Sort of a big tangent, but gonna throw it out there for you, /u/Infinite_Melons, /u/I_Smoke_Cardboards, and /u/Char-11, that if you want another Battle Shonen manga featuring a super cool female sniper that goes from controlled by the enemy to rediscovering their heroic determination and coming in clutch fending the big bad off to draw time during one of the most climactic fights of the series, to check out Konjiki No Gash aka Gash Bell aka Zatch Bell. It's seriously my all time favorite manga and is insanely high quality. The gist of it is that it's battle royale series a la Fate or Shaman King where demon kids are paired with humans who wield spellbooks to cast the demon's spells, and burning the spellbook causes them to go back to the demon world and lost, the last one standing becoming Demon king. It's got really, really strong character writing (the development of the relationship between each demon and human is what gives them new spells, and there's a real emphasis on how both help the other grow and develop as people, with the nature of the relationship variously being akin to older/younger siblings, parent to child, romantic, etc) very tactical fights, with fights often involving multiple teams of demon/humans fighting at once together and combining their unique powersets (each demon has a specific set of spells they can use with specific functions, forcing strategic use of them since you can't contrive a new use for powers. Even weaker spells continue to get used later on due to not using up as much energy to pace fights out, plus many are utilitarian rather then offensive). It's also masterful at contrasting comedy (which is well done), and more typical power of friendship, and slice of life lightheartedness against dark emotional gut punches, with those two tonal extremes helping the opposite hit harder and feel genuine/earned rather then forced. It also, crtically, only ever gets better the further in you get: A lot of other shonen Manga, to a degree even MHA, tend to struggle with their extended cast, the ever escalating stakes/power ceiling, and pacing over time with side characters getting sidelined, the powerscaling getting out of control, and it just not being able to keep interest the further and further the manga goes on. A clever fairy tale for all ages, THE PRINCESS BRIDE is arguably one of the funniest and most entertaining films of all time.Gash Bell DOES NOT have that issue, and truly only ever improves the further into it you get, even right till the last volume. As they sail away toward the Cliffs of Insanity, they notice the pursuit of a man in black.and the adventure begins. A few years later, Buttercup, engaged to the oily Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), is kidnapped by an oddball trio of rogues-brains, Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) brawn, Fezzik (André the Giant) and sword, Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin in a standout performance). While trying to seek his fortune, however, Westley disappears at sea, an apparent victim of the Dread Pirate Roberts, who takes no prisoners. However, his mood quickly changes as he, along with the viewer, is transported to a place out of time-to Florin, a kingdom in the ultimate imaginary land, complete with dashing heroes, cowardly princes, rhyming giants, shrieking eels, rodents of unusual size, fancy swordfights, and yes.even some kissing.The lovely Buttercup (Robin Wright) learns that "As you wish" really means "I love you" when she falls for her charming farmhand, Westley (Cary Elwes). When a sick boy (Fred Savage) receives a visit from his doting grandfather (Peter Falk) who intends to read to him from his favorite book, he's not exactly pleased to be extracted from his world of video games. Director Rob Reiner breathes vividly colored cinematic life into William Goldman's THE PRINCESS BRIDE, effectively evoking the wondrous, wide-eyed spirit of the witty 1973 novel.
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