Fairy Tail 219 Review

I'm actually kinda disappointed in Natsu just when we thought he'd be more wiser regarding his enemies, he still just goes straight on going to try get himself killed. On the other hand.... Dragon God??!! good lord, Mashima really knows how to make his readers on the edge of their seats. But overall, chapter was meh.


This chapter was really good and i love how the tide is turning ahhhhh. 'fire god dragon' sound interesting i think it will show who really is the god of fire hahahahah. Nooo poor makarov i dont want him to die but at this point it seems really likely.

I like how mashima incorporated natsus lesson on fear, it put some surprising character development into natsu that even zancrow is surprised about.
am i the only one who finds natsu being pawned somewhat satisfying even though i want him to win?

Vinland Saga 71 Review

First page. It says "Slave Arc (Part 1) is reaching it's climax in this chapter!"
That means the first part of the slave arc is nearly finished.

An awesome chapter that was, I didn't expect Thorfinn to change this much in only one chapter but it won't be easy from here on. (Askeladd appearing made my day, what a great speech  ) I'm curious to see how they will do from now on, an escape seems possible but not likely, as the slave arc will continue. 
Now Thorfinn finally understand what his father said to him back then, still I wonder if we won't see any more violence. Yukimura is a great mangaka but there has to be a clashing point at some point, maybe he will use Canute.

Gantz 332 Review

More people join the Tokyo Team, while Kurono #1 and hostage Fra journey towards the city ship's exit.

Kaze: Man, do I look that old?

Summary:
At the Gantz apartment, an older man is transmitted into the room, and Gantz reports that there are only two more people coming. Another person is transmitted into the room and Kato recognizes him as the nerdy kid from the Osaka team.

Meanwhile inside the city ship, Kurono #1 has forced Fra to don the mechanized armor of one of the dead soldiers, and all the human escapees are carried in bags around Fra's waist. Another soldier appears and asks Fra what's in the bags, and Fra gets away by saying that the bags are rations for other soldiers. Fra then continues walking towards the exit.

In the alien apartment, the alien girl put Tae back in the tank but she doesn't notice that Shun is sick. Shun is on the ground shaking and saying that he feel cold, and Tae tries to use her own body to warm Shun.

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I had a feeling that the nerdy kid from the Osaka team would show up. If he managed to survive, there is no way he wouldn't come a see Kato. We'll have to see if the nerdy kid managed to revive the single mom that Kato liked (she was killed at the end of the Nura alien mission). Maybe she'll be the last Gantzer to answer the call.

There is not much progress inside the city ship. Kurono #1 is still trying to find the way out, while Shun is still sick and untreated. Tae is now trying to warm Shun with her body, but I don't know if that's the best idea since whatever Shun has may be contagious. Or worse, Shun could be trying to trick her for sex. I still don't see where Tae and Shun's little drama will lead, but the author seems to be bent on making something out the situation.

Sekirei 110 Review

So apparently there was a real Sekirei chapter this month, or I read the special late. Anyways, in this chapter Miya reveals what she really is.

The two main waifus get the first hug.

Summary:
In front of the Izumo Inn, Miya questions if Minato has the courage to stop disaster from happening, and Minato realizes that he is afraid of losing more companions (Sekireis) in the upcoming battles. At this moment, Musubi, Tsukiumi, Matsu and Kusano return from their successful mission. Minato is so happy that everyone made it back safely that he immediately hugs Musubi and Tsukiumi. The returning four learn that Uzume was taken out by one of Higa's Sekirei. Kusano wonders if Uzume is dead, and Minato holds Kusano in his arms and tearfully answers that Uzume won't die. At this moment, Miya decides to reveal that she is Sekirei no. 1, although technically she is neither Sekirei nor human. Miya then promises to reveal the bloody history of the Sekirei Plan.

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Looks like we are going to be treated to story time once again, and this time we'll get Miya's version of the whole thing. Since Miya was the first one to exist, she probably knows more than most of the other Sekireis, and Miya revealing the secrets also means that Matsu, Kazehana and Homura's gag orders will be lifted. As for the chapter itself, not much happens other than Miya revealing her true identity, and of course that identity is only secret to Minato and some of the younger Sekireis. This still leaves the mystery of who is the no. 00 pictured in some of the previous chapters. I'm guessing it's probably Miya but in a different state, but we'll see. 

Naruto 525 Review

More zombies lead to more upcoming battles.

For amusement, Kabuto could leave the 2nd Mizukage and Tsuchikage alone and let them go at each other.

Summary:
Realizing the 2nd Tsuchikage Mu has been detected by Gaara's forces, Kabuto makes the Tsuchikage summon the zombies of the 2nd Mizukage, the 4th Kazekage (Gaara's dad), and the 3rd Raikage (the current Raikage's dad). Meanwhile, Darui's forces near the coast are faced with thousands of Zetsu clones, resurrected Leaf ninjas, Kakuzu, and two powerful ninjas from the Cloud known as the Kin and Gin Brothers. At the Shinobi Army command center, A (the current Raikage) gets news of the attacking forces from the sensors and wants to join the fray, but Shikaku advises him against it. Shikaku then formulates a complex plan to respond to the zombies and Zetsu clones and talks A into agreeing with the plan, but Onoki (the current Tsuchikage) adds that he has to go stop Mu because Mu has the ability beyond a bloodline limit called a "bloodline expansion".

Back in the rocky area, the four Kage zombies are chatting, and Gaara's dad senses that Gaara is spying on them. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu makes his way to the buildings where the feudal lords are staying.

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Instead of getting a fight between Gaara and Mu, we get a chapter that introduces a whole lot of other zombies and sets up for a bunch of more battles. Gaara will probably be fighting his father instead and Onoki will handle Mu, but we don't know who is going to handle the other two Kages or the other zombies quite yet. The good guys have held up so far, but with Kage-class enemies popping up and Black Zetsu getting to the feudal lords, things probably won't go quite as smoothly as Shikaku and the current Kages had planned. Two things we do know for sure are 1) things will probably get much worse for the good guys before they get better and 2) it'll probably be a long time before we see Naruto in action. Hopefully the next round of battles will be more fun than what has been shown thus far.

Bleach 434 Review

Ichigo begins his training to regain his shinigami powers.

Just because it sounds ridiculous doesn't mean it won't be effective.

Summary:
At the Kurosaki home, Yuzu and Karin are worried about Ichigo's recent weird behavior and not being home at night. Ichigo returns home and the two sisters immediately rush to talk to their brother, but Ichigo just tells them to go to sleep and the sisters are happy with that.

Some time later, Ichigo joins Ginjou and gang at their apartment to begin training. Riruka shows up late with a dollhouse in her hands and she is immediately teased by fellow group member Yukio. Riruka quickly gets angry and has to restrained by Jackie, another member of Xcution. After calming down, Riruka explains to Ichigo that the dollhouse is Ichigo's first training ground and she has the power to insert Ichigo into the dollhouse. Using her Fullbring, Riruka gives Ichigo a heart-shaped "pass", and Ichigo is shrunk and sucked into the dollhouse. Ichigo gets up and finds himself facing a giant stuffed animal, and Riruka explains that the goal is to defeat the stuffed animal.

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And so the training chapters begin, and Ichigo's first task is defeat a giant stuffed animal. The stuffed animal does look a bit dangerous, but it's still hard to take the task seriously given that it is a giant stuffed animal. I suppose in the process of trying to reboot itself, Bleach is trying some new things, so we probably should give this a fair chance. I wonder how Ichigo is supposed to use Fullbring?

Training chapters are fine, but hopefully the series will remember its other ongoing threads such as who attacked Uryuu. We did see Yuzu and Karin this week, but it was mostly to show that the sisters are still in the series. I wanted to see if there's any development about Karin's dealings with Urahara, but it didn't happen.

One Piece 612 Review

King Neptune leads Luffy and friends back to his palace.

Soft and bouncy coral... does such a thing exist?

Summary:
A few hours earlier, three mermaids investigate the barrel that washed ashore with the Straw Hat and they release Caribou. Caribou then uses his Devil Fruit powers to capture the mermaids into his body with plans to sell them in the slave market. Back to the present, some have pinned the disappearance of the three mermaids to the Straw Hat crew. Prince Fukaboshi has gotten word of this and Madam Shirley's grim prediction and decides that he has to deal with Straw Hat crew.

Meanwhile, King Neptune leads Luffy and friends toward his palace. It turns out that the shark (named Megalo) that's with the King is the mermaid princess' pet, and the king want to thank the Straw Hats for saving Megalo from being bullied by the kraken. Luffy and friends also learn that Zoro is already drinking at the palace, while Nami reveals that Franky and Robin headed off on their own businesses. Nami then wonders why it's so bright at Fishman Island, and King Neptune explains that a colossal tree name "Sunlight Tree Eve" brings light and and air from the surface down to the depth.

The group finally arrive at King Neptune's impressive palace, but the king himself is immediately scolded by his ministers. While the king is talking to his minsters (about a message from Fukaboshi), Luffy follows the smell of delicious food and wanders to a giant door that appears to have weathered a lot of attack. Luffy walks into the dark room and sees food in the distance, but his progress is impeded by something soft and bouncy. Suddenly, the light comes on and Luffy's tossed to the floor, and Luffy discovers that he was walking on the breasts of Princess Shiraboshi who is a giant of a mermaid. Shiraboshi thinks Luffy is an assassin and starts crying and screaming, and Luffy is not sure what to do.

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One Piece is taking its time to build up this story arc. So Luffy and crew saved the shark from the kraken. For some reason I thought the shark was controlling the kraken since it appeared just as the kraken was defeated and then the kraken turned nice afterwards, but what's presented in the chapter makes more sense. Because of this, Luffy and friends are invited to the royal palace, but trouble is brewing on multiple fronts. Other than the New Fishman Pirates, Caribou is on the loose and causing trouble again. People are pinning Caribou's crimes on the Straw Hats and it sounds like King Neptune will be in on the news. Meanwhile, Luffy is getting in trouble with the giant mermaid princess who people are trying to kill for some reason. Given all the false accusation and grim predictions surrounding the Straw Hats, I won't be surprised if King Neptune tosses Luffy and friends in jail in the next few chapters. 
Another note from the chapter is that it sounds like all of the Straw Hats are okay despite the rough entry into Fishman Island. I'm surprised that none of them ended up in the bad side of town or in some other kind of trouble, but I suppose Luffy and friends are already caught in enough trouble.