Tsurugi... has one hell of an ending to his arc in Kabuto. Honestly, it's probably the best managed part of the series.
Daisuke is just a bad idea for a character in general in relation to the plot. His personal drives (Gon and his, uh... shitheadness) have absolutely no connection to the rest of the plot, which he makes it his goal to actively avoid. It's just bizarre to bring a character into a series who has nothing to do with the plot and actively wants to avoid it.
With your reaction to Kageyama, I just have to smile and wait for you to hit episode 32-36 or so.
Man, Faiz is one of the biggest splits in opinion I've had on a series. When it's bad... it's BAD, but I really like it when it's good. Honestly, the entire end of Faiz is a mess with the Orphenoch King and the whole need for him coming right the hell out of nowhere. One thing Faiz and Kabuto share is a sheer inability to nail down a credible Big Bad threat. (Seriously, Smart Brain is SO DUMB. There's a reason my friends still make fun of the "Well, you're an Orpenoch and you've killed someone. WELCOME TO LUCKY CLOVER!" bit.) Kiba gets such a raw deal in that series...
Also, with your mentions of Asakura in Ryuki - I know from your previous posts that you find people's love of him odd. Frankly, I just enjoyed Asakura because he's just so damn much fun to watch his actor have the time of his life. Still, he's not my favorite Ryuki character... which is Mitsuru Sano (followed by Kitaoka and Shinji). Yeah, from your Ryuki coverage, I know you have the opposite opinion on that character (and admittedly, my interpretation of Sano is entirely based on reading a few of his lines as him having been suicidally depressed due to loneliness and confusion over his dad disowning him.)
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Daisuke is just a bad idea for a character in general in relation to the plot. His personal drives (Gon and his, uh... shitheadness) have absolutely no connection to the rest of the plot, which he makes it his goal to actively avoid. It's just bizarre to bring a character into a series who has nothing to do with the plot and actively wants to avoid it.
With your reaction to Kageyama, I just have to smile and wait for you to hit episode 32-36 or so.
Man, Faiz is one of the biggest splits in opinion I've had on a series. When it's bad... it's BAD, but I really like it when it's good. Honestly, the entire end of Faiz is a mess with the Orphenoch King and the whole need for him coming right the hell out of nowhere. One thing Faiz and Kabuto share is a sheer inability to nail down a credible Big Bad threat. (Seriously, Smart Brain is SO DUMB. There's a reason my friends still make fun of the "Well, you're an Orpenoch and you've killed someone. WELCOME TO LUCKY CLOVER!" bit.) Kiba gets such a raw deal in that series...
Also, with your mentions of Asakura in Ryuki - I know from your previous posts that you find people's love of him odd. Frankly, I just enjoyed Asakura because he's just so damn much fun to watch his actor have the time of his life. Still, he's not my favorite Ryuki character... which is Mitsuru Sano (followed by Kitaoka and Shinji). Yeah, from your Ryuki coverage, I know you have the opposite opinion on that character (and admittedly, my interpretation of Sano is entirely based on reading a few of his lines as him having been suicidally depressed due to loneliness and confusion over his dad disowning him.)