New Podcast
Mar. 19th, 2014 10:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseIf you're interested in hearing what Mason and I sound like when we're very sleepy and kind of ramble-y, we posted our newest Bleach/Toriko MangaKast. Check it out here: http://mangakast.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/mangakast-the-second/ In it I lay out several of my theories: about Kenpachi's ban-kai and its name, about THE END and Ichigo's part in it, and about how I won't be surprised to find out that Aizen (or someone) has been messing with the timing of this final battle.
Of course, be warned that there are spoilers for Bleach 573 "I am the Edge".
I don't know that I have any additional thoughts.
Because, of course, the Kenpachi fight went exactly as predicted. If you're strong, he's gonna imagine himself strong. You can't win against THE Kenpachi, which Kubo-sensei went to great pains to remind us of again. The only thing I wish I'd been a bit more articulate about is the idea of how the timing of this fight is a bit off. When I went looking for the Kenpachi Zaraki/Tousen fight, I skimmed over panels as you do, and I noticed that Kubo, when he wants to, is good at cutting to various fights to give the reader a sense of how time is passing. Meanwhile these last several chapters have felt... odd, too long, too many gaps between threads, too circular, etc. And, I was thinking, like a lot of the haters, that maybe that was because the story was sucking. But, I'm beginning to wonder if this kind of makes-me-uncomfortable/edgy storytelling is on purpose and if it will be revealed that time has been messed with...
But, that's about as deep as I can get, alas.
Because Mason and I get up ridiculously early in order to do the podcast before school. I suspect I'll always have my far more articulate thoughts much, much later.
If you're at all inclined, feel free to check it out. Mason and I both ramble on a bit longer than we normally do... and I think we're going to try to make sure we're a little more succinct in the future. Though, admittedly, I rather enjoy our nearly completely unedited dopey commentary for it's rambling uneditedness....
Of course, be warned that there are spoilers for Bleach 573 "I am the Edge".
I don't know that I have any additional thoughts.
Because, of course, the Kenpachi fight went exactly as predicted. If you're strong, he's gonna imagine himself strong. You can't win against THE Kenpachi, which Kubo-sensei went to great pains to remind us of again. The only thing I wish I'd been a bit more articulate about is the idea of how the timing of this fight is a bit off. When I went looking for the Kenpachi Zaraki/Tousen fight, I skimmed over panels as you do, and I noticed that Kubo, when he wants to, is good at cutting to various fights to give the reader a sense of how time is passing. Meanwhile these last several chapters have felt... odd, too long, too many gaps between threads, too circular, etc. And, I was thinking, like a lot of the haters, that maybe that was because the story was sucking. But, I'm beginning to wonder if this kind of makes-me-uncomfortable/edgy storytelling is on purpose and if it will be revealed that time has been messed with...
But, that's about as deep as I can get, alas.
Because Mason and I get up ridiculously early in order to do the podcast before school. I suspect I'll always have my far more articulate thoughts much, much later.
If you're at all inclined, feel free to check it out. Mason and I both ramble on a bit longer than we normally do... and I think we're going to try to make sure we're a little more succinct in the future. Though, admittedly, I rather enjoy our nearly completely unedited dopey commentary for it's rambling uneditedness....