| I don't think it's best anything. It's a good anime though. |
| Aiura is the best shounen. |
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| No, it's probably in the lower half. If you want better shounen or battle shounen arrange my list by score and look for all them higher than HxH which is an 8 currently(to probably become a 7 after the next re-watch). |
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Valourtore said: Yes and having better worlds, stories, characters, etc does.IntroverTurtle said: No, it's probably in the lower half. If you want better shounen or battle shounen arrange my list by score and look for all them higher than HxH. Okay, you placed One Piece as a perfect 10/10 and Naruto: Shippuden as 9/10. Is the writing and story in these shows superior to HxH? What gives them the edge? |
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| That title would go to the Original Fullmetal Alchemist anime. Not brotherhood since I haven't watched it yet and don't know if it's better. Albeit I've yet to finish HXH as well. Can't recall which episode but I stopped when one of Gon's friends cleaves a bunch of wannabe ants In half with a scythe. Mod Edit: Removed quote of deleted post. |
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| Lol, this again. |
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Valourtore said: mayukachan said: Sports anime. Like Ping Pong the animation? I keep hearing things about this one but the art style blegh...maybe I'll get over it Like Major, Diamond no Ace, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko no Basuke, Eyeshield 21, Yowamushi Pedal. Ping Pong is seinen. It's great but you need a particular mindset to appreciate it. |
| As in terms of fighting shounen go? I haven't finished HxH 2011, yet. But, FMA: Brotherhood is probably the best shounen anime ever made. Most critics and elitists will agree with me on that. |
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Naruto is good for most part until after the death of the First Hokage; what, the first hokage was dead before the series even started... |
| HxH 2011 is the best battle shounen I've seen so yes. Valourtore said: IntroverTurtle said: No, it's probably in the lower half. If you want better shounen or battle shounen arrange my list by score and look for all them higher than HxH. Okay, you placed One Piece as a perfect 10/10 and Naruto: Shippuden as 9/10. Is the writing and story in these shows superior to HxH? What gives them the edge? I don't know about One Piece but Naruto most definitely doesn't have better writing, characters nor a more interesting world compared to HxH. |
| No, FMA:B is just as good if not better than HxH. |
| Yeah it is amongst 100+ episode shounens, otherwise I'm more of an FMA kind of guy. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure too if it ever covers the post arc 3 stuff. IntroverTurtle said: Valourtore said: Yes and having better worlds, stories, characters, etc does.Okay, you placed One Piece as a perfect 10/10 and Naruto: Shippuden as 9/10. Is the writing and story in these shows superior to HxH? What gives them the edge? They have no such things. Stop lying. |
gedataOct 4, 2015 10:07 PM
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IntroverTurtle said: Valourtore said: Yes and having better worlds, stories, characters, etc does.Okay, you placed One Piece as a perfect 10/10 and Naruto: Shippuden as 9/10. Is the writing and story in these shows superior to HxH? What gives them the edge? I can understand One Piece but Naruto? ROFLMAO. Naruto is like 75% filler and when you get a real episode, half of it is flashbacks. |
Squirtroll said: IntroverTurtle said: Yes and having better worlds, stories, characters, etc does. I can understand One Piece but Naruto? ROFLMAO. Naruto is like 75% filler and when you get a real episode, half of it is flashbacks. And when it's not flashbacks or filler, it's shit. |
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MetalxSoldier said: what the hell hunterxhunter??? that shit is so 2014 lmao all about super dragon ball summary of dbz, some alien from another planet comes, goku becomes super saiyan and defeat it. another stronger alien comes, goku becomes super saiyan 2 and defeat it. repeat. One Piece imo is the best, 700+ episodes and it's still good. HxH, YuYu Hakusho and FMA: Brotherhood are also great but not that many episodes. |
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| HxH 2011 is too inconsistent for it to be considered the best. If it remained as good as the phantom troupe, I'd agree, but in reality it has too many lows. When even its most praised arc starts with an undewhelming 25 episodes or so, it cant match up to other contenders which were solid all the way thtough. |
| 5 main aspects I base my ratings on: 1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it? 2. Is it better than Breaking Bad? 3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it? 4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL? 5. Is it actually good? Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant... |
| I think Soul Eater is one of the best shounens made, you will be impressed if you saw it |
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| HxH isn't really a battle shounen. It's written mostly to a shounen demographic but the focus isn't on battles. That's why I see comparing it to stuff like YYH as apples and oranges. Personally, HxH is my favorite anime and don't really think I like the battle shounen genre. It's better compared to the more "thriller" type like Parasyte, Attack on Titan, and Shinsekai Yori. |
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| I would definitely put One Piece ahead of Bleach and Naruto, though it still falls short of Hunter x Hunter and FMA:B. Definitely give Hajime no Ippo a shot. |
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| It's hard to find good shonen, and many that are supposed to be good end up loosing their quality. I didn't like One Piece or Fairytale, and as you said about Naruto, it's good up to a certain point. I tried watching Bleach, but for me it fell into the same cycle as DBZ and I lost interest. When it comes to shonen, it's always about someone who starts off weak, and the show tells their journey to the top. One of the many factors I think aided in Hunter x Hunter's quality is that Gon, as well as many other characters, never cared about being "the best" per say. Gon didn't want to be Chairman of the Hunter Association, he wanted to find his father. Any shonen that deviates from normality can be good, so when looking for good shonen, ask around for something that doesn't follow the template an average shonen would follow. |
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alawa said: I would definitely put One Piece ahead of Bleach and Naruto, though it still falls short of Hunter x Hunter and FMA:B. Definitely give Hajime no Ippo a shot. FMA:B isn't a shonen. They don't get stronger and aren't facing a struggle to the top. |
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Talidin1337 said: alawa said: I would definitely put One Piece ahead of Bleach and Naruto, though it still falls short of Hunter x Hunter and FMA:B. Definitely give Hajime no Ippo a shot. FMA:B isn't a shonen. They don't get stronger and aren't facing a struggle to the top. Shounen is a demographic, and happens to be the same demographic that the manga was written for. It's pretty obvious (at least to me) when watching the show. |
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Valourtore said: I think the reason why I can't get into FMAB as well as I can with HxH is that there is no palpable sense of progress in terms of power gains or strategic play. How about the "whatever the plot requires" battle system, general plot holes, and contrived storyline of the second half? |
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Valourtore said: FloatingIdiot said: How about the "whatever the plot requires" battle system, general plot holes, and contrived storyline of the second half? Of which half of which show? HXH? The only grating one I can call off the top of my head is the one with Killua and Gon suddenly going super saiyan..granted Killua's change did little to the plot and Gon's was played as a deconstruction of the classic Super Saiyansaiyan powerup from DBZ I was talking about FMA:B. Killua didn't want to waste his charge on noobs, so his "power up" was more of a revelation than some kind of power up. |
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Valourtore said: megamachine said: I think Soul Eater is one of the best shounens made, you will be impressed if you saw it What is it about Soul Eater that makes it stand out from the likes of Naruto, Bleach etc I never said stand out, I said I think is one of the best. Maybe the reason is because I watched a lot of shounen and also I am an adult, so if find the way It is drawn and the impression it gives that it doesn't take itself to seriously very attractive. Naruto/bleach/fairy tail/Dragon ball Z/saint seiya/zenki/ I have watched them all and other old ones too, and they are all pretty similar. One piede/dragon ball 1 are also very good because they don't take themselves (from my view) too seriously and have the PLUS of the adventure and that makes them more interesting |
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Paul-Phoenix said: I prefer FMA:Brotherhood over HxH. I honestly don't see what all the fuzz about HxH is about. I got into 21 episodes and dropped it because it was kind of boring, nothing as emotional as FMA. You should give a try. The first arc of HxH could be boring, but the next arcs are very good. |
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| It is the best imo. FMAB is a lot more flawless and consistent though. One Piece and Naruto are at least two levels below but they're still good. |
| HxH - the WORST SHOUNEN I HAVE EVER SEEN! I will never understand why does it have this high rating. NEVER |
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