He just spared ninja kid and cone head. He'll manage.
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He just spared ninja kid and cone head. He'll manage.
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I'm not sure why I thought the exam might be something other than an elaborate joke...
Anyway, yeah, apparently he CAN pull his punches, so I'm not sure why he doesn't just hold back all the time since his fights are so boring to him.
Because holding back is boring. If gamers find it boring in fighting games, I can only imagine how terrible it would be in real fights. Excitement comes from real danger, not faked suspense.
Real danger and challenge. He could give himself handicaps to artificially create challenges, but that would clash with being a hero. After all, in pretty much all the incidents so far, people have died. So, one can't really call himself a hero if he makes sport out of such disasters. If Saitama was fighting just for fun (though he doesn't have much fun), it would be a different thing, but he is doing the hero thing, so it can't be helped. He has to take it seriously despite it making it deadly boring. No wonder he developed British dry humour.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
I did notice though that the founder of the Hero association was clearly Cleft-boy's father. So Saitama is the reason the Hero association exists.
You SAY that, but when the Genos blew up that tower, ruining all the setups the badguys had made for them, he said that was mean. So clearly, he understands the concept of holdings back just for the fun of experiencing what the enemy has to throw at them.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
He was interested in seeing the enemies' reaction, sure. But that doesn't really compare to real excitement from a full power struggle. Playing with his opponents isn't really exciting as opposed to it being somewhat entertaining, and that only for the first few times.
Granted, but he doesn't get EITHER by killing everything in one punch.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Excitement is what he is looking for though, so I can't fault him for not toying with his opponents.
I think the whole "holding back" thing isn't really consistent. It's just there for comic relief. That means, if it's funnier to leave Snek on the floor, that's how it'll work. If it's more hilarious to see the opponent vaporise, that's how his punch will work. Or if a scrotum lands on it.. whatever.
I forgot how awesome Mondays were.
I don't remember him really toying with the opponents. He's almost always looking forward to seeing what they can do, provided they seem at least remotely promising and haven't pissed him off personally. But I don't consider that toying with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
Please reread.
All I wonder is if we really will never get a logical explanation for his powers. The way Genos wondered about it in this episode has me hopeful we will. Since Saitamaīs power is not a result of training (unless he was lying about it), it might be about his true origins or whatever. So maybe analyzing his DNA will yield some results.
You want a logical explanation to the load of fun made at anime tropes? Now that makes me laugh.
Remember how the upgraded gorilla was made fun of when he tried the long explanation? Genos in the same ep?
Remember how the cloned scientist failed?
In truth, it might be we really don't care for an explanation, do we?
The way I see this is that this series is a ĻmockeryĻto shounen anime and not an actual shounen, I would honestly not want them to find an oponent that requires more than one punch, properly explain his powers or whatever other generic anime characteristic.
Complaining about this show not being shounen enough is like complaining that Scary movie was not scary enough, you missed the point entirely.
What makes me laugh is that people are still trying to explain this to Mfauli.
I dont really care about the parody aspect. I only care about what I want, and itīd be more fun to me if there was a pseudo-logical explanation to his powers. I remember when Naruto started to be shit ... which was when logic was thrown outta the window. If this was a pure comedy-show, I wouldnīt have any problems with logic and such, but itīs an anime that presents serious fights and situations, so to enjoy those, I need more logic in there. Otherwise itīs just a complete mess.
Wrong anime then, plain and simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
Explains plenty.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
So you want a serious explanation so you can have a laugh... alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
This IS a pure comedy show that takes cliche shounen rules as its uhmmm, punch line.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
And Scary Movie represents actual creepy misteries and plenty of murders, did you also need logic back then? Did it make sense to you that the guy ejaculated galons of sperm? Did you ask for a pseudo explanation of where he could possibly save all that cum before you could laugh at that part?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
Favorite part this ep was Saitama getting excited over the prospect of a fan club.
The fact that you are referencing that scene in order to respond to a statement about something being "just a complete mess," is brilliant beyond my ability to adequately describe.Quote:
Originally Posted by UChessmaster
My kingdom for a pos rep.
(Not enough people to keep my rep queue clear these days.)
Aside from the fight, I'd agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by neflight86
Genos brushing it aside as "nobody cares about that" made it all the better. Poor guy just wants a bloody fan club.