Bakuman 167-170: I’m finding this whole arc somewhat far-fetched and cheesy, really. The way public opinion shifts based on what look like engineered publicity stunts is too far-fetched and it keeps swinging between presenting online fandom as a tiny, easily-manipulated niche to a great force of popular opinion. And it just isn’t very exciting. It’s going to be the core of Bakuman for a while, but I’m looking forward to it progressing to something else.

HunterXHunter 340: Nooooo! Not again! Togashi has gone on another break, just when it felt like he’d keep HunterXHunter rolling long-term again. So that’s probably the last we’ll see of it until mid-year…or possibly longer. Bah. Still, the new arc he’s cooking up looks quite interesting, and he’s just shown us a cast of colourful new characters. I just want more Kurapika and more Ryodan, though.

Naruto 578: Apart from Madara’s absurd tsundere moment (I-…it was five against one after all! Baka! Mouuu~!), one of the better chapters lately. The interaction between the Uchiha brothers didn’t make a whole lot of sense, but at least the result is interesting and may lead to an interesting chapter or two to come.