Saturday, 26 April 2014

One Piece 745: for the first time, really, since the time skip, we get the sense that the opponents the Straw Hats now face are absurdly powerful. The arc has nicely condensed now - so the pace ought to pick up hugely. 

Naruto 674: Well, I'm glad that the bad guy is finally seeming formidable and actually able to exploit weak allies. The battles are still a bit flat in Naruto these days, but this was a decent combat chapter for the first time in a long while.

Thursday, 17 April 2014

One Piece 744: I may not have liked how Usopp's little coup went, but the fallout from it is utterly brilliant. He's become a messianic figure now! There was also the big reveal of who the second Lucy is - but it's been pretty obvious for a while, now. 

Naruto 672-673: eh, Gai got to look cool, with some Mortal Kombat x-ray effects included, but ultimately his little aside served no purpose, and now Naruto can use his Jesus-no-Jutsu to stop his suicide attack being a suicide attack anyway. Not excited for this final showdown. 

Thursday, 3 April 2014

One Piece 743: Still a bit disappointed it was all accidental, but the fallout of Usopp's action is definitely rewarding. I doubt this is the end of DoFlamingo, though. 

Naruto 671: So the series that started out being about how hard work trumps natural talent ends up falling back on not only power-ups you're born with, but an ages-old destiny. Lame.