Toriko's Potential Popularity...

[Yoshi]

Let's say Shima's fame saved him like the Kenshin author's did... Would it have been more popular had it been serialized before he got arrested?

[Ichiryuu]

Toriko's popularity didn't have anything to do with the arrest I think. It's more like people thought; overly buff guy that looks like goku that goes hunting for food in a world without girls. The anime quality didn't really help either.

[SunWu]

The series failed to gain any steam despite Jump backing it for a decent period of time. It was only ever popular with a small segment of manga fans.

It's DBZ with worse characterization but better world building. It might have been popular 30 years ago but there isn't a serious market for that type of story any more.

[Rax]

I've met a lot of people who won't try Toriko because their aren't much for cute waifu material, which I think is stupid.

Especially when it has a girl as cute as Heracles

[Ichiryuu]

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I've met a lot of people who won't try Toriko because their aren't much for cute waifu material, which I think is stupid.

Especially when it has a girl as cute as Heracles

Exactly, people get the wrong first impressions or people aren't into shit without fanservice.

[Rax]

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Exactly, people get the wrong first impressions or people aren't into shit without fanservice.

It's got top tier world building

[Kane]

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The series failed to gain any steam despite Jump backing it for a decent period of time. It was only ever popular with a small segment of manga fans.

It's DBZ with worse characterization but better world building. It might have been popular 30 years ago but there isn't a serious market for that type of story any more.

^^ this

it was never popular in Japan to begin with as well.

[Ichiryuu]

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It's got top tier world building

It didn't seem like my thing either until I saw the crossover OVA I think

[Rax]

Toriko > DB in terms of characters too.

There isn't a single DB character that can top Ichiryuu.

[Usopp]

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Exactly, people get the wrong first impressions or people aren't into shit without fanservice.

To be honest I never tried Toriko before, until I saw it was recommended highly around here. Always thought that it wasn’t my kind of manga. Finished it within 4 days I think? Probably 3. It’s too good imo

[Juan]

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Toriko > DB in terms of characters too.

There isn't a single DB character that can top Ichiryuu.

yeah, they prefer to powerbomb him with that universal+ striking strength

[Ichiryuu]

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To be honest I never tried Toriko before, until I saw it was recommended highly around here. Always thought that it wasn’t my kind of manga. Finished it within 4 days I think? Probably 3. It’s too good imo

Toei tried to advertise it bigtime and shove it through peoples throats. They should've went about it a different way. I also feel like a different studio should've picked it up. Toei also targeted little boys with the anime and its timeslot even though it is a shonen, it should've targeted the age range of in between shonen and seinen tbh.

The first Toriko OVA did a pretty good job on promoting the series, it was also done by a different studio.

[P]

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Toriko > DB in terms of characters too.

There isn't a single DB character that can top Ichiryuu.

You’re a good member

[Rax]

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You’re a good member

[ihascaketoo!]

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To be honest I never tried Toriko before, until I saw it was recommended highly around here. Always thought that it wasn’t my kind of manga. Finished it within 4 days I think? Probably 3. It’s too good imo

This, except I watched it while in highschool. I was in wrestling and had a really harsh diet so watching toriko was a way to enjoy food without actually eating it. I watched the anime first before going back and reading the manga.

[Dellinger]

Toriko's lack of good characters really killed it as a series. Outside the trio, the rest were shit.

[R]

shima has been arrested? what?

[Ichiryuu]

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shima has been arrested? what?

Eh had something to do with underage prostitution or something like that (paid a chick for sex) she was like 16 he was in his 20s iirc.

[R]

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Eh had something to do with underage prostitution or something like that (paid a chick for sex) she was like 16 he was in his 20s iirc.