#Kuu senshi

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Dragon Ball Daima 01x11 - Legend

Here we go. The band's all here, of the characters we were promised would be. Onward to Tamagami #2.

I half-expected this exchange to end with us learning the Nameless Namekian's original name. This series is going so hard on trying to shore up as much of the lore as possible that I wouldn't be surprised to meet Dr. Gero's son before all is said and done.

(And find out the Androids secretly fled Daimakai eons ago, for that matter.)

"And his solution was to come to your world and provoke you himself into doing it. Yes, we are all well aware of what a tool our King Gomah is.

Things haven't been the same since we lost the true King Dabra in that unfortunate cookie incident. Now we secretly bake effigies in his honor. I make mine with nutmeg!"

What. You have an entire classification of warrior-type Namekians. What is that supposed to even be if not "using power for conflict"?

No, you're fine, Piccolo. It's this tool that's got his head screwed on backwards. There've been warrior-type Namekians for as long as they've existed as a concept.

Well, almost. Piccolo-Daimao was 竜族 Ryuzoku, Dragon Clan, before he reincarnated himself as 戦士タイプ Senshi Taipu, Warrior-Type. But there were also Warrior-Type Namekians in the village Frieza attacked as well as Nail, a Warrior-Type Namekian implied to have had his dormant power unlocked by Saichoro.

This clown's trying to be like, "It wouldn't be proper for Namekians to indulge in violence. That's why I went through all kinds of hoops to essentially put out a hit on my enemies. I want Gomah broken and bleeding in a pile of limbs, but my kind must be above such things. It's okay to have people killed as long as my hands aren't the ones that get bloody."

Meanwhile, he's the only Namekian in history who has ever felt that way. So I gotta say, I think it's just you being pretentious, bruh.

(Though it's possible that Neva might be playing Goku and Gomah against each other for some ulterior motive. Watch him turn out to be Canon Slug. XD This is either a bullshit excuse to disguise his true motives or a bullshit excuse to close the plot hole of why he doesn't just do everything himself. Either way, he's full of shit.)

Kuu is adorable. I love that resting goofy smile they have. They have no idea what we're doing but they're excited to be a part of it.

You know, I knew they were going to make a second one as soon as they held some components back. Kuu reeked of prototype from before they even came out. But I didn't think it would happen this quickly.

Dr. Arinsu's theory does check out, though. Just a cursory glance at Kuu is enough to conclude that they are way more Saibaman than Buu.

Neva's face like, "Yes, and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED."

Both Earth and Namek would have been demonstrably better off with Tamagamis guarding their Dragon Balls.

Kuu said 兄弟 kyodai, the gender-neutral "sibling".

I only bring this up because my mind remains blown by the possibility that Namekians and Kaios may have been They/Them this whole time and that English translators may have messed that up.

Dr. Arinsu's face like, "All twenty-seven minutes of your life, huh?"

Oh wow, Duu is somehow even less of a Final Boss lookin' motherfucker than Kuu. And is also named Duu.

Not to be channeling Toriyama's nosy former editor on main but they have a wicked looking transformation coming or something, right? This one just looks like the Nappa to Kuu's Vegeta.

But Buu also looked harmless when we first met him. They could be trying to make lightning strike twice with that.

Oh, there we go. Kuu addresses himself as Duu's onii-chan, which is the distinctly gendered "older brother". You can have half of Onii-chan's.

As a small linguistic note, he uses the -chan honorific instead of -san when he does this, implying that he wants an emotionally affectionate relationship with Duu rather than a respectful and hierarchical one.

I'm half-expecting Duu to get creamed by the Tamagami too, and that they both together wind up being the ultimate adversary.

Ooh, maybe they'll do a fusion and. Goku has faced down many things, but is he prepared for the noble fused warrior Count Duukuu?

Seriously, I adore these two. They quickly became the best part of Dragon Ball Daima. I am already more invested in them than I am in Goku's journey.

Aww, she's worried about her boys. Dr. Arinsu is undergoing the "Wicked heart slowly melted by love of family" character arc.

Hey, Vegeta, who does that remind you of? Vegeta? Hey, Vegeta! Vegeta! Vegeta! Vegeta!

Yep. He is already doing far better than Kuu. Goofy but strong, like Fat Buu.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA He's learning what his powers are mid-fight and still smoking Tamagami #1 like it's no big deal.

Weirds me out that Bulma keeps addressing it as "Tamagami-sama". The -sama honorific is a way of showing supreme respect to wise masters and venerable elders.

That's not a level of humility and reverence that I usually associate with Bulma. Does she even address Whis as -sama?

I genuinely cannot remember if she does or doesn't.

I love that Vegeta doesn't even react to this pushing of the Goku Button. After all, we're post-Vegeta making peace with Goku being the better of them in the final battle with Pure Buu but pre-Vegeta and Goku's character regression in Super.

This is Battle of Gods Vegeta, who had finally accepted a certain measure of humility and put his pride aside for the sake of more important things.

He wants to take a crack at a Tamagami. But not to prove that he's better than Goku.

And, on that note:

Goku's fight with the Tamagami was pretty well-paced, because it could be centerpiece of the episode. Not only does Vegeta's fight have to share screentime with Duu's, but they want to make a cliffhanger out of it.

So it runs afoul of the Anime Saiyan Fight problem. Which is that the anime wants to create tense moments and exciting suspense out of these characters getting their shit kicked in. They do that to set up an exciting, climactic reveal where they suddenly and dramatically unlock the ability to go Super Saiyan for the umpteenth time. Even though there is literally nothing stopping them from going Super Saiyan at any point prior to the sudden, dramatic re-unlocking.

"Goku is getting trashed in his base form. But then. Out of nowhere. His power swells up and he suddenly goes SUPER SAIYAN!?!? WHAT!?!? SINCE WHEN COULD HE DO THAT!?!? (For the 87th time.)"

This is how the anime and anime movies always treat the power-up forms. They do this so much that anime-onlies think this is what Dragon Ball fights are actually supposed to be like. But it just makes the preceding action feel hollow if it's not paced as a steady ramping up.

This fight is paced as a shitstomp-until-sudden-powerup. And when characters are getting shitstomped at 1% power, it's always impossible to get invested in 'cause. Like. Vegeta is choosing to let this happen to him. He could stop this any time he wants, but he is allowing it.

Vegeta is allowing himself to be nearly eaten.

Hell, he doesn't even transform to get out of this. He just tries harder.

"Oh, wait, instead of using 0.2% of my power and being eaten, I could use 0.5% of my power and not be eaten."

Riveting choreography there.

Vegeta is choosing to let this happen to him.

Vegeta is choosing to let this happen to him.

The episode ends on the cliffhanger of "BUT HOW WILL VEGETA SURVIVE BEING EATEN BY THE KRAKEN!?!?"

And.

You know what?

I bet he escapes.

By using the power he has free access to. Because he could just not let this happen to him and is in no real danger.

Hopefully, once this cliffhanger is neatly resolved by Vegeta just trying a little bit harder, we'll get a real fight next episode.

But at least we have Duu's genuinely fun and interesting fight for this one.

[sailoraquila]

Mmmm have hit a nostalgia ITCH recently and had to vent it out by drawing pretty Sailor Moon ocs o3o //

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Sailor Aquila- Me Sailor Ross @moondanceraya Sailor Symphony and Sailor Lullaby- @//Nekochanthekitty (DA) Luminescent Sailor Kuu @//Crystalomic (DA) Sailor Universe- @ladyuni Sailor Ashera and Sailor Chang’e- Me

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Top 30 Greatest Anime Quotes of All Time

Are you an anime fan? Who among your many favorite anime characters said the most inspiring and meaningful quote? Here are my Top 30 Best Anime Quotes to encourage you in finding out which one is the best. I know there are hundreds of other anime quotes out there that I’ve forgotten so please don’t hesitate to leave a comment if you know any that is far better than the ones on my list. Have a good read and I hope these best anime quotes will inspire you to do your best and stay hopeful in achieving your goals in life!

Archer Quotes (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)

"I am the bone of my sword Steel is my body and fire is my blood I have created over a thousand blades Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life Have withstood pain to create many weapons Yet, those hands will never hold anything So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works."

Jiraiya Quotes (Naruto)

“The true measure of a shinobi is not how he lives but how he dies. It’s not what they do in life but what they did before dying that proves their worth."

Monkey D. Luffy Quotes (One Piece)

“I don’t want to conquer anything. I just think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!”

Vash the Stampede (Trigun)

“If you only face forward, there is something you will miss seeing.”

Hitsugaya Toushiro (Bleach)

“We are all like fireworks. We climb, shine, and always go our separate ways and become further apart. But even if that time comes, let’s not disappear like a firework, and continue to shine forever.”

Clare (Claymore)

“Don’t be so quick to throw away your life. No matter how disgraceful or embarrassing it may be, you need to keep struggling to find your way out until the very end.”

Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)

“The world’s not perfect, but it’s there for us trying the best it can. That’s what makes it so damn beautiful.”

Charles Beams Quotes (Eureka Seven)

"Freedom is something that you need to actively acquire. It's not something that's given with no strings attached. To be free means to take responsibility, and to prepare yourself for what's to come."

Deneil Young Quotes Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers)

"All we can do is live until the day we die. Control what we can...and fly free!"

Edward Elric Quotes (Fullmetal Alchemist)

"A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something else in return. But once you have recovered it and made it your own... You will gain an irreplaceable Fullmetal heart."

Gildarts Clive Quotes (Fairy Tail)

"Fear is not evil. It tells you what weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder."

Gintoki Sakata Quotes (Gintama)

"The country? The skies? You can have them. I’m busy just protecting what’s right in front of me. I don’t know what’ll happen to me in the future, but if something has fallen at my feet, then the least I can do is pick it up."

Hiluluk (One Piece)

"When do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom!? No! It’s when they are forgotten."

Ikki Kurogane Quotes (Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry) (Chivalry of a Failed Knight)

"In order for a mediocre man to defeat a genius, he has to become a monster."

Jae-ha (Akatsuki no Yona) (Yona of the Dawn)

"If you simply obey orders without question to protect your master, that isn't your greatest wish, but your greatest tragedy."

Kaitou Kuroba (Magic Kaitou 1412)

"I'm not here tonight as the son of Touichi Kuroba, your mentor in magic, nor as the second-year high school student you call 'Young Master'. Tonight I'm the one they're all talking about. I'm the villain putting on a show."

Kenshin Himura Quotes (Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan)

"Whatever you lose, you'll find it again. But what you throw away you'll never get back."

Kenshirou (Hokuto no Ken) (Fist of the North Star)

"You are already dead."

Kino (Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World) (Kino's Journey)

"The world is not beautiful, and that is why it is beautiful."

Kuu Quotes (Haibane Renmei)

"Inside my mind, there's a beautiful cup. A very beautiful, clear cup. And tiny drops kept falling into it, 'drip, drip, drip', slowly but steadily, everyday. And today, I felt the cup had finally become completely full."

Mikasa Ackerman Quotes (Shingeki no Kyojin) (Attack on Titan)

"The world is cruel, but also very beautiful."

Mitsuyoshi Anzai (Slam Dunk)

"When you give up, that's when the game ends."

Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence)

"We weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those with a voice. If the dolls could speak, no doubt they'd scream, "I didn't want to become human."

Satsuki Kiryuuin Quotes (Kill la Kill)

"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world! And you will all surrender to them, you pigs in human clothing!"

Son Goku Quotes (Dragon Ball Z)

"I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth. Ally to good! Nightmare to you!"

Usagi Tsukino Quotes (Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon)

"You can't judge how beautiful a girl really is by the way she looks."

Yuu Himura (ef: A Tale of Memories)

"There are no miracles in this world. There is only coincidence and necessity, and what people make of it."

Yuuko Ichihara (xxxHOLiC)

"There is no such thing as a coincidence in this world. There is only the inevitable."

Yuuta Takemoto (Hachimitsu to Clover) (Honey and Clover)

"As time passes, the day will come when everything will fade to memories. But those miraculous days, when you and I, along with everyone else, searched together for just that one thing, will continue revolving forever somewhere deep in my heart, as my bittersweet memory."

Ending Title Card (Cowboy Bebop)

"You're gonna carry that weight."

Sachi (Sword Art Online)

"Even if I die, you keep living okay? Live to see the end of this world, and to see why it was born. Live to see why a weak girl like me ended up here… And the reason you and I met."