One Piece 851: hoorah, an old character to the rescue…and Brook getting to look cool. Wonder what Sanji will do now, though, knowing the truth.

Mob Psycho 100 vol 3 extra chapters: some fun little guest chapters for the tankobon – some funny moments with Shigeo and Dimple in the dream world, a cute story about Ritsu wanting to find how powers fit into his life, and a rather random little romantic-ish story about a girl named Emi. The middle one was probably strongest, and actually brought something new to the characters it followed.

The Promised Neverland 020-21: interesting chapters with an exchange of information with Sister Krone. I like how each side is using the other and teasing out information. This was a fine way of getting some slivers of new information, and hopefully we can move on to the real action soon. The extras from the tankobon were cute too. 

Yotsubato! 95: the tension between Yotsuba and Yanda remains about the best thing in the series. Yotsuba’s attitude to Tokyo is funny too – will be interesting to see how she gets on…whenever chapter 96 comes out!

Mob Psycho 100 97.10-97.12: that’s not how decimals work. Oh well. This makes the most sense for not losing main characters in this series. Now there’s an external threat, and our heroes are exhausted. Where will this go, and will it require genuine self-sacrifice? I’m going to predict that it won’t.

One Punch Man manga 70: aww, stopping just where it gets good! These two have prepared one another now, and we’ve got the wig gags out of the way, so I’m curious to see what will come next. But of course it ended before that!

One Piece 850: I wanna know what Brook’s up to! But it was good to check in with Chopper and Luffy. This development with Sanji unfortunately strikes me as a bit of a cop-out. Much more interesting, I’d say, to have kept things the way they were – but more difficult to sort out, too.

Boruto 008: so there’ll be an anime, huh? I hope they make it limited and high-quality…the world doesn’t need Naruto back on TV. This chapter was mostly nice, though – a good fight with powered-up baddies and some great expressions on the artwork side. The intervention that turned things back again was a bit lame, but made a certain amount of sense. 

One Piece 849: Chopper and Carrot have an easy escape, which was pretty cute. Nothing unsatisfying about it! Then Brook got to look pretty cool and we had an interesting cliffhanger. Good stuff!

One Piece 848: twists abound, and Brook’s plan is in motion. Still not much fun seeing Luffy in this state, but we’ll see what the other cast members have up their sleeves.

The Promised Neverland 18: nice cover image to commemorate the first tankobon release! Also quite satisfying scenes of emotion and betrayal here – with an interesting final cliffhanger. What’s next?

The Promised Neverland 17: a predictable turn at the end, but the ‘helper in the books’ is quite an interesting development. Time to get to the escape arc, though.

Haikyuu! 232: Shoes safely retrieved! And interesting to see some local place rendered here too.

One Punch Man 68.2: Tatsumaki appears and this annoying octopus thing is done with. So let’s get back to Saitama already!

Mob Psycho 100 97.7-8; Dimple has gone too far at last, and the next chapter will be very interesting. But the way we finally reached 100% was amazing. This series still has amazing laughs.

One Piece 847: a rare instance of Luffy not being able to stick to his plan, his story took a turn for the less interesting. More interested now in Chopper and Brook’s parts.

  

The Promised Neverland 016: Hrmm, the secondary characters are acting on their own and messing things up. I’m not sure this is a good development. It feels like more treading water. But it could be of vital importance. We’ll see. 

One Piece 846: the plot moved quite swiftly here and we saw what Brook is up to, which is nice. Not sure where Luffy’s plot will go now, but I’m at least interested, and it’s nice that Oda is readying all the pieces for the eventual end of the series, though it’s still likely a few years off.

Boruto 007: last time things got much more interesting, and here we had a decent fight. Wouldn’t mind the kages showing themselves to be absurdly higher-level than everything we’ve seen so far, especially Gaara, but then the levelled up bad guy looked pretty cool in the cliffhanger.

Haikyuu! 231: lots of great character moments in this chapter, from Hinata, Bokuto, Nishinoya and Tsukki – all characters I’ve grown to really enjoy. And the final pinch is quite a funny one, too – yet potentially serious!

The Promised Neverland 014: I’m not sure if this was a rewrite after a negative reaction to the last chapter or if it was planned all along. The fact this chapter’s information was kept secret this long doesn’t really make sense. But it certainly puts the title and characters in a much better, much more interesting place than before, so effectively it undoes the previous misstep. 

The Promised Neverland 013: Kind of lost me with this little twist. I’m now much less sympathetic to a major character and it just doesn’t ring true that Mama’s had all this information but just acted the way she has. Eh. 

One Piece 843: oh Sanji, that’s not necessary. It doesn’t really ring true that Sanji can be blackmailed like this, but I suppose it makes sense in a story context. I’d rather it didn’t come to this, though.

Boruto 006: this chapter improved this spin-off quite a bit. Not only was it nice to see flashbacks of Naruto to remind us what this franchise once was (fun and cute), Boruto himself got to look extremely cute and full of regrets this week, with a truly badass team assembled at the end. Interesting to see where this will go now.

Haikyuu! 227: the team is coming together well! But I still don’t feel anything like the emotional involvement I do with the anime.

Mob Psycho 100 97.4:looks like we’re going to have a good old-fashioned Mob explosion. It’s been a while, and hopefully that will quickly put an end to this rather silly broccoli arc.  

The Promised Neverland 011: probably the most interesting part of this season just now is seeing the slow disillusionment of Emma. But this mole side-plot is more water-treading. Get to the escape!

One Punch Man manga 67: great chapter, actually adding depth to several S-rank heroes that we haven’t seen elsewhere, as well as moving back towards the original story with Garou’s reappearance. Saitama’s little tournament had some nice progression, Child Emperor looked absolutely adorable as always, plus Pig God, Drive Knight and Watch Dog – parallels drawn much more closely to Hachiko this time – were able to show their abilities much more clearly. 

The Promised Neverland 010: aw, they didn’t dive right into the next part, but at least there’s a 10-day limit in the story now. It’s time to move this title out of the orphanage. 

Mob Psycho 97.2-3: things start to reach a head as poor Mob is psychologically alone again. But it’s good to see things picking up and I’m interested in what will follow.  

One Piece 842: Luffy’s fight ends in amusing fashion, though I doubt we’ll see this debu version again, really. Funny, though, and Nami’s evil face always gets a chuckle.

The Promised Neverland 009: I’m not sure if it was the writer’s instinct or an intervention from an editor, but a much more interesting development just got teased for next issue. Good. It’s also intriguing to see the boys might be plotting darker tactics than optimistic Emma’s. 

Kuroshitsuji 120: a very striking side-chapter celebrating Halloween – and all the various other days celebrating the dead around the world. Well, perhaps Latin cultures could have had a bit of a mention, but ah well. Nice to see the mention of Guy Fawkes’ Day too. The art was extremely good and the sentiment was cute. Sometimes this title hits the spot…and Ceil gets to look adorable (albeit less so than Finny).

The Promised Neverland 008: This caricature gets worse every week. Still, in story terms things are interesting. I just hope they actually get to a plan of action very soon. 

Haikyuu! 223: Ohhh, Kageyama the tyrant king is back. Teamwork is important…including social skills!

One Punch Man manga 66: some big-hitters got taken out in this filler arc, huh? And poor ole Sneck. Wonder what will happen to one-kick man once he doesn’t fit in the story any more?

One Piece 840: poor lil mini-Sanji. Surprising he just didn’t have the strength of his siblings growing up. But now may be a little different. 

The Promised Neverland 007: Nefarious demons at the end! Pretty good art here. Progress remains slow but at least this time there was some. 

Mob Psycho 40-69: I gave in and read Mob Psycho 100 when I woke up during the night and couldn’t get back to sleep. The anime is such a close rendition of the manga anyway, so it made sense to read. Got a while before I’m caught up though!

Yotsubato! 93: Ohhhhhh, the ridiculous cuteness of this chapter! Yotsuba is just so happy to be a princess. So cute. And so funny when Daddy just doesn’t get it. 

One Piece 839: No big surprises this chapter. Sanji being put in his place with an obvious piece of blackmail. It’s quite a predicament but I’m sure everyone will forget to send the order when the time comes.

The Promised Neverland 006: The kids figure out new angles of attack while a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the mamas gives a little more insight into their backgrounds – including some rather dramatic face-grabbing. 

Genshiken Nidaime 113-114: a trip to Nikko, eh? The pairs are pretty interesting, and I have to say, artificial as it is, all this excitement over Madarame and the competing ‘harem members’ is by turns funny and cute. It’s very simple storytelling but it is definitely an amusing soap opera. 

Genshiken Nidaime 110-111: It’s been a long time since I read this title, because I couldn’t find it online, but it recently ended so it felt like time to return to it. And what a compelling couple of chapters to go back to. Madarame and Hato finally hammer things out together in a hotel room after a few drinks. Of course, nothing happened, but of course it also came incredibly close. This is a very different title from what it was when it started out and I really doubt these chapters will ever be animated, but they were very cute indeed. This honest side of Hato is so much better than when he was being manipulative, and he’s definitely much cuter as a boy. His faces in chapter 111 were downright adorable.

Boruto – 005: quite satisfying to see some displays of power, though some big players really ought to be doing more at this stage. And Boruto’s face when he hears Naruto talking about doping was adorable. 

The Promised Neverland 005: A new threat appears, drawn in a way that…veers a little close to racial stereotype, let’s say. An interesting development, but the kids need a solid plan very soon or this series will become boring.  

One Piece 838: Nami had a good moment, but the whole biscuit knight thing is kinda daft. Still expect that fight to be Zoro’s one.

Haikyuu! 220: Back to business as usual, and everyone marvelling at everyone else’s skills. Think I might stop again here to wait for the anime version. 

The Promised Neverland 004: The series took a positive turn with Ray involved, a colder and more calculating figure. Perhaps, then, this series will go towards a situation where the characters keep delving into the outside world. We’ll see. 

One Punch Man 65.2 – useful addition to the redrawn manga, showing how Tatsumaki bothers to show up if Fubuki is in danger, and illustrating the unbalanced relationship between them. But I really wanna get back to Saitama.

Haikyuu! 219 – I should really stop spoiling the anime now, especially as I don’t like how the manga switches between nicely-drawn for emphasis and really ugly for the rest. But it’s good to see the main duo finally reunited!

One Piece 837 – this is the way that shounen usually works – a power-up is the pinch-hit path to victory against the big boss of one arc, but then becomes commonplace after that. But this guy is a swordsman, so I expect Zoro to take him. 

The Promised Neverland 003: the title has now set itself up not as a horror title, but as a Death Note-style battle of wits. Probably a good route, but I'm not really attached to the characters or setting yet. 

One Piece 836: Some action! That’s nice to see. But there’s no real sense of anything much at risk at this stage, so…

Haikyuu! 218: go Tsukki! Go Hinata with your bird’s-eye vision! I’m waiting for the anime, but this was fun to read. 

Boruto 004: though he’s about to be conveniently interrupted, Boruto is in trouble. I have to say, his reaction to his father’s praise was cute. It seems bizarre Naruto grew up to a man who can’t express his emotions, but on some level it works well.

The Promised Neverland 002: from last week’s chapter I thought this one might be off to a real running start, but this second chapter put the brakes on, and I’m not sure I like that. The kids have to slowly figure out their way out of the trap they’re in, but the whole chapter just established that and that the mother has a tracking device. Not enough!

One Piece 835: another kind of boring set-up chapter, but it at least moved Luffy and co to a more interesting place and explained a bit more about what they’re up against.

One Punch Man 65: also not a particularly interesting chapter, focusing on a Fubuki fight. Some nice art, but nothing very funny or compelling.

The Promised Neverland 1: a bold new grimdark direction for Jump. Not sure how well the title will fare but I’ll keep reading. The strange thing was how obvious it was, what was being set up here.

Haikyuu! 217: I occasionally read random chapters of Haikyuu! to see if Hinata is being cute. I wasn’t disappointed. 

One Piece 834: I hoped for a bit more from this chapter, but at least we got an update on the current main villain and her rather odd desires. Not sure where the arc will go next, though. 

One Punch Man (Manga) 61.4: aww, no update on Saitama’s tournament. Still, not bad seeing Genos deal with a threat well and Fubuki in action.

One Piece 833: Sanji’s dad is a nasty piece of work, huh? It’s pretty cool that he gets not just the flashback story of his introduction, but a flashback story of the time before that too. And so many years later, too.

D.Gray-Man 223: still don’t like this story for Allen, though his ‘connection’ was kind of cute. Interesting development with the Noa though. With the new anime starting, I’m more enthusiastic about reading DGM again. 

One Piece 832: another not-especially-interesting chapter. I don’t care for this living forest bit. Quite interesting to see Sanji’s dad, though. 

One Punch Man 61.3: not exactly unpredictable, but still amusing to see. I just want more OPM much faster!

Attack on Titan 83: I don’t usually read the AoT manga, but I had to see this chapter after seeing lil’ Armin in the previews. He better be ok!!

Boruto 003: silly Boruto, cheating like that. It’s kind of fun to see another Chuunin exam after all this time, but I wanted to see more of Rock Lee’s kid. 

One Piece 831: the creepy cute forest isn’t a bad idea at all…but eh, the execution is a bit goofy. Still, quite fun to see the crew being so daft as usual.

HunterxHunter 360: Ugh! HiatusxHiatus again. Just when I was really starting to get engaged in this – and after a pleasingly weird chapter full of odd creepy nen creatures. Now it will probably be two years before the next chapter…

One Piece 830: Not a very exciting chapter, but things get closer and closer to real action.

HunterxHunter 359: A good chapter for the pace of the arc, already a murder mystery. No great character moments or particularly stunning scenes but I'm intrigued at least.

One Punch Man (manga) 61.2: a very satisfying chapter mirroring Genos’ fights – drawn superbly this time – with the next round of matches in the martial arts tournament. Even though this was a Genos chapter, though, it was undoubtedly Saitama who stole the show as usual – the way he undercuts any portentous or boastful speech with his incredible indifference is just superb. 

One Punch Man webcomic 107 – after finally getting past the first two pages, this was a very fulfilling overview chapter following the fallout of the recent events in the association HQ. My favourite parts were Saitama’s neighbours, Child Emperor and the exchange between Silver Fang and Atomic Samurai. And One’s art is genuinely getting better and better.

HunterxHunter 358 – back to Kurapika for another info dump. Sadly very little of interest happened, but at least it’s a segue into the arc proper. I just want to see a lot more familiar faces. That said, the cliffhanger ending was pretty intriguing.

One Piece 829 – well, Big Mama is certainly an interesting one. I’m curious to see how the crew will deal with her. A very odd character to be a Yonkou!

HunterxHunter 357: Well, as quickly and oddly as it began, it ended. And this is a disappointment of a different kind for me. Hisoka loses, revives and then decides to go on a killing spree that should really be Kurapika’s business. Koltopi was never going to amount to much, but it’s very disappointing to see Shalnark dealt with so briefly, with Kuroro still holding his nen abilities. I wanted him to at the very least get a decent extended fight. It seems like such a waste.

As for Hisoka’s ability, well, can’t say I thought it was a shock or anything outside the way the HxH universe works. 

HunterXHunter special: Hisoka origin story – now this is an interesting development! Ishida Sui of the hugely successful Tokyo Ghoul after a conversation with Togashi. He drew the chapter sketchily, but it’s 69 pages long so no joke! Impressive that he found the time with his other commitments. The story is a good one, of Hisoka an imitative prodigy taken in by a circus with a secret. It shows his introduction to nen and development of his own powers. Nothing unpredictable or unusual but a lot of fun to see in another artist’s style. If one day it could be animated, that would be well worth seeing. 

One Piece 828 - not the most interesting chapter, but we saw a bit more of the Vinsmoke family, and the situation with Sanji's betrothal is at least a bit more nuanced than being foisted into a marriage he'd loathe.

HunterxHunter 356 - Hisoka is at a huge disadvantage now, which at least makes this fight more compelling, but it's also making it ever more certain he'll win. I just hope the spectacle gets ramped up a few notches - it would be a shame if this were purely a fight of flinging bodies around.

Boruto 002 - Oh, I didn’t realise in chapter 1 that this is only supervised by Kishimoto, but drawn and written by others. It’s a good imitation so I’ll read on. There was nothing much with emotional weight here, but Boruto himself is still on the cute side and I’m interested in seeing him continue to interact with Sasuke.

Yotsubato! 92 – I didn’t miss 91, it’s just that the chapter numbers have been rejigged a little, which apparently happened before as well, though I didn’t notice. In fact, this one is listed as chapter 90, so that’s all a bit confusing. But it was a great chapter, one of my favourites lately. Yotsuba went to try yoga and was unexpectedly quite a genius. But it was her deeply honest, badly-timed comments that really got me smiling. Lots of fun!

Yotsubato! 90: cute chapter. Bless Yotsuba having to let Jumbo down gently. I wonder when the next chapter will appear. 

One Piece 827: well, our first real idea of Big Mama’s tastes are suitably creepy. The rest of the chapter was Luffy getting some Les Miserables style forgiveness, but I’m glad a clearer narrative is starting to form now.

HunterxHunter 355: This fighting from the shadows is getting a bit tedious, but at least Chrollo has made a significant move now. I’m looking forward to finding out what Hisoka does next. 

One Piece 826: The plot thickens with the appearance of Sanji's family, neither real enemies nor allies. Interesting characters, and it will be fun to see another number-based group. Less bothered by the name dropped as a cliffhanger, though.

HunterxHunter 354: Hisoka got to look pretty cool in this chapter, but I very much hope Kuroro gets to do a whole lot more flashy stuff yet. Hisoka isn’t going to lose but this could still end in a kind of draw so for the time being I’m still engaged, but the hit and run tactic isn’t all that interesting.

One Punch Man 60.2: this new arc for the manga version just got more interesting, with a kind of One Kick Man making a big impression. I wonder how they’ll tie things back into the webcomic’s timeline after this.

HunterxHunter 353: ah, Kuroro’s strategy becomes more intriguing, and Hisoka is very much enjoying himself. It was great to see that smirk on his face when he was backed into a corner. Good cliffhanger, too. It was odd to be thrown into this fight with no build-up but it’s definitely enjoyable. I hope Shalnark and Koltopi get their abilities back though!

One Piece 825: another more comedic transition chapter, though the jokes weren’t all that good this time. Still entertaining to read, but now there’s a break. I want the pace to pick up!

HunterxHunter 352: a characteristic Togashi fight continues to unfold with a long explanation. I feel like this has been meticulously planned and I’m very curious what will happen. I can’t predict what Kuroro has planned with this set of abilities, so I’m very interested in where this will go and happy to see HxH back.

One Punch Man special chapter – sentai: an entertaining diversion where once again Saitama is grossly underestimated and sorts everything out in his usual direct manner. He won’t be working in a team in future, then!

Boruto 001 – well, it’s the start of a new saga, and I have to say it didn’t really feel like Naruto ever went away. So now here we are with Naruto 2, Bolt. There were some fun elements to this chapter, like seeing Moegi, and Boruto’s interactions with Sasuke, but overall this feels tired and worn out and if it had been chapter 1 of a brand new series I wouldn’t pick it up. Oh well, the art is at least very nice.

Yotsbato! 88.1-2: Grandma went home, and inevitable the separation was extremely cute. There was a laugh-out-loud moment this time, with Yotsuba’s attempt to hide Grandma’s luggage. It was fun having such a good straight-man foil in this series for a bit, but I’m looking forward to more high-energy chapters now. 

Yotsubato! 87.2: It’s been a little while since I read more of the adventures of the Koiwai household, but they unfailingly lift my spirits. No big laughs in this chapter, but lots of cuteness with Yotsuba being manipulated into finding cleaning interesting and getting an adorable outfit. The world is better with Yotsubato! in it, that’s for sure. 

One Piece 824: not a bad chapter, mostly focused on comedy but with some glimpses of the threats to come with rampaging yonkou. The comedy was pretty funny, though, with Luffy characteristically slow recognising who his father is, and then his appalling attempts at cooking.

HunterxHunter 351: In an abrupt change of setting and with no build-up, we’re suddenly launched into one of the events the series has been building up to for almost its entire run – the showdown between Hisoka and Kuroro. This is going to be an odd clash and it’s difficult to imagine any pay-off that will satisfy everybody, but it will certainly be exciting to watch this unfold.

Naruto side-story: The Path Shone by the Full Moon’s Light: If the return of HunterxHunter wasn’t enough, here’s more nostalgia. But in fact, this back-story for Boruto’s Sasuke equivalent was very good, probably the best chapter of Naruto in...well, at least five years, probably ten. Orochimaru set up a wonderful deception where part of the rouse was making Mitsuki believe in a completely different lie. A nice multi-layered trick with lots of excellent artwork. A pleasant surprise.

D.Gray-man 222: Ahh, it feels nostalgic to not only read HunterxHunter but D.Gray-man as well. Good chapter, with the adorable child version of Allen getting all emotional and then determined. After a few disheartening chapters with Allen subsumed, it was good to see him back even in an internal fantasy sequence. The newly-introduced characters seem interesting, too, so for the first time since coming off hiatus, I feel engaged in D-Gray-man again. Good news!

HunterxHunter 350: Ahh, it’s good to have HunterxHunter back. I wish it had never stopped and I fear it grinding to a halt yet again. But I’m a fan and always will be. This was another talky set-up chapter, still transitioning into the new arc, but it was still good. It was great to see some familiar faces again, but probably the most impressive part was that even after all this time, Togashi can still pull off some good character comedy moments with Biscuit.

One Piece 823: Carrot is a fun character and it’s good to see her here. Some funny moments, and some really nice glimpses of characters past, but I’m looking forward to some more real action.

One Piece 822 was another good chapter, even if a simple transition one. Teams are established and Luffy had another classic reckless moment, dragging the others along with him. The story might get a little fragmented from here,  but we’ll see. I’m interested in all the different strands. 

One Piece 821: well, it was pretty cool seeing a living country lashing out, but overall this chapter felt a little thin. 

One Piece 819 – cute chapter, with great character moments for Luffy and tsundere Zoro. It still feels like a bit too much is happening at once but things are getting focused now and it looks like we’ll have a few chapters of fun combat to pick the pace back up again now. 

One Piece 816 – a more interesting chapter this week, just ahead of a hiatus. We got a fun, much-foreshadowed cat vs dog moment, but more interesting was the twist with the samurai. Looking forward to the next chapter in 2 weeks. 

D.Gray-Man 221: I have to say, I want Allen back. This is his title, after all, and the Allen act just made me want the pay-off of him being okay. Still, the art and action in this chapter were impressive, and I enjoyed the half-Earl.

One Piece 814: so, we hear a little about the Vinsmokes. Otherwise, this chapter moved slowly, with Zoro giving a useful but lengthy summary of the Kaidou situation. At least we’re in the present, though.

One Piece 813 – this was pretty predictable given the set-up, but still interesting to see unfold. I’m looking forward to the places this is going to go, but just now the various strands are confused. That’s no bad thing if they later all come together well. I also like how Capone Bege’s powers work. 

One Piece 812 – what’s happened to Sanji has been a mystery for a few chapters, but this was an unexpected and amusing twist. I wonder where things will go from here.