Tekking101, Sawyer7mage, and king of lightning are the ones that come to mind for me, when it comes to One Piece specifically.
They are all fun to watch, but so insistent on remaining positive about every single thing. Like, with Bleach reviews tekking/Matt was so much more even handed, expressing his dissatisfaction with the way Kuba handled things at times.
For me, they are a highlight of the series. Funny duo, and our first introduction to rankers.
Their adventure on the 77th with that Suspicious arcade is my absolute favourite part of the story - and where I truly believe ToG shines the brightest. The pure sense of adventure and fun as we follow the characters along. The mystery of Hachuling and Kurudan, and more setup for Wolhailsong.
The story may have blitzed past them, to the point where nowadays I am not even clear if Khun and Rak would be able to defeat Quant or Leroro despite being regulars.
I still think they play a strong role as sort of the mentor figures for the Baam club. Especially when Leroro called them his students, gave me Wing and Kakashi vibes lol.
Hopefully as we climb the tower with Baam, we get to see him explore the tower, learn about the various species and cultures, stumble upon the arcade and other fun challenges. The Tower should take the center stage.
Oh well, with how things have been, a timeskips seems likely, and that just means we see even less of this absolutely gigantic world of adventure. Maybe that's for the best too.
Ah I didn't even mention, but Quant is the funniest. He showed us how, even rankers can be just as bull headed as some of our regulars, and that the endless scheming and back stabbing is not the only way forward in this Tower.
He somehow symbolizes, to me, a sort of hope that characters can remain pure in their intentions and act on their instincts despite the many traps and machinations of powers that be.
Anyways, what do you guys think ? Do you think they will be featured more strongly in Season 4 ?
#1 Western Cartoons edition
What would be your full course meal if you were allowed any food from a western cartoon show ?
The only rule is that it has to be not-one-of-a-kind ingredient.
Bonus: Who is your favourite character from any western cartoon and What would be their full course meal ?
Bonus Bonus: Would Toriko and Komatsu be able to gather and cook and eat the full course you decided for yourself and your favourite character ? (assuming they can travel to these other fictional worlds)
Arms characters in a straight up race, which ones come out on top ?
Round 1: 100m dash
Round 2: 2km
Bonus: Its a race through a maze, who wins and who gets lost ?
Netero before he faced Meruem, gets intercepted by the spiders
Can they work together and kill Netero ?
No poor man's rose, and everyone is in character. No prep, no info, standard gear.
Bonus: Hisoka and Illumi join the Troupe, and Uvo is revived as well.
Bonus bonus: Instead of Netero, its Morel Knov Knuckle Shoot Palm Gon and Killua.
They need to ensure they can kill either Hisoka and Chrollo, and just one of them survives the encounter for 24 hours. Can they do it ?
Bonus bonus bonus: Bisky is the target, what's the maximum number of Spiders she can match for at least 1 hour before they kill her in a straightforward combat scenario ? Think Heaven's Arena but the ring is thrice the size.
Usually, Nen require you to pay for a benefit with something of your own
It is usually character paying Nen quantity for the beneficial effect
Sometimes its character paying for the effect with their freedom - like Kurapika paying for the chain jail by giving up the freedom of using it on non-spiders
So, Camilla gets the beneficial effect of Nen revival
what is she paying for it ?
It seems like she is paying her attacker's life in exchange for the revival
Isn't that kinda unbalanced?
I understand post mortem nen is more powerful, but its only so because the user is dead right ? if you are revived, then its just balancing out the post mortem boost
Surely there's some more of a loophole she would reveal right ? or maybe I misunderstand
Intent: usually, conversations around green lanterns ability falls to their limitless will power and stuff, and the ring's ability to do just anything. It side steps the most interesting and hook part of the character, which is their ability to construct stuff from light.
So, I would like to know which green lanterns are most combat competent in the use of their rings, ignoring the will power potency bits.
Rules:
Round 1: Earth green lanterns. Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Alan Scott, Jong Li, Waverly Sayre, Frank Laminski ... and whoever else worked as a Green Lantern of Earth
Round 2: All members of all lanterns corps, and lantern-adjacent characters who are lanterns but not from any corps like the phantom lantern or bizarro lantern
Round 3: Same as Round 1 but they are only allowed to construct something new once every 10 minutes.
I would like to see somebody play the games, watch the show, or have general videos on the topic of yokai watch
all I find are pokemon related guys, who try out yokai watch and they don't even finish the games or have any videos on general topics
Kinda sucks, there seems to be less community for yokai watch out there compared to even inazuma 11 or digimon, and those are already sparse
You pay every month for a subscription to the Change Service, and you specify what change you'd like to receive
Every Sunday, you receive the exact change you specified, fresh and bundled neatly for your convenience
At a premium, you'd receive a card for use at service stations
In every major city there will be a Change Service Station where you can use your premium card to - exchange any defective change you received within 7 days of opening the bundle or 30 days of receiving it, or get fresh change from your recurring cycle in advance.
You can use the Change Service App to update your delivered change bundles, the updated bundles will be used from the next cycle onwards.
This is all about lower cash denominations, but depending on usage data higher denominations can be brought into use as well.
Lastly, the Change Service tokens can be used a secondary and more fluid currency, allowing for far smoother & direct transactions, directly deducted from amounts that are pre-charged into your Change Service account. Transactions that go past your account limits can be supported based on a post-pay loan & credit system, although to unlock this perk you'd need to leave a live cow & bull as collateral. The quality of this pair determines your credit limits.
I think the manga has a very clear path for Mumen to go towards S class, but there are many exciting possibilities
First is the most obvious one, he goes from B class to A class by getting a top tier bike & a license to ride it everywhere.
Then, he joins the Tanktop bros, and starts a small subsect of Tank top bikers, with the tanktop girl joining him as a partner that handles the logistics & bike upgrades while he does the heroics & inspires others
Captain Mizuki I can see as growing into a more rival role, since she is Darkshine's disciple while Mumen would grow into being Tanktop Master's disciple - could be an interesting dynamic with these brawlers and their weak-in-body-strong-in-mind pupils
Next up, is the possible track with Glasses. Mumen could be tempted to join the Fubuki group, but after being warned by Glasses about the stagnation of his skills, they'd start training & working together. Him going licensed biker mode is a constant.
From here any of the active A class, like Twin Tails, Lightning Max, or Golden Ball could take the two of them to further heights and A class. Could easily come with upgrades to his gear.
After that, either Mumen gets direct tutelege from Amai Mask or King, or goes on his own journey exploring the limits of his biking.
The final interesting route I'd like to see is the one with martial arts. Suiko & Suiryu pave a clear path to A class, while guys like Heavy Tank Loincloth and Great Philosopher show a door to becoming a top tier and closer to S class. Magic Trick Man and D-Pad could show him what he is lacking, something like an ace up his sleeve or surprise factor like a car/forklift/road-roller/helicopter. By adding that x-factor Mumen could break into bottom of the S class.
These are some of my thoughts, I would like to see what you guys think about Mumen's potential for progression. Of course these aren't meant to be forcing away the bicycle, just that I'd like to see him realize the artificial limits he's put on himself.
By missed-date scenarios, I mean the kind where Peter and MJ (Spiderman) are about to go on a date, MJ gets there all ready to rock, Peter get occupied with a sudden crisis, and then MJ just leaves disappointed by the time Peter gets there.
With smartphones around and literally everywhere nowadays, it would be super easy for a super genius like Peter to call MJ (with his or someone else's phone) and tell her hey lets delay the date or move it up to tomorrow or whatever, something urgent's come up.
It won't erase the frustration MJ feels and she might decide its still too much, and she can't date Peter anyways, but it will change the dynamic completely. Now it will be similar to dating a doctor, policeman, or a fireman. Or any other emergency worker, or person with many responsibilities.
Because in the past Peter was just portrayed as this asshole from MJ's perspective, one who stands her up on every occassion without much reason. Whereas now, with all the additional communication, things gotta be way better for their relationship and stuff yeah ?
So what do you guys think - are such scenarios still present in comics/media and their fanfiction ? And if so, in what ways do they tackle the ever present smartphones ?
Also, how else have smartphones affected media ? I imagine the great mobile cameras with near-instant global connectivity must be a wrench in most traditional covert ops / detective / mystery style stories yeah ?
Platform(s): Browser, Flash Game (hosted on portals like Armor Games, Newgrounds, or ArcadePreHacks)
Genre: 2D Side-Scrolling Beat 'Em Up / Action-RPG (pure combat, no platforming or jumping hazards)
Estimated year of release: Late 2000s to early 2010s (Flash era, played around the same time as Arm of Revenge)
Graphics/art style: Very bleak, dark, and moody visual aesthetic with a clean look for the main character
Notable characters:
Main Character: A human government soldier / operative wearing a clean suit or soldier uniform.
Female NPC: The very first character you interact with (handler/contact during mission briefings).
Enemies: Cyborgs (if I recall correctly, 70% sure it was enhanced soldiers or thugs)
Notable gameplay mechanics:
Choice mechanic near the end, involving a dialogue choice to accept or decline going on a mission. Going on the final mission reveals some hidden truths about the organization, with 2 more government agents being revealed.
Other details: Focuses on government deployment missions on the streets or into facilities to investigate stuff. I remember combat was on the streets, very reminiscient of double dragon in that regard.
The NPCs refer to you as agent something, that's the final detail I remember.
Any suggestion or guess is appreciated, thanks!
Platform(s): Browser, Flash Game
Genre: RPG, action, mystery, zombie
Estimated year of release: 2010s
Graphics/art style: Do not remember clearly, but it was like a visual novel almost, with RPG actions scenes
Notable characters: At the very end, we find a zombie in a shed, and have to fight it
Notable gameplay mechanics: none
Other details: It was a demo / beta of the game, and full version was never released from what I understand. In the title of the game they had something to indicate this as well (like v0.5).
Also, I might be mistaken about the name "Project AL" / "Project A.L." / "Project AI"
But I am 100 % sure its name is along those lines.
Thanks
This is the best example of recency bias in the series that the fans display
Everybody thinks of Morel, Knov, Knuckle, Shoot, Killua, Gon, Netero, Hisoka, Chrollo, the royal guards, and Ging whenever there is a discussion about effective nen abilities and whether one is the best, the dullest, the most creative etc
Meanwhile, everyone just collectively forgets the best most versatile Nen user we have seen on screen - Basho the wandering poet
I am pretty sure Netero was talking about him when he said there's like 5 Nen users better than him, because not only is that accurate, it also gels with Togashi's style of writing that does not make the world feel smaller with such reveals.
Now onto the specifics - Basho can check if you're lying by writing a small poem. The resident nen genius & utility-crazed Kurapika has to dedicate a fifth of his moveset to his dousing chain.
Basho can write a haiku for each atom in the observable universe and he wouldn't run out. Dude is by definition the most versatile.
From what we have seen, he doesn't have to use it immediately or even speak it out loud for the effects to occur. Of course there could be some limits we haven't been privy to, but there could also equally be some abilities and advantages that we don't know. Just from what we know, it does seem like a very flexible ability.
The best part though, and the reason its my absolute favourite, is that it ties a character's passion with his strength. Kurapika's ability is fueled by hate, Chrollo's with apathy, and Hisoka's with either some childhood trauma related to the brand gum, or his general carefree but intuitive nature. Basho's ability & its effectiveness is directly related to his passion for poetry. Dude is spending a lifetime traveling and capturing the world in his poems, and as his skill and knowledge improves, its gonna show in his hatsu too.
Idk if rants are allowed here, might get deleted but oh well. I do wanna add that Basho deserves a definitive spot in the Nen Impact fighting game if they do have any spots left.
Now, while we are here, lets talk about Squalla too. People on here and on hatsu vault subreddit often go on about how dull Gon's or Uvo's style is, and how Enhancers are a lost cause.
I just think the enhancers suffer from HxH being a manga focusing on adventure friendship and very young main cast. Manga of this variety generally have a strong bias towards hand-to-hand fights (with energy weapons/blasts/buddhas) and a strong bias against weapon wielders. So the case of enhancers is at least defensible.
Squalla is a manipulator, a respectable middling class with fair few characters using very similar abilities. Not the dullest, but puppeteering certainly pales when compared to shooting energy blasts or conjuring a flying flesheater.
Squalla though, he is a pretty unique guy who made the decision that he wants to use dogs to do his bidding. I don't know what kinda trauma driven hate for dogs that is, but dude could have put some effort and just gone for the uninspired human manipulator route instead of killing the personalities of innocent animals.
There needs to be more posts harping on how awful Squalla's hatsu is. You get like one maybe two hatsus in this world of magic, and he chose to shoot his shot with mind-controlling defense-less puppers.
I would like to know what people on here think about Basho and Squalla, and how they could have been changed in hindsight to match the whole "billionaire assembles a team of Nen users" theme. We see Batera do it much better with the two star hunter and the hunter contest, not sure why the Nostrades fell so short in their selection process.
The user remains perfectly still and meditates, losing their sense of sight and touch temporarily
The user's Nen is transmuted into a sphere of dark water, similar to En, with blood thirsty creatures of the deep sea within this watery Nen sphere. A small bubble of air is maintained around the user.
< The loss of senses and remaining stationary give a boost to the user's Nen, enhancing the transmuted watery Nen to a 1 kilometer radius >
Second Ability: Delirium
By remaining in Zetsu while the Pisciss is active, the user can teleport objects anywhere within the sphere.
< Since its all happening within the En sphere of the user's Nen, I think this is all achievable with finely controlled Transmutation.
The autonomous behaviour of creatures can be partly subconscious and partly muscle memory for the meditating user. >
https://elementrevival.sparklmonkeygames.com/
this is the link I found on the subreddit, and it simply says service is no longer available
Win condition for the akatsuki members : survive challenging Hashirama one on one, when Hashirama wants them dead. Do not get killed by Hashi and outlive him.
Location is the land between Suna and Konoha.
Standard gear.
Info can be assumed - each side knows the commonly used techniques of the other but not aware about the less common ones. So for example, Hashi knows Sasori uses puppets, Sasori knows the first hokage uses wood style and has some way to control tailed beasts. Surface level info that an akatsuki or kage can be assumed to know based on infamy.
Any money one earns in a country, or in a country's currency, must be spent in that country.
Nobody, individual or group, is allowed to hold a country's monet outside its borders.
Across borders, business must be barter - an exchange of goods and services, no money involved.
Applies to sports, advertisements, online businesses etc.
He did not have a team to practice with or get play time during the flash back times
But, he could have been practicing serving anyways - right ?
Like, to me it seems like the kind of practice we see the characters do for improving their serves, it is all stuff Hinata could have been doing anywhere all by himself.
Between that and watching some matches, he would have had a really solid serve when the series starts.
Has this been discussed before ? I found some threads about his serves, but they focused more on the similarity with spiking, which I doubt its all too similar at all - because not only was Hinata bad at spikes until halfway through the story, he can't be expected to practice spikes alone anyways, which was the whole point of his flashbacks.
