Comments on: Until I kill you, I’ll even eat mud to survive! Hokuto no Ken http://www.bateszi.me/2009/02/11/until-i-kill-you-ill-even-eat-mud-to-survive-hokuto-no-ken/ Anime fan forever Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Baka-Raptor http://www.bateszi.me/2009/02/11/until-i-kill-you-ill-even-eat-mud-to-survive-hokuto-no-ken/#comment-25608 Baka-Raptor Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:14:34 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=913#comment-25608 The 10 second countdown actually took 13 seconds, not including the pause between the execution of the move and the beginning of the countdown. How Kenshiro timed it perfectly is beyond me. The 10 second countdown actually took 13 seconds, not including the pause between the execution of the move and the beginning of the countdown. How Kenshiro timed it perfectly is beyond me.

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2009/02/11/until-i-kill-you-ill-even-eat-mud-to-survive-hokuto-no-ken/#comment-25330 bateszi Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:26:13 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=913#comment-25330 <a href='#comment-25299' rel="nofollow">@Sub</a> - Heh! The majority of the so called 'filler' episodes (and the villains there-in) seem to be so extreme and weird that I wish I could recall them all! Remember the Red Beret guys? The Fang Clan? The guy with the praying mantis fighting style? There's so many weird and wonderful little moments-- if only I had the time, I'd go through each episode and try to document them all! :) <a href='#comment-25301' rel="nofollow">@Wildcard</a> - Exactly. I'm tempted to say it's "so bad it's good", but then, may be that would be doing a disservice to the show? I can't help but wonder, was it intentionally so <i>colourful</i>, or was it just some cultural fluke? @Sub – Heh! The majority of the so called ‘filler’ episodes (and the villains there-in) seem to be so extreme and weird that I wish I could recall them all! Remember the Red Beret guys? The Fang Clan? The guy with the praying mantis fighting style? There’s so many weird and wonderful little moments– if only I had the time, I’d go through each episode and try to document them all! :)

@Wildcard – Exactly. I’m tempted to say it’s “so bad it’s good”, but then, may be that would be doing a disservice to the show? I can’t help but wonder, was it intentionally so colourful, or was it just some cultural fluke?

]]> By: Wildcard http://www.bateszi.me/2009/02/11/until-i-kill-you-ill-even-eat-mud-to-survive-hokuto-no-ken/#comment-25301 Wildcard Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:35:52 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=913#comment-25301 Heh, I enjoy HnK for all the same reasons I enjoy the 1980's Arnie flick 'Commando'. Who cares if it's actually terrible? I'm having too much fun. Heh, I enjoy HnK for all the same reasons I enjoy the 1980’s Arnie flick ‘Commando’. Who cares if it’s actually terrible? I’m having too much fun.

]]> By: Sub http://www.bateszi.me/2009/02/11/until-i-kill-you-ill-even-eat-mud-to-survive-hokuto-no-ken/#comment-25299 Sub Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:10:41 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=913#comment-25299 There's this wonderful scene in the early episodes where Ken goes up against this guy who pops people's heads off with piano wire for fun. Ken offs this dude with one of many "it works because we said so" techniques of Hokuto Shinken: he hits the guy's pressure points such that he wraps his own wire around his neck and very slowly pulls his arms outward. Naturally, guy breaks his own neck (in the manga he actually decapitates himself!). Ken walks off, and what does he say, after killing another human being in such a horrific, brutal way? "What a terrible world we live in." You're the best, Kenshiro. Never change. The best of HnK is still a long way off, but from where you are in the show I'd say you should just be ready for the same, but MORE SO. Enjoy. There’s this wonderful scene in the early episodes where Ken goes up against this guy who pops people’s heads off with piano wire for fun. Ken offs this dude with one of many “it works because we said so” techniques of Hokuto Shinken: he hits the guy’s pressure points such that he wraps his own wire around his neck and very slowly pulls his arms outward. Naturally, guy breaks his own neck (in the manga he actually decapitates himself!). Ken walks off, and what does he say, after killing another human being in such a horrific, brutal way?

“What a terrible world we live in.”

You’re the best, Kenshiro. Never change.

The best of HnK is still a long way off, but from where you are in the show I’d say you should just be ready for the same, but MORE SO. Enjoy.

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