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HerpicleOmnicron5
May 31, 2013

How did this smug dummkopf ever make general?


legoman727 posted:

God drat, Kurome is a psychopath. :stare:

She's seriously unsettling, like Gavarni from Chaika. That sheer disregard for life's value is bloodcurdlingly scary. I'm just hoping Bols isn't dead, though going nuclear doesn't bode well for him.

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mythicknight
Jan 28, 2009

my thick night

Holy poo poo @ new manga chapter released

That Tatsumi face on the night raid pride page. Mine jobbing the ultimate jobber. Esdeath about to wreak havoc. Sheeeeeeeeeit.


And now I have to wait another month. Life is suffering.

legoman727
Mar 13, 2010

by exmarx
Welp. This is what you get for trying to be a hero, Chelsea.

Razzled
Feb 3, 2011

MY HARLEY IS COOL
Some trap card level bullshit right there. Hopefully Akame will see some action vs Kurome next episode and then we can move on to some Esdeath fights

Pringleton
Jul 21, 2008
Manga 53.5 - Gatdamn, even when when nothing bad happens it's still tragic. Kinda nice to see Sheele again, but eff.

Also, holy poo poo, Akame has the same VA as Fujimiya from One Week Friends.

Cake Attack
Mar 26, 2010

The hosed up thing about this manga is that everyone on the internet despises crazy justice girl, even though she's by a wide margin the most entertaining character in the whole drat thing

Namnesor
Jun 29, 2005

Dante's allowance - $100

Cake Attack posted:

The hosed up thing about this manga is that everyone on the internet despises crazy justice girl, even though she's by a wide margin the most entertaining character in the whole drat thing

But those things aren't mutually exclusive.

AgentCooper
Oct 27, 2014

There's nothing quite like urinating out in the open air.
Spoilers ahead, sorry:

Seryuu is actually a good example of why I think most people actually like this series (either anime or manga).

I've been a big fan from the beginning and I admit the serries has a lot of flaws. The setting is a cliche euro-oriental mashup that's been done too often; the whole "rich people will rape you with their dog and kill you" trope is comically overblown and wipes away most chances of serious examination of how wealthy interests actually disenfranchise the underprivileged; Prime Minister Honest's government doesn't seem to make a friggin' dime in taxes, leading me to wonder how they're financing all that porno torture, and those are just the ones I could think of off the top of my head.

But it's those main characters, man. Even as cliche as they appear on the surface, I think the writer actually does a great job of making his band of walking shounen tropes into something more. Seryuu's bloody fanaticism shares equal space with an unexpected and endearing vulnerability combined with an actual sense of humor and social grace. It's easy to say that Esdese has no empathy, but she actually does in her own complex way and actually cares deeply about the welfare of her men. Ran's backstory itself is also amazing and shows a side of him that I honestly didn't expect. You can also say the same thing about Raba, who in the latest chapters showed some really amazing courage when everything so far has set us up to expect him to crack and betray his friends. Bors as well (we don't need to cover what happened to him).

The characterization is much weaker for most of the Wild Hunt (although I will say that Champ the Clown was actually really interesting, despite how despicable he was), and Prime Minister Honest still remains a stereotypical and one-dimensional big-bad, but I kind of suspect that might change in time. Anyway, yeah, it's shounenshit with good writing, imo.

Genocyber
Jun 4, 2012

I'm not sure I'd ever call the writing in this series good. Serviceable, sure. Willing to surprise you (with sudden character deaths) sure. This series is violent action schlock, and is probably the closest we'll ever get to the ultraviolent OVAs from the 80s and 90s, and that's why I love it.

Mindblast
Jun 28, 2006

Moving at the speed of death.


AgentCooper posted:

Spoilers ahead, sorry:
:what:

You can just use spoiler tags man. They make it way easier.

Oh Snapalope
Aug 17, 2009
Can Mine die already?!??

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

Genocyber posted:

I'm not sure I'd ever call the writing in this series good. Serviceable, sure. Willing to surprise you (with sudden character deaths) sure. This series is violent action schlock, and is probably the closest we'll ever get to the ultraviolent OVAs from the 80s and 90s, and that's why I love it.

I'm not sure what you're asking specifically, there's been mangas with way more violent and graphic poo poo than Akame recently.


Oh Snapalope posted:

Can Mine die already?!??

1) What did she ever do to you 2) I mean, probably because Esdeath still has her bullshit time stop power.

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

Mine's teigu is literally powered by death flags. The chances of her dying in a death flag filled manga like this is pretty mich nil.

Prince of Failure
Mar 3, 2008
If the manga-ka really wanted to show some balls and piss people off he could kill off Tatsumi and make Wave the new main character. I can seriously see this working. Wave is a good guy on the wrong side, he already knows the Empire is bullshit, he even has the same (and better!) Teigu. If I wanted to go all George RR Martin on the story I would do it.

And holy poo poo the latest chapter... I know it's a terrible and sleazy manga but I have almost never been so excited for the next chapter in my life. Mine is owning it. I really don't want her to die, we just lost Lubbock :(

Prince of Failure fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Nov 6, 2014

RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!
Someone is definitely going to need to die to get them out of this situation. I'm guessing Leone.

Einander
Sep 14, 2008

"Yeh've forged a magnificent sword."

"This one's only practice. The real sword I intend to forge will be three times longer."

"Can there really be a sword as monstrous as that in this world?"

"Yes. I can see that sword... Somewhere out there..."
I really like the anime's art style shifts; they really did that fight justice.

Interestingly enough, the anime is diverging from the manga pretty heavily now, it looks like--everything's getting condensed to catch up, so they're skipping right past Wild Hunt (and good riddance) to the Shambala incident of recent chapters, so the big Esdeath fight during the Path of Peace arc is excised entirely. They're probably going to pass the manga, even... Which I'm all for, because the big fight should be awesome.

I really like the romance they're condensing, though, so I'm sad about that. They date like actual people instead of animes, it's the damndest thing. "Hey, I like you." "I'm not sure yet if I really like you, but hey, let's give it a shot." And this isn't some kind of horrific kiss of death for the relationship.

Genocyber
Jun 4, 2012

Yeah they're really speeding things up to account for the few episodes remaining. Explains why they introduced Budo when otherwise they really couldn't have gotten to him. Hopefully we'll get to see him actually fight.

I wish they had animated the spiel about the scythe Teigu. It was kinda hilarious to have a few pages about this mysterious lost Teigu and then Akame just chumps the guy using it.

Ytlaya
Nov 13, 2005

Einander posted:

I really like the romance they're condensing, though, so I'm sad about that. They date like actual people instead of animes, it's the damndest thing. "Hey, I like you." "I'm not sure yet if I really like you, but hey, let's give it a shot." And this isn't some kind of horrific kiss of death for the relationship.

Same here, not so much because of its positive qualities but more because it averts a bunch of anime tropes. In a regular anime there would be hints of a romance between Tatsumi and Akame with them possibly kissing/entering into a relationship at the very end. While I'm not a huge fan of Mine, she's at least more interesting than Akame is.

legoman727
Mar 13, 2010

by exmarx
That was for Shelle, you bitch. :black101:

Gerty
Jun 11, 2013

by XyloJW
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abaddonis
Mar 4, 2008
I'm really bummed out that they skipped a LOT of material including:

Mine and Tatsumi start dating, Rin dying and becoming one of Kurome's puppets, the torture and (actual) death of Lubbock, and the introduction of the rest of the minister's squad


They essentially went from chapter 38 to chapter 52

Razzled
Feb 3, 2011

MY HARLEY IS COOL
poo poo son, why did they have to kill off the best drat character in this show??? :argh:

RIP Lubba

Genocyber
Jun 4, 2012

abaddonis posted:

I'm really bummed out that they skipped a LOT of material including:

Mine and Tatsumi start dating, Rin dying and becoming one of Kurome's puppets, the torture and (actual) death of Lubbock, and the introduction of the rest of the minister's squad


They essentially went from chapter 38 to chapter 52

While it sucks those things are skipped, otoh it looks like we'll be skipping most of Wild Hunt's antics, which were pretty boring on the whole.

Plus they still animated this.

I like how they changed Shura's teigu to make it more suitable for actual combat.

Genocyber fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Nov 16, 2014

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

So they're either devoting a ton of time to the most recent 3 chapters, or they're going anime-original. Interesting...

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
Well they're already way into anime original by changing how the assassination goes and skipping what killed like 8 bosses.

Dan7el
Dec 7, 2008

I've not been keeping up with the anime as I began reading the manga and have been caught up with that. So, today, on a whim, I watched the latest episode.

And now, reading the last few posts, it appears the anime has skipped a lot. I expected that this season wouldn't be close to catching up, but as of today, it seems they surpassed the manga and the anime is either going for its own end or spoiling the manga now.

Psuedo-Manga Spoiler: :siren: Since Susanoo is still alive in the anime and not in the manga I am guessing this is an anime-only ending. Looks like this months manga is either going to be late or filled with older stories.

AnacondaHL
Feb 15, 2009

I'm the lead trumpet player, playing loud and high is all I know how to do.

Not surprised to hear this has moved into anime-only territory. The editing and general storyboard were all over the place for episode (21).

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

It's going full anime original ending, especially since :siren: manga spoilers Run is also dead well before this point.

Back to episode 21, I highly doubt that Mein is dead, since it's anime and we didn't see her taking a fatal wound. It's just something to end the episode on a cliffhanger. I'm 80% sure she'll be alive (and likely unable to fight) next episode.

legoman727
Mar 13, 2010

by exmarx
:stare:

Well. That just.

So, if Mine isn't dead, she's at least completely out of the fight with Pumpkin destroyed, Sue's about to get killed by Esdeath, who I seriously question how anyone can actually take out "I CAN FREEZE TIME AND SPACE NOW", and we're at risk of losing Akame next week if she can't take out her psychotic little sister.

Jesus christ, who is even going to be left at the end of the series?

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

legoman727 posted:

:stare:

Well. That just.

So, if Mine isn't dead, she's at least completely out of the fight with Pumpkin destroyed, Sue's about to get killed by Esdeath, who I seriously question how anyone can actually take out "I CAN FREEZE TIME AND SPACE NOW", and we're at risk of losing Akame next week if she can't take out her psychotic little sister.

Jesus christ, who is even going to be left at the end of the series?


Well if the writer wanted to be a dick he could resolve everything as "and then the empire is collapsed with the Revolutionary Army taking over and establishing a stable governement, built on top of the graves of our characters, buried in secret and lies."

AnacondaHL
Feb 15, 2009

I'm the lead trumpet player, playing loud and high is all I know how to do.

legoman727 posted:

:stare:

Well. That just.


Jesus christ, who is even going to be left at the end of the series?


Looking at the OP, a broken Akame, alone and covered in the blood of her fallen allies.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
I don't think Esdeath has the Time Freeze powers, because they skipped over the entire arc which forced her to reveal it.

Akame getting anything at this point would be enough because it stopped being about her like after the 1st arc.

Genocyber
Jun 4, 2012

Tae posted:

I don't think Esdeath has the Time Freeze powers, because they skipped over the entire arc which forced her to reveal it.

Uh, she used her time freeze powers in the most recent episode. They basically combined the last part of the church arc with the current one.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
Welp, it's been a while since a show went Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 on me. Latest chapter:

Everyone is alive, Tatsumi can counter the time freeze, Mine's obviously alive

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

Tae posted:

Welp, it's been a while since a show went Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 on me. Latest chapter:

Everyone is alive, Tatsumi can counter the time freeze, Mine's obviously alive
Called it!

Genocyber
Jun 4, 2012


He's talking about the manga. Latest chapter just got translated.

HiveCommander
Jun 19, 2012

Oh right :downs: I should probably get around to reading it then

legoman727
Mar 13, 2010

by exmarx
Yeah, she's just flat dead in the anime.

Pretty nifty fight this week though. Wave's so close to switching sides, it seems.

zerosix
Jun 22, 2012

Tae posted:

Welp, it's been a while since a show went Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 on me. Latest chapter:

Everyone is alive, Tatsumi can counter the time freeze, Mine's obviously alive

As power upgrade scenes go I give Tatsumi's a 10/10

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MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you

legoman727 posted:

Yeah, she's just flat dead in the anime.

Pretty nifty fight this week though. Wave's so close to switching sides, it seems.

If your talking about the chapter Wave was not mentioned this week. If you would talking about the anime. Wave really has no reason at all to join up with Night Raid given that they have killed lots of his close friends. Still I have not watched the lasted few episodes so maybe something stupid involving him happened.

Also yeah Budo was killed by Mine in the anime and in the manga he took quite possibly her strongest blast ever and was unscathed.

MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Dec 1, 2014

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