The God of High School Episode 2 Discussion

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Jul 18, 2020 10:05 AM

#251

Rafael_hernan

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Feb 2018

The break neck pace of this anime is top notch. The episode eneded as soon as it started. The animation is spectacular! The energy i get from watching this show is truly something else

Jul 18, 2020 11:04 AM

#252

code_archer

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Jun 2012

A little bit fast paced imo, but animation is pretty dope. Also a bit sad, because it's missing a small detail from the webtoon

Jul 18, 2020 4:03 PM

#253

MechaViking

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Jun 2016

My main issue with it so far is the insanely fast pacing, if done right being fast paced is not a bad thing but we're getting next to no exposition which I dislike. It's a solid 7 for me right now but it may go a bit higher as it goes along.

Jul 18, 2020 10:06 PM

#254

zannett

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As someone who hasn't read the webtoon I'd say the pacing is a little on the fast end (I did not expect Mo-ri to face and beat Man-seok so fast), which is fine for now when the plot hasn't taken off. At this point I guess we've been acclimated a little more to this higher tier of force that at least Mu-jin and mysterious figure from Man-seok's memories can use. Currently it seems like everyone who's participating are just really good fighters, but I'm guessing at least the main trio will learn it, and probably everyone featured thus far too.

And I don't think it's a stretch to speculate that this tournament is intended to find people who're suitable to learn/use this higher tier force, probably sponsored by the Korean government in some shape or form as a geopolitical ploy (it got Mu-jin into the Pentagon after all...).

Jul 19, 2020 5:49 AM

#255

IrrelevantGuy

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Jan 2020

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Another really entertaining episode. Still not used to the red noses, though.

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Jul 20, 2020 1:26 AM

#256

Taito10

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very good episode

5/5

Dariat said:
Of course the Webtoon/Manga readers would complain, they always do that.

I agree. This kids should just chill.

Jul 22, 2020 11:17 AM

#257

Alpha_Druid

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Mar 2018

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I thought Tower of God's animation was bad, until I saw this. The fight direction is pretty weird. The anatomy of characters are butchered. The camera angles are too up close. The cuts are jarring. And it looks like some key frames are missing. Oh well. Atleast, tower of god only lacked weight behind the punches.

Lol.

Jul 22, 2020 9:51 PM

#258

aplacebeyondMAL

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Jan 2019

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So we've locked down our main three, and our protagonist is doing protagonist things.

Yeah, this is an anime, though I'm sure plenty will disagree.

Jul 23, 2020 10:15 AM

#259

JVskunkape

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Nov 2012

4467

That was a great ep and what a fight! :))

I have a third testicle that gives me psychic powers

Jul 23, 2020 2:23 PM

#260

CesarMagnan

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Sep 2008

529

If only the main character haven't interfered in the fight, and knowing there won't be real consecuences I'm dropping the serie.

Jul 25, 2020 7:10 PM

#261

AigenEu

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May 2020

122

GoH is really fun to watch, I like the MC's will and fighting spirit. Though it was kinda rush, but still a good one!

Jul 25, 2020 8:01 PM

#262

GingZ

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Jul 2014

690

Going great till now. The animation still looks dope

Jul 28, 2020 2:03 PM

#263

AzureFlame64

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Aug 2009

165

This episode was fire!!!

Jul 29, 2020 12:52 PM

#264

Raizel

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May 2016

6196

Lets go baby I like how enjoyable each part of this show.
can't get enough of the op and ed either and already want to rewatch the whole
episode again.

Jul 31, 2020 2:25 PM

#265

MaxEom

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Jul 2020

dang wish go gamdo won but jin with the clutch. and also since I haven't read the manga I think that the purple thing is like the power system that going to be introduced. overall good ep really grew on me

Aug 2, 2020 12:50 PM

#266

WolfWood37

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Jul 2008

10508

Yeah Jin seems pretty good but this is the start of the show. The real question is how strong are these admin monsters?

Aug 2, 2020 12:52 PM

#267

spectrojan

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Jun 2020

1871

The enemy STAND has appeared

This anime shit is addictive

Aug 5, 2020 4:46 AM

#268

iTwiXix

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Sep 2018

401

I love this anime really !

Aug 5, 2020 7:12 PM

#269

Natsu88

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Jul 2013

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Second episode and it's still very enjoying especially now with the 1v1 fights. So we got more information about our 3 main characters at least what they are fighting for. Mori is the Goku type of guy who just want to fight strong opponents. Daewi and Mira just need the money.

All 3 of them had simply no problem with their opponents. Reminded me on the preliminary rounds in Dragonball. Looked the same :D

The tone shifted with the fight between Gamdo and Manseok (our prison guy). It got way more intense and serious. At first it looked like Gamdo had the upper hand but Manseok, especially with his arms freed was on a complete different level. Things spiced even more up when Mori interfered in that fight when Manseok was about to break Gamdos arms.

That Mujin guy is still a mystery for me. What kind of power does he own in his hand? That giant hand imrprint on that island from the first episode and now he just overwhelmed Mori with holding his hand up lol. I wonder what kind of penalty Mori will get for his interference.

Natsu88Aug 5, 2020 7:17 PM

Aug 13, 2020 4:20 PM

#270

PrimeX

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Jul 2013

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I expected that kid to interfere lol he's a white knight. Sucker punching someone in a fight that doesn't involve you meh. What about that girl with a wooden sword? Or that dude who's using a fucking bat? Lol If he cares about fighting dirty so much I think he should go after these weapon wielders. Anyway, what is with the red nose? Pollen allergy? Or cocaine? Lmao

Aug 16, 2020 6:21 AM

#271

erenmeii

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Sep 2018

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Poor Gamdo! That's so cruel :( I'm glad Jin interfere. Jin is OP!

Aug 31, 2020 8:54 PM

#272

HagePotPotato

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Oct 2019

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Little more interesting than the first episode. The kid interrupting the "fight" that was already over and then wrecking the crazy dude at his own game.

Idk what this organization is up to. Do these people have super powers? Is that a thing in this "world"?

Sep 13, 2020 1:01 AM

#273

Rukodaime91

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Aug 2018

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Abysmal writing. First, considering the end of the 1st episode, you would expect the fight to continue but no. They decide to start the episode by not showing us directly what happen so we can have flashback instead of seeing it... (Mira broking Mori neck or something). If Mori was K.O, how did he qualify for next round ?

Regarding Mira glasses, except the fact that no one in his right mind would use glasses in a real fight (cause a punch can broke them and hurt you, also, considering how fast they move they would fly away in three seconds), you can't expect me to belive Mira has a good enough sight to fight but can't do the diference between Mori and the other guy. Just use lens already. The "I didn't have my glasses on" is neither original or funny.

After that, we probably have the worst "coincidence", all three characters just happen to walk in the same direction. That's the best writing I've seen during the whole year. And then, they just say in one second their motivation. Sure, just forgot building chara, just throw a one second flashback.
Speaking of motivation, Mira's 'goal" is really weird. We just see one scene with her father (again one second) telling her she must find a "successor" (whatever that means) and now we are supposed to believe it was enough to make her pratice swords for ten years ? That's very weak. That's not how you build a character, right ? By using some one second flashback, you're just putting chara in their respective "cliche" case.

Then, we have filler fights which are useless and bring nothing new, since we see the same fighter using the same move that in the first episode and the opening. At least, the studio didn't waste too much time (and our time) on them !

Finally, we have the big fight and while it's a much more interesting fight, the whole idea the "blind" guy decide not to give up is not realistic. You don't give up when you can win. There is no reason to suffer in a tournament (he's not trying to protect someone, giving up will not cost him his life) so getting tortured just because you "don't want to say please forgive me" (I don't even understand what the blind guy is supposed to "forgive him", they are fighting in a tournament...). I understand that "restricted guy" want to prove himself he's better than before and that anyone can beg for his life if they are getting beaten up (is this supposed to be a big revelation ?!) but that doesn't mean the blind guy action make sense.

Then, at the end, they start going full naruto mode with Mori using three kick to "restricted guy" face (which doesn't impact restricted guy trajectory in any way until the third kick land because science).

I don't mind out of the top fighting but considering the writer seems to consider one second flashback are enough to "build a character", use "coincidence" for useless stuff like character going the same way, has character whcih strenght level change every seconds... I have great doubts it will be an enjoyable anime (at least for me).

Rukodaime91Sep 13, 2020 1:05 AM

Sep 26, 2020 9:09 PM

#274

AcbSnakeDemon

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Oct 2019

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Despite being bogged down as clichéd, the God of High School is good in its own way- in the sense that clichés are fully embraced, and the first two episodes deliver. I wanted good action from this series, and so far I’ve gotten that. The background music this episode was very uplifting and I loved it. The ending by CIX is good too.

AcbSnakeDemonMar 24, 2021 9:17 PM

Oct 23, 2020 12:10 AM

#275

grandy_UiD

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Jun 2009

5393

Yeah, I don't know about this one. It's pretty trashy so far.

Dec 11, 2020 12:23 AM

#276

abystoma2

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Nov 2013

5460

I really can't get over how everyone is drawn with red nose and ears. This is not how humans work. It makes them seem drunk and puts the animation in the same category as shitty tumblr fanart.

You all need to watch Nami.

Jan 4, 2021 3:50 PM

#277

Unkrowned

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Too fast paced and vague so far without explanation on the key aspects imo. At least we got a glimpse into the main trio's goals even though them becoming friends so fast looks really weird. Not too sure what to think of Jin interfering in another guy's match as it could hurt the pride of the tai-chi guy but also saved his life. Besides that, the fights looked really dope.

Feb 9, 2021 7:17 PM

#278

Turgon_

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Sep 2020

"I want to become stronger!!"
"I want money"
"I want to revive my family's sword dojo"

Okay Gon, Leorio and Kurapika lolol.

(I just thought this was funny)

Mar 25, 2021 5:03 PM

#279

Yugesai

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Sep 2016

187

You know what annoys me a lot? When anime show a lot of bullying.
No, don't get me wrong, if it is used as part of story telling then it is good.

But you just know there will always be disposable bullies that ruin the day but then the hero comes and does something cool and saves the day. cliche I know..

What I realized is that bullying is far more prevalent in Korean manhua, doramas and movies than in let's say Japanese or Western ones.
Either they are relying too much on an easy cliche like a crutch or life in Korea in general is horrible and everyone since middleschool/highschool is a godless bully as if being a bully is the default state of the normal average person.

I haven't been to Korea, so tell me, are they actually fqd up in the head over there?

Jun 4, 2021 8:31 AM

#280

DeonX

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Feb 2021

20529

Ok I gotta say the fight sequences are friggin awesome. I have no complaints with it. But I'll point out about the unrealistic fight scenes where fighters are acting like superheroes. This isn't one punch man lol.

Jan 10, 2022 8:02 PM

#281

removed-user

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Jul 2018

564612

im in love with this show

May 1, 2022 12:22 PM

#282

Kap92

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Feb 2018

3235

A bunch of new characters joined our company in this episode. Gotta admit the fights visually are great

Sep 22, 2022 7:02 AM

#283

Clip4765

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Apr 2020

The anime was very rushed and misses out on pivotal key points occurring the manga which is understandable. But it would be better if they did adhere to the manhwa so it makes a bit more sense

Oct 24, 2022 3:21 PM

#284

CornyG

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Oct 2022

I read the first hundred chapters of the manhwa and really liked it, but I refused to keep watching the anime when each episode tried to pack 20 chapters into a single episode.

Dec 25, 2022 5:41 PM

#285

Cherry_bomb123

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Apr 2020

eu gostei bastante, mas me disseram que foram retiradas muitas coisas do que realmente acontece no manga

May 25, 2023 1:58 AM

#286

damoInstinct

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Dec 2022

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Jin seems to have a righteous side to him. I guess he couldn't continue watching Go get pummeled. That guy was an asshole though.

Aug 24, 2023 10:31 PM

#287

DarthTaksil

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Feb 2020

i thought it was pretty good

Oct 12, 2023 2:42 PM

#288

GuessWhosAce

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Nov 2022

great story, nice relationship building, good introduction and information on characters. 10/10

Mar 14, 12:55 AM

#289

--Kiyotaka--

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Feb 2024

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705/1000
70/100
7/10.

Apr 17, 4:59 AM

#290

RGreatDanton

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Jun 2022

1252

Those Kicks Were Nice , Now Let's See If Next Episode Is Good Enough For Me To Continue.

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