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[Matto]

I raise all your good points to one Mari Nikaidou.

The Nisei anime did something right and have her in only two episodes. Toei gets respect for that.

[Tubba]

Yeah, the first Kinnikuman anime was pretty bad, which is unfortunate for such a classic series.

Poor animation - Check
Poor artwork - Check
Constant interruptions in fights - Check
Putting comedy in serious scenes - Check
Removing important scenes from the manga - Check

I'll forgive the toned down violence of the anime considering its morning time slot, but the rest is inexcusable. Look at how good the original Dragon Ball and Fist of the North Star series were. Both came out in the 80's and they're still watchable by today's standards; so age is not an excuse here.

Hell, Combattler V was made in 1975 and still has excellent animation (obligatory clip: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Depu6SFuFtg.

Or for a more comparable example, take Chojuu Kishin Dancougar. It was made in 1983, and is somewhat infamous for its awkward face animation. However, despite the somewhat low animation budget, they actually focused the steam on the combat, making a lot of the combat scenes very well-animated.

Edited by Tubba, 08 March 2010 - 02:11 AM.

[SoldierAtaru]

I don't mind a bit more comedy or amusement moments in Kinnikuman mostly due to...well, it's a comedy series at heart. Heck, I think the anime did the right thing keeping the announcers as on-screen, particularly since they seem to do a better job explaining things (like the "Omega Catastrophe Drop" scene: I was so used to the Muscle Fight scene with the announcers explaining "catastrophe" and how amusing it was that it felt dissapointing that Robin explained it in the manga and it felt almost like a throw-away moment) or giving slight diversion between stressful moments than just this "offscreen menace" that we have in the later part of the manga that just seems to appear alongside the pointless "audience reaction shots".

Edited by SoldierAtaru, 08 March 2010 - 06:04 AM.

[Tubba]

It struck me, Akuma Shogun wasn't a power fighter either. His mainstays were his acrobatics, ethereal body and diamond power. He also reversed plenty of techniques.

Edited by Tubba, 08 March 2010 - 09:31 AM.

[SoldierAtaru]

It struck me, Akuma Shogun wasn't a power fighter either. His mainstays were his acrobatics, ethereal body and diamond power. He also reversed plenty of techniques.

I think Akuma Shogun was just the perfect balance of power and technique: he could destroy you with stuff like the Nine-Point Seal and Hell Guilloutine, but at the same time reverses techniques or just uses his hardness factor to either slip away or just crush you. Heck, even his weakness is impossible to realize: the only way to stop a guy with no body...is to give him a physical body to damage!

[SoldierAtaru]

Chp. 368: Don't even try to apply logic except "hot things melt ice", you'll last longer: http://mangahelpers..../releases/20545
Chp. 369: "Tune in next week as..." (Robin Mask, Mammothman and the announcer are suddenly zapped away): http://mangahelpers..../releases/20547

[Blackbeard D. Kuma]

There's something I wanted to ask you guys.

In the Dream Tag arc, how exactly did Big The Budo kill Screw Kid? It's like he petrified him and then made him crumble into several pieces. Does anyone have an explanation for that scene? I always did find it be hilarious, though.

[Prometheus13]

There's something I wanted to ask you guys.

In the Dream Tag arc, how exactly did Big The Budo kill Screw Kid? It's like he petrified him and then made him crumble into several pieces. Does anyone have an explanation for that scene? I always did find it be hilarious, though.

Maybe Screw Kid broke apart because Budo's body was too hard.

[kinnikumanbigbody]

Chp. 368: Don't even try to apply logic except "hot things melt ice", you'll last longer: http://mangahelpers..../releases/20545
Chp. 369: "Tune in next week as..." (Robin Mask, Mammothman and the announcer are suddenly zapped away): http://mangahelpers..../releases/20547

mammothman:TATAKATTE MITAI!!!

suguru:ROBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNN!!!!!!

Edited by kinnikumanbigbody, 09 March 2010 - 06:09 AM.

[Tubba]

There's something I wanted to ask you guys.

In the Dream Tag arc, how exactly did Big The Budo kill Screw Kid? It's like he petrified him and then made him crumble into several pieces. Does anyone have an explanation for that scene? I always did find it be hilarious, though.

He flexed his uber-abs, crushing Screw Kid.


"
122.
Robin: ICE ROCK GYRO---!!
Suguru: A…mazing: its 2 times; no, 10 times the power of Mammothman’s Ice Rock Gyro!!"

That doesn't even begin to make sense in any way whatsoever.

I thought 368 was pretty awesome, despite the inconsistencies.

I might have been more touched by 369 if the death had actually been definite. Yeah...

Why didn't Robin's pants remain like his helmet and armor? Clearly a logical inconsistency.

Edited by Tubba, 09 March 2010 - 09:50 AM.

[SoldierAtaru]

Robin: ICE ROCK GYRO---!!
Suguru: A…mazing: its 2 times; no, 10 times the power of Mammothman’s Ice Rock Gyro!!"

That doesn't even begin to make sense in any way whatsoever.

Either Suguru just likes to show off the power of the Justice Choujin more than their opponents, Robin made it more powerful by spinning much faster...or I TLed it wrong.

Edited by SoldierAtaru, 09 March 2010 - 10:34 AM.

[Molanphy]

Why didn't Robin's pants remain like his helmet and armor? Clearly a logical inconsistency.

If you see all the deaths by the Muscle Prophecy died with his pants, only the their masks/accessories didn't go with them. Only Mammothman and

Spoiler

Omegaman

died with theirs masks

[SoldierAtaru]

Chp. 370: Omegaman decides to become Scrapper...five more parts and maybe we'll see Devastator: http://mangahelpers..../releases/20569
Chp. 371: I hope someone sees the parachutes: http://mangahelpers..../releases/20570
Chp. 372:

Suguru: Nanda kanda to kikaretara
Neptune: Kotaete ageru no ga yo no nasake

http://mangahelpers..../releases/20571

[kinnikumanbigbody]

TWO VOLUMES TO FINISH!

[Tubba]

So if they burn Neptuneman's prophecy, will Kenkaman's pop out instead?

[SoldierAtaru]

So if they burn Neptuneman's prophecy, will Kenkaman's pop out instead?

That actually would be funny...but who knows if they even want to remember Kenkaman at this point. (considering, you know, that's what Neptuneman returned to being at the end of the Tag arc)

[Matto]

So if they burn Neptuneman's prophecy, will Kenkaman's pop out instead?

Yes it will, and [url="http://<a%20href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVZUVeMtYXc"%20target="_blank">"]it will perform a dance routine.[/url]

[Tubba]

FRIENDSHIP MAGNETISM

[Matto]

Ah Friendship Power, the second season of UM drove that bit right into the ground during the last match over, and over, AND OVER again.

YUUJOW PAWA, it makes you win matches even if you suck ass. (Jade, Walleh and Dik Dik in the anime only folks)

[SoldierAtaru]

FRIENDSHIP MAGNETISM

Unfortunately that's what pretty much made the series the Japanese equivalent of Care Bears...only with wrestling moves instead of glowing stomachs.

[SoldierAtaru]

I didn't know this was going to happen but somehow I got two chapters done today:

Chp. 373: "I won't be coming home tonight...my generation will put it right": http://mangahelpers..../releases/20694
Chp. 374: AIM FOR THE HORN! (yeah...cause those fins...on their head...never mind): http://mangahelpers..../releases/20695

[Tubba]

Argh, why does Mangahelpers have such ludicrously slow download speeds? It takes an entire day to get a volume down.

Edited by Tubba, 12 March 2010 - 11:43 PM.

[shino619]

TWO VOLUMES TO FINISH!

noo it's not. history has changed, and robin will not face mammothman because he was killed and humilliated in an unfair match by thunder and lightning

[SoldierAtaru]

Chp. 375: Well at least it's not J. Edgar Hoover fighting Suguru: http://mangahelpers..../releases/20745
Chp. 376: Whenever you learn a number of things of a strange number, you should sometimes worry about why it's that number: http://mangahelpers..../releases/20746

[kinnikumanbigbody]

Chp. 375: Well at least it's not J. Edgar Hoover fighting Suguru: http://mangahelpers..../releases/20745

'' i don't like heroes mr.walters''