One Punch Man 100.2: eh, I think it would have been better to just end this fight with the climax of the last chapter or have the suit coming off as a consequence. Much as I like Child Emperor and good as it was to see him out of his mech again, it was an anticlimactic end to what had become an impressive fight. At least the general fandom likes the kid way more now.

One Piece 929: Mostly an exposition chapter, with a bit more fleshing out of secondary antagonist Orochi. Not that engaged by the guys coming after Sanji and Law.

Dr. Stone 89: I didn’t think I would, but I enjoyed this chapter a lot, mostly because of Chrome. Going from cute and enamoured to jealous and belligerent to being a bro – all in one mini-adventure. The adventure itself was a bit artificial and abrupt but the characters carried the chapter and made it a lot of fun.

The Promised Neverland 118: Of course! I should have seen that coming, but I didn’t. Obviously Norman wasn’t dead, but I didn’t think he’d be coming back to the story in this way. And what a great place he’s managed to construct around him. I’m just hoping he doesn’t end up being a baddy now.

Boruto 30: the art is still very nice every chapter, Boruto himself looking super-cute this time around. Not sure about rocket booster legs in this kind of series, and this sidekick girl definitely doesn’t fill me with excitement for a great fight.

One Piece 928: Luffy got buff, haha. And Lady Komurasaki appears – as expected, Oda can only draw one pretty woman, so here she is again. With a typical hostess story. I think her courtesan is a lot cuter, haha.

Haikyuu! 332: some fun Bokuto moments, and then the focus back to Akaashi. I’m slowly becoming invested in what he manages to do.

Dr. Stone 88: aww, this was a cute chapter. Nice art, nice character moments and a nice breather from the recent pace.

Chainsawman 3: there’s something snappy about this writing I like. I feel as though I’ve seen this set-up dozens of times, but this series does it in a strangely brazen and charming way. And it’s quite fun that the main character has such an odd world-view, at once nihilistic and childish.

The Promised Neverland 117: Hrmm, Faust from Guilty Gear showed up. That’s a bit weird. Obviously the character is their own thing but it feels pretty severely out of place in this manga. I’ll probably get used to Zazie in time.

Haikyuu! 331: heee, that weird owl-man is great. This was partially an Akaashi chapter but of course Bokuto steals the show again, once more rising up to become a favourite character through sheer quirky likeability.

Chainsawman 2: It’s fine that Pochita is alive inside him, but I’d rather there were some way he could be seen in the flesh outside flashbacks. Otherwise this was a standard continuation chapter with a new character introduced and a bit more action. I quite liked the clumsiness of the romance, though.

Dr. Stone 87: Pretty funny chapter. I loved the manly manly loom they made. And even if I’m still not sure about this currency angle, the way it worked in this chapter was pretty funny.

The Promised Neverland 116: Yeah! This is what we need, a bit of nice tense action. Very simple plotline but it works well. I don’t think we’ll have a casualty here, but certainly we might.

One Piece 927: bit of a narrative jump, but the chapter did just enough to set up what happens next, including having a satisfying mini fight against underlings who underestimate the crew (one of Oda’s favourite ways to spice things up) and a funny new character, O-Toko. Will we get a focus on this part of the crew for a while?

 Haikyuu! 330: brilliant as last chapter was, this is still a match I don’t care about all that much. Certainly not to the degree of the last big showdown at the trashheap. I’ve never paid much attention to Aka’ashi, so maybe a bit of a spotlight on him would be good.

The Promised Neverland 115: it’s pretty obvious this Minerva will turn out to be some sort of imposter, but these new characters with the Japanese names (unusual in this world) are fun and a bit of a breath of fresh air after a long serious stretch. This side-mission feels a bit tacked-on but could make for some interesting developments.

Dr. Stone 86: a bit too much crammed into this chapter. Currency and currency manipulation, nobody thinking about what happened to the statues buried after Fuji erupts several times, now making hot air balloons – it just felt a bit too jumpy and everyone was a bit too eager to accept capitalism all of a sudden.

Chainsawman 01: interesting new title in Jump. Bloody, suggestive and very crude overall, this reminded me of seinen from a couple of decades back. Not the most impressive but I quite like the concept. If we don’t see the little chainsaw demon any more, though, that will be a shame. He was a great lil’ mascot.