I’m officially retiring from in-depth manga commentary. These days it always goes one of two ways: either a circular argument where no one changes their mind, or a wave of dismissive, rude replies. I’m not sure which is worse. One is mentally draining, the other just pisses me off. And then...
Well, it seems to me that this is going nowhere, and no amount of trading dissertations is going to change that. Since I’m honestly burned out on these kinds of circular discussions, I’m going to disengage here.
As I’m the one stepping away, that makes you the one who’s right, or as the guy I...
If the intent is a shock-value punchline, my criticism is the tonal cost. The issue isn’t that the shock fails, but that the method is disproportionate and reckless. The explicit detail feels like indulgence, trading gravity and character nuance for a cheap thrill, when a subtler twist could...
That double page spread feels so unnecessary and over the top. Like, did the author really need to show us that for us to understand Todoroki’s character? Dunno, it seems to me that the author can’t help herself and lets her fetishes slip out every now and then.
And before someone accuses me of...