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X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#33976: Jan 21st 2017 at 6:09:57 PM

I mostly agree with you. I say mostly because there still are a handful of good cartoons out there at present, if not belonging to the same genre as Samurai Jack.

More importantly, I just hope that the continuation will be able to able to live up to the standard set by the original episodes. Granted, I have faith in Genndy, and his last work was solid, if not criminally cut short.

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#33977: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:30:42 PM

I liked Case Closed a little bit, but I knew how long it was, which made me fear that it would fall into Strictly Formula. But considering how it's still running to this day, maybe not. Either way, I can see how a distributor would be intimidated by the series' length.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#33978: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:31:50 PM

[up][up] Are there any cartoons running of mostly a badass protagonist fighting badass villains in badass action scenes.

Now onto to Toonami.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#33979: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:34:33 PM

I will never understand how King Kai is content living on such a teeny-weeny planet.

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#33980: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:34:51 PM

"Superior Sorrowman Guy" sounds like a hero from One Punch Man.

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MrMaestro Absent-Minded Professor from Kingdom Come Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#33981: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:35:17 PM

[up][up] Maybe it's Bigger on the Inside and he spends most of his time in his basement?

edited 21st Jan '17 8:35:28 PM by MrMaestro

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X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
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#33982: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:37:38 PM

@ slim: Not that I can think of. The closest thing out there now (premise-wise) would be Justice League Action, and even then, it doesn't have the same focus on a strong narrative that Samurai Jack did nor are the fight scenes nearly as impressive (IMO).

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#33983: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:37:58 PM

Its nice how more emotive King Kai's English voice. His Japanese Va has some problems related to age.

[up] It is a good cartoon. I meant they don't make any more action centric cartoons sadly.

edited 21st Jan '17 8:38:59 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
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Court Dragon
#33984: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:38:37 PM

"I'll have you know that I'm the fastest being in this universe, Lord Beerus."

-angry Burter noises in the distance-

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MrMaestro Absent-Minded Professor from Kingdom Come Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#33986: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:44:10 PM

@ slim: Oh, definitely. I wasn't trying to knock JLA at all. What I've seen of it so far is promising. smile It's help if you go in with the mindset of Action doing its own thing as opposed to trying to match it up against the original Justice League.

Maybe Season 3 of Young Justice will help fill the void, but even that show was rather cerebral in how it carried itself.

Meta moment in 3... 2... 1...

[down] Such a great line. [lol] I have to wonder if there's any anime series that could placate Beerus's wrath.

edited 21st Jan '17 8:47:02 PM by X2X

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#33987: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:44:48 PM

"About the size of an average anime episode?"

Pfft.

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BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#33988: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:46:33 PM

Sudden meta is sudden (but funny).

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Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
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#33989: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:46:57 PM

Wait. Is Kai going to use the fake Cell Games footage to make fun of "mondo cool"?

Hah!

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shigmiya64 Somebody get this freaking duck away from me! from a settlement that needs our help, General Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#33990: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:47:23 PM

So why are King Kai and his buddies still dead? Why didn't they come back when all the people killed by Cell were wished back? In the Kai dub they were brought back, even, but now they're dead again.

MrMaestro Absent-Minded Professor from Kingdom Come Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#33991: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:47:34 PM

As Dragon Ball villains go, Beerus is a nice change of pace. I love how laid-back he is about everything.

I'd like to be the first man on the moon.
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
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Court Dragon
#33993: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:50:10 PM

King Kai wasn't revived. I wonder why, though. He was killed by Cell.

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BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#33994: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:50:16 PM

Maron's so cute! <3

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rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#33995: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:52:47 PM

"I'm just bird watching"

In more ways than one apparently.

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#33996: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:52:54 PM

Burma is so rich that God went to her party.

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MrMaestro Absent-Minded Professor from Kingdom Come Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#33997: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:53:00 PM

Ah, Roshi. Don't ever change.

...actually, maybe it'd be better if you did change.

I'd like to be the first man on the moon.
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#33998: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:53:51 PM

Considering that 18's hair can't naturally grow back (as evidenced by her haircut in GT and her future counterpart's angry reaction to Trunks slicing off a few strands in History of Trunks), were the three hours she spent on it really necessary?

Ridiculously Unphotogenic Big Green Piccolo. [lol]

@ Beary: Agreed. waii

edited 21st Jan '17 8:54:30 PM by X2X

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#33999: Jan 21st 2017 at 8:54:31 PM

At least Goku remembered but what the fuck can Bulma do against him?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#34000: Jan 21st 2017 at 9:00:50 PM

Yell at him. A lot. waii

I never really thought about how King Kai is still, well, dead. It is kinda weird how they've never brought him back. I think they're just looking for an excuse to have a Running Gag.

Wait... Are some of Great Saiyaman's poses poking fun at Sailor Moon?

edited 21st Jan '17 9:02:29 PM by BearyScary

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