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ITT: Tropes you actually like >weapon being your partner

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ITT: Tropes you actually like
>weapon being your partner
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>>140880597
>>weapon being your partner
That's not a trope, that's truth.
If you don't treat your weapon properly things will not end well for you.
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>MC is an asshole
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>>140880597
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>>140880597
>Bad guy turns good after getting their ass kicked in by MC
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>cute girls crying
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>>140880995
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>>140881115
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>>140880995
I despise this trope so much.
>killing is bad
>foe turns friends
>jobs to next big bad guy
Every episode of Project arms lel
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>>140880597
>Comic relief, either on the good guys side or the bad guys side, is in trouble
>Looks like the odds are stacked against him
>He merely smiles for the moment before the scene cuts away
>Scene returns to him casually walking away from a field of devestated enemies
>No one knows what the fuck he did
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>>140880597
>>140880995
>Nanoha
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>A weak, timid character suddenly has a moment of pure confidence in the face of a greater adversary

I fucking eat that shit right up..
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>>140882528
Me too anon. It's a glorious thing.
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>>140882528
>The team weakling suddenly decides to give zero fucks.
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>>140882528
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>>140882652
Weird, I don't remember this scene from BB
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>>140882620
> why should I be running in fear like somebody with diarrhea looking for a toilet

What the fuck, I don't remember this sentence at all, that's a proper translation?
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>>140880597
>Badass Old Man character
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>>140882683
Yes?
Have you only read the duwang scans or something?
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>>140882528
Could I know where this is from?
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>>140880597
>weapon is sassy and talks back to mc
>they slowly become friends
Warms my heart.
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>>140882694
>badass Old Man character who says "You're ten years too early to face me"
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>Character goes berserk
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>>140882720
You certainly could if you used google reverse image search.
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>>140882720
Sadly no.
It's got a long-ass name that I can't be bothered to type.
Also this >>140882754
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>>140882728
>You know, my last owner always said I was sharp and edgy. He was such an ass.
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>>140882728
Rance and Chaos, Soul eater, klk, what else?
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>pervy old badass
>maid is actually combat capable
>seemingly balanced fight, followed by "I'm only using a fraction of my power"
>just according to keikaku
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>>140882750
Not anime, but still gotta mention Kamen Rider Amazons.
Holy shit, it was awesome to see Haruka go berserk and and brutally kill all those amazons and the hive queen.
It was just glorious
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> Character uses the tools they have to win battles instead of "muh power burst"
> Bonus points if the character is too weak so they have to be really clever
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>strongest guy in the world is just an asshole that plays no role in the story
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>>140880995
This trope is trash
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> Good guys are just as big assholes as bad guys
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Drama between bros

Fucking love that shit
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>>140882754
I'm on mobile man, sorry I wanted to know because it looked like Majin.
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>>140882943
So save the image and search it once you get home.

By the way, you can use google reverse image search on google.
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> The MC starts off as a little bitch and then grows into a badass through effort, great loss, and self-reflection.
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>>140882957
*By the way, you can use google reverse image search on a mobile phone.
Fixed.
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>>140882943
Open the image in a new tap, copy the url, go to google and use the reverse image search function, paste the url and you will find out the truth.
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>>140882934
> Bad guys who just love being bad.
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>Honorable characters
Also Wamuu from JoJo
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>main character with a alien moral compass
>there is no evil or good
>can go berserk and become a real monster with morals that others would consider evil

Gon-san I..
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>>140883047
>Honorable characters
Meant Honorable antagonist
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>>140883069
I didn't even have to hover over the spoiler.
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>>140881329
Same. Shit is the best.
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Genuinely villain mcs
Not looking to be redeemed asshole mercenary, really villainous mcs.

So few.
So, so few.
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>>140882835
This has never happened.
Prove me wrong.
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>>140883133
Saturday morning cartoon villainy is the best.
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>Antagonist uses the power of friendship/love to defeat the protagonists
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>>140883179

>>140883162
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>>140882676
>not remembering the best arc of the entire serie
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> Your fight is with me.

Letting your ally run ahead while you fight the baddie blocking the path.
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>guy who is seen as bad but only does what he thinks/knows is right/good
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>>140883162
>shin angyo onshi
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>Villain girl lusting after the MC's dick.

Bonus point if the said girl actually win at the end, but it literally never happened.
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>tragic ally death
>side character "YAMERO, YAMEROOO!!!"
>MC absorbs his body gains new power up
>dead eyes he keeps walking forward
>credits roll
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>>140882774
what is this from?
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>when the calm, cool and collected villain suddenly appears worried
God DAMN I fucking love this shit
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>>140880830
It's even better when the MC is a competent arsehole.
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>>140883292
re:zero 2: tomorrow's edge
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>new set of clothes
or
>characters on their rarely seen casual wear
My dick
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>>140880995
This I also really like, but only with some characters. Sometimes it's forced and retarded, but when it's done well, I love it
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>>140883324
>re:zero 2: tomorrow's edge
can i get the japanese name? google and bing aint helping here

thanks anyways
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>>140883351
>casual wear
Nonsense. Casual clothes in anime is just a myth.
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>>140881329
Examples? Can only think of Bleach with Gin.
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>>140883162
Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
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>>140883419
guy who doesn't give a shit is secretly the most op guy in existence
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>>140883384
>bing
S-stop acting so innocent.
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>the protagonist and antagonist deem each other a worthy opponent
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>>140883471
i dont know what im doing wrong here....
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>>140882974
This
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>old secondary character veteran
>obviously die off screen during a war event
>come back at the end with the cavalry to save the MC
>he never dies
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this.
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>>140882974
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>>140883537
>eyebrows
>and face structure change
>ears grow larger
JAPAAAAN!
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>>140880597
my favorite trope is this thread being full of plebs that will eat garbage like OPM or DBZ and ask for more
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>>140883629
But he goes back to being a bitch in the end.
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>character knows its his last fight and decides to bring the enemy down with him no mater what
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>>140883668
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>>140883656
there was a fucking parasite mixing its cells with his, "duh his body changed because anime is shit"
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>>140883709
>image macros
case in point
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I like well written psychos.
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When a character disguises as another character, tries to pretend to be the said character and fails miserably, but everyone still eats it up.
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>>140883351
This is something that shounen series actually succeeds at, just look at OP or FT, the crew gets new clothes basically on an arcly basis
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>>140880597
>comic relief onsen episode

Gulping down milk with a hand on your hip, ping pong play getting out of hand, fanservice and creative ways of censoring that comes with it, that one shy girl trying to get closer to MC because of the occasion, tsundere girl somehow ends up in the same onsen with the MC, MC's Bro that's trying to peek in to the bath but leaves the good parts for the MC in the end, that 'takun' sound of the washtub, that 'tok' sound of that bamboo thingaboo in the onsen.

I love them all.
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>>140882652
> Furuichis high demon power resistance went nowhere
ok
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>>140883275
These characters always end up being literal cuckolds.
And I mean literal in it's most honest definition. Every fucking time the MC gets together with the obvious girl, and the dick-lusting villain gets comfortable from drooling from the sidelines.
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>>140883776
Dressrosa dragged on for so fucking long I momentarily forgot Luffy actually wears shit other than the flower shirt
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>>140882720
>>140883384
The manga is "Psyche Matashitemo"
The japanese name is: サイケまたしても
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>all these mugs talking about how "good" asshole mcs and murder hobos are

This is the true definition of edgy.
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>MC gets NTRed
I love it.
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>tropes
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>dragons appeared
I think I have a fetish for this ancient meme.
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>>140884158
> Dragons
> Ancient proud culture that hoards gold and kidnaps maidens
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>>140883679
No
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>>140880597
Take it up a notch
>your weapon is your lover
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>>140883737
>dude le ebin summer meme lmao
You aren't much better, salty retard
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>>140882793
Owari no Seraph does it as well.
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>>140884262
>not your weapon is your mum
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>>140884286
salty? retard?
sure is a lot of projecting going on here
even you subconsciously realize that you don't belong here
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>>140884215
Yes.
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>>140880976
>produced via mold
but no blades were ever produced via mold. arrow or spear shafts sure, but not blades.
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>>140882835
>>140883133
>>140883179
>>140883223
>>140883304
>>140883532
>>140883689
>>140883763
>>140884209
All these Jojo drones
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>bad guys act all mighty
>get their ass kicked and beg for mercy

Gotta say watching Hokuto no Ken was a treat for that.
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>>140884383
And that's why other swords are so shit in that series.
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>>140884158
>>140884212
I have a pet theory that the depiction of dragons in popular media correlates with the economic climate of the time; a sort of zeitgeist.
The most polar examples of this would be Smaug, who basically represents pure greed/evil, created during the great depression, and Puff the magic dragon, from the following period of post-war rebuilding and hope.
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>>140880597
>weapon being your partner
>no one mentions Valkyrie Drive
I'm stunned.


I love the whole 'normal human is trapped in a virtual world/game/fantasy setting' thing. Spirited Away did it excellently before it was cool. Now there are way too many people who call everything like that an 'SAO clone' which is just annoying. I don't like SAO because it took a trope I loved and threw it aside. Re:Zero is doing a great job of it though.


My favourite trope though is the thing which Perfect Blue, Serial Experiments Lain, and the movie Shutter Island all share. That's when there are two conflicting interpretations of what's happening and it's never resolved as to which of the two is the correct interpretation.
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>>140884458
>>140884458
>two interpretations
try twenty
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>>140880976
Tip it for me famalam.
too busy folding my katana
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>>140883537
Did you know the OP is actually entirely in english? Because I didn't.
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>>140884359
If you're going to hit me with the memes it's a thousand times more beta to be the edgelord than it is to go for the real heroes.
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>protagonist is something supernatural/alien that they have to hide from the world around them

Bonus points if it's a comedy.
Pic related should've really been more than a handful of SoL chapters.
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>>140884149
Yes?
It's a word and a literary term.
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>The comic relief character rises up and beats the MC for his own good.
Also that the squinty character with his eyes closed all the time opens them for the first time in 300+ chapters to show he's serious
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>>140882829
That's the power of a hard boiled egg.
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>>140884484
Well, in regard to the main question of the series (who is Lain?) then there are two main answers which can be used to construct internally consistent interpretations of the entire plot. I get what you mean though. I'm still changing my mind about the nature of KIDS. (that probably looked weird out of context)
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>>140881329
Examples?
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>>140884324
It's fine sometimes.
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>>140883903
Yeha, the pacing was absolutely fucking horrendous, luckily it seems like there'll be more shit going on now than during 2/3 of Dressrosa
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>>140884938
Adzukoo is moi whyfuu
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>motherly figure protecting a friend for the series.

>The comical character turns out to be super badass.

>Pacifist is forced to kill again.

>Enemies are brothers

>Badass christmas cake
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>>140884380
No
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>>140884209
>Its a well known fact that everyone on the internet is a lolicon
>bullshit
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>>140882694
>not posting a bleach webm
anon plz
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>>140885090
I'll have you know that I'm not a lolicon.
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>MC acts like an aloof jackass but is in reality really considerate of others and just wants everyone to get along
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>>140880719
ken-sama pls don't haunt us
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>character acts like a complete idiot.
>turns out they were just pretending to be retarded
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>>140882694
This looks like complete shit.
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>>140884533

Toxic and problematic are also words, but only a certain type of person has them in common use.
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>>140885055
Maybe so.
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>Anon posts about something really cool
>No examples
>It never actually appeared in a work and anon just thought it up
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>>140885447
That's not a trope that I actually like.
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>>140885422
So if I work with the disposal of industrial waste materials I'm not allowed to describe the sludge as "toxic" or the transfer process as "problematic"?

Stop being retarded an jumping on words out of context. Next you'l throw a fit about the use of the word trigger in a discussion about firearms.
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>>140885422
>Toxic and problematic are also words, but only a certain type of person has them in common use.

Well if you want to discuss tropes, you either need to use the word 'tropes' or something wanky and misleading like 'motifs'
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>Attack or technique is explained with a diagram
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>>140882995
>>140882991
>>140882957
>>140882943
Reverse search is built into 4chans interface, and can be accessed even on mobile. Why don't you faggots click around a bit and maybe you'll find it?
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>>140883777
Great taste, anon. Sure as hell beats the obligatory 'beach episode'.
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>The good guy is actually the antagonists but he's doing good so no one can say shit to him
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>>140885865
So, Code Geass, then?
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Not animu but that reminds me Bloodborne's Ludwig fight
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>>140885157
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoU2hlDJmFE
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>>140880597

Badass normals
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>I can't die here

That's my shit
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>>140882750
Too good. RIP AND TEAR is too fun
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>>140882793
>Soul Eater
Good times. Maka a cute, and due for a re-read
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>retired female hitman takes cute abandoned shota orphan under her wing.
>She was a professional, but grew tired of the business and instead lives by herself.
>Teaches the shota how to be a man, weapons training, fighting styles, tactics, etc.
>The shota and her grow closer together as he becomes stronger.
>One day she gets a call for one last job, an offer that she can't refuse.
>She leaves a large portion of her belongings, house and money to the boy and they part ways.
>The boy discovers that she killed his parents when she was younger.
>She felt awful about it.
>turns out that she secretly wants to die, but wants to go out fighting someone better than her.
>The boy and her have a big climactic battle and it ends with the boy giving the final blow.
>They forgive each other after it, with the girl giving him a kiss and thanking him for the fun time.
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>>140880995
People call this trope trash but we wouldn't have all our brojos if it wasnt for this.
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>>140884262
God do I want his suit. Time to look for red shirts.
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>>140884389
>not liking jojo

what are you gay?
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>>140886737
That's because that trope has been mishandled so fucking bad mate. It's not even funny. Jojo handles that trope completely right, and gives a reason for the antags to switch sides, and have them not job.
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>>140883275
Not an anime but Stella Glow had that and you could have her win and even though there were multiple endings she was basically the most canon.

Although she isn't really the villain
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>seemingly perfect girl has a darker side
Always get my dick going.
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>the most innocent character in the cast which people think will always be useless suddenly rises up to protect others
>strong girls that don't like showing their strength because they think they won't be cute if they do

Worked pretty well in Kuroshituji with Elizabeth.
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>>140881329
based Furuichi
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>>140882750
One of the reasons i love Godzilla. He's already a Berserker but if pissed enough he goes ballistic on its foes.
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No, not you guys too. Please.
I fled /v/ because of this.
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>nobody is safe
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>Cast is full of magic users and bullshit power levels
>the one guy who has no sort of abilities but still manages to keep up
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>Superpowers are commonplace

That's why I fucking eat Index up.
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>>140884262
I don't think I've seen that too often. Unless your weapon lover also becomes human as well.
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>>140886635

Is this Fate Zero?
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>>140887189
What's that?
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>Character is fucking awesome but actually been fighting at about half strength
>Does tons of damage to the series
>Almost beats main bad guy
>Eventually gets chance at rematch this time at full strength
>Bad guy cocky until they realize how outmatched they actually were and get essentially one shot

Redemption against people who think they're all that because they barely won when you weren't even trying
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>>140884262
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>>140882800
>pervy old badass
>Aside of peeking and the ocassional grope he's actually a gentleman.
>When one of the girls who usually badmouths him is in danger at the hands of a legitimate degenerate the Old Pervy Badass comes and wrecks his ass telling him to show some fucking respect.
>Girl in question gets a much better image of him maybe even a little smitten.
>He ruins it with a quick pervy remark. Almost as if it was on purpouse.
Everytime.
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>The hero and villain scream each other's names as they try to beat each other to death with their bare hands
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When the main character who acts nice and justified the whole time, is actually a complete psycho.
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>>140887828
>the main character was the villain all along
Or alternatively
>main character starts off morally right and slowly descends into madness as more and more shit happens to him
I love this shit.
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>summoning weapons

will never stop being cool
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>this thread

Does everyone watch nothing but shonenshit?
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>>140886635
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNLB-xZMaVA
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>>140888048
They probably watch other shit, but when you talk about overused tropes shounenshit is the primary source of those.

Well there's also harem shit... but it's not like that's much better.
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>>140886828
Jojodrones are the worst thing that ever happened to /a/
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>>140888181
>name is deepthroat
I laughed hard.
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>villain is an Overman
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>>140888048
there really isn't much else airing.
Thing about anime is, the best of it's kind is surface level babis first anime like Beepboop, Ghost in the Shell, and old Ghibli stuff. Digging deeper into anime has one finding either shounen shit or wierd H and basically that's it.
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>characters swap weapons while fighting each other
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>>140888910
Yeah this is good. If done well it makes a fight scene that much more awesome.
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>characters connect punches together.
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>>140880597
The longer characters holding back tears before finally breaking.
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>10/10 no-nonsense badass females who pull their own weight or even carry the weight of the MC
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>>140889359
>females

You can't fool me. That's a man.
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>>140880597
> he was just waiting for the right moment
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>>140889437
So how is the adaptation? Is it worth watching instead of reading, and then catching up, or should it simply be read the whole way through?
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> The elf starts suffering
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>>140889495
naw, you can read it as its released. each vol. is like a new mission so you at least get some closure on the current one. the adaption was good
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>>140889573
> obsessing over a /pol/ meme

best trope
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>weak female friend of the MC
>always stays by while the MC fights
>MC gets hurt bad
>She destroys the one that hurt her friend.
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>>140889630
>adaptation was good

Yeah that's the impression I get even a few mins in. My intuition is never wrong.
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>Character brings help in the form of all of those he saved and earned the respect of.
Shinsuke is far too manly, I almost turned gay.
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>>140889694
the story as a whole feels like one big mission instead of a soul searching journey so you arent exactly let down with the results or bogged down with too much unneeded information.
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>>140889879
Goldenboy did this in the anime. It was awesome.
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>>140885120
>saving the whole page
Its like you don't want redemption
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>computer use is actually realistically shown.
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>>140890004
I swear I'm not a lolicon.
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>>140890034
> unintended causalities happen more often than not in unplanned scenarios
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>>140890308
Fuck off.
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>>140890334
>mecha gun shells cause damage to areas.
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>a well developed character is suddenly killed off without any obvious death flags.
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>>140880597
Some of my favorite tropes

>the villain joins the MC in a fight against a common foe
>the MC is ambitious as fuck and will do whatever is necessary to reach his goal
>the MC goes from being a good person to an anti-hero
>the villain actually manages to convert the MC but not through some brainwashing shit
>timeskips that are well made
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>>140887759
>SNNAAAAAAAKKKEEE!
>LIQQQQQQUIDDDDDDDDDD!
Not anime but one of the best examples I could think of.
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>>140880597
>A boy falls in love with a girl.
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>>140890476
> dont stand under falling objects

>>140890490
isnt that what kicked off Game of thrones popularity ?
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>>140890599
>isnt that what kicked off Game of thrones popularity ?
Pretty much, now that I think about it.
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>>140890498
Great taste.
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>>140890663
Y-You too
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>>140890599
I loved this scene from the movie, god I miss edgy Tomino
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Onsen spying/peeking, with your life on the line.

I'm a sucker for those scenes.

>>140883777
Ah, you're a man of great taste.
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>>140888313
>having shit tastes
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>>140886635
Fucking christ, this was almost 1:1 F/Z
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>ancient person wakes up in modern day and tries to wrap their head around technology

Man I'm loving Kuromukuro
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>Character goes through hell and back but manages to secure a happy ending despite it all.
>A character trying to make the "hard decision" to sacrifice somebody to save another gets BTFO by a better hero taking the path to save everybody and succeeding due to thinking it through better.
I hate happy endings through ass pulls but I fucking love it when it happens due to things coming together properly. NT may be a mess right now but Touma calling Kamisato a rookie for trying to take the easy route was great.
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>>140886990
>the most innocent character in the cast which people think will always be useless suddenly rises up to protect others

Reminds me of the Queen's youngest daughter from Index..
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>>140891101
I've never watched any of it.
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Can't remember any example off the top of my head. But any scene where a character gets up and knowingly ignores a major wound and continues slowly fighting ignoring any hits they take no matter how big.
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>>140891218
Very common trope in digimon
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>slapping and punching people to bring them back to sense
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>>140891373
slapping/punching*
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>>140886086
Real talk, though, Ludwig is probably the best fucking fight in Bloodborne
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>>140884383
This except for bronze swords.
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>Character gets a power up he can't use or else he'd die
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Battle Auras
Engrish power names (BAHNING SORU)
Transformation sequences
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>Character is made to sound like a terrible villain
>Turns out, said character is the biggest bro in the series
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>>140886944
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>>140885142
literally me
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>MC and Antagonist are childhood friends
>third wheel childhood friend supporting both sides
>third wheel dies from illness or other natural causes
>MC and Antagonist hold a truce to attend funeral
>Antagonist wrecked with emotion
>MC consoles
>before leaving vow that they will defeat each other
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>>140882750
Bleach's only saving grace
>MC dies to an antagonist
>His corpse is revived, under the control of his inner demon
>Said demon proceeds to lay waste to the fucker that killed him, blowing apart the surrounding area
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>>140891595
I can't think of a single show or manga that does anything similar to this.
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I love the obsessive lesbian characters in harems.
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>the MC and antagonist are brothers
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>>140891761
>the MC and antagonist are sisters
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>>140891761
the antagonist*
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>>140889359
fuck this looks cool. Is it as cool as it looks?
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>Main antagonist shows up and kicks the shit out of the current antagonist
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>>140882750
>Character goes berserk
>not a picture of Berserk
What? Was it too easy?
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>>140886302
>implying Adlet isn't actually a demon
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>strong females that don't like showing off their ability because it makes them appear manly when they wish to remain feminine
>"cool beauties"
Except for Ume, Ume a shit
>when the tsun goes full dere after MC gets their ass beat
>when MC recognizes this and teases the tsundere
>Villain is a "puppet master" who has been using the MC to make his plan work
>It all goes to shit when he explains his plan to the MC
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>>140892144
>Except for Ume, Ume a shit
Eat a dick
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>guy who constantly helps the MC is actually the villain
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>>140892449
>He's a smug motherfucker
>He likes mapo tofu
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>>140882793
"The God-slaying hero and the seven covenants", however the story begins with the hero and the weapon already in good terms.
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>>140891881

Series are Innocent and Innocent Rouge. Based in a bit of French history, but it's more surreal and flexible rather than grounded in concrete history.

The MC can be unbearably insufferable at times, but the sister (in my pic) was pretty dope. 7/10 read, imho.


>>140889430

Lol, don't worry. This time it's not a trap. Legitimate "she" here.
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>Power clashes
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>girl confesses to MC and he rejects the fuck out of her
>tsundere that likes MC gets cucked
>MC is indifferent to the girls who like him and doesn't even acknowledge them as friends
Too bad this doesn't happen
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>technique gives you great power but destroys your body everytime you use it
>MC suffers because of it
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>>140893353
>What is Beelzebub
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>>140892900

YOROKOBE, SHŌNEN
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>>140887759
sauce
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>love interest turns out to be a bad guy/girl

a novel series I read did this so well
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>>140887759
KAZUMAAAA
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>Useless girl in the group was the vilain all along
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>>140894240
Fuck that shit was so cash
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>Antagonist is Protagonist's 1st love
>They both fight each other without knowing they're each other's love
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>>140884665
Fucking diamond over here. When squinty eye characters open their eyes and show how badass they are.
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>>140894387
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>>140894387
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>>140894802
Deep.
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>>140887155
I love it when superpowers and magic are comparable and separate things.
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>>140894387
>Protagonist and antagonist love each other
>Both are fighting to save the other
There's a reason Hijiri is my favorite 37
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>red/pink-haired MC is the heroine of a SoL and is best girl
This has never been wrong.
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>villain is the love interest

bonus points if they actually get together
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>>140895293
I love when this happens, I fucking love it to death
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>>140886302
Aztec Batman was a great detective series.
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>>140884262
This isn't a trope, you can count the times it applies on one hand.

I do love it though
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>>140886896
Best girl.
Best ending.
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>MC just took a level in badass
>always wears a long coat to prove it
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>>140880597
>MC and Partner synchronize or fuse or something, bonus points if their partner isn't human
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>After dithering around for 80 or so chapters, the main couple finally get together, in a fashion true to their series
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Here's a drawing~
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While I like the premise of a character having a power with severe negative tradeoffs, has any series actually pulled it off in a way where it's actually significant?
I can't think of any series where the protagonist goes berserk and actually ends up permanently hurting himself or killing someone significant.
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>>140886302
>MC is actually clever and uses tricks to outwit his opponents rather than brute force or bullshit powerups
Why is life so cruel?
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>>140896171

Stone Ocean made my dick diamonds in the part where Jolyne turned her flesh to Möbius strips in order to not get torn inside out.
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>>140896117

In Fate/Stay Night, in one of the endings the MC dies if he uses his superpowered transplanted arm too many times. In the other, he loses his body but his soul is preserved in a pendant, later the soul is moved into a puppet.
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>>140887759
sauce?
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>>140896628

I meant an actual linear series, VN bad ends are never canon.
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>>140896117
HxH Gon-san
HF Shirou with Archers arm
Naruto with Guy and the gates
Bleach for some chapters after final GT
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>>140896902
Well, that's technically one route
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>>140896902

It's not a bad end, is one of the two main endings.
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>>140896902
But those aren't bad ends.
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>>140895902
>main couple finally gets together
>almost nothing changes
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>>140880597
>Powerless in a world with magic/superpowers
makes my dick so fucking hard but there's barely any series that do this and also don't give the MC some broken ass power.
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>>140896171
Has the whole "MC is not strong, but beats his opponents with clever tricks" actually been done where the the tactics weren't retarded?

The shit that guy was suddenly able to do with sticks and leaves, were much harder to believe than the actual magic.
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>>140896976

Gon-san wasn't permanent, I'm not familiar with the rest. I think I dropped Bleach during the ghost Mexico arc where the mask shenanigans never made Ichigo do anything particularly bad.

>>140897023
>>140897029
>>140897102

I haven't played the VN and the wording in the original response made me think it's just one ending.

>>140897188

I think the problem is that proper romance is more or less impossible to do in a lengthy series. Porn tends to do it better on some occasions since it tends to demand quick introduction, some bonding and a final, whereas long series have to resort to misunderstandings and increasingly stupid triangle dramas.
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>>140897324
Happened in a superhero series I was reading. Turned out the MC's power was stealing powers from people he killed.
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>>140894240
>>140894357
never forget
https://youtu.be/snRsHOmMZZY
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>>140896902
2 out of 3 cannon endings end up with him dead though.
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>>140897367
Desert Punk,
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>>140882652
Man, Beelzebub brings back memories. Is the manga finished or ongoing?
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>>140896117
Does Getter Robo count?

In the end the heroes end up basically dooming the univers to get converted into Getter Rays.
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>>140897507
Got cancelled so the ending is awful and most things were left unresolved.
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> Female MC gets raped by antagonist

Yet when it happens in hentai it does nothing for me.
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>>140897379
Yeah, it's such a disappointment when they have a power after all. If the MC gets a power why make them powerless/appear powerless in the first place?
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>>140897507
It finished.

And before you ask, the ending was kind of meh.
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>weak side character at the beginning of the animu becomes really strong character that the MC constantly relies on to keep his back towards the end
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>>140897635
What kind of faggotry is Furuichi doing?
Never noticed that and it seems pretty early from the artstyle.
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>>140897578
Fug, I watched it up until the end of the anime years ago and then forgot about the manga. It's a shame it got cancelled because it was a legitimately great shonen, at least up until where I watched up to.
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>>140897693
He's preparing for a date iirc.
It was before his characterization really settled in and he turned into a gag.
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>smart guy with glasses backstabs everyone
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>>140897696
It had great comedy and character interaction, but they constantly forced the mangaka to turn it into a shitty battle manga because nips don't know what's good.
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>One of MCs hands holds massive power and can wreak havoc among even the strongest foes.
I'm never getting sick of this.
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>>140893353
>wanting MC to be gay
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>>140897799

What's with the Jump editors trying to hammer in every goddamn trope that made Dragonball shit to every series in existence?

>>140897693

I'm generally neglect my outlook, but unibrow looks so hideous that I'm willing to go through some effort to avoid it.
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>>140886896
There's also technically Ar Tonelico 2, though she was the villain of the first game.
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>Self-Sacrifice
Nearly tore up at that scene in episode 3 of Kabaneri where MC gets kicked off the train and then saves everyone to get the last laugh before his death.
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>>140897370
>Gon-san wasn't permanent
Thanks to Alluka, else he'd be dead
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>>140897379
Nice, name?
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>>140897388
Too bad it turned to shit after the first season.
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>>140898299
Can't remember, but it's a book series and the mc eventually turns villainous (he begins to kill retired powers, powers in hospital, and low level people both in his school and around the world).

If I remember right, his love interest's parents are in some power organization that eventually starts noticing and tracking him.
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>>140898253

Things aren't permanent if the author doesn't want it that way, the fact remains that the only loss Gon got in the end was power reset.
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>>140884458
Big O is the best for this IMO
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>MC gets permanent battle-scars over the course of the series
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>>140891949
I've tried reading Gash but it's so damn repetitive, after 12 chapters every enemy battle is the same and the plot doesn't go anywhere.
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>>140898849
Same here senpai, I 230+ chapters of Gash and it depressing in how repetitive it was.

I thought the battles would at least get more interesting over the course of the series but it's literally just ZAKERU or BIGGER ZAKERU everytime.
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>Character does a badass sacrifice for the main crew
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>>140898849
>>140898995

Fights are weak, but the side characters are top notch, especially when they start getting "killed".
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>>140887759
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>>140882829
>>140884697
Actually manga if you count Kamen Rider Spirits.
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>>140898849
>>140898995
>Gash
>Repetitive
I have no idea how anyone can get that impression off of Gash of all series.
Characters regularly get new abilities to keep things fresh, most fights revolve around tactics and strategy, side-character are interesting and relevant throughout the series, fights have actual consequences (characters dying and stuff) etc.

Gash is one of the better written battle shounen manga out there.
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>>140881329
Enchantment!
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>>140899351
That fight in your pic gave me hope it'd get better but as I read the further on the fights became the same.

The Abilities are just bigger versions of Zakeru or stronger lightning(like Baou Zakeruga), when he uses the shield spell it always get broken and he never uses his magnetic spell beyond when he first gets it.

All the enemy attacks tend to be big beams as well with no real variation.
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>Villain is a relatively good guy, who just happens to deal with stuff in a way MC hates

>He actually has honorable goals which just so happened to collide with MC ideology

Who?
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>>140899351
I don't care about the new abilities if every enemy is the same. The fights aren't bad but after a certain point I want to see the overall plot progress more than just "you've defeated x out of y demons". Building up a villain for a few chapters and having the protagonists take him down with mega zakeru gets repetitive.
The invincible folgore is the best character.
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>>140899691
Griffith and Guts
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>>140899691
McGillis from Gundam:IBO?
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>>140880597
>when the opening foreshadows events when you have no idea that they're going to happen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJEGb4MPV6I
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>>140882683
If I remember it is when he finds out Sheer Heart Attack can only move in one direction or something and doesn't think
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>>140899776
fuck you, Guts goal is "Kill Griffith"
Grifitth's goal is rape ever... ah I mean save the world.
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>>140882996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ACPrLbe0k
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>>140899691
President Valentine
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>>140899583
There's a ton of variation.
Actually, Gash is pretty consistent with the different movesets. Most characters have shields, enhancements and different special attacks. Then there's the characters that have gimmick powers.
I really liked the guy who only had physical enhancements, but had to stall for time until he could move on to the next gear or Kyanchome who had to rely on illusions and transformations.
It was pretty cool that there's actually was a system in place for the spell names, with different pre- and suffixes in according to the type of spell.

I don't really know what say, since it's just plain wrong. At the very least Gash isn't more repetitive than similar series. If you're not into the genre then it's probably not for you.

>>140899695
It takes awhile for the larger arcs to come along. That's pretty common for those kind of series. Gash's story has some pretty well-executed emotional pay-offs in the later volumes.
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>Hero goes berserk after loved one is hurt/killed
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>>140900173
>Valentine
>Honorable
What.
The guy wanted absolute power and was willing to kill innocents.

>but muh patriotism
He only begun spouting that shit when he was begging for his life. There was no reason to drag Alt. Diego into the main universe other than to spite Johnny.
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>Villain has good publicity and is somewhat of an antichrist though not necessarily, whereas the MC is wanted or hated and viewed as the bad guy by the general public.
>MC is based and doesn't give a fuck, and is kind of an asshole.
>Rival of the MC who isn't reprehensible and has mutual respect for the mc.
>Genderbent anime
>The second in command being the complete foil or opposite to the mc.
>Believable character developement when a "bad guy" turns good (Piccolo, the Colonel in Akira)
>Endings that aren't too neatly tied up but feel satisfying still.
>Villain Protaganist
>anime that isn't afraid to draw tons of ugly characters
>tall girls
>anime that does well executed genre shifts and leaves the viewer mindblown or scratching their heads for a few days, either way it has to be divisive.
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>>140900205
I've read up about until the point where the Gash clone guy was introduced and dropped it, maybe the plot would've gotten more interesting but by then it was too mentally exhausted from forcing myself to pay attention to this boring villain of the week manga for who knows how long.
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>>140900333

He lied and killed people, but did it because he genuinely thought it was the best interest for his country. The whole napkin metaphor explained his motives pretty clearly, if there are resources in the field it's better to claim them rather than hope someone else doesn't use them against you. Alt. Diego was his last ditch effort to make sure the corpse won't fall into someone's hand who is willing to use it against America.
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>>140900436
Well, it's a battle shounen.
If it's not for you, then your time is probably better spend elsewhere.
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>>140900205
>I really liked the guy who only had physical enhancements, but had to stall for time until he could move on to the next gear or Kyanchome who had to rely on illusions and transformations.

m8, those demons are one of the only ones to have unique spell sets. The only other one with anything slightly unique is Tio, the one with Healing, heart power regen and barriers.

The rest have the same shit senpai.
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>>140900273
> hero goes berserk and Kills loved one
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>the anime is border NTR but it doesn't fully happen
Grow some fucking balls.
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>>140900604
Precisely.
His entire motivation can be summed up as a claim to power. His last minute justification is irrelevant compared to all the immoral shit he did up until that point.

Hell, his final Stand power is redirecting pain and suffering unto random people.
How the fuck is that admirable?
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>>140883275
Princess Tutu
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>>140883162
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>>140887759
FAVARO
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>>140900747

He defended his nation's interests, nothing wrong in that.
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>>140900609
Yeah, it's a boring battle shounen with not enough interesting characters to get me invested in what's happening. I haven't had any problems reading Kekkaishi, Busou renkin, or Ares because those had more interesting characters and villains to keep me invested and those are all mediocre battle shounen manga.
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>>140880995
Nanoha's the only time this has been done right.
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>>140883419

When did Gin do that? Against Aizen's 3rd seat in TBTP?
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>>140900688
>Character that could manipulate space
>Character that used illusions and transformations
>Characters that transformed into other physical forms
>Characters that used remote controlled funnels that attacked independently
>Character that summoned hooks
>Character that manipulated gravity
>Character that used mirrors to snipe from different angles
>Character that summoned swords
>Character that used slime and poison
Etc.

I could go on, but I think you get the point. Of course it's not JoJo or something like that. There are a lot of projectile attacks and most of the Shin-tier spells boil down to the same thing, but that's not the same as there not being variation.
And honestly I don't get the criticism. Gash is a simple series, it never pretended to be anything else. But, it's a very well-executed battle manga if you're into that sort of thing.
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>character treats their mech like a living being and talks to it
>mech responds like it understands what they said
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>>140900958
He tried to solidify his power and casually murdered his own citizens.
Plenty of wrong with that.
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>>140901112
Don't you think the problem might lie with the fact that you are entertained by mediocre works instead?
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>>140901483
How dare you say such a thing.
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>>140900747
>Hell, his final Stand power is redirecting pain and suffering unto random people
That's jesus, not him
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>>140900273
> not putting best time he went berserk
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>>140883162
I mean he didn't win the battle, but he still made out a lot less miserably than some of the other characters.

Kiritsugu had shades of this trait as well.
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>>140901551
He sure didn't have any moral qualms with using it though.
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>>140901539
My taste > your taste
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>MC wants to kill antagonist
>travels far and wide looking for him
>finds out he's already long dead.
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>>140896171
Rokka no sales
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>series is in a point where almost every fight is full of tricks and gimmicks
>MC gets a new power
>its just a straight up physical power up to let him just destroy all the tricks and shit in seconds
Its dumb, but there's nothing better than the feeling of watching a guy who has been using beams, summons, protective barriers and all that shit just to see it all get destroyed in a single hit.
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>>140901919
Hell yeah, nothing better than saying fuck magic mid-way through the series.
Too bad a lot of shitty harems are trying to input this troupe and doing it completely wrong on their shows.
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>>140901662

His view of national interests only had win-lose scenarios. Besides if you go through the effort of holding the race and personally killing about a dozen people you aren't just going to pass the corpse to some crippled jockey whose life aspiration is to fuck nuns and chinamen.
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>>140888428
Never hear of Watergate, anon?
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>The protagonist breaks his code
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>>140898524
>only
that's a pretty big loss considering he had already gone pretty far.
Although I can see him recovering the rest through some bullshit way.
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>>140902177
wrong batman
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>>140902200
Isn't nen mostly about knowledge anyway?
It's not like gaining muscle over time, once you know how to use it you can get back to the same level fast
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>aloof weirdo that ends up really useful
>minor antagonist is just lonely, eventually becomes a good guy
>cute mascot character is actually crude and obnoxious
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>>140902200

Assuming Togashi doesn't cough up his spine during Golden Week, I doubt Gon will go through lengthy training period before getting an established ability around the same level he used to have.
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>>140902084
>His view of national interests only had win-lose scenarios
You could say the same thing about Stalin or Hitler.

We NEVER see him do anything admirable or compassionate. On the other hand we see him do despicable acts with no hesitation or remorse.
Valentine characterization of being honorable is something the western fanbase has thought up. I'll bet my horse he would never have received the same treatment if SBR was set in Japan or somewhere other than America.
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>>140902390
>we see him do despicable acts with no hesitation or remorse
DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP
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>>140902373
Sh-should I pick up Galko
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>>140902479
?*
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>>140902479
yea
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>>140902479
I dunno anon
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>split personality
>Split personality takeover
>Literal split personality
>Split-personality merge
>Split-personality makeover
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>*gulp gulp gulp* PUWAAAAA
Just kidding, I hate it.
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>>140902390

He wasn't sending people to labor camps for Christs sake, the corpse's importance was compareable to nuke or major economic sector in terms of national interest if it can be used to wedge misfortune out of America.
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>>140901415
>own citizens.

It redirected it to anyywhere else in the world except the United States
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>harem protag is a pervert and actively wants each of his girls
>cute girl that squeals easily and makes adorable faces
>dominant girl becomes shy and submissive in bed
>sexy megane-chans
>protag is too kinky to hurt
I fucking love Japanese sexuality.
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>pussy MC finally snaps and reks shit
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>>140902468
dastardly deals done for a reasonable price?
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>>140880597
>young cry baby
>old fucking badass
i like time skips with this
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>>140902933
Is that from Gundam AGE?
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>>140902770
If he actually had noble intentions why didn't he fucking explain it instead of killing people?
He was the fucking president, not some back-water mobster who had to rely on killing people.

The fact that he never used his presidential authority to legally claim the corpse for the government implies to me that he wanted to claim it for himself, but that's just my reading.

Geopolitical goals might have been admirable if he wasn't shown to be an immoral asshole. Hiding behind muh patriotism is just a way to justify the horrible shit he did.

>>140902815
He kills people before Ticket to Ride too.
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>>140902983
Not that anon, but yeah.
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>delinquent manga
>one of the students is normal but hangs out with all the delinquents, bonus if they're in an all delinquent school
>they run into their middle school friends, who are horrified
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>>140891517
pic not related
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>>140903233
Ah, thanks. The boy's design seemed sort of familiar, now I know why.
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>>140902828
You probably loved trinity seven you perverted fuck
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>>140903290
Cromartie?
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>>140903194

If he openly announced that the corpse parts exist there would've been expotential amount of people trying to get them for themselves, the whole point of the race was to nudge people to dig them out in a relatively controlled scenario. If people as loyal to the government as Blackmoore start getting doubts about their allegiences when they get an individual corpse part, imagine what it would've been like if half a billion people had heard the mormons were right all along.
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>>140903497
Thanks for the rec anon!
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>>140902318
Nen is a metaphor for your mental state. Gon's mind suffered a shock and it'll take a while for him to return to normal.
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>>140887144
Ravages of Time up to 500 chapters yet? Still not at the Battle of Chibi? Just fuck my shit up man
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>>140903602
I think I've done a terrible thing, but have fun nonetheless. Grimoire best girl
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>>140883447
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfgOBxiP2w
Enjoyed the OP. But yeah, Adlet uses his head quite a bit in the novels, too. Really wish it'd get a second season.
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>>140903596
Y'know he didn't have to explain to people that they're actually in contact with magic jesus corpse, but he could claim that it was a dangerous relic or the property of the government.
But no, he decided to shoot first and ask questions later.

And again, if he was ever noble why act like a dick?
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>>140899691
Sinbad?
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>>140902933
What about
>young fucking badass
>old cry baby

Joseph Joestar
OHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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>>140903851

The only person who was willing to give a corpse part without a fight was Diego and he demanded Manhattan in exchange for one eye. People weren't going to part of them willingly.
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>>140904104
We never see him try to negotiate.

The point is that we 1) Never see showcase any admirable acts and 2) See him do immoral things like unprovoked murder.

That, coupled with morally ambiguous motives that he only reveals at gunpoint, makes it hard to believe that he's an honorable character.
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>>140904557

He isn't honorable, but the point is that he isn't selfish as he acts for the benefit of his nation.
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>>140904698
There's no indication that he wasn't acting on selfish wishes.
The only thing that's clear is that he was pursuing power with questionable methods.

What he would do with it is debatable.

If he only had the nations interests in mind, then why summon Alt. Diego (an Englishman) who he knew was of questionable morality?
If his goals were for his nation's sake, then why murder american citizens?
Why all the secrecy behind his actions, instead of invoking his presidential authority?
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>>140905053

He murdered American citizens in order to not let loose a power that could potentially do far worse and presidential authority meant jack shit once people discovered what the corpse parts were. Alt. Diego was a last ditch effort, because it was clear that Johnny didn't trust him one bit, so it was better to take the chance that Diego is even somewhat trustworthy than rely on someone to do as you wish after you tried to shoot him.
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>MC fucks the best girl and lets everybody know.

You know you cannot deny this trope.
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>>140905668
Absolutely not denying it.
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>>140887759
I need the source Anon. Badly, Anon.
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>>140884665
>squinty character with his eyes closed all the time opens them for the first time in 300+ chapters to show he's serious
This
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>>140896117
In Darker Than Black every special ability user has his own unique "payment" he has to make after using his powers.
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>>140880830
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>MC calmly butchers the bad guys
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>>140891632
The whole bit was the peak imo.
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>>140897818
>MCs hand holds no power
>It as a matter of fact removes power
>Until you lop it off
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>>140883351
God damn it, when Nanoha switched halfway through StrikerS I might have popped a boner.
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When a character/creature flips utter shit and just rapes everything

I think of Eva unit 01 against zeruel
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>>140880597
>MC has no powers in a world full of powers
>Becomes a badass though his own strength, loss and effort
>Kicks peoples shit in who have said powers
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>>140903602
Its shit for your trope IMO. MC is a total pussy when it comes to actually getting serious.
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>opening theme plays during the climax of the series
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>>140908596
Literally name ONE series that does this.
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>>140908596
>mfw every series that I come across has the potential to do this but went the other way have gives them some sorta bullshit ability given by dues ex
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>>140882974
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>>140882974
We need more of these.
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>>140908646
No Game No Life
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>>140908935
>tensai prodigy sibling pair that are 2smart for everything
Their very personalities/brains are their powers, never was it ever shown that they worked for those.
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>MC will do anything to achieve their goals, including killing without hesitation, but is still a good person.

I love the duality of it. One moment the main is helping out their friends, the next scene they are pulling the nails out of some mook for information.

I fucking love it when they have some assassin/vigilante/warrior gossiping with their friends in a cake shop.

Also
>Vigilante hero goes after corrupt politicians, exposes them and feeds them to an angry mob.
>MC starts off reasonably competent/powerful
>MC is not plagued by self doubt/otakubait, but has confidence in both their abilities and social skills

I can't stand it when the MC has a weak character. Powerlevel doesn't matter, I can't stand it when the MC spends the first 10 episodes mumbling and feeling sorry for themselves.
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>>140909046
I'd say that point is arguable, but works only because of the original question's specific wording. Pretty sure the show qualifies under his intention though.
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>>140909256
I doesn't.
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>>140908596
I doubt a series of that description has ever existed
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>>140908243
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>>140905668
>MC fucks anyone and everyone
Even better
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>>140909326
Well that's just your opinion man.
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>>140899523
No living darkspawn left that thaig...
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>there's a rival MC fought against and either barely lost to or barely beat
>MC goes through big training arc
>comes back and absolutely annihilates the rival in a matter of seconds
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Oh also
>"Don't go, there are still things I want to talk to you about!"
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>>140880976
>GRORIOUS NIPPON STEEL FORDED A GAJIRRION TIMES

I hate this trope so much
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>>140905668
>This has ever happened
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>MC starts out as edgy antihero
>As time passes, he becomes less edgy and more likeable

I'm a sucker for this.
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>>140909745
Says you.
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>>140882528
its the best
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>>140891373
>"Lemme see you grit those teeth, SIMON!"

Or something like that.
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>>140882750
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>>140908646
I can't think of any
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>>140907728
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>>140908646
>Sairaorg from DxD
>Lee from Naruto

An MC though? Can't really think of one. Mainly side characters.
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>really powerful guy gets introduced early on
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Antagonists who are willing to sacrifice their life for the main antagonist.
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>>140909053
Hokuto no Ken
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>>140883537
this was the difference between me hating the showing and ending up liking it a lot.
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>>140882793
Wakfu.
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>>140902567
Yu gi oh Arc V?
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>>140910132
That's not going berserk.
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>>140887878
>main character starts off morally right and slowly descends into madness as more and more shit happens to him
When is this?
I only know of fast changes like Death Note.
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>MC is genre savvy
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>protagonist suddenly dies
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>The MC realizes that the antagonist was right all along, and joins him
>Point of view changes to the group as they have to see the MC as the villain
>The MC and the antagonist actually win
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>>140889359
Strange contrast between realistically looking sword and clothing, and the character having barely any shadowing. What's up with that?
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>>140911441
>When is this?
Devilman, but only the original manga
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>Hot-blooded yelling
>Yelling to get stronger
I just love it, but it's gotta be hot-blooded.
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>>140880597

>Tsundere acts like a total bitch
>MC decides he's had enough and walks away, calling her out for being a bitch

Literally the best. I don't know if more exists though.
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>>140911441
Well, basically Black Lagoon so far.
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>>140911956
Sorta at some points but Rock always turns back to at least semi-good
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>>140911536
Does this exist?
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>>140911956
Is the manga good? I watched the series really long time ago, but I seem to remember I enjoyed it.
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>>140880719
Big difference between westerners where as the east tends to think of weapons as sacred and part of themselves to the west usually thinks of them as tools to get a job done.
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>>140912089
Anime actually expands on a few scenes in manga, especially in the beginning, but for most part it's the same thing.
Visually, the beginning of the manga has slightly different designs as well, Revy changes the most.
And I think that OVAs about Roberta are a bit more condensed, and changed a few points in the ending. Overall, manga version is more lengthy (like three or four volumes long) and a bit less brutal in regards to finale.

Also there are a few chapters of the next arc that are out, but there have been no new chapters for two years now.
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>>140912089
Its pretty good but the anime is better

You should watch Roberta's blood trail if you haven't already

Rock and Revy's romance subplot has gone nowhere with still only minor hints
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>>140894924
Based
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>>140883737
Someone is new to /a/.
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>MC has a certain job or title
>Villain was his predecessor or successor in that job or title
Rurouni Kenshin and Yu Yu Hakusho did this and it was great.
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>>140895432
holy shit reading these and diamonds 4 pages in
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>The OP plays during the final showdown
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Late as fuck to the thread but
>The power of love/friendship
>Normally coolheaded MC getting wrecked and entering RAGEMODE
>Slasher smiles
>Hot blooded sideburns
>Hand-to-hand fights when they use weapons or robots
>Romantic development is actually shown instead of an implied ending
>OP/ED plays during the climax
>Giant Robots
I'm a simple man with simple needs really
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>Character sits down
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>>140913943
I need more hotblooded mecha. It's dying out seriously...
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>>140912078
I have no idea, not that anon. But by god I hope so.
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>>140911956
Didn't he went back to old his self in the manga?
Not to mention he didn't really do anything "bad" by Black Lagoon standards.
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>>140909815
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>>140914404
Man, the first GARO anime was fun.

The second one was a snorefest. Would've wanted Leon and Alfonso hijinks with Leon's younger brother hopping on the ride.

Hoping that the movie will be awesome.
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>>140914577
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SxKixTANFo&feature=youtu.be

New Trailer was released today.
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>>140914643
Holy...that's sweet.

Will be waiting for it.
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>>140890498
So you like Jinka from Sengoku Youko?
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>>140891470
>He's not the main character
>When he uses it he actually dies
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>>140914885
I don't read manga so I dont know
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>>140908816
Sun Ken Rock?
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>MC does things that might as well make him a villain
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>>140915136
Seems so.
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>>140896117
Vulvarape.
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>>140883162
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>>140894387
Reminds me of this
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>rivals that aren't edgy and are actually moe as fuck
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>>140915528
>Bakugo telling Hands to fuck off because deep down he's a huge All Might fanboy
>His forced frown when All Might rescues him when he's very clearly trying to suppress a smile
Deep down Bakugo's a good kid. It'll make AM dying in front of him much harder. Shit, Deku might not even be around to witness AM's final moments.
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>draw a girl
>call it a boy
Traps are the best.
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>>140908646
Hei from DtB before his sister inserted herself into him
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>>140915629
>AM dying
stop
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>>140883537
>Clark Kent is......SUPERMAN

That's what Parasyte reminded me of
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>>140886755
All he is wearing is a black pinstriped jacket with a black tie and red button up dress shirt, I'm pretty sure you could find them at most stores that carry dress clothing.
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>Character fights AU/future version of himself
>It's more of a clash of ideologies than a fight
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>>140880597
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>MC is in a rush to save ____
>He gets slowed down by ____ and doesn't have time to deal with it.
>Friends he met along the journey rush in and deal with it, and tell him to go on.
This trope gets me even though its stupid as hell.
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>>140884262
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>the protagonist and antagonist genuinely fucking HATE each other and are fighting to the death
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>Calling out your attacks
>Character deliberately walks into a trap and wins by the skin of his teeth
>Tears flowing while fighting
>OP by JAM Project
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>>140908816
When was Ken ever a little bitch?
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>>140908646
So far Black Clover has been following that.

Too bad it's the most cliche, generic trash I've ever read. Why can't I stop reading it?
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>>140915919
whoa this looks good but google doesnt give me anything, even with crops
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>>140880995
Depends entirely on how it is handled.
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>>140903596
He even says with the napkin analogy that he pretty much wants to rule the world.
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>MC and rival later become bros
Love this shit.
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>It's a SoL
>Characters fight eachother
>Next week they're bros
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>>140908646
Break blade.
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>>140917425
Shakugan no Shana
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>>140918128
I tried watching this shit, does it get better?
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