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Storytime: Konjiki no Gash!! AKA Zatch Bell: Volume 4

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Continuing my dump of Gash bell.

Gash bell is a Shonen action/comedy series by Makoto Raiku. The basic plot premise is that there are 100 kids from the demon

world who come into the normal world to fight until only 1 is left standing, who is crowned king;

I'll be making a thread every day (can't give a specific consistent time of day yet due to IRL bullshit) and will post 1 volume

every day until the whole run is posted.

Previous threads:
Volume 1: >>146776390
Volume 2: >>146824912
Volume 3: >>146873557
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>FAQ:

>Why should I be interested?
It has really fantastic art, good humor, great tactical fight's with great choreography and is really excellent at utilizing both positive and negative emotions for FEELS; admittedly the series is a little rough untill arc 2 rolls around where all the above really shines; the art in particular.

>Where are your scans from?
NULL's release. their site is here: http://www.n-u-l-l.net/ and they can also be found on bato.to and mangasaurus. EBJ has superior digital volumes for sale on their site, but they are japanese only, I'll be buying and ripping them eventually. There's also some really amazing quality Portuguese scans, but only for like 20 chapters halfway into the series, and, you know, aren't in english

>Isn't Zatch bell that kiddy pokemon ripoff?
You probably saw the localized anime. The anime is pretty not great, and the localization is fucking terrible. The manga is way better, but even it admittedly starts out only above average untill it gets into the second arc.
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>>146922760
I encourage you to post and respond to stuff as i'm dumping pages. It's far more fun for me while dumping if I see other people reacting to stuff that's happening and there' conversations I can reply to. However, please do not post images till I finish so the image limit isn't hit before then.
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>>146922890
Incidentally, this fight is the one I use as an example of a "standard" one in the series when trying to give other people an idea of what the series is like.

It's actually a bit below average when you include all the stuff from the later arcs but it's a good demonstration of "This is what the series is like" nontheless, especially for these early volumes
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>>146922857
Who's the demon that Brago fought last volume?
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>>146923130
Furigaro

http://zatchbell.wikia.com/wiki/Furigaro_and_Gerhart
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>>146923187
Ah, please be aware that link has spoilers on it
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>>146923148
The Japanese OPs are really good. I could see this series getting a remake though. Especially with stuff like Jojo and Ushio and Tora.

Who would you want to remake it, OP?

My pic would have to be Madhouse.
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>>146923260
>The Japanese OPs are really good

They are decent. I think they downplay the darker stuff in the series like the anime does in general, though they nail the lightyearted elements really well.

Once all the allies in the first OP are introduced i'll include it in the OP post for the threads.
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>>146923260
I don't know if it would get a remake, though I would love to see Doubutsu no Kuni get an anime. Which reminds me though,

>>146923333
Op after you are done with the entire series here are you going to do the extra chapter of gash that was published as an extra in Doubutsu no Kuni? I think it was chapter 21.2.
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>>146923477
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Has anyone ever compiled the info we know to see what the spread is like for where in the human world the Mamodo show up? I think it might be interesting to see. I think Raiku probably did pretty decently with this series and spread them out pretty well. There's obviously more in Japan than would be reasonable for its size, but it's not nearly as bad as some other series where literally everything that happens has worldwide consequences, yet it's only dealt with in Japan
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>>146922796
Oh, best girl's introduction.
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>>146923603

>>146923598
>are you going to do the extra chapter of gash that was published as an extra in Doubutsu no Kuni?
Yep, though I have not decided which trasnlation/release group of it i'll be using.
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>>146923645

>>146923631
I was thinking about this last night. Something to consider though is a number of Gash's enemies outright traveled to japan from somewhere else just because they thought he would be an easy target.

Fein from last volume and Robonos from the current fight as you'll find out are examples of that.
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>>146923121
I love that face
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>>146923733

>>146923738
The series is an absolute goldmine for reaction images, for sure.
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>>146923067
I love the anatomy.
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>>146924052
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If I was Kiyo, I would have started this fight with Jikerudo just to see if it worked on like the shelves or something

In fact, I'd probably try to open with it any time I wasn't somewhere with no metal
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>>146924144
Man, Suzume really is no good

Good thing Kiyo is going to meet a much better girl soon
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>>146924086
Even Robnos is shocked.
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>>146924144

>>146924199
Megumi and tio are overrated trash, Kolulu, Cherish, and Leila are the best
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>>146924199
You think Raiku knew Suzume was shit and that is why he introduced Megumi and sidelined Suzume
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>>146924307
This was on of the best parts of any fight in the series. Just like the point and set from the fight with the plant guy it really gives you a good idea of how the fights go and why.
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>>146924268
Leila
I'll forgive the first part of your post for that.
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>>146924394
gonna be stepping out for a sec
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>>146924404
>This was on of the best parts of any fight in the series

I'd disagree, the ancient mamdo warc onward has so much good shit
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>11 â–¶
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>>146924411
You both have trash tier taste everyone knows who best girl is.
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>>146924811
I'm pretty sure this is like one of the last times he uses Jikerudo
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This takes me back.

You're pretty cool, OP.
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>>146924952
Oh shit
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>>146924952
People who have been paying attention to spell names this whole time will have probably noticed that spell names ending with -ruku or -rugu tend to involve power ups or body enhancements.

Once we get into the final arc i'll post the page that explains all the spell name meanings and such since we'll be past the spoilers that page has
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>>146922715
Gash Bell is in my top 3. It's my favorite shonen. You're doing good work anon. Nice job.
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>>146924855
It's use is limited as fuck.
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>>146925057
I figured out all the prefixes and suffixes when doing my own OC spells, it's autistic as fuck, but that's how much I loved this series.
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>>146925248
I think the first one I realized/noticed when I first read the series like a decade ago was "ganz/ganzu"
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>>146924855
Probably because Jikerudo is OP as fuck.
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>>146925425
Love kiyo's faces on this past page btw
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>>146925383
Doesn't he get an enhanced version that he uses against Rodeux and then never again?
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>>146925508
Kiyo is pretty fucking metal
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>>146924952
I like the way it rolls.
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>>146925508

>>146925469
Yeah, but he also uses it against Clear note I think
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So is it only people who already have read Gash Bell in here?

We need to get some fresh blood. People who don't know the greatness of Gash Bell
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>>146925624
And somehow Robonos lives through getting his head blown to pieces
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>>146925667

>>146925659
I ran a strawpoll to get an idea on this, about half of the people have already read the whole manga, the other half has either read some of the manga/some of the anime, or the whole anime, but not the whole manga.

then there's like 2-3 people who haven't read/seen the series at all
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OHHH Europe inc!!!

I love it when Gash goes to the forest. Such a great moment.
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>>146925774

>>146925732
>>146925659
In fact, here's the strawpoll in case you haven't answered it yet
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>>146925823

>>146925798
Not quite yet, next volume

>>146925823
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>>146925732
fuck, forgot the link: http://www.strawpoll.me/11161971
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>>146925667
It's just a flesh wound.
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>>146925879
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The one issue that always bothered me was how outside of the main group, the human partners never really had much face or say in matters. I mean it's understandable, because the story is mostly about the demons. But you got people who don't seem to be psychopathic maniacs who are happily going along with schemes that can kill millions of people at it's worse, and at it's nicest, you still have seemingly normal people who are trying to murder children (not even the demons, their partners) I still adore Gash Bell, but the human partners outside of 'that' arc just felt like non-characters
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>>146925659
I've read all the way up to the Clear arc before, but stopped for some reason. However these threads got me to go back into it again.
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>>146922796
Oh hey its tsundere Tank-whitemage

>>146923260
Fuck it, make it David Production

>>146923891
Man I remember watching this fight on toonami as a kid. Shit was fucking hype.
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>>146925972

>>146925966
I guess, also, none of us have been putting arc names in spoiler tags, as they don't mean much if you don't have any context, so it's fine if you say which one as long as any specifics are spoiled

>>146926074
David would do really well with all the comically wonky faces, but I think the series deserves a little more actual animation and good movement then what they usually do.

>>146926041
The end of the clear note arc/the series is really well done, so hopefully you stick with the threads long enough to get there.
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>>146926156
>Tomb of the Vulcans
Fuck, Vulcan is so fucking great
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>>146926249
Best dog
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I think what really sets Gash Bell a powerful, emotionally, is the theme that is presented from the very start. Gash will lose his friends, theres no way around it, for him to be king he has to be the last standing, so you get emotionally invested and attached to his friends knowing full well that one day they will have their book burned, so it hits even harder when it finally happens
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>>146926207
Someone should teach him about traffic laws man. Don't they remember Kolulu hitting that truck?
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>>146926447
>gash's face on the lower left
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>>146926447
>that kid that can't keep up

;_;
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>>146926461
>start with amnesia + no friends
>start to get friends
>start to lose friends
>no more friends
>shit feels bad man
At least you meet them again in hell, I mean mamodo world
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>totally not Whoopi Goldberg
I have to agree with you
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>>146926783
Best waifu has appeared
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>>146927459
Best. Mom. Ever.
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>You will never have a mother-in-law like An-an
Why live.
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>>146927827
I think this is probably the most emotionally dead Gash ever looks in the whole series

Which is impressive, considering some of the shit that will happen
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>>146928093
Man that teacher is the worst guy in the series. Doesn't help that he actually reminds me of a few teachers I had.
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>whif
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>>146925425
This manga is full of great expressions, that's another thing I'm loving about it.
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>>146929038
I need to make a phone call, i'll resume in a bit

>>146929011
We haven't even gotten to Kiyo's legendary Oni faces yet
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>>146929101
Oh boy, best girl incoming
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>>146929101
Well the person's line is busy so I guess i'll wait 5 mins and keep dumping
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>>146929101
And the art is only going to get better, yeah? Which arc/volume would you say it starts to really step up? I'm one of those who haven't read the manga and only saw a few episodes when it used to be on tv.
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>>146929101
Aw yes, Megumi and Tio time.
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>>146929472
I actually really like Maurice's/Marus
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>>146929515
*Maurice's/Maruss's/Mars's design
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>>146928550
Hard to believe he was such an outcast in the beginning. Now he has classmates wanting to help him out.

>>146928586
Nevermind, I should have seen this coming by now.
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Goddamn idolfags.
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>Kiyo's legendary Oni faces
I can't wait until we get to
ZAKERU
ZAKERU
ZAKERUGA
*takes breath*
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>>146930019
>Gash's entire harem is tsundere
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>>146930142
I'd argue one is Yandere.
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>>146930270
See, spells like these are why Jikerudo never shows up again.
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>>146922715
Fantastic. Just woke up, made a nice coffee, open up /a/ and the Gash Bell story time is in full swing.

This is the perfect start to my day, thanks OP.
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>>146930425
On a similar note, chances are the thread won't start tommorow till like 5-7pm est, as i'm going to busy for most of the day
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>>146930307
Gash best mamodo as always
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>>146930570
Look, Gash is cool, but he'll never be Danny boy

Speaking of which, is he next volume?
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>>146930665

>>146930671
volume 7
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>Gash on /a/
am I dreaming? I finally got around to reading it all a couple of months back and it was awesome but I was sad to never see it brought up
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>>146930907

>>146930973
>but I was sad to never see it brought up

That's why i'm dumping it, it deserves more disscusion
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>>146930307
you know the anime gets gets a lot of shit but toei usually delivers on the high tension moments or at least they used to. Or maybe it's just the god tier ost

https://youtu.be/UV09fLAjsug?t=7m37s
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>>146922715
Non spoiler but 15 demons are completely unaccounted for in the end (as in never seen at all).
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>>146931022
aw shit 4chan doesn't do timestamps well at 7:37 was the hypest shit in the beginning of the series for me
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>>146931012
SONIC BOOM
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>>146924086
Yeah nah, fuck the haters, Suzy a best.
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>>146931022
second arc spoiler Kido's last scene in the anime is much better. In the manga he just uses his biggest spell to btfo Belgim but in the anime it's a long process with much more impact
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>>146931012
>it deserves more disscusion
It definitely does, I've just been alone on it until now so it'll be nice to see what other anons think of it

Thank you for your service, now to catch up on the threads so far
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>7:37
>Dat music
Fuck, I love the beginning of that track with the horns
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>>146931129
I do think the OST is pretty good, i'll try to rar up all the soundtrack releases before the dumps end.
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>>146931547
kiyo's face looks pretty wonky on these pages
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>>146931599
>Update
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>>146925667
Aww shit, Zeon lives!
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>>146927566
Wait, is that a prostitute?
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>>146927906
;_;
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>>146925879
Raiku is a popular niche author. Those who'd follow his series are probably those who really like it, otherwise the plot insanity and art can be a bit of a turn off.
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>>146931863
Don't you be talking shit about Tadashi's wife!
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>>146931746
Kiyo soaking panties like it's natural
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>>146931904
Raiku's art is great though, at least once we get halfway into the next arc
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>>146925966
My headcannon was always that many of the more evil mamodo's would seek out a specific type of partner. ie they went out of their way to partner up with psychotic humans.
Whereas the good natured mamodos just partnered up with whomever they happened upon.
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>>146932084
They can't choose their partners, though
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>>146932130
The idea still works tho. They get partnered up depending on their personality.
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>>146932130
Zofis and Clear Note probably can since they have heart manipulation abilities
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>>146932130
My headcanon is that demons subconsciously choose who they want as a partner.
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>>146932203
Zofis though just went for the first person that was compatible enough, and manipulated them into EVIL.
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>>146926497
That fucking car. That fucking car shows up all the fucking time in the anime. I love it so much.
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>>146931942
HIS WAIFU A SLUT!
SLUT!!!!
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>>146923121
>Calvin and Hobbes.png
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>>146932582
Yet another example of a Gigano spell that's really powerful (look how huge it is at the bottom) which calls to question why Brago's Giganoreis is so weak

If you are thinking "If Gigano Garanzu is so strong, why does the shield stop it), It's because Ma Seshirudo/Ma Seshield is an absurdly strong shield, as you'll see later
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>>146932703
Kiyo's house is obviously just at an area of unusually weak gravity, which effects Brago's attacks
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>>146933131
Dude, no images in a storytime. Op even asked nicely.
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>>146933221
sorry
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>>146925425
Fucking metal
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>Gash's fucking bag
kek
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How do you burn books if you have powers like ice or water?
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>>146933501

>>146933531
Enough damage seems to automatically set the book afire even if the damage is just from it being crushed or stabbed through enough
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>>146933531
Books doesnt need to be burned demon powers, they can be burned by anything, even a lighter or a torch
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>>146926978
Why are comfy chapters so best
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>>146933603

>>146933621
Right, but later on we see one of Brago's gravity spells burn a book just by the gravity being strong enough to decimate it, so any sort of sufficient damage will do it.

An ice spell could probably freeze it solid and you could just shatter it and that would work
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>>146927906
God damn it Gash ;_;
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>>146933961
>that blush
Kiyomaro is cute! Cute!
CUTE!
U
T
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>>146934042
End of volume 4

Talk, post images, make reaction faces out of panels, etc!

Also, FYI, tommorow's thread will start later then normally, probably, like 5-7pm est
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>>146929711
>actual, real footage from Idol concert
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>>146934120
Thank you OP, great work
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>>146934120
Much thanks.
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>>146934120
Thanks OP
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>>146934120
Thanks OP, you are doing God's work
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>>146934120
Danke OP
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>>146934120
thanks OP
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>>146932703
Considering nobody else in the series is seen using gravity, like I said in the other thread, maybe Reis spells are just weak.
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>>146934820
The only other listed gravity user is one of the ancient mamodo that only ever fought against Brago anyway
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>>146930098
Everything following Kiyo's revival was fucking amazing
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>>146925659
I dropped the anime halfway in like twice now, so I'm reading the manga for the first time in these threads
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>>146932281
This
He was looking to get a partner as quickly and possible so he could find a way to beat Brago as quickly as possible. Little did that faggot know is that were 4 demon kids stronger than Brago.
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Many thanks OP, I do fucking love this series.

I really liked this Volume in particular too. The fight in the cold storage room was excellent with the tactics being used rather then just raw power.
Of course, best girls Tia and Megumi are introduced and the battle against mars is awesome too. It really shows how strong Gash has become already, he will get so much stronger too; and we finally get some team work and ally building.
I can't wait for the whole gang to eventually team up for the ancient mamodo arc and all those after. Laughs will be had and tears will shed.

Ponygon / Umagon must show up pretty fucking soon, yeah? Next volume i hope.
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>>146933961
>pretty
>rich
>famous
>not a fucking idiot
>wonderful personality

Suzume is a FEMALE KEK
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>>146925194
You'd think this wouldn't be a problem since they've been running around and dodging the entire inside the fridge.
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>>146936337
>can't wait for the whole gang to eventually team up for the ancient mamodo arc and all those after
There was something so fucking satisfying about seeing everyone team up the first time around, the other arcs can't really capture that since the team's been established
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>>146930348
great pages
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>>146936337
>Ponygon / Umagon must show up pretty fucking soon, yeah? Next volume i hope.

The very end of next volume, yeah, but only as forshadowing, volume 6 is his proper introduction
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>>146936548
>There was something so fucking satisfying about seeing everyone team up the first time around, the other arcs can't really capture that since the team's been established

I hope you are memeing. I liked the 1000 Year Stone Demon Arc but let's be real it wasn't that satisfying to see all the characters team up. Some of the characters were straight up useless (Kyanchome), to borderline useless (Tio), and in the grand scheme of things, Sherry and Brago could have solo'd everything in that arc.

Zeon and his minions vs Team Gash was the real shit though.
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>>146936548
I fucking feel you. The hype and build up that's established during those moments is fantastic. All the characters are pretty well built up by then too and you really start to get attached; makes what happens pull your heart strings even more.
I also love the interactions between the characters too. Makes everything feel so alive and its really hilarious most times too.
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>>146936878
b-but the demolt fight!
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>>146922715
>>146922715
Woah, I watched this years ago, loved it!
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>>146937203
You've still got plenty of time to catch up and read the manga with us. Its even better and has the final arc with a real and conclusive ending.
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>>146937203
The anime skipped the entire last arc, changed the 3rd arc a bunch, and in general just isn't as good as the manga

You should read it with us in these threads
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>>146936878
That was part of the fun though, the rag-tag team of weaklings coming together and making the most of what they had. It was so satisfying to see Kanchome learn to be useful and Umagon finally have a partner, I love the power creep near the end of the series once the number of demons goes down but there was a charm to them making it while still being total shitters. Once its all done you really feel the characters came out way stronger and made lasting connections, these fuckers are a team now. Faudo was fantastic but I remember early on feeling it just a bit, by the book in a sense, like "here's a new threat and a new arc just like millennium demons!" but without the magic of everyone coming together for the first time, it was just a repeat by then
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>>146926497
>>146926553
Naomi is such a cunt.
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>>146937358
Also to elaborate on that repeat feeling, there's characters like Ted that while great, felt really rushed in their introduction, like "shit new arc, I killed off most of the friendly demons, lets throw in a couple of good demons and immediately make them cool and the best friends ever so you'll be sad to see them go like last time"
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>>146937358
>>146937527
I agree to disagree but I think your opinion is just as valid as mine.

I just love the Faudo Arc because we watched virtually every character in team Gash be extremely useful and helpful, even Momon was crucial to the success of the taking down Faudo. You hardly ever fucking see anything like that in any shonen, sans for maybe stuff like OP
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Alright, so for people who have already finished the manga (not the anime!), What are your top 5 favorite fights?

The catch:: No fights involving Zeon or Clear allowed

1. Everybody vs Demolt
2. Gash vs Kolulu
3. Ted vs Earth/Ted vs Gyaron
4. Riya vs Zaruchimu vs Fango
5. Brago vs Zofis
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>>146938123
>not Bari vs Keith

Your opinions are immediately invalid. Everyone in Toei deserves a painful death for not waiting for Raiku's hand to heal so we could get that fight animated.

Also
>no Kyanchome vs. Goomu

KYS
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>>146938249
Both of those fights were fun but they were ultimately just curbstomps. I'd probably put the former at like 8th place and the latter at 9th.
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>>146938249
>>146938388
Kanchome v Goomu was the best because it has the moment that proves once and for all that Folgore is the best character
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>>146938388
You are right.
Damn, still satisfying watching the characters progress so much.
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Ah, forgot to post the TCG/game exclusive spells.

Here's Sugino's, who was the plant demon from volume 2. Like with Reycom's TCG/game spells being borrowed from Furigaro, Sugnio's are borrwed from another plant based demon you'll see in I think next volume?

Also worth noting that in all likelyhood, the "order" the TCG lists is incorrect, since we see that Sugino has Raja Jugaro already in the fight vs gash, which is a stronger version of Jugaro and Ganzu Jugaro
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>>146923001
Fuck I wish Suzy won the kiyobowl.
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And Mars from this voume has 2 TCG/video game only ones as well

The one on the left is Garshield, which causes Garon spires to erupt from the ground to act as a shield, the right is Darai Garon, which causes on gigantic Ganzu Garon spikeball to fall from the sky
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ-knE2TA44
>Listen to the Hotblood soundtr/a/ck for years
>Never really pay attention to the names of the songs, or what they belong to
>Start reading with these threads
>Look for OP, immediately recognize the song
God I love moments like this
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>>146939292
I'll be posting the OP's with the OP post (heh) once all the characters featured in them are introduced.

For the first one, that'll be volume 6.
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>>146939351
w-was I not supposed to post it? Sorry.
Also it seems the second opening is in that collection too!
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>>146939824
I mean I don't mind you posting the link, since I think everybody has the espectation that watching an anime OP reveals the main cast anyways, but I wasn't going to do it myself in the OP post untill it happens just because I didn't want to have to type out a condtional warning for it.
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>>146933914
>>146933997
Tio a cute

Cute!
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Yo OP, are you gonna dump Doubutsu no Kuni when you're done?
The world needs to see Kiritobi's fight
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>>146940159
I actually haven't read it myself, so no. If you wanna try to sell me on the series though, feel free

The fact Raiku made it already has you half way there
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>>146940232
>>146940159
Also, even if I do read, I won't dump it anytime soon, I barely have enough time to just be dumping Gash
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>>146940232
I can't really say anything other than it has everything Raiku is known for, so you might as well give it a try.
It's not even a long series.
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>>146927740
>>146927790
>>146927827
This shit is 2cute4me
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It's nice to see these dumps coming back to /a/.
god bless hxhfag

VICTOREEM WHEN
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>>146924199
You shut your whore mouth. Suzy best girl.
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>>146936291
>Little did that faggot know is that were 4 demon kids stronger than Brago.

Man, he should know, everyone else does.
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>>146940615
Volume 13
>>
I remember losing my shit watching Ponygon's introduction.
Good lord I laughed my butthole off that morning.
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>>146941011
>>146940615
Also, it's worth noting that VERY MELON only happens as part of the end of volume extras in the manga, so everybody please don't post it untill we get to that, not during the fight
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>>146937265
>>146937334
Reading first thread right now.
OP really exaggerates how bad the anime is.
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>>146928665
>>146928759
>>146928809

How can anyone hate Suzy? She's so fucking sweet. Truly best girl

Also that baseball guy is so fucking cheating in that arm wrestle.
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>>146929472
I will always love Kiyo being a dick
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>>146935343
I fucking loved his return so fucking much i still have this saved on my computer
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>>146943351
Damn, Kiyo's cool as fuck
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>>146938449
Fucking this so much

I wanna be a cool hippo ;_;
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>>146942028
It gets pretty bad in comparison to the manga later on.
>>
I'm sure most here hate the dub yadda yadda but I fucking loved the song they made in the opening when I was a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJTbtq0aOYI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJTbtq0aOYI
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Who else played Mamodo Battles on Gamecube?
>tfw still have my Gamecube and my games
Feels good.
Also, just want to repost this for everyone else.
http://www.strawpoll.me/11161971
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>>146943783
I played it on PS2.
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Gash needs more memes
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>>146943755
You're not alone anon, I liked it too
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>>146943755
I read everyone in their dub voice 2bh

except Suzume
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>>146943351
Careful with the Picture spoilers dude.
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>>146944358
>except Suzume
Even Suzy's dub voice fit her pretty well. That overly spastic sound was perfect, i can still hear it even today.
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>>146943351
I thought answer talker was pretty dumb and took away from his character. He just learned how to read the demon language and had a bunch of allies with abilities that would be totally broken in the right hands, there were all sorts of ways for him to clean house without that magic 8-ball
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>>146945330
He does forget how to use answer talker later on then properly learns it again
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>>146934120
>>146938883
>>146938968
Thanks for the dump
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>Gets Baou Zakeruga before Zakeruga
Did this bother anybody else?
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>>146946014
Baou Zakeruga is really in it's own class anyways, it's not really a enhancement of zakeruga.
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>>146946014
There's a plot explanation as to why he got it early but I forget what it was.
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>>146946191
he gets it when he revisits the forest he was found in right?
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>>146946070
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Reminds me of an SZS character desu
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>>146945579
But that didn't even make sense. It didn't seem like logical progression so much as waffling over whether to write it out like Purple Haze. Knowing the answer to everything is ridiculously overpowered yet it never gets used for anything clever or cool.

I only bitch because otherwise the manga's pretty fucking well put together. Millenium Demon arc was the best
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>>146944596
Yeah sorry. Meant to spoiler the pic.
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>>146946161
>>146946014
To clarify, the actual enhancements for zakeurga are

http://zatchbell.wikia.com/wiki/Ekuseresu_Zakeruga

and

http://zatchbell.wikia.com/wiki/Jiou_Renzu_Zakeruga

Baou is it's own class alongside Baou Kurou Disugurugu, though I guess you could argue that Baou is an enhanced version of Jiou Renzu


>>146947116
>>146944596
>>146943351
It's completely out of context, I think it's fine
>>
>>146946967
According to the wikia he lost it cause he couldn't handle the stress of it or something, which is an 'ok' explanation to me since he just got resurrected and was using that liquid stuff as well. Also you need to actual see stuff happening to be able to use which limits it to some degree at least
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>>146947146
People get spells out of order. Tio was supposed to get her strongest shield first but Momon broke her
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>>146943755
God that sounds so stupid.
You poor American kids, I swear. It's like loving shitty food because you were raised on it.
I still like variety meats
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>>146947540
Bruh don't hate. American anime openings were the best as a kid. If you can honestly say you don't like Shaman King opening you aren't human.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qLl145FqQg

This shit WAS my childhood.
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>>146948182
I can see why you'd like it, but knowing Oversoul exists, it just feels as cheap as plastic rings.
I think I just didn't get all that old rock in my house so I don't appreciate it.
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>>146936878
What made the Zeon and the Faudo arc as a whole less for me than the Millennium Demon arc was that everyone was dying off throughout the Faudo arc. When Won Lei and Lee Yen showed up in the Millenium arc, it was hype as shit, but in Faudo, they spent part of it as enemies, then Won Lei got his book burned. Yeah Faudo had a lot of fantastic moments and character growth, but the MD arc felt the gang coming together and growing as a team, which made it feel a lot more important. By the end of Faudo, pretty much the whole team had had their books burned and we were left with just the core team members, it was really depressing.
>>
>>146947540
>>146948182
Some dub openings are really bland and lazy, but there's a few that still stand out to me.

Some are like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfOSctxWnvQ

But you also get stuff like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LbWWx80ZPA
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>>146948430
>Frontier dub OP
Nigga, that is my shit
>>
>>146936878
>>146936548
>>146936929
>>146937358
>>146937527
>>146938097
>>146948417
OP here

Faudo arc > Millennium arc > Clear arc > POWERGAP > Inital early faffing about
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>>146950080
>Clear arc > POWERGAP > Inital early faffing about
Clear's as insubstantial as his name suggests. No motivation, no backstory, no personality. Dicking around in the beginning with spells and chump villains and character development was way more fun than that
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>>146950340
That's true, but the fight choreography is superb and the ending is fucking amazing

Also, your post was dangerously close to needing spoiler tags
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>>146950080
Nah, the beginning was far superior to Clear. It involved actual strategy and character development. Clear arc was just a dick-waving contest for who had the biggest heart power with huge asspulls and whatnot and its only redeeming point are the deaths.
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>>146950598
But the biggest asspull in the clear arc is also the best scene in the series
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>>146950598
>>146950340
also, to add onto >>146950446 and >>146950628, I also really love the art in the clear arc.

Nearly every single physical blow carries an insane amount of visual weight to it, and the spells are insanely detailed.

It also doesn't overstay it's welcome.
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>>146950701
>It also doesn't overstay it's welcome.
That's really worth mentioning about the Clear arc, it was a quick arc to conclude the story, its kind of unfair to compare it to something as lengthy as millennium and faudo.

Any longer and it wouldn't have been tolerable but it made sense, at this point you only have so many demons to work with and their power levels should be off the charts to make it that far. Its not like the introduction arc where they could spend time with filler arcs and learning the ropes, everything's been established by now, its just a race to the finish.
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>>146943351
what is it about this series's artwork that makes it so strong?

Something about the artwork just makes the character's just look so empowered. And it makes the scenes hype as fuck
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>>146950982
>tfw we still got like 6 volumes to go before Raiku's art gits gud
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>>146950982
When I think of this manga the first image that comes to mind is of Kiyo and Gash in those super serious determined panels, you know the ones, when shit's about to get real and they have that look in their eyes. The shading, expression and weight is hype incarnate.

Lots of debate over the anime on these threads, I've yet to watch more than a few episodes but it never felt right with me, no doubt they probably nail some scenes (which has been brought up, also the musical bits are great), but I watched the first Brago encounter and it was total shit compared to the manga. In the manga you feel this real weight (heh) to it all, its exhilarating even in the early artwork, but the anime seems so slow and dull in comparison, nothing has any power or weight to it, the colors and shading suck, its going by the manga in a literal sense but failing at everything that gave it impact. It really doesn't help that its hardly animated to begin with and drags everything out for so long.

I hear this kind of bullshit is Toei's specialty, its a shame we'll never see it done by a different studio. No doubt powerful moments still hit in the anime we got, but just imagine how much more great it would be if done better.
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>>146950982
I love the art work too, but seriously, your gonna have to spoiler your images for new readers.
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>>146951649
Not him, but out of context that image doesn't really mean anything.
>>
Kiyomaro's version of Kasabuta is the absolute fucking best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uophNOggT3o
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>>146951426
Forgot to say, but Gravirei being relegated to a shitty filter pasted on top of characters (with visible edges to boot) should be a crime against humanity, holy fuck what I would give to see it animated properly
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>>146951788
Really? I thought how the anime animates graveirei is fine. At least is does look like some sort of semi invisible force, unlike the reis line which just becomes energy balls

Bao zakeruga looks absolute fucking trash in the anime though. The lighting looks shit and it completely loses the semi incorporeal appearance.
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>>146951832
Well it doesn't help how the character are actually animating (or lack thereof), but its the kind of thing that should really affect the linework and even if somewhat automated should be more tailored for each shot as supposed to just slapped on over the characters. The way it was done it was really disconnected from the characters while the manga basically distorts them and the air around them

Like I'd imagine a sort of shift to the lineart being sketchy and chaotic and the surrounding aura of weight being actual drawn lines coming in and out like flame, all of course with a heavy bias towards the gravitational pull and very vertical. Also non of that bullshit where the effect floats, that shit should connect straight to the ground
>>
First time reader.
Despite OP claiming the beginning was rough, I still like it a lot.
It's very dynamic and since every fight is teamwork from both sides it's a lot of fun.
Art is good already, but it's true the faces or anatomy can get a little wonky.
I can only read hours after the dumps but so far I'm hooked.
>>
What font would you guys say is being used here? Want to make some edits.
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I remember there was an anime only Mamodo that appears during the last scenes of the manga, is kinda weird since i dont know if hes cannon to the story or not, i believe he had Wind based powers and his partner was a skater
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>>146955678
Yeah nigga, i don't remember his name but he used the air spell so that the human could fly his skateboard around. Regardless of how weak he ended up being, i still thought that was an excellent trick.
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>>146953647
Anime Ace? Usually it's the one.
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