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The problem with adaptions like this-even JoJo-are that some parts of it can be pretty cliche by now to a modern audience.
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pissdude posted:It is literally a generic evil rear end in a top hat monster that eats humans viciously in a 90's shounen anime adapt Doesn't mean I have to like it. WickedHate posted:The problem with adaptions like this-even JoJo-are that some parts of it can be pretty cliche by now to a modern audience. Jojo makes it work by being completely and utterly ridiculous in every way. Also because the insane poses are more insane to a modern audience that hasn't seen stuff like that in decades.
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Jul 12, 2015 17:50
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It's the second episode of a shonen show, that's like complaining that random encounter enemies in an RPG don't have a personality.
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Jul 12, 2015 18:08
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Rock dude is cool and I like him. I thought it was cool when he died.
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Jul 12, 2015 18:58
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The Devil Tesla posted:Rock dude is cool and I like him. I thought it was cool when he died. it would have been better with some flashbacks to the anime waifu that he had that got roughed up by the yakuza and so now he's a giant rock dude
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Jul 12, 2015 19:18
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This show is the exact kind of 90's kickin' rad shonen that I've always loved. The obvious comparison is Yu Yu Hakusho but I'm also getting a Hajime no Ippo vibe because of the sharp turns between intensity and comedy. Tora being voiced by Rikiya Koyama, aka Takamura, also helps.
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Jul 12, 2015 19:55
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Ahh, third episode rules so much.
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Jul 18, 2015 05:35
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Show is rad. Feels retro without feeling old, and it's enthusiastic and funny in a way that most recent shonen stuff really isn't. That's enough nto put it over the top for me. Tora isn't at all the kind of character I expected him to be and the dynamic between him and Ushio kills me. Best thing bout the whole show.
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Ushio and Tora is legit good, and seems even better since it has been a long time since there has been a decent hot-blooded shonen action show. Seven Deadly Sins and Magi are the last ones I can remember, and neither of those survived the three episode test.
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Jul 18, 2015 12:56
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Sort of a relief to have a show that isn't a gritty deconstruction of its genre. Everything old is new again.
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CuLT posted:Sort of a relief to have a show that isn't a gritty deconstruction of its genre. Everything old is new again. I'm not even sure what a gritty deconstruction of an old fashioned demon battling shonen manga would be like. First of all, it probably couldn't be gritty, because that poo poo's already gritty. Maybe a a not-gritty deconstruction, where the youkai are all happy go lucky Youkai Watch looking goobers, and the protagonist is the crazed lunatic who terrorizes them for some reason So something like Azazel-san
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OnimaruXLR posted:I'm not even sure what a gritty deconstruction of an old fashioned demon battling shonen manga would be like. First of all, it probably couldn't be gritty, because that poo poo's already gritty. The Devil is a Part Timer? That one seemed more like a comedic inversion instead of deconstruction though. How would you deconstruct something that boils down to one character punching/shooting another character with [magic power]?
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Jul 18, 2015 18:19
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deconstruction is just a word/concept that should be abandoned in media discussion
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Jul 18, 2015 18:31
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dogsicle posted:deconstruction is just a word/concept that should be abandoned in media discussion I disagree. Unless by media you mean anime, in which case you are completely correct.
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dogsicle posted:deconstruction is just a word/concept that should be abandoned in media discussion Gah, outhipstered.
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Jul 18, 2015 21:24
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It's relaxing to have a show I can watch to bring back such classic anime tropes as abusive upper classmen whom the protag bonds with via a fist fight and monsters of the week. I imagine we get introduced to an overarching plot in an episode or two though.
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Jul 19, 2015 06:33
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This is still a fun show that I like to watch. I'm pleased that other folks are beginning to interact with Tora.
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Jul 25, 2015 02:33
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Hamburgers > Humans
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Jul 25, 2015 02:38
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Tora eat the burgs
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Jul 25, 2015 02:46
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Hyou next week  He's not Wakamoto Norio anymore 
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Jul 25, 2015 02:54
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This episode really cut down on the body count. I think the heads only killed one person while they were in the city.
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Jul 25, 2015 03:30
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Serious Frolicking posted:This episode really cut down on the body count. I think the heads only killed one person while they were in the city. No, they killed a bunch of peeps in the department store, a couple of girls, all the people in the elevator, etc.
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Jul 25, 2015 05:40
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Condiv posted:No, they killed a bunch of peeps in the department store, a couple of girls, all the people in the elevator, etc. Nah, they exclusively destroyed shelves in the store and in the elevator no one was hurt.
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Serious Frolicking posted:Nah, they exclusively destroyed shelves in the store and in the elevator no one was hurt. They also killed a bunch of workers when they were freed.
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YggdrasilTM posted:They also killed a bunch of workers when they were freed. That's why I specified "in the city". In the manga, they went on a killing spree up until they were killed themselves. They ate everyone in the elevator, too. Again, the body count was greatly reduced but not eliminated, which I find kind of odd.
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Jul 25, 2015 15:44
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Still enjoying this; it's good, simple, action-y fun. I'm glad that Tora is starting to interact with the other characters. Also, .jpg posted:Tora eat the burgs
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Jul 25, 2015 15:48
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You can away with a certain amount of people killing in a TV show but not too much, I guess.
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Sakurazuka posted:You can away with a certain amount of people killing in a TV show but not too much, I guess. Well, the construction workers dying was integral to the plot. I guess I don't really mind the change? I mean yeah, having monsters constantly going on murder frenzies raises the stakes but it isn't absolutely necessary most of the time.
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Jul 25, 2015 16:53
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This way does make our heroes look a little more heroic - they managed to take out the youkai before things got too badly out of control. It also integrates the tone a little more, I guess - goofy buddy-cop hijinks would be a bit jarring if the city got totally 9/11'd.
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If Ushio and Tora are the two hotshot cops on the edge who may not play by the books but get results dammit, who's their weary captain bureaucracy embattled captain who is constantly threatening to have their badges? It can't be Dad, he ran away crying in this week's episode
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Darth Walrus posted:This way does make our heroes look a little more heroic - they managed to take out the youkai before things got too badly out of control. It also integrates the tone a little more, I guess - goofy buddy-cop hijinks would be a bit jarring if the city got totally 9/11'd. Yup, it's just not nearly as fun if the heroes only manage to put a stop to something after dozens and dozens of people were massacred. Sure, it can't get any worse, but still. It's hard to take it as a win when every episodes opens up a whole new subsection in the local graveyard. There's this one manga called Chaosic Rune, and it turns civilian deaths into an artform. It's basically an over the top parody that would make Warhammer 40k tell them to take it down a notch.
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OnimaruXLR posted:If Ushio and Tora are the two hotshot cops on the edge who may not play by the books but get results dammit, who's their weary captain bureaucracy embattled captain who is constantly threatening to have their badges? It actually kind of is Dad.
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Serious Frolicking posted:Nah, they exclusively destroyed shelves in the store and in the elevator no one was hurt. nah people were on the floor of the elevator in that scene, and she wasn't in a position where they could just knock her out without people getting hurt they found interesting ways to mask the violence, but it's still there.
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This show is pretty rad
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Condiv posted:nah people were on the floor of the elevator in that scene, and she wasn't in a position where they could just knock her out without people getting hurt In the manga, the elevator was completely empty as she fell and you could see body parts hanging from their mouths. They were ducking down, and miraculously remained unharmed.
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For anyone who wonders why Tora doesn't just try to eat Ushio while he sleeps, he tries it twice in the Hyou episode. Also, there are a few moments when Hyou chews on the scenery reeeeeal hard. It's pretty awesome, but it's not Wakamoto-awesome. 
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I'm glad that Tora ate the burgs.
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I really appreciate that Hyou and Tora apparently fought in a park for a full day and a half and it's nbd.
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"No. Die." haha I loving love this guy!  He's like if Batman was a Spirit Detective with the abilities of a Naruto ninja.
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