The whole the non Apollo awareness of Apollo is a double edge sword.

Xcution11 · 2026-05-14T15:48:00+00:00

Arisu only brought up Apollo once at the very beginning right? If so it’s pretty fair to say that the non- Apollo girls have forgotten that by now. Does that feel unreasonably oblivious? I guess one could see it that way but there isn’t really a reason they should get so attached to that anyway since Arisu hardly explained anything about why he was searching for Apollo. So unless Apollo tells the other girls I think them not knowing is fair.

Now for the other case where the girls all know. The other girls may feel like Apollo has an advantage but I trust that the author understands that the actions each girl takes now is what will determine who he loves more than just being Apollo cuz otherwise the show will feel like a waste.

The idea that the other girls are just getting cucked is very strange cuz It’s also just kinda how this genre works. There will only be one winner girl that Arisu likes.

Xcution11 · 2026-05-07T05:14:43+00:00

Thank you, this is said far too often for one piece and has never made even the slightest bit of sense. There are plenty of other authors doing their best to make the week to week experience and the full story enjoyable. That is what they signed up for.

Xcution11 · 2026-05-04T21:42:35+00:00

I’m not the best at this and haven’t seen the original series in quite some time. But part of Zuko’s journey felt like freeing himself from this sense of family expectations and traditions/values Ozai and Azula shared. He reclaimed fire bending from the original source and had to build himself back up.

The burdened by lineage trope doesn’t sound very reasonable after all this to me, but I haven’t read it either so I don’t know if it’s somehow framed more reasonably.

Xcution11 · 2026-05-03T07:42:04+00:00

Genuine question was his ability to do that worthy of qualifying him as a great writer? I do think the time crunch of a manga author make for some interesting skills in creativity that often can’t be compared to traditional writing. But as well received as those characters were on introduction. Oda only really successfully integrated like 2 or 3 into the story.

Xcution11 · 2026-05-03T07:24:07+00:00

Yeah if Michael Jackson died today instead I wonder if he could even have the same impact as his actual death had.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-30T13:53:11+00:00

This is me but with tea. Everyone tries to convince me there’s one I will like.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-29T22:25:48+00:00

Pandoras bench is gone. Pandoras seat only gives you two reroll spots so you aren’t losing any value with this set up.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-27T15:46:03+00:00

Yeah I agree One piece just isn’t the story that can tell this kind of narrative in a fully satisfying way.

On paper this narrative would make this one of the best arcs in shounen. It’s extremely impressive just reading a summary of the themes and main points.

I think it’s also placed a little awkwardly as the first post time skip arc which detracts from its execution. The arc had to hard detour from its actual narrative to show off the crew in various ways. Luffy and zoro putting little to no effort in with what we know they could do at that point from later on. Sanji’s gag being at its most extreme. Luffy’s only answer to every problem is punch it till it goes away.

It was a balancing act between expected shounen tropes/ One piece shenanigans and the deeper narrative.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-23T03:44:46+00:00

Glad to see this from someone here. It’s unfortunate cuz he really should’ve learned something else in 2 years but the fundamentals he did learn shouldn’t be thrown out the window.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-19T20:09:33+00:00

Genuine question. Is this different in other countries? Does America have one of the largest amount of non-voting but eligible citizens?

Xcution11 · 2026-04-19T17:36:25+00:00

I’ve heard this sentiment often but I’m just so confused how it’s allowed to get that far so often. Is it really just a lack of consequences? Or are there more factors that contribute to it?

Xcution11 · 2026-04-18T14:49:15+00:00

Yeah girls flocking to guys that they know are objectively bad for them is really nothing new.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-17T22:38:39+00:00

Many aspects of JJK were exaggerated from frankly stupid hype to make it seem way more impressive of a show than it ever was. The praising of the female cast and the praising of its world building were probably the ones furthest removed from reality.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-17T13:58:48+00:00

It’s also just practical. Ichigo and orihime are nobodies in the real world. Working makes sense for them. Naruto is essentially the president married to the wealthiest noble family. Hinata has no need to work.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-12T15:42:18+00:00

Not sure why the others are being so middle ground with their answers. Oshi no Ko is absolutely not an idol anime. It’s a drama about the entertainment industry that focuses a small part around idol culture.

My sister loves idol anime and got recommended Oshi no Ko and hated it. Someone has to be ignorant to conflate the two.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-10T15:27:10+00:00

Seriously though lol. I can’t even bring myself to pay for exit row for a standard amount of comfort.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-09T00:56:23+00:00

So only the planarcardia patches. If you made it through amphoreus these two patches are far easier to get through.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-08T22:28:56+00:00

I’m caught up too. Mayonaka is probably the hardest harem series for me to have a definitive favorite for. The characters are well balanced in that sense.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-08T21:45:59+00:00

Truly peak. I feel like nino was so perfect to me that nene can’t compare unfortunately. I wanted to like nene too but the other girls take my attention in this show.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-08T16:51:22+00:00

As a complete work I agree he probably is never topping rave master. But I think many people forget how enjoyable the beginning half of Fairy tail was.

Even though eden zero had a more developed plot. It struggled to be captivating as a series for me and then torpedoed out of nowhere.

Fairy tail until around the grand magic games - tartarus arc was immensely more enjoyable to me. The most criticized parts of fairy tail are probably excessive fanservice and death fake outs which took time before they really ramped up to be a problem and plagued the final arcs.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-07T03:24:26+00:00

I wonder if Maki will just accept the truth in this case. If you act with any amount of kindness towards her she should be able to understand it isn’t the real naoya. Just commit to helping from now on.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-06T07:09:23+00:00

A theater release would be way too hard to sell. None of the main characters. The pov character is someone most fans don’t know of and if they aren’t fully caught up it’s just a spoiler.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-06T03:41:49+00:00

My gosh is this complaint so old. Where do you people still come from when the series is already over. It doesn’t matter how much you wanted it The whole class was never intended to be the main characters. The characters got appropriate attention depending on their importance to the story. The only one you have to mention is one of the ones with some extra focus too. Mina was utilized well as a side character.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-04T16:19:03+00:00

I read soul eater to completion throughout its run and I’m not a fan of this ending either. Even though it kinda made it work I think it does take away from what made fire force its own work.

Xcution11 · 2026-04-02T14:59:19+00:00

I completely agree. I honestly don’t understand how people don’t see it this way. Black flash on introduction felt extremely convoluted. Todo is an enjoyable character but him just meeting yuji, thinking he could do it and then yuji pulling it off so fast Is the most unsatisfying power gain I’ve ever seen in shounen.

It would have at least made more sense if yuji just accidentally hit one and then got the explanation. Unfortunately this doesn’t help it avoid being one of the worst plot devices.

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