One Piece 684: mostly exposition, setting up all the action coming to a head in one room, and showing our bad guy really is bad, nonetheless the cliffhanger was one of the odder ones in One Piece. Just what is that little Chinese dragon?

Naruto 605: despite ‘bloody mist’ making me read a minor character’s dialogue in an amusing cockney accent, this chapter was interesting, taking a decidedly seinen turn with its extreme gore. There’s a modicum of braveness in Naruto yet – even if honestly it’s still pretty juvenile and it doesn’t go anywhere HunterXHunter didn’t seven years ago.