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  1. 03-14-2018, 02:34 AM #1
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    Toriko's Potential Popularity...

    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?
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    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.

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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.
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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



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    Quote Originally Posted by Rax View Post
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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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ichiryuu View Post
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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



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    Quote Originally Posted by SunWu View Post
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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.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Rax View Post
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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

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    Toriko > DB in terms of characters too.

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



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    Quote Originally Posted by Ichiryuu View Post
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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
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rax View Post
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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
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    Quote Originally Posted by Usopp View Post
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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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rax View Post
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    Toriko > DB in terms of characters too.

    There isn't a single DB character that can top Ichiryuu.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Usopp View Post
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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.

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




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    shima has been arrested? what?
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    Quote Originally Posted by R View Post
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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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ichiryuu View Post
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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.
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