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MJ Schooley

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Okay folks, time for an update on my Yu-Gi-Oh progress. Every once in a while, I'll give my thoughts on the series so far.

So right now, I'm going through Duelist Kingdom. Pretty okay start to the series, Exodia being little more than a plot device notwithstanding. Yeah, I know, they could only have Yugi use Exodia in so many ways. But when you build up this awesome monster only to have it rendered unusable literally three episodes in, it's kinda disappointing.

So far, my favorite character is Joey. Yes, seriously. At the point I'm at, he's the most developed member of the main cast. His sister gives some pretty nice pathos as to why he's competing and what's at stake if he loses the tournament.

As for the duels themselves...as someone who knows how the actual game works, the liberties they take with the duels can be a bit cringey at times. Examples from so far include...
-Joey summoning Flame Swordsman from his hand (Flame Swordsman is a Fusion monster; you need Polymerization, Flame Manipulator, and Masaki the Legendary Swordsman)
-Summoning in Defense Mode (you can only set monsters face-down in defense mode)
-Summoning Blue-Eyes directly to the field (you need to sacrifice two monsters first)
-Activating traps from your hand (they need to be set first)
-Rex's dinosaurs being weak to fire (This isn't Pokemon! Type advantage doesn't exist!)
-THAT'S NOT HOW CALL OF THE HAUNTED WORKS, BONZ! (look up what it actually does and what it does in the anime)

I do remember seeing an episode from later in the series saying that having to sacrifice monsters is a "new rule," so I'll chalk it up to "the rules are evolving." I know GX adheres to the actual rules a bit better.

26-Oct-2016 02:55:03

Jack Flac
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One thing you have to understand about Duelist Kingdom, Duelist Kingdom was based on the manga, and the manga preludes the card game. So all the rules that are present in the card game today, they didn't exist then, as the card game itself didn't exist then. So yeah, you can't judge Duelist Kingdom by the rules you know, as those rules didn't exist then.

On another note, I have seen the promised land, and it is glorious. I watched Kizumonogatari Nekketsu in theaters Monday night, and it was amazing. Though I will admit, if you haven't read the LN, there are things within in that won't quite make sense, and things that seem like they come completely out of nowhere. But man, Shaft did an amazing job with this one. Definitely recommend it. The final part doesn't come out till January Sixth, which is when it airs in theaters in Japan, so the earliest I can expect airings here will be in March or April. Leader of The Enemy ||
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26-Oct-2016 18:45:48

MJ Schooley

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Jack Flac said :
One thing you have to understand about Duelist Kingdom, Duelist Kingdom was based on the manga, and the manga preludes the card game. So all the rules that are present in the card game today, they didn't exist then, as the card game itself didn't exist then. So yeah, you can't judge Duelist Kingdom by the rules you know, as those rules didn't exist then.
Yes, I am quite well aware of this fact. This is mostly just me being nitpicky. XD

26-Oct-2016 21:39:24

Shiavui

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I love Monogatari and like most anime films they never come to anywhere near me. I would definitely have paid to watch Kizumonogatari in a cinema, even if I am a shut-in.

I usually rewatch the series yearly. I'll have to watch it again soon. I've been meaning to try to find the light novels in English form, but I suspect they are either expensive or aren't translated.

Shinobu is best character.

26-Oct-2016 22:30:50

Jack Flac
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Jack Flac

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Kizumonogatari has been translated, print is 14.95 usd, audio is 19.99 usd. The audiobook is 9 and a half hours long, and the novels 354 pages.

ISBN for the print is 9781941220979
ISBN for the audiobook is 9781942993940

Only know this because I have the advertisement poster for it sitting in front of me, got it at the movie.

Currently only Kizumonogatari is translated and printed, but the first volume of Bakemonogatari will be on sale December 20th. It will be going for 13.95 usd. Leader of The Enemy ||
The opposite of Justice is simply another Justice. What is Evil is subjective to each person.
YOU
are their evil

26-Oct-2016 23:34:23 - Last edited on 26-Oct-2016 23:35:09 by Jack Flac

Jack Flac
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At one point there were fan translations being done. You can check Baka-Tsuki and see what the state of the others is, as they had a few in-progress translations last time I looked. Leader of The Enemy ||
The opposite of Justice is simply another Justice. What is Evil is subjective to each person.
YOU
are their evil

27-Oct-2016 03:05:58

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