• piyuv@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Some versions do try to tell a more complex story, like The Boys and Invincible. My Hero Academia is also there as an anime

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      Doesn’t Invincible literally work with and for a secret government military organization?

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        4 hours ago

        Season 3 spoilers:

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        Mark realizes Cecil is using them and nearly kills him, leaving Pentagon. There’s an epic episode showing Cecil’s past

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          Yeah I haven’t actually seen season three yet, but I have read all the comics and I got to tell you he keeps working with them.

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        Only at first, when he was naive.

        then

        The shadowy organization betrayed him because hes not fully has many, and invincible basically starts fighting them while still fighting the impotent bad guys.

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      6 hours ago

      I like One Punch Man. While he is a hero. The fact that he does it for fun and is frustrated at being so powerful makes it really stand out.

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        I love OPM, however I think it’s more about shonen anime stereotypes rather than western superhero stereotypes

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          5 hours ago

          The pilot episode where he meets a crazed villain who loses his shit when Saitama tells him ‘I am a hero for fun’, and goes on a rant on what a stupid backstory that is… before he gets blown to bits with one single punch.

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            The running joke of him always losing at video games because he just does the same move again and again.

            His entire relationship with Genos