Chapter 223: VictorArchive:https://desuarchive.org/a/search/subject/daily%20kengan/start/2025-12-14/order/asc/
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>>287574416Are you OP or just substituting for the tonight?
>>287574455>>287574451I'm the usual OP.
>>287574502But when I stand like that on a random street people call me a faggot>>287574489
>>287574502is this actually a thing? doppo does it in baki and i assumed it was just a weird madeup pose for manga's sake
>>287574502SANCHIN!?
>>287574578>>287574587What did Kanoh do
Post the whole fight
>>287574605Think he punched Kuroki's chop
Chapter 224: Violence
>>287574603>that form>>287574647>formlesswhich is it
>>287574701ah yes23 years agoback when he was exactly as old as he currently is.
>>287574701how did they find this place? did they have leakers from people inside the worm?
>>287574701Erioh and by extension the Kures trying to be moral is never not funny
>>287574781It was probably that dastardly villain Louhan
>>287574855>It's over for you>>287574864>I didn't hear no bell
Chapter 225: Solitude
>>287574945Is this the one and only time that somebody points out about Kuroki's solitude? He never even says so himself. In fact I dont think we even know the reason on why he pushes himself so far. It was never stated that it was just to prove himself against an equal, did Sandro forgot or will he just say so in omega?
>>287575021The time lag of 0.5 seconds...
>>287574630Looks more like he did a quick finger hold
>>287575168Is this the first time we've ever seen Kuroki looking scared?
>>287575206thank you OPexcellent moment
>>287575168>I AM A GENIUS>>287575206OH N-
>>287575206THERE "IT" IS
>>287575206Despite how much that faggot tried to ruin it, this moment still fucking pops
>>287575206I still get hard with this
>>287575206Still a great page. I'm willing to give one-page glory to this; it's still fun.
Chapter 226: Star
>>287575184Looks more like an "in the zone" expression to me with the furrowed brows.
>>287574455>>287574467>>287574477this fight is when daro feels like he's finally going 100% in terms of art effort
>>287575206>Greatest firepower?>lmao just stop it with your handkinda bullshit
>>287575250>fractures his wrist got turned into a beanbag
>>287575271T_T Niko didn't invent every technique ever Ohma
>>287574711the head of our very moral eugenics clan of assassin that explicitly has no allegiances or code, gentlemen
>>287575307my wrists are too dainty for this attack, ouch
>>287574835Even villains have standards.
>>287574855Agito looks cool here
>>287574640I AM ALL OF "ME"
>>287575399six SCOOOPS
>>287575206top 5 greatest moments in all of kengan
>>287575271holy shit he's drinking water?? that's just like the niko style hydration kata!!
>>287574957>centrifugal forceIS THAT THE NIKO STYLE?!
>>287574416Is this really the usual dumpanon? I thought he had a strict 2-3 chapter a day rule?
>>287575184>>287575251We've seen Kuroki shocked, caught off guard and even worried. I mean Rei managed to get him to chance his expression the first time. What REALLY stands out IMO is this page>>287575385it's the first and only time you see Kuroki give out an attack roar. It's like he's putting his all to finally take Agito down
STORYTIME ANON QUICK YOU NEED TO GO LIMP
>>287575281Love Kanoh
>>287575516i'll personally "bring an end to the legend" known as dumpanon if he dares to "undercut" the hype by delaying the conclusion of this fight
>>287575206HOLY SHIT
>>287575596BEAST
>>287575596Kanoh the debtor.
>>287575553is there a name for this feel?
Done. I had totally forgotten the gu ritual stuff was introduced in Asura.
Wow I can't believe Kengan is over. That was a great final match.
>>287575641Well that was unexpectedRIP Ohma
>>287575645Self actualization through death
Agito should've been more conservative and stuck with kicks
>>287575206since phase 2 I didnt remember the art being this fucking good
>>287575645Monke
>>287575690>I didnt remember the art being this fucking goodthe art gets real fucking rough at points, even within a few chapters of these ones, the agito fights have very consistently good art, but u get stuff like waka vs muteba which was downright sloppy for a lot of panels or waka vs julius where the limbs (feet specially) looked particularly deformedi have no source for it and i didn't bother to confirm it but i heard that some assistants left during the start of round 3 which is why the artwork is so inconsistent, although the key panels give a glimpse to what daro wanted to do in terms of quality
>>287575148Unfathomable...
>>287575641>You, too, were truly strongso it was always here...
>>287574517>>287574528Agito's insane strength shining again.
>>287574837The finger bones in Kuroki's right hand must be fucking powder by this point, poor guy has had them broken and re-broken almost every single fight
>>287574502Agito can't into the fortress of Kuroki. Truly a master of defense.
>>287575596>hit him so hard his head explodedthis is a win for agito under purgatory rules
>>2875748263rd panel looks funny
>>287574614Aww what a cutie
>>287575596YOU GUYS DONT MAKE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I SEETHE THE FIRST TIME I READ. EXCELENT FUCKING FIGHT THANKYOU OP
>>287575801I read it hearing watery sounds in my mind.
>>287574587Aw shit, WAKU WAKU mode
>>287574701>>287574711I think we should do these for real.
>>287575664I'm sure he'll pull some Niko bullshit out of his ass.
>>287574795>>287574826Agito really does feel almost supernatural at this point.
>>287575842I go first
>>287575856Don‘t do it, "me".
>>287574640My black-hearted evil!My brave-hearted hero!
>>287574640Okubo should be proud that he made Agito unlock this form in their fight.
>>287574477>Seikuken activate
>>287575206https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U1DzxLnqe8
>>287575075What reason does a man need to wish to be the strongest in the world?
>>287575148The Kengan universe goes eerily quiet every few moments.
>>287575206Agito would have won if not for this.
>>287574945>He has become too strongTOO strong, you say?
>>287575641I remember first reading this before translations caught up for Asura and how amazing it felt, I was rooting for Kuroki so hard I was even dreaming about this fight. I miss those times.
>>287575983Yeah that's definitely the turning point
>>287575372ouchie
>>287574966Fuck, now that's an impact!>>287574986FUARK
>>287574945Too strong you say
>>287575596What part of the Kaiwan style involves planting C4 in your fists?
>>287575021>Kuroki had already worked out the timing of his switchesLooks like he got the timing right. ;)
>>287574826MY HERO
>>287575596https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY5h55duFUc
>>287575385Probably the one moment where Kuroki truly fought with all his might.
>>287575654Thanks baby.
>>287576017>>287575983Kuroki would just adjust to the "timing". He had him when he stabbed him with the Devil Lance, it made Agito second guess himself. It's bullshit how durable Kuroki is though. And it was bullshit how he got with thr first Devil Lance in the first place, Agito should've already been weary.
>>287575103B B B B B B B B
>>287575271
>>287574528>>287574548Where is the "he hits so hard that every strike is a KO blow" thing?
>>287576128Yeah Kuroki has been way too tanky. I get that he might be sturdier than Hatsumi but not that much
>>287575168Fantastic page
Ok /a/Who defeats the Fang?Show me your editing prowess
>>287575206Well fuck
>>287575607Why is the beautiful woman at the bottom reacting so hard to this moment?
>>287575206The dragon shot has been rendered impotent. Agito's face, the look of shock is incredible.
>>287576171That's not what was said, it was that Agito has a KO-causing blow at every range.
>>287575231>MorookaI love this guy.
>>287575596I have this page hanging on an ideaboard
>>287575231Big RIP to Morooka, aka centrifugal forcefag
>>287575607Wakatsuki and Hatsumi experiencing the most shock.
>>287575250Agito's PISSED
>>287576211Also my contribution
>>287574945For a solitary man he sure has a lot of friends.Good for him.
>>287575021World's tiniest Sen in the bottom left
>>287575281"I fight, therefore I am." KINO
>>287575334That neck grab/choke is savage as hell.
>>287575641What a man
>>287576166
>>287575206Gigakino right here lads
>>287574926P-purgatory?
>>287575356>The "Fang of Metsudo" will never be de->>287575372>>287575385>Kanoh stopped movingHoo boy
>>287574966Did he just name a regular hook punch to boost it's power?
>>287575641Amazing fight
>>287576166Noice
>>287574978>>287574986>>287574999This is also really satisfying.He blocks Lance and gets headbutted. Then he's afraid of it and get baited into getting elbow'd instead.Because Kuroki isn't just the Lance
>>287576314He's so cute.
>>287574477Watch out he's got a Seikuken!
>>287574957>>287575231Morooka was right
>>287575111The "evolution" thing is still a lame gimmick. This is the third time he does it in this match (kinda)And all it boils down to "he's getting better at what he does" which is fairly natural. He's not evolving to counter Kuroki, he's just getting better in general.
>>287574502No sells anything Julius has btw
>>287575523>it's the firstno
>>287574626>a detectiveI would so fucking read a Jerry Tyson mystery novel.
>>287576171>>287576241Also, Kuroki is tanky as shit even when he does get hit
>>287575231>He's probably still alive *raughs*
>>287576543He's not used to switching between form and formless so i can buy him getting faster with it
>>287574614The art on this is just excellent
>>287574656I love the unhinged, exaggerated posture here
>>287575516He's gone past that a few times, and let's be real, getting this over with and not giving the ginormous faggot another day to try to spoil dragon shot is fine.
>>287574711Hey, just like in Kagurabachi!>>287574757This is the sickest backstory
>>287575596Fucking raw.
>>287576211Not "clean" but here is "mine".
>>287575206One of the best moments in the series
>>287574812I dislike this additional retcon of Formless. It was at its coolest when it was his custom anti-Gaolang style.
>>287574945GETOUTOFMYHEAD
>>287576592Should've been more clear, but that's the issue here. It's not actually the gimmick, but it's attributed to it for no reason.Him getting better at it is fine.
>>287576407Hey, makes as much sense as calling every single strike you make "Martial Arts"
>>287575385RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
>>287574966>>287574978>>287574986>>287574999And remember, all this with Agito being stupidly tanky. People really underrate how hard Kuroki hits.
I love the fact that while the Dragon Shot is obviously the real end from where the fight tips over, it still goes through it all. You're waiting to see Agito to turn it around. You're waiting for an even greater finisher, until you realize that no, that was it.It feels almost intentionally to be contrasting Waka getting "off-screened" (Except as far as we know, there's no fight past that point, he probably just keeled over).
>>287575206The best thing about this moment is that Kuroki didn’t countered it because of some hidden final move or advanced observation haki.He simply saw it being used against Sen and was ready for it. This simplicity and realism is way better than pulling some pre iniciative named bankai. God, I can believe how much the writing quality dropped with Omega.
>>287575596WATCH HIM AS HE GOES
>>287575044Feels like Kuroki could've killed him if he went for a Lance here.
>>287576743I mean, he looks like he hits hard. Daro did a good job with him, considering he's just a basic Karate man with a beard a devil lance gimmick
>>287576271They're lucky they didn't have to face him
>>287575021>>287575033>>287575044>>287575057What a sequence
>>287575596
>>287575127I love this page to death
>>287576561Ah my mistake
>>287576661Now that's what I like to call perfect sync
>>287575168>>287575178>>287575206Fuck me this is incredible
>>287576661Too real Also goddamn look at the cake Agito is serving up
>>287575214Kuroki really is immune to flags
>>287576211alternate r4
>>287575281Isn't it just the best when the emotion, tactics and choreography are all firing at 100% like this
>>287575334It seems unreal that Agito could ever get bitched like this. Kuroki earned his accolades and then some.
>>287575372Out of all the blows, this one hits different. Just gives the vibe that it'd KO literally anyone.>>287575385Fuck yeah
>>287575553>>287575563>>287575574>>287575586>>287575596Pure spine-tingling kino
>>287575021Huh? I'm reading a torrented volume release for the higher quality pages, but I haven't noticed any other changes>>287574999>>287575021>>287575044>>287575057>Gimmick fighter gives up on his gimmick and just started punching the shit out of opponentkek. The Devil's Lance kinda sucks when you already have AP punches and perfect martial arts.
>>287574502>>287574517SANCHIN
>>287575206K I N OINO
>>287575641GOD. Thanks OP.Some of the fights were better than I remembered, some were worse, and I was a bit afraid I had hyped this one so much in my mind that it couldn't live up to my memories, but it did. No fight sells the way the two combatants are absolute masters at the top of their game like it. Combine that with some of Daro's very best art and choreography and the sheer emotion and it's genuinely one of the best fights I've ever read.
>>287576211Like a “landside”
>>287576211
>>287575729Daro always sucks at drawing feet but I like the grotesque proportions in Julius vs Waka, really brings out the inhuman monstrosity angle
>>287575206As a new reader even I read this page before, but I never know the name of Dragon shot revealed 2 pages before this
>>287576935Holy shit that Okinowan girl might be the cutest Dumbell character I've seen so far. Really need to start reading that book
>>287576248Based autist>>287576982Unironically
>>287576571Even if it's all written in ebonics?>>287576935Every time this page is posted I instantly think about how beautiful that Okinawan girl is
>>287576868I think it's safe to say this ome was never in the cards, even if Ohma got all his memories from the start and got the easiest possible seed (I wonder whose that is?).
>>287575271Ohma not everything is Niko style...Or is it?
>>287574416
>>287574915>Daisen Temple, Eiei, Daiei & Hokuei>Hail the buddha! (OM being screamed)>>287574926>"Purgatory Austerity"
>>287576248I hate the image on the right. Also... Anon, thank you for hanging these images for our sake.
>>287574915>>287577103The "om" humming-sound-without-pronunciation typeset by Seven Seas is fantastic. The idea of these monks screaming their reverent, quiet prayer is funny.
>>287574656Well, looks like 100% Serious Mode Agito lasted a nice 1 fight I don't think he does the "pure martial arts" things a single fight in Omega
>>287576934iirc when they got hired to do the official translations they also had to go through all the old stuff and fix stuff. Not sure how much though.
>>287575880its obvious that agito's favorite sonic character would be shadow, but what about the other kat fighters? i feel waka would like knuckles
>>287574614agito's language surrounding his own identity really elevates his fights
>>287577036>Even if it's all written in ebonics?hey its a pretty internally consistent dialect, if people can learn fantasy languages from shit like star trek surely they can handle slightly modified english, specially if its for a really funny character like jerry
>>287574581It is real
>>287576211I had to "evolve" past your "template" to "get into peak condition" and "put an end to this bullshit game"
>>287574890tough
>>287575068AGITO WATERSTYLE CULO
>>287577250
Explain to me what is the formless style and how does it differ from regular martial arts
>>287577279Schizophrenius
>>287575516Looks like Dumpanon has evolved even further.You could say he "escalated" the "wall"
>>287575127sick
>>287577250>>287577275I was "too soon..."
>>287575206I fucking screamed out loud when I first saw this
Now that we are about to end this tournamentCould Ohma have beaten the Fang?
>>287577148I mean he was that with Sen, just without Formless
>>287577188Karo's would be Big the Cat.
>>287577387On paper 50/50 shot. Actual theory crafting not a goddamn chance
>>287577007>>287577036She wins the tournie for her team in a comeback victory~
>>287577410>>287577188Kek both accurateHatsumi is a Rouge coomer, Saw Paing loves Sonic and Gaolang pretends to like Knuckles because it's less shameful than admitting his favorite is Shadow
>>287577387YesHe would have used [Demons Bane] on the [Dragon Shot]and it would have succeeded on the first try because Ohma is less scared of Kahno than he is of Waka
>>287576994I laughed
>>287576211Kengan would be no match for "them".
>>287577359Hey, that makes this easier.
>>287575645>"Fuck let me win, please let me win fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck please!">>287575654Thanks for the dump OP I assume you're going to do the same for Ohma vs Kuroki
>>287575641I've never read this but I assumed he would win because he's the one they teased fighting yujiro in the crossover
>>287575596masterpiece page
>>287576661kino
>>287575206Name one page from Baki cooler than this
>>287577279There's no "Form", "Stance" or "Structure" to Formless, it's you throwing haymakers without rhyme or predictability in the name of countering the other guys fighting style. You're pressing the other guy in a way they can't react toI think
>>287577439Danberuanon is spoiling Danberu for new Danberureaders aiieeeeeeeeeeeee
>>287575641Kino.https://rumble.com/v2zsv66-kanoh-agito-the-fang-of-metsudo-vs-kuroki-gensai-the-devil-lance-full-fight.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_vhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqJSK0mnsVMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlI84no4Avw
>>287574855The glowing eyes remind me of the inevitability of the guy from battle royale
>>287577441Considering Gaolang can read minds I would have thought he likes Silver
>>287577486Hahaha. Compared to reclaiming the Sacred Northern Territories this is nothing.
>>287577441Mokichi likes Vector because he's religious. Hanafusa would probably like Tails as an inspiration for some bio-augmentation that lets him fly.
>>287575168KINO
>>287575206Holy shit
>>287576356Nice.
>>287576661Kinda kino
>>287575654>That six-ranked guardiankek
>>287576963>No fight sells the way the two combatants are absolute masters at the top of their game like it.There are countless fights like this, you just don't read enough manga.
>>287574711Why are the bodyguards in their suits digging out ancient ruins?
>>287578246>Has a private army of incredibly physically fit and slavishly loyal minions>Not using them for cheap physical laborYou think Metsudo got rich doing shit like "hiring professionals' and "abiding by international safety standards"
>>287576543This isn't even evolution. He just tried something new by kicking.
>>287577563C'mon, don't turn this into console wars. Jack's uppercut vs Pickle
>>287575206This scene is great not just because it's the moment Agito lost but because after this Kuroki drops the Devils Lance for the rest of the fight and straight beats Agito to a pulpThis is what Kuroki could have done to Lihito, Setsuna and Rei if he wasn't fishing for Devil Lance hits, so there's no real "Here's what they could have done better" after Kuroki pulls this
>>287578397>The Devil Lance is Kuroki going easy on youThat's some shit
>>287577518Same.
>>287578321Just seems wasteful to dirty those clothes.
>>287577279It depends on what round we're talking about because it gets constantly retconned just like with every other fighter that goes multiple rounds.
>>287577279in universe? formless is less a martial art and more a general philosophy where you stockpile as many possible techniques and approaches at once while being 100% open to using any at any given time, purely based on what would counter what the opponent is currently doing best, it's like some sorta super mma functionally? its just autocombo + autododge
>>287575624Nice Metsudo moment right here.
>>287575596Did Agito just explode?
>>287574581Real stance from a kata, in fact it's actually older than karate itself. Though the pigeon toed nature is for blocking shots to the groin
>>287575206THERE IT IS THERE IT IS THERE IT IS
>>287574581>>287578696>>287577240So, is Sanchin hurt your health?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1x8wSTpi4
>>287576743As they explain it's not because he hits hard it's because Kanoh can't use any defence during the lag when he switches forms
>>287575206But wouldn't it be funny if Agitó just ised his other arm for a consecutive dragon punch? Like Dragon Punch squared of you would.
>>287578748Isnt one inch punch all about using foot into back?
>>287578827You're absolutely right anon. Otherwise it would just be another punch, and it would have no right to call itself a Dragon Shot.Positioning is important, so Kanoh would probably have to get in close again while not tipping Kuroki off. HOWEVERWhat if Agitó could go limp in his entire entire body, so that he could disperse power in any position? He would even look like and behave like water, just like Bruce Lee said.
>>287574640ANON HELP KUROKI
>>287574837Don't they mean left elbow?
>>287575168WATCH OUT
>>287575206this fucks
>>287575214Kuroki is so cool
>>287575372FAAAAHHH
>>287575586seen the edit way too many times
>>287575596he just blew up
>>287574812>oh my god he was used in an inhumane ritual, it's the work of the devil>but wouldn't it be a real shame if he didn't leverage that experience as my fighter?
>>287579062If you found a diamond in the dirt, would you not pick it up?
>>287577387The problem is that Demonsbane is a completely arbitrary technique that can be used to justify a win in literally any situation.
>>287579062I mean what else are you gonna do, put him in therapy and then get him a job in retail?
>>287575641Yeah, this is really one of those moments in artistry where everything just goes right. Such a good fight man. I'll always be shocked at how good we had it and how low we ultimately got.
>>287576211surprised nobody did this one yet
>>287576211another one
>>287575641>You were truely strong. Too strong to win, even.
>>287579167>201cm 128kg Chinese giga-autist master martial artist wearing a wetsuit stacking boxes in retailWhat a great mental image
>>287575739But it's believable here. That's the difference. Both Agito and Kuroki ate SHIT this fight and it felt equal up to the wristlock.
>>287579306>the price label gun... >misfired
>>287579381Yeah, it definitely felt very equal, if not slightly in Agito's favor. But Kuroki's skill and experience let counter and turn the tables.
>>287574945It's wild that he manages to win the whole tournament after a hex of this caliber.
>>287579607>Well, some people find self checkout "hard to deal with" so they will come to you for help>What kind of martial art does this "Self Checkout" use?
>>287575214>that back dash in panel 1Kuroki is so damn fighting game coded.
I feel double bamboozled.I knew beforehand that Kuroki wins the tournament, but with his CEO being essentially a non-character until very recently, and the "fighter replacement" rule being introduced and extended early on so that CEOs could even hire fighters from other companies, I theorized either Metsudo or Nogi would snatch Kuroki from the Motörhead guy at the last second. But turns out, Motörhead just reaches the final, and both Metsudo and Nogi are eliminated.
>>287578413Gimmick styles are a jobber flag.Kuroki was simply so strong that he was able to win in spite of using a gimmick.
>>287575271Ohma, it's literally just flexing your muscles. It's not rocket science.
>>287575281>pugno ergo sumcinematographico
>>287575654Okay, only one more fight left, so I have a 50/50 chance of getting my last prediction right.I'm amazed that Kuroki beat the Fang, but I'm not backing out of my prediction that Ohma wins. Not only is he the main character, but the stakes are too high. I feel like Nogi's group can't really afford to lose.
>>287579214Kek
>>287575231Gunjibros... we can still come back! >>287575289>>287575298This is still one of my favorite sequences for this match for how earned it feels from the buildup of prior damage causing Agito to falter at a crucial moment. Smooth and effective use of buildup.
>>287574640Hey! It's the first chapter I remember reading on the catalog for this series
>>287574502This stance always looks silly to me but kuroki makes it look the least silly
>>287577188I feel like Ohma would like Tails because he reminds him of Yamashitakazuo
>>287574757He reminds me of Luffy in this page
>>287574826>>287576083He became the yin half of yin-yang
>>287574945Saitama syndrome
Would agito win if he focused on just pulverizing every bone in his opponent's arms?
>>287574999>ELBOW
>>287575021Damn that chop looks like it could cut a man in half
>>287574477Ryuusui Seikuuken, even.
>>287580528The difference is Saitama never finds someone who can challenge him in a fight and needs to pick more fulfilling challenges. Like the bureaucratic challenge to change his hero name.
>>287575103Thank god Agito works on a TES style XP system so he can level up from getting the shit kicked out of him
>>287575127>YOUR HEAD EXPLODE!
>>287575168Immensely satisfied face
>>287579927 "Fighter Replacement" never mattered and was just an excuse to add some tension with a "Will they Won't they" scenario. Only person who used it was Gandai and that was just Seki playing into his Wrestling shtick and every other Fighter still in the Tournament was already too close and personal with their CEO for that to ever happen. Every time it's brought up it's either "Nah don't need too don't wanna" or it was Cosmo defending his right to end up costing his CEO a win lmao
>>287575206Fucking love this page, although on recent readthroughs I noticed that Kuroki has a pupil, which makes him look less cool than if his eyes were just white in this moment.Also fun fact, as far as I could gather this was the most replied to page in all of kengan when it was posted in the first ever translation dump. It was eventually outreplied by Shen giving himself brain damage to fight Mukaku and I don't think anything has beaten it since.
>>287575214Fucking ouch. Surprised some bone isn't sticking out
>>287575345Clothesline'd with his palm
>>287575372>This is for Okubo
>>287575385Kuroki screaming at you is like seeing a meteor about to hit you
>>287575385>rare footage of kuroki actually angry
>>287575596Kurokiller queen
>>287575641Fucking kino. Thanks op, probably my favorite fight in the whole series. The line "you were truly strong" actually feels earned and not just last second cope to try to make the bodied opponent not seem like a pushover
>>287576661Lmao
>>287576226Anon, that's Kaneda, Rin is in the panel above.
>>287575456kek
>>287580638>Kuroki has a pupilDepends on who you ask. I don't know if he properly accepted Lihito.
>>287580740
>>287576226>Holy fuck I'm glad my hubby doesn't have to fight this
>>287575553Agito fighting after getting a counter elbow to the jaw is actually pretty fucking nuts. I don't think anyone else would even be able to stand after this.
So, Kuroki vs Ohma is the finale. Did these two even interact before? I can't remember.
>>287576271Hatsumi got mauled by Agito. So much so that he woke up on his ass and realized Agito didn't even have to go hard enough to kill him with the last kick. Hatsumi didn't even have to contend with the style switching he was doing this round. Seeing Agito go down like this is decisive proof he wasn't ever going to make it.
>>287580815Not directly, but Kuroki recognized he was Niko's student after his match with Raian.
>>287575206not bad, I still remember the first time. And oh! so do the archives!https://archived.moe/a/thread/182572124/#q182573241
>>287580848Oh, yeah.
>>287576211I'm late to the party but here
>>287575654Thanks OP, anime version:https://youtu.be/PK2HjEtHryE?si=LqaaOvRtzXbOR5koThey really went all out for this one. On a side note, I'll post the semifinal poll after todays dump, and after the finals a final poll with all the winner and losers of the each round
>>287575206ouchie
>>287575516None of my rules are strict.
>>287577486northern territories' status?
>>287580748That fucking chin will never not make me laugh
>>287579062The way I see it Metsudo saw a win/win. He gets an insanely talented fighter but he also can't just leave Agito alone to live his life as a normal person. You got this feral insanely traumatized kid with EXCEPTIONAL skills and an almost pathological need for violence, if you try to reintegrate him he's going to fail and probably hurt a lot of people so maybe it's better to try and make him as "normal" as possible in a framework like the Kengan Association where he has a relatively safe and healthy outlet for his violence this all pays off in a way for Metsudo very shortly so pay attention
>>287574890my fakkin hero
>>287580638The coolest moment in the series vs the absolute dumbest (but funny) moment in the series. God I'm not looking forward to Shen just fodderizing Kuroki, Shen just fucking sucks any time he's not being a comedy character
>>287581592 its paradoxic when shen is comedic he is at his best but he is also making the overall story worse
>>287580778His brain rattling around in his skull probably fused both of his Personas for a split second helluva way to get Messiah
>>287581329first time seeing the anime. I know better than to expect something super high production for fighting story, but this cgi looks goofy as hell
>>287581675Yeah the formless shit "really" doesn't translate well to animeWhen he's standing still doing that arm swaying shit he looks like a pokemon stadium character
>>287581592Kuroki is gonna win this current arc too. Sandro has gotten way too protective of him since Asura to ever let him lose for real. He wants his own Yujiro and it's Kuroki.
>>287580892That thread somehow has a "Gaolang has foresight!" Misconception but because it's from nigh a decade ago I can't correct them. It's shocking how people have thought that for years when the manga obviously proves otherwise.
>>287576407The power of Gensai is that his basics are so refined that they are themselves special moves. >>287575178>>287575195>>287575206The best HOWEVER of the series ladies and gentlemen. >>287575281Agito's fighting autism has been consistently endearing
>>287582549>2018 was almost a decade agoNani the fuck?
>because it's from nigh a decade ago
>>287575399>Six Gensai punches along the MedianDamn I love this move>>287575596>>287575607>>287575624>>287575641Now this, this is a fantastic fight.
>>287581382Formless...
>>287574640All of Me, you say?
>>287582959
>>287581329>They really went all out for this oneIt still looks like some HD remaster of a PS1 era game. I feel bad for anyone whose only exposure to Kengan is this trash.
>>287578748a second dragon punch, you say?
>>287574640Didnt Agito enter Gaolang's fight already in this state? Why is Okubi so shocked
>>287575563Was this the first time kuroki kicked?
>>287575596>punches so hard you explodeHow do you respond without souding mad
>>287583261He had a bunch of low kicks against Kiryu and I think Lihito aswell.
>>287581120Kek
>>287575271>Guy who only knows the Niko Style watching a fight: Getting some real 'Nike Style' vibes from this...
>>287580892So there were people complaining about the fictional martial art aspects even back then.
>>287581329holy kinoSandro and Daro don’t deserve this
>>287574540KUROKI MOVED?
>>287583417Kek
>>287574904Sandro had some goofy-looking friends
>>287577279It's different things depending on the round, gets retconned constantly>R2Custom anti-Gaolang martial art, relying on loose stances and erratic movement to mitigate the effect of Gaolang's straightforward strikes and attack him from unorthodox angles, a bit like drunken boxing>R3/4Agito's berserk state when his repressed personality born of his Gu trauma comes out and makes him fight like an unpredictable wild animal>OmegaAn actual fighting style taught by Tiger Niko to his students, with only the Gu survivors really mastering itAs you can see, it gets lamer with each retcon.
>>287577387Hahahhaha God no
>>287578175In Kengan, anon.
>>287580251Assume I'm retarded and can't interpret these colors for shit. How many did you get wrong?
>>287577459I feel like Agito would have beaten the shit out of him before it even got to that point.
>>287580638Are you sure Waka vs Fei isn't up there? I remember that fight having some unreal response counts
>>287580892>Dump was in 2018Jesus Christ I've been here for too long
>>287581329The animation is a far cry from the art in the manga but I do love the sound design
>>287583054>that culoHehehehe
>>287584395Sayaka's Seiyuu in particular is incredible, and I love Jerry's fake "gaijin speaking Jap" voice
>>287580251The system you use in these pictures mystifies me every time. I can't read the blasted thing.
>>287575645>tfw 1 HP
>>287575436Where did the scoops meme come from
>>287584920Omega meme during the protagonists training arc
>>287574957>elbow>inevitablyAAAIIIEEEEE
>>287579214This one is unironically good, you can easily fool people.
>>287577740>The pre-initiative ghosts in the stick fightNow that is some good shit
>>287583417Sensible chuckle
