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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#72801: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:17:01 PM

Would you rather a guantlet than tournament?

edited 23rd Dec '17 7:17:45 PM by randomness4

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#72802: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:17:44 PM

I thought it would've been a great touch if Aniraza took out one of Universe 11's fighters as well (read: Dyspo), especially when they make a point of having him attack them in the beginning. And the last, big enemy before the final fight with the final two universes being a threat so big that they both have to team up to face it before each other is such a no-brainer plot that I'm almost surprised they didn't use it and instead went with this arc's usual "a fight happens, and nobody else does anything of note."

And there's little progression to it all: Aniraza goes straight from the punches that had the heroes on the ropes to the big flashy attack that left him open to being defeated like he was a video game boss or something, skipping over any scene in which the heroes actually figure out how to tackle the punches and maybe force him into it instead. He basically just up and decides to lose.

edited 23rd Dec '17 7:19:13 PM by KnownUnknown

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#72803: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:18:42 PM

Man this arc has a lot of problems.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#72804: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:21:48 PM

I must say, there's something just hilariously wrong about seeing Frieza doing a combined energy attack with Goku and the others.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#72805: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:23:52 PM

[up] Kind of fits with the last ending having Freeza heroically staring into the sunrise with the rest of U7. [lol]

TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#72806: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:31:33 PM

Fuck, I actually really enjoyed the fight but... yeah, y'all are right. It was pretty shoddily written.

Glad to see Universe 3 went out with some dignity, at least.

No beer?! But if there's no beer, then there's no beef or beans!
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#72807: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:32:14 PM

Unlike U4.

There was some actual focus on them before they got erased.

edited 23rd Dec '17 7:32:31 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
HamburgerTime Since: Apr, 2010
#72808: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:36:26 PM

It blows my mind that they didn't have Damon and Gamisaras just stay hidden. U4 had a damn good "stall" strategy going and they threw it away.

CountofBleck Starting to believe in himself from New Wirral (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Starting to believe in himself
#72809: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:37:09 PM

....Yeah I just realized: How many K Os were there from people who weren't U6&7? It's like everyone lined up to be beaten by 7 one by one and there was very few if any interuptions or backstabbing anywhere.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#72810: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:37:28 PM

He didn't really have much of a choice there. At that point it was either join in or get crushed when the rest of his team is eliminated.

That being said, barring 17 (who can't run out of energy), Frieza is probably the freshest member of universe 6; he's barely used any power at all, mostly focusing on fighting weaker guys and staying out of the big fights. The closest he came to doing something is when he tried to target Kale and Caulifa, and Goku actually stopped him from doing that. Between that and the fact that he's barely used his golden form (which doesn't chug energy) and he's gotta have the most gas in the tank sans Toppo and Jiren.

As for Vegeta managing to give Jiren a tough time...meh, as long as it looks like a good fight.

One Strip! One Strip!
Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#72811: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:38:55 PM

I'm guessing the breakdown for next week will be

Goku & Vegeta vs Jiren (already shown)

Freeza vs Toppo

Gohan & 17 vs. Dypso

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#72812: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:39:10 PM

[up][up][up]Basil, Brianne, Jimizu, Hermilla, Jiren, Damon, and Gamisaras

edited 23rd Dec '17 7:39:17 PM by VeryMelon

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#72813: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:39:16 PM

They really did have 18 rescued a lot didn't they? Well anyway, I second Unknown about this being underwhelming. But, Universe 3 went out nicely, so there's that, and I liked the standoff at the end.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#72814: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:40:52 PM

Oh boy, 8-11 weeks of fighting Jiren.

hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#72815: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:42:15 PM

I'm not complaining.

Animation for next week's episode looks good, hope that stays consistent, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#72816: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:43:07 PM

See, this is why I liked the U6 arc. It was just a flat out team on team fight. If the To P wanted to be an all out melee it should have been an all out melee .

On a similar note, thus far what has everyone's favourite (or least hated, if that is the case) Super arc?

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#72817: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:44:23 PM

This all makes me curious how the manga will handle things.

I really hope Toyotaro diverges a lot from the anime aside from the obvious plot-points like UI.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#72818: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:45:56 PM

Anyway, I'm getting the feeling Frieza is just going to stick around after all of this is done. Well, I've thought that for awhile but this episode makes that feeling stronger.

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#72819: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:47:28 PM

He's made it clear that he's biding his time.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#72820: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:49:58 PM

[up][up][up]Basil, Brianne, Jimizu, Hermilla, Jiren, Damon, and Gamisaras

Technically Aniraza too, if you want to count him almost eliminating #17 and #18 going in his stead.

No beer?! But if there's no beer, then there's no beef or beans!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#72821: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:50:54 PM

Fuck, I actually really enjoyed the fight but... yeah, y'all are right. It was pretty shoddily written.

I mean, I really did love this fight up until the point where it becomes obvious the writers didn't give a shit.

Everything about Aniraza, imo, is really cool: the fact that he can perfectly sense where people are without needing to sense ki, the fact that he can warp spacetime to punch wherever he wants to (the montage of them getting their shit wrecked was hysterical), him revealing that he's capable of flight (which turned out to be extra pointless). Even him nearly eating 18 (again - what, would that have been the third instance of her getting eaten by someone?) seemed cool before it turned out to be a cheap damsel moment, because the idea that would've been circumventing the rules by going full Chronos and eating his enemies instead had potential.

He's one of the coolest designed antagonists in the arc, imo. Even though he might be the biggest antagonist in the entire franchise (was Hirudegarn bigger? I can't tell) and would take up most of the stage just by sheer size, I want him in Fighter Z somehow. tongue

It's just that none of it actually goes anywhere or seems to matter, and all that potential is wasted. This is the kind of character who should get an arc dedicated to them, and instead he gets ten insincere minutes. They could've at least cut an episode out of one of the earlier fights that dragged on forever and given this guy one more.

edited 23rd Dec '17 7:54:36 PM by KnownUnknown

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#72822: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:55:28 PM

You think with this arc lasting till March they could have given him an episode or two.

And then you remember the Saiyan Girls had multiple episodes to themselves about their fight with Goku that was just amounted to another showing of UI.

Makes you realize what Tohei's priorities are.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#72823: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:55:36 PM

Hirudegarn was quite a bit bigger.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Larfleeze Agent Orange Since: May, 2009
Agent Orange
#72824: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:55:45 PM

Aniraza absolutely should’ve gotten at least one more episode to shine in.

edited 23rd Dec '17 7:56:14 PM by Larfleeze

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#72825: Dec 23rd 2017 at 7:56:19 PM

Hatchiyack: Tides of Destiny is pretty much a movie villain condensed into one episode.

edited 23rd Dec '17 7:56:46 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.

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