User blog comment:Wrath022/Chapter 517: Wendy Belserion, Review/@comment-24489996-20170115045702/@comment-24489996-20170116234947

"Ban's power level was many times weaker than that of Merascylla, that is bs. In a manga that is dominated by power levels, it makes for boring fights when you know who is going to win, if they don't then it's bs."

Ironically enough, you basically summed up every FT fight there is. So your argument is invalid, because as we stated many times before in different blogs, all the fights are boring because we already know who's gonna win, this latest arc the most evident example.

"Oh pls, the Ten Commandments are so over rated with being unbeatable and look how pathetically they went out, one ran away like a pussy, the other had her next snapped and hearts ripped out by weaker enemy, two of them betrayed the group, Escanor went out like a bitch, Graylord defeated but superhax bull, Meliodas then just killed the other three. In layman's terms, they did not accomplish anything, they just made Meliodas stronger, and ate a few human souls, no real victory there."

Uh, excuse you? CNBA, you must have some bad taste in manga my friend if you're hailing the Ten Commandments as crap and the Spriggans as Gods. As far as anyone's concerned, it should be the other way around.


 * 1. It's perfectly natural to run away from someone who's obviously many times more powerful than you. It's like a mouse fighting an elephant. The difference is too great and retreat is the only option. Too bad that became Galan's undoing since he swore he wouldn't run away from the fight, not knowing Escanor's true powers.


 * 2. Ban's latest technique lets himself become hidden in every sense of the word. His latest technique is one would call "the embodiment assassination". Merascylla was killed because of Ban's foreknowledge of demon physiology via. Estarossa spilling information pertaining to their race moments before Meliodas' death, and his naturally monstrous physical capabilities. She couldn't avoid what would happen to her; if she could sense him, she would've countered when he went for the killing blow. Remember, Monspeet is considered to be one of the best sensors in the group, and even he couldn't sense Ban until he killed Merascylla.


 * 3. Gloxinia and Dolor had their reasons for betraying the group, as explained in these few chapters, both past and coming up.


 * 4. How did Escanor went out like a bitch? You mean like a boss, seeing how he owned both Estarossa and Zeldris at the same time, and those two are the most powerful of the commandments; he may have stalled them for some time, given their regenerative capabilities. It was a complete victory for Escanor.


 * 5. In Arthurian legend, author was an immensely powerful Wizard who was skilled in many fields; it's typical that NnT's Merlin is the same. And ooooohhhhh~ her ability is hax. So what? It's just simple chronomancy at work. Plus, considering her origins - which instilled fear in two of the commandments, and her power displayed many times in the series, it's only natural Graylord will be defeated.


 * 6. Meliodas is Meliodas. He was, is, and always will be a powerful individual. I mean, he's over 3000+ and he's the first son of the Demon King, the most powerful entity in the series to-date. Not to mention he's fought longer than any other character, making sense of his current levels. Him defeating three other commandments isn't strange, especially considering he's lived a hell of a lot longer than them, thus has more combat experience.

In essence, unlike FT, which is based upon "friendship is magic" = "asspulls, retcons, and Deus Ex Machinas", showing off empty characters, and proving that the good guys always win (which is rather unheard of, even by Shonen context), NnT is more realistic and enriching because there's more development and a lot of characters get to have their chance in the spotlight, even if they're reduced to fodder material every now-and-again. Did I forget to mention that NnT actually kills off important characters on-screen?