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Hey everyone, I just recently finished binging the manga after watching the first season of the anime a few weeks ago and just wanted to share some of my thoughts on the most recent chapters, particularly with respect to Shiba and Ashito

First, I think that Ao Ashi did the impossible and topped Ace of Diamonds as my favorite sports anime ever. I came into the series without many expectations and was immediately drawn to Ashito since he reminded me a lot of Eijun

The unique setting of Ao Ashi, where the series was directly focused on the pro-level instead of the classic big high school tournament end of the year trope was an amazing decision and made this series stand out so much more

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I wanted to bring up this particular quote said by Bloodraven to Bran in A Dance With Dragons because its not entirely clear which brother that Brynden was referring to when he said this- King Daeron II or Daemon Blackfyre

In the ADWD, after Bran tries to talk to Ned in the past, Brynden says the following:

"But," said Bran, "he heard me."

"He heard a whisper on the wind, a rustling amongst the leaves. You cannot speak to him, try as you might. I know. I have my own ghosts, Bran. A brother that I loved, a brother that I hated, a woman I desired. Through the trees, I see them still, but no word of mine has ever reached them. The past remains the past. We can learn from it, but

What are some of your favorite parts that you don't see much discussion or reflection on? Could be a small passage that you just really liked because of the style of writing or emotional impact or under-analyzation. Doesn't have to be overly complicated/deep, just something that you don't see talked about a lot (maybe because there isn't much to say) but you enjoyed or thought intriguing

Do all y'all remember 2015-2016 when Curry played incredible?? Its a real shame that we're never going to see that again because Durant came to the Warriors. Its real sad but its good we have Luka in the league now to balance it all out!!

When Bran finally reached Bloodraven, he was told "You will never walk again but you will fly"

A lot of people have theorized that this statement means that eventually, Bran will skinchange a dragon and be the third head, next to Daenerys and Jon.

However, I don't think this is the case. Bran slipped into Hodor's mind in multiple instances and walked using his body. Despite this, he was told "you will never walk again". If slipping into the mind of a man to walk doesn't count as him ever walking again, I don't think slipping into the mind of a raven or a dragon will count as flying.

We recently found out that the Blue Demon thing isn't an inherent part of Baam that his mind manifested to explain his power, but is an administrator-like creature that, for some unknown reason, has attached itself to Baam and has been whispering in his ear, trying to influence him.

There have been many parallels made between Zahard and Baam, the most prevalent being the change they wanted to bring to the tower. The current Floor of Death arc has had multiple instances of creatures hiding away in the shadows, influencing/taking over their hosts.

Both Red Thryssa and the Ghost of the 13 Months influenced and manipulated their hosts. The Red Thryssa preyed on Hell Joe's despair and nurtured

We all know the prophecy about Azor Ahai and Lightbringer. I've got doubts on whether or not the prophecy is actually a prophecy or just an old legend, but thats not the point of this post.

My question is what power would Lightbringer have.

If it's a literal sword, what would it do? Would it be able to instant kill both wights and Others? If thats true, it wouldn't be too much of a help in battle because a single man isn't going to be able to cut his way through thousands of wights (or, realistically, even a dozen) and fight the Others.

If its not a literal sword and is a dragon or something, I also don't see how much help it would have. It'd definitely be a lot more effective than a sing

Before Robert's Rebellion erupted in full force, Aerys killed Rickard and Brandon Stark. He then ordered Jon Arryn to kill Ned and Robert. I get why he'd want Ned dead. In his madness, he saw that the crime House Stark committed against the Iron Throne made it so that they deserved to be exterminated. But why did he also want Robert dead?

In the most recent chapter, Garam claims that Arlene believed that The Messenger of God would deliver the Red Thorn to her son who would cut the throat of the greedy king.

At the end of the chapter, she said that, after defiling the 43rd Floor, an Irregular appeared to cleanse Jahad's actions- Enryu, the messenger of god.

We know Enryu then killed the Guardian, but what exactly is the Red Thorn?

Did Enryu create it with his heretical control of Shinsoo? He dyes shinsoo around him as red and the thorn is called the Red Thorn. Or was it an already created weapon that he simply used? If so, why did he abandon it on the 43rd Floor when he was supposed to deliver it to Baam?

I'm excited to l