One Piece 971: Yeah, it was fairly obvious that he was doing this to save others. Oden went in the soup – silly pun name! This was classic shounen jump stoicism and self-sacrifice, which is nice, but I don’t exactly feel connected enough to this formulaic flashback character to care overly.

Dr. Stone 139: Haha, where else would they go? The mysteries aren’t solved at all but Ginro had some more fun moments and we’re already off to the next step in the grand adventure.

Chainsawman 58: So many crazy assassins on their way. They’re all interesting in their way. I want to get back to the main gang ASAP though.

Haikyuu!! 383: well, I’m glad there’s at least a true world-class pro that actually makes these guys realize they’re not the best in the world … but I still feel like this is a bit crazy high a level for these guys. And miss them being kids.  

AGravity Boys 1-9: Decided to try this new title while it was in its first 10 chapters, and loved it. It’s like Red Dwarf but with anime boys. The last four humans on a far-off planet are young teenage astronauts who are at once elites and absolute idiots. There’s the classic leader type, the intellectual, the gentle giant and then the girlish pretty boy. I’m a sucker for androgyny and it was not only present here but a major plot point of chapter one. I love the comedy style here, with straightman comments to every stupid thing they say. Perhaps a tad too much potty humour, though.

The Promised Neverland 166-7: Didn’t feel enough excitement to watch this last time. And this kind of exemplified why. I don’t feel any tension with this lazy climax. How could they possibly rely on hacking into the remote control of the security system as the cornerstone of their strategy? I feel like this title used to be stronger than this.

Samurai 8 37-8: Likewise, didn’t read this until today when there were two chapters available. That said, I quite like jealous Hachimaru, bless him. Still don’t care about the overall story much at all.