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TacticalFox88 said:
.....You saw Aizen coming? Well No shit, because the twist is old as fuck and it's a "You should know this by now" kind of thing. At the time NO ONE saw it coming. Period.
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I didn't say that at all. What I said was that the twist was executed very badly. It's not the case that I already knew what Aizen was the villain either. Matter of fact I read the arc pretty much pretending I didn't know about it and treated Aizen as a good guy who just happened to get killed.

The problem is really just the fact that it's so anti-climatic and boring when it happens. I absolutely have no problem with Aizen being the bad guy of the arc, it's just that once it's revealed and everyone is all "OH SHIT," it just falls apart when he explains his entire plan which could've been done by him entering Rukia's cell and taking Hogyoku immediately. The entire mystery is a mess that was simply wrapped up way too suddenly, and makes the entire arc pretty much pointless in retrospect.
 
Big One said:
I didn't say that at all. What I said was that the twist was executed very badly. It's not the case that I already knew what Aizen was the villain either. Matter of fact I read the arc pretty much pretending I didn't know about it and treated Aizen as a good guy who just happened to get killed.

The problem is really just the fact that it's so anti-climatic and boring when it happens. I absolutely have no problem with Aizen being the bad guy of the arc, it's just that once it's revealed and everyone is all "OH SHIT," it just falls apart when he explains his entire plan which could've been done by him entering Rukia's cell and taking Hogyoku immediately. The entire mystery is a mess that was simply wrapped up way too suddenly, and makes the entire arc pretty much pointless in retrospect.
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Uh, he only knew the second method for extraction because he spent a huge amount of time reading archived material in the central 46 chambers.
 
IIRC, the Soul Society arc was rather enjoyable. I think it dragged abit though but I only watched the anime so it could have been a good pace in the manga.

Even if you're pretending to not know the twist, you still already know it :lol I honestly never saw the Aizen twist coming and I was like blown away.

The only thing that make that arc really stupid now is everything related to a character's strength.
 
mugurumakensei said:
Uh, he only knew the second method for extraction because he spent a huge amount of time reading archived material in the central 46 chambers.
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Yeah I'm sure Tite Kubo planned that Macguffin this entire time, with Aizen just reading shit this entire arc while everyone else was either being hyped as bad guys or just "cool" fights that happen for no reason.
 
mugurumakensei said:
Bleach

In other news, the author of Baccano and Durarara is making a Don Kanonji novel.
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Ryohgo Narita should write a remake light novel of Bleach. At least that author knows how to juggle between a huge cast of characters and make them all seem interesting.
 
Deadly said:
IIRC, the Soul Society arc was rather enjoyable. I think it dragged abit though but I only watched the anime so it could have been a good pace in the manga.

Even if you're pretending to not know the twist, you still already know it :lol I honestly never saw the Aizen twist coming and I was like blown away.

The only thing that make that arc really stupid now is everything related to a character's strength.
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ya i agree you've already been spoiled about Aizen, for me in the beginning i thought Gin was responsible for everything bad happened.
 
Big One said:
Bleach

So I've finally finished Soul Society arc and here are my base thoughts
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Bail out. Now. You are going to despise Bleach by the time you catch up. But then I guess that's most people
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Soul Eater Not

I don't know why but I always get a laugh at how much of an idiot that girl is sometimes. By the time they finished working she already managed to forget the entire purpose of her actions.
I love it because she's free to be such an idiot and everyone are used to it. I just gotta get some Excalibur up in this shit and it will be glorious.
 
Stat Flow said:
Bail out. Now. You are going to despise Bleach by the time you catch up. But then I guess that's most people
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Yeah probably.

But I like that type of endurance challenge, and I love talking about stuff like this with friends in the long run. The lulz that comes from Bleach discussions I also want to understand more about as I still have no idea who these characters are in the comics people are posting.

Also if I ever said "Bleach is bad" I want to know specifically why it's bad.
 
TacticalFox88 said:
Despite Bleach's glaring flaws it's probably one of my HUGEST guilty pleasures.
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Same here. I see people hatin, some reasons very justified, some just because it seems like its just what's up to hate but it doesn't really matter.

Actually, while I would say that as a manga, One Piece is superior to Bleach in most things (except character art), I like Bleach just as much, if not more at certain times (like right now for example). That is probably attributed to the fact that I read OP in one huge marathon of 600 chapters/450 anime episodes. Whereas with Bleach I started from the middle of the HM arc. People say they don't like the ridiculous amounts of fights, but I say its awesome.

Then again, when I read a manga, I pair it with the anime for various reasons, then when I catch up, I go manga only. That might be why I like Bleach, since the anime (minus filler) is good imo.
 
TWGOK spoiler:

Keima: (I have to do something!!!) Dragging down. Ayumi: "Wah!?"
Drag...pomf!
Ayumi is pushed onto the bed.

MY BODY IS READY
 
I have never hated the longer delay between spoilers and release for non-Jump manga more than I do right now. What happened to those two glorious weeks when they somehow reached parity?
 
Dresden said:
MY BODY IS READY
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IS IT SUNDAY YET?

Articalys said:
I have never hated the longer delay between spoilers and release for non-Jump manga more than I do right now. What happened to those two glorious weeks when they somehow reached parity?
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Could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
 
Sun Ken Rock

I was hoping the end of the idol arc there would have been more Jang beat down, but at least got a Trigun one shot at the end so I'll forgive it.
 
Fairy Tail

Based on the title of next weeks chapter that looks to be the end for Hades, and it's a pretty pathetic way for him to go down.
 
Fairy Tail

WHOA! Did not see that coming, that resolve in the face of fear, dat team up, it moved me to tears that they just wouldn't give up and the power of the guild and friendship overcoming the odds, I could never come up with something like that Mashima you magnificent bastard, this arc has just been one hell of an emotional rollercoatser and it's been one hell of a ride and Natsu finishing things up was just icing on the cake.
 
Steroyd said:
Fairy Tail

WHOA! Did not see that coming, that resolve in the face of fear, dat team up, it moved me to tears that they just wouldn't give up and the power of the guild and friendship overcoming the odds, I could never come up with something like that Mashima you magnificent bastard, this arc has just been one hell of an emotional rollercoatser and it's been one hell of a ride and Natsu finishing things up was just icing on the cake.
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Niiiiiice.
 
Steroyd said:
Fairy Tail

WHOA! Did not see that coming, that resolve in the face of fear, dat team up, it moved me to tears that they just wouldn't give up and the power of the guild and friendship overcoming the odds, I could never come up with something like that Mashima you magnificent bastard, this arc has just been one hell of an emotional rollercoatser and it's been one hell of a ride and Natsu finishing things up was just icing on the cake.
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Is it as easy as it looks?
 
Steroyd said:
Fairy Tail

WHOA! Did not see that coming, that resolve in the face of fear, dat team up, it moved me to tears that they just wouldn't give up and the power of the guild and friendship overcoming the odds, I could never come up with something like that Mashima you magnificent bastard, this arc has just been one hell of an emotional rollercoatser and it's been one hell of a ride and Natsu finishing things up was just icing on the cake.
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lol

Stat Flow did it better :p
 
TWOGK 6

That was surprisingly fun. I didn't expect to like this manga, but I dig some of the cute drawings. So refreshing after so many thisisseriousbusinessyourealreadydead manga. And i've never thought I'd see a detailed drawing of an Xbox 360 in a manga. Even the power brick was there!
 
Infinite Justice said:
lol

Stat Flow did it better :p
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What about when I did it?

Wiseblade said:
Fairy Tail

Oh boy, I can't remember the last time a manga had such an emotional impact on me. From the buildup of everyone's strongest attacks against Hades to those hopes being dashed when he emerged unaffected. And then the sheer despair when poor Wendy disappeared. by the end of the chapter I was wiping tears from my eyes.

I can't imagine how the group will overcome such a fearsome foe. Perhaps Natsu, driven into a blind fury by seeing his companions disappear before his eyes will tap into his hidden depts and snatch vict- Nay! I daren't dream of something so amazing.

/DTL
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Steroyd said:
Fairy Tail

WHOA! Did not see that coming, that resolve in the face of fear, dat team up, it moved me to tears that they just wouldn't give up and the power of the guild and friendship overcoming the odds, I could never come up with something like that Mashima you magnificent bastard, this arc has just been one hell of an emotional rollercoatser and it's been one hell of a ride and Natsu finishing things up was just icing on the cake.
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A reliable source has confirmed that this chapter was, indeed, an emotional rollercoaster.
 
Akainu said:
Wouldn't Aizen's ability have just blocked him out anyway.
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Aizen's ability doesn't work on Ichigo. That's the point of it all. Since it works on everyone else besides him, Aizen had the opportunity to show everyone whatever he wanted.

He let them hear Ichigo at the opportune time for the lulz.
 
Bleach
Stat Flow said:
Aizen's ability doesn't work on Ichigo. That's the point of it all. Since it works on everyone else besides him, Aizen had the opportunity to show everyone whatever he wanted.

He let them hear Ichigo at the opportune time for the lulz.
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Lulzy Aizen is the best Aizen.
 
Akainu said:
Wouldn't Aizen's ability have just blocked him out anyway.
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as explained by Stat Flow, Aizen's ability doesn't work on Ichigo , but the problem that
warring them is useless since everything is blocked by Aizen, Ichigo need to attack Aizen directly and prevent the captains from attacking each other, but since Ichigo is damn week in that fight,and it was nice from Aizen to let them hear Ichigo in the first place.

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Wiseblade said:
What about when I did it?
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Infinite Justice said:
lol

Stat Flow did it better :p
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You all fail for lack of random screen grabs.

Silver Spoon:

Akainu said:
Another glorious chapter of Silver Spoon. Hiromu is my goddess! Now I want deer meat. :9

MORE PEOPLE NEED TO READ SILVER SPOON!!!
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I'm still reading it but there's not much in the latest chapters that can create decent discussion, especially in this thread.
 
Billy Bat is jumping its way up into my top manga of all time...I can't even describe how much of a different zone Urasawa is than other manga authors.

From art, storytelling, pacing, meaning perpsective his manga are simply at the top of the entire comic book industry (not just Japan). The faces in Billy Bat are really incredible, some of them look pretty similar to 20th Century chars but in general the deft skill that he displays is something to bow down to.
 
Fairy Tail

I'm usually not the one who complains about Fairy Tail, but ... lol what? That was as bad as Cloud's fight against Bahamut in Advent Children. With exactly the same ass pull. Wow.
 
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