#susanno

[metofo]

Susanno and Amaterasu.

Susanno:Do you think you're better than me?!

Amaterasu:I was the first. I've seen everything.

[arc-draws]

[freshthoughts2020]

[ashksa]

Heyy, sooo its been a while. I don't really know, but lets see where this goes. I think my art has improved, lets see how Tumblr folks are these days. 😅

[captainshadowgirllostfan]

Can someone answer me this, why doesn’t Izuna ever shown using Susanno despite having Mangekyou? I mean his death seemed very lame. Did his chakra went low hence why in his last battle we don’t see the Susanno? And how exactly do you think Tobirama was able to fight Susanno? I mean Naruto has Kurama and could create an avatar from it and Hashirama has the Mokuton. How were Shinobi able to fight Susanno in the past? I know Tobirama can manipulate water better than anyone else like he’s the Naruto version of a water bender. Do you think the guy has a Jutsu that can create like a water avatar or something to go against Susanno?

[sterling-silvers]

Samurai 8 - Kishimoto’s Champloo of Samurai and Sci-fi

Samurai 8 8.5 out of 10  

I was elated when Kishimoto was said to be returning to the manga game. As you all know, I am a huge Narutard (Uchiha all day!!!!) and it remains one of my favorite long going series. So, when Samurai 8 was announced I could not wait to read – and after reading it, I’m not disappointed.

While I am sad that Kishimoto isn’t drawing the series – he’s only writing for the story and adding storyboards– the artist who he picked, Akira Okubo is a sufficient stand in. The art is clean (leagues above Boruto’s crude and lackluster style) albeit it’s missing that Kishimoto crispness. 

Nonetheless, there are tons of visual intertextualities to Naruto, including; the Naruto Samurai archetype design, Asura Path Pain, Samurai Armor Susanoo, Anbu masks, Valley of the End (the battle – granted, it’s on a smaller scale), Kumogakure Village, and Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (and the God clan of Naruto in general). 

In terms of story, while there were only “nine” characters for the first chapter – which is 72 pages long – the story felt expansive and succinct as a starting off point. The main character, Hachimaru, is decent at the start and there is a critical moment (that made me tear up) which I think will really allow the audience to attach to him. While his personality isn’t anything illustrious, his actions speak volumes and that’s where his true layers of character lie – so far. 

Moreover, in this one chapter, the general theme came full circle in a satisfying way. When it comes to the depictions of action, it’s passable though it does get a tad messy during critical moments. The world is very magi-tech and it works for the most part; honestly, it’s a few hints sigh of the Afro Samurai world. The big difference, of course, being that it has a more cosmic, interstellar feel to it. Finally, I enjoy the character design. 

Once again, they’re decent with two characters really stick to me (one you can already guess as they are pretty hard to miss). I was SOOOO happy to see that kind of representation from Kishimoto AGAIN – he is, by far, the best mainstream manga artist that portrays Black people adequately and non-stereo-typically; he gave this understanding in both quality and quantity with the Kumo Village and he’s already established that same level of understanding in the first chapter (which makes me highly suspect Yasuke is in here SOMEWHERE!!!!). 

Some of the weapon designs gave me Tenchi Muyo vibes, as well. This is a welcomed return to form with some the same Kishimoto themes – like reincarnation, Nindo, and Japanese lore and history – all execute in a new champloo of samurai sci-fi. Thanks to an interview I was told about (link below), I was able to dive more into the inspiration and mindset of Kishimoto and most of what read was portrayed in this chapter, in a competent way.   https://www.reddit.com/r/Samurai8/comments/bmm6gn/summary_of_da_vinci_magazines_longform_interview/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app All in all, I am more than willing to go on a journey with him again and he’s ecstatically ready to take me on it. For that, with this first chapter – with many more to come – it gets an 8.5 out of 10.

[akikos-tribble-army]

[freshthoughts2020]

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