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Geop posted:The almost physical recognition of ghost Ippo made this even weirder. I thought it was meant to be purely symbolic, but Woli is all WHAT WAS THAT. I just don't even know what the gently caress. If I had to guess, I'd say that they're going to explain it as Ippo intimidating Woli somehow. Which doesn't make any sense. But Morikawa has written himself into this corner where nothing satisfying can explain this.
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| # ¿ Apr 7, 2010 11:51 |
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| # ¿ May 23, 2013 12:01 |
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Geop posted:Judging by the organ close-ups, though, it seems like Ippo did some serious doctor-like precision-blows like we've seen before I hope after this fight Ippo goes through a "makeover" where he suddenly puts on glasses and does that thing where he pushes them up the bridge of his nose. Really, none of the possible explanations for this make sense: Intimidation - it's not like you can become intimidated without realizing it, so this makes no sense at all Body blows doing something - hahahaha no. Ippo isn't smart enough to do weird doctor poo poo like Sanada, and it's too weird even for this manga to have blows that don't cause pain do actual damage Woli having low endurance - doesn't make any sense, it's not like endurance is something where you suddenly have energy one minute and don't the next, without realizing it. Woli would have been able to anticipate it That just leaves Woli having some legitimate issue with his foot, which while supremely unsatisfying, at least is *possible.* Though even then it doesn't make sense, because it seems like Woli would have noticed more, and nothing in the match should have caused it. Who knows, though. I have a bad feeling they'll somehow make those body blows mean something. Why else would Morikawa have focused on them so much?
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| # ¿ Apr 10, 2010 02:11 |
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I can't recall the blows off the top of my head (image joints blocked at work yet not Somethingawful? 
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Coughing Hobo posted:Miyata has lightspeed knuckles, so Ippo gets accupressure fists; he hits one area of the body to affect another. The reason why his faster than sound punch didn't bother me as much is that I could easily rationalize it away as just being an exaggeration, and that in reality he just punched really fast. (I know it probably wasn't intended to be just an exaggeration, it's just easy to imagine it that way)
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| # ¿ Apr 10, 2010 04:27 |
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Geop posted:Couldn't get a good feel for what was new about the Dempsey Roll 3.0. I guess it's just that his ligaments/joints can handle the strain now? Or was it mostly sealed strictly BECAUSE of that? ie: long-term usage would yield permanent damage. At full strength I don't think it would have been possible for Ippo to ever land a punch on Woli, dempsey or otherwise.
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| # ¿ Apr 29, 2010 14:07 |
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Forest Fuckery posted:This thing is weirdly infuriating. I don't really get this impression...they don't seem to treat other martial arts like they suck; it's more that they act like Mutou is just a total badass. I think they even mentioned at one point that you can't just use karate, since if you didn't learn something else you've be useless when fighting on the ground. I mean, yeah, karate will obviously win in the end because the main character(s) do it, but they don't act like other martial arts suck.
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| # ¿ May 11, 2010 23:46 |
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Geop posted:
The next fight will be another jungle boy like Woli, only he'll be some friend of Woli's and point out that "actually, everyone in our jungle village is at least as strong as Woli...Woli was just average  "Seriously though, I am very curious as to what the next fight will be. I'm hoping it isn't a Miyata fight, since I really don't like Miyata fights. Despite the shittiness of Ippo's recent fights, I feel like there's even less to expect out of Miyata fights. I mean, he's already faster than the speed of sound. (Speaking of which, when he made that "supersonic" punch did they also mention a sonic boom "crack"? I don't remember, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did).
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| # ¿ May 12, 2010 23:15 |
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Why do I have this odd feeling that it won't be the last...?
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Infinitum posted:Raws out. Occasionally Morikawa remembers that Ippo and his opponents are fighting in the featherweight class and stops drawing them as being buff. The only way Ippo could look as buff as he does and still be featherweight is if he's like 5 feet tall.
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| # ¿ May 25, 2010 13:01 |
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frabba posted:Ok, I am really hating this starvin marvin art style for this fight. Alot. I liked it more when they all looked like heavyweights :-( Haha, I'm the opposite. It always weirded me out seeing these guys that are supposed to weigh like 125lb looking like bodybuilders. Unless they're like 5 feet tall it doesn't really make much sense. So the look they have in these recent chapters is a lot more realistic.
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| # ¿ Aug 4, 2010 02:26 |
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I bet that the way he'll finish this fight faster than Ippo did (remember his time goal?) is by traveling back in time to the first round due to his speed. Also he'll show up behind Karasawa and win by slamming his dick into his rear end so fast that he teleports through Karasawa's body, causing it to explode in a shower of blood. The audience is left speechless as Itagaki does back-flips in the pool of blood. To be honest, Ippo has, for the most part, always had pretty absurd fights. A lot of the time he'd do the Power Rangers-ish "get my rear end kicked until I'm nearly dead, and *then* use my hidden special skill." Was still 100x better than what we've been seeing lately though. Had an actual plot that progressed.
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| # ¿ Oct 18, 2010 01:47 |
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| # ¿ May 23, 2013 12:01 |
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Serious Frolicking posted:Really, moving so fast that one guy can't keep up is one thing. He could just be staying behind his opponent. Actually, even that is completely unbelievable. Unless the opponent is the slowest man on Earth, no one should be able to run in circles faster than someone can rotate in one spot, especially in boxing. Even Woli didn't disappear, right? He would just move to Ippo's side really fast and move/dodge too fast for him to react properly. But he could at least see him. Karasawa, however, could not only not see him, but Karasawa himself is even supposed to be a boxer known for being fast. But yeah, the audience not seeing him does take it to a completely different level.
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| # ¿ Oct 18, 2010 04:31 |
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