Greetings, anime fans, martial arts aficionados, fighting game devotees, and enthusiasts of all things pertaining to anime, martial arts, video games, and fighting tournaments. Antoni here with another written entry. The UFC, Pride FC, World Combat League, martial arts tournament, and fighting game junkie in me has struck again. Deservedly so. I love the result of combining anime with martial arts tournaments because of how well they can correlate with each other in terms of strength, excitement, thrills, and formidability. One can never go wrong with such a combination, and I am one of the many people pleased to have done so. When I first made my anime martial arts septet line-up, I initially believed that some of the entries made sense. However, looking back at it, some of them have not held up that well. This time I will bump my list up to fourteen team-ups because, after all, fourteen is a number divisible by seven. It is also better that I work with this number because eight just seemed too deficient. Moreover, I based it on my Toonami-era Inurangers headcanon team line-up, which serves as a fictional counterpart to the real-life Saban-era Power Rangers teams. As I said, looking back at the martial arts I gave some of the teams, they could be better. The same rule applies I will list down the characters I caught on Animax, Adult Swim, Hero TV, and even on the internet. Therefore, do expect some of my favorite characters from Inuyasha, Baki the Grappler, Shura no Toki, Shootfighter Tekken, Hajime no Ippo, Texhnolyze, Wolf’s Rain, Fullmetal Alchemist, Solty Rei, Ultra Maniac, Detective School Q, Chrono Crusade, Geneshaft, Galaxy Angel, Hungry Heart, GetBackers, Full Metal Panic, Gokusen, UFO Baby, and Cardcaptor Sakura to show up. Characters from Cowboy Bebop, Baccano, Hellsing Ultimate, Trigun, Outlaw Star, Fist of the North Star, YuYu Hakusho, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Stratos 4, Witch Hunter Robin, Saiyuki, Saber Marionette J, Otogi Zoshi the Legend of Magatama, Rurouni Kenshin, R.O.D. the TV, Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales, Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, Jungle no Ouja Tar-Chan, Great Teacher Onizuka, Flame of Recca, Gun X Sword, Tsukihime, Ghost Stories, Haibane Renmei, and many other anime series that I could barely name off the top of my head deserve separate lists too because they are a class of their own, especially the first seven I just mentioned, and I would not want to oversaturate this entry. Furthermore, the now grown-up Inuyasha kids as well as my anime OTP next-generation characters from Inuyasha x Ayame to Hakkaku x Shunran x Ginta to many others I would have loved to mention are also going to be featured in another entry. With that said, let us commence that great kick-butt, high-octane martial action. Osu! Hajime! The Splendid Seven (Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran) These seven Yokai martial artists consisting of two dog yokai brothers in Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, three spiky-haired brothers in Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta, and two auburn-haired sisters in Ayame and Shunran can make their opponents tremble when they enter the arena. When combining Sesshoumaru’s ground and pounds, Shuran’s piledrivers, Inuyasha’s tracheal grip chokes, Hakkaku’s elbow strikes, Ginta’s flying knees, Ayame’s uppercuts, and Shunran’s nerve strikes, they become an unstoppable force. What keeps them together is ferocious formidability, for they can never be knocked down from every grueling challenge. Sesshoumaru (Inuyasha) – Mixed Martial Arts Shuran (Inuyasha) – Professional Wrestling Inuyasha (Inuyasha) – Pankration Hakkaku (Inuyasha) – Muay Boran Ginta (Inuyasha) – Lethwei Ayame (Inuyasha) – Kyuk Too Ki Shunran (Inuyasha) – Shaolin Kung Fu The Honorable Budoka (Kuranosuke, Kisuke, Shinosuke, Toran, Wakana, Enju, and Karan) Honor, decorum, valor, stamina, respect, cooperation, and confidence are what define these seven incredible martial artists. Kuranosuke Takeda, Kisuke, and Shinosuke are valiant combatants of the Kyokushin Kaikan discipline because of how these three gentlemen throw unapologetically hard blows against their opponents. Toran is like water when she makes her enemies fall on their knees. Wakana and Enju possess strikes so painful that they can make any perpetrator’s limbs go numb. Karan has lightning-fast attacks that see her go zero gravity into the air and land sharp blows. Therefore, any bum would be foolish to take them down. Kuranosuke Takeda (Inuyasha) – Ashihara Karate Kisuke (Inuyasha) – Enshin Karate Shinosuke (Inuyasha) – Seidokaikan Karate Toran (Inuyasha) – Jeet Kune Do Wakana (Inuyasha) – Nippon Kenpo Enju (Inuyasha) – Shorinji Kenpo Karan (Inuyasha) – Taekwondo The Noble Karate Warriors (Hoshiyomi, Suikotsu, Amari, Tsukyiomi, Sara, Kikyo, and Shima) Abundant decorum and sharp focus are these seven Karatekas guiding lights as combatants and as individuals. There is no strike, no takedown, no punch, and no kick strong enough to take these warriors down who all have the mindset of a samurai ready for either battle or death. Their enemies need to be wary of Hoshiyomi’s and Suikotsu’s penchant for full-contact strikes, Amari’s deadly precision, Tsukiyomi’s accuracy, Sara’s focus, Kikyo’s relentlessness, and Shima’s agility. Any blow these seven Karatekas have in store can either gain their opponents’ respect or break and burn them on the inside to ashes and cinders. Hoshiyomi (Inuyasha) – Kyokushin Karate Suikotsu (Inuyasha) – Shotokan Karate Amari Nobunaga (Inuyasha) – Goju-Ryu Karate Tsukiyomi (Inuyasha) – Shukokai Karate Sara Asano (Inuyasha) – Shito-Ryu Karate Kikyo (Inuyasha) – Shorin-Ryu Karate Shima (Inuyasha) – Motobu-Ryu Karate The Kings of Formidable Fists (Baki, Ryoma, Takeshi, Kiibo, Alexander, Ichiro, and Ippo) Boxing or Mixed Martial Arts? Who gives a damn? Seven strong and sturdy dudes who are Mixed Martial Boxing? You’re going to give a damn! This is especially true when Baki Hanma, Ryoma Sakamoto, Takeshi Sendo, Kiichi Miyazawa, Alexander Volg Zangief, Ichiro Miyata, and Ippo Makunouchi are prepared to give a whole array of painful uppercuts, jabs, hooks, straight punches, submission holds, ground and pounds, and armbars. Having furious fists and fine footwork may not be enough in the long run, but combining those attributes with abundant physical strength and…
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Greetings and salutations, fellow aficionados of anime, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, and everything early 1990s to early 2000s, Antoni here. As you can tell from the title, I have decided to give the Toonami-Era Inuranger teams an extra final makeover in terms of some of the team members. While I am already satisfied with the respective seven-person Mighty Morphin Inurangers Seasons 1 to 3, Mighty Morphin Makai Rangers, and Inurangers Zeo teams, I still need to do some final tune-ups to perfection with the teams from Inurangers Turbo to Inurangers Wild Force. I was also fresh off going through four rewatch sessions of Power Rangers Time Force, thus justifying my action to make one final tune-up to the fictional Toonami-Era Inuranger teams from Turbo to Wild Force, specifically from 2002 to 2006. Without further ado, here are my redone Toonami-Era Inurangers teams from Turbo, In Space, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed Rescue, Time Force, and Wild Force. Shift into Turbo! Let’s rocket! Go galactic! Lightspeed Rescue! Time for Time Force! Quantum Power! Wild access! Inurangers Turbo (2002) Alexander Volg Zangief from Hajime no Ippo the 19-year-old Red Lightning Turbo Ranger version of Tommy Oliver and Theodore Jay “TJ” Jarvis Johnson voiced by Dave Wittenberg Shinosuke from Inuyasha the 21-year-old Black Phantom Turbo Ranger version of the Phantom Ranger voiced by Trevor Devall Wakana from Inuyasha the 18-year-old White Centurion version of the Blue Senturion voiced by Lalainia Lindbjerg Kazuma Narusawa from Detective School Q the 11-year-old Blue Mountain Blaster Turbo Ranger version of Justin Stewart voiced by Jessica D. Stone Hige the 17-year-old Green Desert Thunder Turbo Ranger version of Adam Park and Carlos Vallerte voiced by Joshua Seth Myu from Wolf’s Rain the 13-year-old Yellow Dune Star Turbo Ranger version of Tanya Sloan and Ashley Hammond voiced by Julie Maddalena Luna from Ultra Maniac the 13-year-old Pink Wind Chaser Turbo version of Katherine Hillard and Cassie Chan voiced by Sandy Fox Inurangers in Space (2002) Mika Seido from Geneshaft the 18-year-old Red Space Ranger version of Andros voiced by Amanda Winn Lee Masaru Aoki from Hajime no Ippo the 20-year-old Green Space Ranger version of Adam Park voiced by Stephen Apostollina Mitsuhide Kuroda from Shootfighter Tekken the 21-year-old Silver Space Ranger version of Zhane voiced by Tom Wayland Tatsuya Kimura from Hajime no Ippo the 20-year-old Black Space Ranger version Carlos Vallerte voiced by Grant George Takako Kawashima from Shootfighter Tekken the 17-year-old Blue Space Ranger version of Theodore Jay “TJ” Jarvis Johnson voiced by Michele Knotz Rosé Thomas from Fullmetal Alchemist the 16-year-old Yellow Space Ranger version of Ashley Hammond voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard Solty Revant from Solty Rei the 13-year-old Pink Space Ranger version of Cassie Chan voiced by Carrie Savage Inurangers Lost Galaxy (2003) Ryoma Sakamoto from Shura no Toki the 21-year-old Galaxy Red Ranger version of Leo Corbett voiced by Marc Diraison Yoshiki Takaishi from Shootfighter Tekken the 23-year-old Galaxy Black Magna Defender Ranger version of Mike Corbett voiced by Marc Diraison Mamoru Takamura from Hajime no Ippo the 23-year-old Galaxy Blue Ranger version of Kai Chen voiced by Eddie Frierson Akemi Takaishi from Shootfighter Tekken the 17-year-old Galaxy Green Ranger version of Damon Henderson voiced by Rachael Lillis Winry Rockbell from Fullmetal Alchemist the 15-year-old Galaxy Yellow Ranger version of Maya voiced by Caitlin Glass Megumi Minami from Detective School Q the 14-year-old Galaxy White Heavenly Seraph Ranger version of Kendrix Morgan voiced by Hilary Haag Maya Orihara from Ultra Maniac the 14-year-old Galaxy Pink Ranger version of Karone voiced by Philece Sampler Inurangers Lightspeed Rescue (2004) Ichiro Miyata from Hajime no Ippo the 20-year-old Red Lightspeed Rescue Ranger version of Carter Grayson voiced by Jason Palmer Tsume from Wolf’s Rain the 23-year-old Titanium Lightspeed Rescue Ranger version of Ryan Mitchell voiced by Crispin Freeman Blue from Wolf’s Rain the 21-year-old Chromium Lightspeed Rescue Ranger version of Nancy Cooper voiced by Jessica Straus Ryuichi Hayami from Hajime no Ippo the 21-year-old Blue Lightspeed Rescue Ranger version of Chad Lee voiced by Nathan Smythe Kintaro Toyama from Detective School Q the 20-year-old Green Lightspeed Rescue Ranger version of Joel Rawlings voiced by Sam Riegel Ayu Tateishi from Ultra Maniac the 15-year-old Yellow Lightspeed Rescue Ranger version of Kelsey Winslow voiced by Stephanie Sheh Nina Sakura from Ultra Maniac the 15-year-old Pink Lightspeed Rescue Ranger version of Dana Mitchell voiced by Carrie Savage Inurangers Time Force (2005) Kiichi “Kiibo” Miyazawa from Shootfighter Tekken the 22-year-old Red Time Force Ranger version of Wesley “Wes” Collins voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas Takeshi Sendo from Hajime no Ippo the 22-year-old Crimson Shadow Time Force Ranger version of Alex Drake voiced by Doug Erholtz Baki Hanma from Baki the Grappler the 23-year-old Quantum Time Force Ranger version of Eric Myers voiced by Robert McCollum Ichise from Texhnolyze the 21-year-old Blue Time Force Ranger version of Lucas Kendall voiced by Justin Gross Toboe from Wolf’s Rain the 17-year-old Green Time Force Ranger version of Trip Regis voiced by Mona Marshall Ran from Texhnolyze the 16-year-old Yellow Time Force Ranger version of Katie Walker voiced by Carrie Savage Kaoru Ichinose from Detective School Q the 16-year-old Pink Time Force Ranger version of Jennifer “Jen” Scotts voiced by Tara Jayne Sands Inurangers Wild Force (2006) Ippo Makunouchi from Hajime no Ippo the 22-year-old Red Blazing Lion Ranger version of Cole Evans voiced by Steve Staley Kyuzo from Samurai 7 the 22-year-old Silver Howling Wolf Ranger version of Merrick Baliton voiced by Sonny Strait Satella Harvenheit from Chrono Crusade the 22-year-old Emerald Leaping Deer Ranger version of Princess Shayla voiced by Tiffany Grant Kiba from Wolf’s Rain the 21-year-old Black Iron Bison Ranger version of Danny Delgado voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch Katsushiro Okamoto the 19-year-old Blue Surging Shark Ranger version of Max Cooper voiced by Sean Michael Teague Rose Anderson the 19-year-old Yellow Soaring Eagle Ranger version of Taylor Earhardt voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard Cheza the 17-year-old White Noble Tiger Ranger version of Alyssa Enrilé voiced by Sherry Lynn …
Greetings, Splendid Seven devotees, martial arts aficionados, and fighting video game fans. Antoni here with another written entry focusing on Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran specializing in the martial arts they do. I will say this once, and I will say this again. Practicing martial arts works better when two or more people are involved. Furthermore, overcoming opponents is more effective and enjoyable when accomplished in groups of two or three, thus uniting their collective efforts to give any and every opponent a well-deserved beating as well as a more beautiful triumph. If you know my Splendid Seven AU headcanon, you would recognize that I have three platonic pairings of two, two platonic pairings of three, one romantic pairing of two, and one romantic pairing of three that I love and cherish all the same. From each pairing in martial arts form, I will expound on their strengths together, as I have made their individual strengths clear in previous submissions ad nauseam, and the combined attacks opponents need to look out for unless they want to suffer the physical ramifications of each pairing’s attacks. With that said, let us get ready to rumble and open up cans of whoop-ass together. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha (BroTP): Mixed Martial Arts and Pankration As the two powerful sons of Toga and InuKimi, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha are muscular power and strong virility personified. These two Alpha Male dog Yokai brothers stand above any competition as a formidable duo of mighty warriors. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha would start off by giving their opponents an overhand punch and liver punch combo, with Inuyasha landing a double axe handle on their heads. Inuyasha would then capture their opponents with a body slam, an ankle lock, and a rear-naked chokehold, and Sesshoumaru would land ground-and-pounds and sprawls-and-brawls, thus reducing them to a bloodied mess. Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta (BroT3): Professional Wrestling, Muay Boran, and Lethwei Izayoi’s three sons are the definition of being strong together, considering how Shuran’s massive strength complements Hakkaku’s and Ginta’s quick reflexes. This hulking panther Yokai and his two younger wolf Yokai brothers define power in teamwork. Shuran would begin by picking up opponents and bending their bodies in a torture rack. While he does that, Hakkaku and Ginta would deliver headbutts, knee strikes, and elbow strikes galore. Once done, Shuran savagely drops their opponents to the ground, Hakkaku finishes them off with an elbow strike to the face, and Ginta an earthquake headbutt to bloodily silence them. Ayame and Shunran (BroTP): Kyuk Too Ki and Shaolin Kung Fu The Wolf Elder is surely fortunate to have two fierce and beautiful granddaughters in Ayame and Shunran. This formidable wolf Yokai warrior queen and her younger panther Yokai warrior mage sister demonstrate the importance of never judging a book by its cover. Ayame and Shunran would commence by delivering their opponents an uppercut, spinning backfist, spinning back kick, and double flying kick combo to disorient them. After that, Ayame would deliver a swift jab to the face and axe kick to head followed by Shunran delivering finger strikes and palm strikes to the heart, thus paralyzing their opponents in cold blood. Sesshoumaru and Shuran (BroTP): Mixed Martial Arts and Professional Wrestling Chilling beastliness and crushing barbarism are the hallmarks that solidify Sesshoumaru and Shuran once they step into the caged ring. No executioner in the world could ever compare to the relentlessly cold-blooded brutality that Sesshoumaru and Shuran have to offer. First, Shuran lifts their opponents and squeezes them in a bearhug, thus making Sesshoumaru pummel them with overhand punches and hammer fists. Then, Shuran drops them to the ground to let Sesshoumaru unleash excruciating armbars and triangle chokes before Shuran launches them with a skull-smashing, bone-crushing piledriver for total body annihilation. Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta (BroT3): Pankration, Muay Boran, and Lethwei Muscular strength, metallic sturdiness, and malleable stamina unite Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta on and off the arena. There is no other trio who can ensure total destruction of their opponents than Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta unleashing an erupting volcano on them. Inuyasha first showers their opponents with hammer fists, jabs, and uppercuts then locks them in a rear-naked chokehold before Hakkaku and Ginta give them a barrage of headbutts, flying knees, and elbow strikes. Once done, Inuyasha delivers a sleeper hold, thus making Hakkaku give an elbow strike and Ginta a headbutt, to crush their tattered bodies. Inuyasha and Ayame (OTP): Pankration and Kyuk Too Ki Inuyasha’s magnificent muscles and Ayame’s ferocious fierceness amalgamate their super strength as an outstanding power couple. Once this couple sets foot into the arena, it is akin to watching a public execution unfolding before the spectator’s eyes. Inuyasha first delivers jabs, hooks, cross punches, uppercuts, liver punches, hammer fists, overhand punches, and a double axe handle to their opponents before locking them in a torture rack. While Inuyasha gives them a torture rack, Ayame leaps forth with jabs, hooks, uppercuts, Superman punches, knee strikes, soccer kicks, and an axe kick to damage their skulls and destroy their bones. Hakkaku, Ginta, and Shunran (OT3): Muay Boran, Lethwei, and Shaolin Kung Fu Hakkaku’s titanium tenacity and Ginta’s steel stamina mesh beautifully with Shunran’s amazing agility to solidify them as a vivacious power throuple. While these two wolf Yokai gentlemen can exude decorum to their Panther yokai lady love, they become executioners when faced with strong opponents. Hakkaku and Ginta initiate their battle by giving their opponents a series of elbow strikes, headbutts, shin kicks, and knee strikes before wrapping them in a clinch. Shunran then proceeds with finger strikes and nerve strikes to paralyze them and finishes everything off with a vicious leopard blow to their head to silence them. The Splendid Seven’s main relationships in martial arts form solidify the importance that creating healthy communities can do while providing powerful opponents with great challenges as well as brutal beatdowns. Therefore, martial arts beatdowns work best when combatants join…
Greetings, Splendid Seven devotees, martial arts aficionados, and fighting video game fans. Antoni here with another written entry focusing on Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran specializing in the martial arts they do. My favorite septet of Yokai martial artists has struck again with the martial arts I have provided for them. Moreover, this shall be the legitimately final time in which I designate their respective martial arts according to their personalities and specialties. This time, not only am I going to focus on the main martial arts they do as well as define them, with some slight retouches, but also their signature moves that can guarantee a great deal of damage to their opponents. Think of this as a mega-edited version of the one I did two months ago. Let us not waste any more time and get ready to rumble. Sesshoumaru: Mixed Martial Arts With a background in Karate, Kenpo, Judo, and Jujitsu since childhood, Sesshoumaru has grown into a formidable Mixed Martial Arts practitioner fighting in prominent venues such as UFC, thus triumphing over his opponents. His focused discipline, unparalleled physical strength, and iron-clad code of honor signify how much he retains respect as a martial artist even when he is giving his opponents bloody beatings galore. Sesshoumaru’s double-leg takedowns, ground-and-pounds, sprawl-and-brawls, armbars, Kimuras, triangle chokes, and overhand punches can make his opponents’ organs bleed and skeletons break in cruel pain. Shuran: Professional Wrestling Whether American, British, Japanese, Indian, Turkish, Mexican, or Mongolian, Shuran is a Pro Wrestler who goes global and meshes the styles found in the likes of Sumo, Lucha Libre, Catch Wrestling, and Malla-yuddha to create his own brand of incomparable wrestling prowess. Grand showmanship and legitimate combat prowess are the attributes that define him superbly when entering the ring in glory and conquest. Shuran’s bearhugs, piledrivers, sharpshooters, torture racks, full Nelsons, suplex power slams, and German suplexes can leave his opponents’ ligaments, bones, tissues, and muscles tattered to tiny smithereens. Inuyasha: Pankration Combat Sambo, Boxing, Wrestling, and Judo form the basis of Inuyasha’s fighting repertoire to blossom into his main specialty of Pankration from Greece. Arena spectators believe that Inuyasha’s mighty muscles and stupendous strength are derived from Zeus, Ares, Heracles, and Theseus. Inuyasha’s rear naked chokeholds, tracheal grip chokes, camel clutches, ankle locks, hammer fists, liver punches, and body slams can do visceral damage to his opponents’ bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, tissues, and nerves, thus making them beg the Greek gods for mercy in vain due to the viciously powerful attacks he dishes out on them in cold blood. Hakkaku: Muay Boran Reaping the fruits of Thailand’s viscerally lethal predecessor of Muay Thai is Hakkaku who is always ready to wrap his hands and arms in hemp rope to do some serious damage to his opponents. Aside from ensuring nearly irreparable damage to his opponents, he does his best to bring honor to Thailand’s royalty, Muay Boran masters, and the audience who want to see a great fight. Hakkaku’s flying knee strikes, elbow slashes, elbow strikes, upward headbutts, reverse elbows, spinning heel kicks, and double uppercuts can easily destroy and distort his opponents’ skeletal structure, thus making their chances of recovery extremely slight. Ginta: Lethwei Harvesting the brutality of Ancient Burmese armies to be brought to the sandpits is Ginta a Lethwei practitioner constantly prepared to wrap his hands in gauze to knock his opponents out cold. It would be false to assume that Ginta has to be stone-cold to execute his opponents because Myanmar’s spectators revel in his charmingly lovable charisma when giving his opponents a hard beatdown. Ginta’s thrusting headbutts, side headbutts, upward elbows, downward headbutts, downward elbows, jumping knee strikes, and spinning elbows can damage his opponents’ organs, skulls, and limbs, thus rendering them pale and lifeless. Ayame: Kyuk Too Ki Taekwondo, Hapkido, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai are united by Ayame to establish her formidability in Korean Kickboxing also known as Kyuk Too Ki. It is through Ayame’s rapid speed, relentless power, thorough balance, and accurate timing that she can inflict boundless amounts of pain on those who attempt to challenge her. Ayame’s uppercuts, jabs, Superman punches, jabs, spinning back kicks, axe kicks, and roundhouse kicks can incapacitate her opponents while leaving their organs, faces, skeletal structures, and limbs thoroughly shattered, thus paralyzing them from top to bottom to everywhere in their bodies. Shunran: Shaolin Kung Fu Combining spirituality, harmony, brute force, and lethal accuracy is Shunran who capitalizes on Shaolin Kung Fu’s animal styles be they monkey, dragon, leopard, tiger, snake, praying mantis, and/or crane. Chinese royalty and Shaolin monks alike are both fascinated and terrified by her mastery of pressure points, varying ranges of attacks, and combining grace with power exceedingly well. Shunran’s leopard blows, spinning back fists, finger strikes, palm strikes, nerve strikes, push kicks, and double flying kicks can paralyze her opponents inside and out, for targeting pressure points is her main specialty of annihilation and execution. There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, the über final revamp of the martial arts I have in store for The Splendid Seven. Anything they can dish out in their respective martial arts, they can do so with aplomb and power, especially when they combine their skills to do a number on their opponents. Speaking of which, do tune in later for the beloved main pairings I have in store for The Splendid Seven in martial arts forms. Until then, have a good time and train well, everybody.
Greetings and salutations, fellow aficionados of anime, Power Rangers, Super Sentai, and everything early 1990s to early 2000s, Antoni here. This shall be the very last updated Toonami-era Inurangers teams list that serves as a fictional counterpart to the real-life Saban Era of the Power Rangers from 1993 starting with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to 2002 ending with Power Rangers Wild Force before moving to Disney, specifically ABC Kids, after Episode 26. My fictionalized Toonami-era Inurangers series would air from August 28, 2000, starting with all three seasons of Mighty Morphin Inurangers to December 31, 2005, ending with Inurangers Wild Force. Where Mighty Morphin Inurangers is concerned, this is going to be the season consisting of decomposite and composite characters for the main seven rangers, as I base them on which real-life counterparts they fit best. So, no Peace Conferences, no International Gymnastics deals, and no unexplained replacements are going to occur. Furthermore, this list is going to be kept to solely seven members per installment, considering that it follows the Super Sentai pattern of different team members per season. After much thinking, reflecting, and re-tweaking, and since Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ 30th anniversary is gradually then suddenly approaching, I believe I have concocted a finalized Toonami-Era Inurangers line-up that I am most satisfied with and one that I feel makes more sense. I also feel that this line-up is going to be a whole lot more fully realized and legitimate after the countless times I have been updating and re-updating the team line-up for what felt like ages. The same rule applies that the main seven colors of red, green or any other color, white or any other color, black or blue, blue or green, yellow, and pink apply to each ranger team. As to be expected certain characters such as Billy Cranston from Zeo, Adam Park from In Space, Nancy Cooper from Lightspeed Rescue, Alex Drake from Time Force, and even Princess Shayla from Wild Force are going to have their more fictional counterparts more active rangers to thoroughly complete the seven-ranger team line-up for each season. With that said, it is time to morph into action for my final update of the Toonami-era Inurangers teams from Mighty Morphin to Wild Force. Say it with me now, everybody. It’s Morphin’ Time! Shift into Turbo! Let’s rocket! Go galactic! Lightspeed Rescue! Time for Time Force! Wild access! Mighty Morphin Inurangers Seasons 1 to 2 (2000) Inuyasha from Inuyasha the 18-year-old Red Tyrannosaurus Ranger version of Jason Lee Scott and Tommy Oliver voiced by Richard Ian Cox Shuran from Inuyasha the 18-year-old Green Dragonzord Ranger version of Tommy Oliver and Rocky DeSantos voiced by Scott Logie Sesshoumaru from Inuyasha the 19-year-old White Tigerzord Ranger version of Tommy Oliver and Jason Lee Scott voiced by David Kaye Hakkaku from Inuyasha the 17-year-old Black Mastodon Ranger version Zack Taylor and Billy Cranston voiced by Alistair Abell Ginta from Inuyasha the 17-year-old Blue Triceratops Ranger version of Billy Cranston and Adam Park voiced by Paul Dobson Ayame from Inuyasha the 15-year-old Yellow Saber-Toothed Tiger Ranger version of Trini Kwan and Aisha Campbell voiced by Natalie Walters Shunran from Inuyasha the 14-year-old Pink Pterodactyl Ranger version of Kimberly Ann Hart voiced by Jocelyne Loewen Mighty Morphin Inurangers the Movie and Mighty Morphin Inurangers Season 3 (2001) Inuyasha from Inuyasha the 19-year-old Red Tyrannosaurus Ranger version of Jason Lee Scott and Tommy Oliver voiced by Richard Ian Cox Shuran from Inuyasha the 19-year-old Green Dragonzord Ranger version of Tommy Oliver and Rocky DeSantos voiced by Scott Logie Sesshoumaru from Inuyasha the 20-year-old White Tigerzord Ranger version of Tommy Oliver and Jason Lee Scott voiced by David Kaye Hakkaku from Inuyasha the 18-year-old Black Mastodon Ranger version of Zack Taylor and Billy Cranston voiced by Alistair Abell Ginta from Inuyasha the 18-year-old Blue Triceratops Ranger version of Billy Cranston and Adam Park voiced by Paul Dobson Ayame from Inuyasha the 16-year-old Yellow Sabre-Toothed Ranger version of Trini Kwan and Aisha Campbell voiced by Natalie Walters Shunran from Inuyasha the 15-year-old Pink Pterodactyl Ranger version of Kimberly Ann Hart and Katherine Hillard voiced by Jocelyne Loewen Mighty Morphin Makai Rangers (2001) Yusuke Urameshi from YuYu Hakusho the 24-year-old Red Makai Ranger version of Aurico voiced by Justin Cook Keiko Yukimura from YuYu Hakusho the 23-year-old Green Makai Ranger version of Dulcea voiced by Laura Bailey Botan from YuYu Hakusho the 23-year-old White Makai Ranger version of Delphine voiced by Cynthia Cranz Hiei from YuYu Hakusho the 24-year-old Black Makai Ranger version of Corcus voiced by Chuck Huber Kazuma Kuwabara from YuYu Hakusho the 24-year-old Blue Makai Ranger version of Cestro voiced by Christopher R. Sabat Kurama from YuYu Hakusho the 24-year-old Yellow Makai Ranger version of Tideus voiced by John Burgmeier Yukina from YuYu Hakusho the 23-year-old Pink Makai Ranger version of Cestria voiced by Jessica Dismuke Inurangers Zeo (2001) Toran from Inuyasha the 19-year-old Zeo Ranger V Red version of Tommy Oliver voiced by Alison Matthews Kisuke from Inuyasha the 20-year-old Zeo Ranger VII White Gold version of Billy Cranston voiced by Colin Murdock Kuranosuke Takeda from Inuyasha the 21-year-old Zeo Ranger VI Black Gold version of Jason Lee Scott voiced by Ted Cole Enju from Inuyasha the 17-year-old Zeo Ranger III Blue version of Rocky DeSantos voiced by Rebecca Shoichet Karan from Inuyasha the 16-year-old Zeo Ranger IV Green version of Adam Park voiced by Maggie Blue O’Hara Sakurako Yukihira from Detective School Q the 15-year-old Zeo Ranger II Yellow version of Tanya Sloan voiced by Hunter MacKenzie Austin Kuniko Touya from Detective School Q the 13-year-old Zeo Ranger I Pink version of Katherine Hillard voiced by Mela Lee Turbo: An Inurangers Movie and Inurangers Turbo Episodes 1 to 19 (2002) Alexander Volg Zangief from Hajime no Ippo the 19-year-old Red Lightning Turbo Ranger version of Tommy Oliver voiced by Dave Wittenberg Shinosuke from Inuyasha the 21-year-old Black Phantom Turbo Ranger version of the Phantom Ranger voiced by Trevor…
Greetings, anime fans, martial arts aficionados, fighting game devotees, and enthusiasts of all things pertaining to anime, martial arts, video games, and fighting tournaments. Antoni here with another written entry. It should come off as no surprise that I love anime, martial arts, fighting games, and martial arts tournaments such as UFC and what we have today with Karate Combat. I revel in how diverse and intriguing fight choreography can be when the impact of a punch, kick, strike, and/or grapple can have on a combatant. Most of all, I enjoy the brutality of any blow or hold that is unleashed by the combatant whether in a real-life martial arts tournament or in fighting video games such as Tekken and Street Fighter. Therefore, martial arts tournaments melding with fighting games and anime are up there with the best things ever to make any nerd let alone otaku enthusiastic as well as grin from ear to ear. Given my experience of growing up with various anime series, fighting video games, and martial arts tournaments, I thought it would be fun to make seven groups of seven anime characters that I grew up with and give them the martial arts I think perfectly suit them. A good number of them will be based on canon, while others will be based on fanon. There are going to be a good number of characters that I grew up with from Inuyasha, Fullmetal Alchemist, Solty Rei, Detective School Q, Ultra Maniac, Wolf’s Rain, Technolyze, Baki the Grappler, Shootfighter Tekken, Shura no Toki, Chrono Crusade, Geneshaft, Samurai 7, and Hajime no Ippo who will be featured on here. I am sure that fellow hardcore anime fans would recognize them in the team-ups provided as well as make their own assessments of the martial arts I have provided for them. With that said, arm yourselves well and be prepared to kick butt with these eight martial arts teams of seven consisting of anime characters I have had fond memories with ever since I was a child. You might even feel you are going through a character selection of your favorite fighting game. The Splendid Seven (Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran) These seven Yokai warriors, consisting of two dog Yokai brothers, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, three spiky-haired brothers, Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta, and two auburn-haired sisters, Ayame and Shunran, capitalize on bloody brutality when they pummel their opponents without respite or mercy, thus making them emerge as victors in any tournament. Therefore, they prove themselves to be a strong team because of how much they can take brutal hits from their opponents while delivering more serious ones. Strength and stealth define them with abandon, and they do not surrender that easily when the chips are down. Sesshoumaru (Inuyasha) – Mixed Martial Arts Shuran (Inuyasha) – Professional Wrestling Inuyasha (Inuyasha) – Pankration Hakkaku (Inuyasha) – Muay Boran Ginta (Inuyasha) – Lehtwei Ayame (Inuyasha) – Taekwondo Shunran (Inuyasha) – Shaolin Kung Fu The Honorable Budoka (Kuranosuke, Kisuke, Shinosuke, Toran, Wakana, Enju, and Karan) Honor, decorum, valor, and stamina are the hallmarks of what defines them as martial artists. The three dashing gentlemen, consisting of Kuranosuke Takeda, Kisuke, and Shinosuke, have been Karate practitioners ever since they were young boys. While the four ladies, consisting of Toran, Wakana, Enju, and Karan, are deeply rooted in Chinese martial arts. Their strikes are a combination of accurate and deadly because of how much they do not hold back in unleashing their series of punches, kicks, and strikes, thus numbing their opponents in pain due to knowing a thing or two about pressure points. Kuranosuke Takeda (Inuyasha) – Shotokan Karate Kisuke (Inuyasha) – Goju-Ryu Karate Shinosuke (Inuyasha) – Kyokushin Karate Toran (Inuyasha) – Wing Chun Wakana (Inuyasha) – Baguazhang Enju (Inuyasha) – Wushu Karan (Inuyasha) – Hung Gar The Kings of the Iron Fist (Baki, Ryoma, Takeshi, Kiibo, Alexander, Ichiro, and Ippo) Boxing or Mixed Martial Arts? Who gives a damn? Seven strong dudes who use Boxing’s punishing punches while incorporating Mixed Martial Arts’ strangulating clinches and bloody attacks? You’re going to give a damn, especially when Baki Hanma, Ryoma Sakamoto, Takeshi Sendo, Kiibo Miyazawa, Alexander Volg Zangief, Ichiro Miyata, and Ippo Makunouchi combine their furious fists, super strength, and crushing clinches with aplomb! Once these seven strong clinchers and punchers put their fists and clinches to great use, their opponents need pray profusely for their survival to not end up dead, let alone reside in a hospital. Baki Hanma (Baki the Grappler) – Total Fighting Style Mixed Boxing Ryoma Sakamoto (Shura no Toki) – Pride FC Style Mixed Boxing Takeshi Sendo (Hajime no Ippo) – Naniwa Style Mixed Boxing Kiichi “Kiibo” Miyazawa (Shootfighter Tekken) – Nanshin Shadow Style Mixed Boxing Alexander Volg Zangief (Hajime no Ippo) – Otowa Style Mixed Boxing Ichiro Miyata (Hajime no Ippo) – Kawahara Style Mixed Boxing Ippo Makunouchi (Hajime no Ippo) – Kamogawa Style Mixed Boxing The Queens of Titanium Strikes (Rosé T, Rose A, Winry, Megumi, Maya, Solty, and Kaoru) There is no escape let alone point of blocking when these seven sultry babes have shell-shocking strikes to perfectly compliment their fancy footwork. Whether Rosé Thomas, Rose Anderson, Winry Rockbell, Megumi Minami, Maya Orihara, Solty Revant, and Kaoru Ichinose use their punches, kicks, and strikes to take their opponents down or use defenses and evasion to block their opponent’s attacks, they never surrender before the bell rings. Therefore, they may be beauties with a strong sense of sisterhood, but they fight like vicious beasts who leave their opponents bloodied and bruised without respite. Rosé Thomas (Fullmetal Alchemist) – Dutch Kickboxing Rose Anderson (Solty Rei) – Shootboxing Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist) – American Kickboxing Megumi Minami (Detective School Q) – Sanda Maya Orihara (Ultra Maniac) – Japanese Kickboxing Solty Revant (Solty Rei) – Savate Kaoru Ichinose (Detective School Q) – Combat Hopak The Vicious Executioners (Yoshiki, Mamoru, Tsume, Mitsuhide, Masaru, Tatsuya, and Ryuichi) Heavyweight champions do not begin to describe…
This screenshot demotivational poster is highly, utterly, indubitably, and absolutely Anti-Sango. Sit back, relax, and join me in my unapologetic hatred against this pathetic excuse of a demon slayer. I can hear all the Sango fans whining and crying at me saying that the hate against Sango is so forced. I can even hear some fantards go at me and say that I am a misogynist even if I am proven time and time again to those tin-heads that I like specific heroines who are not this pathetic excuse of a demon slayer and who are a million times better than Sango will ever be. Nevertheless, I am sufficiently brave to stand my ground as always and not cave into the crap that I am being fed. Sango was nothing more than the biggest fool I have ever seen in Inuyasha. From her being a member of Kagome’s followers to partaking in maltreating Inuyasha to her utter incompetence when actually facing Naraku, she has done nothing more than be a hindrance to herself and to the ones who are supposed to be her allies. She is nothing more than a pitiful fool who has devolved into a breeding mare for a pathetic pervert and hypocrite. Sure, she may be a mother to three children who have taken on her “legacy”, but she is nothing more than a pathetic joke who may as well be stabbed by Devil May Cry’s very own Vergil. One of the many misdeeds Sango has to account for is her blatant lies and hypocrisy. For somebody who swore to stay by Inuyasha’s side in Episode 52 after his full-demon transformation, she did a terrible job at being the companion he truly needed. Perhaps if she listened to him a lot more and gravitated less towards Kagome’s “hurt feelings”, there could have been a firmer friendship and far more respect between Inuyasha and Sango. I may not romantically ship them because I am more partial to Inuyasha x Ayame. However, after everything Sango failed to do for Inuyasha as a comrade, companion, and friend, she deserves absolutely nothing. I am aware of the whole belief that girls can stick together, but Sango’s follower nature towards Kagome is taken up to eleven that I cannot believe just how much of a sad, pathetic loser she is. Despite supposedly having the strength of more than ten men, all she has going for herself is latching on to what other people think instead of thinking for herself. This has caused her to be nothing more than a skank who cannot save herself from crap. Her foolishness does not remain with Inuyasha and how he has become a victim of her being such a pathetic bystander, but she is also complicit in making herself weak for her pervert monk in the face of sacrificing Rin to save his pathetic life. This would have hurt Sesshoumaru the most, as he did go through development in understanding what his and Inuyasha’s father wanted to teach them, and that was compassion for others, hence his birthright with Tenseiga and finding his own path with Bakusaiga. Her falling for Naraku’s tricks for the umpteenth time was the last straw, considering that she has always fallen for his rubbish since he implanted the initial seeds of mistrust toward Inuyasha when he framed him for slaughtering her demon slayer comrades. Now with Rin in the mix, the fact that Sango thought she had to kill Rin to save her fellow pathetic loser Miroku was the lousiest display of incompetence I have ever seen. Sesshoumaru should have killed Sango right then and there because she was about to slaughter Rin just to save that hypocritical loser who has been womanizing and being plain deceitful. For her corporal punishment, she might as well be tied to a sequoia tree waiting for the nearest semi-truck to crush her into a bloody mess. Once she is crushed to a bloodied mess by that semi-truck, her body shall be chopped up to bits by hatchets as if though she were in a butcher’s shop. Then, throw her mangled corpse in a cauldron and douse her with kerosene and butane. Finally, light up a match, watch the flame burn, and incinerate her useless carcass. If I want something more violent for Sango, I would gladly unleash the Psycho Rangers to mangle her and crack every joint in her body. Once that is done, the Psycho Rangers would gladly tear her up to bloodied shreds. Finally, the Psycho Rangers would bring what is left of Sango’s mangled body as an offering to Lord Zedd and Master Org, thus making both demon lords incinerate her carcass with their staffs. Oh, what a fitting end Sango will have. Death is a wonderful solution to make this pathetic floozy suffer. Besides, seeing this dumb floozy die a horrible death would be a very ideal end after everything she failed to do for Inuyasha and what she did to Rin. I hope you all enjoyed this, as well as the ways to do away with Sango, and I will see you in the next submission. Take care, stay safe, and have no pity for Sango, everybody. The Pathetic, Two-Bit, and Stupid Floozy from Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
This screenshot demotivational poster is highly, utterly, indubitably, and absolutely Anti-Sango. Sit back, relax, and revel in the evisceration I have in store for this pathetically stupid floozy. The problems I have with Sango do not even begin to describe how much I hate her to this day and find her extremely problematic. You can call it the blind hero-worshipping I used to have from my pre-adolescent to teenage years for this loser floozy taking on demon slayer duties. Her lack of common sense, inability to think for herself, inconsistent skills, and amazing stupidity do not make her a demon slayer at all. She is nothing more than an over-glorified bimbo who is all style and barely any substance. Besides, Sango has been falling for Naraku’s traps and tricks several times. Yes, she may have overcome some of the demon puppets created by Naraku, but when it comes to taking him down, she did show potential, but she ended up falling for his tricks hook, line, and sinker. She was not even any better during her battle with the Panther Devas when she could have been more useful other than having Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha take down the Panther King themselves. Therefore, Sango is a pathetic loser who is all talk, all style, and all looks but has no substance, no brain, and no common sense. For someone who is supposed to be a powerful demon slayer, it is incredibly laughable how quickly and easily Sango falls for nearly all of Naraku’s tricks and gets herself trapped by enemies who are a lot stronger than her. She has the weapons and the skills to overcome her physical obstacles, but she does not enact on the determination and strong willpower that she thought she had. One egregious example is her constantly pining over her lost brother Kohaku in terms of how much she wants him back despite him not being psychologically ready to become a demon slayer himself, how he was manipulated into killing the demon slayer clan, how he became an unwilling pawn in Naraku’s machinations, and the many horrible atrocities he has done outside Naraku’s control. The natural thing Sango should have done was kill him because he unwillingly and willingly killed a lot of people to not have any memories of the crap he has done or some stupid plan of him being free from Naraku’s grasp. Common sense should have told Sango to not give in to sibling piety and execute Kohaku for good and for all. Even worse is what Sango did in Inuyasha: The Final Act, specifically when it came to nearly killing Rin to save that other pathetic loser Miroku. Seriously, after every hypocritical and lousy deed that Miroku has done, Sango should have seen nothing in him because he was a pathetically empty shell of a monk and of a man. The only thing that brought Miroku and Sango together is how they were nothing more than Kagome’s posse and antagonistic towards Inuyasha when it came to his trauma with Kikyou. Her pathetic loser side was made extremely clear when Miroku was using Rin as a sacrifice to make the Shikon Jewel far more corrupted yet powerful. All Sango had to do was kill Rin to save Miroku, but she was too stupid to realize that it was all an illusion by Naraku. After what Rin had to endure with death two times, first at Kouga’s hands and second in the underworld, Sesshoumaru could not let her suffer another death, especially not at the hands of both Naraku and Sango combined. Naraku’s final test of temptation for Sango was what she failed at, and she should have been killed by Sesshoumaru once and for all. Sango’s pathetic weakness and egregious incompetence truly make her a loser par excellence. She has failed multiple times at realizing all the horrible machinations Naraku set her up, specifically when it came to Kohaku and how she was about to kill Rin to be reunited with her beloved pathetic pervert. It was also laughable to see how far she has devolved from being a combatant with heaps of potential to keep growing and stay unfettered to a pathetic weakling who has poor priorities and is easily fooled by Naraku while staying loyal to a faithless loser pervert. I would have loved for this pathetic loser known as Sango to suffer this cruel punishment. She may as well find herself at the Psycho Rangers’ hands in terms of being impaled, beheaded, and quartered by them. For great measure, Master Org can place various curses on her and incinerate her entire body. Finally, Sango may as well be devoured by Trakeena and her minions, thus making her nothing but fodder for the Power Rangers villains. Whatever punishment fits this pathetic skank can be just as strong as Sesshoumaru slicing her to bits with Bakusaiga. She deserves it. I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next submission. Take care, stay safe, and do not be incompetent like Sango, everybody. The Pathetic, Two-Bit, and Stupid Floozy from Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
This screenshot demotivational poster is highly, utterly, indubitably, and absolutely Anti-Shippou. Sit back, relax, and understand that Shippou has no excuse for being such an ungrateful individual as well as a pathetic excuse for a Kitsune. No matter how many times I say this, no matter how many times I have made this explicitly clear ad nauseam, and no matter how many times I have to state this, Shippou’s status as a tagalong kid let alone his age as a child never excused him from his atrocious behavior towards the people who discipline him and saved his useless, hypocritical, pathetic, smart-mouthing behind. Time and again, he has proven himself to be the most ungrateful, vindictive, mean, and condescending loser I have ever seen desecrate the small screen. For any shota fan or butthurt fantard going at me proclaiming that I am being too mean to him or being horrible to him, I do not buy the excuses you are popping from your behinds about this miserable excuse of a Kitsune. Shippou deserves all of my rage, ire, wrath, and hatred to the point where I would gladly incinerate him with kerosene, butane, and a lit match. That is just how atrocious he is as an individual. Every time I hear this turd open his mouth and spout out words of ingratitude and hypocrisy, I just want to douse him with kerosene and throw a lit candle at his useless carcass. I would have to be the most naive person in the world to show any empathy and pity for this horrible excuse of a Kitsune let alone tagalong kid character because I do not have a single ounce of kindness towards him. From the beginning, Shippou has presented himself as a weak fighter and big talker who is all bark and no bite. The whole excuse surrounding him being a child does not faze me, and it never will. There have been more capable child characters than Shippou who have proven themselves to be craftier, cleverer, tougher, and smarter than this loser. Ed from Cowboy Bebop, Maggie Simpson, Stewie Griffin, and Chibiusa would definitely trounce his worthless behind, destroy him, and turn him into a pelt for their pleasure. What is worse is that Shippou is a young Kitsune. Therefore, he would have been clever, resourceful, and crafty for his young age, but he is nothing more than a mouthy loser who likes to make Inuyasha feel small and worthless just because he is a half-demon and Shippou is a Kitsune, despite not being useful. No doubt that Shippou is just a pathetic little skid mark that needs to be wiped away forever. Once again, I need to bring up Shippou’s ingratitude because this is the benchmark of what always made him an unlikable turd unworthy of any redemption. The countless occasions where Inuyasha saved his and his poor excuses of comrades’ behinds should account for how much Shippou needs to be taught a hard lesson on gratitude. This pathetic little piece of fecal matter had the audacity to state to Inuyasha that he can brag all he wants about where he and the other three losers known as Miroku, Sango, and Kagome would have been without his strength and loyalty. Mind you, this was after Inuyasha rescued those four losers from Garamaru’s destructive cocoons by reminding them that they had something to live for and fought tooth and nail to try to get them out of there. After everything Inuyasha has done to keep him safe and well, despite the jabs he throws at him to toughen him up, Shippou continues to be a vindictive and mean little prick who does not know the first thing about gratitude. His characterization in Yashahime also failed because he was still the uncompassionate twerp he has always been. Fans of Shippou may cry foul at me for being too hard on him, but I will always stand my ground and argue that his behavior can never be excused either just because of his age or his status as the “team mascot” when he is actually nothing more than a filthy pest. He has never grown in charm let alone in strength, and there was not one moment where he reflected more on his actions and words in terms of who he has hurt or caused rifts with. He has caused far more strife than relief because of his ludicrous antics and complete lack of compassion and consideration toward others, especially toward Inuyasha. Therefore, I and many other people who do not like Shippou have every reason to call out his actions, thus placing them in the spotlight and ensuring that he has no place to hide from his overall crappiness. Shippou’s atrocities far precede him in terms of how he does not learn from his mistakes, is not worth redeeming, may as well be skinned and tanned, and is best used as a pelt, a carpet, and/or a floor rug for the holidays instead of the supposed Kitsune he was designated to be. I hope you all enjoyed my evisceration of this loser, and I will see you in the next submission. Take care, stay safe, Happy Holidays, and do not be pathetic like Shippou, everybody. The Lousy, Badmouthing, and Horrid Jackass from Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.
This screenshot demotivational poster is highly, utterly, indubitably, and absolutely Anti-Shippou. Sit back, relax, and enjoy my evisceration of this pathetic excuse of a Kitsune and why I believe he gives fascinating creatures like Kitsune a terrible name. People who defend Shippou or are lenient towards him can perform the same song and dance with me about how he is just a child, he is just comic relief, and/or both all they want. However, I do not buy any of these excuses at all. I have seen funnier comic reliefs who are not insufferable little ingrates. I have seen more lovable kid characters who have a deeper sense of understanding and compassion. For today’s discourse, I have seen cooler, craftier, fiercer, and more formidable Kitsune than the pathetic, ungrateful, horrid, hateful little bastard known as Shippou. I will always argue that Shippou gives Kitsune a horrible name because he is not crafty in the slightest. Yes, he can change into different creatures, but he does it haphazardly to the point where Kirara and Hachiemon were more reliable than this little prick will ever be. He is just a pathetic bigmouth who had the potential to grow, but his powers were inconsequential at best and useless at worst. Therefore, he deserves only my pity for not reaching his full potential as a resourceful warrior and a reliable member of the team he was in. Coming from somebody who knows a fair amount of Japanese mythology, Kitsune are known to be crafty, cunning, wise, and rely mostly on a quick mind than mighty muscle when it comes to overcoming their foes. Shippou is the unfortunate opposite of what Kitsune is supposed to be because he is an unfunny coward without an inch of craftiness in his mind, body, and soul. Instead of growing in wisdom and cunning for his young age, he would rather be a snide loser whose bark is much worse than his bite as well as be coddled by three other losers in Miroku, Sango, and Kagome. Shippou is only effective with weaker opponents and does not even have the will to challenge himself let alone build up his own strength and skill. It really says something that a flea demon like Myoga, a blacksmith like Totosai, a Kappa like Jaken, and a Tanuki like Hachiemon are far more useful, cunning, and hilarious than Shippou will ever be. I never expect him to be as awesome as Yoko Kurama or as overly powerful as the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, but his lack of power and cunning make Shippou truly lame and weak against his opponents. Speaking of not being as great as Yoko Kurama or the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon because he lacks strength, stamina, stealth, and smarts, Shippou’s weakness as a fighter and as one of my favorite Japanese mythical beings ever extends to his lack of growth. The little he does learn throughout the course of the series ends up being all for naught. He does not grow more compassionate or more powerful or more conscientious as a warrior and as an individual. He continues to be an unreliable ally who does not acquire new skills to challenge himself, thus not making him helpful in taking down stronger demons including, the worst of them all, Naraku. The excuse of him being a child and a comic relief all fall flat on deaf ears because he should have used his skills to grow as a fighter, but he did not. It says something that even Justin Stewart from Power Rangers Turbo was more reliable to his older teammates/surrogate older brothers and sisters because he had sufficient smarts and moves to help his comrades and friends out of sticky and compromising situations. What remain of Shippou is his weakness and my pity. When the likes of Jaken, Myoga, Totosai, and Hachiemon are more useful than a hellion like Shippou, you know that something is indubitably wrong with this picture of supposed power from a Kitsune. The excuses of him being a tagalong kid and a comic relief are absolute bollocks because there have been kid characters who were far more reliable let alone stronger and cleverer than this turd will ever be such as Power Rangers Turbo’s Justin Stewart the Blue Turbo Power Ranger. Justin has proven himself to be resourceful, reliable, courageous, and understanding despite some mixed fan reception of him being a kid ending up as a Power Ranger, although the likes of Kou and Riki from Dairanger and Ohranger are also young children who take on ranger duties and do them well. I never bought Shippou’s minuscule contributions to his group/surrogate family because he lacks resourcefulness and courage. If he did grow into a more resourceful Kitsune, instead of the mouthy little loser that he is, perhaps I would root for him more. However, as he is, he is a pathetic loser worthy of the title of a skinned pelt than a Kitsune. I hope you all enjoyed this, and I will see you in the next submission. Take care, stay safe, and never be useless like Shippou is, everybody. The Lousy, Badmouthing, and Horrid Jackass from Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise.