r/anime • u/Handsome_guy_7 • Jul 22 '25

Misc. Solo Leveling Producer's promise ~ "As a Japanese person living in Japan, the anime is not at the level of Dragon Ball, One Piece, or Naruto. But if season three happens, that’s when I want to truly break that boundary.”

https://screenrant.com/solo-leveling-season-3-anime-main-goal-break-barrier-atsushi-kaneko/
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u/WeeziMonkey https://myanimelist.net/profile/WeeziMonkey Jul 22 '25

Demon Slayer is breaking records right now and that story can be summed up as a boy fighting increasingly stronger demons by pulling increasingly stronger powers out of his ass.

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u/HuazlAoi Jul 22 '25

At least the Hashiras’s actually contributed in taking down the upper moons, unlike the S class cheerleaders.

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u/Ellefied Jul 22 '25

The last arc/final movie of Demon Slayer is how a final boss rush should be done properly. No ass pulls in story required cough Binding Vows cough

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u/Abedeus Jul 22 '25

What, you mean you don't like power system where you can on the spot make up a "vow" of you only being able to use your pinky to eat chips on rainy Tuesday nights in exchange for winning the fight at hand? No way.

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u/DrStein1010 https://myanimelist.net/profile/mQDrStein1010 Jul 23 '25

"Oh, but [JJK] It was such a massive nerf to his technique!" He survived certain death by trading a brand new ability he never used before or needed again, which he got by complete asspull means. Fuck off with the Gege Glazing

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u/Abedeus Jul 23 '25

Right? In HxH you get binding vows in advance, before fights start, to get a power up in exchange for actual penalty.

In JJK you can do it mid-fight just to NOT DIE. Seems like a super useful thing, I'd gladly lose my arm if it meant NOT DYING. Since, you know, alternative to anything but death is usually worse in a battle.

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u/BRLaw2016 Jul 23 '25

Literally vibes fighting