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Reply to A_J_291
How did Dragon Boy get a smiling picture of Smile's daughter? Didn't Smile say that they didn't have a single picture of her smiling?
Anyway, I hope to see Dragon Boy's backstory in the next episode to know why he is the way he is.
Anyway, I hope to see Dragon Boy's backstory in the next episode to know why he is the way he is.
| @A_J_291 A_J_291 said: Judging by the PV looks like next episode wouldn't focus on Dragon boy's back story. I think we will get to know him better in S2.Anyway, I hope to see Dragon Boy's backstory in the next episode to know why he is the way he is. |
Reply to anikevin
dragon boy backstory has to be the worst of all so far, he's so dislikeable, how's he even a hero?
I rather they skip this character and instead have 2 episodes of Ahu the dog
I rather they skip this character and instead have 2 episodes of Ahu the dog
| @anikevin They didn't even explore Dragon boy's backstory. To be honest this arc should be renamed as Smile Incident Arc. |
| Nice have to kill his idol just like E soul. Both of this character have soo much in common. Lin Ling have to clear up lots of mess in S2 since OG Nice was involved in almost every major events. |
Reply to atlans89
I'm wating for Smile's daughter turned out to be Moon, lol
| @atlans89 I'm immediately looking for this theory after seeing the pendant x |
| ou so new esoul story happen before nice |
atlans89 said: I'm wating for Smile's daughter turned out to be Moon, lol that might just take the cake for the saddest thing to happen in this show |
Reply to Linkmstr
With Fear and corrupt him, yeah. It'll be enough to see Smile rampaging, letting civilians see all that, and then Dragon Boy can go in to be the "hero" to raise his popularity into the top 10s.
| @Linkmstr But we saw two civilians recording video, so they have the real footage of what actually happened. |
| Hoho the ending always excites me ㅅㅂ |
| A hero? Don't make me laugh, that is a villain through and through. |
| Wow dragon boy is real beast, we are close to learn why nice commit suicide. Full of action pack episode. |
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| ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE LET THE DUDE KEEP SMILING... |
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Reply to G_Aker
@dragynfaerie the flashback is the CEO's son that was shot dead because of Rock's schemes. The CEO see's Nice as his tool of revenge.
| @G_Aker Same character. The guy that was managing the New G-Soul was Shang Chao son of Shang De. It was just surprising to see Nice connected to another story arc so I doubted myself. Why? I dunno but I went back and checked. And yeah De literally grabbed Nice's face and calls him his tool for revenge. I totally forgot he was Chao's dad. |
dragynfaerieAug 24, 3:27 AM
Reply to Apratim
Denkenisme said:
@Marinate1016
I agree with you. To Be Hero X has outstanding story quality and visuals.
Unfortunately, since it’s made in China, anime fans who prefer Japanese-produced anime still can’t fully accept it.
@Marinate1016
I agree with you. To Be Hero X has outstanding story quality and visuals.
Unfortunately, since it’s made in China, anime fans who prefer Japanese-produced anime still can’t fully accept it.
another reason is that lucky cyan and queen arcs were pretty boring. Many people already dropped the anime there lol. It actually got a bit interesting again in previous episode 😂
| @Apratim I think most people were still on board with the Lucky Cyan arc because Cyan is a likeable, normal and humble girl who's not overacting. What drove people away was the Queen and Loli arc. My brother binged episode 1-10 and stopped watching right after Loli EP1, telling me "the anime is not as good as you think". We both had this conversation that young Queen behaved a bit like Greta Thunberg, a child who knows so much more about the world than people twice or three times her age. And she reminded us of the girl boss trope, because everyone in-universe pretended like Bowa and Cowboy girl didn't exist and Queen was the first female hero. Then Loli came along and was growing up in a priviliged household and invested her energy in a first world problem like "oh nooooo, I'm too cute, how baaaaad is my life, ALL men WITHOUT exception are discriminating against me". Most people have nothing against positive feminist messages, but they don't want to get punched in the face with it. I'm saying this again, as a woman, I think the lead writer struggles with introducing female lead characters for some reason. Their first impressions drove people away and made the overall score drop quite a bit, which the anime does not deserve. Those characters were perfectly good when their arcs ended though (I really feel for Loli now and am highly impressed how Queen saved Loli, Nuonuo, The Johnnys and Ghost Blade that day), but first impressions can sadly devalue a character's likeability. |
atlans89 said: I'm wating for Smile's daughter turned out to be Moon, lol Mind blown! You know that’s twisted enough to be one of the next reveals. Nice probably approaches her at the funeral or something. |
| Nice keeps being Not Nice. X is Saitama with hair. Smile best dude to depict X's reasoning to staying anonymous. Smile story, though actually worth listing to, reminded me of Genos overloading Saitama. They're all eagerly trying to become the next X to avoid X taking over once more rather they will anger him assaulting Smile giving him a reason to take place in the next tournament. Double thought: Maybe this all planned to make him resurface before the tournaments. Someone wants to catch him... Possibly with Queen's ability |
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| Dragon Boy trying to pull a full counter |
| I see some hate on dragon boy but he’s honestly a perfect villain in this universe, it looks like Rock is actually putting all of his eggs in one basket for dragon boy unlike e soul and ghost blade who just do his dirty work. |
| Who is the guy whose house Smile went to for beer and skewers? To be honest that seems like a super satisfying meal to have with a friend. Kind of hating Dragon Boy. Seriously earn the ranking with your own power, none of that using other people's family bullshit, that's the lowest of low. I hope the filming guys got the audio, that would tank Dragon Boy's popularity real fast. And Nice in the background trying to be opportunistic isn't a good look either. |
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| Great ep Ganging up on bro is crazy work. So Nice always had issues regardless. But, Mr. Shand definitely got a point in wanting to eliminate Rock and his heroes. So this is X. His character is much more laid back then I thought. Sum like Saitama from OPM. Bro don’t even want the job 🤣 Ngl, ion mess with Dragon Boy, but I hope Hero Smile can beat him, but that’s highly unlikely. 9.5/10 |
 "Hard work is worthless for those that don’t believe in themselves" - Naruto Uzumaki |
| We see X & smile so dragon boy is a Berseker huh |
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| The opening of this episode is strange. Why does Dragon Boy already have those markings and a hero name? Why was he able to dive in freezing water then beat up a group of people? Why was Rock even there? How did Dragon Boy jump to becoming Zero without Rock mentioning it? |
| another banger, 10/10 |
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Reply to Bio
The opening of this episode is strange. Why does Dragon Boy already have those markings and a hero name? Why was he able to dive in freezing water then beat up a group of people? Why was Rock even there? How did Dragon Boy jump to becoming Zero without Rock mentioning it?
| @Bio They didn't explore Dragon Boy's backstory yet. |
Reply to Vileste
@Apratim I think most people were still on board with the Lucky Cyan arc because Cyan is a likeable, normal and humble girl who's not overacting. What drove people away was the Queen and Loli arc. My brother binged episode 1-10 and stopped watching right after Loli EP1, telling me "the anime is not as good as you think".
We both had this conversation that young Queen behaved a bit like Greta Thunberg, a child who knows so much more about the world than people twice or three times her age. And she reminded us of the girl boss trope, because everyone in-universe pretended like Bowa and Cowboy girl didn't exist and Queen was the first female hero. Then Loli came along and was growing up in a priviliged household and invested her energy in a first world problem like "oh nooooo, I'm too cute, how baaaaad is my life, ALL men WITHOUT exception are discriminating against me".
Most people have nothing against positive feminist messages, but they don't want to get punched in the face with it.
I'm saying this again, as a woman, I think the lead writer struggles with introducing female lead characters for some reason. Their first impressions drove people away and made the overall score drop quite a bit, which the anime does not deserve. Those characters were perfectly good when their arcs ended though (I really feel for Loli now and am highly impressed how Queen saved Loli, Nuonuo, The Johnnys and Ghost Blade that day), but first impressions can sadly devalue a character's likeability.
We both had this conversation that young Queen behaved a bit like Greta Thunberg, a child who knows so much more about the world than people twice or three times her age. And she reminded us of the girl boss trope, because everyone in-universe pretended like Bowa and Cowboy girl didn't exist and Queen was the first female hero. Then Loli came along and was growing up in a priviliged household and invested her energy in a first world problem like "oh nooooo, I'm too cute, how baaaaad is my life, ALL men WITHOUT exception are discriminating against me".
Most people have nothing against positive feminist messages, but they don't want to get punched in the face with it.
I'm saying this again, as a woman, I think the lead writer struggles with introducing female lead characters for some reason. Their first impressions drove people away and made the overall score drop quite a bit, which the anime does not deserve. Those characters were perfectly good when their arcs ended though (I really feel for Loli now and am highly impressed how Queen saved Loli, Nuonuo, The Johnnys and Ghost Blade that day), but first impressions can sadly devalue a character's likeability.
| @Vileste It certainly sounds like people just have issues with feminist messages, especially if you're gonna look at Queen, someone who's hardworking confident and has a goal she's wants to achieve, and your first thought is "Oh god this is just Greta Thunberg!" Like what the hell? Like there's very clearly no issues with the female characters in this show, beyond that apparently don't want to actually see them develop over the course of time, they just want it done automatically. |
| lukewarm episode overall, but we get to see more of X and that makes me very happy, the ending was interesting, I want to see the next ones soon |
| hello, just a brazilian boy who likes anime |
| Poor Nice... he got abused and traumatised in becoming the "hero" he is just so that that manager has a super-powered lackey to do his dirty work. All he wanted was to be a cool hero like his idol hero and now he's being made to do this to the man he admires the most. No wonder he decided to end it all. Poor guy. Wish someone could have been there to save him. Also, my suspicions are getting stronger every day: - X's power is coming from only 1 (at least that's how it started) - X's power is that of "imagination". When Smile said the "realist" in him is too realistic and then asked to speak to his alter ego, that's when it really convinced me. Only thing I am dying to know now is: is that power of 1 coming from Smile? I thought it came from himself alone, but did they know each other beforehand? Or after? Is that the power of 1 from Smile and when he dies it comes from himself? I am soooo stoked to find out!!! |
ZahyraAug 25, 12:36 PM
dragynfaerie said: Who would think X was a loner who wears striped jammies to bed. The strongest is sleeping it off while his only (maybe) friend is fighting for his life and that of his family. That's messed up. If Smile is dead, which he probably will be or at least out of commission, when he wakes up, there's gonna be one helluva reckoning. I'm guessing murdering his "hero" is impetus to Nice's suicide and why he was smiling when he jumped. I guess those 2 guys hiding watching the battle aren't streaming. Hopefully, they start before they get themselves killed. Question: the quick flashback of Nice seeing his friend laying on the ground dead in the rain with the helmet nearby, was that the new E-Soul's friend? Everything is being connected through Nice which is interesting. edit: Just re-watched the scene where Shang Chao (E-soul's manager and friend) gets killed, his funeral, and Nice's flashback in this episode. It's definitely the same murder/ person. So again, Nice is the real common denominator throughout the arcs I KNEW I recognised the scene!!! I just couldn't figure out how!! Thank you!!! |
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