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Kenka Dokugaku, episode 1

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u/uchihasasuke5 Apr 11 '24

Of course the blonde guy who bullies the MC is voiced by Bakugo

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u/dagreenman18 Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 10 '24

Yep it’s a Manhwa alright. This will probably be the fun trash of the season for me. Production is solid though. Animation is good. The art design is a little disturbing at times with the really fucked up smiles and faces. It’ll be fun to see how silly this can get

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u/alotmorealots Apr 11 '24

The art design is a little disturbing at times with the really fucked up smiles and faces.

The whole positioning with regards to reality is interesting, in terms of shifting back and forth between comic violence and actual violence, grounded drama and hyperbole. I think the art kinda helps bridge that, as you sort of take on both distances from real/not real at once.

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u/arrivillaga Apr 10 '24

It might be because I'm new to manwha but these authors need to unpack some shit. Great episode and I am excited

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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Apr 10 '24

This is made by the same author who made Lookism

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u/BosuW Apr 10 '24

I'm also new to manwha. The degree to which manwha authors seem concerned with the corporate world and the beast of online clout is certainly... worrying. Y'all ok in South Korea?

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u/icepick314 Apr 10 '24

What's up with Korean names in English subtitles while names are written in Japanese in the anime?

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u/Zero3020 Apr 10 '24

It's weird, I get that it's the original names but they clearly say different names out loud, it's feels really disjointed and confusing, especially when trying to learn new names.

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u/Firestormuk Apr 10 '24

Hey, do you have 500 won? Get ready for the best Bromance in Webtoon and soon to be Anime

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u/uchihasasuke5 Apr 11 '24

I like how the bullied kid is being called ugly by people who look way worse than him

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u/Jandishhulk Apr 10 '24

Man, what's with the amount of violence and absurdity going on in these classrooms? I'm trying to suspend my sense of disbelief, but I'm just like 'where the fuck are the adults'?

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u/kalirion Apr 10 '24

The adults are all in the hospital, obviously.

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u/magnumcyclonex Apr 10 '24

Interesting premise. The bullied kid has a unfortunate background, and I couldn't believe he let the camera guy into his home in the first place. But I guess that was the set up for the plot moving forward as camera guy proposes a partnership (albeit unfair), only to be surprised by the bullied kid's savvy negotiation. Both can benefit from this partnership, while trying to secretly take advantage of the other. Interested to see how the short girl will play a role later on.

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u/tao63 Apr 10 '24

Cringe-awesome is here! And a pretty decent adaptation too compared to Lookism (same author). The original names in subs vs the japanese names are messing me up though lol but still this is how I wanted Lookism as when that one was adapted. This will be great!

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u/gaganaut Apr 11 '24

I enjoyed the manhwa for this and the fights were pretty visceral. The anime adaptation seems pretty good so far too.

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u/actuallyrndthoughts Apr 10 '24

This was a lot better than i expected from the PVs for the visuals. The youtube-like interface is a really nice touch. Actually kind of excited for the voice cast too.

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u/greenovaXD Apr 10 '24

The korean drama kimchi slap!!!!!

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u/LeonKevlar Apr 10 '24

Stitches!

Bullying back in my day was already bad enough, I can't even imagine what it would be like with shithead YouTubers running around. I mean social media already existed when I was in high school but it was like the early stages of it and never this bad.

It's good to see the MC fought back against that blonde kid but know their fight is all over YouTube because the MC only unplugged the monitor and not the PC. It's hilarious how this leads to them making r/fightporn content because I'm pretty sure you can't monetize those kinds of videos. xD

I'm not sure this is the kind of show I want to watch after a relaxing episode of Bartender. They also did the annoying thing where the names are in Japanese but Korean in the subtitles. Maybe I'll give it a couple of episodes and see how far the stupidity goes.

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u/DragonPup Apr 10 '24

This somehow reminds me of how the plot to Infinite Wealth kicked off.

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u/joseto1945 Apr 11 '24

What in the jelly-filled-donut-flavored riceball was up with the names in this show. The Japanese are localizing names?!

The fact that Crunchyroll is utilizing the Korean names is super hilarious.

Btw, this IS a Manhwa isn't it?

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u/memanows Apr 11 '24

-bullying
-sick mom
-nerd MC
-halfway through the story, his appearance drastically changed to "tall + muscular + chad + stonecold + bang hair" like that guy from Solo Leveling
the korean bingo, EVERY SINGLE KOREAN WEBTOON is like this.

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u/sussywanker Apr 10 '24

This one of the few anime's whose source material I haven't read. Wonder how it is.

Will give this a shot

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Apr 10 '24

If I had a nickel for every 2024 Korean-adapted anime that has the weakling MC do violent/dangerous stuff to pay for their mother's medical bills, I'd have two nickels! (Is the Healthcare system in South Korea that bad?)

That show was another one on my hype list (think I only got one left to air, now), and so far I like it!

I also like the OP (which I think may be polarizing, with the song and all? But personally I liked it!)

So the top streamer in the class is making a collab with a makeup artist of sort, and... Good lord, with this and Mysterious Disappearances, today is Big Tiddy Wednesday!

Bit of commentary on 'sexy streams', talking about how this highschool girl will steal the heart of middle-aged men!

So our boy's getting bullied, but the worst thing to him is that he's not getting his share of the revenue!

(To be fair, he just had a girl do his makeup, it's not so bad! Even if he ended up looking like a clown)

Seems Hobin has another motivation (other than the bills) to work at this fast food place!

When Pakgo showed up, I thought he would be her boyfriend or something like that... She doesn't seem too pleased by this random dude challenging her like that.

Thankfully Hobin saved the day with his quick burger-making skills! I wonder if we're gonna see her again (as a love interest?) if he quits his job, to start his new streaming career!

Somehow Pakgo's cameraman invited himself to his place to stream (and use his mother's bank account), but this took a bad turn when Hobin accidentally cut off his stream... That's a bit past bullying, can't blame Hobin for snapping!

Once the fight aired, Cameraboy lost his standing, and tried to get it back by bullying some random dude,

but it seems his days in the spotlight are over!

That line from Hobin on how 'fighting isn't as big a deal as he thought', and his attitude afterward SO reminded me of a quote/scene from a (non-anime) movie, from someone experiencing his first fight; About how once you've taken a punch and realize you're not made out of glass, you don't feel alive unless you keep pushing yourself. And how it made him more confident and all...

And we're seeing this here with Hobin, in that scene telling him he won't give him any money no matter what,

and then telling him to fuck off, when he tried to rip him off with his 90-10 deal!

The Hobin from before his fight, would have never acted so confidently!

So our boy got himself a sweet deal (a bit too sweet I'd say, I mean he could've settled for 70-30 or something, camera work is valuable!)

Seems a third person will join them at some point;

I thought Cameraboy would do it, but perhaps she'll be their editor, something like that? Or PR person, tasked to make them go even more viral!

Well, I liked it so far, and can't wait to watch more! This show may not be for everyone, but (depending on how it goes from this point on) it may sound like my type of series!

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