HunterxHunter 320 had a lot of treats for fans – many, many old faces from the beginning of the manga, even including Hanzo and Biscuit. Kurapika at least got a mention, though poor Leorio is nowhere to be seen – and I’m betting there’ll be a big reveal with him soon. I have to wonder if this is partly to entice new fans in the wake of the anime starting, but either way I’m happy to see it. What I didn’t expect was for Gin to be such a funny, carefree character (despite it being in large part an act), or for Hisoka to be centre-stage for a while, which was fun. Plus now we finally get to the last Zoaldyck brother.
One Piece 642 wasn’t a particularly strong chapter, showing some of the revamped fighting skills of the straw hats but mostly reusing jokes and not taking the plot much further.
Naruto 559 brought with it a bit of a twist that invites a lot of speculation, but I can’t help but feel the solution it brings will be a let-down. We’ll see. Some interesting art this week, thanks largely to Sai’s rather stupid power, but I have to say the idea that Naruto swans in and the tide of the whole war turns is quite annoying.
Bakuman 150 (last week’s chapter, I think) benefited from last week’s arc climax, even if it was a weak end to a weak story, but was a strong chapter because of a background character with gravitas taking the time to talk with the various characters. It had a nice balance of character humour and drama, so worked well.
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