Thread:SpectrumRay16/@comment-26091443-20160725181350/@comment-26363301-20160726050653

To be fair, i could vent about a few things that happened in other series pretty damn hard as well, but, most people do not focus on the story aspect of a manga, nor the characterization of certain people, nor the format in which characters and events are presented.

The truth here is simple, most people when reading a manga, myself included, will read a chapter "in the moment" and the thoughts and opinions of that chapter will not be based upon the grand scheme of things, it will be based on the chapter alone. I'm fine with Escanor beating Estarossa for example, in fact, i fanboyed pretty damn hard when he did... but, as a result, when i ended up looking back on it... i realized that with the strongest commandment being what was essentially OHKO'd, that the other commandments were the ones being threatened now and the villains were more or less lambs to the slaughter.

I understand that most of the commandments have been a bit of a let down every now and again, but, with this chapter all 10 of them are rendered helpless before Escanor's power. With Nakaba's execution of Escanor being that of unmatchable might and unstoppable power, the only positive thing i could see happening now is if Escanor went rogue/villain or anti-hero mode.

It has occured to me, that what would be the best idea for Nakaba to do right now is to give Escanor a reason to not be in the story for a while, whether he got messed up and injured, or just had to leave... this is the only way to prepare the other sins for battle, because otherwise they weren't necessary. The quote "Sin to defeat commandment" is legit just Escanor vs the ten commandments by this point. 5 have been bested by him, 2 dead, 3 nearly died and the other 5 have acknowlegeded that he is a monster and is a threat.

This brings me back to the vampires of edinburgh side story and how at the end, Nakaba actually wrote that he was afraid of bringing Escanor into the story right now, because of how strong he actually is. And to be honest, i don't blame him right now! He is a pure badass in a fight, but, with great power comes great responsibility and when a character removes the problem with the villains by just being himself, then we've got a problem. There is solace in the fact that Nakaba hasn't fully explained his abilities and that weaknesses can be added on to him, let alone the fact that he can soften the blow of what just happened for people who analyzed this for the plot. Neverthless, i understand your opinion, respect it and do semi agree with it.

I still love him as a character, being my favorite in the series, more so for his killer dialogue and just general characterization. However, i wasnt expecting him to obliterate Estarossa with such ease as soon as he got serious... as well as the fact it's not even noon yet. HYPE vs LOGIC is a constant battle with this character, and i hate it... because i like to side with HYPE more because i'd rather not logic the series too much and i know it would ruin his character for me.

As for the talking to onw another, i'm up for it if you continue the conversation :D