Shonen Power Systems Explained

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  @mothersbasement · 3 years ago · pinned

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• JA

  @jasonstruck5102 · 3 years ago

  I will say, the more elaborately constructed and diverse a story&apos;s power system is, the funnier it is when a character with a gun is introduced

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• CH

  @ChaosLierLen · 3 years ago

  Please embrace your obvious urge to make this into a multi part series! We&apos;ll have almost as much fun with it as you will!

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• ME

  @MeagenImage · 3 years ago

  I gotta respect the hustle of JJK making &quot;explaining your powers in the middle of a fight&quot; into a valid tactical move and even an additional contest of wits.

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• SI

  @SirAsdf · 3 years ago

  The fact that it&apos;s a plot point in JJK that explaining how your powers work makes them stronger will always be hilarious.

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• SA

  @sanddry738 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I’ve always adored how Bleach shows off power through spiritual pressure and reishi. Being brought to your knees is one thing. Being flattened into the ground because your enemy literally <b>increases the pressure so you can’t stand</b> was always such a fun display of power.<br><br>Seriously the world building is amazing! It’s not in your face but once it clicks, it <b>clicks</b>

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• CO

  @ConvincingPeople · 3 years ago

  The choice of the scene with Makima and the prisoners to accompany the argument that not knowing the mechanics of Chainsaw Man&apos;s powers is part of what makes them effective was apt, because there is a perfect logic of cause and effect to that scene, but that logic is very… <b>old.</b> Makima changes her clothes beforehand not simply because she&apos;s covered in blood, but because she needs to cleanse herself because she is performing a ritual sacrifice. What we witness in that scene is not the systems-based hard magic of a modern fantasy series, but sympathetic magic, like putting an enemy&apos;s hair inside a straw doll and setting it on fire while praying that he should die. She is calling upon something great and terrible to do one thing for her, <b>and it does.</b> Absolutely terrifying scene, and an excellent encapsulation of what Chainsaw Man is all about.

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• MO

  @mochiman6307 · 3 years ago

  I think the best part is when something completely out of left field happens, like not everything is tied to quirks and there is an actual talking gorilla

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• WR

  @writinggoose6059 · 3 years ago

  What I appreciate the most about Chainsawman&apos;s power system is how it encourages readers to read critically into a given Devil&apos; name and what they represent. By tying their powerlevel directly to how much fear the name produces, you&apos;re invited to think WHY that name invokes fear and what that says about society and the human condition. Which naturally leads into character interpretation for the Devils and whoever is associated with them

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• KA

  @kathryngieleghem1871 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUWIUB7JS0I&amp;t=1291">21:31</a> WAIT I WANTED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR NEN ABILITY!!!

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• DP

  @DPDragoon · 3 years ago (edited)

  The courage to dream an impossible dream and having the will to pursue that dream is the core message of One Piece. <br> <br>That&apos;s what I love most about One Piece&apos;s dual power system. Just how perfectly it encapsulates the story&apos;s core themes: The outlandish power of dreams and desire (Devil fruits), and the physical manifestation of human will (Haki).

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• BA

  @BadMuthaFugga · 3 years ago

  I think the key with Nen is the restrictions. Always having a way to make your ability stronger by making it HARDER TO USE is such an obvious but mind blowing solution to power creep. The stronger your ability the more of a glass cannon you become, or maybe you just never even get a chance to activate it! So the series becomes about finding a way to either elevate your simple ability to godhood through practice (Hisoka) or creating an unstoppable ability and spending all your time trying to nail every condition to activate it.

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