Not only is that Che Guevara, but iirc this fight started because the twins there wanted to assassinate Mike Tyson and Che stopped them.
The Arizona State Prison arc is crazy. Baki gets himself sent there by kidnapping president George W. Bush because he wants to fight the guy that's the strongest in the world behind his dad. But he's gotta fight Che Guevara first.
Far and away the funniest anime I’ve ever seen. Just awful, hysterical garbage, and the author makes sure you understand just how low they can stoop. One of Baki’s earliest training arcs involves penetrating a heavily fortified country and subduing a superhuman genius land-swimming war criminal freedom fighter.
SA warning: one of the main villains, and father of the protagonist, canonically travels around the world raping men and women and pointedly states that if they are aroused by someone, they must be a woman. The same character’s father fought the entire US military and won.
This is an utterly irredeemable mound of slop, and I can’t help but watch it. Its pseudoscience and post facto justifications are captivating
I still can’t get over how homoerotic it is. You’ll always get layers of that in anything that centres on hyper-masculine sports or fiction, but Baki is so heavy with it I can’t tell if it’s intentional as some kind of commentary or if the author is just a severely repressed gay guy.
hmm, I've heard of Beastars, but what's this Sanda?
The story takes place in the future, where the birth rate in Japan has been rapidly declining. The main character, Kazushige Sanda, is found to be the descendant of Santa Claus by his classmate, Shiori Fuyumura. Together, they attempt to find Fuyumura's missing classmate, Ono Ichie.
The entire story is unhinged teenage ramblings plastered over art of immense detail and style reminiscent of classical Japanese paintings. It’s not at all surprising to find it greentexts in the same vein
Then the president swore loyalty to Yujiro. Baki has been around long enough that Bush Jr., Obama, and Trump have sworn loyalty. Trump heiled him the first time. Thesecond he brought Elon and Yujiro was like ayo who tf is this.
Only the second weirdest presidential antics in manga I can recall, Obama mindswapping into a 12 year old girl in Air Gear being #1
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stray@pawb.social · 77 pts · 345d
germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 42 pts · 345d
The most important thing about this is that the guy in the tetrahedron is Che Guevara
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 345d
Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 344d
Not only is that Che Guevara, but iirc this fight started because the twins there wanted to assassinate Mike Tyson and Che stopped them.
The Arizona State Prison arc is crazy. Baki gets himself sent there by kidnapping president George W. Bush because he wants to fight the guy that's the strongest in the world behind his dad. But he's gotta fight Che Guevara first.
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 344d
Absurd situations played dead serious are peak tbh
Stern@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 344d
Legally distinct Mike Tyson, just like legally distinct Muhammed Ali. Unlike Miyamoto Musashi who they resurrect via cloning and insert his soul into.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 76 pts · 345d
Far and away the funniest anime I’ve ever seen. Just awful, hysterical garbage, and the author makes sure you understand just how low they can stoop. One of Baki’s earliest training arcs involves penetrating a heavily fortified country and subduing a superhuman genius land-swimming war criminal freedom fighter.
SA warning: one of the main villains, and father of the protagonist, canonically travels around the world raping men and women and pointedly states that if they are aroused by someone, they must be a woman. The same character’s father fought the entire US military and won.
This is an utterly irredeemable mound of slop, and I can’t help but watch it. Its pseudoscience and post facto justifications are captivating
xkbx@startrek.website · 41 pts · 345d
I still can’t get over how homoerotic it is. You’ll always get layers of that in anything that centres on hyper-masculine sports or fiction, but Baki is so heavy with it I can’t tell if it’s intentional as some kind of commentary or if the author is just a severely repressed gay guy.
Stern@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 345d
I mean, if his daughter (Paru Itagaki), the author of Beastars and Sanda is any indicator, dude is just goofy like that.
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 30 pts · 345d
hmm, I've heard of Beastars, but what's this Sanda?
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 345d
Ohno Itchy sounds like it might explain the declining birthrate
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 344d
That's a greentext from 2019: https://www.reddit.com/r/greentext/s/qSgJEqIjrR
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 344d
The entire story is unhinged teenage ramblings plastered over art of immense detail and style reminiscent of classical Japanese paintings. It’s not at all surprising to find it greentexts in the same vein
decipher_jeanne@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 344d
You forgot about the time Yujiro punched an earthquake into submission.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 47 pts · 345d
I have no idea what this is, and this entire thread feels like a fever dream lol
happyfullfridge@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 345d
over the top anime about buff men fighting
Flocklesscrow@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 345d
Insert long sequence of Baki fighting a hallucinated giant praying mantis
Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 344d
Not just fighting a hallucinated giant praying mantis, GETTING INJURED while fighting said hallucinated giant praying mantis.
sness@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 345d
Anime about invisible food.
Stern@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 345d
Then the president swore loyalty to Yujiro. Baki has been around long enough that Bush Jr., Obama, and Trump have sworn loyalty. Trump heiled him the first time. Thesecond he brought Elon and Yujiro was like ayo who tf is this.
Only the second weirdest presidential antics in manga I can recall, Obama mindswapping into a 12 year old girl in Air Gear being #1
drdiddlybadger@pawb.social · 21 pts · 345d
I COMPLETETLY FORGOT ABOUT THE OBAMA BODY SWAP
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 5 pts · 344d
How could you forget!!!
(I forgot about Air Gear entirely)
13igTyme@piefed.social · 18 pts · 345d
There was some Anime on Netflix that was basically gods vs humans and was exactly this. I couldn't get past an episode or two.
tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 345d
Record of Ragnarok?
TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 343d
Highly underrated trash, I love it so much
Aqarius@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 345d
...How exactly does a HALO jump without a parachute work? His pants drop just before landing?
tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 345d
yes
Hasherm0n@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 344d
Oop just didn't know the correct term for a HANO jump.
VolumetricShitCompressor@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 345d
I have a feeling that this might be something for JoJo fans.
Hamknight@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 344d
You know you've reached the peak of strength when you force your dad to eat your imaginary dinner. This is referencing a real Baki scene.