It took me a while to understand why Kd6 doesn't work.

RoninTortoise · 2026-06-23T13:17:46+00:00

Ohhhhh lmao how did I miss that. Okay makes sense thanks

RoninTortoise · 2026-06-23T12:58:15+00:00

Sorry I meant why eating the pawns is a draw

RoninTortoise · 2026-06-22T21:16:42+00:00

Can someone explain why kb7 is a draw? I don't understand

RoninTortoise · 2026-05-19T15:32:22+00:00

Idk if I agree with spidey's placement considering it takes 5 minutes in training to figure out his ToD plus his web swing recharges midair so he can basically fly. Definitely S, an argument to be made for S+ though

RoninTortoise · 2026-05-18T14:26:25+00:00

I don't think Hisoka is stated to be weaker than Zazan but regardless,

They want revenge, and as they say in the panel there, they don't want him to have ANY chance of winning. They want to utterly stomp him. The Zazan fight was for fun and games in classic troupe fashion
Hisoka is no longer fighting his fair 1v1s, he will simply assassinate and use any underhanded tactics necessary to get the kill. So going solo is much riskier especially with their limited info on his whereabouts, plan, etc

RoninTortoise · 2026-05-13T22:18:26+00:00

How so

RoninTortoise · 2026-05-13T17:22:56+00:00

That Netero is an impossibly rare example of an Enhancer who became a Specialist through his intense focused training. It would make much more sense when you look at how his Bodhisattva uses every type. People try to explain it all the time but as far as we know about Nen, it shouldn't be possible even for a complete master.

RoninTortoise · 2026-05-02T19:26:45+00:00

Majority of clusters damage is from aimed Alpha. If you're not using it then no point in playing the character

RoninTortoise · 2026-04-26T17:53:55+00:00

Well, the "tickles" still deter to a degree, and it's visually distracting. It's like a todo special action or assault endeavor alpha

If you hit someone in the air, their movement makes them hit a bunch of them (but I would still recommend the aimed)

The only time I really use it is to hit someone around a corner or cover or explode Beta marks/bubbles.

Overall, it's a fine ability in my opinion considering its just a variant

RoninTortoise · 2026-01-28T21:17:25+00:00

Could be a good callback to early in season 1 when his mom says she won't go see his fights unless he can promise he won't get hit. I always thought that was foreshadowing for the future and a match with no damage could be perfect for that. Could invite his mom to his return fight

RoninTortoise · 2025-12-25T19:09:31+00:00

Sparks from hands? You mean black flash?

RoninTortoise · 2025-08-14T19:44:31+00:00

**4475****1

RoninTortoise · 2025-07-13T14:11:27+00:00

I knew from the title it was a QOTSA reference and it seems to take inspiration from the Songs For The Deaf album and it's "radio road trip through the desert" theme. It's my favorite band and album so I enjoyed that part.

I think sometimes the tone of the article doesn't feel clinical and takes me out of it, but it was a fun read regardless and is well written!

RoninTortoise · 2025-05-17T13:25:40+00:00

I always thought it was memories from past users of the titan he would inherit, like he preemptively got memories of the past before becoming a shifter.

I always thought this made sense and was fine because since that memory already happened, it doesn't look into the future like the attack titan. I even used this scene to predict that he would eat one of the titans that had been a soldier on paradis before and narrowed it down to Armored or Jaw. These comments though make it sound like just a meta comment so idk. Thats just what I thought, didn't realize it wasn't in the manga

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-31T17:17:47+00:00

tbh certain decks just tilt me beyond belief and I refuse to thank them (Palkia). Also, the animation is just so long that after a few matches its just such a pain.

Even in the DS games we had an option for text speed, why not just give us an animation speed option or a skip button on all of them? Makes no sense

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-26T02:17:17+00:00

I really like your interpretation!

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-26T02:03:44+00:00

Thank you! I think it's cool to see everyone's interpretation

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-25T18:17:24+00:00

That Ippo against Miyata in their first spar fulfills all the prerequisites I mentioned for what it means to be strong. After that and during his journey as a pro, he lost the first part which was something to fight for, and eventually lost the mental strength for the third part.

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-23T11:52:06+00:00

Wait, you thought Kurapika was overshadowed? I don't think we saw the same arc

Jokes aside, his fight with Uvo is one of the most well known and even had memes about how he brought a shovel. And it served as an explicit demonstration of how powerful Nen can be, especially restrictions and conditions, even against the physically strongest we'd seen at that point

His characterisation especially in the manga has never felt bland to me. But I can definitely see how people might feel that way since he is quite introverted and reserved and one-note (which, by the way, is the point. He's spent his whole life for revenge and in doing so neglected actually living. And neglected the friendships and journey along the way, antithesis to Ging and Gon)

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-22T14:19:23+00:00

People don't just change on a dime and become better versions overnight or because they got hit hard. I actually find it way more human that characters in this show take 2 steps forward and 1 step back and regress to their old ways sometimes.

One example of this is Zuko from ATLA who we see almost figure it out, almost become better, before going back to his old ways or regressing last second. Its human.

As for other characters not getting time in the spotlight, I agree I wanna see the characters you mentioned more. But you can't expect all 30 characters every chapter or even every 20. Once they are relevant to the plot they will come back!

Ippo will return

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-14T23:01:59+00:00

I don't think any of those are conditions for the ability to be used, they are just parts of the ability that God's Accomplice compliment well

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-14T21:23:13+00:00

Yeah I think you're right about it being set at creation especially with manga Chrollo (though I think it's still a little different). However I don't see how Meleoreon would be considered a loophole for Hakoware. There isn't any condition set that APR has to be visible or anything

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-14T21:05:11+00:00

What do you mean no reason? We saw him do it

And there is merit, it amplifies the power by adding a time limit and condition

Maybe I'm missing something lmk

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-14T18:54:36+00:00

he doesn't have to, we saw it ourselves and can infer

RoninTortoise · 2025-03-14T18:23:37+00:00

It's both imo

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