#takamine kiyomaro

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actually sobbing as i rewatch the second zatch bell movie again for the billionth time and realize that the vulcan robot throughout the movie is speaking with kiyo's voice while speaking and learning about friendship and togetherness, something that zatch helped kiyo with and learn throughout the series, which in turn made kiyo make vulcan for zatch

they're fucking peak siblings and peak found family

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hahaha the story of his life

Chapter 23

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YOU GUYS NEED TO READ ZATCH BELL 2

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I really gotta catch up on Zatch Bell. I was looking at the ZBⅡ chapter covers and I really like how everyone’s designs evolved

But what the hell happened to Tio bro

Like it fits and I love it to death, but I was NOT expecting Tio to be taller and buffer than literally everyone else lol. Like she hit the gym and hit it HARD. Do Mamono have gyms? I dunno, but whatever she did, it worked.

But I am super behind on this manga and really gotta read it again.

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Zakeru! ⚡️⚡️

I was feeling nostalgic and did a Zatch Bell cross stitch! This is based on sprites from the GBA game! :D

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Been reading Gash Bell 2(THE SEQUEL CAN YOU BELIEVE THERE A SEQUEL ?!?!??) and remember why I love this series so much so I can’t help drawing some thing for it xD I would do one where kiyomaro is standing behind him and gash in the front but wanted to challenge myself not to do something so generic and tried a harder pose!

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think they’d make a good team?

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like or reblog if you save ⚡

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Takahiro Sakurai | Tuesday, 06.13.2023

A few hero characters voiced by Japanese seiyuu, Takahiro Sakurai (happy birthday) in chronological order, regardless of any anime or video games.

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[mizuzy]

Instead of Kiyomaro X Suzume being a couple, should they be friends or Foes?

Friends obviously.

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Please join my zatch bell AU RP! perfect for those who love long RPs and grinding their character to be as strong as possible! It even comes with a special board for questions’ about the game, for players 13+, but is not nsfw. feel free to get dark, though.

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Grappler Baki: The Stitchy Review

Started Grappler Baki June 17 2024.

Finished Grappler Baki July 6 2024.

Stitchy's Score: 9/10

I, like many others, have seen those infamous clips and "WTF is Baki even about" memes. I finally decided to take a look at the source for myself. WTF is Baki? Well, it's peak, I'm afraid.

I was once a hater of Itagaki Sensei's artstyle, I thought Baki was so ugly. "How can people stand to look at it?" I would ask myself. I am extremely happy to report, however, that I now have no choice but to stan my king and Baki's art. I think Baki has fantastic and engaging art. Baki's girlfriend, his landlady, his mother, ect, they all look like regular people. Only the guys that fight and have dedicated themselves to being "the strongest" have these horrificly muscular bodies. It makes a lot of sense to me and makes everything else pretty easy to swallow.

Each character is also pretty destinct which is also fantastic. I happened to really fall in love with the cast. I brought up my character designer friend in my Mashle review, but I was discussing Baki with her earlier today. She correctly noted that hight difference is also really important and Baki has it in spades. Yujiro Hanma is like the strongest dude ever to exist and there are actually a few characters taller than or almost as tall as he is. Baki himself is also pretty short, which is great. It makes everyone stand out more and helps the silhouette of the characters. Baki also looks like he really is a 17 year old boy! Another plus in a world where I am supposed to believe that Kiyomaro Takamine (Zatch/Gash Bell) is a middle schooler! He also has a great personality, a fun protagonist that almost seems out of place in such a violent story.

Grappler Baki is the most "normal" of the series, from what I can tell. All the big memes aren't going to be found here, unfortunately. That being said, this manga is still absolute nonsense. There's biting and ripping and breaking and just incredibly unbelievable violence. Baki characters feel like cockroaches! Baki himself takes a ridiculous amount of damage and just is fine at the end of the day sometimes. It really reminds me of the old brutal Mortal Kombat 9 x-ray moves, like Sub-Zero freezing your stomach and crushing it, before just continuing the fight like that didn't happen to you. The fights are so brutal and engaging to watch. Even when the side characters were going to fight, I often found myself excited to see how it went. It's just a good old time.

If you've never read or watched Baki, I don't want to give too much away from the plot (MAKE SURE YOU DO SOME RESEARCH! It really took me a minute to figure out what order best to consume the story as a whole. There's like 5 or 6 Baki mangas and two of them have the same name). I will say that I was really locked in the whole time, though! UNFORTUNATELY, this also has the bit where it loses that perfect 10/10 score. I will tell you that Grappler Baki has maybe four important female characters and unfortunately they are pretty lacking. They really don't get to do too much, Baki's girlfriend especially doesn't do much.

Most of our story revolves around a tournament, which is also a big plus. What arcs does everyone love? Naruto's Chunin Exams, Yu Yu Hakusho's Dark Tournament and, Dragon Ball's Tenka'ichi Budōkai, Yu-Gi-Oh's Battle City! The people love tournament arcs! We yearn for the tournament! Even Oda stuck one in One Piece during Dressrosa! A main plot that revolves around a tournament, what more could we ask of Grappler Baki?

Another thing I believe Grappler Baki handles well is what I'm going to call, "The Vegeta Problem." I call it The Vegeta Problem because he is always the first character I'll think of in the context. I define it as: introducing a character that is supposed to be so strong and intimidating but usually gets whipped before the main character gets to take his turn and beat the bad guy. Frieza, Cell, Majin Buu. Since Baki's villain is Yujiro Hanma, and he's said to be untouchable and just a ridiculously impossible standard, it never feels like someone is weak when they lose to him. Even people who lose often put up decent fights. Baki is very good at making fights really edge of your seat, which is refreshing!

In conclusion, Grappler Baki is a fantastic read. It has everything someone would want from a manga mainly about fighting. A ridiculous ride that grabs you and makes you really want to see where the twists and turns take the story!

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get to know foz !

last song you listened to: kroi - water carrier

what's your phone wallpaper: homescreen is this art of gash bell and takamine kiyomaro from konjiki no gash, lockscreen is a one piece op shot that was edited to be a wallpaper that has all the strawhats.

currently reading: uuuuh nothing? last thing i read was the new chapter of kengan omega yesterday.

last movie: rewatched 1917. one of my favorite movies.

what are you wearing right now?: butt ass naked cause it's hot in florida.

how tall are you?: 5'11"

piercings / tattoos?: no i'm a pussy when it comes to needles

glasses / contacts: basically everyone in my family got glasses including me

last thing you ate?: 5 vienna cookies

favorite color: orange

current obsession: the boys and friday night funkin

do you have a crush right now?: picks my nose. flicks booger. no.

favorite fictional character: top 3 are usually a rotating cycle between naota nandaba from FLCL, zenkichi hitoyoshi from Medaka Box, or saitama from One Punch Man. as of now it's naota.

last place you travelled: brooklyn, new york to visit some family earlier this year.

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