| Super_Boom said: Seven Deadly Sins: *cringes* Just what Meliodas needed. Another power-up. God forbid Suzuki build up another character. I swear this whole manga is just a love story from the author to Meliodas. It's getting kind of unbearable at this point. Hopefully they switch back to the rest of the cast, because watching Meliodas Gary-Stu it up is about as interesting as watching paint dry. Fairy Tail: *vomits* Man...I really dislike Juvia, and the Gray/Juvia pairing by extension. She's a minor character, she's boring, and the obsessiveness gag just isn't funny. Gray is great when he's Natsu's rival, but being attached at the the hip to this psycho chick just does not help him at all. I would be happy if this was really permenant, but it obviously won't be. I know Fairy Tail does this crap a lot, but after Gajeel, I've become extremely jaded towards this story. Even small children won't fall for the death flags/actual deaths anymore...what the hell is Hiro even doing? Pretty negative this week...though neither of these manga have impressed me in a long time. I should probably drop one or both, but I still care about certain parts of the story...I guess. I suppose the question is...how long will Kiane and Na/Lu keep me interested. |
Seven Deadly Sins: He's a medieval Goku. I believe I've already mentioned this but he's the sole reason I gave up on the series, despite loving Diane, King, and others. While they struggled, Meliodas just overcame everything without even trying. It nulified all the build up. I got stick of thinking, "okay, NOW is when it gets tough."
An author blindly masturbating over one of their own characters is a fast way to ruin the intergrity of a work. Reminds of the Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson. It was, for the most part, fantastic, especially the third book, A Dark and Hungry God Arises, which delved deep into the psyche of Angus, a person as twisted as he was vulnerable. After that, though, it all became about the heroine. The author had all the other characters reflect on how wonderful and pure and indomitable she was, to the point that it felt silly and unrealistic.
Fairy Tail: I like Juvia. Please keep in mind, however, that when I say I like Juvia, I'm not talking about the gag character she became but the character she was at first. I don't count the joke character as being the real character. She could have been a really strong addition but instead she became a running punchline. It pisses me off, to be honest. Fairy Tail leaves the impression that the author can barely manage the main team, leaving all the other character he's created to dissolve into goop in really unsatisfying ways.
