Anime/Manga Aficionado's Lounge! II

[Len Ikari145]

Okay...

So...

Gantz 368...

Where do I fuckin'... start?

Okay, so... I stuck with this series through a lot of dumb stuff. I mean, I made it through the giant naked woman made of naked women, I didn't question the whole ridiculous morbidly obese psychic German girl subplot that went nowhere, I didn't question it when the vampires just outright disappeared from the story with zero explanation or even the bizarre heroic lolicon character from the human butcher farms.

I have gone through a pretty epic amount of bizarreness from this series and for the most part... I have... enjoyed it... I suppose? It's original, epic in scale and it's quite compelling in a kind of stupid way but... this most recent chapter brought a whole new political dimension to it. Okay, so the human race has been invaded by a race of giant bipedal aliens and some of them have been taken prisoner by Gantz teams from the West.

So... the Western teams then decide to commit war crimes that are very reminiscent of the Iraq war crimes in Abu Ghraib - forcing them to rape each other, forcing them naked into stress positions and son on. It's all very distasteful and, kind of... behind the times a bit I guess? I mean, this stopped being news around five years ago and now Oku wants to give his scathing commentary on the evils of the Western Military? It just seems... really bizarre.

But then... when has Gantz ever not been disturbing, gratuitously sexual, nihilistic or just plain cruel to it's characters? So, I guess I'm kind of making a point that we all knew about a while ago.

But yeah... good lord Gantz. Just good lord.

Wow...........

I'm drawing a blank on what to say.

That's........just why? Is Oku just trying to go to new heights with his patented shock value? Or has Gantz become an illustrative journal for him to vent his frustrations with?

Either way, this reassures me that dropping the book was the greatest move I ever made as a manga/anime fan.

I mean, Christ.

[Hazard]

Oh Gantz, you so silly.

Anyway, God of High School:

So not everyone has super powers. It seems kicking ass the old fashioned way is just as valid method for reaching the top tiers.

Noblesse:

Flashback! Nice to see a younger Frankenstein.

Ratman:

The girl shall become a hero. This so spells trouble for our resident Dark Hero.

[Robotech Master]

No Needless this month. Damn.

"Not chapter this time due to illness" really sucks when it's monthly release.

[Hazard]

Tower of God:

Well, Koon is Koon, but not really.

The guys are 'recruiting' people now.

That's not cool. Not cool at all.

[Nik Hasta]

Anyway, God of High School:

So not everyone has super powers. It seems kicking ass the old fashioned way is just as valid method for reaching the top tiers.

God of High School is way better than I expected it to be. It just keeps getting better.

[Hazard]

God of High School is way better than I expected it to be. It just keeps getting better.

Yep. For a manga that can be summarized as non-stop tournament arc, it really is quite good. The character work is nice and the fact that the author goes through the trouble of making sure you get to know all those characters really is something.

And the action is awesome. GoH really has some good action scenes.

[Libaax]

I got Ipad recently and i have comic zeal to read zip mangas. I use comixlogy to buy comics. I wonder is there good digital manga site you can buy manga or is there some good app to buy manga with?

[Pong]

Campione!:

We get a lot of exposition this chapter. We finally know what they are up against and what the stakes are.

Why most heretic gods look like elementary school children, I'm not sure, but that doesn't stop them from kicking ass..

That Mariya chick is anoying. don't really like those holier-than-thou characters.

Godou dies, but comes back. It's good to be Campione.

Erica further establishes that in addition to being a bombshell she's also an awesome fighter. Godou should stop being such a stick in the mud and enjoy the fact that his life become awesome.

Next Episode, IT. IS. ON! Full out battle with a heretic god! Can't wait.

Hagure Yuusha no Estetica:

This anime really is one of a kind.

Akatsuki continues to stride the line between being really awesome, really creepy and just a total troll. Also pretty overpowered, I mean that was like half a dozen AD? Is he really really powerful or is the rest of students weirdly weak?

But hey, at last we were reminded that it's actually not a normal school.

Here a well next week will be full of ass kicking.


So yeah, good week in anime.

[FarBeyondC]

Hagure Yuusha no Estetica:

This anime really is one of a kind.

Akatsuki continues to stride the line between being really awesome, really creepy and just a total troll. Also pretty overpowered, I mean that was like half a dozen AD? Is he really really powerful or is the rest of students weirdly weak?

But hey, at last we were reminded that it's actually not a normal school.

Here a well next week will be full of ass kicking.


So yeah, good week in anime.

He's essentially an endgame hero.

Technically, I think all of the students are supposed to be endgame characters, or something like that.

The problem is, he's endgame of a universe that likely stomps the endgame of everyone else's universe.

[Pong]

He's essentially an endgame hero.

Technically, I think all of the students are supposed to be endgame characters, or something like that.

The problem is, he's endgame of a universe that likely stomps the endgame of everyone else's universe.

I'm thinking that maybe not everyone who is transported to another world, wounds up becoming a hero. Maybe some of them wander a bit and pick up a few things before finding a way back.

I mean, look at the kid who was helped by Akatsuki in the cafeteria. Can you picture him saving a world?

[FarBeyondC]

I'm thinking that maybe not everyone who is transported to another world, wounds up becoming a hero. Maybe some of them wander a bit and pick up a few things before finding a way back.

I mean, look at the kid who was helped by Akatsuki in the cafeteria. Can you picture him saving a world?

Sure I can- he could totally be the non-action guy who enables others to fight.

[Hazard]

Tower of God:

Well damn...

[Pong]

Tower of God:

Well damn...

Hate... meter... overload...


But Koon knows, it's only a matter of time until the payback time.

[Siriel]

Sword Art Online 3:

"Oh boy! An obvious trap! LET'S TRIGGER IT!"

"Shocking! It was a trap! Let's not draw our weapons!"

[Nik Hasta]

God of High School:

Oh dear. This looks pretty bad.