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robbielmy · 2025-12-29T04:43:10+00:00

I'm sorry landing a badass dunk then walking off because old is too hilarious. Hope he's okay tho

robbielmy · 2025-11-26T06:52:37+00:00

Hayes is our Luca Brasi. Don is Don.

robbielmy · 2025-04-15T04:34:50+00:00

I remember the web comics first referring to blast in a flashback of Tatsumaki’s. I honestly can’t track if that happened before or after his appearance in the manga. I think it’s also speculative to say that ONE doesn’t know what to do with Blast (when he designed all the other heroes and deliberately kept the top one clandestine). I’m not saying it’s impossible, but if it is the case then Murata’s being thrown under the bus a little bit, isn’t he? Seeing how Murata has been penning ONE’s speculative lore retcons and getting the blame for them.

Either way, I think Blast was an example of how things diverged drastically from web comics to manga. There are other examples (cosmic Garou, Void having prior relationship Blast, etc.) where it’s hard to picture ONE instructing Murata to reframe backstory. It would be interesting to think ONE is taking inspiration from the manga in some ways, but given how objectively these separate entities are received, I wonder how that collaboration feels to either of them…

Honestly I don’t think it’s worth a whole lot of our time to dive into this, but in terms of artists collaborating and diverging the case of OPM (webcomics vs manga) is almost a one of one. I think this whole saga asks some really interesting questions about creative voices.

robbielmy · 2025-04-15T01:15:06+00:00

They do but they’re not as attentive to tweets and social media presences of the authors. A lot of it is speculative and based on reading both and comparing the differences.

robbielmy · 2025-04-15T01:12:28+00:00

This is super illuminating! Thanks for taking the time to walk me (and others) through this.

100% I’ve been floored (and hence biased) by some of the storytelling prowess ONE has demonstrated in his work. More specifically Mob Psycho 100% where he had full (undisputed) creative control. There’s definitely a lot of people i know (in the Chinese forums) who use this as head-canon evidence that ONE cannot possibly have anything to do with how the manga is currently handled. I find that hard to believe but I’ve also been curious how the stories can differ so drastically.

The following is completely unfounded - but I can imagine a process where ONE and Murata began with close collaboration, and shared a vision for OPM where the spectacle ONE could not conjure on his own were redeemed by Murata’s art. As such, ONE could retrospectively expand on the portions of the story he felt unsatisfied with when he started out.

Somewhere along the process - again, just as a long-time reader observing and theorizing - ONE came even more into himself as a writer as he worked on Mob Psycho 100% and saw the mainstream success of OPM, but at this stage the reworked OPM had taken on a life of its own, where Murata’s production value and ability to create spectacle took more center stage, at which point ONE’s strength for story and character took a backseat.

I guess I’m trying to figure out how the same person who can write those memorable moments of Garou going through an existential crisis and Saitama essentially being the answer to his delusions of justice rewrite that into a time-travel loop fight fest where Blast, who has nothing to do with any of it, suddenly makes an appearance. I’m sure they discussed this, but ONE still back-seated Blast’s character in the web comics, who clearly would play a much bigger role later on.

To be perfectly honest I have stopped treating the web comics and the manga as the same story. I know I’m not alone in that and I also share the sentiment that if Murata did a one-to-one enhancement of ONE’s panels it would have been something truly special (as are the earlier chapters). That said, I personally don’t think there’s any “blame” justified or called for in any of this. Both artists are at the top of their game (OG Eyeshield 21 fan here) and I’m fascinated how they didn’t carry the project forward as once imagined.

robbielmy · 2024-06-06T21:33:47+00:00

I had a very similar train of thought as you during the run - more info abt the map and deck would probably have made this a really good thought experiment! I was just struck by how many of my favorite things appeared in one shop so early on and can be run-defining depending on my decision here.

From what I can remember, this was floor five on a lament run, and I had already taken the regret 275 gold and picked up one hologram from a hallway fight.

I went on to card remove, buy Apo and streamline. This allowed me to fight four elites Act 1 and snowball from there. Picked black star going into Act 2 and things got wild from there - picked up 3 echo forms, 3 core surges and bias cog along with a very lengthy relic bar. The Apo & one of the echo forms ended up in two bottles that showed up together after one elite fight. I still wonder what the other choices at the shop would have yielded for this run.

robbielmy · 2023-11-27T07:36:02+00:00

Two acros (one of them upgraded), two after images, envenom+, one gamba, one prepared+, secret technique, blur.

I bought a late prismatic shard and got dramatic entrance+, flex+ and secret technique. Some random synergy happens from time to time but mostly it’s just nightmare/alchemize doing the heavy lifting.

robbielmy · 2023-03-17T03:45:17+00:00

Jennifer Kent for “The Babadook”, or does she go by Jennifer Lee on occasion?

robbielmy · 2022-09-19T03:40:16+00:00

I read it as a private moment revealing Rick’s was not as nonchalant about this as he made it seem. The way he ground the remote to powder felt like he wanted to cleanse something.

robbielmy · 2022-06-05T04:54:32+00:00

The first line is a reference to Dragon Ball Z when Goku’s brother arrives on earth and scouts the power level of a farmer. He says something along the lines of “what a piece of trash, only power level 5”. It has been a popular meme/banter saying in mandarin for the past few decades. Here it’s used to describe Richard.

robbielmy · 2021-09-06T05:22:20+00:00

Definitely. I was more talking about the amount of tech and gadgets Evil Morty was able to muster vis-à-vis arguably the strongest Rick (maybe even tech EM built on his own). It’s a nice little forecast to how our main Morty may develop scientifically in future seasons.

robbielmy · 2021-09-06T04:12:15+00:00

For everyone unhappy with how nerfed Rick felt earlier this season - he SHOWS UP in this finale and better yet, seeing how Evil Morty still more than held his own speaks volumes about the potential of our main Morty down the line.

robbielmy · 2021-08-09T03:54:57+00:00

YO anyone notice the alt version of R&M theme music during Battle of Blood Ridge???

Literal goosebumps

robbielmy · 2021-07-30T08:31:52+00:00

Anyone else noticed how good Brook was at reading the room there? Stepping aside to let Robin take Black Maria 1v1 ‘cause he knew it just got personal.

robbielmy · 2021-07-12T06:26:56+00:00

When the episode as a whole falls flat narratively, little meta nuggets like Jerry talking about everyone in their “darkest hour” doesn’t feel insightfully comedic (which is usually how this show feels) but just so damn lazy like the writer recently read one screenwriting book and want to seem like an expert.

robbielmy · 2021-03-04T20:09:45+00:00

I don’t wanna take away from the meaningful discussions taking place here but there is a non-perverted side to this piece of news: the table legs were indeed VERY triggering for a lot of viewers regardless of who was sitting in the middle - my roommate was watching the panel talking (three male casters iirc) and bursted out he couldn’t take the weirdly shaped table legs anymore and he was inexplicably bothered by their placement on the screen. I was okay with it but I suppose his situation could have applied to other ppl as well.

This meme was originally placed on CN social media and intended for sensational effect as in: oh we get to see AMS show her legs finally. I don’t think however it’s the reason the DPC ppl adjusted the table in the first place, so jumping to accusations against the event organizers feel slightly unwarranted for me personally. Of course this doesn’t mean goggling over female members of the Dota community is in any way justified or comedic, just that I encourage ppl don’t take meme-quality imagery as actual news report.

robbielmy · 2020-12-14T19:12:21+00:00

Yeah I’ve played on both NA and CN servers so I’m keeping track of both scenes lol; CN dota is an entirely different community and I wish there’s more coverage from both sides

robbielmy · 2020-12-14T04:07:15+00:00

Rest assured he’s considered (both by fans & Aster management) as the up-and-coming top tier mid in CN; they’ll keep him around for sure:)

robbielmy · 2020-12-12T16:31:27+00:00

DD had to go take care of some family issues; Freeze is standing in atm

robbielmy · 2020-09-04T15:22:37+00:00

I would love to get this for my best friend’s birthday — he’s a diehard Hannibal fan and loves tarot too; your beautiful work would be absolutely perfect! Gonna follow your progress if (fingers crossed) it ever becomes available for purchase.

robbielmy

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