{{Manga}} Yu-Gi-Oh!Duelist Analysis Duels 122-124
Been a while for this, hasn't it? Well, here's three to help make up to... whoever's reading this. =)
Duel 122: Conquer the Sea!!
We open with a crazy ass YnBakura and schemy Marik. I tell ya, this is the side of YnBakura I love, namely because we do barely see it under the see-through help to Yuugi-camp. It's like the off-the-rail creepiness of YnMarik mixed with the machinations of a Kaiba or Marik proper, and more arrogance than all three together. If he had a little seen relatable side under it all to make relations possible, he'd be getting a lot (more) shipping love for me. But then, he wouldn't be the amazing him, would he? =) But that's what fandom and pure dark/conspiring ships are for, aren't they?
And on that note, we get why I can put Thiefshipping on my list beyond TAS. These scenes. And because I consider it not a romantic ship, but a conspiring ship. (Not to be mixed up with Conspireshipping, though funny these two are the centerfold of that hur hur.) -of course the scene lends to Tornshipping too, though in leiu of canon Ryou's such the two-manned puppet rather than the third end of a triangle. Torn certainly gets pulled along for the ride, though.
On to the actual action of the chapter, Ryota using a sea deck and loving it despite spouting fear and respect for it for losing his dad... That thankfully comes off more an issue of not letting go of the past rather than sheer irrationality, as I recall from anime coverage. Aside from the amusement of you can replace 'sea' with 'duel monsters' in some lines and get your basic DM respect demands, it's pretty good.
And Jounouchi seems to get that. WTG.
I always did like that foreshadowing of the monster behind the whale. Though it does make me wonder if and when Ryota trained the whale to jump at the right time. And while I usually complain about the use-of-environment moves in the manga, it's pretty cool here. And note, they made some official cards to match Ryota's that work pretty well, too.
Duel 123: A Warrior's Gamble
Ha ha, I laugh that Ryota complains about what Jounouchi can do, given his own strategies. Pot, meet kettle. (But come on, “Panther Warrior likely has internal injuries”? I thought we only get that realism in shadow games.)
-electricity does double attack damage to water types? OMG, Jounouchi's channeling Pikachu!! =O
Side point? Love Giant Trunade. Great card. Want another two turns for Swords of Revealing Light? Got it right here!! /gets back on topic
So yes, Jounouchi for the win.
Duel 124: The Reason for Dueling
Hrmph, not to call out DR, but scenes like this - of Jounouchi pissed at the idea of winning a thrown match - make me want to set up something with Piston giving certain Marlicks a swipe up the head on unfulfilling pharaoh killing. “Why are you unsatisfied?? Because you cheated you bastard!!!” ….guess I wasn't done getting off topic, so sorry.
“A great fool with a true duelist's eyes!” indeed. Though reminds me Jounouchi's journey here was far less becoming “a true duelist” than realizing he already was one. Except he never does, just thinks he became one... if that makes sense.
Okay, the entire dad thing is kind of sweet... But doesn't it mean he still threw the game?? Ah, nevermind. Jounouchi has something touching to say.
And then, all the angstshipping fangirls of the world squeal. Enjoy. But seriously, if I ever was wondering how that ship took off so with so little “attention” well. What attention. Are you aware of what you're doing Takahashi? Ah, who cares. I have plans of (instead of throwing my entire yugioh shipping opinion list on the interweb because god the tl;dr) I'll have a list of info on my own ships, where I'll chat specifically about Angst, but seriously. This.
I digress.
WANKER'S CRAMP!
Seriously, I digress.
Nice to see you having your mutual-growth-motivation moment with Yuugi, Jounouchi, but Ryou's got some problems. Namely the curious foreigner of how are you not connecting him to Marik and why does Marik think he'd get away with this ruse and wait was anyone aware at this point that Marik was Egyptian maybe it isn't that far fetched except the Items plus Isis and Shadi are like a sign of Egyptians involved so still and shouldn't this sentence be over already?
Looking at his face, we do have a good clue that YnBakura is in control right now... It's always more subtle when he wants, and that appearance could all be from being hurt/just unconscious and thrown over a bike (how did Marik keep him from falling off?) but the glazed cast of the eyes reminds me of YnBakura, so, maybe...
But yes, the amusement of Marik getting away with this, and Jounouchi actually yelling “guy whose name I don't know”. And it cracks me up that Marik's smiling so big at his “Please don't ask me to duel!” line.
And we get to end the chapter with foreshadowing of YnY & K tag teaming, and a few good shots of an evil Marik. Always nice.
Duel 122: Conquer the Sea!!
We open with a crazy ass YnBakura and schemy Marik. I tell ya, this is the side of YnBakura I love, namely because we do barely see it under the see-through help to Yuugi-camp. It's like the off-the-rail creepiness of YnMarik mixed with the machinations of a Kaiba or Marik proper, and more arrogance than all three together. If he had a little seen relatable side under it all to make relations possible, he'd be getting a lot (more) shipping love for me. But then, he wouldn't be the amazing him, would he? =) But that's what fandom and pure dark/conspiring ships are for, aren't they?
And on that note, we get why I can put Thiefshipping on my list beyond TAS. These scenes. And because I consider it not a romantic ship, but a conspiring ship. (Not to be mixed up with Conspireshipping, though funny these two are the centerfold of that hur hur.) -of course the scene lends to Tornshipping too, though in leiu of canon Ryou's such the two-manned puppet rather than the third end of a triangle. Torn certainly gets pulled along for the ride, though.
On to the actual action of the chapter, Ryota using a sea deck and loving it despite spouting fear and respect for it for losing his dad... That thankfully comes off more an issue of not letting go of the past rather than sheer irrationality, as I recall from anime coverage. Aside from the amusement of you can replace 'sea' with 'duel monsters' in some lines and get your basic DM respect demands, it's pretty good.
And Jounouchi seems to get that. WTG.
I always did like that foreshadowing of the monster behind the whale. Though it does make me wonder if and when Ryota trained the whale to jump at the right time. And while I usually complain about the use-of-environment moves in the manga, it's pretty cool here. And note, they made some official cards to match Ryota's that work pretty well, too.
Duel 123: A Warrior's Gamble
Ha ha, I laugh that Ryota complains about what Jounouchi can do, given his own strategies. Pot, meet kettle. (But come on, “Panther Warrior likely has internal injuries”? I thought we only get that realism in shadow games.)
-electricity does double attack damage to water types? OMG, Jounouchi's channeling Pikachu!! =O
Side point? Love Giant Trunade. Great card. Want another two turns for Swords of Revealing Light? Got it right here!! /gets back on topic
So yes, Jounouchi for the win.
Duel 124: The Reason for Dueling
Hrmph, not to call out DR, but scenes like this - of Jounouchi pissed at the idea of winning a thrown match - make me want to set up something with Piston giving certain Marlicks a swipe up the head on unfulfilling pharaoh killing. “Why are you unsatisfied?? Because you cheated you bastard!!!” ….guess I wasn't done getting off topic, so sorry.
“A great fool with a true duelist's eyes!” indeed. Though reminds me Jounouchi's journey here was far less becoming “a true duelist” than realizing he already was one. Except he never does, just thinks he became one... if that makes sense.
Okay, the entire dad thing is kind of sweet... But doesn't it mean he still threw the game?? Ah, nevermind. Jounouchi has something touching to say.
And then, all the angstshipping fangirls of the world squeal. Enjoy. But seriously, if I ever was wondering how that ship took off so with so little “attention” well. What attention. Are you aware of what you're doing Takahashi? Ah, who cares. I have plans of (instead of throwing my entire yugioh shipping opinion list on the interweb because god the tl;dr) I'll have a list of info on my own ships, where I'll chat specifically about Angst, but seriously. This.
I digress.
WANKER'S CRAMP!
Seriously, I digress.
Nice to see you having your mutual-growth-motivation moment with Yuugi, Jounouchi, but Ryou's got some problems. Namely the curious foreigner of how are you not connecting him to Marik and why does Marik think he'd get away with this ruse and wait was anyone aware at this point that Marik was Egyptian maybe it isn't that far fetched except the Items plus Isis and Shadi are like a sign of Egyptians involved so still and shouldn't this sentence be over already?
Looking at his face, we do have a good clue that YnBakura is in control right now... It's always more subtle when he wants, and that appearance could all be from being hurt/just unconscious and thrown over a bike (how did Marik keep him from falling off?) but the glazed cast of the eyes reminds me of YnBakura, so, maybe...
But yes, the amusement of Marik getting away with this, and Jounouchi actually yelling “guy whose name I don't know”. And it cracks me up that Marik's smiling so big at his “Please don't ask me to duel!” line.
And we get to end the chapter with foreshadowing of YnY & K tag teaming, and a few good shots of an evil Marik. Always nice.