That's fine, and I'll continue to poke fun at Gokudera vs Shitt.P or ''Suicide Kitty Balloon Battle'' XDD
And rightfully so. XD
I think there are advantages and disadvantages to most shounen battles, really, but yeah, everyone will inevitably have their own preferences. For really it's not really the character development that makes or breaks a battle for me--I think KHR generally has pretty good character development regardless, which is the main reason I still adore the series despite its magnificent flaws--but the type of action/strategy that's involved in it. I like it when things gets creative and a little more suspenseful/unpredictable, but we haven't seen that as much in this arc (which is understandable, because it's hard to keep coming up with fresh idea after fresh idea). (I wonder sometimes if Amano's been shying away from her more elaborate fights since Choice started out so promisingly but fizzled out so anticlimactically. Ah, well.)
I do have to agree that good character development and a longer, more focused fight is ideal, though. Lambo's fight ended up being my favorite in this arc so far for that very reason. Still, though, I miss the days when the development is combined with action that's well-drawn and really entertaining to read. Yamamoto vs Squalo is probably the best example, and by far my favorite fight in the series. I'm still hoping we'll see something like that again one of these days. :)
It's true the series goes from having unbelievable highs to face palming lows (luckily more of the former) and I would say even since the beginning of the future arc it became more and more about random power ups and less about strategy. Not that that was a bad thing (because the different flame types and TYLisms brought a new element that made the series exciting) but around about Choice I to was begging to hark back to the Varia arc. On the subject of Reborn fights, one of the reasons I feel this series works for a wide range of people is because all the guardians bring a different fighting style/weapon unlike say Bleach where it’s all sword. For example where I'm guessing you prefer strategy over turf tops or baseball idiots = Gokudera, I like nothing better than an over the top martial arts match = Ryohei (sometimes Hibari if I'm feeling generous), so the series caters for all needs. Of course this doesn’t mean we don't enjoy the other fights and in fact I was really looking forwards to Goku vs Shitt.P but it ended way too quickly and out of nowhere which I guess you can at least say was original. Incidentally the length of recent fights have been all over the place. Even the super-hyped Hibari vs Adelheid seemed to lose steam once Hibari did what he always does :( I still maintain high hopes for Tsuna vs Enma though, but anyway sorry for the extremely long post. Oh also I just checked and if you count pre-fight taunting (which I always factor in :D) Yamamoto vs Squalo was six chapters long with plenty of is he dead yet moments :)
And rightfully so. XD
I think there are advantages and disadvantages to most shounen battles, really, but yeah, everyone will inevitably have their own preferences. For really it's not really the character development that makes or breaks a battle for me--I think KHR generally has pretty good character development regardless, which is the main reason I still adore the series despite its magnificent flaws--but the type of action/strategy that's involved in it. I like it when things gets creative and a little more suspenseful/unpredictable, but we haven't seen that as much in this arc (which is understandable, because it's hard to keep coming up with fresh idea after fresh idea). (I wonder sometimes if Amano's been shying away from her more elaborate fights since Choice started out so promisingly but fizzled out so anticlimactically. Ah, well.)
I do have to agree that good character development and a longer, more focused fight is ideal, though. Lambo's fight ended up being my favorite in this arc so far for that very reason. Still, though, I miss the days when the development is combined with action that's well-drawn and really entertaining to read. Yamamoto vs Squalo is probably the best example, and by far my favorite fight in the series. I'm still hoping we'll see something like that again one of these days. :)
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On the subject of Reborn fights, one of the reasons I feel this series works for a wide range of people is because all the guardians bring a different fighting style/weapon unlike say Bleach where it’s all sword. For example where I'm guessing you prefer strategy over turf tops or baseball idiots = Gokudera, I like nothing better than an over the top martial arts match = Ryohei (sometimes Hibari if I'm feeling generous), so the series caters for all needs. Of course this doesn’t mean we don't enjoy the other fights and in fact I was really looking forwards to Goku vs Shitt.P but it ended way too quickly and out of nowhere which I guess you can at least say was original. Incidentally the length of recent fights have been all over the place. Even the super-hyped Hibari vs Adelheid seemed to lose steam once Hibari did what he always does :(
I still maintain high hopes for Tsuna vs Enma though, but anyway sorry for the extremely long post. Oh also I just checked and if you count pre-fight taunting (which I always factor in :D) Yamamoto vs Squalo was six chapters long with plenty of is he dead yet moments :)
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