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Reply to Deiki-kun
@hawk222 literally Power Rangers is the US version of Super Sentai xd
| @Deiki-kun didn't know that, thanks! |
| Dubious and honest analysis from neonerd. |
| This was actually a really good fight. Still, average at best animation but I really enjoyed this episode. |
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| God who gives a shit which version of the child emperor fight they went with. He's a minor character. Glad they got this fight wrapped up in one episode because in the manga it felt like 20 chapters long given how many times I had to re-read it following redraws. Anyway, animation was whatever... Couple of decent shots here and there but otherwise just average. |
| I wanna start this post by saying that I’ve been rewatching Season 2 recently, and wow were people way too hard on it back then, I personally think it’s a legit good season, and this isn’t just because Season 3 has been so rough, I remember liking Season 2 even back when it was airing despite the problems it has. Looking back at it now, it makes me wish we could've at least got Season 2 quality for this one. That aside, I believe this was another solid episode, maybe not quite as good as episode 8 but this was another one that felt like it was actually finished and not rushed out the door (even tho it probably was), and there were some great looking moments in it despite the inconsistencies throughout. As for the fight itself, I thought it was really cool, I liked the aspect of Phoenix Man resurrecting and getting stronger each time, as well as finally getting to see what makes Child Emperor Class S material, I’d say he’s earned the spot after seeing him fight here even if he barely won and in a silly way. Now I see some folks are upset that they used an old version of this fight instead of the redone version, I have no idea what the redone version is like but I’m seeing mixed opinions on it, some thought the old version was better and some like the new version better, idk why they made the decision to do this version, but as an anime only, I thought it was fun and pretty epic overall. Also, we FINALLY saw Saitama again, and he didn’t do much lol, unfortunate but I’m sure his time will come, it just seems weird he’s faded so far into the background in the show about him, I’m all for focusing on side characters but I think this arc would benefit from some scenes of Saitama doing stuff in between the main fights, it is what it is I guess. And oh yeah, the ninja guys are alive, I’m guessing Phoenix Man resurrected them but it wasn’t entirely clear, it’s just a shame this means Flashy Flash’s win was undone. And with that, here’s to hoping the final three episodes (assuming we’re ending at 12) will be solid as well, even if my hope ran out a while ago lol. |
| Started the episode to watch One punch man, and instead see some child fight a man in a bird costume for a f hole episode, a character i do not care the slightest about, previous episodes the same all about side characters. I do not mind there is some focus on some side characters that are important in the story, that show up often, like King, Genos, Fubuki, Bang, Garou and so on, two full episode about side characters Saitama have no dealing with. Is that the new direction a full episode for each side characters fight now, are we going the Witcher route, were the main char appear less then 1/3 in he's own show. Oh and we all have to listen to the stupid child they there to rescue, sorry i know it is a humor show and not everything makes sense, but really that is the best plot you could come up with they had to go rescue a stupid child that think the world is all about them, i sit here and home he catch a stray bullet, so we avoid listening to him, as we force to also have to listen to the child emperor a hole f episode. Last episode the start was alright, second half the fight was dragged out with way to much useless banter, this episode all garbage. |
| another set of characters who i couldn't give less of a shit about. the animation is at times borderline passable though, at the bare minimum. |
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| not too bad actually but I wish they will give at least this amount of effort to the next fight between zombie man and the vampire guy, a way cooler fight imo than kid vs. bird |
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Reply to UaEfAlCoN83
@Re6278 Okay, then the website I read from flipped the order.
So, if they continue the manga, we’ll get Saitama vs. Garou, where they [spoiler]end up setting in that broken house[\spoiler]? I am all for this.
Choosing the old version of the fight is not up to the studio; it is the producers or the actual owners of the manga or novel. If the mangaka or magazine is against it, the producers won’t be able to adapt the old version. That is assuming the producers haven't already licensed the entire franchise.
So, if they continue the manga, we’ll get Saitama vs. Garou, where they [spoiler]end up setting in that broken house[\spoiler]? I am all for this.
Choosing the old version of the fight is not up to the studio; it is the producers or the actual owners of the manga or novel. If the mangaka or magazine is against it, the producers won’t be able to adapt the old version. That is assuming the producers haven't already licensed the entire franchise.
UaEfAlCoN83 said: Choosing the old version of the fight is not up to the studio; it is the producers or the actual owners of the manga or novel. If the mangaka or magazine is against it, the producers won’t be able to adapt the old version. That is assuming the producers haven't already licensed the entire franchise. That's not true! They have no control over what the studio does. Murata and One worked really hard on the revised timeline and they would never recommend using the first version of the fights because that would lead to a lot of plot holes later on! |
| Decent episode. Technology emerged victorious over the supernatural, as proven by Child Emperor. I do wonder, though, doesn’t “dōtei” mean “virgin” in Japanese? I’ve heard it multiple times in various anime. If so, why on earth is “virgin” being translated as “Child Emperor”? Or is his name actually “Virgin”, and it’s just being translated as “Child Emperor” for PG-13 reasons? I genuinely have no clue whatsoever, so if anyone would volunteer to educate me, I’d be most grateful. Thank you very much in advance. |
| They animated this episode so much I actually paid attention! |
| Ask not the sparrow how the eagle soars. I've never even seen an eagle. |
| Child Emperor worked very hard in this episode against Phoenix Man to save that kid. And, it was pretty cool to see all his tactics being used in this fight. It was indeed a very tough fight for him until the end. But I'm glad that he was able to win, even if it was with just a small margin. Zombieman congratulating and appreciating his work was wholesome and awesome to see. His work was recognised, and it meant a lot to him. Those two naked ninjas almost died at the hands of Saitama if not for their being naked. LOL |
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| Even One Piece is outpacing this show at this point. |
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| Longest 3 minutes ever.. Idk how a bird costume guy can get this strong but man this fight was fire. It helps when they actually doing near S2 level animation which is fine. But after such a intense fight and tickle bug defeated the bird man lol. Child Emperor is one of my favourites so glad to get a episode of him although it was really rough for him. |
Reply to Skuvan
Decent episode. Technology emerged victorious over the supernatural, as proven by Child Emperor. I do wonder, though, doesn’t “dōtei” mean “virgin” in Japanese? I’ve heard it multiple times in various anime. If so, why on earth is “virgin” being translated as “Child Emperor”?
Or is his name actually “Virgin”, and it’s just being translated as “Child Emperor” for PG-13 reasons? I genuinely have no clue whatsoever, so if anyone would volunteer to educate me, I’d be most grateful. Thank you very much in advance.
Or is his name actually “Virgin”, and it’s just being translated as “Child Emperor” for PG-13 reasons? I genuinely have no clue whatsoever, so if anyone would volunteer to educate me, I’d be most grateful. Thank you very much in advance.
| @Skuvan I haven't checked how his name is spelled, but Japanese for "a child-like face" or "a baby face" is 童顔 (dougan), the same "dou" in doutei 童貞. Emperor in Japanese is 帝 (tei), so the word empire in Japanese is written as 帝国 (teikoku) from "emperor + country". Combine the two words you get 童帝 (doutei) meaning "Child emperor". |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
Reply to Yaggamy
Gonta29 said:
so I decided to check the manga this time and the whole ep is very different from the manga, am I tripping or has this been going on for a while?
so I decided to check the manga this time and the whole ep is very different from the manga, am I tripping or has this been going on for a while?
Multiple fights were redrawn by Murata during this arc. Some of them were better before the redraw.
You should read both versions of the fight in the manga and decide for yourself which you like better.
I'm not watching S3, but from comments it looks like the studio went with the original version of the fight for this episode.
| @Yaggamy tf are you doing here if you ain't watching the season 🤣🤣🙏 |
| This episode was so fun to watch! I didn’t expect Child Emperor to be that strong. Well, yeah, he is an S-Class hero… but whoa, his mecha was seriously amazing!! So cool. I’d love to see him in action again :3 But ughhhh… Waganma was honestly so annoying. He didn’t even need to say thank you or anything, but he still couldn’t show the slightest bit of appreciation to Child Emperor after watching him fight for his life 😡 all that came out of his mouth were complaints and orders. Truly like father, like son. I actually got a little emotional when Zombieman answered Child Emperor’s call to all heroes… :") And those two monsters fighting Flash were still alive!!! And then they ran into Saitama xD hahaha. I can’t wait to see Saitama go wild. I really hope next week’s episode is just as exciting! |
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| @Yuu_Kanzaki Combine the two words you get 童帝 (doutei) meaning "Child emperor". I think the word has two meanings, then, because when I put it into Google Translate, it comes out as “virgin”, just like I said, but with a different second kanji. It appears as 童貞, which has the same first kanji as your "dōtei", but a different second one for some reason, haha. @SoulReaper01_ @Yaggamy tf are you doing here if you ain't watching the season 🤣🤣🙏 That guy always replies to me on everything I rate, whether it’s a manhwa, a manga, or an anime. I think he has way too much free time on his hands, to the point that he just goes around randomly talking to people on forums about stuff he probably hasn’t even watched or read. |
Reply to Skuvan
@Yuu_Kanzaki
I think the word has two meanings, then, because when I put it into Google Translate, it comes out as “virgin”, just like I said, but with a different second kanji. It appears as 童貞, which has the same first kanji as your "dōtei", but a different second one for some reason, haha.
@SoulReaper01_
That guy always replies to me on everything I rate, whether it’s a manhwa, a manga, or an anime. I think he has way too much free time on his hands, to the point that he just goes around randomly talking to people on forums about stuff he probably hasn’t even watched or read.
Combine the two words you get 童帝 (doutei) meaning "Child emperor".
I think the word has two meanings, then, because when I put it into Google Translate, it comes out as “virgin”, just like I said, but with a different second kanji. It appears as 童貞, which has the same first kanji as your "dōtei", but a different second one for some reason, haha.
@SoulReaper01_
@Yaggamy tf are you doing here if you ain't watching the season 🤣🤣🙏
That guy always replies to me on everything I rate, whether it’s a manhwa, a manga, or an anime. I think he has way too much free time on his hands, to the point that he just goes around randomly talking to people on forums about stuff he probably hasn’t even watched or read.
| @Skuvan That guy is probably jobless ain't no other explanation lmao |
| I mean... It is still better than episodes 1-7, and arguably episode 8, in terms of animation. However, it is lacking in many aspects, specifically, the intensity of the fight is missing. On paper, adapting the retconned version was a great choice (the canon one was unnecessary imo), but without the necessary resources to animate it, was it really worth it? Overall, I give it the same score as the previous episode, 6/10, but for different reasons. |
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