Return of the Naruto Community Derail Thread: Part Two!

Three weeks no internet?◊

There's no Internet in London?

Didn't you know? London's full of those barbarian people calling themselves "the English".

Why won't you have internet?

Well, hope you have fun even without internet access!

Cause there's not even a phone at the place I'm staying.

Of course, continuing with this year's tradition of everything going to shit in a different way every month, August has started! And it somehow managed to blow every other month out of the water, since the shit started right on the first day and it's been far worse than everything else so far.

Seriously. Fuck. This. Year.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer

Hang in there lulu.

@Lore - I wish you a safe and fun travel. If taking both is not available, I hope you get at least the latter.

@Lu - Oh, I thought you already went to London already.

And I hope things get better, for whatever is worth.

So I just returned from a short vacation, 3 days in some mountain...where every modern convenience imaginable except Wi-Fi connection was available. I did quite a lot of things, but it was mostly about eating (so much for the diet - at least I only gained 1kg), ping pong, swimming, playing card games (not Yu Gi Oh, unfortunately), ping pong, visiting nearby famous sites, watching movies, talking with my relatives, playing ping pong with them. Did I mention I played ping pong there?

Oh, and I watched Man Of Steel, Enter The Dragon, few Breaking Bad episodes, and read up to 3rd volume of Jojos Bizarre Adventure part 3 (yeah...I need to pick up the speed).

Man of Steel had a disappointingly few amount of action, but whatever action it had, it was good. It was like watching a live-action Dragon Ball Z done right.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

The amount of ping pong you played makes me think you were to hot springs.

Oh, I wish. I could use some hot bath, what with things being so hot and humid where I'm living.

Hmm...I wonder if Japanese people actually play ping pong in hot springs inn.

In another topic, I really, really love the Kenshiro and Kujo Jotaro as main characters.

They look like they can actually fight.Fuck skinny ass guys like Kirito.

edited 2nd Aug '14 6:20:16 AM by dRoy

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Thre are tons of badass skinnies!

Though yes, a beefcake is where it is at.

"Curry killed the pussy hoping that I could kill the hate in you" - Curry, D. "TABOO | TA13OO." TA13OO, PH, 2018

At least Kirito has the excuse of being in a videogame most of the time, where presumably how you look doesn't reflect how strong you are. Ironically, Jotaro doesn't really need his muscles most of the time, seeing as Star Platinum does the heavy lifting most of the time.

Later, when the series gets to Giorno, a lot of the main cast notably changes from being generally muscle-bound to being slender bishonens, because muscles stopped being relevant. Stand abilities at that point became rather more varied. Even by Diamond is Unbreakable some characters (Koichi, for instance) were unusually small by Jojo standards.

Definitely one of the best things about Araki is how he handles that. It's really unusual to say the least. I wonder how he convinced his editors to let him start Phantom Blood. I mean, a period drama in 19th-century London that evolves into a shonen about facing down an evil vampire? When you consider how few series have non-Japanese MCs, it's practically a miracle that Jonathan and Joseph are British. Perhaps this is one reason why Jotaro's so popular: he's a quarter British and a quarter Italian from his mother's side, but half Japanese from his father's.

Ah, be warned: Part 4 takes place exclusively in Japan, in a same location that never changes. This was the first time Araki engaged in Creator Provincialism. It's his favorite part, but the Japanese don't like it that much. That said, it's pretty solid and likable, and has what is probably the series' best villain, alongside a great supporting cast.

Apparently, Araki went with the muscles route way back when, because manly guys were the picture of human beauty at the time.

When that phase ended, he was free to scale down and pretty up.

"Curry killed the pussy hoping that I could kill the hate in you" - Curry, D. "TABOO | TA13OO." TA13OO, PH, 2018

@sunshine - Some skinnies, like Spike Spiegel and Hei, I don't mind because even though they are skinny, they are skinny in Bruce Lee or Manny Pacquaio skinny.

@Crinias -

Damn, that's one hell of a mixed blood. Apparently that's actually genetically healthy, although I can't really recall a reliable source for that, so take it with a grain of salt.

That made me check But Not Too Foreign page to check out Jojo entry. And...then I got to the fourth Jojo's.

So let me get this straight.

Joseph Jostar got into an affair and sired the main character (of Part 4)...when he was over 60.

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Well, I guess it's not too surprising, he's a pretty handsome old man with a lot of money...but I thought he hated Japanese?

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Hatefuck, man. He spent the entire time bemoaning his daughter marrying a Japanese guy, but luckily for her Josuke's mom didn't understand English.

Joseph's racist tendencies are mostly played for laughs and have to do with him being an overprotective father, really, not much else.

Figures.

Just read volume 19, 7th volume of Part 3.

It's getting funnier and funnier.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

I think that's just cultural thing like catching bugs during summer.

Why is anime so dumb? In Eve No Jikan there's this vast conspiracy presenting androids as non-sentient emotonless robots which seems to be perpetuated entirely by the androids desire; which they hate. It's like, any random person off the street could walk right through the paper thin facade with thirty seconds of half hearted curiosity and a few pointed questions. It's not like the androids have any hidden subroutines to counteract being told to tell the truth, or let slip they're people too. They're only running on Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics which has loopholes the size of seven jupiters.

Finished JBA volume 25. All right, I only have 3 more volumes to go!

Kujo Jotaro doesn't give a shit. And that's awesome.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Seems like Wakaki of The World God Only Knows fame has made a new one-shot, called Yogashiten Galaxy. It seemed ok. Art's still top-notch and the story has the same kind of absurdity and humor that Wakaki developed before. On top of that, it's clear that he did his research regarding baking and the like. Still, I felt like it needed a bit of a push...

Come to think of it, the original TWGOW one-shot wasn't that compelling, either. Who knows, maybe if this one-shot makes it into a series, it'll become better. I assume that the format between a first chapter and a one-shot is vastly different, if similar.

edited 3rd Aug '14 10:35:17 AM by Crinias

Finally finished Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 3.

While still not my favorite shonen manga, not by a long shot, but it's one of the most entertaining, refreshing, and clever action mangas I've ever read. It has my recommendation.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Things get even better later on. Part IV real pushes the limits with variety of stands, Vento Aureo and SO...Definitely push things, though it might be a bit too far for most. SBR is a triumphant peak where the art, the battles, ad the characterization are at their finest.

"Curry killed the pussy hoping that I could kill the hate in you" - Curry, D. "TABOO | TA13OO." TA13OO, PH, 2018

I hope the anime continues for all the parts. It's not such a bad show considering how old it is.

I think I may have improved some things.

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!