My Record Of Ragnarok Hot Takes:

My Record of Ragnarok hot takes:

Lu Bu and Thor would definitely be friends if they met under different circumstances.

Poseidon looks like a generic AI-generated pretty boy.

Jack the Ripper not being the actual Jack the Ripper is kind of a stupid plot twist.

Zero didn't deserve to die, the author should have found a way to save him.

Qin's backstory was too long. Other than that, I don't have any strong opinions on Qin.

Beelzebub is an irredeemable shithead and trying to make him look good is a pointless waste.

Tesla losing to Beelzebub was complete ass. There was no good plot reason for Tesla to lose.

Round 9 was way too short.

Susanoo being set up to die for plot reasons and having most of his screentime be focused on fanboying over Okita is also a complete waste, he has a lot more potential and he got nerfed to make Okita look cooler.

Most of the valkyries don't get enough screentime and don't have enough personality.

Susanoo's older siblings and his father looking younger than him is an incredibly stupid artistic/design choice.

Round 6 was the last good fight, the other fights since then have had some decent moments but overall the quality of the fights has gone downhill since then.

Susanoo should have been an audience member during Round 3 or he should have at least been shown watching part of the fight at some point.

Anubis' design is fine.

I don't have any strong opinions about Hades.

Most of the designs in the Gods Apocalypse spinoff are trash. Sun Wukong in particular has the worst design of them all.

There needs to be more worldbuilding in Record of Ragnarok in general.

Susanoo should have had some sort of storm/lightning related powers.

Kojiro and Susanoo have some of the most entertaining backstories of any characters in this manga, though I wish Susanoo got more characterization outside of his admiration for Okita.

Given Susanoo's backstory, I get why the author had him fight Okita but it would have been interesting to see Susanoo fight Kintoki instead.

Not showing Rasputin's design yet or even mentioning him at all in-universe feels weird as fuck and I can't even be bothered to care about him because still not seeing him at all this late in the game (as of fall 2024,) makes it seem like the author just straight up forgot about him.

Buddha forgiving Beelzebub for implanting Hajun inside Zero when Buddha hated Hajun for killing/eating Zero was a stupid writing choice.

I love fanfic authors. I read a fic once and the author said they had a friend who is a real nuclear physicist teach them all about this radioactive compound and how it reacts with different materials so that their fic could be accurate. It was smut.

Kars

some notes based on my travels

You don't need anyone's approval for the stories you write and the art you create. But it's also absolutely valid to want some approval from your audience. Kudos and likes don't determine your creation's worth. But it just feels amazing to receive them.

Lol, I try my best.

Me when I see a picture of ✨The Character™✨: