Deshter said: Am i the only one hoping that Mokou will do something?
i mean, SOMETHING?
Sorry, but much as I adore Mokou, I despise Princess Moonbitch too much. Higan, by contrast, is only the second team (after Heavenly Sky) that I've been able to really want to win in this series.
I REALLY want Komachi and Eiki to win, and right now it seems like they will, but... Just because of that, I think Mokou and Kaguya will somehow manage to win in the end.
Mr.Obake said: When the match went beyond your power, perhaps it's time to fight back not by the rules..
Then the Yama'd win a moral victory, not sure if that'd even help them. Look what happened to Reisen and Youmu despite all their dirty tricks.
Deshter said: Am i the only one hoping that Mokou will do something?
i mean, SOMETHING?
yeah but sometimes you just can't win.
YuriTenshi said: Yuuka is curbstomping Sanae and Suwako. Sanae gets a bullshit victory.
Sanae is nearly killed by Flan, it's largely onesided until Suwako snaps. Sanae returns from the brink of death to get a victory.
Yet another curb stomp battle.
Hmmm.....
My money is on Mokou and Kaguya here. I expect much bullshitting to happen.
Thing is those two teams had glaring weaknesses, ones Sanae's good girl ability would work on (not to mention voter power). The HJ however, seems to have NO weaknesses. I think the artist knows how he tip-toed the line with Sanae's win; the immortals winning at this point would be going over it.
I want to point out too in order to remind folks, that the Sanae/Suwako v. Meiling/Flan fight went down to a user vote anyhow, so that time it was a matter of writing around the voters' will, rather than deliberately going down that path.
Readers still love to bring out that dead horse again, even though Sanae's not even in the vicinity of this match.
I can smell the incoming bullshit Friendship powerup coming from miles away. Whatever happens, I salute Higan Judgment for bringing the entertainment back in sports entertainment.
Skribulous said: Readers still love to bring out that dead horse again, even though Sanae's not even in the vicinity of this match.
I can smell the incoming bullshit Friendship powerup coming from miles away. Whatever happens, I salute Higan Judgment for bringing the entertainment back in sports entertainment.
To some, Sanae DEM'ed her way through her matches, which were against teams with stronger foes. She's basically being propped up by Suwako and seems lucky. Despite this, she sustains massive amounts of abuse. To others, Sanae turns her opponent flaws upon themselves.
This isn't the first one-sided fight we've seen in this series; Reimu/Remilia's, anyone? The only reason the match lasted as long as it did was Remi's ego acting up and the other team's foul tricks. Once those two got serious, it ended in a matter of moments. It wasn't so much "magic friendship" power up, but a "Okay, enough playing around, let's end this" moment.
ForteGVN said: Shikieiki here is like an upgraded version of The Undertaker... If you're immortal, she'll just bury you alive.
Here's hoping for the Tombstone!
Although at least Kaguya is trying to fight somewhat tactically instead of bullshitting her way through like last time. She thinks Komachi has to be less dangerous than Eiki, even if that's just because Komachi hasn't ripped anyones arms out of their sockets yet, so if she can force Komachi to tag in somehow than they can at least try for a pin. Because they sure don't have a chance in hell at taking down Eiki.
The hard part is, of course, getting Komachi to tag in. Eiki isn't exactly going to tag out with no reason, not the way she's been kicking ass so far, and Komachi's quite happy on the sidelines.
If team Friendly Fire can pull this off believably, without bullshitty power of friendship hax, it would be a nice surprise. (And would probably give Marisa a confidence boost - hey, it is possible to beat superpowered youkai in a wrestling match without your magic.)
Although, personally, I'm quite happy seeing Kaguya getting another taste of hell. And hopefully Mokou getting some badass beaten into her, because damn she needs it here.
Steak said: If Eki's power is proportional to their sins, wouldn't repenting weaken her?
Them repenting for their sins would make her rod of remorse lighter, since it's weight is proportionate to all their crimes and sins. Eiki is just absurdly strong due to carrying it around one handed.
Komachi who's also an amazingly powerful person can just barely lift the rod waist high and her worst sin is sloth, the weakest of the seven cardinals.
And proportionate to the strength gained from being the holder of such an item, Eiki has also shown an absurdly high level of stamina, which is why she's not slowing down.
On another note, Kaguya has more or less divined the strategy that the Hijen Judgment are using. Eiki, who is both, dangerously Genre Savy and all around impossible to beat, is the controller. Komachi who's only slightly less dangerous, not as savy, but still dangerous, is the ringer. She's saving her energy for the eventuality that she will be called in, but mostly she's there as a combination partner since Eiki is handling the entire fight alone.
cd_young said: Them repenting for their sins would make her rod of remorse lighter, since it's weight is proportionate to all their crimes and sins. Eiki is just absurdly strong due to carrying it around one handed.
So you're saying Eiki is a big sinner? That the rod is exceedingly heavy for her, but she's gotten used to it?
Frankly, it makes more sense for Eiki to be stronger proportinate to the sins of the one's she's judging. Since there would have been a time when she couldn't lift it at all. I mean, what, there would have been a line of people waiting to be judged because the judge has been struggling to lift their gavel for the past few eons?
Steak said: So you're saying Eiki is a big sinner? That the rod is exceedingly heavy for her, but she's gotten used to it?
Frankly, it makes more sense for Eiki to be stronger proportinate to the sins of the one's she's judging. Since there would have been a time when she couldn't lift it at all. I mean, what, there would have been a line of people waiting to be judged because the judge has been struggling to lift their gavel for the past few eons?
Shikieiki brought up an excellent point about there being plenty of Heels, but no Heel Teams left in the tournament.
But Mokou and Kaguya are one of the only teams that have been showing the most character development, matched only by Sanae and Suwako. And Character Development tends to trump even Plot Armor.
And there's another factor that's pointing towards Mokou/Kaguya winning: "Those at the beginning tend to be there at the end." The earlier a character is shown and developed, the more likely they are to be at the last clash.
This is true of most series, meaning that we can expect certain cast members to be in the finale.
And the people in the first few comics that are still in the tournament? Reimu, Remilia, Sakuya, Kaguya and Mokou.
Though, to be honest, Sakuya seems unlikely to be in the final match, mostly because it would add motivation to Remilia to punish whoever beat Sakuya's team (and/or whoever beat THAT team)
I kinda doubt that; last time I checked it was only the Watsuki sisters that had that much asspull power. I don't see much of a way the immortals can win without an Author Ex Machina or cheating so badly it makes Youmu and Reisen's stunts look like fair play. Shiki and Komachi don't have plot armor; they're just THAT good.
Steak said: So you're saying Eiki is a big sinner? That the rod is exceedingly heavy for her, but she's gotten used to it?
Some would consider intolerance (seeing the world in black and white) a sin.
StriderTuna said: I kinda doubt that; last time I checked it was only the Watsuki sisters that had that much asspull power. I don't see much of a way the immortals can win without an Author Ex Machina or cheating so badly it makes Youmu and Reisen's stunts look like fair play. Shiki and Komachi don't have plot armor; they're just THAT good.
I don't even recall the moonbitches being in this tournament.
Think.Think, Kaguya.The only one we can attack is the shinigami?
- KaguyaIf we compete with her in a stamina battle...
- KaguyaNo, that won't do.
- KaguyaThey're well aware of that.
- KaguyaThe shinigami will only come out during combination techniques.
- KaguyaShe's reserving her physical strength.
- KaguyaIn that case, before we can exhaust their stamina...
- Kaguya...we will be broken and incapacitated first.
- KaguyaJust what should we do!!?
- KaguyaWho could have thought!?The silent audienceHuff
HuffWho could have thought this match would remain one-sided?Episode 664: DesperateFrom the Artist's Pixiv page.Aaah...Guh...As if I would let it end like this.Think of that team's weaknesses.The cheering audience is no longer voicing out.That Enma... is without openings.
- Kaguya