>Tournament arc
>tournament arc
>It's a tournament arc
>It doesn't get interrupted by the real plot
Yu Yu Hakusho did it fine with the Dark Tournament. But the tournament arc that ended the series was retarded
>>140653732
And dark tournament ripped from bloodsport movie
>>140652257
>tfw the OPM manga is at a tournament arc that will never end because of side stories
>>140653863
then they did a good job ripping it
>long awaited tournament arc by fans
>new not foreshadowed antagonist interrupts and destroys the place cancelling the tournament
>>140652257
>Timeskip after the tournament
>>140653732
I still to this day believe that the original plot of the 3 Kings arc was going to be an all-out war in Demon World filled with betrayal and death galore, but it ended up getting tied up by another tournament because marketability.
>>140654794
>tournament after the timeskip
Tournament arcs are fun, the aftermath ain't.
They dumb down the character's abilities to power level tiers.
They turn a rock-paper-scissors system into a 3>2>1 system.
>>140652257
>Tournament arc
>>140652257
I don't mind tournament arcs if they don't filler it up with speeches and stupid moves.
>>140652257
>>140652257
this is /v/ quality
>the main plot revolves around this super important tournament
>We barely see tournament matches and it basically becomes irrelevant
Tournament arc are fine when its early into a manga. You see main characters progress, setup future villains and show the extent of the universe's rules and ways abilities interact.
Tournament arcs near the end of a manga are pointless.
>>140656596
i hope you're still here. you made my night.
>>140652257
>the final arc is a tournament arc
That's how you end a shonen series.
>>140652257
>journey to the west arc
>Training arc
>It's a montage
>Tournament arc
>>140652257
>Tournament Arc
>End with the MC losing, showing just how much they have to grow in order to achieve their full potential but still come out of it a stronger character
The best
>>140658837
So Pokemon without the last part?
>>140658837
>implying HxH is good
> The entire series is tournament arcs
>>140652257
This stupid.
>>140657435
No. Tournaments are *never* okay. Even when fucking Virgil was around, tournaments were starting to get old.
>Big bad ends up being a close friend or family member
>>140658921
True, it's great.
>>140652257
>Tournament arc
>in every battle MC gets his ass kicked only to miraculously win at the very end
Bonus points if opponent has an opportunity to win, but is too busy shit-talking.
Bonus points if MC wins thanks to some power-up pulled out of his ass at the very last moment.
Bonus points if MC pulls a power up out of his ass due to some fortune cookie bullshit someone said, like "believe in yourself" or "brush your teeth after every meal".
>>140653660
My God...Is there a better GIF than this in all of existence!
>>140657391
>super important tournament
>most teams have a single unifying theme
>MC and antagonist teams are a bunch of ragtags that have almost nothing in common in terms of abilities
Remember when Ninja turtles had tournament arc?
