Are asspull transformations ever a good thing for a story?
>>146506540
when Goku first turns super-sayian it was a little of an asspull but still incredible.
prior to that they never really said what a super sayian was or that it was a power up transformation as what happened.
>>146506655
Well, even worse than that they just show super saiyan as being a super powerful oozaru forum after vegeta's defeat, I think a few episodes after he gets out of a rejuv tank, which is even worse, and then full circle hilarity come GT when bebi goes fucking golden oozaru.
When done well they can feel extremely satisfying
Most of the time they aren't done well though
>tfw gurren lagann
>>146507040
Oozaru and Toei's Golden Oozaru are both shit and I'm glad they've both been abandoned entirely.
>>146506540
According to HXH fans yes.
>>146506540
They are a staple of shounen battle manga. The day you stop seeing them will come no sooner than the day you move on to better things.
>>146506655
>when Goku first turns super-sayian it was a little of an asspull
It really wasn't.
Ever since Ginyu Force Vegeta had been hyping up the Legend he aspired to become because he saw Goku stomp foes that he himself could barely damage.
It was alluding to Goku eventually becoming something more than just another warrior. It was Chekov's Gun, which is far from an asspull
You could even argue SSJ2 is taking what was simply a primal power and refining it, like taking a caveman's spear and turning it into a proper spear.
SSJ3 and everything else is full on asspull though
The first time sure
Any time after that and it almost always gets old
It should've stopped at Super Saiyan 2. It was essentially the Perfected Super Saiyan.
>>146508825
it should have stopped after the Cell games