Since the 5th anniversary is coming up, that means most likely the next leader poll is coming. As always, we'll be choosing new gacha leaders from the last 4 expansions, and since the mini expansion just came out we now have the full pool of candidates for this year's poll. Anyone got any hopes, any particular leaders they want to see? To help, I've listed every single (viable) option that could appear on the poll, and included Japanese VAs since that's often a deciding factor.
I've only bothered listing cards that have a fraction of a chance of getting into the poll. Which means, no bronze or silver, no spells or amulets, no repeats of existing leaders (including Rivayle and Vellsar story leaders who will be released in some other way) and no retrains of existing leaders (Albert, Filene, etc). I'm genuinely unsure if any of the GBF characters that aren't already leaders could possibly be entered to the poll, but I thought I'd include them anyway.
Cards are listed in order of expansion, then rarity, then cost, then just in the order listed on the Portal. VA wiki articles linked in JP only when no EN article is available. Please blame google translate for any errors in their names!
#Forest
| Card | Rarity | VA (JP) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipper Skipper | Gold | Rie Kugimiya |
| Lionel, Woodland Shadow | Gold | Kenichi Suzumura |
| XII. Wolfraud, Hanged Man | Legendary | Sลichirล Hoshi |
| Aerin, Forever Brilliant | Legendary | Rie Takahashi |
| Terrorformer | Legendary | N/A |
| Sukuna, Mighty Malleteer | Gold | Chika Anzai |
| Giant Pastures | Gold | N/A |
| Shamu & Shama, Posh Felines | Legendary | Asami Shimoda* |
| Loxis, Homestead Pioneer | Legendary | Amatsuki |
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You know how there are former (or current) Harry Potter fans who are struggling with how to deal with JK Rowling being a terrible person? Circa-2000s anime fans may feel the same way about Rurouni Kenshin and its creator.
Also featuring the titles Toriko and Act-Age.
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Quick Definitions
Mangaka - The lead creator of a manga, and usually serves as both the script writer and the lead artist. Traditionally, a mangaka might work with a lot of assistants in the same office, who help them with tasks such as cleaning up artwork, inking, shading, etc. There have been instances when former assistants have gone on to create popular manga themselves.
Shounen - One of the many genres of manga, targeting an audience of young boys to teens. Other mainstream manga genres would follow the same suit of being named after their target audience, like shoujo (young girls to teens), josei (adult women), and seinen (adult men).
Weekly Shounen Jump - A popular manga magazine that publishes weekly chapters of several shounen titles. This has been the launchpad for several popular series turned anime, including Dragonball, Rurouni Kenshin, BLEACH, Naruto, One Piece, Hunter x Hunter and My Hero Academia. If it's a widely popular anime that has a lot of superpowered teenage boys screaming at each other as they fight in a tournament, it was probably adapted from a WSJ title. (u/Torque-A has a write-up that goes more in-depth about Shounen Jump here.)
Shueisha - A massive Japanese company that's popular for publishing several manga magazines, including Jump. It co-owns Viz Media, a large American manga publisher and anime distributor, with fellow magazine publishing giant Shogakukan. This acquisition has allowed them to release manga chapters almost simultaneously for Japanese and English-reading audiences.
^((note: Japanese names in this write-up are written in a first name, last name format))
Rurouni Kenshin and its Impact
Rurouni Kenshin is a historical manga written by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It stars Ken
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For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies ๐
It really does, I swear!
Theyโre on standbi
Like last year, I made the list again of all the Japanese VAs behind the leader choices and the roles they are known for. Some VAs are incredibly impressive and may help explain why they are leading or have lots of votes.
| Forest Leader Candidates | Japanese VA | Popular Roles |
|---|---|---|
| May, Eager Elf | Mai Kadowaki | Illyasviel von Einzbern (Fate Series), Sanya V. Litvyak (Strike Witches) |
| Omnis, Prime Okami | No VA | |
| Irene, Harvest Defender | Sayaka Harada | Ai-chan (Getsuyoubi no Tawawa), Chiya (Urara Meirochou) |
| Amataz, Fairy Blader | Mugihito | Keel Lorentz (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Kaseki (Dr. Stone) |
| Ladica, the Stoneclaw | Atsumi Tanezaki | Chise (Mahoutsukai no Yome), Rio Futaba (Aobuta), Kyouko Igarashi (The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Gekijou 3rd Season) |
| Lymaga, Forest Champion | Aya Hisakawa | Keroberos (Cardcaptor Sakura), Yuki (2001 Fruits Basket), Ami (Sailor Moon), Skuld (Aa! Megami-sama!), Maya (Tenjou Tenge) |
| Sword Leader Candidates | Japanese VA | Popular Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Mistolina, Forest Princess | Yui Horie | Hanekawa (Monogatari Series), Minori (Toradora!), Honda Tohru (2001 Fruits Basket), Ayu (Kanon), Eri (School Rumble) |
| Bayleon, Sovereign Light | Ryลtarล Okiayu | Toriko (Toriko), Hisashi (Slam Dunk), Tezuka (Prince of Tennis), Byakuya (Bleach Series) |
| Tsubaki of the Demon Blade | Shizuka Ito | Tamaki (To Heart 2), Akeno (High School DxD), Luviagelita (Fate Series), Hinagiku (Hayate no Gotoku!), Rindou (Shokugeki no Souma Series) |
| Kagemitsu, Matchless Blade | Kazuya Nakai | Zoro (One Piece), Akitaru (Enen no Shouboutai), Toushirou (Gintama), Masamune Date (Sengoku Basara), Shizuka (xxxHOLiC) |
| Luxblade Arriet | Ryลko Tanaka | Yumiko (Grisaia no Kajitsu), Yuiko (Little Busters!) |
| Amelia, the Silverflash | Miyuki Sawashiro | Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter), Kanbaru (Monogatari Series), Shino (SAO Series), Ginko (Mushishi), Fujiko Mine (Lupin IIIrd), Bishamon (Noragami) |
| Rune Leader Candidates | Japanese VA | Popular Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Levi, Accomplished Mage | Kazuhiko Inoue | Kakashi (Naruto), Madara (Natsume Yuujinchou), Dayun (Arslan Senki), Touichirou (Mob Psycho 100 II) |
| Riley, Hydroshaman | Sora Amamiya | Aqua (Konosuba), Yachiyo (Madoka Magica Gaiden), Ayame (RikeKoi), Akemi (Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?), Touka (Tokyo Ghoul), Isla (Plastic Memories) |
| Apex Elemental | No VA | |
| Medea, Ritual Sorceress | Yuiko Tatsumi | Mio (Little Busters!), Shizuku (Mahouka) |
| Kuon, Founder of Onmyodo | Ryล Hirohashi | Aoi Yamada ( |
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
Buenosdillas
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
When I got home, they were still there.
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
Itโs pronounced โNoel.โ
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
Why
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Bob
So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."
Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! ๐ Thank you for the awards.
Just to clarify, 12345678
Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...
Notices there's only 2;
Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."
I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.
I was just sitting there doing nothing.
โBOOMโ?!
"That's what they're fighting about."
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