One Piece 977: Yeah! This is why I was looking forward to the flashback being over. Seeing the main characters in action, and it finally being confirmed that Jinbei is going to be a full member of the crew (as long as he makes it through the current adventure) is pretty satisfying. Now I wonder who the neatly-matched-with-our-heroes adversaries will be this time? All new characters, or perhaps some returnees? And just who is Kaido’s son? Intriguing! Break next week, though.

Agravity Boys 17: Hmm, this chapter didn’t make me laugh like the others. It was an exposition chapter, with an attempt to make the guys acting like cartoon gangsters carry all the comic relief and it didn’t work so well. Hopefully we’ll be back with another hilarious situation soon.

Chainsawman 66: This has got a bit too wild and trippy for me, though characters using one another’s names was at least welcome. Using the Hell Devil seems a bit absurdly OP and I can’t see why it wouldn’t be used over and over again. Still, Denji is back in action and defending Makima against a terrifying foe. I wonder if this will ever see an anime adaptation. Sadly, it’s probably too explicit – which remains kinda weird to say for a Jump manga.

Haikyuu!! 390: Somehow, when they were schoolkids, exaggerating how cool something pretty simple is made sense. But now they’re supposed to be pros, people being super shocked that Miya can serve two different ways WITHOUT giving it away by how many steps he takes is a bit silly. I guess Haikyuu!! will be ending soon, and it’s probably approaching the right time for that. Seems wild it’s not that far off half as many chapters as One Piece now.

Dr. Stone 147: Nice chapter! Educational, showing the creators’ inquisitive minds researching this and finding out about theories the Vikings used calcite to navigate, pretty funny and then also briskly taking us to the next arc. Keen to read it!

Moriking 1: Might as well try this new gag series! A little kid’s fighting beetle metamorphoses into a handsome young man who acts like a dreamy prince. Very surreal and definitely funny. This mangaka has great comic timing – I loved Shoka going for the window. She’s a fantastic straight man for this bizarre narrative. And the bug battle, what a wonderfully silly situation. Lion King parodies don’t hurt my affection for this either. I’ll definitely keep reading.

Majo no Moribito 11: And then there’s this new title too. Definitely didn’t give the immediate positive impression of Moriking or Agravity Boys. But that said, I quite liked this chapter. They’ve stumbled upon a new witch/guardian pair, and the witch is actually very kind-hearted while the guardian is a total stickler for the rules. A much more intriguing premise than the cut-and-dry situations we’ve seen so far. So yeah, yet another chance for this title to do something good.

The Promised Neverland 175: woah, woah, wait – Lewis is just sorting everything out exactly as Emma wanted. It feels like a hurried wrap-up of the story. I sincerely hope there’s at least a bit more tension and one more powerful arc. And I guess there will be, as we still don’t know what Emma’s promise was.