ino to take Sakura to the spot of her and Sauce's first date. He's clearly chosen whatever it is he's doing while out wandering over being available to his family. Naruto may be a workaholic, but he does manage to carve out some time for his family, and even when that time is scarce, he's still around if there's an emergency.

Sarada, why were you so dumb? You could've just gone to the ticket counter and asked them to call the next stop so an attendant could look for the package and have it there for you.

MHA - We knew Nezu was smart, but dang, that's genius-level planning there. However, his laugh at getting the better of his students was plain maniacal.

I was in as much shock as Kyoka that Koji can speak. The army of insects would creep me out in Present Mic's place as well. Also, when I read his hero name, I think of it as pre-SENT, like offering or putting forth something, rather than PRE-sent, as in the state of being at a location.

It was clever to use Toru's invisibility to capture Snipe, and I can fully believe that he did not intent that contact with his elbow.

This is the part I meant that Poke shouldn't watch in the company of others. For starters, Midnight is smoking hot. For another, her costume is very form-fitting, like latex would be. For more, she does have a mask, albeit not an o.t.n. one. It's actually more like stylized glasses, but it works for her. For last, there was her admission of having sadistic predilections, which is part of one of his acknowledged kinks, though the anime seemed to me to tone it down a little.

I'm not sure I believe that Mineta planned to trap Midnight with the sticky balls, because one had to hit both her hand and the whip handle for that to work, and that strikes me as a lucky throw. Still, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

Speaking of that, Bakugo and Izuku will need to be both to beat All Might.

MP 100 - I only got the first two of the four on the dvr watched (episodes 9 & 10), and I'll admit the illusion guy had me fooled, but I can believe that Claw would use murder to cow newbies into obedience.

Haaaa, the guy who thought piercing guy was pathetic for having trouble against Mob got trapped even faster. Also faster, Mob didn't mess around with piercing guy this time. This is the kind of damage that Meruem should've suffered when fighting Netero's bodhisattva, but to a lesser degree here. Ritsu also wasted no time with the three guards.

I chuckled when the pompadour guy thought that levitating a person with telekinesis would be too much after we saw Mob make the car fly.

Teru did well under pressure to change the nature of his barrier to make the pyrokinetic dude broil himself.

When Dimple said that he can't possess psychics without their consent and cited natural shielding, it brought to mind something a woman I knew back in college said about a purportedly haunted location in the area. She said that people block perception of spirits and other such entities by default. For most people to see an apparition, it must be particularly potent. However, if the person wills themselves to be receptive, then they can detect the presence of weaker entities, but it also opens them to attachment by stronger ones, and thus she advised against inviting contact.

The non-powered lackeys, especially the older guy, recognizing the difference in power was convenient for Ritsu and company.

Torture to awaken psychic powers may be the simplest way, but I doubt it's truly the best one for the people involved.

Dimple had a good plan for the guy controlling evil spirits, but he didn't expect additional waves of opposition. I expect Dimple to emerge victorious from the spirit jar.

Mob probably didn't like being a meanie to the girl by breaking all her puppets. He was also just what the woman said in his reluctance to fight her, a gentleman. The woman was probably also the closest we'll get to a hot babe given the show's character designs.

Hm, this ginger kid with no scars strikes me as possibly being the leader guy. He was able to subdue Ritsu and shield himself from Mob's explosion.

SAO: A - It's fine that Kirito is playing a new game, but why is he a shota in it?

It's never a good sign when Dr. Manhattan appears out of nowhere to spy and snitch on you. Also, that was a real letter of the law interpretation there; a small part of Alice crossed the border and was quickly drawn back after the momentary stun from her fall wore off, but she was guilty of trespassing, despite that over 99% of her body stayed in the acceptable border area. However, I will fault her for being the only one of the three dumb enough to get that close to the Dark Territory or whatever it was called.

The Integrity Knights seem like real tools. Sure, they're strong, but they're also jerks. When I saw Alice's restraints, I first thought that it was overkill for use on a loli, but then I saw that she wouldn't actually be riding on the dragon with the knight. Dangling under the dragon like that during flight would require something more substantial to distribute the stresses of her body weight on her (yes, in the v.r. game. I know).

It was fun to see the Aincrad crew and Sinon enjoy themselves shooting things up. Of course Asuna would also have lightsaber in the game about firearms and explosives. Silica on the heavy gun made me think of this.

I feel like the stuff about the soul being literal light in the brain was an oversimplification of a neurological process. However, picking on the show because I can, I'll point out that since the researchers are defining the soul as something that exists inside a physiological structure, then they would necessarily be denying any kind of afterlife, since the soul, by their definition, would not be able to exist coherently outside of the body.

Oh, hey, thanks for bringing up that loose end from both Aincrad and Death Gun by having this guy show up for revenge. Of course he will have missed Kirito by hitting an area of loose shirt where his body isn't present due to his recent weight loss.

MB - Ms. Shirato doesn't want either Joe or her brother in Megalonia. I'm not sure she'll be able to get her way in this.

How is Mr. Shirato's rig legal? The sensors give data to a program embedded in the rig's control software. He doesn't have to do anything but the footwork. His opponents are, for all intents and purposes, fighting the rig, not the man. Sure, he had to be a programming genius to create that bit of software, but it still seems like cheating to me.

Speaking of cheating, Yuri's rig seems integrated into him, like a cyborg enhanced human. I can't say that Mr. Shirato learning about Joe's fake I.D. was truly surprising. I presume there would be professional and legal repercussions for forging an identity document. However, those are the lesser of Joe and Nanbu's concerns, since the yakuza would be after them for not living up to their end of the bargain. In light of this, I can understand Nanbu forfeiting the match, because they can't risk being exposed.

JoJo: Diamond - Shigechi may have been greedy and obnoxious, but he didn't deserve to die, and especially not for fighting to protect his parents from a murderer.

Deadly Queen (D.Q.)'s ability was certainly overpowered, and it was nothing more than luck that the killer boobytrapped the right door.

What the hell, everyone who saw Shigechi as he tried to find Josuke and/or Okuyasu? Shigechi was bleeding badly from several readily visible wounds. He was clearly in need of medical attention, and yet none of them acted like anything was out of the ordinary other than a middle-schooler being in the high school section. Either something is terribly wrong with all of them as people or they have uncorrected eyesight worse than mine.

The sign in the hallway about middle-schoolers not being "allowed" past a certain point reminded me of a sign I saw in a renovated building at my alma mater when it was open to the public during a homecoming weekend. When I was a student there, it was the student union, a place for student organizations to meet, and there was a game room in the basement. Since then, a new student union was built, and the existing building was renovated and given to the school of Visual Communications. At least on the upper floors, it was also extended over an alleyway to connect to the radio and television studios building, and there was a sign on one of the floors that beyond that point you leaving one building and entering the other.

I feel like either Jotaro or Koichi could've used their Stand on the murderer to stop him or mark him for tracking. S.P. can temporarily stop time, and Reverb could brand either the guy's hand or the jacket with the word "killer" or "murderer."

BC - Zell and Asta were way too quick to trust the assassin chick after she said she wanted to leave the Diamond Kingdom's service.

Hm, Zell was reunited with his wife. That's nice.

Vanessa had a interesting way to announce her return to the Witches' Forest.

HxH - Yes, show, we know that Pouf is a sadistic and manipulative jerk. We didn't need him to lie to a blind woman to convince us of that. At least Killua is a good enough person to use his skills to defend a helpless stranger from a known enemy.

I take it that Gon wants to fight Pitou in that estate/manor house/mansion.

Shippuden - I can absolutely believe that first series Hinata would be able to whup Shino at taijutsu, and thus she was equipped to give him pointers on how to improve.

Pre-baby Kurenai in the hot spring was a nice bit of fanservice.

PTE - It takes a lot of force to poke holes in the air like the old guy did in Bob Epic Team.

I missed the first time that the assassin Popuko complimented about their willingness to withhold information said "thank you" before being shot in the head.

[FoleyisGood149]

Less old, but still not current.

DBS - Those eliminations for the 9th Universe came in rapid succession. I acknowledge 18's cleverness in eliminating the person she did in a subtle fashion, i.e. not with a lot of yelling and a huge energy attack, like the combined Final Flash and Kamehameha, which I think were overkill at that point.

No, the 9th Universe wasn't destroyed. It was erased. There is a difference. For one, there was no cataclysmic doom suffered by everyone. They simply lived their lives as normal up to the end, and then, from one moment to the next, suddenly they no longer existed. There would also, thus, be no mental distress over the process of dying. Only those who knew about the Tournament and its consequences would know what danger they faced, and only those in attendance at the Tournament would've known in the moments leading up to erasure that it was coming. Most people in the 9th Universe wouldn't have known anything unusual was going to happen, or had happened, because once it did happen, they would no longer exist to know anything had happened.

Boruto - It took me a while to realize this was a flashback to the night before and day of Naruto's inaugruation as Hokage. I think that Boruto learned a valuable lesson in being a good older brother here (tear Himawari's doll, pay the price). It was astonishing that she used Byakugan and delivered a chakra node attack instinctively. Of course Hinata recognized what it was and got in contact with the others about it, so Konohamaru could improvise and be a stand-in for the ceremony.

It was some nice father-son time for Naruto to take Boruto to Ichiraku. Depending upon the vegetables, I'll grant that a restaurant ramen bowl like that could be a more balanced meal than a hamburger. The ramen possibly has less fat and cholesterol, though it likely has more sodium. I'm fine with an eating contest between Choji and Cho-Cho. When they mentioned a "Legendary Queen of Gluttony," I thought that it could've been Tsunade (recall how much she ate after coming out of her coma a few months back), but then I thought it could be Anko (even though dumpling skewers are more her thing), but I didn't imagine it would be Hinata.

MHA - If we remember back to the Sports Festival, one of the images involved in the explanation of the Cavalry Battle featured All Might as the rider of a team. Here he noted how much heavier the weights made him, and that's only adding half his weight, so just imagine how hard it would be for an actual team to carry him in that scenario.

While it was fun to see Bakugo see how great the difference in his power and All Might's power was, I had mixed feelings about Izuku and All Might fighting. All Might's attacks were in the same vein of toughening up Izuku represented in the initial training in clearing the beach and the sparring with Gran Tornio, but it was a huge mental hurdle for Izuku to overcome to use his power to attack All Might, though needing to do so to get Bakugo out of All Might's grasp probably did help resolve that conflict, since it triggered Izuku's inclination toward helping someone in need.

The teamwork did okay for them, once Bakugo swallowed enough pride to admit he couldn't pass the exam without Izuku's powers and efforts working in concert with his own.

I knew Koga was an h.s. student, but I didn't expect her voice to be that high.

MP 100 - I haven't watched them yet.

SAO: A - So, there was a timeskip in the game world. It's a little strange that Kirito's friend doesn't recognize or remember him, and he has only a vague recollection. Of course Kirito still has sword skills, but not enough experience points or whatever they call it to control the mystical sword without being injured by it.

Um, villagers? If you're so concerned about this giant tree being bad for your crops or whatever, have none of you ever thought of trying to burn it down? Surely you have fire and know of combustible materials you could slather on the trunk to try to kill the tree that way. Yeah, yeah, uncontrolled fire when it falls. That's why you would need to clear an area of forest up to 1.5 times it's height, in case it falls, but in coniferous wildfires, a remarkably large number of the trunks remain standing, but with all the foliage burned off and a lot of charring to the trunk and limbs. It may not kill the tree, but it should deplete a lot of its durability points.

MB - I haven't watched these yet, either.

JoJo: Diamond - Once Jotaro figured out that Heart Attack was a heat-seeker, it was clever for Koichi to have Reverb make the "sizzle" sound effect for Heart Attack to chase. When the other efforts failed and after Reverb evolved again, I was pleased to see the extreme heaviness weigh down Kira's arm.

Still, I don't get how Heart Attack could keep detonating like that. It would need Kira to infuse it with more energy constantly, which should be exhausting. A Calorie (food calorie) has the energy of a gram of TNT. Heart Attack detonated multiple times, including blowing up the cobbler/tailor. For it to keep attacking, it would need a constant infusion of energy from Kira. Cumulatively, he's probably supplied it with several hundred Calories in a short time. The enhanced gravity/weight effect of what Reverb did to it aside, he should be exhausted just sitting there. Back in college, I remember it taking nearly an hour between a rowing machine and stationary bike to expend over 500 Calories (I was trying to build stamina and lose a few vanity fat pounds at the time), and while I had no trouble walking afterward, I did feel a bit tired. He should be notably fatigued while doing nothing, meaning an observant server should ask him if everything is okay or whether he needs a doctor.

BC - Hm, so the Witch Queen is also the Witch Mama. I'm going to presume there's some kind of magic involved in that rather than her getting knocked up that many times and birthing that many people. Still, that means she is a hot mama.

The cloak of invisibility was a nice try, but Zell blew it and got the golem sentry swarm on them.

Oh, hi there Ang's proxy character in the show Fana. Your dragon familiar sure has grown a lot since we last saw it in action.

I don't think it was particularly associated with this episode, but someone mentioned that Mariella looks like Noelle with dark hair and a different hairstyle. I would add to the differences that Mariella also looks to have bigger boobs.

HxH - Oh, so Gon took Pitou to where Kite was. That's okay. What's not okay, though, is what Gon learned. Kite was already dead, and it's entirely possible that he was a corpse marionette ever since they found him scarred and reacting on "instinct." When Gon kept alternating in his mind between blaming himself and blaming Pitou, I found myself thinking, "no, Gon, don't listen to your depression. Listen to your rage. Your rage is factually correct."

Pouf impersonating Komugi to play Pitou was a dick move for one Guard to manipulate another.

Shippuden - I'm fine with seeing the past from past from Ten-Ten's perspective for an episode. When she explored ways to be legendary like Tsunade, the casino guy was wrong; Tsunade would also be legendary at a casino for losing bets.

I'm fine with Ten-Ten producing a heavy metal statue to help Rock train, but I don't understand how he got under it in the water when it entered the water first at the end of two taut tethers.

Also, I want to iterate something others have previously mentioned: Rock is not truly a ninja with only taijutsu. Yes, he is a skilled warrior with some chakra control, but he's not ninja without ninjutsu.

Edited March 5, 2019 by FoleyisGood149

[PokeNirvash]

8 hours ago, FoleyisGood149 said:

MHA - This is the part I meant that Poke shouldn't watch in the company of others. For starters, Midnight is smoking hot. For another, her costume is very form-fitting, like latex would be. For more, she does have a mask, albeit not an o.t.n. one. It's actually more like stylized glasses, but it works for her. For last, there was her admission of having sadistic predilections, which is part of one of his acknowledged kinks, though the anime seemed to me to tone it down a little.

JoJo: Diamond - Shigechi may have been greedy and obnoxious, but he didn't deserve to die, and especially not for fighting to protect his parents from a murderer.

BC - Oh, hi there Ang's proxy character in the show Fana. Your dragon familiar sure has grown a lot since we last saw it in action.

You hit all the nails on the head there.  Also, as if a higher power heard your advice to me and decided to play troll, my dad passed the open-area room where I normally watch my shows to get something from the nearby laundry room while I was watching that scene. Thankfully, he didn't seem to notice or draw attention to it, like he does with other fanservice moments in the Toonami shows I watch that he's there to catch. Even more thankfully, he hasn't responded to the same level as he did when my uncle (his brother) and I were watching the bathhouse episode of Persona 4 the Animation, I paused the episode on a still shot of the teacher lady's breasts, and he refused to leave unless I pressed play. The fat girl showing up immediately after was enough to scare him off though.

I was prepared for Shigechi's demise, but not the scene where Reimi sees his soul in just as much excruciating pain as his body. Somehow I avoided getting spoiled on that, and I'm not sure if it was for the better.

Speaking of Angel analogues, BC appears to have a fair number. Rebecca bears a good physical resemblance to classic AD fanfic Angel if she had a less prominent rack, and Fana is an excellent encapsulation of her hatred for the show, or at least its horde of protagonists (minus Yami).

Spoiler

And then there's Mereoleona, who definitely has the red hair and ladette personality to be another proxy. I'm gonna be sorely disappointed if Angel ends up hating her like most of the rest.

 

[FoleyisGood149]

Regarding your spoiler post...

Spoiler

I think I saw that character just today on the MAL page for the show when looking up Mariella's name. I clicked the link because I didn't recognize the name, and it read that she is Captain of the Crimson Lions, meaning either Fuegoleon dies or resigns/retires due to his maiming injury.

 

[PokeNirvash]

I'm going on a trip to St. Louis with family this weekend, so don't be surprised if this showed up later than it should've.

Tonight on Toonami, Goku's attempt at challenging the Tournament's strongest competitor is interrupted by his comrades-in-arms, Sarada attempts to process why her father would ever attempt to kill her, Class 1-A's trip to the summer camp site is met with immediate challenge (and more sexy pro heroes ), Asuna and the rest of Kirito's harem try to get visitation rights to his comatose body, Joe's Megalonia match against Glen Burroughs is met with all the tension expected from last week's shocking reveal, I hope you like hearing #KickVic Mignogna in your anime because Rohan's the star of this episode, Fanzell and his lady friends confront the Diamond Kingdom's forces, Palm's attempt at a hostage exchange and Meruem's slowly recovering memory make things even more dire for everyone's least favorite Royal Guard, Kiba can't seem to get over the fact that Naruto actually went from zero to hero (the absolute madman), and Mister Braun Armored Titan, tear down that wall!

11:00 - Dragonball Super #101 - Warriors of Justice Close In! The Pride Troopers!! - TV-14L

11:30 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #21 - Sasuke and Sarada - TV-PGV

12:00 - My Hero Academia #40 - Wild, Wild Pussycats - TV-14DLSV

12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #5 - Ocean Turtle - TV-PGSV

1:00 - Megalobox #11 - A Deadmarch - TV-14LV

1:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #26 - Rosham Boy is Coming! - TV-14LV

2:00 - Black Clover #60 - Defectors' Atonement - TV-PG

2:30 - Hunter x Hunter #133 - Deadline to Live - TV-14LV

3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #240 - Kiba's Determination - TV-PGL

3:30 - Attack on Titan #2 - That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2 - TV-14LV

Mee-yow~.

[FoleyisGood149]

On 2/24/2019 at 10:22 AM, PokeNirvash said:

Yes, it did. Horikoshi apparently has a thing for naming locations in this show after Star Wars references. For example, Deku and Bakugo's middle school was Alderaan, the train station where the first hero vs. villain battle in the show took place was Tatooine, the city where the Stain arc took place was Hoth... I'm sure the list goes on.

I think the beach Izuku cleaned was called Dagoba.

On 3/3/2019 at 2:59 AM, EmpressAngel said:

Hero- From the OP, I guess Deku fights a titan this season.

Clover- Poor dragon.

Unfortunately, that enemy is worse than a titan. Think of it this way: that nice dragon with sweet flame powers no longer has to be in this show.

DBS - Goku can't help himself. He coached Caulifa on the disadvantages of ultra-Super Saiyan and showed her SS2 while trying to talk her into how to repeat it. However, lesson time was over once Kale went berserker on him. I'm not sure where she got all of those "Goku the _____" titles for him, but I can't say that the arrogant one was entirely off.

I know that the previous Brolly movies are non-canon, but it did take a combined kamehameha from Goku and both his sons to stop Brolly, and Kale is that kind of berserker. That Jiren knocked her out with one attack does not bode well for Goku or the other Universes.

At least Kale's indiscriminate energy blast barrage did clear out some of the scrubs.

Boruto - That was quick thinking on Sarada's part to play on Boruto's sentimentality regarding his mom so he would entrust the lunch to her and thus give her a "reason" to go out chasing Naruto.

Hm, Shin, the weird albino kid, has the Sharingan, and not just that, but the Mangekyo form as well. I don't fault Naruto for going right into his Nine-Tails cloak mode (I'm not sure whether he had just that or merged it with Sage Mode as well), which is technically a Shippuden spoiler, when two residents of Konoha were in danger from an opponent with such a powerful array of jutsu as the Mangekyo would place at Shin's disposal.

I'm not sure whether Naruto was outright lying about his time at the Academy in regards to skill, grades and popularity, or whether he genuinely doesn't remember it correctly due to too many punches to the head from Sakura.

The good news is that Sarada has activated the first level of her Sharingan. The bad news is that Sauce has been such a neglectful parent for over a decade that he doesn't recognize his own daughter and drew a weapon on her.

MHA - I forget whether we've been officially introduced to Vlad at this point, but he's the homeroom teacher for Class 1-B, so making sure he knows what Class 1-A is bringing to the summer training camp was a nice excuse to burn some episode time on recapping the students' powers.

Of course Kaminari and Mineta had it planned to perv on the girls at the swimming pool, but Izuku, being the forthright person he is, thought it was legitimate and invited enough of their classmates along to make it become legitimate.

Of the various winners we saw, I would say that Izuku was the only one who actually swam. It was supposed to be a swimming competition. If anyone failed to touch the water at all (I think Iida's feet did get wet), I would disqualify them on the face of it. Yeah, I'm staring right at you, Bakugo and Todoroki, but mostly Bakugo.

Aizawa cancelling the Quirks and closing the pool because it was time was fitting for his character, but I feel like that would make for the most even match of ability in swimming. I would think that Izuku would have the advantage, though, since he would be set to swim, and the others would be in the air and trying to move above the water.

MP 100 - I haven't watched them yet.

SAO: A - The goblin fight was okay. It was refreshing to see Kirito struggle, which means he doesn't have all his imported stats from the other games (SAO, GGO). While he did win against the boss, both he and Eugeo were injured, though Selka did use Kirito as a health potion to keep Eugeo from dying. I'm going to presume this injury felt like it hurt more because of different brain interactions with the interfaces.

Of course the fight boosted Kirito's stats enough to use the fancy sword, and it did for Eugeo, too. Thus, they were able to fell the tree, so it was time for a party. Now the boys are off to become real swordsmen and/or find Alice.  

MB - I haven't watched these yet, either.

JoJo: Diamond - At Kira's house, I see no problem with him being born to older parents, except that the dead dad is also a psycho determined protect his son, despite knowing his son's crimes. The picture stuff seemed like a strange power even for this show, but Jotaro outsmarted him. Unfortunately, Okuyasu fell for the bait and made too many holes. I presume one thumbtack nicked the  picture itself to allow the dad to move the tape.

What the crap, show? Another set of Stand Bow and Arrow. No. Just no.

The dude whose life Kira hijacked was in a loveless marriage, but at least the wife is a hot babe. Oh, no, he's won her over with cooking skills. There was a slight glimmer of hope for the woman when it seemed to me that she noticed that he hesitated to go to the safe. Maybe the safe will come up again, and if so, I wonder whether he can use Heart Attack on it, since a safe would produce no heat above the ambient environment for it to target. Anyway, I know that neither the woman nor landlord could see D.Q. as it stole the money from the landlord's bag, but how did a floating wad of cash get into Kira's hand unnoticed? If the woman is falling for her Kira!husband, then I feel like she's going to die soon.

BC - Good work creating an opening for Asta's secret move, Noelle. It was funny to me that the secret move is to fly really fast through the air with a double-stab, but it was funnier that it actually worked. It begs the question of just how powerful anti-magic is that Asta apparently used it to kill a nature spirit, i.e. the embodiment of fire mana in this case.

Fana is half-elf. Okay. I didn't recognize who the human that "betrayed" them was. I feel like Fana may have some history with Mars. She had a jewel on her forehead like powerful Diamond Kingdom mages, and she also looks to have a patchwork grimoire like he did back in the dungeon. Then there's the shot in the new OP of what looks like a young Mars with a pink-haired girl.

HxH - I'm not sure how Pouf and Youpi spoke telepathically, but now they're conspiring to conceal Komugi's existence from Meruem, but he knows something is fishy.

While Knuckle and Meleoron aren't dead, it looks bad for their survival that they've been caught and are around Pouf. Youpi might hesitate to dispatch Knuckle without a fair fight, but Pouf would absolutely kill them, if his diminished form is capable of it, that it.

Shippuden - I didn't watch this yet, either.

Edited March 10, 2019 by FoleyisGood149

[EmpressAngel]

20 hours ago, PokeNirvash said:

(and more sexy pro heroes )

Boy you weren't kidding.

5 hours ago, FoleyisGood149 said:

Anyway, I know that neither the woman nor landlord could see D.Q. as it stole the money from the landlord's bag, but how did a floating wad of cash get into Kira's hand unnoticed?

Shoved it in that sweet wrestling belt it wears?

Hero- Fuckhands, still the worst. I like that Dapper Hexxus exclusively calls him by his full name every time. Aizawa how are you not suffering in that black jumpsuit in the middle of summer. Boner alert. Go away, Douche Rogue. Correction, Mineta still the worst. Calm down, Iida. HELLOOOOOOO LADIES. It's two hot chicks and a grumpy child. Good luck, kids. Welcome to the Hunter Exam. I don't think that's an animal. Aizawa and a couple of hot women beating knowledge into me sounds like a great time. Look at my kids go. "I'LL KILL YOU!" is a pretty great attack name. Gross, Mineta. I love watching them all fight. It's stll weird hearing that one talk. Invisible girl is bait. I'm sure this grumpy child won't change his mind at all over their time at camp. Well, the important thing is you tried. I kinda love this lady. Me too, lady. Oh my god. A PUNCH TO THE SCROTUM IS UNFORGIVABLE. Oh good, they get to eat. They're really going for the fanservice this season huh. Give me fanservice of the adults next please. Mineta continues to be disgusting. Deku please put some clothes on. Awwww kid. Well this is depressing. Someone hug this child. Mandalay can get it. Good morning Aizawa's here to ruin your mood. Eat shit, Bakugo. Nah I'm pretty sure Deku's quirk has improved. Well damn if that smirk ain't doing things for me. Don't ruin camp you bastards. 

SAO- I don't care, show. I wish I was lucky enough for him to be dead. Brain damage would actually explain a lot. Hi Jotaro. Oh good it's the entire damn harem. Remember how the company didn't want to call it a soul? Oh good, the skeevy heart monitor comes into play. Oh fuck me with a rake it's the creepy virtual daughter. Every time she calls him "Daddy" my skin crawls. Oh hey, Klein's still in this show. Gee that doesn't sound shady as fuck at all. I hope they're about to throw his comatose body in the river. Just cut your losses and enjoy a new life without him. Remember when Asuna was being sexually assaulted in a cage and Kirito was busy fucking around with some girl with huge knockers? Yeah, continue to trust the gu who happily murdered thousands of people and stole years of your life. Someone fucked consensually in this show, it's a Christmas miracle. Manbearpig. Y'all are really reaching for that Alice in Wonderland reference there. I'm sure this isn't jut Asuna in a wig. This seems a little extreme for a fucking video game. WHAT A SHOCK IT'S JUST ASUNA IN A WIG. It sure is lucky that she looks exactly like her real assistant. Yeah this teenage girl is real threatening here.

Boxing- I got a real bad feeling about Nanbu's odds here. Meanwhile, urchin living it up in the mansion. Who knew he was a talented florist. I love this kid. I wonder if he's stopped pissing blood yet. Mostly just stand there and get punched, I guess. Oh Pops you are going to die. What kind of weirdo cares that much about water. This is a sweet intro. Oh hey, he's got gear now. I'd be in his corner but we all know it'd just get him killed. Okay so he's just fighting Hol Horse then. Oh no child go back where it's safe. Try not to ruin that pretty face again. I don't know shit about boxing either. Yuri can tell if he's faking. Looks like hillbilly's being a little bitch here. I don't know what that machine piece there is. I mean, not being violently murdered is a pretty decent goal. Oh my god why is he rapping. Oh noooo. Whelp, you're fucked. CHILD NO GET OUT OF THERE. I got a real bad feeling about this. Kid stop yelling. Thank you Yuri you're a good dude. Holy shit Nanbu. Now take off your pants too. Dude just casually mangling a perfectly good fish. FUCK YEAH. Aww the good luck charm. I also want to bury my face in those abs. Uh hey buddy whatcha doing with that knife. Oh FUCK his eye. I'd like to get off this ride now.

Jojo- Goddammit Enya. Did Polnareff get hit with the pedo stand again? Please kick Rohan's ass again. i goddamn love that baby. Maybe it's the guy who definitely looks like a serial killer. What in the shit. Uh kid you got a hole in your face. Rock Paper Scissors is now a stand. I hate Rohan's clothes with every fiber of my being. Rohan that's just three descriptions of you. I'm rooting for the kid here. Great job you beat a small child you douche. And then Rohan punched a grade schooler. Um what. We all want to beat the shit out of Rohan. Well this one's a goddamn weird stand. I enjoy seeing Rohan lose. Make him kick his own ass. God Rohan you suck. Just kick him in the dick. They're both idiots. Meanwhile, wholesome family bonding. You leave them out of this. I love that baby. Goddammit Joseph. MY WINDOW. Let's all point and laugh at Rohan's misfortune. Uhhh what just happened. Booooooooo. BABY STAND. How fucking dare you. He's right, you are a cheat and a coward. Such a drama queen. And that's how Rohan kidnapped a baby and then lost it. "Stand name: Boys Man Man" is cracking me up.

Clover- That's a lot of birds. I don't care about any of these people. Does this guy have giant yaoi hands or is the animation just kinda shitty this week. Oh hey it's the witches. Look it's another flashback I never asked for. Okay those gollums are kind of adorable. What is this an infomercial? On the bright side this episode just feels boring to watch instead of inspiring outright hatred but the downside is I can't find enough to talk about. "Of all the students I taught, he was one of them." Kinda rooting for him to kill them all. If everyone is dead he's my new favorite. You have failed me, sir. I feel nothing, show. I keep forgetting this guy exists. Oh god stop shimmying. How convenient, the one guy who can beat him is right over there. Sparkle eyes Asta hurts me right in my spirit. Shut the fuck up. I should have just taken a nap.

Hunter- Oh hey, there are actual people here. Whelp so much for those people. Yeeeah about that battle. That's definitely not the weirdest thing those girls have had to do here. Oh hey it's wolf dude. Yeah you're real threatening as you hobble around on crutches with your busted limbs. Did his voice just drop an octive this must be serious. Awww octopus. I don't think Pitou's coming back, guys. I'm glad they saved the whores. Well that was an easy mission. Oh this is not gonna go well. Pouf is absolutely not smarter than you thought. Put your creepy centipede thing in his head. Fuck you too, Youpi. HELL YEAH MOTHERFUCKER. Please don't kill Knuckle. That's it, put the pieces together and then kill your guards. YEEEEEEEEAH BOY. Meanwhile, Pouf continues to be the fucking worst. You thought wrong, asshole. Oh wow is he dead, that was easier than I exected. Ahahahahahaha you idiot fucker. I love monster Palm so much. Wrap her back up in your hair for safekeeping. God I hope you're right. Oh, that's creepy. Uh make sure you remember where you put her. I mean, you're still not trying to eat thousands of people so I'd still call you good. His suffering is delicious.

[PokeNirvash]

On 3/9/2019 at 9:20 PM, FoleyisGood149 said:

JoJo: Diamond - What the crap, show? Another set of Stand Bow and Arrow. No. Just no.

Okay, let me stop you there for a second. Where in the show before now did it say that there had to be only one - not two, not three, not seventy-five, but one - STAND arrow? Besides, compared to some of the other bizarre shit this show is capable of pulling, this seems like one of the more plausible reveals.

DRAGONBALL SUPER - I'm honestly having some trouble feeling the hype for Goku v. Jiren, especially since the showdown is coming this early, this out-of-nowhere. But hey, at least the battlefield's more interesting now. Jiren's face says, "Is this n*gga serious?" Hey, it's not Goku's fault he resurfaced where you guys were hiding out. TOKUSENTAI, TOKUSENTAI. It's nice to see that Goku's not the only one they're targeting. TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: "sworn" means "not blood-related". Roshi's doing well for himself. ADVANCED GEOMETRY! You can't not love Vegeta bickering with Frieza. Whenever Goku isn't on-screen, the Zenos should be asking, "Where's Goku?" This little guy is the Guldo of their team. I think Piccolo's gonna sue somebody. I had a feeling the female Trooper would take care of Kale. If it ain't the Ziggurat-style universe from the new Broly movie, then I'm not interested. NOBODY EXPECTS THE ANDROIDS! Something tells me this new (read: old) Hot Streets is a take that towards Rick & Morty. She's his sister, man, not just a friend. Thanks for the exposition, Homie. Shit, Goku, you've survived stronger gravity than this mofo, get it together. "Let's show them how we roll!" That was a terrible pun. And I see that 18's capable of the same, she must've picked that up from Krillin. Crisis aversion... denied. Not even Instant Transmission can get you into Ziggurat, and that's only one of the many mysteries of Hand Shakers. Quit saying "sworn sister" as if it's some sort of proper noun, I'm kinda getting sick of it. Leave it to Fem!Broly to get the job done. And she's more adjusted now, good for her! "The only thing that's changed here is the color of her hair!" This guy knows how B.S. Dragon Ball is. Dig deep and push past your limits! You just can't beat Christmas colors. I'm sure she'll get back to it in another two or three minutes. Smart thinking there, 18. TIME TO GET SERIAL. Count yourself lucky that Goku's not the crying type. We know damn well what form she'll take, we saw it several episodes back, after all.

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS - Sasuke's so edgy that it's no surprise he wore his Akatsuki robes for that picture. It still kills me that a clean version of this OP doesn't exist, even though that's a good thing because OPs with integrated credits should never have clean versions. Dammit Sakura quit being so impulsive, that sorta thing can get people killed. In which he realizes he might've fucked up a little. Not even Sasuke knows what to make of her unspoken assumptions. And if there's one thing the Uchihas are known for, it's emotional trauma. "Call me crazy, but the woman in that photo might be my cousin." It's nice to see some of these characters have enough sense to judge Sasuke with their brain and not their private parts. More context-free Shippuden spoilers. THAT'S CLASSIFIED. When there's nothing you can do, there's always the option of eating. "I knew I should've locked that window before I left." Again, the fuck? THIS MAN'S ALL GUMS, THAT'S EVEN WEIRDER. Even the Sharingans in his head aren't as weird as him having no teeth! I'm guessing those earpieces are more than just some sort of fashion statement. Yep, definitely recognizing that he just fucked up. Welp, action's happening, time for me to shut up now. Funny how this guy has the first name of one of Kinky Kunoichi's protagonists while his original seiyuu is the voice of the other. (It's something only I would appreciate, being my only reader and all.) They aren't your average everyday clones, these are advanced clones. "I mean, my son's kind of a brat, but I'd never go that far with him." Using him as a shield, I mean, get your minds out of the gutter. Welp, Naruto just got impaled. FATHERLY INSTINCT, GO! Be happy for peace, otherwise we'd all be dead. I can't believe I'm saying this, but fuck yeah Sakura. She sure is saying "hell" a lot today. "Who are these people?" The protagonists of days long since past. Tis but a flesh wound. Only the awkwardest of silences for this girl. I never would've pegged Sakura as the pants-wearing type. And then she got kidnapped, proving just how useless she is even now. CLONES, CLONES EVERYWHERE.

MY HERO ACADEMIA - No matter who wins or loses, heroes or villains, the brokers will come out on top. Even with a subpar edit, Odd Future is insanely catchy. "I'm just a little hot, can't you see how red I am!?" I am flipping off Monoma right now and it feels so good. I agree, Mineta needs to keep his boundless libido in check. Aizawa's too old for this shit. Katakana titles are the best titles. [insert crass joke about Mineta's unfortunate-looking costume here] SEXY PRO HEROES, INDEED. So, who's the kid? There's a time to act like a total fanboy, Deku, and this ain't it. She's been 18 for 12 years now. I'll be honest, I'd be less inclined to run compared to everyone else right now. Even when in peril, Deku can't stop fanboying. We Forest of Death now. Good news, Mineta, now you don't need to go to the restroom anymore! It's always nice to see Deku using his power without literally breaking a limb or two. Bakugo could really use a less threatening pre-asskicking battlecry. Teamwork, fuck yeah! Is it possible to make gratuitous French gratuitous in itself, because I think Aoyama succeeded. I love Kaminari's ONE-style shortout face. Come to think of it, invisibility really is a lame quirk. I may dislike a lot of things about Bakugo, but I love that he gave Todoroki one of his immortal nicknames. Whatever this kid's problem is, it probably makes more sense than Demarco's taste in music. But for what it's worth, this video's ankles above some of his more recent selections. They missed lunch, but they finished just in time for St. Matthew's Meal. Kaminari's gone full Saitama. I keep expecting Pixie-Bob to sound just like Noelle (same VA) only to find myself disappointed every time. Oh, so he's her first cousin once removed (male). NUT SHOT. "A punch to the scrotum is unforgivable!" Flawlessly said, Iida. Of course Bakugo likes him, jerks of a feather flock together, or something. Turns out it's St. Matthew's Meal, dinner, and supper rolled into one. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEF. That has to be the most serious and introspective Mineta's sounded all series, and it's in reference to his endless desire to see titty. You're one to talk, Mr. Mumbles Out Loud. It's more demeaning for him than it is for the girls. Thanks, Kota. Poor Iida. REPLY TO ANGEL 1: "They're really going for the fanservice this season huh." Demarco must be seething right now. Even Bakugo's pro-hero, and he's a total ass! I doubt it was Stain that killed them, but I'm still gonna pretend it was. I can understand his take, praise for not dying like bitches equaling praise for dying in general is the easiest conclusion for someone his age. You're living in an important era of heroism history, Midoriya. TWELVE HOURS LATER. Don't question his pre-ballthrowing battlecries, Deku, this is Bakugo we're talking about. Suck it, Bakugo. If I were gay for more anime guys than just Shizuo and Reigen, then Sadist Aizawa would be doing something for me right now. Oh shit it's Mandalay that was voiced by Noelle SHIT SHIT SHIT IGNORE MY EARLIER COMMENT PRETEND LIKE IT NEVER EVEN HAPPENED. Though come to think of it, that does explain the likeness to Sarada I heard in Pixie-Bob's voice... And now to wait until these villains actually do something.

Can't characters in these horror movies do anything besides scream their lungs out I mean HOLY SHIT.

SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION -  And now it's time to see Asuna's side of the story. Oh good, the family's here. I wonder how Kirito's aunt-mother feels about his girlfriend having that stalker app on her phone. Leave it to Kirito to survive having his heart stopped for five minutes straight. Ass-una. Finding a good parking space is serious business, especially when you get to the garage later than you normally do. A red-backgrounded row, that can only mean terrible things. And now for a VR roundtable discussion. I still feel stupid that I didn't recognize Asuna at the very end of the first season finale, it never occurred to me that she'd go for the blue hair dye after getting a legit ALO account! Huh, so "it doesn't mesh" isn't just a Hand Shakers/W'Z exclusive phrase after all... Correction, that's exactly what he's doing. I still think St. Louis is a better name for it, acronym-wise. PIXIE DAUGHTERU STEPHANIE SHEH IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. Clearly that means he's being shipped out, probably to America. Klein's too good a friend for Kirito's lawlharem. So it's a shell company, like over 99% of the Marduk Institute's partners. BASTARD COUNT: 1. Kiri-dude? Really? Scratch that, he was choppered out, definitely to someplace. I'm guessing there's some kind of offscreen evolution in VR tech to explain for why Yui's here in the real world with them. (Then again, it is Kawahara...) Okay, so it was that guy he knocked down in flashback. REPLY TO ANGEL 2: "Remember when Asuna was being sexually assaulted in a cage and Kirito was busy fucking around with some girl with huge knockers?" Not really, but I do remember her being sexually assaulted after escaping said cage while Kirito was visiting her in the hospital with another girl with huge knockers. It all comes back to Kayaba with these VR plots. We CalTech now. That blonde dude with the headphones looks so out-of-place compared to everyone else in that picture. What's an Ogma? CALIFORNIA REST IN PEACE~. Because of course they were fucking. No one would ever expect him to be stashed away on an ocean base undetectable on any public mapping software! I can sorta see the turtle resemblance, but not the pig. Security checks are serious business. And that's where Kirito's been these past three to four weeks. And so has our government friend, apparently. Ah, so that's why he looked out-of-place, he's a recurring character in this! Show of hands, how many of you were actually fooled by Asuna's not-so-paper-thin disguise? I can see the importance of this flashback-within-a-flashback, it really informs Kirito's questionable decisions, somewhat. I'll give Asuna this, it took her only one episode to find her man, even if she has to wait another two or three to actually physically see him. Huh, so that's Klein's real name.

MEGALOBOX - I feel like the name of that abandoned grocery is a little on-the-nose, even moreso than the dog metaphors in the OP. If only I remembered my three years of entry-level Spanish education from hish school. I don't even watch pay-per-view events and yet these intros are getting me just as psyched. Touching things is definitely the best way to reaffirm reality. Yuri doesn't need refreshments, the fight is all the food he'll need. I tried clams for the first time the other day; they tasted good. Fujimaki sure loves his soup metaphors. He's coming in on a monster truck. Oh hey, it's been a while since I've seen that gear. ...Is that a robo-referee? Oh wow, the dub actually kept the "sleazy gear" phrase. More than a little confused. He's got a lotta guts, insulting their intelligence like that. You're making this sound more complex than it actually is, Fujimaki. I love how the one commentator sounds exactly like Old Joseph. Nice, he's actually coaching him properly now. Impromptu rap musical number, go! And it was actually pretty good, too! SHIT COUNT: 2. Fuck you, Fujimaki. Either he's leaving 'cause it's getting to be too much, or he wants to get a closer look at things. And a closer look (plus some condescending pep-talk) it is! Damn, Nanbu, you're alright. YOU TRULY ARE ASHITA NO JOE. Time to finish full gearless. CLASSIC KNOCKOUT. All of the tension, indeed. Not sure how seeing a guy who really wants to fight you get nearly KO'd would make you jealous, but whatever floats your boat. HOLY SHIT NANBU YOU CRAZY. And now the dog is jealous.

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE - STANDs come from a special old lady with special arrows. That happy couple is sooooooo dead. Nevermind, looks like that creepy-looking kid's the first on his hit list. I'll roshambo you for it. As long as you aren't taking pictures of yourself invading the personal space of teenage girls, you can take pictures of whatever the hell you want, Rohan. There he is, in the bottom right corner! "I just want to find Kira before he wreaks more havoc. I mean, he did kill my babysitter, after all." Isn't roshambo that game where you and another guy kick each other in the balls as hard as you can and whoever buckles first wins? A nutjob child. Never trust someone with a cheekhole, especially if they put a gauge in there. In which Vic Manga-ka gets spanked with a soccer ball. Nice, his STAND's evolving. Good ol' rock, nothing beats that! Wait, why's Yukako hanging out with them? Are they trying to get on her good side like Koichi did? SEATJACKED. Always immediately swallow your drink if you have a cheekhole. This kid's starting to be a real pain. Vic may be a terrible person IRL, but I'm loving his rendition of Rohan, smugness and all. Mmm, citrus. HE'S GONNA ROCK YOUR FACE, BUT NOT IN THAT WAY. That boy's sappin' his STAND! BOYZ II MEN. I wonder how they'll work around that copyright nightmare. And so begins the deadliest game of rock-paper-scissors this side of Hunter x Hunter. Because the young child dying at the hands of Truck-kun is the only thing about the original Pet Sematary worth remembering. Seriously, they do realize they spoiled the whole movie with that teaser promo, right? So what happens if they tie? MY LEGS, MY STAND ABILITIES! This photograph ghost could really use an IRL tissue. TIE GAME, I REPEAT, TIE GAME! Okay, so it appears that tie games don't count in this deadly game of roshambo. Joestar sightings detected! It's a known fact that Josuke and Rohan hate each other, so it looks like Joseph's the deciding factor here. Curse you, senility! This kid's confidence in himself is too much. As is Rohan's, but at least he's somewhat suave about it. (Somewhat.) BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY. Aww, her first pose. ANIME CLICHE #825: Whenever you announce your plans to someone, it'll never go as planned. YOU LOSE. And here comes Truck-kun to kill another, older child. Pff. "It's just my luck that I would hit that truck!" BULLHORN. THE BABY THE  BABY THE BABY. "Boyz Man Man", closer than I thought. Also, what happened to your voice, narrator? Oh dang, Joseph got top billing!

BLACK CLOVER - The Witch Queen's crow chair just looks wrong in motion, especially with the CG implemented. Now let's see what's happening with Fanzell and his lad-oh, just Fanzell? All right, then. I actually enjoy this one dude's male-gay voice. REPLY TO ANGEL 2: "Does this guy have giant yaoi hands or is the animation just kinda shitty this week." The animation looks kinda shitty every week. You guys do realize you're just fodder, right? Yes, he's currently clothed. "I am such a genius." Oh no! I wasn't expecting her rack to look so nice. RECYCLED ANIMATION NO JUTSU. Not the best time for a flashback, but... Pierrot. You are now about to witness the true destructive power of these magical security measures! Why is this almost-shirtless gay guy so fun? OH SHIT MUSIC VIDEO RERUN TIME. He actually looks better all clean-shaven. GAH MY SEXY CHEST! "Kidding~." Yeah, I'm sure you're good at sucking up various essences. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) LASER FLOYD NO JUTSU. I can't say I feel too sorry for the more radfem of the casualties. How oddly jovial of you to say it that way, Ladros. An attempt was made. ...Huh. Thanks, Mars. I bet his VA's having a whole lotta fun with this role. The random flashback was foreshadowing this whole time. But will three knives to the back of a super-powerful dude cause as much damage as just one to a normal guy's? Huh, guess not. And now they're ripping off HxH with all this student loans talk. I dunno, he seems like the kind of guy who'd be into inflation. It feels like I'm absorbing part of Angel's soul whenever Asta's shoujo eyes pop up. RECYCLED ANIMATION NO JUTSU, again.

HUNTER x HUNTER - Oh, I think he's remembering things he shouldn't right this second. That's because Pitou's still dead, guy. I miss Kite, but not Crazy Slots. Yes, save the other comfort women. It's nice to see that Welfin's still paranoid as fuck even after getting through all of his personal past life issues. Oh shit, more human memories resurfacing. DOUBLE THUMBS UP. I guess that past life is where Ikalgo got his occasional lower register. Leave it to Togashi to somehow make the Khmer Rouge sympathetic. Yep, the tall one's still the most attractive one. [that was easy] That also went easy, or so Welfin thinks. That cough certainly seemed random. OR MAYBE NOT. When a wolfman in a codpiece bites, he never lets go. That nosebleed, too, seems like it will be important. "The Game..." Oh look, Pouf missed a piece. I bet that broken piece is symbolic of something. And he's nosebleeding too... Weird. Something tells me Pouf's the next to get the bleeding. That's two of the three Royal Guard dead. How sickly ironic that the worst one is the last one standing. Meruem wins the Game, that's why everyone else who plays is fated to lose. Palm calling the 'Kalgo black. "Well, that and Youpi's dead." Palm knows all, thanks to that crystal ball embedded in her skull. But dead from what, though... Humanity is jerks, yeah, but I don't think that's worth our extinction, even as a joke. Oh, so now the nosebleed hits.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - I don't get where those two other kids get off calling Naruto a loser and claiming they're gonna win when they don't even matter by the time the plot starts. UNCHARACTERISTICALLY SMOOTH SAKUGA SPOTTED. The one thing I like about Naruto's victory by flatulence over Kiba was that even he was disgusted by it. "Kurenai-sensei's pregnant, and Gai-sensei's out of the village for a while!" And Asuma-sensei's dead, which narrows it down even further. Remember when he sicced those dogs on Zabuza? MASAYUKI KOUDA SAKUGA SPOTTED. Why does that one dog sound like Konohamaru? Oh yeah, I forgot all about Red Akamaru. Welp, I'm now really sure saying "damn" and its variations enough times is a PGL-worthy action. I also forgot all about Akamaru's urine trails. Not to mention the two-headed dog mode, but I'm not entirely sure there was even anything for me to remember there. "My god, it's full of Pakkuns!" I had a feeling it'd end with him beating the record in return.

Edited March 13, 2019 by PokeNirvash

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight on Toonami, 17 shows everyone what he thinks of transformation sequences that take more than one second to pull off, a visit to Orochimaru's lair turns into an episode of Maury, Class 1-A officially begins their summer training from hell, 404 EPISODE NOT FOUND, Joe and Yuri prepare for their big face-off in differing ways, Josuke meets Morioh's strangest STAND user yet, the battles between the Diamond Kingdom and Midnight Sun morph into one of the most awkward childhood reunions yet, Meruem confronts Welfin while Pouf has his worst mental breakdown yet, Gai reminisces of the early days of his rivalry with Kakashi, and Eren finds himself failing basic training without realizing that he was set up to screw up from the start.

11:00 - Dragonball Super #102 - The Power of Love Explodes?! The 2nd Universe's Witchy Warriors!! - TV-14L

11:30 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #22 - Connected Feelings - TV-14LV

12:00 - My Hero Academia #41 - Kota - TV-14LV

12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #6 - Project Alicization - TV-PGV

12:45 - Megalobox #12 - Leap Over the Edge of Death - TV-PG

1:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #27 - I'm an Alien - TV-14LV

2:00 - Black Clover #61 - The Promised World - TV-PGV

2:30 - Hunter x Hunter #134 - The Word is You - TV-14LSV

3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #241 - Kakashi, My Eternal Rival! - TV-PGD

3:30 - Attack on Titan #3 - A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback, Part 1 - TV-14L

Edited March 17, 2019 by PokeNirvash
First it was the Big Occident. Then it was Eureka severeD. Now it's Sword Art Offline.

[EmpressAngel]

Hero- Damn 1-B teacher's got some meat on him. Look at these kids go. Heeey Aizawa. I wonder what Ragdoll would see with All Might. Okay I love Tiger. CAT PUNCH. Hi there random flashback All Might I'll take what I can get. It's not that deep, Iida. Todoroki is best camp stove. Eww. Please hug this kid. Of course Deku knows who his parents are. Just a friend, totally not me. TINY DEKU. Aw fuck. And then Hellraiser was here. Aizawa never sleeps. Let these kids rest. Deku's right where's my boyfriend. I wonder if they're keeping All Might away so that Ragdoll can't see his weakness. Revelry in the dark. I wouldn't trust Bakugo with a knife. Todoroki still probably thinks Deku is All Might's son. Probably flex and say something encouraging. Don't threaten me with a good time, Aizawa. Revelry in the dark. Aw crap they put Bakugo and Todoroki together. Poor Deku. REVELRY IN THE DARK. Awww my girls. Ohhhh crap. Congratulations show you found a fire user I won't fuck. Nooo not the cute cat lady.

SAO- Just shoot her nobody knows she's here. Yeah sure let's pretend this makes sense. STIMULATE HIS FLUCTLIGHT. She has a real good question what IS the point of this? I can feel a bit of my fluctlight die a little inside with this explanation. "We've already copied a human soul" doesn't sound evil and ominous at all. Okay this glitch is genuinely the most I've ever enjoyed an episode of Sword Art Online.

Boxing- I'm in such a good mood tonight. Oh that sounds extensive and painful. I keep forgetting that she's still kind of a bitch. Yuri's a cool dude. I hope y'all got Nanbu to a hospital. No shit it's bothering him. Oh hey it's that guy. Aww he's got a pack of seeing eye urchins. Try not to kill the crippled veteran. I just now noticed that the trainer has a fake arm. Just a secluded sex cabin in the woods. Steely Dan turned out to be a surprisingly decent guy. Oh christ go to a fucking hospital for that why does everybody in this show hate real doctors. I hate her a a person but damn she's got a great wardrobe. Maybe he shouldn't have done this right before the fight. What the fuck is going on tonight. Don't be a bitch, let him fight. It's because punching is fun. Flashback, go! Is the better way hooking? That's quite a description. Joe is super cute and that fills me with a sense of unshakable dread. Hey Yuri you okay there buddy? For the love of god have some drugs. What kind of bullshit is that just take the goddamn painkillers. Oh they fuckin. Jesus the magma boxer nightmare isn't new? Awww puppy. Should you really be up and moving around now? Biiiiiiiiiiiitch. How did Steely Dan end up as the better sibling here? Hey there Joe how you doing. Bring back the rapping urchin.

Jojo- The hell? NOT TODAY, LEGOLAS. Oh this song is great. Jotaro just chillin' at the beach with some murder research. It's never good when we hear that radio. I'm kinkshaming. And he would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling Jojos. That is one thirsty milf. Please don't kill her. Kira if you're not gonna plow that into next week I sure as hell will. Yes Okuyasu it's a slop hurdle. Well this is bizarre. You found Orando Bloom. Uh you okay there Legolas? I love these idiots. That boy ain't right. Never trust a strange man asking you if you'd like the cream. We all enjoy owning house pets. They're communicating telepathically now. Oku's right he is indeed a loony motherfucker. Sirens do indeed suck. Josuke is a good boy. Cool shoes. Okay Legolas here might be the weirdest goddamn thing in this show. I kinda love this weirdo. Kinda disappointed that he can't turn into Dio's steam roller. This seems like a scheme Joseph would come up with. I fully approve of swindling Rohan. Why does he dress like he lost a fight to a lawnmower every morning. Nobody likes you, Rohan. Whelp. Joseph would be proud. I love watchign Rohan suffer. Shit biscuits.

Clover- I wonder if I'm lucky enough to have this show fuck off for the night too. I guess tonigiht's just a night for burning down the forest. I'm still rooting for the angry girl here. Well, that was easy. For the love of god, shut the fuck up. Hey where's your girlfriend who was about to die? I still don't care about anyone's backstory, show. This really seems like a huge waste of resources, spending years training kids to be top fighters and then killing off most of them. Use Asta as a human shield. My head usually hurts during this show. You're really stealing my entire brand here, lady. I just wanna watch somebody die. Yes he wants to die he literally just said that. I mean, it seems more like she jumped on that spike than anything. Why is he not burning to death for my amusement. Good if he fails they'll be killing like six birds with one stone. RIP dragon. And we continue the proud tradition of this series not knowing when to goddamn end a fight. What the shit is this. Her smile is unnerving.

Hunter- Yeah we get it humanity is the real monsters. Oh, that's horrifying. Suffer, you butterfly douche. But can you see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Hi there. You just shot him no big deal. Goddammit Pouf. My heart is probaby horrifying to look at. Jesus christ Pouf. Gee I dunno maybe it's because you're lying to him. Just kill him already. Sorry wolf dude you're fucked. Oh no, tell him whatever you want you're still gonna die. Ohhh he's mad. Pouf is having the worst day and I love it. No don't stop rip his head off. Ohhhhh he's gonna eat you. Yikes. OH SHIT. Remember this time that never happened when you played checkers in a photogenic wheat field. Pouf is about to have a fucking stroke. Thanks, wolf dude.

[PokeNirvash]

1 minute ago, EmpressAngel said:

Hero- I wonder what Ragdoll would see with All Might.

Jojo- Oh this song is great.

Hunter- Remember this time that never happened when you played checkers in a photogenic wheat field.

There's actually a comic (that I can't find right now) that answers that. She sees a kneeling and profusely bleeding Toshinori (his Small Might form) hidden behind regular All Might. In response, she tells the other Pussycats that All Might has no weaknesses.

LET THE VOICE OF LOVE TAKE YOU HIGHER~.

Metaphors. They make no sense.

[QueenoftheDorks]

8 hours ago, EmpressAngel said:

 Damn 1-B teacher's got some meat on him.

Rocking that man cleavage too. He also has a dog so I have totally headcanon'd that he has a box of treats in his desk for Hound Dog.

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight on Toonami, we get a look at how Gohan's faring compared to the rest of his teammates in the Tournament of Power, Sakura gets a head start fighting against Shin while the others rush to rescue her, Deku tries to get to Kota before the League of Villains do as their attack on the UA Summer Training Camp begins, Asuna learns all the dirty details about Kirito's new job and without random glitching this time, Joe and Yuri finally have their fated rematch in the Megalobox finale, Rohan's attempts to out Josuke as a cheat go to some ridiculously deranged lengths, Fana's attempt to catch up with Mars is interrupted by a butt-frustrated Ladros, Meruem uses his final moments to try and reunite with Komugi, Naruto runs into the Tsuchikage's bodyguards in the long-awaited boat filler finale, and despite the rough start Eren and friends finally make it to graduation.

11:00 - Dragonball Super #103 - Gohan, Get Ruthless! Showdown with the 10th Universe!! - TV-14

11:30 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #23 - Bonds Come in All Shapes - TV-14V

12:00 - My Hero Academia #42 - My Hero - TV-14LV

12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #6 - Project Alicization - TV-PGV

1:00 - Megalobox #13 - Born to Die - TV-PGLV

1:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #28 - Highway Star Go Go, Part 1 - TV-MAL

2:00 - Black Clover #62 - Bettering One Another - TV-PGLV

2:30 - Hunter x Hunter #135 - This Person and This Moment - TV-14

3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #242 - Naruto's Vow - TV-PGLV

3:30 - Attack on Titan #4 - The Night of the Closing Ceremony: Humanity's Comeback, Part 2 - TV-14LV

FUN FACT: One of the chapters adapted in this week's JoJo was released on the week of my birth, all the way back in a time when disco was king and Chinese food was all the rage.

[1994 bizarre autumn]

Edited March 23, 2019 by PokeNirvash
HIT ME ON THE GROUND HIT ME ON THE GROUND HIT ME ON THE GROUND HIT ME ON THE GROUND

[EmpressAngel]

Hero- Time for some REVELRY IN THE DARK. Oh fuck that kid is doomed. Don't threaten me with a good time, Aizawa. Haaaaa Douche Rogue failed. Please don't get your ass kicked again, Aizawa. That is a Ninja Turtle. I love Tiger. Oh hey Yaoi Hands and Hard Boy #2. Thanks Momo. Ohhhhhh we're gonna have a bad time here. Just give him the hat. Aw fuck it's a titan. OH FUCK HE KILLED HIS PARENTS. Oh thank god Deku's here. MY PHONE. Oh that was real stupid of you. Okay his comforting smile is slightly terrifying. Maybe don't let the fire boys use their quirks around the gas. Oh jesus what the fuck. Aw crap it's a Hellraiser. Flirt with me, Mandalay. Aw fuck where's Ragdoll. Run away little boy. You can just take Bakugo. Now would be a great time for All Might to show up. Oh, that's disgusting. Someone hug this little boy. Ewwww your arm's in his muscle. His shirt just exploded. Aw shit you broke your limbs again. FUCK HE'S STILL GOING. I hope this new plan is running the fuck away. Oh this is gonna hurt. Damn he's really going all in on that Monty Python's Black Knight strategy. RUN AWAY, KID. I'm gonna cry. Thanks for the refreshing splash of water. THAT IS TOO MUCH PERCENT. Oh shit a double location smash the absolute madman. Did...did he win? Shut up I'm not crying.

SAO- Well it's nice that I can just tune the fuck out of the first chunk of this. The human brain contains 100 billion cells and I am rapidly losing them by the minute here. "We've already copied a human soul" is totally something you say when you're not evil as fuck. YEAH WE JUST COPIED THE SOULS OUT OF BABIES NOTHING CREEPY AND WEIRD ABOUT THAT. And then I assume you fucked them. Big deal you know how to play The Sims. Religion does ruin all the fun. I feel like there are easier ways to make killbots than this elaborate video game baby stealing plot. Nah, Kirito probably still would have agreed as soon as he heard there was a giant sword. Sorry but the day we have to contemplate the human rights of pornbots is the day the internet dies. So they needed Kirito entirely because this dumb bastard keeps getting stuck in video games. Harem conference. Well an AI going out of its way to save a life sounds like the exact opposite of what this project wants. That is a dumb name. Every time I hear the word "fluctlight" I lose a day off my lifespan. That's creepy. Is that the gross nurse who wanted to fuck him? Random titties will not help this story. Are you really gonna sit here and act like the mass murderer was actually a really nice guy deep down? No, you absolutely should hate him. He murdered THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. "I know he destroyed thousands of lives but I got laid so it's all good." Are we supposed to like Asuna after this?

Boxing- At least Nanbu's taken to this whole blind thing pretty well. I'll dance with Joe. It really is funny that the match for Best Robot Arm Boxer is being fought by two dudes without robot arms. Yuri is doing surprisingly well for a dude who just had major surgery. Steely Dan and doggo are friends now. Oh hey it's that guy. I know nothing about boxing, are dick punches allowed? Ouch. Well, this could be going better. Oh hey, he finally got a hit in. If your soldiers need to punch the shit out of enemies, this is right up your alley. Thanks, helpful urchin. Who wins if they just punch each other to death? Is it raining in the building what kind of shitty construction is this place? Can you actually cry without eyes this is a question I've literally never had to ask myself before. Goddammit Joe. Aw shit somebody's got Dio's stand here. Aww she's not such a heartless bitch after all. YAY HE WON. Aww the urchin and the dog are friends. Oh, he didn't die. I'm glad things turned out well for this kid. Stop wrecking your bike! Believe in me that believes in you. Another scorcher. What is with this demented clown music. Awww look at the kids with their baby gear. That was an unexpectedly happy ending.

Jojo- I love watching Rohan suffer. Aliens aren't known for their understanding of subtle nuiances. His laughter creeps me out. ROHAN WHAT THE FUCK. You literally kidnapped a boy, you don't get to judge anyone. Oh it's this douche. Rohan when did you even call him? Bold of you to assume anyone would feel guilty about swindling Rohan. Oh crap the dice is sick. AW CRAP IT'S A SIREN. Where the fuck is this emergency. What the fuck. I enjoy his house burning down. Joseph would be proud of that con. You did good, Legolas. I love that milf. Uh kid that's real creepy. I'm even more confused about him than before. Mikitaka is definitely the most bizarre part of this show. Aw crap it's Rohan. Okay bigger question, why was your house decorated as the set of Pretty Woman? Aw fuck is it Kira again. THE ROOM IS A STAND. I absolutely have no faith in you, Rohan. Nothing suspicious about this. Oh, that's creepy. Run, you dumbass. THE ROOM IS A STAND. Damn that thing's got some speed on it. And then he got hit by a bus. I'm happy about this turn of events. Don't worry at this rate you'll never have to see his smug face again. Josuke just trun around and let this happen. Just chilling on the floor in this phantom tunnel room, nothing weird about that. Surprisingly decent of you, manga man. GODDAMMIT JOSUKE. Good luck finding that user.

Clover- God, I hate all of you. I'm sure this flashback is tragic for anyone who gives a half a fuck. So then did she forget all that angry fire shit that just happened? Just fuck already. I still don't understand how we're supposed to like Noelle. Oh, that guy's still alive. "I'll kill you" is definitely how I feel about 90% of these characters. If you kill off everyone you automatically become my favorite character. Being loud and obnoxious are not traits we need both of these characters to have. Blah blah blah you're a lone wolf and don't need anyone I don't care. YEET, MOTHERFUCKER. I miss you, Captain Sexy. Somebody just die already. If you can't outsmart Asta you don't deserve to live. You dumb bastards. This show continues to not know when to end an arc. I do appreciate Asta getting hurt. Queen Bitch is disappointed. Oh, that's not normal. Maybe I'll be lucky enough that this will kill him.

Hunter- You know shit gets real when the episode has no OP. Aw crap he's gonna find them. Hooray, you won? That's surprisingly decent of him. Who would have guessed that losing at checkers 1000 times would make him into a better person. Wait why is he dying? Thanks for the compliment I guess. Someone give Palm a hug. Let's all point and laugh at Pouf's corpse. His smile freaks me out. Well this is interesting. Oh hey Morel's alive. How dare you insult Palm like that. Don't be a dick, Sour Bill. Is that disc full of porn. Awwww. "Resignation" is a funny way to say "blew himself the fuck up with a nuke." And now, poetry. This is almost heartwarming. I don't know enough about Korean checkers to have any idea what's going on. Awwwwwwwww. You selfish bastard you didn't have to guilt trip her into staying and dying of radiatin poisoning. Oh this is depressing.

[QueenoftheDorks]

I legit cried during that episode of MHA the first time I saw it (in the break room at work no less) because Deku is my actual child.

[EmpressAngel]

HE APOLOGIZED TO HIS MOM AND ALL MIGHT. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[QueenoftheDorks]

Like he for real thought he was gonna die and it moved me to tears. The only other superhero who can get me like that is Spider-Man. Deku is legit. 😭😭😭

[PokeNirvash]

DRAGONBALL SUPER - Kakunsa/Bikal is best DB yuri ship. You aren't wrong about him being cold-blooded, I mean he did help eradicate half of humanity in an alternate timeline. In contrast, our 17 is the best. Meanwhile, Goku's having a harder time than he should, and Beerus (naturally) does not approve. HELLZONE GRENADE! I think Piccolo's gonna sue somebody. Pikal has actual eyes, my worldview is shattered. Theeeeere's the effort. Oh hey, a Yardrat. He'd have said "three", but Krillin's already outta there. Meanwhile, Gohan's playing the most dangerous game of Pooh's Home Run Derby. At least they're actually animating the punches rippling across his skin this time. In true DBZ fashion, more punches always works. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN WINS. Oh hey, he's the 6th's first ring-out. "Bye-bye, silly old bear." He truly is the Krillin of their team. This guy's voice sounds familiar. Toonami's music videos >>>> Demarco's music videos. The Toonami and [as] logos showing up in Netero's heart-shaped hand gesture was a nice touch. Wow, this universe is dropping like flies. PSYCHEDELIC KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU. My solution: aim for the gap between energies. Now there's a genuine Hellzone Grenade. Tapping screens is also very messy, if you don't know how/don't bother to clean them. Alternate solution: aim for the dark green one. Is it wrong that I'm only noticing that pyramid in the corner for the first time? EL GRANDE PADRE... Aw dang, a family picture. If only I had a link to the edit where Gohan smirks after the locket blips out of existence. Two down, five to go.

I miss Ron Perlman as Hellboy, and I haven't even seen any of his movies.

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS - I still can't get over that picture of him in the Akatsuki jacket. Sick burn, Sakura. I'm honestly torn on whether I should make a reference to Empire Strikes Back, or Attack of the Clones. Your priorities are strange ones, Naruto. KENICHI FUJISAWA SAKUGA SPOTTED. Say what you will about Pierrot's overall animation quality, but when they do sakuga, they do it justice. Eugh, those eyes. No worry, it's just a fleshwound. Even when he's chill, Sasuke's still the edgiest. "If you want children killed, I guess you have to do it yourself." How the turntables. Scratch that, Shin's the edgiest one here. The Rinnegan can do position swaps, neat. Well that makes things easier for them. Now these are the turntables. Heh, they've even got a fat one. Scratch that, fat ones. He sounds so bored saying that. Like parents, like daughter. And then he experienced true fear. Oh wow I am really sapped for comments this week, hopefully this is fixed by the next show. Oh yeah, Kabuto also got away with a whole bunch. Ino just looks wrong in that vest. Welp, there's your answer. Nevermind, Sakura is the mother. "All I ever really wanted was for Sasuke to find true happiness." And you thought he'd find it through you. Sounds Tshe gifted her the pair she has now. "I get suspicious and jump to conclusions too." And that turned you evil how many times? Soon... Nice, he did the Itachi thing. "Believe it!" may have been displaced by "Y'know?", but "Cha!" remains eternal. Cool, new ending animation. I still find it a little ridiculous that they got Karin and Kabuto's old VAs back, but not Travis. OH DANG POST-CREDITS SEQUENCE. And after the VIZ logo, at that! Friendly reminder that Boruto's still the main character here.

Double dang, they're actually advertising the kettle chips I sometimes eat on national television.

MY HERO ACADEMIA - I'm not as mad about this being a Kota-centric episode as I should, does that mean he's growing on me? "No one like that really exists." Sure, you say that now... Meanwhile, with the summer school kids... Even without considering how much he's grown since he first entered UA, I'm glad Deku isn't lumped in with them like his last-place status during the first day fitness training suggested. Forget Shiggy and Mineta, Monoma is the true worst character. OH SHIT AIZAWA. And now my dad's joking about how the one villain looks like a ninja turtle. I'm gonna follow his example and call him Versace. Transgender fight, denied. Spinner's a lame name, I'm sticking with Versace. MY MASKING FETISH! Why is the rest of 1-B way better than Monoma? That mask looks like a lame knock-off of Gunhead's. Welp, PTSD time now. It's nice to see that we're back to using FUNimation's usual subtitles. Big damn hero, emphasis on the last part. MADMAN TIME. We're already in season 3, so it's kinda weird seeing a clip from way back in season 2 in this MV. I'm surprised Todoroki's breathing alright in this toxic mist. OH SHIT ANOTHER GLI-nevermind, that was just an issue on my recording. Sweet, King Explosion Murder and Icy-Hot get to fight Gimp Man. Transgender fight, approved. All that blood doesn't look good. Did he just say "Show me your flesh!"? Speaking of Bakugo, this dude looks like him if he were in a bara yaoi manga. He's also got Bakugo's superiority complex. It's official, this kid's starting to grow on me. Fuck you, Muscleman. LIKE I SAID, MADMAN TIME. Nice, caught him with his teeth. Even in the present day, shounen characters can't help but hold back at the start. "Besides, both your arms are busted up!" Are you sure, 'cause it looks like just the one is busted up, and badly enough for both arms at that. YOU SHALL NOT PASS. It's painful seeing his arm break apart like that. And then his quirk awakened. TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: The "one million" is just a motivator. [claps Orson Welles-style] Deku, you absolute madman. You truly are My Hero Academia.

SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION - "The STL. Short for St. Louis." The explanation comes now, the paperwork comes later. This show does a surprisingly good job at making obvious B.S. sound legit. I'll be frank, just a little disappointed [as] didn't freeze the episode where it froze before for a few seconds just to troll the more easily angerable anime fans. The only thing more twisted than that "full collapse" would be if it just froze in the middle of communication so hard it'd feel like DIO activated The World. BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY. She's not that sharp, she's just played a lot of VRMMOs. Am I the only one tempted to say, "Simpsons did it!"? Wait, Kikuoka's goal to create AIs that can kill makes no sense, considering that one Integrity Knight who sounds like Jamieson Price but isn't said that Alice would be executed for violating the Taboo Index. Does that mean the whole execution thing was just a bluff? At least that's true in a way, police have been using GGO for training. Oh shit, Kikuoka backstory. At least blondie's reason for joining this project is halfway decent. I doubt any of us would've expected Kirito's misguided attempt to vouch for NPC rights in season 1 would come back in such a big way. "Sword Art is going offline. But not like last week, we're not even sure what happened there." Say what you will about Kikuoka, at least he's a better villain than the Rape Brigade. Did we ever learn what race of elf Lizbeth's ALO avatar is? So it's more the free will he's looking for than the desire to murder (though the latter is also crucial). ACRONYMS ARE FUN~. Aaaaaaand we have a title. Okay, so I was half-right. The execution was a bluff, but only following the traditional definition; instead of regular death as her punishment, it's personality death instead. Still fucked up, Integrity Douche. At least they were nice enough to let her stay. HAPPY-HANDS NURSE IS BACK. REPLY TO ANGEL 1: "Is that the gross nurse who wanted to fuck him?" I think "gross" is more than a bit of an overstatement, but what does my Asperger's-afflicted ass know about true grossness? And she's military too, wasn't expecting that. So where's the part of the episode that says she cleaned up the two years' worth of semen? I hear more of a lisp in her voice than I ever did in Shirley's. Double shit, Kayaba backstory! Of everyone who thought that Kayaba kid needed to get laid, Rinko thought so the most. Hence why she was the one to take his virginity while he just laid there like a dead fish. I actually get Asuna here; sure, I can recognize just as well as anyone when someone's beyond redemption, but I'm not one to despise them like I was personally affected by their actions. (Hell, I'm more likely to loathe someone who disagrees with my opinion than I am an enemy of the state.) Come to think of it, I'm saner than Asuna there, since she was personally affected by Kayaba's actions. Living trapped in Aincrad with Kirito was much preferable to anticipating arranged marriage to a future rapist. Congratulations, you've just been visited by the Kayaba of Christmas Past. Expect two more ghosts to visit you as the series continues.

MEGALOBOX - We now return you to Dancing with Nanbu, already in progress. Is that Aragaki's ticket? TEAM NOWHERE WUZ HERE. Present day, you say... Those removal marks look way too fresh. A fight so amazing, the remaining percent of the animation budget can't possibly cover it all. Oh dang, everybody's in the arena tonight. Huh, so that's what the water and bucket are for. I think I get where you're getting at. "Not knowing when to give up is kinda my thing, believe it!" REPLY TO ANGEL 2: "I know nothing about boxing, are dick punches allowed?" As the great Hank Hill once said, you never hit below the belt. Even Fujimaki is impressed! Meanwhile, Yukiko's just ignoring the big dance. Show of hands: integrated gear or bottom-up AIs, what's a better way to lower war mortality rates? Still smarter at business than Miss Satomi. And the rounds keep comin' and they don't stop comin'. It's hard to go further than ever when most of your animation budget's spent on upscaling a deliberate downscale. Okay, I was not expecting the arena to have no roof. DON'T LOSE YOUR WAY~. I don't care if your tear ducts can't work when both your eyes don't work (and one of them's missing), this is still moving. Welcome to The Zone, population: two at a time. Carpe diem, indeed. TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: I love you. Those are some wise words. I love these architectural conceptual drawing-style backgrounds. Nice, they can afford an actual gym now. It's practice, he can use whatever he wants as a mic, blind or not. I'm more used to seeing Yuri in a wheelchair than I am seeing Sachio without his hat. That's some colorful gear in those boxes. Teamwork, fuck yeah. Nice dancing, Joe. Oh, so they're kids' gear. Through rivalry, friendship. And that's how you reveal a secret victory. What all can be said beyond, "good show"? 9.25/10.

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE - I've heard of the hills having eyes, but dice? Josuke's not ready to have telepathic conversations with Mikitaka like he does with Okuyasu yet. Here's a scene that was cut from the adaptation that's most darkly humorous. NOW LET'S GET SERIOUS. Not a bad edit for Great Days, I like the TV Tropes-level nightmare fuel in starting out with a sudden Kira. Oh boy, Vic Manga-ka's taking the kid gloves off. THE GREAT ROOHAN. Of course an eccentric like Rohan would just have $20K in his pocket. As if creeping on fangirls and voice actresses wasn't enough, now he's going after people's fingers! Hey, Tamami's lookin' pretty fine after taking that cinderblock to the head. Oh yeah, Josuke hasn't been affected by the Lock yet. Cue Class 1-A celebrating the normalcy of the situation. Vomiting dice, only in JoJo! Sirens, his one weakness! Josuke's lucky that all the pus and barf is out of Rohan's line of sight. MISTER ROHAN YOUR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE IS ON FIRE! Oh Rohan, you and your skewed priorities. You're a JoJo, of course there are people who love to hate you. Just ask your father, nephew, and great-grandfather's spirit. Morioh-Cho Radio and the Kawajiri residence, not the most pleasant of combinations. Ah, so that explains that weird bug on the ceiling, the kid's spying on his own parents! And now he thinks Jotaro and Josuke are behind his parents' marriage becoming the reverse of loveless. Josuke doesn't know what to believe anymore. Mikitaka's just too bizarre, even for Kira's dad. TO BE CONTINUED... RIGHT NOW! And so the sitcom rivalry continues. "Not that anyone cares..." It was assailant unknown in the room hidden in the tunnel with the candlestick! Oh shit, Kira's on the kill again. NO ONE WILL EVER BELIEVE YOU ROHAN. You can run if you want to, but you'll leave your friends behind. If your friends don't run, and if they don't run, then they're no friends of mine. Rohan where the hell did you get that motorcycle? Secret door, activated. THE ROOM IS A STAND, ONLY IN JOJO! In which Rohan gets attacked by foot fetishism personified. Freaky, he's turning transparent. YOU GONNA GET RAPED VIC. Original name: Highway Star. Not high-stakes enough to be a true sadistic choice, but just as fun for those who don't have to make it. I REFUSE. I'm not sure whether to call Josuke a badass or a dumbass, but being Joseph's son, he's easily both. SHIT COUNT: 5. With enemies like these, who needs friends? NOBODY GONNA TAKE MY CAR I'M GONNA RACE IT TO THE GROU-OUND. Man, they're really filling out this ED with characters the further we go along.

BLACK CLOVER - Sometimes a peaceful resolution is the best resolution, even if you don't personally like it. [looks Angel's way] Let's just say that Mars is one of Asta's many secondary rivals. Ugh, all these random beatings for comic relief are giving me an ulcer. Thank god the Diamond guys are chill about this whole thing. So were those all they could save? Hi, random Chuck Huber. And then she was saved by Jerry Jewell, sort of. So when you think about it, Angel liked whatever possessed Fana, and not Fana herself. Meanwhile, shippers. First Mars, now Finral, who else in this show has pink eyes that I don't know about? Control your tsun, Noelle, even Tokine was more restrained and she was modern tsundere as shit. More magic stones. Unfortunately, most of those other witches are dead, but it's no huge loss. LASER FLOYD LIVES! I wanna beat the shit out of those murderously jealous teammates of the "no sweat" guy. "Am I out of magic power?" Well you did almost self-destruct, that uses up quite a bit of energy. Oh hey, Asta's famous. Ladros is more fun than he should be. Never underestimate the density of a man whose biggest life goal is to marry a nun. "There's no such thing as friends, only acquaintances." Didn't expect him to throw that sword, now did you? Our boy's grown so much since the start of the show, even if his magic level's still technically zero. What a waste of perfectly planned sakuga. LESSON #5: If Ladros is panicking out loud, expect it to be some degree of lying. Asta: dumb enough to want to fuck a nun, but too smart to be duped with pathos. "If you want a sword removed, I guess you have to do it yourself." Dude, she had amnesia, you can't expect her to remember all the details about her power. AHHHHHHH THIS IS MORE PAINFUL THAN I EXPECTED. Whoever this no-name VA who's voicing Ladros is, I bet you anything this is the role he's had the most fun with in his career. GAH, RIGHT IN THE TIT! A few weeks' absent, and with just one use of "imperfect", it's like the Witch Queen never left. OH SHIT POWER UP.

HUNTER x HUNTER - No opening theme, title card only, final destination. I like that he's taking the gentle approach this time around. What an asymmetrical title. It's an anticlimactic victory, as far as your battles have been concerned, but it's a victory nonetheless. Sounds like you're the one pulling off a ploy, Palm. I bet that compliment about her aura is what hurts Palm the most, since it's coming from someone other than Gon. THE MOST INTIMIDATING OF KNEELS. And so begins my greatest test of endurance: how long until the tears start flowing? About half of these people standing out there have to be dead by now. Pouf is dead, all is right with the world. Even in her dreams, she's playing gungi. It's so strange seeing him smile without malice. Another full hour of SAO. What did we do to deserve this? So many Hunter Association blimps... You gotta love the international news. It's nice to see that Morel's doing better, but what about Knuckle? This is probably the most important this little green guy's been since handing out the badges for the Hunter Exam. Most ballsy video will ever. And now for a Japanese lyrics video. YOU FOOL! YOU KILLED HIS STUNT DOUBLE! The King is dead, long live Meruem. She looks much better with her hair down than with it done up in those stupid pigtails, though I'd still personally do without the snot (the true grossness). So what language does "Meruem" come from anyways? REPLY TO ANGEL 3: "I don't know enough about Korean checkers to have any idea what's going on." Neither does Togashi. I recognize that play! It's a metaphorical game-exclusive kind of death. I'm not feeling any real tears, but I wish I did. T_T All hail waifuism, the one true religion. No ending theme, credits only, final destination. Only two things could truly defeat Meruem: radiation poisoning, and Komugi's gungi skills. It's criminal that they stuck this show so late at night.

Way to make yourself look like a bunch of biased morons, Jimmy John's.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - If ninjas can walk on water, then why do they use boats? "A lot of things happened, and yet it feels like nothing happened at all." You don't separate a boy from his ramen. Looking kinda conniving there, girl. Aaaand here's the point where my comments drop off. The death flags for this flashback kunoichi are popping up surprisingly hard. Nope, no surprises there. Naruto's busy thinking up a peacable solution to this conflict. Double ugh, these CGI phone avatars are too disturbing to even sit through without paying attention. He's no underling, he's the main character! Is that main dude voiced by Jotaro? Technically Pain killed himself, but Naruto led him to that decision, so who's to say who the real killer is? Betrayal: it's a ninja thing. The Talk no Jutsu works its magic yet again. Kind of ironic, that the situation was resolved five minutes earlier than it would have been without Naruto's presence. You'll figure out who he is before too long. Overall a decent, if rotary, conclusion to the most recent in multiple plagues of filler. And now, we're free!

[for thirty more episodes]

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight on Toonami, Hit discovers that Goku's not the only one who can keep up with his Time Skip abilities, Sarada starts down her path to becoming Hokage while Boruto opts for more mischievous endeavors, Tetsutetsu and Kendo search for the villain behind the poisonous gas attack, Kirito goes to swordfighting school and duels one of his superiors in a special one-hour catch-up on lost SAO time, Josuke re-enacts Speed on a motorcycle which is surely enough to keep you interested, Asta's eleventh-hour power-up is so crazy that it's even affected the normally-meager animation budget, the remaining Chimera Ants move on with their lives while the Hunter Association's chief council assemble to discuss the matter of the vacant chairman seat, Naruto finally arrives in the Cloud Village and meets their resident Jinchuriki, and let's just say the Colossal Titan's reappearance is the least of the military cadets' worries in their first (and for some, last) real battle.

11:00 - Dragonball Super #104 - A Transcendent Light-Speed Battle Erupts! Goku and Hit's United Front!! - TV-14L

11:30 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #24 - Boruto and Sarada - TV-PG

12:00 - My Hero Academia #43 - Drive it Home, Iron Fist!!! - TV-14LV

12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #7 - Swordcraft Academy - TV-PGLV

1:00 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #8 - Swordsman's Pride - TV-PGV

1:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #29 - Highway Star Go Go, Part 2 - TV-MAL

2:00 - Black Clover #63 - Not in the Slightest - TV-14V

2:30 - Hunter x Hunter #136 - Homecoming and True Name - TV-14L

3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #243 - Land Ahoy! Is This the Island of Paradise? - TV-PG

3:30 - Attack on Titan #5 - First Battle: The Struggle for Trost, Part 1 - TV-14LV

Edited March 30, 2019 by PokeNirvash

[QueenoftheDorks]

Tetsutestu Tetsutetsu about to become everyone's favorite redundant hero. 

#TeamHardBoy

Edited March 30, 2019 by QueenoftheDorks

[FoleyisGood149]

We all knew 4x Tetsu was a good kid, if a bit stubborn, but these are some good fights coming up. Maybe not all as emotionally moving as Izuku's struggle against Muscular, but still good.

This'll be three posts by week to get caught up.

DBS - It was a bad few minutes to be a Pride Trooper. Things were going well for them, until 17 and 18 decided to even the odds. Kale seems to have a better handle on her Super Saiyan form, which is good for her. I smiled when 18 grabbed the one Trooper, dimensional bubble and all, to toss her out.

With all that build up, can Roshi's electrical attack really be called a surprise? Tien knew teamwork was the order of the day, though, to blast the opponent out with a Tri-beam for the immobile Roshi. The same can't be said for Frieza poaching Vegeta's sumo wrestling pig-man.

Boruto - At least Sauce eventually recognized his daughter, but I'd guess it was her frightened response to his threatening actions that first clued him to her not being a highly-skilled enemy operative sent to fight him.

All I'll say about this Kaguya whom Sauce mentioned is that it gets into Shippuden spoilers. To a lesser extent, so does Karin's identity and Naruto recognizing her.

Hm, so all the identical boys and their father are collectively Shin Uchiha. The father one strikes me as a cross between Danzo and a White Zetsu. I'm not sure whether his power over Sauce's sword was only because the seal on his hand touched it or because his blood was on the blade as well.

Thankfully, Sakura stepped in to k.o. Shin. I can understand Sarada being surprised by her mom's combat power and Naruto healing from an impalement so quickly, because those are things she hasn't see in action before now, even though many others in the village of Konohamaru's age and older have.

Unfortunately, old Team 7 neglected to find and subdue the little eye monster as well, so it sprang the transportation jutsu on them to escape. Sakura saving Sarada was a very motherly thing to do, and I feel like Sakura will be able to glean more useful intelligence from her capture than Sarada would.

MHA - Kendo knocking out Monoma when he gets too mouthy still makes me smile.

I can finally say without spoilers, mmmm, Mandalay. Plus, she's a good woman to take in her slain cousin's son.

The students were quick to pick up on what was going to happen once the WWP's base was pointed out, but not quick enough to act.

I'm not sure how Pixie-Bob was able to control her dirt monsters without a direct line of sight. The students seem to be improving at using teamwork to take down opponents.

I forget how much I mentioned before about Kota from the manga, but I feel like Ang would be torn on him. On one hand, he strikes me as the kind of salty that she'd like. On the other hand, he punched her green son in the junk (I did not expect Iida to say "scrotum" ), which would usually trigger her to say she'd fight him on Izuku's behalf. I liked Kota thwarting Mineta, but in the manga, shameless Mina gave Kota a real eyeful when thanking him for it. Izuku was a good guy to forget about the punch and help Kota when he needed it.

Pro tip: don't mention age to Pixie-Bob. She's a pretty lady, though, so I fee like the major reason she wouldn't have a man in her life is that she simply hasn't made the effort to have that kind of relationship.

MP 100 - I haven't watched them yet.

SAO: A - From here on for this week's shows, I'm writing more than a week after watching the episodes, and I didn't make notes when I watched them, so comments should be fairly short.

I remember that Asuna and the crew talked about Kirito and that she didn't know to where he'd been moved. They found a woman associated with Kirito's job who helped them find him. I feel like her company's data security is lacking if Asuna was able to alter the profile of the woman's assistant to have Asuna's biometric data. That is, unless the woman gave Asuna access to it.

If the platform where Rath has Kirito is in international waters, that's a big red flag about whether they're up to something shady or not.

MB - I haven't watched these yet, either. I feel like when I do get around to it, it'll be it's own post to finish the show.

JoJo: Diamond - Why are we seeing Rohan? He's not a compelling character. He's just barely not an outright villain to me. I can get the roshambo kid challenging him because of what Mr. Kira's ghost may have said to him, but why anyone else would want to spend time with him after what he did to Koichi is beyond me.

As for the fight, if we can truly call it that, it seemed to drag on and on the whole was dumb. Had Jotaro or Okayasu been the one to face him, I can absolutely believe they'd just grab the kid, put him over a knee, and spank the brat until he agreed to leave them alone.

Also, what is that outfit, kid? Were they trying to invoke Jean's look here? I say it doesn't work on a scrawny kid.

BC - We learned that Ladros embraces his inner psychopath, and Asta scored a hit on Salamander. I think. That might have been the previous episode. Oh, I think Noelle created a good opening for Asta with her Sea Dragon's Roar attack, and Mars defected to help Zell.

HxH - I remember that Youpi died, and the team of Ikalgo and Palm hid Komugi in the underground bunker. Pouf was probably a deceptive dick, because that's who he is.

Shippuden - I'm not sure whether it's a good or bad thing when filler is completely forgettable. On one hand, nothing good of note happened, but it also wasn't so bad that something stuck out as worthy of complaint. I really don't remember what happened here.

[FoleyisGood149]

Part 2.

DBS - This was ridiculous. For one, 17 was absolutely right to interrupt the transformation sequences and associated poses. This is a fight for survival. Of course the Pride Troopers backed the "importance" of waiting for a transformation sequence to finish. I liked that even after waiting for the Universe 2 women to power up, 17 still overpowered those facing him. After the good experience point of the winged teammate saving one of the women, he adjusted his actions appropriately to eliminate the flyer first, then ring-out the woman.

Boruto - What? I get that they'd go to Orochimaru for information on cloning, but (rhetorical question time, because an actual answer would entail Shippuden spoilers I'm willing to wait to see) why is he alive and free?

Oh, hey, Ang's murder boyfriend is an adult again.

If I remember the story, the skinny on Shin is that he was the result of something Danzo and Orochimaru worked on together back in the day. Why he adopted the cause of the Akatsuki as being Itachi's will, when that group in the form we've seen so far in Shippuden has been first an expression of Nagato's desires and now is under Tobi's direction, I don't know.

Suigetsu knows how to do a maternity test? Huh. Even though Karin was at another hideout, it's creepy and thoroughly in keeping with what we'd expect of Orochimaru that he'd have a sample of Karin's tissue on-hand to test against Sarada's blood. Of course it matched for drama. At this point, it seems Sauce did hit it. I can absolutely believe that Sakura loves Sauce so much she'd raise his daughter by another woman as her own. The question then becomes why Karin gave up her daughter. I could believe that Karin would do it to protect the child from Orochimaru's non-Konoha enemies, since he'd doubtlessly have run afoul of shinobi or peerage from other nations. I can also believe that Karin didn't care to be a mother and only birthed a child because it was Sauce's child, and as such couldn't bring herself to abort the baby. I can also believe that Sauce simply took Sarada, thinking it would be better for her to be raised in Konoha rather than around Orochimaru.

MHA - Quirk training to make each power itself more powerful makes some sense, but for someone like Izuku, he not only needs the power to be more powerful, but he also needs his body to become stronger to withstand the effects of the power on his body, which is a very slow process.

The students now must cook for themselves, which is what the W.W.P. said. I'm still amazed that Bakugo has cooking skills.

Izuku is a good kid to take dinner to Kota.

The extra lessons understandably made some of them very tired. It was like having another day of school after the day of training. I hope that Aizawa at least takes a nap while the students train with the W.W.P.

Mineta sleeps tied up, presumably to protect the female students.

I liked the idea of the test of courage. Ochako and Tsuyu make cute gal pals. Unfortunately, the League of Villains Vanguard attacked to spoil all that good fun.

MP 100 - I haven't watched them yet.

SAO: A - I guess we had technical difficulties here. The takeaway from what we did see is that the survivor of Laughing Coffin did connect with his attack, and, while Kirito's life was saved by prompt medical intervention, he suffered brain damage as a result. (Imma intercept Ang's snark here and say that yes, there were plenty of times in the franchise when he sure seemed like he had that anyway.)

MB - I haven't watched these yet, either.

JoJo: Diamond - Whaaaaaat??? The show sure is living up to the adjective in its name here. We have a shape-shifting alien found in a crop circle, and he has a Bag of Holding (which would be some kind of replicator in sci-fi terms). I'm not sure why the frequencies of sirens cause him such pain, but okay. At least they know his weakness if it ever must be used to stop him from doing something nefarious.

I can respect the alien for wanting to repay Josuke for saving him from the siren sounds. He doesn't want to feel like he owes Josuke moving forward, and I think of that as a positive trait.

Josuke, however, displayed a negative trait in setting out to cheat at gambling against Rohan. I hope we can attribute it to making bad youthful decisions. Plus, I don't really understand the rules of what's a winning roll and what's a losing roll.

BC - I can understand Asta's confusion. He'd been attacked by several flame spells, and it has been quite a while since he's seen Flame Recovery magic. Still, it healed him enough to be useful in giving Mars his opportunity to get through to Fana, and that worked. I think Ang would feel cheated here, since Asta would yet again be on the winning side, and she's now deprived of her hate-fueled proxy character with sweet fire powers.

HxH - Apparently, Miniature Rose is also extremely heavy on fallout/radiation poisoning. For people who've been around a detonation to carry on or in themselves something that could kill others who would come in contact with them, it would need to be radioactive in nature, a chemical irritant/carcinogen, or a pathogen, and since the detonation melted stone, then any chemical or pathogen would be incinerated. That means it is a nuclear detonation, but it's also a very dirty bomb.

Dang, Welfin freaked right the hell out, aging decades from sheer terror. It's taking someone's hair going white from shock, and turning it up to 20. When Welfin said Komugi's name, that was the one thing Pouf didn't want, and I liked that it thwarted all Pouf's schemes and efforts, since Meruem did remember her after that one word.

Shippuden - Poor Kakashi. Not only did Guy accidentally send his messenger turtle while barfing, but what the others said shortly after that accident convinced Guy that Kakashi was an impostor, until he could tell what the standing of their contests was and what the last one was that tipped the count in Kakashi's favor.

I don't understand why Naruto can't know the jonin are there as his bodyguards. Even Naruto knows that he's a target of the Akatsuki as a jinchuriki, and he can appreciate the importance of his power as such to the alliance of the five great nations.

[FoleyisGood149]

Part 3.

DBS - I remember that some of the Universe 2 fighters retreated and hid. I also remember that the last two fighters of Universe 10 faced off against Gohan and Piccolo, and our Z fighters won, but beyond that I don't recall what happened.

In a way, I find it fitting that Universe 10 is gone, primarily because of Gowasu. Had Gowasu not chosen Zamasu as his successor, then the version of him that took over Goku's body and caused havoc in Future Trunks world wouldn't have had the chance to do that, meaning Goku wouldn't have needed to bring Zeni in to erase that timeline, meaning we wouldn't have two Zenis now, meaning one wouldn't have felt the need to show the other a great tournament, such as this one where Universal survival is on the line. Yes, it's entirely possible that the Zeni from our timeline would've simply erased the Universes which were "too weak," but maybe he wouldn't have. All we do know is that Gowasu was integral to setting the stage for the plot device that would bring us to this point. In other words, if people want to blame Goku for the tournament and its consequences, then Gowasu would be equally deserving of blame, if not more deserving.

I forgot Gowasu's name when writing this and went to MAL to find it. Looking through the list of characters, I noticed that a lot of the Angels' names seem to be inspired by alcoholic beverages. If the reference is obvious, I won't make any explanation, but if I don't know what it is, I'll admit it. The Angels, in order of their Universes are: Awamo (?), Sour (an additive to liquors), Campari (possibly champagne), Cognac, Cukatail, Vados (maybe Vodka), Whis (perhaps a shortening of whisky), Korn (it makes sense when paired with his Destroyer, Liquiir), Mojito, Cus (even when paired with her Destroyer, Rumush, I don't know), Marcarita, and Martinu.

Boruto - What the crap, Suigetsu? I'll guess that he mislabeled the tissue sample given to him by Karin as being from Karin, which would be a tremendous error on his part, given that she was the one to doctor/midwife Sakura through labor. In an English language quirk, Karin may have delivered Sarada, but she didn't deliver her; Sakura did the latter.

I'm not sure what power of the Mangekyo Sharingan let the oldest Shin telekinetically control those scalpels, but I'll attribute it to overpowered Uchiha hax.

I'll admit that I really liked the part where Naruto didn't sweat being stabbed in the gut by a giant shuriken, and rather than attacking the Shin clone right in front of him, he instead told Kurama to calm down.

Jet called it over twenty years ago. Child logic was pure and cruel here, and the young Shins turned on the old Shin, interpreting it as fulfilling their general purpose. Aside: hardly a week goes by at work without something dumb happening four times, prompting me to say aloud, "this is the fourth time, Jet!" Sometimes I'll finish the line, but it largely depends on how much I need to focus on what I'm doing at that moment. There are two people who I think would get it, but only one of them is in my area.

Another what the crap, show? How is Kabuto, another notorious traitor to Konoha, alive and free at this point? They even know where he is... okay, maybe he's not free. He could be confined to that location. Still, giving him an army of Mangekyo Sharingan users to raise strikes me as massively unwise.

MHA - The plan for everyone to regroup at the main building was good, but of course Izuku saw the problem that Kota would be stranded and went off on his own to get him.

Mandalay's telepathic Quirk was, as Kaminari (I think?) said, useful to let everyone know what was happening.

A gas attack is very bad, because everyone needs to breathe (this is why we have the Geneva Protocols). Momo came through when she made several gas masks for people to use while escaping the forest.

When I saw how Izuku damaged his arms facing Muscular (it would've been better to fight a titan), it made me go back and look at the fight in volume 9. It's harder to discern the damage he did to his arms in the manga, because his arms look so much like the rest of his scratched, scraped, bruised and dirtied body. The storytelling power of Izuku realizing that he's Kota's only hope to survive, because no one else will come to help (or at least wouldn't be able to find them in time to help), was incredible. It was also a great personal growth experience for Kota to be faced with his parents' murderer and realize just what it was that they meant to others facing danger when Izuku did the same for him. Well, except for the dying part, thankfully.

Lizard Stain-wannabe strikes me as a poser. The guy who attacked Pixie-bob deserves whatever Tiger can dish out to him. Gimp suit guy is disturbing. Muscular was a perfect inveterate evil-doer, killing and destroying whoever and whatever he can because he can and wants to do it.

While looking in the manga, I also saw the mini-bio for Ragdoll again, and it's hard to believe she's 31. She looks so youthful.

MP 100 - I finally watched these. I enjoyed the underlings mistakenly thinking Reigen was the Claw boss, but he did nothing to correct them, shrewd as he is.

Reigen was good in both episodes. He talked Mob down, and he called the Scars out on their delusions of style, wasted life, and expectations of recognition after squashing their special attacks. Once the borrowed power from Mob ran out, it sure was convenient that the actual boss' son, who I mistook for the being both the boss and Reigen's younger brother in episode 10, stepped in to stop the old dude (I thought he sounded like a girl through the mask as well, Shoulder Pads).

In the aftermath, I'm glad the disgraced class president came clean and apologized for framing the ruffian. For his part, the ruffian was remarkably cool about it, choosing to move on instead of dwell on a past wrong against him. Sadly, Mob has yet to see the benefits from the Body Improvement Club, but I hold out hope he will eventually. Well, at least enough that he can complete the run without collapsing. Reigen is in for a world of shocks now that he can actually see spirits. Teru training the weak psychics from the research institute to defend themselves strikes me as a sign that his character has changed for the better from knowing Mob.

I know there's a second season of this show, and I'd like to see it at some point, but I'm more excited for the forthcoming season of OPM. I don't know how much manga will be covered in it, but there's a villainess Poke will absolutely love.

SAO: A - Picking up from last week, I don't see the difference in what the guy described as top-down and bottom-up A.I. development, based on what happens in the virtual world. Yes, there are daily interactions between the A.I.s that aren't part of the world programming, but the first generation of A.I.s learned from either programmed n.p.c.s or players following a script or other instructions. That means at its root, the basis of how the A.I.s learn is from programmed, planned experiences. How is that not the same as what the guy described as being top-down?

Since the intent is to find a process that will create A.I.s which are not Three Laws safe, I jumped to a conclusion when they said that one of the A.I.s had broken the in-world laws (which would have their basis on the instruction the first generation received from their parents). I thought that Alicization was thus referencing the plan to study what made Alice the way she was so that she could break the rules (game gravity, that's what. Sure, she was at the cave due in part to her interactions with Kirito, but it was plain gravity that made her hand touch an inch or two of ground outside the cave, but the game log wasn't detailed enough to fully represent the situation), but instead it was a reference to a boring project acronym.

Also, in a bit of synchronicity, the Coast to Coast AM show for last night (March 29, 2019), featured Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, who talked about China's commitment to dominate the field of A.I. by 2030, and we can bet they'd pursue military versions to which they could give autonomous kill authority, which is something I would urge any military A.I. project never to do. I'm convinced that for the safety of mankind, any weapon-equipped A.I. must always ask a human or multiple humans for permission to engage a target. This does not sound like what Rath seeks to create in the show.

As for Rinko's confession to Asuna about her relationship with Kayaba, I'll grant that the implanted explosive provided her with a plausible excuse. In the flashback, I'll consider it a good thing that she couldn't bring herself to murder the man she loved. Plus, since he was able to log out of the game, there's no guarantee that doing so would release the other players, since he wouldn't have died in the game from something happening in the game. As for Asuna's perspective that they'd killed people in SAO, too, I would call those instances of justifiable self-defense or the defense of another. Sure, they went to Laughing Coffin, but those wanton killers were given the option to surrender. When they chose to fight, the posse defended their own lives from known killers. As for the legitimacy of the posse, there was no existing system of law enforcement and criminal justice in the game. The players had to come up with their own system, and, as in the days of continental settlement, that relied on an authority figure trusted by the people assembling a posse to go after the criminals.

MB - I haven't watched these yet, though.

JoJo: Diamond - Like I said, I don't know why anyone would choose to spend time with Rohan. He maimed himself as motivation to expose how Josuke was cheating, and he got the guilt dude to help him, and he threatened Josuke with maiming if he (Rohan) could figure it out. Thankfully, a shape-shifting alien taking the form of dice was so far out of the realm of their consideration that they couldn't spot it, and Josuke got around $2000 for fixing Rohan's finger in a hurry as he departed hastily.

No, show. I'm not going to buy that the sunlight through the magnifying glass could, in that span of time, start a fire in the house. For one, who would set a magnifying glass down on-edge? For another, sunlight from a low angle relative to the horizon would lack the intensity to set anything that wasn't volatile or a tinder bundle on fire, if even those things. For a third, the inside of the house would be far beyond the focal point of the lens, meaning even with the glass pointed that way with intense sunlight, it would be heating an area of air between the lens and a wall or the floor inside the house. If anything could possibly have been in the range of the lens, it would've been the top of the table, and if everyone was so focused on the dice that they didn't notice a fire start within arm's reach, then they would've deserved to suffer personal injury and property damage. So, no. Just no.

I'm inclined to believe that Mikitaka is an alien rather than a Stand User. Practically every Stand has manifested as a form or effect outside of the User's body. It would be unprecedented for it to change the body of the User itself. Advanced alien technology would also explain his Bag of Holding.

It was awkward when Josuke sat near Rohan in silence on the bus. I thought the room vision was going to be a ghost thing, but it was a new enemy Stand User. Good luck not getting drained like Rohan, Josuke.

BC - Fana apparently survived the attack from Mars in the Blood Mist Village final exam. I'm not sure when she became possessed, though, but she's free now, so good for her.

Boo for Ladros coming back alive. It may have been magically-generated fire, but it was still fire. He should've been burned horribly. If the wounds weren't fatal, they should at least have caused him debilitating pain, but here he was, uninjured and powered up even more. I remember Asta fought him to little effect until he threw a sword to stab Ladros' left shoulder, which produced a wound that should bleed badly (i.e. die within minutes) if he removes the sword.

It looked like the Witch Queen did something to awaken Asta's hidden potential, and it looked sinister, which means I'll likely enjoy it much more than the rest of you.

HxH - The takeaway here is that Pouf was horrifically radioactive, and thus so were his scales, so he unwittingly dosed tens, if not hundreds of thousands lethally with radiation. Meruem was also intensely radioactive, and he unknowingly killed Komugi by going to play Gungi with her. Thus, Netero and his failsafe plan were, while presumably unintentionally, integral to what could be considered a crime against humanity.

Netero's video resignation was okay, but he should be glad that he likely has no identifiable remains to tie him to what happened in East Gorteau (sp?).

The philosophical musings of the real Deigo sure were a thing. I'll agree with him about the last part mostly, in that man does need the sun, the land, the rain, and some form of mental stimulation, which for him was poetry, but I wouldn't explicitly say poetry.

That last part between Komugi and Meruem stuck me as a lot of "hey, are you dead yet?" "Nope, still alive. You?" "Still alive, too." They then repeated that for what felt like a minute or two until they did die.

Shippuden - The way the episode went into flashbacks and got preachy about revenge and breaking the cycle of hate, I'll guess this was our return to canon material. For the sake of the alliance, it sure was good for the Tsuchikage that Kurotsuchi didn't kill the guy bringing the letter of apology for a past betrayal.

[EmpressAngel]

2 hours ago, FoleyisGood149 said:

I forget how much I mentioned before about Kota from the manga, but I feel like Ang would be torn on him.

I can excuse the punch to the scrotum because he's a traumatized little kid. Also, it was really friggin funny.

2 hours ago, FoleyisGood149 said:

while Kirito's life was saved by prompt medical intervention, he suffered brain damage as a result. (Imma intercept Ang's snark here and say that yes, there were plenty of times in the franchise when he sure seemed like he had that anyway.)

I think Ang would feel cheated here, since Asta would yet again be on the winning side, and she's now deprived of her hate-fueled proxy character with sweet fire powers.

Maybe that helmet actually fried his brain back in season 1 and the joke's on all of us for expecting any kind of logic.

Mostly I'm just disappointed in her for not killing any of them.

1 hour ago, FoleyisGood149 said:

Practically every Stand has manifested as a form or effect outside of the User's body. It would be unprecedented for it to change the body of the User itself.

 

[EmpressAngel]

Hero- I love my son. I bet Hexxus here makes a mean cocktail. Yeah of course they're gonna be scared, they're literally children being attacked. Uh hey Deku you okay there. Alright kid it's time to embrace your inner Blastoise. Don't worry he's still got his legs. Okay that attack was not my fault. Pin me down next, I mean what. And then he turned into jello. "You got your ass handed to you by a magic scarf." I like this crazy guy. Aizawa wondering how the fuck he broke his arms again. Tell Mandalay I love her. Thanks Deku! Awww look at him carrying the kid. Aizawa confirmed for best dad. You heard the man, start breaking their limbs instead. Oh boy, Deku's about to pass out. Awwww kid. Yeah you absolutely need to apologize for that punch to the scrotum. Goddammit Deku tell her his actual name. Don't touch my son. Surprising assist from the ninja turtle. Well that was a convenient distraction. Yeah I'm sure Bakugo's gonna avoid combat. This guy is creeping me right the fuck out. Okay the teeth thing is terrifying. Go for it, Hardboy Boogaloo. Well thank god somebody here is smart. GUN. Aw shit there goes his mask. Oh fuck he's bleeding. Whelp, you're fucked. Well, he's trying his best. Shit he's cracking. HANDS. Surprisingly good move from the yaoi hands. Ya did good, kids. Ohhh Deku that is really not looking healthy for your body. Oh hey-SHIT HIS HAND. Aw shit, Bird Stand on the loose. REVELRY IN THE DARK.

SAO- I'm a good person I don't deserve this. It may have been two years but it feels like I've been watching this season for a decade already. It's been two years and yet they don't look at all different. Welcome to the harem. Does Kirito not remember that he has an actual girlfriend? Is her name Swordalina how lazy were you on making names that day. Oh, so you can just win by IMAGINATION that's a great goddamn game mechanic. Note: at this point I gave up and spent most of this hour giving myself a manicure. So these two dudes are the eventual rapists, right? Okay this bit is the first thing that actually sounds like a legit game quest. Of course he's gonna be better than the top student in the entire school. Please stab him. Oh no he's got so much IMAGINATION. And then Kirito wins via harem flashbacks. Blah blah blah I don't care show. Soooooo these guys are definitely the inevitable rapists right. Oh no your flowers. Hey Kirito remember your actual girlfriend? THE PRAYERS OF THE FLOWERS. And now he can bring bac the dead I guess. Aaaaand here's the inevitable victims, I'm sure. Use the door, you pompous ass. I'm sure that window line isn't going to come into play later. Well that was an hour of unlikable TV but on the bright side my nails look pretty good so it wasn't a total waste.

Jojo- You can go ahead and let Rohan die. "Foot fetish dick," this dub is a gift. NO DON'T STOP FOR PHONE. Stands don't know math, Josuke. Dammit baby! Shiny D is such a great stand. Sorry about your money, random dude. Josuke you could just fix the phone. Oh no you ruined that guy's life. Dog. Don't drink and drive, kids. Oh right, motorcyles aren't great in the ocean. Goddammit Josuke. So this poor guy slammed into a brick wall and then got shot with a damn arrow while he was bleeding out, that's just mean. Well that's one creepy stand. Aw crap you're out of gas. What. I don't think cars are stand-proof, Josuke. This nurse is not gonna help you. LET'S KILL DA HOE. I love Act 3. Douche Koichi is so much fun. Oh hey Josuke. I love Koichi so much. Aw crap that's a lot of feet. Dude's got a legit harem. Oh, he's pretty cute. Joke's on you, he could just fix you if you asked. Jojo piss fetish strikes again. That's nasty. It's probably the one whose period you pointed out. Hey there, Josuke. I kinda love this harem. I don't know how fast that is in American but I'm guessing pretty fast. Kick his ass anyway. He's healed, NOW kick his ass. I'd also like to be nursed back to health by adoring fangirls. You should have just let Rohan die. And also Jotaro's here. Meanwhile, milf. Hi kitty!

Clover- Man, Jojo's really in the middle of a shit sandwich tonight ain't it. No, I'm not lucky enough for you to be dead. This sure isn't ripping off the Naruto fox demon thing at all. Nah, your magic is never shutting up. "Something isn't right here" gee buddy you think? I'm sure this fight would be much more impressive if I gave even a micro-shit about either of these characters. Well, this is less terrible to watch than Sword Art. Sir that awful feeling is just a natural reaction to witnessing Black Clover. Yelling "No no no no no NO!" is also a natural reaction to Black Clover. At least if you die you don't have to be in this show anymore. Son of a bitch he can still speak. I'd rather just die here. Meanwhile, those two are definitely gonna fuck. Thanks, ominous flock of crows. Kill them all, you fantastically dressed bitch. I do enjoy seeing Asta suffer. Can you control him into not speaking again? I'm okay with this as long as he doesn't talk.

Hunter- Well hey at least you got a nature reserve out of this whole situation. I am delighted that the gun lobster survived. So wolf dude is just old forever now I guess. I have no idea who that girl is. How did this creepy fucker survive. Don't die until you're dead. Should you be shotgunning beers at your age? Awww this ant girl is precious. That reaction is not unexpected. Careful, she's got a rake. Oh shit it's those kids' mom. I'm not crying you're crying. AWWWW EVERYONE'S NICE TO THEM. I didn't even know lobsters could cry but here we are. Hey Morel. You're magic, don't question it. Aww she's adorable. WHAT. Hey Gon you okay there buddy. I am genuinely surprised that Knuckle survived this entire arc. Thank god you're rich. Someone please hug Killua. Please just help my son. Uh hey kiddo where are you going? HELLO BUNNY GIRL. Oh fuck it's Gon's shit dad.

[PokeNirvash]

On 3/31/2019 at 1:56 AM, FoleyisGood149 said:

JoJo: Diamond - No, show. I'm not going to buy that the sunlight through the magnifying glass could, in that span of time, start a fire in the house. For one, who would set a magnifying glass down on-edge? For another, sunlight from a low angle relative to the horizon would lack the intensity to set anything that wasn't volatile or a tinder bundle on fire, if even those things. For a third, the inside of the house would be far beyond the focal point of the lens, meaning even with the glass pointed that way with intense sunlight, it would be heating an area of air between the lens and a wall or the floor inside the house. If anything could possibly have been in the range of the lens, it would've been the top of the table, and if everyone was so focused on the dice that they didn't notice a fire start within arm's reach, then they would've deserved to suffer personal injury and property damage. So, no. Just no.

Dude, it's JoJo. It's best to just accept these obvious violations of real-world physics as they come. Though I will say that this "No Just No" moment is a lot more reasonable than your desperate claim that there being more than one STAND arrow is downright impossible.

DRAGONBALL SUPER - I can't believe how accustomed to this dubbed OP I've grown. Purple guy vs. purple guy. I unironically love the obvious black guy voices some of the 11th Universe guys have. Stupid DVR glitching... Okay, maybe it's just the feed that screwed up there for a moment. "It appears your confidence... isn't a weakness after all..." Ah, so they're aware of the similarity in character design. Hit looked awfully silly being struck down by that second blow. Leave it to El Grande Padre to pull new features out his omnipotent rear end. You can never get a read on that Jiren guy. So the solution is to fight quietly; easier said than done. BRING ME MY VUVUZELA. Getting used to attacks beyond regular speed, as to be expected from Purple Jotaro. IT'S A TRAP! I feel like you could've said a better one-liner there, but then again, snappy one-liners aren't really Jotaro's specialty. I'm still not sure if that black Tropical Cop is an effeminate-looking fat dude or a masculine-looking fat woman. Welp, so much for another elimination. He actually has a vuvuzela. Hit was having trouble against just Dyspo, so another opponent is easily more troublesome for him. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Oh hai SSG Goku. He looks appropriately aged at a distance in this form. "I've got my own Trix, silly rabbit." This dub, man. Apparently my dad was saying the Team Rocket motto in the other room and I thought he was quoting "Don't Stop Me Now". That's what I get for watching an episode about characters moving super fast. "I made the donuts." And now he's got the upper hand again. It ain't surrender if you retreat. RETREAD DENIED. Oh, Matt Mercer, you and your corny one-liners. BAIYEEEEEE. "Justice waits for no-" "DIABEETUS."

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS - Oh Shino, why do you even try. She's gonna be the first female Uchiha Hokage, how progressive of her. Plus she also saw real combat, nothing like you'd ever be able to comprehend. LOOK INTO MY SPECIAL EYES BORUTO. Mitsuki totally ships dat. No one wants to graffiti Hokage Rock with the Uzumakis. "The Evil Sarada," how very Uchiha of her. You suck, Sakura. Leave it to the Land of Lightning to have a bomb-ass entrance. And there's Jaden Smith as his associate. Nice facial hair, Chojuro. Kurotsuchiiiiii. There's a theory that Kurotsuchi is Metal's secret mother, but with him calling her "big sis", I'm unsure what to think. My dad mistook Metal for his dad, which makes sense since he quit Naruto after the postal ninjas happened. Whatever you're looking for, it's probably in one of the bottom boxes. Finally, they can replace that picture from his terrorist cell days. So this means Boruto and his friends are all the Narutoverse equivalent of Baby Boomers? PROPORTIONS. Again, Konohamaru grew up surprisingly attractive. And thus another rivalry has formed. "Of course, #MeToo!" Chocho's too lax to worry about stuff like that. How foreboding. Oh yeah, another spoiler, Zetsu was affiliated with the final boss. Dang, the Second Hokage's rock face didn't age well, or maybe it knows an Uchiha's looking at it and is grimacing at it on purpose. And now they know why Goku's still the main character and not Gohan like it should be. Don't make me question my own abundance of free time, Sarada. Boruto you dick. And then your equivalent to the Vietnam War happens, and you're left questioning whether the draft was a good idea or not. LEAVE IT TO BORUTO. There was only enough time and paint for Naruto's face, but it was enough. It's best if you don't know who invented that jutsu.

Huh, so Laserwolf finally got made. About time.

MY HERO ACADEMIA - Odd Future is the definition of a song that grows on you the more you listen to it. SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT. The power may still be at 100%, but his motivation is 1M%. Shigaraki would be terrifying if he was dropped into the world of SAO. RAPE ME TOGA. Oh Bakugo, even pictures of you are unpleasant to look at. Good job, lad, now let's get you a sling for that arm. I'm not sure if it's sweet or concerning that he included Uraraka among the potential targets. Deku avoided kicking for a reason, that proves the detractors are speaking nonsense. What the hell are you talking about Monoma. Oh hey, he managed to dodge. And then he was mud. This dude's voice is higher than I expected it to be. At least, half his voice is. [RAISE MIDDLE FINGER] You're a good man, Aizawa, even if you take things a little far sometimes. We now return you to Tranny Fighting League, already in progress. MY SWORDS! Oh wow, there's a lot of stuff going on. I wonder what the stories behind Tokoyami and Ochaco/Tsuyu's deals are. Seriously, Japan needs to accept that killing someone in self-defense isn't as worthy of jail time as their supposedly squeaky-clean society thinks it is. A man in a gas mask and S&M gear dancing to lo-fi chill-out music. I'd say [as] knows how to market to me, if my placement on the Kinsey scale was higher than 0.5. It's amazing how much Kota's grown in these past handful of episodes. He's only more powerful when he's crazy enough to break his limbs. You're surprisingly decent for letting him live, Versace. CAT K-O. "Kaachan, you should avoid combat and stick to a group." For what it's worth, he's got one of those tips down. Your hateboner for Deku is concerningly huge, Bakugo, maybe you wanna tone it down? Oh, so those weird blades are his teeth. That's... gross disturbing. I like how passionate and simplistic this Tetsutetsu guy is. She's getting wet! OH SHIT HE'S GOT A GUN! You fool, bullets can't pierce steel skin! IT'S MY ASTHMA! Terminator vs. Jin-Roh. Aw shit, he cracked. God I hate this gasmasked douchebag, he's even worse than Kota pre-character development. So you were probably bullied in high school, so what? Yaoi hands save the day! PLUS ULTRA!!! Thank god he's unconscious now. Thanks, Parasyte Dandy. That's right, the bird boy has teeth.

SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION - And so we return to Virtual Land, where we worry more about unlikable characters than nonsensical plots. I take it that's what the Carole and Tuesday character profiles mean by "eating on the move". Remember, time moves 5000 times faster here than on Earth. This dude looks like a chump, even outside of comparison to Kirito. Is a page anything like a kouhai, because that's what it sounds like to me. I care less about this than I do all the bottom-up AI junk from last week. And I have to sit through another half hour of this? Guess I'll be taking my lunch break in the middle of this hour of pain, then... See? Kirito explaining the mechanics of Underworld is holding more of my interest than the reality's internal lore! Dammit Roshi, I thought you knew better now! This chick looks better with her hair in a ponytail. My brain's just glossing over half of this dialogue. He's lucky breaking curfew is more a local forbiddance and not one that'll get his personality wiped. TONIGHT'S DINNER: unidentifiable croquettes with marinara, generic rolls, chickpea salad, and some type of miscellaneous animal product soup; no drinks because drinks are for losers. I recognize that douchey-looking blonde dude! I must admit, I'd never have expected Steve Staley to be the next victim of SAO's infamous rapist stunt casting, but then again, he is a veteran, and he was McGillis too. [eats bread angrily] For a second I thought he said "guarding", but I guess it was "garden" after all. Don't diss Kirito's non-VR hobbies. Even if you do find her, she's probably no longer the same person she was before getting legally abducted. You're totally going home after this, even if Asuna's forced to drag you out of this world with her bare hands. Male hand-holding, how extra-lewd. Meanwhile, scheming rapists. Swordsmith Nanbu sounds like he's ready to retire. [SCHWING!] I'm a little disappointed he doesn't have a boner in this scene, no homo. You're a good man, Swordsmith Nanbu. Speaking of characters from other shows in SAO, here comes Prick Upperclassman Reigen. "Practicing a sword is forbidden on a day of rest. You're lucky this doesn't go against the Taboo Index." This guy's surprisingly cool too, though still a prick. I do like that Kirito doesn't mind getting into a tiff with this dude. You underestimate the number of sword strikes Kirito's taken in his day severely. [in Haruko's voice] LUNCH TIIIIIIME! And we're back. Easiest game of Spot the Rapist(s) ever. What she's saying is, don't get impaled. He seeks to wet his whistle, or so the saying goes. "Let it be known that both parties have agreed to use real swords in this match. So yes, viewer discretion is advised." The black's its natural color, ya dicks attached to bodies. THIS IS ONE OF VOLO'S SECRET TECHNIQUES. His ancestors are his STAND. You saw it here first, friendship beats imagination. Kirito's STAND is a big-ass tree. CLANG. Saved by the dorm mother. Argument: settled. Naturally, Tom Raper and Tom Rapist are the only ones disappointed by the outcome of that match. Kirito's sword confirmed for Super Saiyan. Senpai is pleased. And now the dorm mother's looking to worm her way into Kirito's ever-growing lawlharem. Champa should've used this anti-smoking foghorn puppet commercial to annoy Dyspo into leaving himself open for Hit. Senpai-chan's the only one who can beat Kirito, hence she's the best haremette. Isn't that basically the same thing? So there's a tournament now? Beat these dudes into submission before they actually get to fulfilling their duties as rapists, Kirito. "A nobleman would never dare engage in uncouth activities with a commoner... unless it's giving handjobs!" Molesting a man's love interests is one thing, but fucking up his garden is going too far! Careful, Kirito, your emo-ness is showing. And here comes the bottled-up PTSD. Thank you, Mother Nature. That one random flower looks kinda kawaii. Team Rape 1, Kirito 1. I already said, it was Mother Nature. "Don't look at me with those big ol' intimidating eyes." Sorry, Prick Reigen, you don't have a Mob allegory to help you flirt outta this one. Congratulations, Senpai-chan, you are now free from the harem. Oh no, I recognize these two too... One girl leaves the harem, two more pop up to take her place. That tower's too tall to have only half as many windows as it should.

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE - [motorcycle-riding music plays in the background] If you're looking for a "foot fetish dick", try Nickelodeon Studios, I think Dan "Man in the Van" Schneider still works there if I'm remembering right. Oh yeah, Koichi's still a character in this show. STANDs: they make no sense. Josuke, you crazy diamond. That baby is gonna remember that shining moment for the rest of its life. Nothing to see here, just your average salaryman troubles. Josuke really steals? No dignity. Poor guy. Does Police ever wake up? That Koichi kid really thinks several steps ahead. Clearly, he got shot with the second STAND arrow and that's what caused him to crash. MOTORCYCLE DRIFTING! Huh, so the foot stand's weak to walls. [deeply inhales] Nevermind, the arrow got him after the crash. BAITO ZA DASTO. Now this is like the Terminator. To the gas station! Or to that conveniently parked car over there. Dammit Josuke, Morioh's your hometown, how can you not know where you are? These crazy restaurant foods they promote are really tempting me to make me-safe equivalents here at home. Wow, this nurse is a real bitch. I bet she's the kind who likes watching old people living in retirement homes suffer. LET'S KILL DA HO. I never expected Koichi to be that sadistic. BREAKIN'-AND-ENTERIN' MICHIKO STYLE. Welp, there's no fixing that bike now. CURSE YOU, AIR VENTS! Dude's so lucky he's got a harem of delinquent babes hanging around his hospital room even after-hours. Why the close-up on the foot tho? ANIME CLICHE #293: Where there's a harem, there's always in-fighting among the members. Peaches are pinker in Japan than they are in Georgia. Don't go mentioning your harem's periods while they're right there, dude. He can literally smell Josuke's anger. The vampire thing's extra funny because this guy probably has no idea that vampires are a thing in this world. Friendly reminder that Kirito's faster than Josuke, apparently. SHIT COUNT: 8. "It's a fair fight now, right?" Thank god the water broke his fall. A self-absorbed jerkoff, a moron, and a bitch: three things Rohan claims he isn't, but are otherwise part of his DNA. At least Koichi's having a good day. Did this woman forget that she has a cat? And what's with the random miscredit for Otoishi in the credits?

BLACK CLOVER - In lieu of me pointing out all the sakuga this episode, just read this. I bet the Witch Queen looks more attractive without that hat keeping her hair all bunched up. Y'know what, I'm just gonna sit here and watch the animation play out, a sakugafag like me shouldn't bother with half-hearted quips at a time like this. I mean holy shit, it's just so ambitious and weird and unlike what we normally know of Black Clover even on a good sakuga day that I can't help but love it. REPLY TO ANGEL 1: "I'm sure this fight would be much more impressive if I gave even a micro-shit about either of these characters." On a non-technical basis, you have a point there... "My, what imperfect animation." Those CGI trees look like they came right out of a SketchUp graphics pack. RIDE THE GRATUITOUS CRIMSON TIDE. In a world where everyone's special, no one is, that's what she's trying to say. If that's how you wanna describe it, sure. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. And they say the power of friendship is always lame. Next week, ready your rape whistles like you're going to blow a vuvuzela at the World Cup. Rest in pieces, Ladros. You served this dub surprisingly well. Even when looking more intimidating than he is, Asta's still gonna Asta. "Gahh, it hurts to laugh..." Through defeat, understanding. This is the story of a boy who has anti-magic in a world where regular magic is everything, and really, there's not that much of a difference between the two. Part of me agrees with them, at least Asta's not hurting bad enough that he can't even stand up. CAW CAW MOTHERFUCKER. Asta trying to win her over with his faces and superfluous noises. Christ that's a lotta blood. Count yourself lucky you aren't part of that mess, girls. OH GOD THERE GO MY INSIDES. I wonder if there's any significance behind the Queen being traditionally animated in this ambitious sakugafest of an episode. Consider this: gloves that hold anti-magic weapons without sapping one's own magic. Never underestimate the machinations of the queen of the cabal of evil witch feminists. "First your friends, then Vic Mignogna, then the world..." The E stands for Ernesto, and yes, that is Liebrecht's real first name.

The Pet Sematary doesn't know when to not spoil its movie's events.

HUNTER x HUNTER - To make up for the lack of an OP last week, here's it right off the bat this week. Huh, so that's what Kikyo means.  Holy shit, so all those people they brought in for the selection did die from radiation poisoning. No regular story would go this in-depth into what happens to a country and its people after the country goes belly-up, this is proof that HxH is Togashi's magnum opus. Welfin looks like a different breed of dog, now that he's hairless and wrinkly. In a way, it's criminal that she lived while Leol and Flutter didn't. Don't die 'til you're dead, even if you get killed. "That girl ain't right." Bizeff's profile is cursed, it's caused my recording to randomly glitch twice now. From two steps short of an SAO-level rapist to the sane human in a trio of Ants, I'd say Bizeff's come a long way in his own right, even if it's not as long as other people's travels. I almost forgot that there's still people down there. You can't blame them, indeed. That grieving mother's character design is the only thing supporting a theory I have about Machi's backstory that I'm sure you've all forgotten by now, assuming I told you to begin with. Remember when the Chimera Ant arc proved itself darker than even Yorknew by killing two kids without any effort? Aww, what a nice and tearjerking moment. Like that, closure. "Nice man. Reminds me of someone." And then he was onii-chan. T_T The first time I saw this T-Mobile ad, I had no idea there was a punchline to it. Never doubt the extensive network of connections held by the world's top politicians. Colt drew the short end of the imouto reincarnation stick. That loli has a literal rat tail. And apparently she's Kite's reincarnation!? Oh good, Knuckle and Meleoron didn't get infected. Also, Knov... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Nice hat. Ah geez, Gon doesn't sound like he's doing too good. Meanwhile, Killua's dealing with the onset of depression. Such selfishness.  From depressed to determined that fast... Oh dang, I can see his nosehairs in that video. And those were the last new words the public would ever hear from him. These guys sure look like an eccentric bunch. A WILD GING APPEARS!

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - I'm guessing this episode was the start of "Dattebayo!" being translated as "Y'know?" That makes him saying it in Boruto a little less awkward now. Still, I miss when "believe it" was a thing. Now that Bee's part of the main cast, I keep expecting all the dialogue to be rap lyrics for some reason. I think I know the reason Naruto's the music video dump slot: to remind kids watching it at 3AM that this is [adult swim]. Naruto's dark side predicted Pierrot animating Tokyo Ghoul. Eyepatch-marking panda is my new favorite anime bear. I like this ending theme, fuck that one dude from CSW who called the OP the band did for Eureka seveN AO one of the worst ever, he was a bigger prick than Dubzeh.

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Edited April 23, 2019 by PokeNirvash
And I'm supposed to be a grad school engineering student. -_-

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Josuke is to Rohan as SpongeBob is to Squidward.

 

 

Okayasu is Patrick.

[PokeNirvash]

Does that make Koichi Sandy?

Also, a (fake) sneak peek at the new MHA movie:

Edited March 31, 2019 by PokeNirvash
RUUUUUN! IT'S BAKUGOJIRA!

[QueenoftheDorks]

Yes. Yes it does.

Also Todoroki still sleeping, eh?

[PokeNirvash]

I didn't know Bakugodzilla was a sequel to Mothdoriya.

[EmpressAngel]

Alright I'm on board with the kaijus but what does this have to do with Hellraiser and Totodoroki?

[QueenoftheDorks]

I still need someone to explain to me what Iida is supposed to be...

[PokeNirvash]

That Shigaraki Predator.

"Man are you one ugly-looking motherfucker."

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight, on a very special episode of Sword Art Online: Alicization...

Or it would be, if Demarco and his decrepit goon squad at Turner S&P weren't going to butcher the fuck out of it. Now, I'm sure the announcement that the "main event" will be "heavily edited" is a good thing to you all, but I just don't think it's right for it to be pared down any more than it was for the initial simulcast months ago, especially with a rating that implies that if anything, it's going to be more uncut than it was back then. I won't stop watching Toonami because of this stupidity - hell, I'm literally the only one who held out hope that [as] would air the last 16 episodes of Moribito after putting premieres on indefinite hiatus for months - but thanks to this, I've lost a little bit of respect for the block as a more adult-oriented revival, and their unworthy commander-in-chief as a person especially. Eat shit, Demarco.

In less gross problematic frontiers, one of the 4th Universe's more attractive fighters puts Roshi's recent resistance to feminine wiles to the test, Boruto and his classmates go on a field trip to the Land of Water, Deku and Parasyte Dandy team up to get Tokoyami's quirk under control, Eugeo finds himself at increasing odds with the douchey guys who wrecked Kirito's garden (leading to... y'know), Kira finds himself at odds with a rather catty STAND, the Witch Queen's sudden but inevitable betrayal makes Vanessa finally snap, Ging and the other Zodiacs begin proceedings surrounding the election of the new Hunter Association chairman, Naruto learns about Bee's past courtesy of Motoi, and if only any of the females in SAO had even a tiny portion of the guts that Mikasa has.

11:00 - Dragonball Super #105 - A Valiant Fight! Master Roshi's Blaze of Glory!! - TV-14L

11:30 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #25 - The Turbulent Field Trip - TV-PG

12:00 - My Hero Academia #44 - Roaring Upheaval - TV-14LV

12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #9 - Nobleman's Obligations - TV-PGDLV

1:00 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #10 - Taboo Index - TV-MASV **coughoverkillcough**

1:30 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #30 - Cats Love Yoshikage Kira - TV-MAV

2:00 - Black Clover #64 - The Red Thread of Fate - TV-14V

2:30 - Hunter x Hunter #137 - Debate Among Zodiacs - TV-14L

3:00 - Naruto Shippuden #244 - Killer Bee and Motoi - TV-14V

3:30 - Attack on Titan #6 - The World the Girl Saw: The Struggle for Trost, Part 2 - TV-14DLV

[gill/simonet 2020]

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[EmpressAngel]

On 4/5/2019 at 10:00 PM, PokeNirvash said:

Now, I'm sure the announcement that the "main event" will be "heavily edited" is a good thing to you all, but I just don't think it's right for it to be pared down any more than it was for the initial simulcast months ago

Nope, don't agree. This version was enough to get the point across, the edited one was still pretty rough and the uncut version is just disgusting. There'd be nothing gained from showing it except an immediate drop in ratings while everyone turns off the show to go take a shower.

Hero- Uh buddy where's your hand? TOO MUCH REVELRY IN THE DARK. Oh thank god he can regrow that. Awwww bird friend. Somebody get a flashlight. Bird stand too OP, plz nerf. I choose the option that's not Bakugo. Go away, Hellraiser. Okay that teeth quirk just freaks me right the fuck out. Less talking, more splodey. Thank you, bird stand. Uh I think Tokoyami just killed a guy. Awwwww my kids. Confused Bakugo there is a mood. Just let him go off alone, whatever happens happens. Oh no my girls. Yes they're cute please don't stab them. OH YOU'RE CREEPY. Awwww Tsu. Owwww her tongue. That internship is just paying off in spades for her. No fuck you, we're not bonding over this. I'm uncomfortable. MY LEG. Oh hell no you stay away from him. Bakugo is Bakugone. Give our douchebag back. GIMME BACK MY BIRD YOU DICK. Icy Hot how the fuck did you miss. I kinda love this Deadpool guy. Yeah there's nothing more inconspicuous than a wall of flames. Oh hey sparkle boy. Aw crap another monster. OH FUCK IT'S CHAINSAWS. Oh no Momo. You're a good dude, kid whose name I don't know. Whatcha doing there sweetie? I love Tiger. Straddle me next, Mandalay. Goddammit Hexxus. This sure is a plan alright. I like that Uraraka can float things but is just dragging this unconscious fucker along on the ground. Hey there Deku.

Sword Art- Oh christ here we go. All you have is your years of lumberjack experience. I'm already uncomfortable here. Rape, that's what their egos are capable of. You sound like a fucking tool. This conversation is cringey. Oh I'm sure they'll find a way around the rules. Well you were like six at the time, nobody's expecting genius plans from you. Enjoy being happy while you can, girls. Oh jesus here we fucking go. So I guess sexual assault is just accepted here in Sword Fight School. You gotta cut his dick off. My skin is crawling already. Oh my god why are you explicitly telling them she talked he's just gonna do more fucked up shit to her. Why are they bringing this to the rapists and not going to an actual authority figure? Oh, this is gross. NO SHIT YOU SHOULD BRING IT TO THE INSTRUCTORS. It's because Kirito is plenty used to girls around him getting sexually assaulted. In this game it's against the rules to swing a sword on your day off but there's nothing in the handbook about raping your underclassmen. Oh no, he's absolutely gonna hurt her worse now. Girl you can do better. Well, it is a nice change of pace to see a girl throw herself at a dude who's not Kirito. I'd like to get off this ride now. Use the fucking door you dipshit. Oh this is not a good start. Seriously how is this not against your shitty taboo index. I wish this was at the end of the block so I could be heavily drunk. Don't drink it it's roofies. I genuinely feel sick. I WANNA GET OFF THIS RIDE NOW PLEASE. I'm glad they cut a bunch of this. Finally a decent goddamn scene in this show. Hey Kirito nice of you to fucking join us. You're the last one who gets to talk about violating things, douche. Cut his dick off. Forget his arms, cut his dick off. No just let him bleed out. That...sure was a thing that happened. You're right, you're a goddamn idiot and this is your fault. Uhh, what. Y'all might wanna get the traumatized girls out of here now. Well you're not a rapist so you're infinitely better than these guys. Thanks, random lady with magic beans. GEE I WONDER WHO IT IS. So if you break the fundamental rules of society you get to be a super knight, how the hell does that work.

Jojo- And now for something more palatable, the hand-fucking serial killer. Kira if you don't go for this milf I will. HI KITTY! God I love that milf. Lady what the fuck. And now we add this cat to the list of stand users stronger than Jotaro's mom. Poor kitty. Console that milf. The hell is this, Pet Semetary? Oh my god it's a cat plant. I love catplant. Owww. Oh my god it's adorable. Stop fucking with it it's gonna bite you. Eat shit, Kira. Oh fuck don't hurt the milf. Surprisingly decent of you, hand fucker. Cat vs cat. I love this thing. We all have a weakness for milfs. Catplant for MVP. Cat love ball. Damn she is at "me seeing All Might" levels of thirst here. Kid is suspicious. KISS THAT MILF. Hey kiddo it's also not normal to have cameras set up all over your parents' bedroom. Oh, you're going to die. Aww that's nice he didn't kill catplant. Looks like this kid doesn't skip leg day. Sleepy catplant.

Clover- How goddamn sad is it when this isn't the worst show of the night? Kill Noelle first. Wow what a shock he willpowered himself out of it. That was the exact same deal you were going to double cross her on before, why would she believe you? I feel nothing, show. I'm also here for cake. So at what point does she become a screeching alcoholic? RIP cake shop. Hey there, Captain Sexy. Once again, Yami is the only saving grace of this shitshow. I'm sure this would be a very moving backstory if I gave even a fraction of a shit about these characters. Oh no Luna you don't belong here, go back to Sailor Moon. Tonight is Cat Night, apparently. Don't tease me like that, show. And then Groundhog Day. Yeah the ability to literaly alter fate isn't OP as fuck or anything.

Hunter- Fuck you, Ging. Oh hey, new animation. Oh hey, Leorio's back. OH FUCK, HISOKA'S BACK. Me too, loud cryig man. Hellooooo snake boobs. This guy looks like a douche. I like the bunny girl. I can't stop looking at that lady's tits. Nomination denied, douchewad. I like you, cow man. I like that everyone hates Ging. I love Sour Bill here. GODDAMMIT. Oh this sounds like a pain in the ass. Ging I'm gonna punch you in the kidneys. Go see your kid you goddamn deadbeat. Oh my god you douche. I'm disappointed in you, Sour Bill. The man won't even pay attention to his own son why would you want him running the whole operation? I vote for Bisky. Oh hey it's everyone we know. YOU GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, CLOWN MAN. I will forgive Hisoka for everything if he kicks Ging's ass. Okay I'll bite, what's with the points. Get out of here, Illumi! I'm surprised Hisoka never showed up during the ant arc. Clown man makes me so uncomfortable. DID YOU SAY YOUR HOT DAD? Wait that's a boy?

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Oh man was last night my second favorite Bakugo gif????

[PokeNirvash]

5 hours ago, EmpressAngel said:

Nope, don't agree. This version was enough to get the point across, the edited one was still pretty rough and the uncut version is just disgusting. There'd be nothing gained from showing it except an immediate drop in ratings while everyone turns off the show to go take a shower.

Hmm. So this is what I get for being generally indifferent to these sorts of things. A downvote from TG in my update thread, and a disagreement from you here. Two things that could've easily been avoided had Demarco just kept his mouth shut instead of saying "yep, we're definitely gonna censor it", thus robbing me of any and all reason to bitch about it in the first place. Then again, these are the same people that managed to pare down the bath scene from KLK 16 without making any plot holes in the process (especially with the trade-off of all following episodes being mostly uncensored), so I guess I can trust them to handle the one sexual assault scene that the original writer himself is personally ashamed of with as much tact as a standards & practices board like Turner's can for a franchise as infamous with rape as SAO.

[PokeNirvash]

DRAGONBALL SUPER - A counter for the remaining competitors overall would be useful, come to think of it. Of course Roshi would like a girl with an oversized mallet. Who was that water guy again? Oh no, seductive poses! Why does Krillin even try tempting fate? GRIPPING. I take it that means his pervy act a minute ago was just a fake-out (mostly). "I've seen enough SAO to know what's gonna happen next!" Not even Krillin is sure if Roshi planned that. Oh hey, another female competitor. Those are some serious yaoi hands she's got. If she were a guy, I'd be calling this edgy right about now. Whatever's in that jar, I bet it goes against tournament regulations. Oh yeah, the Mafuba. Her screams of horror are giving me a feeling so complicated. A literal game of cat-and-mouse. IT IS FUN SO IT IS ALLOWED. Oh hey, it's the spy guy. BIIIIIIIRDMAN! Raise a glass for the first noitaminA show on Toonami. [beer icon] "It's talon time!" sounds like a corny catchphrase 4Kids would've thought up. I like Beerus obviously rooting for Roshi. And then he was Thunderchicken. [taxi driver pulls over and shouts "Daaaaaaaaamn!"] Meanwhile, Goku's getting tentacle raped. I'm expecting a Hypnosis Punch in the next minute or two. THUNDERCHICKEN KNEE! The sunglasses are off, shit just got real. You can't go wrong with a good Kamehame-ha. Hmm, so third-party teleportation can undo the effects of the Mafuba, apparently. AND HE'S DOWN! Dammit Goku, just check his pulse normally. Though I guess your CPR did do some good. "Oh, what a relief it is..." And that's how he earned Beerus's respect.

Friendly reminder to not let Yami anywhere near a Five Below.

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS - The current Daimyo's looking pretty cool; I like the hat and coat especially. Iruka's voice is sounding better now, though it's still weird compared to his original. Practicing your jazz hands, hmmmmmm? Naruto's somehow both mature and immature in this scene, and I'm not sure how he's doing that. Well this definitely doesn't foreshadow my Pierrot-animated fake anime or anything. OTN mask kid sounds a little like Shinji. SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE. Not as obviously Shinji as Inojin, though. Dammit, here I was thinking Sarada would volunteer herself. No one cares what you think, Boruto. WHAT A DRAG COUNT: 1. Not as long a monologue as I was hoping/expecting, but it works for me. Ninja card games are serious business. As long as he brings the right things too, I don't see any problem with him bringing the "wrong". LOTS AND LOTS OF TRAINS and BOATS BOATS BOATS, all in the same episode. Metal inherited his father's sensei's tendency to get easily seasick. Speak of the blonde devil, and he shall appear. She's an Uchiha, she can't help if she's a little high-strung. And that's why they idolize each other's dads. I can understand these two being friends more than I can their dads. I kinda wanna play Ninja Uno now. SWOOSH. More jazz hands. And that's why it's named the way it is. All these selfie cameras are making me never want to go to Universal Studios. Amazing how much things change in 15 years, right? Bryce's voice, a sword, and underage girls swooning over him? I hereby christen this guy, "Pinkeye Kirito". I like how Chocho's considering personality in her men now, after seeing Sasuke's jackassery first hand. Forget Golden Shiny Ninja Uno, gimme one of those Golden Shiny Zabuza swords. And this is one of the reasons why Yuuki wasn't in the harem. "I just hope their stupidity doesn't rub off on him." I dunno, this is Pinkeye Kirito we're talking about. Ray Chase's character confronting street punks? Now that definitely has nothing to do with Kinky Kunoichi. This dude's hair looks too sexy for someone like him. He's gonna eat those eyes.

MY HERO ACADEMIA - Parasyte Dandy really is one of the more underrated students. A bird with human teeth just doesn't look right. Thank god he's got a healing factor. Okay, so it wasn't the villains' fault. I say leave it to Parasyte Dandy, he sounds like he knows what he's doing. Meanwhile, those teeth-blades continue to look downright wrong. I love these chibi pictographs. "Kacchan" is Bakugo's trigger. Bakugo, you're such a sadist, especially since the one you're letting get beat up looks like a gimp. [girlish squeal] What an underrated friendship these two have. I'm a little surprised Bakugo isn't protesting about being stuck in the "damsel in potential distress" though, but even so, man am I loving his quiet questioning reactions. Nevermind, it was a delayed protest. But he's still rolling with it, so apparently he's got some gratefulness under his 99% ungrateful bastard body mass. So does this promo clip take place before or after the rape? I'm only asking 'cause he's shirtless both there and here. Finally we get to what's happening with these two. I'm a little disappointed we aren't getting the moment they first encountered Toga, but I can understand why they excluded it. Still love that mask more than she does.  I'm pretty sure he meant both. Ew, tongue blood. Oh boy, I'm getting that feeling so complicated again. FUCK YEAH MARTIAL ARTS. It's moments like this that make me glad I have a different harem for my murder waifus than I do my regular waifus. As said in the Virgin Deku vs. Chad Asta meme, Deku attracts the mentally unstable. Whenever Bakugo isn't on screen, people should be asking, "Where's Bakugo?" That dramatically fun musical sting. MAGICIAN VILLAIN! Who is that guy with Todoroki, anyways? YOU NEVER TOLD ME THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE! Twice is totally Anime Deadpool. Aoyama, you pussy. Ah, that other one was a Nomu. MOMO TOTALLY JOBBED. Why's her arm merged to his? It was his quirk, that was a quick answer. TWISTY ARMS. His quirk is looking more like a ninja turtle than Stain. Deku's still high on adrenaline. Toga is easily my cutest murder waifu. (Don't tell Shizuku or Nena.)

SWORD RAPE ONLINE: ALICIZATION - I'm a little disappointed that green-suited guy didn't have any dialogue last week. Eugeo Zexal is the protagonist this week, hope you like it for at least the first half-hour. I can't take these douches seriously with these condiment-colored uniforms. If there's someone who knows egos, it's Kirito. Check out the balls on this kid, no homo. [action goes on, commentary goes off] I don't think circuses really employ swordsmen outside of potential bodyguarding duties and gimmick juggling. Of fucking course Kirito would go for the black custom uniform. I can't believe that "stay cool" will ever replace "goodbye". "And by 'we', I mean 'us'." So the royal we is a thing in this world, huh... Way to take charge over his Gary Stuness, Eugeo. As they say, there's a loophole for everything. Frog. Eugeo's the one talking, and yet I'm watching Kirito's mouth speak words none of us can hear. Curse you, classism! And now for some #MeToo allegoricals that make what's to come, censorship or no censorship, all the more hypocritical. "There's a phrase in the sacred tongue which comes to mind, which I conveniently just forgot." Nobless Oblige, you say? Dear god, even their bathrobes are ketchup-and-mustard themed. I bet one of those "perverse orders" was using her as a footstool. From the sound of it, he must've ordered her to jack him off, that's way worse. Excellent deductive work there, Kirito. This girl's got it bad for him. You could always divorce him, though I'm assuming that's against the law where you're from. She's got it really bad. [insert lunch break here] "It was a dark and stormy night, and just like the TV rating you see in the upper left-hand corner of your screen, it was all downhill from there." Nothing to see here, just two bros polishing their swords out in the open together. You should know Kirito doesn't listen to reason, he stopped doing that after he put the Nerve Gear back on the first time. Those are the eyes of a girl who's seen some shit. Blowjobs. Nothing to see here either, just two douchebags drinking wine and inhaling incense as douchebags do. Eugh, that lip lick. These two still look like they belong on a restaurant table. All I'll say here is, my three years of following Jam-Orbital on DeviantArt have ruined run-of-the-mill bondage and gags for me, so don't expect me to get excited any about the pre-game. Oh good, they didn't cut the stage dive. Now that I'm actually seeing it for myself, I think Turner S&P handled toning down the raping very well. I could've done without Tokoyami's quirk censoring Eugeo's eye and Humbert's arm stump bleeding, but seeing as this only first aired four months ago, I can't really fault them more than I should fault the Tokyo Air Check. Not only did he sexually assault a girl, but he won't even stop his friend from bleeding out, Rapist Steve Staley is a true man's brown Starburst. I can't believe I'm saying this (actually, yes I can), but FUCK YEAH KIRITO! Hey, remember when Terry Crews sang a Vanessa Carlton song in White Chicks? Kirito's met rapists more likeable than him. I literally just did an OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH at that burn like I was laying witness to a really good rap battle. And then his sword became part-lightsaber because he's Kirito, beeyotch. Literally Jedi vs. Sith. Now that's a rapeface. Both arms at the same time, just gone. "My arms, my swordcraft!" I officially apologize for my "overkill" comment earlier, this totally earned that graphic violence rating even with the convenient black shadows. Not even Sugo was this pathetic when Kirito got the best of him. And then he glitched out like a Toonami bumper during Intruder II. He might not have paid for his crimes, but he's dead, and that's fine by the rest of us. You gotta love Dark Shadow and the ways in which he works. NOT NOW, DR. MANHATTAN. All that's left is to ditch the body. That bedroom looks more like a prison than a regular bedroom, and I'm honestly not sure which one it is between the two. "I can see!" Okay, so prison it was. Thanks for the kind words, dorm mother. Welp, you found Alice, that takes care of your long-term goal. Next step: let's see if that personality death can be reversed!

Holy crap, did they seriously say "goddamn" in a goddamn commercial!? As they say, two steps back, one step forward.

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DEATHSLOT IS AVOIDABLE - And now for the adventures of a more likeable villain than the Ketchup Rapist. (Yes, I'm calling him that from now on.) Those are some tacky-looking shoes for a boring office worker. "Urge to kill... rising..." Oh, so it's not their cat. Are they trying to make this cat look sexy, 'cause it sure sounds like they are. I don't think that's how trying to approach a strange cat works, Shinobu. BACK UP DAT ASS. That cat smoked when it was a teen and it paid the price dearly. At least Kira knows how to ditch a dead body without resorting to explosives. Sure is raining a lot this wee-and it stopped. So this is how reincarnation in the JoJoverse works. Freaky. I love the narrator transcribing the cat-flower's thoughts into human English. Gross means different things to different people: to some, it's sexual assault of anime girls; to others, it's graphically losing a toenail. (But objectively, they're both gross. ) Dead bird. THE FLOWER IS A STAND. Oh hey, cacti. STANDs work in mysterious ways, Kira. Ways no rational human being could ever imagine them working... I like that Kira thinks of Jotaro as a more important threat than Josuke, the true protagonist of this part. A dud!? Welp, she's dead. A serial killer with a hand fetish facing off with a cat reincarnated as a flower that can destroy objects with air bubbles, only in JoJo! You now have TrigunBebop's attention. NO NOT THE CACTI! That there's what we call non-fetishistic love, Kira. SHIT COUNT: 3. GAH MY SEXY ARM! Thanks, custom-colored golf ball. Y'all just realized you inadvertently spoiled the big reveal in quick-cut compilation, right? This lady has it super bad for him. Mushrooms really aren't that bad once you give them a chance, though I'd be more averse to button than shiitake. MWAHHH. This young child has way too much time on his tiny hands. Careful, he may have booby-trapped the room with small bombs. This is one surprisingly sturdy attic floor. It is a plant, just no plant you've ever seen before. AIR CUFFS. "Inflatable shackles", that's a phrase I didn't know I needed to hear today. You may have gotten away, but you're already under his suspicion. Probably.

BLACK CLOVER - Huh, I didn't notice the ground around him dying as his devil power activated. Even the narrator sounds surprised at this development. These are some strange technical difficulties I'm experiencing right now. I find myself wanting to talk about them more than the actual show. She gained the dubious honor of being one of the less one-dimensional members of the Black Bulls. Being a sexy drunk witch has its perks. They can't hear you, Loli!Vanessa. I'll say it again, the Witch Queen would be way sexier if she didn't have her hair done up inside that gaudy hat. This takes imaginary friends to a whole new level. IT'S A MAN, BABY! Life's tough with a penis. I just realized how similar Yami looks like Guts in this flashback. FREEEEEDOOOOOOM! That hairy guy in the back will be important later. In a way, friendship is magic, but only when you're a first- or second-party observer. What an unfortunate hypothetical flash-forward. It's cat mascot debut night on Toonami! That cat's gonna eat your birds, witch lady. It's a delayed effect, just watch. Welp, that's a beheading. Or not. Thanks, time repeat magic. Doesn't feel so good to have your agenda foiled, does it, Jamie Marchi? Harmless and unstoppable, that's the best kind of trait combo. Welp, now she's possessed. I can't help but imagine this whole arc as some sort of metaphor for what's going on at FUNimation. The hat's off, so now to wait for the hair to come down. You can really feel the devastation on her face. "Sakyiwaa Baah" is now my favorite literally who voice actress name.

HUNTER x HUNTER - Well these fellows sure look varying degrees of gimmicky. Bunny girl is the cutest, though bird and dog girl are fine too. So that explains why the dog girl has a weird nose. That's because Ging is special. FUCK YEAH NEW FULL OPENING. Hisoka's back, baby. Five seconds in, and the huge crying guy is already starting to bother me. Ging takes offense to that. I'm honestly disappointed that Vic isn't voicing blonde rat man; he'd be perfect for the role. Okay, maybe I'm not so attracted to bird girl anymore. I don't blame any of them for going all scary glowing red eyes on him. I didn't notice cow guy had a beard. Literally tenfold. Knowing how neglectful Ging is of his son, I don't blame them for refusing to vote for him either. At least he has faith in Gon's will to live. I only understood half of what she meant. Such nervosity. This would be a good opportunity for Piccolo to yell "DOOOOOOOOODGE!" at them. KEIKAKU DOORI. I could practice for years, but I don't think I could ever get a read on that Ging guy. That magnificent bastard, he predicted everything. I agree with Piyon as the dark horse, who wouldn't want to cast a vote for the cute bunnygirl? A magnificent bastard, indeed.   Not how I expected her name to be pronounced. LET THE VOTING BEGIN! Ditto for the cameos of characters we forgot about, apparently. Hisoka wants to "put it in". What a troll, that magic man. In the end, he abstains. It's nice to see Bisky's still alive, but I can't help but wonder what her dressing in black is about. Mourning Netero, maybe? (And I'm surprised those two guys in back survived Greed Island.) I recognize that rattling noise! I sense powerful bribery at work. People actually voted for Gon, Hisoka, and a literal dead man. Oh Ging, you manchild you. And here's where Hisoka starts to regret not getting himself involved in the Chimera Ant arc. I still don't trust their Cylon mother. REPLY TO ANGEL: "Wait that's a boy?" You should know by now that Killua's younger siblings are shockingly effeminate. God this is a great song.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - I understand how tragic this backstory's supposed to be and all, but I just can't get my mind off of how fucked up the Third Raikage's eyes look. Even compared to the larger-than-average canine teeth, they come off as really weird.

[PokeNirvash]

Tonight on Toonami, Gohan and Piccolo find themselves dealing with a sniper from Universe 2, the Vanguard Action Squad's attack on the U.A. summer training camp concludes but not without confrontation by what's left of Deku's squad, a group of precocious children discover the horrifying truth behind their orphanage's adoption process, Kirito and Eugeo try to free themselves from Alice Synthesis 30's custody, Josuke encounters a man with a building for a STAND - the first of several enemy encounters occurring over a single day, the aftermath of the battle against the Diamond Kingdom/Midnight Sun/Queen of Witches finally draws to a close, Boruto learns more about the Hidden Mist Village's seedy underbelly as he settles into his 2AM demotion, Naruto takes another crack at confronting his dark side at the Waterfall of Truth, Killua returns home to visit his most reclusive sibling while Pariston wrests control of the election's guidelines from Ging, and Mikasa demonstrates why she's better than the rest of the cadets could ever hope to be.

11:00 - Dragonball Super #106 - Find Them Out! Deathmatch with a Furtive Attacker! - TV-14LV

11:30 - My Hero Academia #45 - What a Twist! - TV-14LV

12:00 - The Promised Neverland #1 - 121045 - TV-14V

12:30 - Sword Art Online: Alicization #11 - Central Cathedral - TV-PGLV

1:00 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable #31 - July 15th (Thurs), Part 1 - TV-14LV

1:30 - Black Clover #65 - I'm Home - TV-PG

2:00 - Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #26 - The Mizukage's Successor - TV-PGLV

2:30 - Naruto Shippuden #245 - The Next Challenge! Naruto vs. Nine Tails!! - TV-PGL

3:00 - Hunter x Hunter #138 - Request and Wish - TV-14LV

3:30 - Attack on Titan #7 - Small Blade: The Struggle for Trost, Part 3 - TV-14V

I think M. Night Shyamalan's gonna sue somebody.

Edited April 13, 2019 by PokeNirvash

[EmpressAngel]

17 minutes ago, PokeNirvash said:

Josuke encounters a man with a building for a STAND

I can already hear Foley screaming about how little sense this makes.

[QueenoftheDorks]

Since I don't watch Toonami and I don't know how they handle OPs anymore... I have to post TPN's because holy shit it's straight FIRE.

Enjoy the UVERworld Power Hour!

[PokeNirvash]

First show gets the full OP, the rest get shortened (or cut save for one randomly selected day, in Naruto's case).

It's gonna be good seeing one of noitaminA's "breaking from the mold" openings on easily accessible American television.

[FoleyisGood149]

Since I finally got around to finishing and submitting my taxes, some replies to things other people wrote that I read just after my last triple-posting.

Ang wrote: Hero... Give me fanservice of the adults next please.
Hunter... I'm glad they saved the whores.
Jojo... That is one thirsty milf. Please don't kill her. Kira if you're not gonna plow that into next week I sure as hell will.
SAO... Are you really gonna sit here and act like the mass murderer was actually a really nice guy deep down? No, you absolutely should hate him. He murdered THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
Clover... Queen Bitch is disappointed.
Hunter... Let's all point and laugh at Pouf's corpse... "Resignation" is a funny way to say "blew himself the fuck up with a nuke."

I'd be willing to tolerate Aizawa, Tiger and Vlad manservice if I got Mandalay and Pixie-bob fanservice as part of the deal. As for Ragdoll, she's cute, and I know she's a grown woman, but she looks so youthful that I'd still be a bit uneasy about fanservice with her.

They were sex slaves, not whores.
Hey, redheaded women are my thing! You're going to have to wait your turn. I mean, it technically wouldn't even be adultery (just fornication), since Kira killed her actual husband when he stole his hand and face.
It might not rise to the level of first-degree murder (except for Asuna and Kirito, who somehow survived dying in the game anyway), because there was a chance that the players could survive if they played intelligently and skillfully enough, but due to the depraved indifference for the safety of others, it would certainly be second-degree murder.
I guess she gets to be your newest proxy character: filled with disdain or otherwise apathetic. As a bonus, this one has a better rack.
From a great distance. We don't want that dick giving us radiation poisoning, too. Plus, :D.
I'll admit I forgot about the older Oingo Boingo brother, but I'm almost certain that was actually Kakyoin with the tongue action there (it's a shame he didn't get a girlfriend before dying), and I think the guy who impersonated Kakyoin had that as some kind of skin suit over his actual body. I know at least Queen will get this, so think of a shapeshifter in Supernatural.

Poke wrote: Okay, let me stop you there for a second. Where in the show before now did it say that there had to be only one - not two, not three, not seventy-five, but one - STAND arrow? Besides, compared to some of the other bizarre shit this show is capable of pulling, this seems like one of the more plausible reveals.
I love Kaminari's ONE-style shortout face.
The Toonami and [as] logos showing up in Netero's heart-shaped hand gesture was a nice touch.

Recall that I'm skeptical on the idea of the Stand Bow and Arrow at all (I think of it as being narratively inconsistent with much of what we see in Stardust Crusaders), so springing multiple instances of those objects on me is bound to meet resistance.
I hadn't thought of his face in that way, but it works.
Thinking about that after the fact, Netero was telling Meruem how he'd be defeated. It's tempting to think of it positively, that the figurative heart Netero would bring to the fight would spur him on to victory, but nope. It was Netero's literal heart stopping that would kill Meruem, albeit more slowly than Netero likely intended. When we consider how Netero told Meruem that he understood nothing of the malice in the human heart, then I feel like that would make the selection of that visual for the video actually counter to the spirit of the video.

Queen wrote: Rocking that man cleavage too. He also has a dog so I have totally headcanon'd that he has a box of treats in his desk for Hound Dog.

I can believe it. I can also believe that Vlad may have some on a shelf right inside the door at home to treat his dog for being so good while he was away at school. Wait a minute. Who's caring for his dog while he's off at the summer camp? I feel like that's the kind of thing that Cementos would volunteer to do for him.

In regard to something I caught scrolling through to the bottom of the page, Strength (Rape Orangutan's Stand) was a huge oceanic ship, so a building being a Stand isn't out of the blue.

I haven't watched all of last week's shows yet, but I'm getting started on comments for the last two weeks now.

Edited April 13, 2019 by FoleyisGood149

[Blatch]

14 hours ago, PokeNirvash said:

I think M. Night Shyamalan's gonna sue somebody.

LOL. That's definitely an iconic Robot Chicken scene, although I've been thinking of their Starbucks mermaid sketch a bit lately.

[FoleyisGood149]

From two weeks ago.

DBS - Dispo sure is fast. I found it hard to believe that his reaction time is so short that he can intercept an action based off the sound of his opponent's muscles tensing in preparation to move. Not only that, but his sense of hearing is so discriminate that he can isolate that incredibly faint sound (i.e. inaudible at anything other than contact ranges to most humans (I know Dispo isn't human. The only completely human humans in this are Krillin, Master Roshi, and Tien, but still)) among numerous other sounds of much greater volume, quite possibly even the sound of his own blood flowing through his ears. Still, this is the DB Universe, and we expect shenanigans here.

Hit's plan to draw Dispo to the edge of the platform and make him miss was risky, but clever or crazy enough it would've worked without the intervention of the other Pride Trooper and his energy ropes. What I don't like, though, is that it was apparently a legal maneuver in the Tournament. How, when flight isn't? The other Trooper pushed his energy out of his body to make something else move (like, oh, say... an energy blast). Why is that allowed, but it's not okay to do that when the thing being moved is the fighter's own body? Plus, Dispo was past the edge of the platform and lower than the floor level. It begs the question of how far down the fighter must be before they're officially out of bounds. At the the tournaments on Earth, most of the platforms looked to be no more than four feet above ground level, and Dispo seemed to be much more than that below the floor level. I feel like he should've been out of bounds anyway, making the rescue by his fellow Trooper for naught.

Boruto - I liked the Five Kage summit to discuss Sauce's findings. All I can say with certainty about the White Zetsus and Kaguya is that developments with them are Shippuden spoilers.

I liked the way that Boruto and Inojin talked about the Hokage and Kazekage, because first and foremost to them, those are dad and uncle Gaara, respectively.

I don't blame Iwabe for being smitten by Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi. She's a nice looking lady.

Cho-cho is a good friend to help Sarada train. I feel like both Sakura and Sauce did their daughter a disservice by not telling her more about the Sharingan growing up, but I blame Sakura slightly more in this instance, because she was the one who was around to tell Sarada after she could understand the explanation that jutsu use chakra, and the Sharingan uses a lot of it. Thus, Sarada, in her ignorance, pushed her Sharingan too hard and would've been hurt if not for timely assistance from Konohamaru, with a subsequent explanation about the chakra consumption of her eyes to boot.

Sarada made her Hokage intentions known, so she now has a rival in Konohamaru. It's tempting to give him the edge due to his greater experience, but she does have a a kekkei genkai (sp?).

Sarada failed to stop Boruto's stunt, but she did put him in a tight spot/attempt to kill him. His clones really came through for him, though. What I want to know is who will be the third person on their team when the time comes.

MHA - Izuku is a good kid, getting Kota to safety (read "away from Muscular while he was still unconscious" ) despite his exhaustion and substantial injuries. Izuku was even willing to keep going in that state to let Mandalay know Kota was safe with Aizawa, and since Aizawa couldn't stop him, he entrusted the self-defense message for Mandaly to Izuku.

I feel like it's a good thing Fumikage was paired with Shoji, because he should be able to regenerate the tissue he lost to Dark Shadow's attack. Still, it'll be hard to subdue a friend without hurting him.

Gimp suit villain is as disturbing to see animated as he was in the manga.

I recognize that several of the students have dangerous (or deadly) Quirks, and thus there must be restrictions and guidelines regarding their use. However, I feel like this shouldn't be an instance where they must get official permission to use them to defend their lives and the lives of their classmates, because it would be just that - defending their lives and the lives of their classmates from dangerous/deadly aggressors. If a level of force or threat is brought against you in an unprovoked attack, such as this situation, then, at least in most places in America, you have the right to use appropriate/commensurate force to stop the attack. Even simpler, it's natural law to be allowed to fight back when attacked. If Japanese law has no such self-defense considerations, then that is a flaw in their legal system.

SAO: A - I know there were two episodes, but I didn't make notes for them, so this should be relatively short.

I remember that Eugeo and Kirito are at the swordsmanship academy, and they were, as underclassmen, stuck with chore duty. Kirito's senior seems nice enough, and she's good at her craft.

I'm not sure how the Demon Tree put all its power into the top, nor do I understand how its wood could be fashioned into an actual blade, but oh well. Kirito has a badass sword now, so he probably feels a lot better in general. It may not be the P.O.S., but it's still good.

I remember that Kirito got on the bad side of the top student in the senior class by trying a move that was too much for his current skill level, and they had a real-blade duel to settle it. Officially, the duel was stopped by an instructor, but I think that Kirito won. The rule was that first strike would win, and Kirito cut the dude's very tight shirt, so I don't see how that wasn't the first strike to connect. If they meant first blood, then they should've said that.

Good on Kirito's senior for beating the top student in their final duel at the academy. I don't think that should be enough to erase any points deficit she would have from losing every other match they had and thus make her the top student,  but eh.

MB - I haven't watched these yet.

JoJo: Diamond - I forgot to mention it in the previous episode, but what he crap, kid? The gradeschooler has access to presumably hidden cameras that spy on the parents. This kid is set to be every bit the serial killer that Kira is. I can only hope Kira doesn't uncover the cameras and decide to mentor the kid in keeping murders undetected by authorities.

I laughed when Josuke was on the move, trying to get in contact with Koichi, and we got to hear the conversations of the unfortunate cell phone users whose phones he grabbed. He messed up their lives in ways even S.D. can't fix.

Josuke needed to pay attention to where he was riding. Still, without getting cornered, he wouldn't have had the chance to show off by having S.D. create the makeshift shield and trap.

I feel like Josuke has been a bad influence on Koichi. Koichi came through on identifying the crash victim and locating him, but he was a bit pushy in how he asked the nurse for room information, so I can understand her being rude to him. Early Koichi would've recognized he brought that on himself, but this Koichi decided to get back at her and use the crisis of his own creation to coerce the information out of her, and in the nick of time, too. Still, he had Josuke's back to slow the enemy Stand while Josuke took the elevator.

Wow, those sure were some thirsty betches. I'm not sure why having a Stand would improve this guy's sense of smell (yes, his Stand sniffs out its prey, but why?), but okay.

It's been a long time since I saw i.v. bags (other than the ones A.R.C. uses) in person, but if memory serves, some i.v.s are only for hydration and electrolytes, while others are also nutritional. Since there were no apparent problems with this guy's mouth or g.i. tract, I don't see why he'd need one with glucose in it, but it's not impossible, so it could've helped Josuke recover.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The joke's on you, jerk! Josuke would absolutely beat the ass of someone confined to a hospital bed after they pulled the crap you pulled on him, but since you slighted his manliness, he healed you so he could beat you down even harder!

At the home of Kira's hijacked dude, a cat. We'll have to wait to see if it's a Stand or a User.

BC - Visually, demonic!Asta and his fight with Ladros seemed to draw inspiration from Shippuden (Naruto v. Yahiko!Pain), Bleach (demonic!Asta's horn and overall look), and Rebuild 1.11 (blast that melted a hillside). Wait. Was it 1.11? It could've been in 2.22. I'm not sure now.

Yes, with no mana to drain, Asta can channel the anti-magic. I'm a bit disappointed he hasn't done so before now. The Witch Queen's comment about thinking he was part of a certain bloodline has me curious as to who those people are. That he's simply "defective" doesn't bother me, but I would like some developments on that bloodline at some point, show. I'm uncertain as to whether the demon that talked to Asta inside his head is inside him or inside the swords.

Asta would do well to remember that, while in that state, he may be invulnerable to magic attacks, but not all attacks.

Asta...

NOOOOOOOOOO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU DUMMY! DON'T RESIST THE MALEVOLENT POWER! GIVE IN AND END THIS DICKWAD!

I guess that we're supposed to be impressed that Asta was able to be true to himself, but I wanted him to dispatch an enemy ruthlessly. Take a cue from Hichigo Shirosaki, boy. He knew how to get it done.

I liked the dark turn things took when the Witch Queen had other plans for her blood-magic puppet, a.k.a. Asta.

HxH - First and foremost, I was very relieved to see that Knuckle and Meleoron (but mostly Knuckle) did not apparently spend enough time around Meruem and Pouf to be fatally dosed with radiation, but they may have greatly increased their risks of cancer later in life.

I didn't expect Bloster to be kind enough to take the scared Ant girl to a village in the NGL. I really didn't expect to see that grieving mother again, let alone that she would recognize the Ant made from her daughter as being her daughter. In this case, it's not so bad that the girl can remember the human she once was. The villagers giving Bloster the chance for a new start is okay, I guess.

If I remember, Meteor City is essentially lawless and a city of refugees, so it makes sense for Bizeff, Hina, and Welfin to go there.

I can understand Gon being on life support. Knov is a good man to set off to bring specialists and equipment to Gon, since he can't be moved to them. I'm curious as to where Killua is going.

Wait, what? How could that little girl be Kite? Morel heard enough to be very interested.

While the H.A. may have lost their chairman, they did gain the NGL as land under their administration, even if it's as a nature preserve. I just hope that doesn't mean they'll force it's residents to relocate, especially not to the contaminated East Gorteau, even if it has been dissolved as a nation.

Ging is one of the Zodiac, the council of the H.A. I think that Netero's instructions for electing new chairman set the standard unreasonably high. There's no way that all Hunters would vote. For one, some of them are probably dead, and the H.A. just doesn't know about their deaths yet. For two, a registered Hunter could've sold their license for profit, but they'd still be on the rolls. For three, some may not care enough about the leadership to vote (when was the last time the U.S. had even 70% voter turnout?). I forget what kind of majority was required to win, but it was also so high that the only way I can see it happening is that they would, as instructed, need to keep voting until there was a small pool of candidates among which most people found someone not to be objectionable.

Shippuden - I, for one, am glad that Naruto can't put together rhymes that impress Killer B.

Meditating in front of the waterfall was a fine vision quest for Naruto to face himself. I'm cool with the idea of Naruto having some negative sentiments remaining from his youth, because the way he was ostracized and even dehumanized would produce psychological scars that would take more than a few months of people changing their expressed opinion of him to heal. However, I feel like evil!Naruto's dialogue laid it on a bit thick.

Killer B used his Tailed Beast power to subdue giant animals. That seemed fun for him.