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#2277 Mar 17 2016 at 3:51 PM Rating: Good
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Assassination Classroom has ended, and I'm surprised that the author stuck to the original plot and did not invoke some magical ******** to give a 100% happy ending. 10/10 would recommend.
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#2278 Mar 18 2016 at 8:35 AM Rating: Good
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Dunno, it was pretty much 100% happy ending. The kids all survived and became successful, Korosensei's goal was to teach and eventually die anyway so it's not like he didn't get what he wanted, and even the "evil" principle and the two teachers ended up happier than they started. Though yes, it stuck to the original plot without asspulls. Yes, 10/10.
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#2279 Mar 24 2016 at 1:41 PM Rating: Good
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Bleach: Zaraki finally shows his Shikai, and Thor-wannabe's sword has space-warping properties.
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#2280 Mar 31 2016 at 3:29 PM Rating: Good
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Bleach: Yachiru is Kenpachi's Zanpakuto confirmed.
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#2281 Apr 01 2016 at 10:16 AM Rating: Good
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Looks like Kubo finally caught up to everyone else from years ago calling Yachiru being Kenpachi's sword. Which I guess makes sense, considering how long it's taking him to end his series after saying it was ending.
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#2282 Apr 01 2016 at 5:53 PM Rating: Good
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Didn't someone in this thread call his Shikai being an Axe? And why aren't the two other monsters around to mimic his moves?
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#2283 Apr 07 2016 at 11:45 AM Rating: Good
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Bleach: Apparently Kenpachi's Bankai turns him into Kenpachi.

Kind of hoping it leads to a flashback from the Kenpachi vs Unohana. That might be the last story threads I'm honestly interested in, and saying interested is being pretty generous.
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#2284 Apr 07 2016 at 3:17 PM Rating: Good
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Bleach: Apparently Kenpachi's Bankai turns him into Kenpachi.

Kind of hoping it leads to a flashback from the Kenpachi vs Unohana. That might be the last story threads I'm honestly interested in, and saying interested is being pretty generous.


Apparently the "Truly Powerful" don't need a flashy Bankai.
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#2285 Apr 14 2016 at 5:11 PM Rating: Good
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HOLY ******* **** A NEW CHAPTER OF HUNTER X HUNTER IS OUT!!!! BURN IT INTO YOUR RETINAS BEFORE IT DISAPPEARS FOR ANOTHER DECADE!!!
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#2286 Apr 15 2016 at 8:41 AM Rating: Good
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Jesus monkey balls that's more exposition in one chapter than years of chapters of Bleach and literally just as much happened.
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#2287 Apr 22 2016 at 8:57 AM Rating: Good
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There was a second chapter of HxH, and this one was actually actiony with Hisoka. Still expositiony as one would expect from the manga, but not nearly as bad as last chapter.
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#2288 May 11 2016 at 11:38 AM Rating: Good
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An accurate interpretation of the new Boruto comic.
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#2289 Jun 30 2016 at 3:30 AM Rating: Good
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Well it was fun while it lasted, but Hunter X Hunter is going back on hiatus with no end point in sight. Smiley: frown
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#2290 Jun 30 2016 at 8:15 AM Rating: Good
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At least the Hisoka fight concluded.
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#2291 Aug 18 2016 at 3:25 PM Rating: Good
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Bleach is over, all the standard shipping and breeding has been confirmed, god help us if they try a "Boruto" spinoff with this series. Yhwach's death still underwhelming. Live action Bleach movie in the works.
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#2292 Aug 19 2016 at 8:20 AM Rating: Good
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Bleach is over, all the standard shipping and breeding has been confirmed
Wasn't Rukia's whole plot near the beginning that shinigami can't breed, which is why they just make family units with whoever shows up?
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#2293 Aug 19 2016 at 10:13 AM Rating: Good
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Maybe Aizen allowed it now that he's "God", or the science twins developed something using Ichigo the QuinHollGami's DNA.
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#2294 Sep 21 2016 at 2:31 PM Rating: Good
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We now have unofficial confirmation that Sanji's family is **** Germany and the 66 is actually the SS.
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#2295 Sep 22 2016 at 10:31 AM Rating: Good
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Wait, so N@zi is a censored word now? Is this site being run by Germans?
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#2296 Sep 22 2016 at 10:43 AM Rating: Good
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Welcome to the United States of Trumpistan.

The names are amusing. Ichiji, Niji, Sanji ...
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#2297 Jan 24 2017 at 2:59 PM Rating: Good
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Nevermind,



Edited, Jan 24th 2017 4:10pm by Shaowstrike
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#2298 Mar 22 2017 at 6:46 PM Rating: Good
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Far from topical, but Pluto is a good read.

I should have realized it sooner, but it's exactly what you expect from the author and advisor. It's Astro Boy meets Monster. It does mystery well, balancing intrigue with solveability. The it's mostly Urasawa's art style, but the Tezuka influence is pretty clear when it does appear, without being too disruptive. Unsurprisingly it's plot structure bridges the two styles as well.The robots and their place in society are very much drawn from Tezuka.They're not quite machines and not quite people in very naive way. Urasawa uses this setting, but rightfully doesn't try to explore the social aspect too much and instead focuses more on individual characters' experiences within this given framework. Also, commentary on the U.S. and its invasion of the Middle East.

More so than simply being good, I'm impressed at how successfully Urasawa blends and adapts something that is very much not his style.
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#2299 Jun 22 2017 at 8:50 AM Rating: Good
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New chapter of Hunter X Hunter, if anyone is still telling themselves they're following it.
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#2300 Jun 26 2017 at 10:05 PM Rating: Good
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Can we talk for a minute about the pure awesome that is Hinamatsuri?

With a premise like "yakuza member discovers a middle school girl with telekinetic powers" you'd expect either a cliche action series or a slapstick comedy, but it quickly goes in a completely different direction. It is a comedy, but not quite like you'd expect. It's mostly about the everyday life of a relatively normal guy who happens to be a yakuza member, his freeloading "daughter" (who mostly just uses her powers to do mundane things like eat and play video games at the same time), and their weird (and awesome) friends. It's very clever about the humor and the absurd situations. You'll laugh, you'll cry. Every chapter will make you feel something, even if it's just embarrassment for Nitta or the need to give Anzu a hug.

If I have one complaint, it's that that titular character (Hina) is the least interesting person in the series. She's not bad, but all the other POV characters are so good that her chapters can be a bit of a comedown in comparison.

Overall though, this series is, without exaggeration, one of the best and funniest things I've read in years.
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#2301 Jun 29 2017 at 8:52 AM Rating: Good
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Hey, lolgaxe, you seen the Batman/Elmer Fudd special issue yet? It's all anyone could talk about on Twitter last night. They seem to think it's good.
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