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Keichitsu0305
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Oh no, not again!! 
I wish there was a new Ranma 1/2 fighting game just so I can smack people with Ukyo's Giant Spatula. Her weapon was the most fun and creative compared to other weapons like Ryouga's Umbrella. Assassination Classroom would be great for the first shounen manga for kids since it feels deals with the same frustrations of going to school but no one expects much out of you except your bizarre looking teacher who goes on trips all the time. The whole "kill your teacher to improve yourself" aspect might be taken too literally for some readers however. -__-; Last edited by Keichitsu0305 on Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:39 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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relyat08
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Well, shit. I guess that's good news then. Not sure why I continuously screw that up. |
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HaruhiToy
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Surprising that Kiddy Grade's lipstick weapon didn't make the list.
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FireballDragon
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Yeah, I mean it was made by the same guy who made Yu Yu Hakusho, which was also in Shounen Jump. I'm not sure if many people know that, though. Not to be mean or anything. |
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Chrno2
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We got some Buso Renkin love here. I need to sit down and watch that show again, but only this time I finish it.
So Kill la Kill didn't make the list for insane "scissors". I love the ROD series as a whole. The whole concept of paper as a weapon was really cool. Yes, the wet towel weapon, damn I forgot about that. |
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nobahn
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I must confess that that I have always had a soft spot in my heart for R.O.D.'s Yomiko "The Paper" Readman.
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relyat08
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Lol, I didn't think anyone was being mean to me. I made a mistake. I even forgot that it was by Togashi. I'm more disappointed in myself than anything else, to be honest. 
I've been trying to do too much research and remember too many things these days. I should probably slow down a little. |
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Covnam
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I'm (happily) surprised it came in third. I wasn't expected many people to know her, though I believe there are a lot of older fans here. She got my vote anyway! Kero and Pikachu are also good choices. Pikachu probably has an edge being from a video game to get that vote, not to mention an extremely popular one millions of kids grew up with. It depends on the age of the kid, but I voted for Dr. Slump as that's mostly harmless humor without any bloody violence or fan service. |
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Gina Szanboti
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I can't believe Shao Mei got shut out. Are FMA and pandas totally passe now?
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leafy sea dragon
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Hunter x Hunter can make a top 10 all by itself. The main characters use a fishing rod, weighted yo-yos, sleeve chains, and a table. Supporting characters wield a piano, bank interest, a birdcage, a smoking pipe, a storage closet, coins, haiku poetry, fleas, and two gorillas. Enemies and adversaries have weaponized volleyballs, a book, chewing gum (well, life force modified to have the consistency of chewing gum), a cell phone, a surfboard, an iPod (Classic), an entire savannah, spinning tops, an armored umbrella, a vacuum cleaner, a darts set, and Gustav Holst's Planet Suite. The first anime also gave an extra those extendable boxing gloves you'd see in cartoons, only this one punches holes right through walls. And even when the weapons look pretty normal, they turn out not to be, like one character's missile launcher actually functioning more as a lie detector. |
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yuna49
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I'll also throw in a mention for the hilarious array of virtual weaponry used by the Hackers Club and the girls in Dennou Coil episode four.
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Chrno2
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Give it up for the Hackers Club. We got some Dennou Coil love up in hur. Oh come on will someone please release the goddamn show already. I'm not getting any younger!!!! GRRRRR!!!! |
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wastrel
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My first anime was Cream Lemon. No, I'm not joking. (You're all so young. It's kind of cute, really.) |
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nobahn
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wastrel--
You should compare notes with Alan45 -- he's no Spring chicken, either! |
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relyat08
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This thread makes me think fondly back on a couple of interviews that the Anime World Order crew did with the Old Farts of Anime from the Philadelphia Animation Society. Those guys were already in their 50s or something when DBZ was airing!
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