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Zerilan posted:iirc it was the big rear end in a top hat who was a former fang who injured Jose. It was him, he gave Koga a casual liver shot in their first meeting, and Toyoda had to calm it down and gave Jose a revenge match and it didn't go his way! Dick Fang tried to go first to keep Old Fang and New Fang from getting a grudge match with him but now the ninja seems to have jumped the line on him too, so sad. Is it kinda weird I want the more humane underground bloodsport competition not dominated by politicking CEO's to get clowned on, just because of how smug they are about their match rules?
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# ? Jun 4, 2020 22:13 |
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Caidin posted:It was him, he gave Koga a casual liver shot in their first meeting, and Toyoda had to calm it down and gave Jose a revenge match and it didn't go his way! Nah, their attitude is the fight manga equivalent of "this isn't blood in my mouth, it's victory wine." The Kengan competitors largely have a very likable sense of wanting to genuinely test themselves against others in a conclusive manner, and the Kengan match results largely rest on that same sense of conclusiveness. Not that I fault the Purgatory folks for leveraging the rules and going for the win, it's explicitly what they were brought on to do here, but it's also not a particularly likable mindset and Carlos going from what seemed like an earnest desire to fight and best Gaolang to essentially throwing a tantrum when he realized that wasn't happening and switching his mindset from "win the fight" to "win the match" kind of exemplified that.
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# ? Jun 4, 2020 23:54 |
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it's kind of silly that carlos of all people suddenly realized that weight classes exist for a reason.
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# ? Jun 5, 2020 00:07 |
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I'm sure the omakes will reveal that the guy who forgot about weight classes and took an online training course for capoeira is actually a huge dumbass
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# ? Jun 5, 2020 00:13 |
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Caidin posted:Is it kinda weird I want the more humane underground bloodsport competition not dominated by politicking CEO's to get clowned on, just because of how smug they are about their match rules? Not at all, since it's the plaything of an impulsive manchild CEO who badly needs to get taken down a peg or two.
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# ? Jun 5, 2020 18:35 |
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Rihito's gonna get his rear end kicked for most this match in a ploy to make his opponent underestimate him because he's an unknown underdog in Purgatory's eyes and then he'll whip around and take his face off.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 05:00 |
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Belgian Waffle posted:I wouldn't mind every one of these fights ending with the purgatory fighters leaving with horrific injuries but still getting wins via things like ring outs and getting killed by your opponent. i hope one of the purgatory guys gets killed in the process of being ringed out, but kengan claims the win because the ring out technically happened first
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 05:38 |
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i was thinking, maybe a kengan guy will die and technically get the win, just because iirc le banner was like "yo kengan's rules that allows for death are more interesting"
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 05:41 |
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Falcon's gonna try to ring out Rihito and fail because Rihito loving climbs mountains using the power of his grip, he can probably just grip the edge and swing himself right back on the stage without touching the ground.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 07:01 |
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I predict Rihito wins through the revelation that his toes also have incredible gripping power
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 07:25 |
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:Falcon's gonna try to ring out Rihito and fail because Rihito loving climbs mountains using the power of his grip, he can probably just grip the edge and swing himself right back on the stage without touching the ground. ah man this has to be it, falcon will be too evasive for like the whole match then let his guard down at the last minute
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 10:57 |
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consider what happened when Rihito's master fought a ninja
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 11:06 |
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Looking forward to rihito making better use of his crazy pinch grip.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 13:24 |
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rihito was all potential, no skill, no technique. his style was simply being a big strong guy on top of tearing skin to cause blood loss. however, one of gensai's specialties was ridiculously destructive techniques using his fingers rather than punching. he even did a fair bit of that while fighting agito. even without formal training, i bet rihito picked up on some of that.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 13:37 |
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Look Sharp! posted:I predict Rihito wins through the revelation that his toes also have incredible gripping power Adam does this in his fight with Cosmo funny enough. Cracks the ground with his toes and just pulls himself back upright.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 14:00 |
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Brought To You By posted:Adam does this in his fight with Cosmo funny enough. Cracks the ground with his toes and just pulls himself back upright. TRUNK STRENGTH
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 17:12 |
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Oh Snapple! posted:Nah, their attitude is the fight manga equivalent of "this isn't blood in my mouth, it's victory wine." The Kengan competitors largely have a very likable sense of wanting to genuinely test themselves against others in a conclusive manner, and the Kengan match results largely rest on that same sense of conclusiveness. I think it's actually Carlos's sudden swing that clicks the switch to making Purgatory's rules unlikable(which is almost assuredly entirely intentional, given the dialogue we get here from both sides of the divide). If the whole fight had been "Carlos psyches Gaolang into losing via ring out", it would be an underdog being clever and winning with his head, rather than a tantrum/heel move.
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# ? Jun 6, 2020 18:32 |
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No Kengan this week is stressing me out!
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 02:06 |
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:No Kengan this week is stressing me out! Same I got super bummed this morning when I looked at mangadex and realized it was a break week
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 04:43 |
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Korean scans usually hit like 2 ~ 3 am on Thursday, about 20 hours before the English scans hit, so I'm used to reading Kengan right before I sleep or right after I wake up. Yesterday felt so empty and dead.
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 04:45 |
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When there's no kengan I just pick fights with martial arts masters
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 06:33 |
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Stairmaster posted:When there's no kengan I just pick fights with martial arts masters Unless they're underground martial artist masters you're just a scrub fighting in the public stage.
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 08:53 |
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:Unless they're underground martial artist masters you're just a scrub fighting in the public stage. Gaolang and Okubo are no scrubs
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 09:38 |
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verbal enema posted:Gaolang and Okubo are no scrubs I mean, yeah, but the series does have a tendency to mock public fighters. Like Ivan or the foreigner in Omega who's supposedly got better stats in Okuba (pound-for-pound) but loses instantly to Cosmo. Also, people always bring up Gao and Okubo as public fighters, but technically, Seki is also a public fighter in that he is a pro wrestler. So is Haruo now. So's Kenzan (at least by Omega, whereas in Asura he was just picking random fights and hand't actually accomplished much in the public stage, which Jun called him out on). Gozo also got his start in the public stage, though not as a fighter.
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 09:52 |
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Hell, Kazzy straight up tells Koga that he could make it as a public fighter but wouldn't stand a chance in Kengan. And Gaolang notes that all of the boxing champions he beat were utterly weak.
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 09:53 |
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which is kind of ridiculous, since so-called public fighters have to face much more competition from their peers than any of the eccentric weirdos in kengan. but well, ridiculous and ka go hand in hand. sometimes they stop to make out a little.
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 14:25 |
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:which is kind of ridiculous, since so-called public fighters have to face much more competition from their peers than any of the eccentric weirdos in kengan. but well, ridiculous and ka go hand in hand. sometimes they stop to make out a little. I think the premise is that public fighters are used to fighting under a set of strict rules designed to prevent major bodily harm, which makes them very different than the underground arenas. Like a ridiculously badass champion competition karate guy who is used to fighting under a points system that illegalizes certain types of attacks is going to have some real trouble adjusting to an environment where his opponent is trying to kick his balls into his abdomen before twisting his head off, you know?
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 20:57 |
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Yeah until nogi become chairman killing your opponent was specifically allowed in kengan matches
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 21:12 |
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You were also if I remember correctly allowed any weapon you could actually smuggle on your person into the ring, hence Dr. femur swords and Lord knows what else in the associations history.
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 22:09 |
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Medicine Man
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# ? Jun 12, 2020 22:13 |
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The man with a thousand nicknames is on the scene. https://mangadex.org/chapter/929782/1
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 13:49 |
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this dudes hands remind me of that boneless assassin teacher guy from Baki
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 13:56 |
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https://twitter.com/daromeon/status/1273280801275166720
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 13:57 |
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JamMasterJim posted:The man with a thousand nicknames is on the scene. I was not expecting my country to be represented in the tournament. I can however attest that Singaporean chicken rice is loving delicious, and that it's absolutely vital that the Kengan Association records the information on the Purgatory fighters' favourite foods.
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 14:06 |
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This guy has to know about Rihito's ripping and tearing abilities right? That has to be why he chose this match?
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 15:08 |
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Well, if last chapter is anything to go by the Purgatory guys don't recognize Rihito.
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 15:34 |
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Rihito is gonna rip it with his strong fundamentals.
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 15:43 |
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prediction: ninja ned will try to use trickery/presdigitation but rihito is too stupid to fall for them
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 16:04 |
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Rihito can’t lose here but I fully expect these two to become friends after this. Actor guy or Marvellous Seki would have been great fights for this guy as well.
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# ? Jun 18, 2020 16:27 |
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JamMasterJim posted:The man with a thousand nicknames is on the scene. I'm hoping this is a running gag that just keeps going. Everyone calls him a different nickname. And it just gets more ridiculous. I RECOGNISE HIM NOW, THE BRITISH BADGER, THE FALCON Also based on the title card his first name is The and his last name is Falcon Catpetter1981 posted:I was not expecting my country to be represented in the tournament. OUR MALAYSIAN CHICKEN RICE IS SUPERIOR I WILL FIGHT YOU TO THE DEATH* OVER THIS * we will bond over our love of chicken rice** post-match ** that factoid was indeed incredibly relevant and now i want everyone's food choices *** Singapore's chicken rice is really good actually Artelier fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Jun 18, 2020 |
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