Voting Round 1 Vinland Saga vs. One-Punch Man

[Jammin]

Wat?

Congrats @WithYouInSpirit , Vinland Saga gets my vote thanks to your efforts and for a certain nominator's slip. I hope this turns out to be like Margi's vote in the semifinals of the Waifu Wars and you win against the mainstream manga here, I really do.

The One Punch-man does not need or want your vote Lambu, betrayer of Holo the Wise. It would only dirty the other votes.

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--- Double Post Merged, Oct 4, 2017, Original Post Date: Oct 4, 2017 ---

But, on the bright side the fleeting taint of your presence means I have to resanctify this thread with more amazing One Punch-man fanart.

 

[Demonspeed]

Poor @Lambu. Condemned forever .

 

[GrySun]

Eh tbh Holo would probably support him lying like that to gain an advantage. Other people have no excuse though.

 

[Demonspeed]

Eh tbh Holo would probably support him lying like that to gain an advantage. Other people have no excuse though.

 

[Lambu]

Eh tbh Holo would probably support him lying like that to gain an advantage. Other people have no excuse though.

Someone finally gets it!

Holo would forgive me for that all the way and with little hesitation as she would do exactly the same. The fact that @Jammin cannot understand that speaks a lot of how much he really knows about Holo the Wise Wolf.

 

[Jammin]

Eh tbh Holo would probably support him lying like that to gain an advantage. Other people have no excuse though.

Doesn't matter. Holo would quite possibly allow herself to be betrayed. Such is the saintliness of Holo the Wise. Much as a true hero would give his own life for the sake of others. But to actually take that life! To actually betray Holo and ultimately achieve nothing with that sacrifice... No, my friend. Our dear sweet Lambu has gone done the path to irredeemable evil.

His unrepentant claims that she would forgive him is just his tranparent black hearted attempt to exploit her kindness for his own benefit once more.

Someone finally gets it!

Holo would forgive me for that all the way and with little hesitation as she would do exactly the same. The fact that @Jammin cannot understand that speaks a lot of how much he really knows about Holo the Wise Wolf.

Why are you still here?! Take a hint!

 

[Arjuna]

I feel @Lambu is the main manipulator here..

Even while voting Vinland Saga(I voted it too) he left a huge ripples throughout the thread

 

[Aizen]

Yes yes this is the mandatory pick apart the oppositions arguments period of the round.

Not sure what you are getting at here, to be honest. I only tagged it because I felt you were misrepresenting somethings a bit, not as a personal attack. This is a free discussion to my knowledge, and I have pointed out several things that I think are good about both in my posts. Regardless, people know the manga's, and they are both great, so all that's left is to see the vote and continue on.

 

[The President]

Prepare for a boring explanation. But remember you asked for it.

Eh I'm not going to argue with this because my knowledge on the topic is limited. Fair enough.

I'm not offended. I just don't think the historical aspect is worth even a shred of praise. Other parts of it are. Like the artwork. Which I've said.

I'm pretty sure this all started with you downgrading the series because "Its not historically accurate despite being a true story" rather then someone using its historical setting as an argument for the series.

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The names aren't made up but just about everything else is.

In the grand scheme of things very little is. Some character deviations really isn't a big deal, in fact its needed. Because its not like we know anything about what they were like beyond a few key points and you can't base a story around that.

Thorfinn wasn't even known for being a warrior. He was an explorer.

I could only imagine how boring Vinland would be if it revolved around Thorfinn sailing boats and fishing for the entire manga.

It don't dispute Vinland Saga's entertainment value as an action/drama(except for the slave part on the farm which bored me nearly to tears). I do dispute it's historical value. Which is somewhere between nothing and less than nothing.

Except its historical value is FAR higher then you are making it out to be. Its not a history book, but it does portray the setting accurately and gives you a good idea of how things went down back then.

 

[Skylent]

I thought that Vinland Saga was very documented and that the author had made a lot of research. I am quite surprised to hear that you think to be that inaccurate.

 

[Jammin]

Except its historical value is FAR higher then you are making it out to be. Its not a history book, but it does portray the setting accurately and gives you a good idea of how things went down back then.

So this right here is my biggest problem with it. It doesn't portray the setting accurately. There are lots of things out there that do. It fundamentally doesn't understand who vikings of that time period were and what they culture or psychology was. It reads like a Viking novel written by a Japanese guy inspired by Berserk.

If you want history and setting go read The Long Ships or play Expeditions:Viking. Those aren't exactly history books either but they do get the tone right. Vinland barely even touches on things like mysticism or fatalisim. Which is a huge part of that culture. That was how they saw the world in much the way we see it through science today.

I thought that Vinland Saga was very documented and that the author had made a lot of research. I am quite surprised to hear that you think to be that inaccurate.

I'm equally surprised that people think that about it.

 

[The President]

So this right here is my biggest problem with it. It doesn't portray the setting accurately. There are lots of things out there that do. It fundamentally doesn't understand who vikings of that time period were and what they culture or psychology was. It reads like a Viking novel written by a Japanese guy inspired by Berserk.

If you want history and setting go read The Long Ships or play Expeditions:Viking. Those aren't exactly history books either but they do get the tone right. Vinland barely even touches on things like mysticism or fatalisim. Which is a huge part of that culture. That was how they saw the world in much the way we see it through science today.

It does portray the setting accurately, just because the author decides to focus on the 'warfare' aspect of the period and doesn't touch up on some other things you want him too doesn't mean he's not portraying things right. He has the warfare, characters and sequence of events right down to a T, honestly you are asking for way too much.

I'm equally surprised that people think that about it.

Well thats cause its true, he even went to Iceland for research on the subject.

 

[Spirit]

Poor @Lambu. Condemned forever .

Reminds you of someone else doesn't it?

 

[Demonspeed]

Reminds you of someone else doesn't it?

No .

 

[Jammin]

It does portray the setting accurately, just because the author decides to focus on the 'warfare' aspect of the period and doesn't touch up on some other things you want him too doesn't mean he's not portraying things right. He has the warfare, characters and sequence of events right down to a T, honestly you are asking for way too much.

He really doesn't but believe what you want.

Well thats cause its true, he even went to Iceland for research on the subject.

And he got really good a drawing viking stuff in the process. Not great at understanding it though apparently.

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More importantly it's time for another daily dose of glorious One Punch-man fanart.

 

[Silverblade]

Both are good. But when One-punch man is only entertainment, Vinland Saga is art.

 

[Demonspeed]

@syx moved me with his promotion. Voted for Vinland .

 

[Static]

@syx You da best bro