Downtown Khazan: Ice Cold Utopia

[Miburo]

Well, he's rusty as well.

And older.

Like, by a lot.

And I do appreciate your style of motivation.

...though to be honest, I'm going to train with him, not kill him. I'm not Miburo.

They say that the Lion holds nothing back, even when hunting rabbits. I do not know if Rabbits and Lions actually interact, but that is besides the point.

Besides, I don't *try* to kill the people I train with.

I simply miscalculate my own immense power, coupled with overestimating the limits of my partner. They die because of human error.

It's unfortunate, but it happens.

...With that said, I like to think that even these failures are honoring them.

Think about it. A desperate battle where they are forced to hold nothing back, to evolve as warriors or perish...I am helping to forge the blade of their being with every blow. They shall be made into true blades, or be shattered.

By having a contest where they feel 'safe' or 'not in mortal peril' am I not robbing them of the chance to reach the Apex manifestation of their potential? Who am I to deny them such a thing?

And who are they to deny me? Each being that falls to my fist teaches me yet another lesson. About the strength of Miburo and about the frailty of man.

It's a honor for both myself, and for my dearly departed training partner.

Of course, you made mention of teacher...So that is a tad different.

I mean, the one who is Miburo Hunter, becomes Miburo Hunter once the one who came before him perishes, relinquishes the title, or is defeated in glorious combat. Of course, no Miburo surrenders his title to his student directly (outside of very specific instances, don't ask why I am Miburo and not Miburo Hunter)so death is a consequence.


This glorious cycle must be upheld (usually) and is not far from teacher/student relationship. When one has reached the summit of knowledge as a student, how else can on see how one measure's up to their master? And how can they be certain they have produced a student who can both carry on, and exceed their legacy? A simple training exercise will not do.

One must come to rend body and soul apart, and to be torn asunder in turn. This is how both master and student are satisfied.

But, usually those days are many many moons away....And I'm a crappy student, so I don't care if my masters are happy, so this doesn't happen that often.

...Yet.

[Guy1]

SPOILERS from the Roman and Neo RWBY Novel which fills in the gaps of their backstory!

spoilers:

Apparently, Neo's real name is Trivia Vanille and the Neopolitan Persona is based off of the imaginary friend she had as a kid and her father was a douche.

end of spoilers

I haven't checked out the rest of the book yet, obviously as I do not have it, but that's all from the first chapter preview.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

I have to say this Samurai Warriors 5 is one of the best musou games I have played.

[Postmania]

This is 100% accurate. You never know what an amateur will do next. It'll keep ya on your toes!

That's why I call people who are trained suckers.

If you're untrained, you're basically the joker :P

[Nik Hasta]

The live action western adaptation of Akira, for those who have been keeping track over the last... jesus 12 years at this point, is shelved and dead again.

Taika Waititi, the director who was attached the project, is reported as saying that the project has "collapsed". Speculation is that Waititi's decision to cast primarily with little known/unknown East Asian teenage actors butted heads with the studio who wanted to pursue an big name cast and now the project has been shelved and will, presumably, need to find a new director again for the... fourth(?) time.

I remain of the opinion that this film will never actually get off the ground.

[Hiromi]

The live action western adaptation of Akira, for those who have been keeping track over the last... jesus 12 years at this point, is shelved and dead again.

Taika Waititi, the director who was attached the project, is reported as saying that the project has "collapsed". Speculation is that Waititi's decision to cast primarily with little known/unknown East Asian teenage actors butted heads with the studio who wanted to pursue an big name cast and now the project has been shelved and will, presumably, need to find a new director again for the... fourth(?) time.

I remain of the opinion that this film will never actually get off the ground.

oh thank God

[bruceleegreyhulk]

[The Dog]

One Piece 1021

Nico Robin finally has a proper solo battle, the first real one since Skypeia (Fishman Island doesn't count, since all of them were scrubs), while Luffy gorges on food to prepare for his re-rematch with Kaido.

My Hero Academia 322: spoilers:

So, Bakugou finally apologizes to Izuku, and to be honest... I'm not feeling it. But at least he FINALLY did it. Also, I know we're supposed to disagree with the civilians hiding at UA, but they have a point: Izuku basically has a target on his back, and the one aiming for it is the guy who broke into, then out of, what is essentially Super Alcatraz. And brought some of the world's deadliest villains with him. All of whom he is aiming at the aforementioned target on Izuku's back.

end of spoilers

[Len Ikari145]

So, the 364th chapter of Berserk that Miura completed before he passed will be released this fall as well as a booklet. There're baseless speculative rumors that question if Miura's assistants will continue the manga, but I hope to God not.

[Nik Hasta]

New chapter of Bleach was good fun. Solid premise, bit of an expansion to the setup of the world. We now know where Soul Reapers and Hollow go when they die (as they are already technically dead).

Ichigo looks like he has a receding hairline which I find very amusing.

[Postmania]

Suicide Squad was fun, but not very good I think. Still, worth a watch.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Suicide Squad was fun, but not very good I think. Still, worth a watch.

I'd still put it higher than anything out of Marvel Phase 4.

[Sharpandpointies]

They say that the Lion holds nothing back, even when hunting rabbits. I do not know if Rabbits and Lions actually interact, but that is besides the point.

Besides, I don't *try* to kill the people I train with.

I simply miscalculate my own immense power, coupled with overestimating the limits of my partner. They die because of human error.

It's unfortunate, but it happens.

...With that said, I like to think that even these failures are honoring them.

Think about it. A desperate battle where they are forced to hold nothing back, to evolve as warriors or perish...I am helping to forge the blade of their being with every blow. They shall be made into true blades, or be shattered.

By having a contest where they feel 'safe' or 'not in mortal peril' am I not robbing them of the chance to reach the Apex manifestation of their potential? Who am I to deny them such a thing?

And who are they to deny me? Each being that falls to my fist teaches me yet another lesson. About the strength of Miburo and about the frailty of man.

It's a honor for both myself, and for my dearly departed training partner.

Of course, you made mention of teacher...So that is a tad different.

I mean, the one who is Miburo Hunter, becomes Miburo Hunter once the one who came before him perishes, relinquishes the title, or is defeated in glorious combat. Of course, no Miburo surrenders his title to his student directly (outside of very specific instances, don't ask why I am Miburo and not Miburo Hunter)so death is a consequence.

This glorious cycle must be upheld (usually) and is not far from teacher/student relationship. When one has reached the summit of knowledge as a student, how else can on see how one measure's up to their master? And how can they be certain they have produced a student who can both carry on, and exceed their legacy? A simple training exercise will not do.

One must come to rend body and soul apart, and to be torn asunder in turn. This is how both master and student are satisfied.

But, usually those days are many many moons away....And I'm a crappy student, so I don't care if my masters are happy, so this doesn't happen that often.

...Yet.

Speak his name and he appears!

With loads of background information this time.

*scribbles notes*

This is 100% accurate. You never know what an amateur will do next. It'll keep ya on your toes!

But what’s most important is that the sword has good balance.

And preferably rings and things through it to add to the pain.

Seriously, you guys are just desperate for the Gundam, aren't you?

^_^

Speculation is that Waititi's decision to cast primarily with little known/unknown East Asian teenage actors butted heads with the studio who wanted to pursue an big name cast and now the project has been shelved...

So the white-washing/race-bending thing again, eh?

New chapter of Bleach was good fun. Solid premise, bit of an expansion to the setup of the world. We now know where Soul Reapers and Hollow go when they die (as they are already technically dead).

Ichigo looks like he has a receding hairline which I find very amusing.

There's a new chapter of Bleach? O_O Weird. Might have a look.

...any Shunsui?

[Nik Hasta]

There's a new chapter of Bleach? O_O Weird. Might have a look.

...any Shunsui?

He turns up and he says some stuff.

[Sharpandpointies]

He turns up and he says some stuff.

Worth checking, then, even if that's it. ^_^ Thanks.