Well folks, Whats next...

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 3:10 pm

I think it's often a device to increase tension- when that DBZ muscled man puts his hands like *so* and starts to say "Kaaaaaaa", you *know* what's going to happen. You know before the hapless enemy does- you're in on the secret. It increases the enjoyment of the moment when that muscled insect/robot/pink thing gets his head blown off. This is used in Slayers for the major attacks (along with *that* music. I still find myself humming the somethings-about-to-be-blown-up music from Slayers whenever things are about to get blown up).

In other things, like Kenshin and stuff, it gives the nerds something to catalogue and put in a big database of what-the-move-that-he-does-once-in-a-single-episode-does. These kind of things exist for the 250-odd attacks in Slayers.

In yet others, it's obviously parody. Since Sailor Moon and friends did it, it's a cliche- so the comedy series do it. See Slayers for an example.

kyosukeshin · Post by **kyosukeshin** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 5:57 pm

....... *Applaudes* Very good answer, professor.

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 6:11 pm

I guess by that logic the fight at the end of KOHD sucked because they never yelled out the name of an attack like you think they should, they jsut threw punches and kicks non stop.

PyrotheUnforgiven · Post by **PyrotheUnforgiven** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 7:32 pm

I see... Good point...

kyosukeshin · Post by **kyosukeshin** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 9:13 pm

KOHD??

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 2:12 am

The Cowboy bebop movie. KOHD= Knockin' On Heaven's Door.

Alucard_FoN · Post by **Alucard_FoN** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 2:40 am

Which was released today and which I want to go see.

kyosukeshin · Post by **kyosukeshin** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 3:51 am

Oooohh. Cool!

Sushi2 · Post by **Sushi2** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 12:05 pm

I cant remember the fight scene being that bad.....

Anyway, I thought shouting names and such is just a way of focusing their energy when doing attacks.

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Sat Apr 05, 2003 3:04 pm

I say it's cheap filler to make things easier for the animation department.