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The Anime/Manga Thread
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simplechild	Mar 24 2017, 07:26 PM Post #11181
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	King in the North Mar 24 2017, 06:44 PM Peytral Mar 24 2017, 06:36 PM King in the North Mar 24 2017, 06:11 PM and I've heard that Stardust Crusaders is a fan favorite. Only because it was a lot of people's introduction to the series. What? I mean sure the time/generation skips could work for standalones I suppose but so far the story arcs have been connected in several important ways. That would be like starting in the middle of Naruto and be like "yeah its a show about ninjas I don't need to know the backstory of anything or anyone". That's like the main difference between manga and western comics. In Marvel and DC comics you can start anywhere anytime, you don't need to read the +900 previous issues to get into the characters and stories. But starting at chapter 500 of a 1000+ chapter manga? No can do. It also helps that Part 3 is a very comprehensive adaptation of mostly episodic material so you enjoy the main cast's personalities a lot more than a plot-centric story. It also the most popular in terms of /all the fanart/ that spawned. And they're pretty good and full of dank memes, i wont lie.



Saturos	Mar 24 2017, 07:33 PM Post #11182
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	I dropped Stardust Crusaders because of the shit protagonist :awsm:



Gilgamesh	Mar 24 2017, 09:30 PM Post #11183
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	You can enjoy Stardust Crusaders without parts 1/2, but they do a lot to provide context for Dio and why he's such a big deal Though knowing Joseph as more than just Jotaro's grandfather is a nice bonus That said part 5 is Japan's favorite because of all the pretty boys Also don't listen to Satty, he hates fun if it's not girls doing it



Saturos	Mar 24 2017, 09:40 PM Post #11184
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	Oh my roommate dropped Stardust and started watching Diamond, is this a recommended course y/n? also impossible Boyd, I still watched s1 and s2 and there's none of that



Gilgamesh	Mar 24 2017, 11:51 PM Post #11185
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	DiU is better than SC but no, why would you skip a part Fucking casuals



King in the North	Mar 25 2017, 06:11 AM Post #11186
Posts: 2,642 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,237 Joined: September 17, 2014 True Name: Kitten	Saturos Mar 24 2017, 07:33 PM I dropped Stardust Crusaders because of the shit protagonist :awsm: Granted I've only watched 3 episodes so far but he's fucking based m8 But then again I dropped Madoka (for now) which you love so I guess we're even. But yes, I've watched 3 episodes now and I loved them. So my explanations for the fanbase apparently shitting on it is 1. It becomes much worse with time, 2. I have terrible disgusting taste, 3. It's your classic "It's popular so therefore I hate it" situation. But if the first few episodes gives any idea to how the story arc will be like, you can call me a Stardust Crusader fan already Also the opening is on fire



Peytral	Mar 25 2017, 07:32 AM Post #11187
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	The fanbase is just dumb because Stardust Crusaders is a silly monster of the week story and that's too immature and badly-written for them. Also it's partially hype aversion because it's such a popular part.



Silvy	Mar 25 2017, 08:43 AM Post #11188
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Gilgamesh Mar 24 2017, 11:51 PM DiU is better than SC but no, why would you skip a part Fucking casuals >Not wanting to deal with the part that's the most popular but has subpar monster of the week writing makes you a casual okay



Saturos	Mar 25 2017, 04:50 PM Post #11189
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	Depends when you dropped Madoka, I didn't like it til ep 10 wwwww



King in the North	Mar 25 2017, 05:57 PM Post #11190
Posts: 2,642 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,237 Joined: September 17, 2014 True Name: Kitten	Saturos Mar 25 2017, 04:50 PM Depends when you dropped Madoka, I didn't like it til ep 10 wwwww Yeah I think it was at like 5 episodes in. I think I just started it during a bad time and my body wasn't ready to receive its gifts. That's why I'm thinking of giving it a second try from scratch soon.



Gilgamesh	Mar 25 2017, 07:44 PM Post #11191
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	Silvy Mar 25 2017, 08:43 AM Gilgamesh Mar 24 2017, 11:51 PM DiU is better than SC but no, why would you skip a part Fucking casuals >Not wanting to deal with the part that's the most popular but has subpar monster of the week writing makes you a casual okay No, skipping part of a story makes you a casual DIO'S World makes every questionable part of SC worth it Nah KitN obviously you just skip Madoka for Rebellion according to silvy logic Edited by Gilgamesh, Mar 25 2017, 07:46 PM.



Peytral	Mar 25 2017, 07:58 PM Post #11192
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	also Stardust Crusaders is fun if you don't want to have fun while watching JoJo's there's no point in watching JoJo's



Saturos	Mar 25 2017, 08:11 PM Post #11193
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	Gilgamesh Mar 25 2017, 07:44 PM Silvy Mar 25 2017, 08:43 AM Gilgamesh Mar 24 2017, 11:51 PM DiU is better than SC but no, why would you skip a part Fucking casuals >Not wanting to deal with the part that's the most popular but has subpar monster of the week writing makes you a casual okay No, skipping part of a story makes you a casual DIO'S World makes every questionable part of SC worth it Nah KitN obviously you just skip Madoka for Rebellion according to silvy logic So you're saying you think Rebellion is the amazing part worth skipping to?



Silvy	Mar 25 2017, 08:43 PM Post #11194
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Gilgamesh Mar 25 2017, 07:44 PM Silvy Mar 25 2017, 08:43 AM Gilgamesh Mar 24 2017, 11:51 PM DiU is better than SC but no, why would you skip a part Fucking casuals >Not wanting to deal with the part that's the most popular but has subpar monster of the week writing makes you a casual okay No, skipping part of a story makes you a casual DIO'S World makes every questionable part of SC worth it Nah KitN obviously you just skip Madoka for Rebellion according to silvy logic Except Rebellion is a direct sequel to the events of Madoka, whereas DiU is a story following a different protagonist within the same setting. to be fair he didn't skip all of SC, he watched about half of it and just got bored. Quote: Depends when you dropped Madoka, I didn't like it til ep 10 wwwww It's almost hard to believe you actually didn't like it up until the last few episodes considering you're now pretty much Homura-levels of obsessed with it.



Gilgamesh	Mar 25 2017, 10:17 PM Post #11195
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	I don't know why you'd want to watch DiU if you don't want to watch SC SC is quite literally simultaneously the end of old Jojo and the beginning of new Jojo (the AU parts 7/8 aside) SC is the final appearance of Joseph in a major role, the last time Hamon is used in the series, and Dio's death SC is also the first modern era Jojo, the first appearance of Jotaro, the most recurring Jojo, and the first appearance of Stands Most of the MotW stuff is irrelevant to the overall plot but I still don't know why you'd want to watch DiU if you can't even enjoy at least part of SC SC does it the worst I think, but all Jojo parts from then on have a MotW structure



Saturos	Mar 25 2017, 11:03 PM Post #11196
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	>don't like jotaro >don't like MotW >don't like Stands Yeah maybe I should just stop here >_> <_<



Peytral	Mar 25 2017, 11:07 PM Post #11197
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	Saturos Mar 25 2017, 11:03 PM >don't like Stands literally how the fuck



Gilgamesh	Mar 25 2017, 11:24 PM Post #11198
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	Jotaro gets stale over the course of SC but he's really good in the final arc and stays that way in DiU Ask solbowz Also yeah I don't know wtf you're smoking if you don't like Stands but the entire rest of the series is Stands so yeah go away



Peakay	Mar 25 2017, 11:36 PM Post #11199
me IRL Posts: 7,051 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #227 Joined: July 18, 2007 Gender: I'm a skeleton Country: That one with the Llamas	Saturos Mar 25 2017, 11:03 PM >don't like Stands bruh, That's getting into dangerous bad opinion levels.



King in the North	Mar 26 2017, 05:43 AM Post #11200
Posts: 2,642 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,237 Joined: September 17, 2014 True Name: Kitten	Yeah I'm 8 episodes in now and I'm having F U N Not bothered by the MotW concept, like at all. It's not even nearly as bad MotW as say, old superhero comics or Power Rangers. Yeah hating stands is a low blow I'm calling the cops Dios evil calm voice while standing shirtless in the dark makes me tingly all over And yes SC really seems like an important middle piece. Like it's based and connected from the previous two arcs, and will eventually play an important role for future arcs. So skipping the previous ones makes you miss out on SC, and skipping SC makes you miss out on the next arcs. Not that I know the full extent of it yet.

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