Downtown Khazan: Ice Cold Utopia

[The Chou Lives]

In Ellis's not quite defense, isn't the Castlevania timeline and lore kinda extra screwy anyway, if I remember correctly?

Not really. Some games did get retconned out of existence but the main games have a solid plot.

Did have a Castlevania thread but due to lack of activity just stopped as I felt it was spam then. If ya like could on anything that’s a issue e?

[Nik Hasta]

This is mostly directed at Sharp.

I think the most recent chapter of Gosu is a solid misstep. Not unsalvageable but still an "Ooff," from me.

[Sharpandpointies]

This is mostly directed at Sharp.

I think the most recent chapter of Gosu is a solid misstep. Not unsalvageable but still an "Ooff," from me.

Ouch. I’ll have look, though possibly not today.

[Dark Soul # 7]

Well, it seems I'm getting sick (a lightly runny nose, mild sore throat, a little coughing). Quarantining myself at the moment, monitoring and hoping it's just my sinuses (which really bother me in the spring and fall) and not Coronavirus.

But if it is, I hope my overclocked immune system (which generally kicks the **** out of most bugs that try to get me sick, letting me get over most things in under a day) can do the same for this.

Take care and take it easy buddy.

Hoping for the best.

[Dark Soul # 7]

spoilers:

Deku can fly now and Shigaraki waking up early is finally catching up to him. I can relate.

end of spoilers

MHA: spoilers:

Shigaraki is apparently incomplete and requires regeneration to repair himself and reach his full potential, but at the moment, Deku uses Nana's Float Quirk on all of the heroes in the immediate vicinity to avoid Shigaraki's wide-range Decay attacks. So, Deku has gone from a Spiderman expy to Superman.

end of spoilers.

spoilers:

I do really love the back and forth of this entire arc. As a chip in Shigaraki's seemingly invincible armor reveals itself Deku litterally soars to new heights by saving his allies and attacking his archenemy all in one move. At the same time Gigantomachia is tearing his ways towards the battlefield. So **** is still going down... hey we might get to see Dabi interact with Shoto AND Endeavor. That'll be interesting. Also... Think of all the floating dates Izuku and Ochako can go on together!

end of spoilers

One Piece:
spoilers:

Yamato... Oden... whatever he calls himself really needs to work introducing himself to people. Right now he's just terrying Momo. When I look at the number I'm kinda reminded of the man-eating giant from the Roald Dahl book The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Meanwhile, Big Mom is having a terrible day with another pair of Straw Hats humiliating her with a nice team up move. And cudos to Franky for standing up to her like it was no big thing because he's a crew member on the future pirate king's ship. That last splash page is classic One Piece. Surrounded by a much greater number of deadly foes, the Straw Hats stand united and ready to kick ass.

end of spoilers

Black Clover:
spoilers:

Nacht is certainly making a name for himself. Just rocking up to a bunch of captains and taking command like that and then lore dumping a ton of information on them. I don't think that all the creaturs he summonded are seperate demons, he can probably just create shadow monsters as part of his shadow powers. And my take from Jack's comments are that Nacht had his own magic in the past, lost it and then became a demon host. We have a deadline and an idea of how big the threat is. I do wonder how many of those gates that will open up during this arc. Because that seems to be an end of series worthy threat. Gonna be interesting to see who gets to go on this super crucial mission, and just what Nacht can do to prepared Asta in three days.

end of spoilers

[Nik Hasta]

You know what?

This week's Chainsaw Man was comparatively very chilled out insofar as I don't feel completely dead inside... much.

[Len Ikari145]

You know what?

This week's Chainsaw Man was comparatively very chilled out insofar as I don't feel completely dead inside... much.

Unluck Undead eases the pain.

[Len Ikari145]

[Guy1]

SPOILERS For Mulan!

[Sub-Zero MKA]

I love how they left out Mushu and the iconic songs in the name of realism, then introduced a shape-shifting witch, a random phoenix, and chi powers.

[Jcogginsa]

I think people need to stop forgetting that the Disney movie isn't the actual source material.

[grampagen]

I love how they left out Mushu and the iconic songs in the name of realism, then introduced a shape-shifting witch, a random phoenix, and chi powers.

Confused marketing, strange modifications to the first adaptation in 1998 they made their fame on for their brand, curious writing decisions, and odd attempts to appeal to a Chinese audience that didn't like the original and still doesn't like the remake.

It's interesting how Disney made a movie designed to appeal to precisely nobody.

A couple glances at leaked clips - to say nothing of the political quagmire surrounding this film's marketing - whelp, that's a pass for me.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

I mean in the actual source material, nobody finds out she's a man until after she retires from a long and distinguished military career. There's also no climactic battle with the nomads/huns. Just a military campaign in the northern frontier that lasts more than a decade; and a quiet retirement after a distinguished career at which point Hua Mulan finally reveals she's not a man.

So, you're certainly not wrong that Disney isn't the source.

[Sub-Zero MKA]

Confused marketing, strange modifications to the first adaptation in 1998 they made their fame on for their brand, curious writing decisions, and odd attempts to appeal to a Chinese audience that didn't like the original and still doesn't like the remake.

It's interesting how Disney made a movie designed to appeal to precisely nobody.

A couple glances at leaked clips - to say nothing of the political quagmire surrounding this film's marketing - whelp, that's a pass for me.

If the movie was at least fun to watch, then then the nonsensical changes would have at least been easier to ignore, but they cut out everything that made the animated rendition charming and memorable. All that's left, from the reviews I've watched, is a somber, dry, and lifeless cash-grab.

Politics aside, I hope this flops so Disney can end this ridiculous trend. They've proven they don't care enough to do their own movies justice.

[Iron_Twister]

...Jeez, this is definitely gonna be in my nightmares.