That’s right cuz, I’m usin’ 90’s slang like “rad,” just because I’m so fly. Or old. I must be old, since I was actually alive during the time period when 90’s slang was used (the 90’s). Anyway, I watch BTOOOM in two sittings a few weeks back. Guess what?
It was…..explosive?
Okay, all puns aside, BTOOOM really was the bomb. Shit wait.
Okay, NO MORE puns I PROMISE. BTOOOM was a dynamite show that you shou- SHIT.
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BTOOOM = IS LIKE A HOMING MISSILE
Wow that one didn’t even make sense.
BTOOOM!
Oh by the way, extremely minor spoilers of Catching Fire (2nd book of the Hunger Games series).
At first, I thought that BTOOOM was going to be similar to shit like hack//sign or Sword Art Online (which I only watched one episode of so I can’t really judge). In other words, I expected some sort of “Oh! We’re playing an online game!” type of thing. I’m not a fan of those types of shows.
However, it was closer to Hunger Games than it was to any online shit. In fact, it was almost exactly like Hunger Games. I guess I should now compare it to Hunger Games huh?
Comparisons to Hunger Games I Guess…
- A bunch of people in an isolated environment where they have to kill each other in order to survive.
- Some people make alliances at first.
- People are sort of watching/controlling the whole spectacle
I’m sure I could find more, but what really married all of these points together was the fact that they were on an island, just like in the second Hunger Games book, and that above all else is why it reminded me of Hunger Games.
The second book of the Hunger Games Trilogy, Catching Fire, is my favorite. Therefore, when I say that BTOOOM reminds me of it, what I’m basically saying is that BTOOOM was awesome, ya diggin’ at what I’m sayin? Werd.
What really made BTOOOM awesome (besides the backstabbing and murdering that comes with being stuck in a fight to the death situation), was the relationships that pre-exist between some of the characters, as well as the back stories that they share. I don’t want to give too much away, but actually yes I do, so SPOILER ALERT:
If you get married in a video game, that’s kind of weird. Nevertheless, our main character, Sakamoto, does just that. Sakamoto is already a badass in the game world of BTOOOM, so he could get any bitch he wants really, and he happens to marry this girl, Himiko. They never met in real life, so it’s clear that this marriage is about as real as the marriage between kluxorious and I. Well, maybe more so because they somehow had a ceremony.
That’s one thing that really irked me. How can you have a ceremony and all that? Like, when they showed Sakamoto in the game, he would sometimes get reactions from Himiko based on grabbing her hand or something, but it’s not like she could feel him grabbing her hand, so what the fuck is that all about?
It’s an anime, chill out.
True story bro, True story. (90’s slang!)
Anyway, what are the odds that the first time they see each other is on this island of fighting to the death? As it turns out, the odds are 100%. CRAZY. Then there’s Himiko’s rape story and all that other shit….. Can I just talk about my favorite character now?
Go for it.
Good.
The Krazy Killing Kid
Name: Kousuke Kira
Age: 14
Blood Type: AB
Works: None
Home: Tokyo
Bim Type: Implosion type
In real life, psychotic killers are not cool. They’re should be locked up forever hitting rocks with a big hammer for no reason. Death penalty is the easy way out.
However, in anime, psychotic killers are awesome and crazy, and you can’t help but love to watch them kill everything around them. Kills people. He laughs about it. Why? Because he had a shit father. Let that be a lesson to all potential dads out there.
BE A GOOD DAD OR YOUR SON WILL MURDER EVERYONE!
Unless you’re in an anime, then it’s fine because your son will be interesting to watch.
FINAL GRADE = 5
Grading Scale
Bill should have ran. That timed mine kicked his ass.