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is why horikoshi or why the hero society in general relies solely upon ONE hero to defeat villains? for example, whether it's all might or endeavor, the major battles always focus on some one-to-one combat. but i feel like what makes the most amount of sense, and like how a lot other superhero universes work, is focusing on having the best TEAM out there?
like why do people think just one person, all might, could defeat someone like all for one who's working with a million different quirks? it makes way more sense to find several different heroes, who each have their own special skill, to team up and try to take the major villain down - especially if all might's particular power, strength, does him no good against someone who has indestructible armor (like a nomu).
i really hope horikoshi focuses more on team building, rather than continue these battle line arcs of "1000000% MORE STRENGTH" because honestly, it gets boring when every time you think deku or all might or endeavor has reached the last of their strength, they just somehow get stronger and that's how they defeat the enemy? it really ruins the surprise and excitement.
i think that's what i loved about naruto is that because it was mainly teams vs teams, there's a LOT more strategy.
of course, i still love bnha and i especially love the battles where everyone works together as a team - it makes my heart literally glow with pride lol. this arc especially got me feeling some kind of way :')
thoughts?
You do have a valid point, but the strongest team needs strong individuals that would be able to go toe-to-toe with a single villain if for any reason members of that team were put of commission. Like the team that got blasted by AfO. In a highly specialized team, the instant one individual goes down, the teams fighting power goes down significantly. If a villain proves too much to handle by one's self then a team is a good fall back plan, but in a world where a villain won't play fair, its better to make sure everyone can make it on their own first before only relying on other's powers to make themselves useful.
Besides being a hero is a career and a popularity contest, which means one hero wants to be better recognized than his/her peers. Only recently as seen in the chap that introduced Hawk, pro teams are being set up (like with giant girl, kamui woods, paper ninja Edge, and Jeans (??)). Even though miss gigantess KSed Kamui, they are putting aside their individual differences to work together to be stronger as a group.
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Since quirks aren't magic powers, but bodily function, over exerting oneself could lead to death or perm damage. These super power creeps you speak of always end with some crippling damage done to the person. Each time All Might went beyond his body's comfortable limit, he became less able to sustain his muscles form or draw in strength. Endeavor could possibly overheat and kill himself is he over uses his power. It like certain levels of strength have neglible recoil, and going above that equates recoil that could kill a person. Like if i try to lift above my weight limit, i risk rupturing my blood vessels.
Deku usually uses some percentage around 10, but when his back hits the rope, he goes to the 100% that will cripple him.
In the training arc, Deku used 100% of his strength (the name 1000000000% was a bluff), however he used 100% strength on 2 moves a Detroit and Delaware smash (plus he was on an adrenaline rush which is known to increase an individuals base strength tenfold). A little iffy yes, but not inconceivable considering Deku used 100% multiple times against Shoto at the school comp (limited to his fingers and one arm).
In the Eri arc, he simply was being reversed to a state before the body breaking but he in no way received a power spike, he simply was using his "forbidden" final form while a mage spammed heal the entire time.
Deku never fights at full power for obvious reasons, so when he is at the "last" of his strength, he has no choice but to go into crippling mode.
Um 1 thing, Naruto was basically building up to a "team" defeating their final boss, however, as a person who only watched the anime, I think that Naruto and Sasuke were both given many many "buffs" and in the end it was an individual fight against each other.
And also literally Naruto uses up all his chara and energy in his death fights and somehow always has more in reserve, possible Kurama but he doesn't got control over till the last few hundred episodes...
With the society in BNHA, All Might was looked upon as the Symbol of Peace, someone who will be there to save everyone and yada yada yada. As a human he couldn't save everyone, but he has defeated a significant amount of enemies by himself (mostly maybe because if he had partners they may be destroyed). He does work with the government/leaders of the Heroes against All for One, I dunno if you can call that soemhwat teamwork
for the love of god, i can't figure out the name of a yaoi manga where the MC is a priest who's kidnapped by a young blonde guy who's been brainwashed by a religious cult?? i thought zaria was the author but maybe not, SOS
yay thank you yes!!
y'all i'm so excited, i'm taking a course on anime in my university (and I go to an ivy league school btw lol) AND I'M GONNA WRITE MY 10-12 PAGE FINAL PAPER ON YAOI IT'S GONNA BE SO LIT!!!
i'm so interested in fujoshi culture - if you could write about something yaoi-related what would it be about??
ooooh which Ivy league? I thought anime things only happen in high school lmao
How is a course on anime even possible? e.e? What jobs will that help you get? Or is it like an extra thing?
Lol aren't you gonna be embarrassed I understand the temptation but damn.......
You could do the origin of the word Fujoshi, who coined it and how did it spread?
Who can it be applied to and what does it mean?
Why can't some people keep fiction/fantasy separate from real life?
Do Fujoshis cause harm or have an impact on LGBT+?
How does the LGBT+ community feel about Fujoshi?
Is there a significant difference between Fujoshi and Fudanshi?
Why do people read BL?
Who makes up the consumers of BL, as in, percentages of gender, ethnicity, age, etc.?
The BL industry - how much they make, creators, publishers, content, etc.
Why is rape so prevalent?
Comparison and contrast between BL and GL
i saw a tumblr post saying that Yuri is not equivalent to Yaoi and that shoujo-ai is not used for GL, it means pedophilia. You can do something with that - ascertain if it's true, what's the correct usage or how to denote GL, why is yuri and yaoi not the same, difference in readers and etc.
Why is there not a lot of BL and GL anime created? How to get it approved? Are there laws against it or constricting the making of, is there a limit or a rating that can't be done? Why is it that I never see them available in DVD or even finding them online to watch is a bit difficult/not easily accessible but especially in stores. Same with print versions.
The toxicity in the culture
Doujinshis
Fanfiction
Fanart
different mediums and by different cultures
i.e:
manga = Japan
manhwa = Korea
manhua = China
webtoons, webcomics, bara, shounen-ai, etc.
time period and the change in art styles, plot (or lack or inclusion of), outside influences such as what was happening in real life at the time and if something from it was included in the work
How female characters are often treated/written and made to be annoying or the outright antagonist
Why is there so few bisexual characters? or ace or aro or trans?
Seme and uke :
- the tropes
- origins and meaning
- pronunciation (so many people still don't know how to say them correctly, she-meh & ooh-keh)
- why they most often don't depict real gay relationships
- why some people are so hung up on characters sticking to one role and don't want "sekes" or reversible couples
- other?
YURI!!! ON ICE and it's major success and positivity and why it's a sports anime with a romance between two male characters and not just some BL with figure skating
uuh, wow, that's a lot, it got away from me haha(⌒▽⌒) i hope something interests you or inspires you!
If possible, could you share your paper once it's done? Only if you want to of course!
Best of luck!
Wow, that's a lot of points. ..
Can I call on you when I have a paper lol
LOL I mean it’s not common sure but it’s listed as a Film Studies/East asian literature class. I’m a senior and it’s my last semester so I really just wanted to take a course that’s fun and that I’m interested in. My school also doesn’t believe in the idea of pre-professional classes. As in, they focus more on education for the sake of education, not for getting a job.
WOW AHMAZING I’m glad you got inspired by my question, idk why so many ppl dislike it lol but I’m super excited and all these questions are so interesting! I think I’m gonna write about the seme/Ike relationship for sure thanks for your help!!
Nope, I think it is a lil embarrassing to tell a future employer I took a class on anime but 1) nobody actually looks at your transcript that carefully and 2) I will probs never get a job anyways HAHA.
If you’re talking about being embarrassed about writing about yaoi, not at all. It’s not like I’m gonna be gushing over the smuttiness of BNHA dj’s or something. Yaoi as a culture is fascinating and says a lot about sexuality, gender, Japanese culture and literature. There’s a lot of published academia on anime/manga and now there are even books and academics who study yaoi! The more ya know
i don't know how to say this nicely but you guys are all so dense for hating on naru. it's like you barely read this manga and can't understand the subplot/read between the lines/understand the characters themselves.
naru CLEARLY came back early because he knew the only way the two main characters can stay together is if they all talk it out with the younger brother. but when the fuck would all 3 of them ever agree to have a conversation when 1) masato keeps running away, 2) the younger brother dislikes masato and wouldn't agree to come to peace with him and 3) asahi is too torn between the two that he can't pick sides?
so naru being the best fucking friend he is sets the stage by telling asahi to go back home early to find masato and then he brings the younger brother back home so he can see with his own two eyes how in love his older brother and masato are with each other.
like damn y'all. it's not that hard to see. just watch the next chapter end with all 3 characters reconciliating, the main couple fall madly in love, and masato coming to peace with his shitty actions/past. and Naru standing there like the mastermind badass bitch he is.
taking into consideration what a twit he was the earlier chapter, you better believe that people will hate even the sight of him.
Naru might adore masato, but his words were cruel. the worst. you tell a self hating, guilty person he deserved it, you just break his self worth and confidence. whatever your intentions.(tough love or bull shit_
Agreed. I know that it's for their sake but he's shattering an already broken person.
Totally agree.
Wow, read comments before telling others to read. Cause you completely missed the point. I don't hate Naru because I think he deliberately hurt Masato, after all (if I did I would NOT hate Masato for what he did to Kousei) but because he is a hypocrite who, while having no skin in the game, still thinks the end justifies the means while smirking his ass off
And if they do reconcile you know what? I'll hate Naru even MORE. Because this tough love thing is bs. But it always gets such revolting praise in almost every story I read. With a friend like Naru who needs enemies. I hope he falls off a cliff and dies. Ktbn.
Oh, and it seems you're the one who needs to read the story, too. BEFORE Naru implemented his little plan Masato was NOT running away. He was actually facing Asahi head on. So, the reason he was running away was because of? NARU. You really ARE pulling out all the stops to defend an abused aren't you? Of course I forgot only the victim can ever be blamed.
FO autocorrect. I meant abuser.
so he needed to scheme everything and hurt masato so they can talk, wasn't more easy to just tell asahi to tell the truth or do it himself? and problem solved?
and i really dont want to see all 3 of them fappy best friends! Kousei and Naru better stay away from masato. Then i'll have my happy ending
Agreed. I seriously don't like that Naru guy right now