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Hm' date=' je ne l'appellerais pas un problème. Je pense que ce contribue à une atmosphère sinistre, un des atouts de Hellsing[/quote'] C'est vrai, mais l'atmosphere serait plus utile si l'histoire etait interessant ou comprehensible.
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Really? The final fight of Gurren Lagann would blow all of those out of the water. Other good fights include the Death City vs. Arachne Fortess fight from Soul Eater, Kurapika vs. Uvogin from HunterxHunter, and Homura vs. Walpurgis from Madoka Magica.

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Really? The final fight of Gurren Lagann would blow all of those out of the water. Other good fights include the Death City vs. Arachne Fortess fight from Soul Eater' date=' Kurapika vs. Uvogin from HunterxHunter, and Homura vs. Walpurgis from Madoka Magica.[/quote'] I saw the Gurren Lagann movie in Japan. That shit was crazy. Any fight with Roy is a good fight in FMA
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I saw the Gurren Lagann movie in Japan. That shit was crazy. [...]Any fight with Roy is a good fight in FMA
I was laughing my ass off but the second 'movie' was the most epic thing I'd ever seen. It's funny you should mention Mustang (I'm talking Brotherhood, by the way, not seen the other one) since he's my best friend's favorite character from the series. My brother has also taken to snapping his fingers really loudly to emulate Mustang's ignition. As for fights, I tend to prefer ones with Alphonse and the Chimeras...one fight that really disappointed me was Hawkeye vs. Lust; I think Hawkeye broke down too easily considering how much of a consummate badass she is throughout the rest of the show. However, Mustang's fight with Lust was pretty cool, especially in the ignition of separated hydrogen and oxygen.
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I haven't watched or read FMA in ages' date=' so I really need to brush up, but I do recall that it was mainly the RoyAi feels that got me in later fights...[/quote'] My heart skipped a beat when I thought they'd killed Hawkeye near the end, she's my favorite character from FMA and probably in anything I've ever read.
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metalocaypse is one hell of brutallity' date='.. i jus enjoy it to the core[/quote'] Lol, I hate that show. I watched a few episodes and just found myself waiting to laugh, but the time never came. The music is also absurdly bad, a hodgepodge of metal stereotypes delivered in a most empty and unsatisfying fashion. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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