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I like moeshit, just in small doses most of the time.
I should probably get around to watching the last ten or so episodes sometime, though.
Since when batman makes people feel safe? Since Adam West?
I still think Yui is the most annoying protagonist I've ever seen, even more than Dagny Taggart (though maybe because John Galt vastly outclasses her in douchebaggery).
Well, I guess that the Outsiders, the Justice League and the Bat Family feel kinda safish around him? I dunno.
Die in a--
I'll let you off this time, bubs.
I'm just messing; I can't really handle slice of life in big doses most of the time either.
Wait, I still haven't finished Nichijou. I'm a hypocrite, aren't I.
we can't be friends anymore
Aw, don't cry, DYRE. Not that I'm the one who ought to be saying that since I cry really easily.
You are thinking too simply. The conflicts Superman often faces is not just "Look, people will beat you up if you're not careful." Thinking of it purely in terms of "Who could beat Superman up?" is, ultimately, a limited way of thinking. Man, I thought you thought things like this through more.
The best Superman stories are not about who can beat who up. They often involve moral conflicts, wherein Superman's morals are tested, or interpersonal conflicts, wherein Superman conflicts with Clark Kent; his dual nature, as a hero and as a man who just wants to live his life.
Take All Star Superman as an example of this. The challenge here is not "Can he win this fight?" but "Can he get everything he wants done accomplished before he dies?". Or perhaps take The Death of Superman; the ultimate conflict here is not whether Superman could defeat his foe, but the moral conflicts arising from the people who tried to take Superman's place after his death.
Yes, there are a limited number of ways to defeat Superman, but ultimately, that's not where the conflict in the story comes from, and thinking of it as such is kind of missing the point.
God damn you people.
Yui is like... my favorite anime character... >.>
She's so... cute. I dunno. That's really all there is to it. I can see why you think she's annoying though, so... yeah.
Nichijou is not moeshit. Nichijou is just very silly comedy. If it were moeshit it would have sold, like... at all, since it's KyoAni.
Yui is OK. Not the best part of the ensemble, but more entertaining than Mugi and why the fuck am i talking about this back to important grown up stuff like stories about manly men with their underwear outs beating the shit out of each other.
>Yui isn't his favorite character
>talking shit about Mugi
>Not admitting that Mugi is boring
>Not thinking that Ritsu is the best.
and that is how i learned that Everest was a shameless heathen
I thought you already knew that I was a shameless heathen (by your definition, at least) when I said Asuka should eat a dick.
for once he speaks true
Yui>Mugi>Sumire>Azusa>Jun>Ui>Mio>Nao>Ritsu>Nodoka>Sawako>all those college girls whose names I can't even remember
Though, it's really close. All of them are great.
Except the new college characters because I seriously don't even know who they are. Though I'd probably like them more if I reread their chapters and actually tried to, like... remember their names at least.
> arguments about K-On
And this is how I learned you were all middle school girls.
-goes back to watching Mouretsu Pirates-
-except not because I already watched all of that yesterday-
Do I get to be a Precure?
Doctor Juanlove: Or, How I learned to forget truths about the universe and just love silly kids shows.
>People with the kind of skill set Batman has exist,
Where I stopped reading.
>not at the top of your list
where did your life go so wrong
Only if you wish for it with all your heart.
Hm... well I guess actually I like her more than Nodoka.
That's about it though... >.>
But... you don't wish to be a Precure... it just, like... happens. Often when a furry animal slams into your face suddenly.
>Sawako is the lowest ranking named character
Aww, and you were doing so well so far.
Hmm. I guess my order is:
Yui>Ui>Azusa>Mugi>Sawako>Ritsu>Mio>Jun>Nodoka>all those college girls I don't know because I don't read the manga
Time to get out my magic book to suck away the goody-goodies.
Forz: Always knew you and I are bros.
Sawa-chan is the best character in the show if you ask me.
@Cygan
When Superman's major power essentially comes down to "like maybe five people in the universe can beat him up", then it's no wonder that's the factor that becomes central. You can certainly have a Superman story that works on a more internal level, but if it doesn't take into account the fact that only like five people in the universe can beat him up, then there's no particular reason it's a Superman quandry -- that's the factor from which everything else is derived. Who knows is Superman would be the moral paragon he is if he was really just Clark Kent? He could easily be an altogether different person without the capacity to not be beat up, so Superman beating up dudes (or getting beat up by five dudes) has to factor in somewhere. Even if there's no actual action or violence, his physical abilities are central to his character.
Obviously, Superman has human relationships, human emotions and largely human mental processes, but those stories can be told with any character. Superman's power advantage over the vast majority of living beings informs his actions -- rounding up a thief is small change to him, for instance. Superman's powers, and the moral privilege they bring him, are what sets him apart. By "moral privilege", I mean to say that it's probably easy to be courageous when a bullet can't pierce your skin, so he enjoys a level of threat perception very different to your regular human being.
What it really comes down to is that Superman's physical traits give him the capacity to fight like no other inhabitant of earth. That's what immediately sets him apart and informs his actions -- in most cases, for good, running with his ideallic rural upbringing. His paragon nature is pretty different to a lot of other modern superheroes, but it's not what really sets him apart, as there are a number of fictional characters that use that sort of characterisation. But only Superman combines that characterisation with his particular set of powers and advantages. His capacity to beat up the bad guy is all-important -- without it, he wouldn't be Superman. He'd be a cop, soldier, defense lawyer, doctor or whatever. An excellent one, no doubt, but his capacity to enact violence is what has given him his position.
Actually, the comparison between super heroes and a few other professions might be more on the point than I initially thought when writing. Perhaps there's a common thread between popular TV and popular comic books moreso than we thought.
But Sawako is, like... old. >.>
I wanted to come up with a less dumb reason but honestly that's what it comes down to.
>but his capacity to enact violence is what has given him his position.
>Pretending this isn't the same position Aragorn, The Man With No Name, John McClane, Spider-man, or any protagonist in anything action-oriented.
^
>25
>Old
wut.
why are you assuming that only five people in the universe can beat superman i don't understand.
Because he knows nothing about the character.
Wait, there was confirmation that Sawako's 25? Damn, she's not even that old.