I'd say this is the only solid feat, though a subsonic low-end is possible and the feat by itself can't couter all the anti-feats.
Cool, feat valid.
The context is wrong though. They notice Geto before he started speaking.
Nope. Context is correct, Geto in is in front of them, then appears directly in front of them. Which Panda, Maki and Inumaki only notice after he speaks. It literally shows them registering his presence after he blitzes them in the next panel, which them even having white spark next them showing them registration them. Feat is valid. They never notice him move directly in front, only after he spoke.
Questionable as it is 'counting the frames' of a still-image with special effects (like shaking and zooming out). It is better off to assume that the tree appeared in the blink of an eye, which still allows subsonic speed.
This is how many feats are done. If this a problem, then its a whole VSBW problem that needs to be checked but as of now, counting the frames is a valid form of calcing feats. Even so if a timeframe was assumed it would superhuman as they are superhuman, which would give greater results. Either way, calcing method is valid and the feat is too.
Uses a high end perception for the audience (maximum recorded human perception in a study, which acknowledges that the results are influenced by the participants practicing), when it is possible for human perception to be much lower when they are not concentrating/skilled.
The feat was said in the comments to be accepted and asked about, so the speed used would be valid.
Extremely questionable even with the 'benefit of doubt'.
Maki reacts to the stone hands and dodges -> stone hand user reacts to Maki's reaction and makes the stone hand follow Maki while she is mid-air and unable to dodge -> Calculate the final length of the stone hand and assume that it finished fully expanding before someone can react.
Maki being able to react to it when it came out. The whole stone hands made a single movement/action. Its speeds to would be the same from coming to catching her. The final length is what it travelled in the single action, and Maki was able to react and dodge it in the beginning. Only when she was in mid air with no platform to jump of she couldn't do anything but let it catch her. Basically, the final length is the entire distance that hands travelled in a single action, Maki is able to react and dodge it by jumping, but can't after since she can't move while in mid air with a platform.
There is nothing wrong him also reacting to maki.
It was generally agreed that MakiMai was most likely using a rubber bullet just like she did moments before, as she'll get in trouble if she uses real bullets against someone other than Yuji.
Already explained why the feat is extremely questionable.
You're idea of it being an imagination would make no sense. Nowhere is it implied that it is her own imagination, not only that Gege himself would of already confirmed this if it was the case, the author who openly shuts down theories and spoils aspects of his story. he would said something if it as.
You also argue imagination because when she catches the its looks further away than it was initially, while this is just an obvious case of bad perspective and angle, as well as just mistake on the animators part, but this is only present in the anime, in the manga she literally swipes it out of her face, so if we do grant it as an imagination it would only be for the anime and not the primary source the manga.
The statement that got cited is Maki being in trouble because Naoya surpassed subsonic speed. Arguing whether subsonic speed was surpassed in that panel or a couple of panels before is not relevant to the point. Furthermore the ability itself gives us plenty of subsonic anti-feats we can easily calc.
Saying that one of the fastest characters in the entire verse managed to surpass subsonic speed with effort and amps is not an invitation to upgrade the entire verse.
The statement reads "Who had already surpassed subsonic speed" as he decides to go all out. Its past tense he had surpassed subsonic speed well earlier in their fight not then. And he was going to go all out All out speed Naoya >>> previous Naoya >>> subsonic speeds. If Naoya had surpassed subsonic sped sin the moment it would say "Surpassing subsonic speed" or "Having surpassed subsonic speeds".
It also says that the Naoya that had surpassed subsonic speeds would be trouble for her as, this doesn't limit everyone to subsonic. For example I could be hypersonic, and then some comes and is speeding around who is said to surpass subsonic. Does make me subsonic? No it s just means that speeding around me is faster than me is hypersonic or higher, which would also be above subsonic.
