The Promised Neverland 109: ehhh, this didn’t resonate with me. I found it very cheesy and mawkish. It was obvious what was going on and the last page was really overwrought. But to my surprise the fandom seemed to enjoy it.

One Piece 922: that escalated fast! And it’s great to see the arc progress rapidly. I doubt anyone, good or bad, was seriously hurt in this chapter but it’s going to be interesting to see what the fallout is here. I assume Law will get Luffy to safety.

HunterxHunter 386: I’m still not into it. Words, words, words.

Haikyuu! 324: with intentional bathos, the fated match ends. And it was a great one. Hinata not realising the match was over was cute and I found Kageyama thinking about onigiri funnier than I should have done. What’s next for the team?

Dr. Stone 80: a lot of people have been commenting that it might be the case for a while now, but for the first time with this chapter I felt like this title is already about to end. A big team-up against a badly-conceived villain won’t be that fun but maybe the creators just don’t want to be tied to this long-term. But Tsukasa reviving was some bullshit…

The Promised Neverland 108: Ehhh. It wasn’t terrible or anything, but the going out in a blaze of glory and sacrificing yourself to blow up your enemies thing is very overdone. Plus there was meant to be a self-destruct button in this complex. Did that just get forgotten?

D.Grey-Man 230: It’s almost weird at this stage that this title is still going and is still meant to be coherent. It feels all over the place. Just when we were starting to get a rational setup with Allen, Johnny and Kanda on the run together, Allen teleports him and Kanda to England (looked more like Scotland – isn’t that Edinburgh?). I guess we’ll get more flashbacks…

Boruto 28: I never look forward to Boruto but then I often end up enjoying it more than I expected to. This chapter, up until the last couple of pages of bad guys moving in, was all character development, and it was all surprisingly cute. Kawaki is just Sasuke mk 2, but his oh-so-damaged responses to everything have their charm.  

One Piece 921: a really nice classic One Piece chapter. Funny humour, with Brook’s comment on that weird headgear Japanese ghosts wear and Oda’s favourite pervy-old-man jokes, then an impressive fight and a big reveal. And I’m sure he’s having a whole lot of fun with the aesthetic of this arc, especially that Shen Long-style appearance of Kaido.

HunterxHunter 385: hmm, another unsatisfactory chapter. Not a terrible one, as there was a minimum of talking and action was taken, but it still only ended with anti-climax.

Haikyuu! 323: Hurrying to the end of the match is wise, and though this chapter wasn’t a standout the last moments were sweet.

Dr. Stone 79: Hmm, I guess there were red flags all over the U-turn last chapter. And it was very obvious that if there were two bad guys and one decided to reform, this sort of thing would happen. But I’m still not sure where the series goes now.

One Punch Man 139: Great chapter! Just a tad disappointed we didn't get a full battle against G5 but this was a lot of fun and I'm happy Child Emperor gets more than 2 chapters for his fights. It was nice to see Waganma start to grasp the severity of the situation, and Child Emperor using his trump card already. Brave Giant! Can't go wrong with a big mecha, even with a time limit. But yeah, I do feel like he could and should just use this tech to run away with Waganma, but I guess he feels he has to fight.

The Promised Neverland 21: all action! Not how I expected this series would go when we started out in the orphanage. But here we are – gas masks, automatic weapons and clear red flags that all these men are gonna die.

HunterxHunter 384: Dammit, we got the Spiders at last and they just talked. Then we got some interesting quirky art and more talking. There’s a desperate need for real action at this juncture.

Haukyuu!! 322: Haha! I thought this was going to start dragging but this chapter was great – with extra effort put in for the cover feature. The simmering rivalry between Hinata and Kenma came out in a great way, with awesome moments and symbolic panels for them both. Plus Bokuto got one absolutely hilarious panel too.

Dr. Stone 78: lol at Chrome messing up the awesome battle pose. Otherwise, I’m not sure about the storytelling here. Out of nowhere, Tsukasa’s character and motivation is upended and the whole looming threat of the series is nullified by a surprise twist that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. He never thought to ask about this at the beginning? He never went to find the hospital before? And where does this series go now?

The Promised Neverland 106: Okay, that makes sense, they got the information advantage. And noble self-sacrifice always gives the feels.