>>I know that's how it always starts, and then the crushing disappointment comes along later on
I know what you mean, but still my favorite arc is the Inheritance, even though it's the most poorly executed arc in terms of plot. It's the first time Amano focuses so strongly on the characters, showing us WHY every guardian follows Tsuna, how Tsuna finds a friend that he can call "best", and a very interesting story, after all; what disappointed me was that, despite the premises and the general plot were AWESOME, she received some 'advice' from the editor to tone down the angst. I could honestly perceive Amano kinda forced herself with the ridicolous Daemon-upgrades during the latter part of the arc, and I have the feeling she wanted to partially tell a different story. The plot holes kind of suggest she was forced to take another route, because Crime and Punishment were NEVER EXPLAINED. Crime was supposed to be "blood of war that shall not be forgotten", and I used to be sure Giotto collected it from Cozzato's dead body, but then we discovered that he survived, and so what about that fuckin' blood vial? There's no explaination. I think Amano had originally planned for Cozzato to fucking die by Daemon's hands, but then she had to change plans and she kind of lost interest in telling a story that wasn't the one she meant to tell. Just a feeling.
And now I'm pumped up to write fanfiction and I have to study instead, DAMMIT.
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I know what you mean, but still my favorite arc is the Inheritance, even though it's the most poorly executed arc in terms of plot. It's the first time Amano focuses so strongly on the characters, showing us WHY every guardian follows Tsuna, how Tsuna finds a friend that he can call "best", and a very interesting story, after all; what disappointed me was that, despite the premises and the general plot were AWESOME, she received some 'advice' from the editor to tone down the angst. I could honestly perceive Amano kinda forced herself with the ridicolous Daemon-upgrades during the latter part of the arc, and I have the feeling she wanted to partially tell a different story. The plot holes kind of suggest she was forced to take another route, because Crime and Punishment were NEVER EXPLAINED. Crime was supposed to be "blood of war that shall not be forgotten", and I used to be sure Giotto collected it from Cozzato's dead body, but then we discovered that he survived, and so what about that fuckin' blood vial? There's no explaination. I think Amano had originally planned for Cozzato to fucking die by Daemon's hands, but then she had to change plans and she kind of lost interest in telling a story that wasn't the one she meant to tell. Just a feeling.
And now I'm pumped up to write fanfiction and I have to study instead, DAMMIT.