Anime/Manga Aficionado's Lounge! II

[Siriel]

I sure hope Id mops the floor with him. Percer total conceit is getting on my nerves. He shouldn't be more powerful than God.

Well, we already know that God was weaker than the Creator of Light and Darkness/Supreme Being, and God said that he couldn't use his full power due to the limits of his host body.

So it's possible that Percer is stronger. It would need one hell of an explanation though, given that the Six Shards of Chaos together wouldn't have been able to scratch God back at Ground Zero.

Wasn't that because Lamia lacked physical form in the past?

Maybe. We have no real idea of how Sword/Heart Unified Form works beside Id's vague rambling when he transformed against God, so there's no way to tell yet.
Plus Id might be weakened due to having been half-dead when he transformed.

At any rate, I'm not expecting Percer to win. I just wonder how good a fight he'll put up.

[Hazard]

Horizon:

Spanish people continue to be awesome. Chancellor gets caught in very compromising situation twice by the same girl. Girl's answer, both times:

"I wish my husband would do that to me."

And that Chancellor. That's one awesome old man.

Sword Art Online:

I like it when good guys do evil laughs.

And you go Kirito, in one move you have eliminated some of the prejudice against Beta Testers, made yourself the (second) baddest guy around, and got a cool new black coat.

And the animation keeps being good.

[Pong]

Hagure Yuusha no Estetica:

Akatsuki continues to be awesome, if borderline sociopathic main character. Myuu continues to be cute. The anime continues to push the boundaries of what you can do without getting moved to the hentai section. Over all an awesome episode.

[Siriel]

I like it when good guys do evil laughs.

They're almost always better at it.
Beside, Kayaba doesn't really seem the laughing type, so someone has to pick up the slack in SAO.

And you go Kirito, in one move you have eliminated some of the prejudice against Beta Testers, made yourself the (second) baddest guy around, and got a cool new black coat.

It's always funny when you reduce prejudice by insulting people.

And Kirito turned out to be unexpectedly skilled at pseudo-evil speeches.

[Hazard]

It's always funny when you reduce prejudice by insulting people.

Yep.

"Beta Testers? Those guys suck. I'M the one you should be worried about, noob!"

And just by being told they suck all people become equal.

[Siriel]

Yep.

"Beta Testers? Those guys suck. I'M the one you should be worried about, noob!"

And just by being told they suck all people become equal.

"You are all equal. In inferiority."

Good thing he was already determined to go solo though. It might make further team-ups difficult.

[Hazard]

"You are all equal. In inferiority."

Good thing he was already determined to go solo though. It might make further team-ups difficult.

What? Just for a stunt like that?


Seriously though, it's good that he has harem protagonists powers... and Klein.

[Pong]

OK, help request:

Does anyone here read a manga about Devas and Asuras battling over world domination accompanied with human partners?

Because I can't for the world of it remember the title.

[Hazard]

OK, help request:

Does anyone here read a manga about Devas and Asuras battling over world domination accompanied with human partners?

Because I can't for the world of it remember the title.

Popcorn something.

Definitely Popcorn.

Edit: Popcorn Avatar


Gundam Age:

This episode reminds me why Flit sucks. And you go, Asemu. Seriously, that's a ridiculous solution but damn it if it isn't impressive that you're actually willing to try to make the way an stalemate so both side will give up and go home.

Meanwhile, Kio channels Kira Yamato's "Take down everything without killing".

[Pong]

Popcorn something.

Definitely Popcorn.

Edit: Popcorn Avatar

That's it! That's it!

Thank you man, I'm really grateful!

[Siriel]

D. Gray-Man 215.

Even Neah is pissed at the fact that Cross alledgedly died.
And either Neah is just delusional, or we're missing some really important information.
spoilers:

Because apparently Allen is at least old enough to have been around 35 years ago, and volunteered to be Neah's host. Neah's pretty mystified by the fact that his friend hasn't aged much and doesn't remember him.

end of spoilers

[Nik Hasta]

D. Gray-Man 215.

Even Neah is pissed at the fact that Cross alledgedly died.
And either Neah is just delusional, or we're missing some really important information.
spoilers:

Because apparently Allen is at least old enough to have been around 35 years ago, and volunteered to be Neah's host. Neah's pretty mystified by the fact that his friend hasn't aged much and doesn't remember him.

end of spoilers

It's a chapter that breeds all kind of speculation.

How much of Allen's memories are even real...?

[Siriel]

It's a chapter that breeds all kind of speculation.

How much of Allen's memories are even real...?

Well, we know at least that his time with Mana was for real, since it's been somewhat covered by the Reverse novels. (And also it's pretty much the decisive point of his character, so it would be ridiculous for it to be fake.)
And Cross obviously wouldn't put up with faking it.
It's just everything before that that's put in doubt.
Also, Neah's reaction to it seems to point that Allen didn't have his Innocence back then. (Being a Noah, I assume he'd notice a parasite-type even before it activated.)

Interestingly, spoilers:

Allen looks older in Neah's flashback than he does when he meets Mana

end of spoilers. Though that might just be the art style that's changed.

[Siriel]

Well, since we've had that reveal, it's obviously time for wild speculations!
First, a real possibility:
spoilers:

We know that parasite-types drain their host, so it's possible that Allen's growth/aging was slowed down when he obtained his Innocence. Miranda's Innocence also shows that it can influence time, so that might also explain him looking younger, if it's not just the art having changed. Also, Allen looks almost ridiculously older than he used to at the start of the manga, even comparing with how the other characters changed. So if it's not just the art style, it might be because the Innocence is losing ground to Neah.

end of spoilers

Next, something that's just wild speculation and is almost certainly wrong:
spoilers:

It'd be interesting if it turned out that Allen remembered Neah -at least partially- at the start of the manga, and forgot later on. It would explain why his reaction to the Millenium Earl changes. Because every time they meet, he becomes less polite and more aggressive toward him. Check their first meeting in Chapter 3, where he greets him with "Good evening, Earl.", while by the time they meet at the Ark he goes crazy angry whenever he meets him. (Though admittedly that might just be that he sees more of the Earl since, but that seems somewhat unlikely.) In a vain attempt to support this crazy theory, I note that Allen identifies himself with "I'm your enemy.", and that the Earl is the one who goes "Oh, an Exorcist".

end of spoilers

[Nik Hasta]

Both those do seem possible.

I forget though - spoilers:

How do Mana and Neah relate to each other exactly?

end of spoilers