Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-85.130.101.225-20130816112245/@comment-24993958-20140622225333

Now that’s a bit mean. Regardless who did it first, who did it more or who did it best, RWBY has shown so far to have a tight control on its humor, and has made sure to keep any humorous event during the action sequence short and without breaking the flow of the action…I don’t think comparing it to any commercial anime is doing this show justice.

 Anywho cartoon comedy and anime comedy are more similar than you think. The difference, in my opinion of course, is that most western action shows use fast comedy…let me explain.

 All animated shows employ their jokes visually and audibly, either using the art in order to send the joke or using wordplay that suits the current situation, which can be seen both in the west (Looney Tunes is probably the best example) and in the east (every shonen and shojo ever)…however when it comes to the more serious Western animated shows (like say Young Justice and RWBY) the humor tends to match the pacing the show provides, so Romans boot to the head moment lasted maybe 2 seconds, while Pennys question lasted about half a minute, something that doesn’t tend to happen in eastern animated shows for a reason so simple it’s downright stupid…they save the money for the action sequences by prolonging the gags…but I think I got this thread sidetracked enough so I won’t open that can of worms for discussion, I have a message wall for that.

 Instead, I’d like to suggest the possibility that Jaunes sword could potentially be turned into a spear or lance by unscrewing the hilt of the sword causing it to gain a pole…hey it employs the same hammer space tech the shield uses to become compact so why not? Then he could find a Grimm horse and ride it to battle like the mother hugging knight we all want him to be.