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"You know, while we're on this note, I wanna talk about something else that has been bothering me. Manga. You know it. Comics from Japan? What is it about 90% of manga-ka that don't understand how to make a full cast of likable characters?

Naruto? That used to be about very athletic kids going out and having awesome ninja adventures and sometimes heroes. Now? It's angst ridden trash. Everyone's too damn full of emotional rage and inner turmoil. None of it most readers really care about either.

Bleach has become a highly stylized DBZ. Despite the lack of background drawing, it's got some good artwork going on but ******** POWER LEVELS. I stopped following this ages ago so maybe someone else can explain this to me but... well, why is everyone flying? Like really, why? This had so much going for it. Bleach should have ended at Soul Society.

And Harem manga? ******** you. You can't ******** write a manga about a guy living with a bunch of chicks that wanna jump on his c**k and expect me to pity him. Those characters are always the most unlikable little shits ever. All these busty ladies at some point fall for him and he's so socially retarded that he can't get with any of them? I know this last characteristic is supposed to connect the reader to the main character, but I can't see anyone ever wanting to be in his place and still retain the same spineless submissive characteristics. In such manga the main character always goes for the most boring choice too. This one is supposed to be the "safe" one. The one that has the least amount of animosity from readers. This is also almost directly related to her having the least fans.

Lets get on the subject of moe too. For those lucky enough not to know, moe (moh-aye) is directly linked to Japan's unnatural fondness for cute things. I'm talking about little girls in cute outfits doing silly poses.

You can not ******** tell me this is geared towards adults. You can't. But it is. ******** it. What happened Japan? Did the bombs cause testicle shrinkage over the generations? Are your men becoming your women?"