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Of the new Shonen "big 3" (My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer and Black Clover) which is best? (Spoiler, its Black Clover)
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I like black clover, but it's fast pacing (a positive to me) and it's heavy Shonen formula makes power jog, not creep. Still love it.
All that said, everyone read Chainsaw Man. For real.
I guess I actually need to start reading JJK.
Mashle is also stealth amazing. More laughs per chapter than anything out there right now.
Can't argue with that. They did a bang up job and it skyrocketed the series to insane sales.
For MHA, I basically fell asleep for entire portion of the story following All Might vs All For One all the way until... uh... a significant arc that hasn't been covered by the anime yet. You know the one. It took all that time to jerk me back awake and care about what was happening again.
And despite that, I still voted for MHA here.
I'm not sure what that says about me, or the state of these series in general.
And despite that, I still voted for MHA here.
I'm not sure what that says about me, or the state of these series in general.
Over? There is just 1 season and it only seems to be getting started...
On Demon Slayer, I thought is was mostly mediocre as far as the first season show went. Everything after that in the manga is what actually sold me. That and Inosuke is one of my favorite characters in manga at the moment.
lol. Didn't realize this thread is about manga.
Also...it is astonishing that production companies didn't jump the gun and start the anime way earlier.
MHA: Thought it would have scratched that superhero itch like the MCU/DC movies, but I found it incredibly dull and I don't care about most of the characters, main character included
Black Clover: 25% Goofy, 75% Meh
Demon Slayer: Finishing up the 1st season and seen the movie. Liking it so far, but we'll see how long that will last
Black Clover: 25% Goofy, 75% Meh
Demon Slayer: Finishing up the 1st season and seen the movie. Liking it so far, but we'll see how long that will last
When it first started, I legit thought Mashle was going to wear out its welcome and beat the joke into the ground before long
Here we are over a year later, and its still consistently funny and has yet to get old. I really hope that the eventual anime gets some quality animation for the action.
Early on in both Black Clover and My Hero Academia, I thought they were both just decent at best and didn't understand why so many people trashed on Black Clover and held My Hero Academia in such high regards. But Black Clover just ends up becoming a complete fucking mess and My Hero Academia continuously got better. The best thing Black Clover has going for it are the OPs. They're next fucking level.
Can you even call KNY a big three when it already ended? Can Black Clover be a big three when JJK and One Piece still exist?
Whatever the case, it's not Black Clover, lol.
MHA had a really bad middle from the time the first AFO arc ended to the start of the big LOV fight, but the manga's at its most interesting since.
Whatever the case, it's not Black Clover, lol.
MHA had a really bad middle from the time the first AFO arc ended to the start of the big LOV fight, but the manga's at its most interesting since.
My Hero Academia tries to do some interesting stuff, even if it doesn't always land
Demon Slayer is solid and well produced in the anime, but overall pretty standard stuff
Black Clover is just bad, full stop. I watched over 130 episodes of the anime and it's still operating like it's 2003. Looks horrible 90% of the time, and has abysmal pacing. Most shonen these days fixed those problems by going seasonal.
Demon Slayer is solid and well produced in the anime, but overall pretty standard stuff
Black Clover is just bad, full stop. I watched over 130 episodes of the anime and it's still operating like it's 2003. Looks horrible 90% of the time, and has abysmal pacing. Most shonen these days fixed those problems by going seasonal.
Haven't read the manga, didn't care for the Black Clover anime at all. The vocal direction is bad, I never thought Goku and Naruto could be topped in terms of ear-gouging vocal performances for a series protagonist, but here we are.
Demon Slayer I'd honestly rather take in gif form than have to watch full episodes of. It's just an animation showcase.
MHA I fell off completely after a few seasons. Kind of fun while it lasted, but it was obvious it was going to have the Naruto problem of "the author doesn't give a flying fuck about the characters I like and is completely obsessed with the ones I can't stand" worse and worse the further on it went.
I choose the hidden JJK option. When it comes to shonen, style trumps.
Demon Slayer I'd honestly rather take in gif form than have to watch full episodes of. It's just an animation showcase.
MHA I fell off completely after a few seasons. Kind of fun while it lasted, but it was obvious it was going to have the Naruto problem of "the author doesn't give a flying fuck about the characters I like and is completely obsessed with the ones I can't stand" worse and worse the further on it went.
I choose the hidden JJK option. When it comes to shonen, style trumps.
Feels like Mob Psycho does Harry Potter. Can not wait for an anime.
Are you even trying to spell fire with the stars of your dreams?
That's really the long and short of it, it also feels weird to put Demon Slayer as it's anime exploded as the manga was wrapping up, so it kind of exists in a weird limbo for however long Ufotable can ride it.
It was already ending when it really blew up. There are some more wild theories as to why it ended but I don't think anything more definitive has been said on it
People usually mean "Shonen Jump" when they're talking about Big Three.
Seeing this thread, these current big shounen series really have it good with anime adaptation, huh?
The animation quality of JJK, MHA, and Demon Slayer is just so good that I can look past how mediocre they actually are. I don't think I can sit through any of the source material.
Glad we still have something like Chainsaw Man though.
The animation quality of JJK, MHA, and Demon Slayer is just so good that I can look past how mediocre they actually are. I don't think I can sit through any of the source material.
Glad we still have something like Chainsaw Man though.
IIRC, it was already entering the endgame by the time the anime came out and the anime was what made it super popular. It was on the verge of getting axed before the god tier adaptation by ufotable.
A lot of creators tell their story and finish. They're not all insane neverending epics like one price.
Even then it's definitely not in the top 3 for most popular in the current shonen jump lineup
I watched a few episodes of BC with my gf and told her if she wanted to keep watching she could do it alone, that's how bad it was.
That and Attack on Titan is over, well the manga is anyway, it doesn't count anymore anyway.
So then why should Demon Slayer? I don't keep up with Shonen Jump but if Chainsaw Man is a part of it then I'd put it there.
Strange. I don't see any reason to exclude other shonen just because it's not a part of the official Shonen Jump line.
I've complained about that in the past too, sorry for not mentioning it this time. AoT could be argued of being Big 3 just what less than this month ago, lol. I know the Big 2 are OP and MHA, the third tends to be debated quite a bit. It's generally argued it's JJK, BC, etc.. and never really reaching a consensus, shrug.
Demon slayer is on fire right now but I wouldn't call it a big three because it's pretty much on a set time due to being finished.
JJK is where it's at honestly. Also Chainsawman and spoilers for Chainsawman
JJK is where it's at honestly. Also Chainsawman and spoilers for Chainsawman
it's hopefully soon to premier manga sequel will be in the running.
I would like to report the OP for trolling.
Just kidding but I don't know what world you are on where Black Clover is better than MHA. I can't speak to Demon Slayer.
Did not read Black Clover, but dropped the other 2 at some point, so who knows.
Wait, Kny sold 10 times the second place? Or there's a typo in the image?
Wait, Kny sold 10 times the second place? Or there's a typo in the image?
Well, the "Big Three" are Shonen Jump's major movers in much the same way that Spider-Man, the X-Men, etc. are Marvel's big money-makers. If you start bringing in other publications it becomes less of an apples-to-apples comparison, because suddenly you have all these factors regarding the publication schedule/style of those magazines, their distribution network, etc. that are influencing the sales and popularity as much or more than the actual quality of the work.
Like, someone said upthread that Attack on Titan probably doesn't actually compare to any major Shonen Jump property sales-wise. That's probably true. If it had been published in Jump, would it have been #1 in the magazine? Quite possibly, but we'll never know.