Wednesday, 31 January 2018

One Piece 892: Finally this chase sequence is coming to an end. I’m interested what will happen next. Seems like forever since we’ve seen Zoro and co.
HunterxHunter 371: woo, it’s finally back! For how long this time? And yet again, the series perks up in a major way when the Ryodan are involved. Hopefully the boring exposition about these princes has ended and we can get to the chaos. Looks like it all boils down to the Emperor using his kids to prolong his own life anyway – unless that’s going to be subverted. Interesting that there’s an apparent dig at Shueisha in the naming of the gangster families too…
Haikyuu! 287: Hinata is just the best. His blind faith spikes, his ridiculous saves, his eternal frenemy-ship with Kageyama…such a fun manga to read.
The Promised Neverland 72: bit predictable, what was revealed here, and it wasn’t really much of a chapter otherwise. The idea that they need to go back and secure the house they escaped from is a bit overly convenient. But I am curious as to what follows this mini cliffhanger.

Grashros 07: this is a strange manga I decided to pick up. What amazing art on such an ugly subject. And the ostensible hero definitely didn’t fill the expected role. Well, the kid is much more interesting anyway – but what will become of him?

Saturday, 27 January 2018

D.Gray-Man 227: A long and confusing confrontation abruptly ended, and now we’re on to something else. This series is a bit of a mess, with all these alternate personalities / former incarnations trapped inside our familiar cast, so hopefully this change will provide a more coherent direction…and not add to the mess. Poor ole Timcampy. 

Monday, 22 January 2018

The Promised Neverland 71: The plot thickens! From a rather predictable beginning, this series has started really throwing curveballs, which I like. I wonder who is on the phone for Emma…
One Punch Man (manga) 86: Gah, what an unsatisfying set-up chapter. It’s all very well having this monster organisation built up, but I’d like to see some action with the main cast too, who are actually entertaining.
Dr. Stone 43: So begins the flashback explaining the premise of this manga – possibly. It may not actually explain why the things witnessed here occurred. I wonder how long we’ll be flashing back. The first arc and the characters it spent time developing seem a very long way off now.