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Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 6:03 pm
by kk1
geohound03 wrote:True and yes I know Ryuzaki also said that, but Bunshichi makes comments about breasts constantly too. I remember him once commenting on someone's being 'lethal weapons' too. XD
Maya's and then Aya when he's poking them at the bowling alley.

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 3:01 am
by User151
Really nice potraits here...
Like before, I'd go for Maya. She's my heroine.

Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:07 am
by TW_J
man if masataka becomes as strong as mits then for sure he'll steal the spotlight their not showing him much now -_-

Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:00 pm
by valkan
I was gonna introduce myself in the introduction thread, but then I saw this, and so I voted.

I voted for Aya, and I'm going to give my reasons why:


1. Aya is persistant and dedicated.
Seriously. She's got dedication. She honestly believes that she love's Nagi, and with that she has a goal. And that goal is that one day Nagi will return the love that she gives to him on almost a daily basis. Now I understand why some would call her many explisitives for not realizing that there is a *MUCH* better guy right under her nose, and Masataka is the better guy, but its not about getting the better guy, its about getting the one you love. In that regard her conviction is much more superior to Masataka who just continues to rely on his nice guy persona to win over the girl. You are not going to get what you want by wishing and hoping.

Its just like what Dock Ock's wife said in Spiderman 2. Love doesn't just happen. You gotta work at it.

2.She is loyal to her friends.
I have yet to see her betray any of her friends or acquantances. Unlike her older sister, who was hunting Shin's Katana group when she was the same age as Aya.(Even though it was to get back at her brother, its still betrayal.)

3.She believes in Nagi
Nagi would have been my second choice. Not because I feel sorry for him, but because he has a goal. To be the strongest. For his mother, and for his friends, and for Maya. Aya understands this, and has decided to back him, and have faith in him 100%. She understands how he feels for Maya, and still backs him. Other girls would have given up. *See #1.*


Why I didn't vote for Maya or Masataka
Maya is a good leader when it comes to training and fighting, but her long term goals a pretty sketchy. Plus she's manipulative, and I don't like girls who manipulate people to further their own gains.

Masataka is a nice guy. He's also a good fighter, and he is also cool headed(most of the time). However, he believes that he loves Aya, but has yet to do anything about it. He's a highschooler, (which means that he is subjected to the typical highschool teenage urges that we all go through) I'm more inclined to believe that he just wants to bone her.

Also is Kamura Shidzuru up there? She's my third choice because she's HAWT.

Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:19 pm
by EliteF22
Masa as strong as Mits? Like that will ever happen. Your forgetting the reason Mits is so strong. It's do to Shin shooting him up full of energy. Now, unless Masa wants to face almost certain death, I don't think he's going to go and try to have something similar done to himself.

Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 9:31 pm
by MrProphet
I don't know. Technique-wise Masa is much more versatile. All Mits ever does is simple karate/jiu-jitsu, while Masa's style is more like kenpo with many a "special attack".

Unless Mits goes into overdrive (which leads to his death), Masa seems more likely to win in a fight.

Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 2:39 am
by geohound03
valkan wrote:He's a highschooler, (which means that he is subjected to the typical highschool teenage urges that we all go through) I'm more inclined to believe that he just wants to bone her.
I don't know whether to say you are old fashioned or just sexist. Do girls not have teenage highschool urges and just want to sleep with guys? I've met tons of girls like that, so how can you not stick Aya in that same category or Nagi (not that he is a girl, just that he would also have urges)? Just because Masa doesn't going around moaning someones name over and over doesn't mean he does not truely love them. Some people are just more quiet about these things, especially when within the first day or so of meeting your 'true love', they referred to you as less than a man with no skill (see fight with Nagi) or something along those lines. Masataka wants to protect Aya and his friends, Nagi just wants to get stronger for his own selfish reasons.

Also, most people underestimate Masataka (hence all the 'oh he is so powerful' stuff in volume 12) and the full extent of his power is not yet known.

Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 2:44 am
by EliteF22
Highschooler true love? That's kinda old-fashioned considering almost all high school romances don't work out later on. I don't really think you can say you've found your true love, during a point in your life when your hormones are running out of control and your face looks like the rockies.

Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 3:58 am
by kujoe
Well, if wanting to become stronger due to some semi-traumatic experience of having to take care of your beaten up mom is considered as being selfish, then hell... I think that's a good enough reason.

Personally, I think all of them have 'selfish' reasons in one way or another--but they aren't exactly wrong or stupid per se. I think so far, everybody has good reasons for what they're trying to achieve. It's just that some could've done better or used better methods.

That, or shit just unfortunately happened to them, like it was for Mataza. Which reminds me, it also seems to me as if Masataka is a bit hungry for his older brother to recognize his skill or something. Too bad Mitsuomi doesn't want him involved, and he seems to be more interested in Bob's potential instead.

Basically, almost everybody's goal is in some way revolving around the "wanting to be stronger" theme--even for a guy like Shin, and also for Aya who even refused to go to where Nagi was partly for the sake of getting better.

Not sure yet on Souhaku, and I'm definitely not going to comment on unmentionable characters such as the Ryuuzaki type or to those who haven't been fleshed out as the rest.

Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:28 pm
by valkan
Masataka wants to protect Aya and his friends, Nagi just wants to get stronger for his own selfish reasons.

Also, most people underestimate Masataka (hence all the 'oh he is so powerful' stuff in volume 12) and the full extent of his power is not yet known
In my post, I said that Nagi wants to get stronger for his mother and Maya. Becoming stronger for anyone besides yourself is hardly a selfish reason.


Edit: Sorry it looks like Kujoe made my point for me.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 5:07 pm
by geohound03
Lol, I'm just not a big Nagi fan. But still, the main poitn I was trying to make was the hormone thing. They are all teenagers so don't just brand Masa and ignore the others.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 5:19 pm
by EternalAniron
I voted for Maya, i absolutely adore her.

My three faves would have to be Maya,Mits and Shin... power trio.. Mind you i like a lot of the other characters. I just personally can't stand Aya.

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:43 am
by Iromaru
Why is the old character ranking sticky and the new one isn't?
Anyways that's my list:
1. Maya
2. Bunshichi
3. Madoka
4. Aya
5. Shin
6. Emi

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:56 pm
by Okara
Tawara all the way, baby!
It's sad how I always gravitate to the drunk and pervy characters in series. :cry:

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:00 pm
by Okara
EternalAniron wrote:I voted for Maya, i absolutely adore her.

My three faves would have to be Maya,Mits and Shin... power trio.. Mind you i like a lot of the other characters. I just personally can't stand Aya.
Aya can be annoying.
It be cool if Aya started to flip out like Shin, that would be interesting.
Then pick Masataka or Nagi to be with and actually go for it!!!

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:18 pm
by BlackArtistik
buemba wrote:Madoka, of course. It's hard to beat a little schoolgirl who carries enough weapons strapped in her legs to arm a small country.

I'm surprised Bob didn't get any votes yet - He was my fav. until the "f" members came along.
I voted for him. He'll make a comeback in the series. He'd damn well better do it.

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:00 am
by miyagiCE
Most definitely Masataka. He has been my favourite character from volume one and he still pwns others whenever necessary. Would have to vote Bunshichi and Mitsuomi second. The Natsume sisters are quite appealing as well. Basically, I've grown to love all characters except Nagi. That cocky spoiled brat needs to die.

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:21 am
by Kiden491
Thought I'd make an introduction thread but didnt know where to put it, so I guess ill introduce myself here.

Anyways I've always liked Tawara and nothings changed. I just wish Oh Great would put him in more often. A great laid back attitude, who only fights when absolutely necessary.

Second would have to be Masataka, mostly cuz I feel like i relate to him the most. :D

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:35 pm
by DemonNeedle
Man, no bob love. Although the only thing we seen him do was knock down a car with masa and do the vibration/ hearing attack thing, I still think there's going to be more to him later on. I mean If Mitsuomi is constantly interested in him every time he sees or even sense him around (hospital scene), there has to be more to him than what he's shown.
There would be no reason for him to be introduced the same time as Nagi if he was just going to be F***ked up in every fight he goes through. I just see him more as the average man that fights all these supernatural force, or whatever you may want ot call them.

1.Bob
2.Mits
3. Souichiro
4. Makiko (Sexy, sexy, one-eyed lady)
5. Maya

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:13 am
by Gigei
1. Maya
2. Masataka
3. Tawara
4. Madoka

...dead last 45. Aya

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:44 am
by agmaster
Wow, I totally got Bob love, just never voted. Funny to see he has more votes that Mitsuomi.

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:52 pm
by HappyStealer
DemonNeedle wrote:4. Makiko (Sexy, sexy, one-eyed lady)
yes yes :D

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:12 pm
by Berserk
masataki has been my favorite character since volume 1 when he sweeped out bob and then at volume 2 when he was playing with nagi and then he did that dirty move and masa went crazy on him. No one else has yet to show a side that brutal when he almost smashed his head in.

but it sucked that in the anime they where killing masa into a ridiculous character by making him look as a perv and an idiot

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:04 pm
by HappyStealer
well he is a perv in the manga..... LOL maybe not an idiot, but yeah, hes a perv

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:22 am
by kk1
HappyStealer wrote:well he is a perv in the manga..... LOL maybe not an idiot, but yeah, hes a perv
Still it's gatta be rough spending that much time with the Natsume sisters, I'd say he has an amazing amount of self control considering.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:40 pm
by HappyStealer
lol, yeah the natsume sister's are a fine set of women. Though as the manga progressed, I've started to like aya over maya. ^^;; still cna't beat makiko for me tho... :lol:

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:25 am
by kk1
HappyStealer wrote:lol, yeah the natsume sister's are a fine set of women. Though as the manga progressed, I've started to like aya over maya. ^^;; still cna't beat makiko for me tho... :lol:
Maybe when she still had one arm..

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:12 pm
by HappyStealer
lol, I'll always remember the past. Blame souhaku for killing her sexiness..... :lol:

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:08 am
by kk1
HappyStealer wrote:lol, I'll always remember the past. Blame souhaku for killing her sexiness..... :lol:
Well I guess she does still have her mouth :wink:

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:29 am
by HappyStealer
haha good one :D don't forget her awesome mechanical arms....... :?

Re: Who is your favorite character NOW?

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:14 pm
by Swordfish II
FuguTabetai wrote:Here is a second character poll. Vote away.
First, please let me say sincerely thank you for all of your long and hard work on doing these translations. I, and many others, are in your debt.

I voted for Takayanagi Masataka. To me, it is becoming more and more apparent that Masataka-san is going to be the "True Warrior" that his brother, Mitsoumi, was supposed to be. Aya's insights into his unique nature (via the Dragon's Eye), Mitsoumi's changing reactions towards him, his performance in battle against Madoka and the resurrected Fu'chien, and his noble behaviors towards Aya all are indications of this.

Time and time again we have seen the question appear in TT: "Why Do You Fight"?, and no one has any real, definitive answer, an answer that the "True Warrior" must have. Except for Masataka -- he fights because he loves Aya more than his own life. In this respect, he's a lot like Bob Makihara in respect to Chiaki, and I think that's a big reason why those two became good friends so quickly.

Again, thanks for all you do. I saw your request on another thread here about getting additional information on your full TT character list. I just finished re-reading the entire series to date and I should be able to help you out with that in a bit.

Re: Who is your favorite character NOW?

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:20 pm
by kk1
Swordfish II wrote:
FuguTabetai wrote:Here is a second character poll. Vote away.
First, please let me say sincerely thank you for all of your long and hard work on doing these translations. I, and many others, are in your debt.

I voted for Takayanagi Masataka. To me, it is becoming more and more apparent that Masataka-san is going to be the "True Warrior" that his brother, Mitsoumi, was supposed to be. Aya's insights into his unique nature (via the Dragon's Eye), Mitsoumi's changing reactions towards him, his performance in battle against Madoka and the resurrected Fu'chien, and his noble behaviors towards Aya all are indications of this.

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Spanking it all night to a video of her topless is noble? :?

Re: Who is your favorite character NOW?

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:58 am
by Swordfish II
kk1 wrote:Spanking it all night to a video of her topless is noble? :?
LOL! Well, I don't think he was actually at it *all night*, although if he was, that right there would prove he's the "True Warrior", all right. :wink: In any case, if Aya responded to Madoka the same way she did earlier to Chiaki's advances, it was probably a very short movie. 8)

Y'know, I did have that in mind when I posted before, and to answer your question, the short answer is "no". However, in this imperfect world, with it's imperfect people and fallible heroes, I still think that Masataka is destined for great things. I don't just think I'm projecting his success because I like the guy. Even the evil scumbag Souhaku appears to have recognized this, as he's sitting alone in his lair watching his charm that animated Fu-chien go up in flames (last two pages of Ch. 74), and sinks to the floor thinking, ""Takayanagi Masataka -- the 'True Warrior'?"

The truth is that all men masturbate; show me a guy who says he doesn't and I'll show you a liar. Men are, in the words of poet Albet Goldbarth, "Driven forward by that member that knows nothing of appeasement, only hunger". So I guess I don't hold it so much against him, especially since when Masataka is in Aya's presence, he does his utmost to be a gentleman. Masataka's infrequent surrendering to temptation just makes him human to me. But when Aya falls naked into his arms, as she has a few times now, he's got complete self-control. Check out the end of ch. 76 and tell me what you think. And what does he say to Aya then: "He couldn't even protect you!"

That is Masataka-san's most powerful attribute: he is somewhat unique in being absolutely crystal-clear about Why He Fights.

Cheers,

SF2

Re: Who is your favorite character NOW?

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:14 pm
by Dgames
Swordfish II wrote:
kk1 wrote:Spanking it all night to a video of her topless is noble? :?
LOL! Well, I don't think he was actually at it *all night*, although if he was, that right there would prove he's the "True Warrior", all right. :wink: In any case, if Aya responded to Madoka the same way she did earlier to Chiaki's advances, it was probably a very short movie. 8)

Y'know, I did have that in mind when I posted before, and to answer your question, the short answer is "no". However, in this imperfect world, with it's imperfect people and fallible heroes, I still think that Masataka is destined for great things. I don't just think I'm projecting his success because I like the guy. Even the evil scumbag Souhaku appears to have recognized this, as he's sitting alone in his lair watching his charm that animated Fu-chien go up in flames (last two pages of Ch. 74), and sinks to the floor thinking, ""Takayanagi Masataka -- the 'True Warrior'?"

The truth is that all men masturbate; show me a guy who says he doesn't and I'll show you a liar. Men are, in the words of poet Albet Goldbarth, "Driven forward by that member that knows nothing of appeasement, only hunger". So I guess I don't hold it so much against him, especially since when Masataka is in Aya's presence, he does his utmost to be a gentleman. Masataka's infrequent surrendering to temptation just makes him human to me. But when Aya falls naked into his arms, as she has a few times now, he's got complete self-control. Check out the end of ch. 76 and tell me what you think. And what does he say to Aya then: "He couldn't even protect you!"

That is Masataka-san's most powerful attribute: he is somewhat unique in being absolutely crystal-clear about Why He Fights.

Cheers,

SF2

diferent things one thing is a man masturbate just for the plagure it gives another is masturbate thinking in the person u love seeing her images in the second case u are psycologicaly fuck her and that is a thing from a pervert it's true that every man masturbat but not all think in the person they love while doing that that is not ethical or noble is just dirty. i think masataka just want's to f**k aya nothing more. and i don't think masataka is the "true warrior" the true warrior in my opinion in nagi i think the one nagi loves is aya not maya he is just confused and when he realised the reason why he wants to become stronger for the one he is fight bla bla bla he will understand that is for aaya and he will become the true warrior :P

PS:i want to see nagi "the true warrior" and i want aya to end up whit nagi :P

Re: Who is your favorite character NOW?

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:23 pm
by Swordfish II
Dgames wrote:PS:i want to see nagi "the true warrior" and i want aya to end up whit nagi :P
OK, OK, already! :wink: Hey, I like Souichiro too, so if he ends up with Aya, all's well that ends well.

In time, we'll see. Sure wish Oh!Great would hurry up about it -- it's a long wait between chapters.

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:52 am
by IAS
since his unstopable berserk scene with Nagi, Masataka is my favorite character. Maya, Bunshichi and Bob are also good.

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:23 am
by bababa005
:oops: maya

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:34 am
by hedrocs
Nr 1 : Masataka

Nr 2 : Masataka

Nr 3 : Masataka

I just love his character :twisted:

Masataka even bets Toshiro from bleach or Goku from DBZ.

Well at least for me. :D