Saturday 28 May 2016

Yotsubato! 90: cute chapter. Bless Yotsuba having to let Jumbo down gently. I wonder when the next chapter will appear. 

Thursday 26 May 2016

One Piece 827: well, our first real idea of Big Mama’s tastes are suitably creepy. The rest of the chapter was Luffy getting some Les Miserables style forgiveness, but I’m glad a clearer narrative is starting to form now.


HunterxHunter 355: This fighting from the shadows is getting a bit tedious, but at least Chrollo has made a significant move now. I’m looking forward to finding out what Hisoka does next. 

Monday 23 May 2016

One Piece 826: The plot thickens with the appearance of Sanji's family, neither real enemies nor allies. Interesting characters, and it will be fun to see another number-based group. Less bothered by the name dropped as a cliffhanger, though.

HunterxHunter 354: Hisoka got to look pretty cool in this chapter, but I very much hope Kuroro gets to do a whole lot more flashy stuff yet. Hisoka isn’t going to lose but this could still end in a kind of draw so for the time being I’m still engaged, but the hit and run tactic isn’t all that interesting.

One Punch Man 60.2: this new arc for the manga version just got more interesting, with a kind of One Kick Man making a big impression. I wonder how they’ll tie things back into the webcomic’s timeline after this.

Thursday 12 May 2016

HunterxHunter 353: ah, Kuroro’s strategy becomes more intriguing, and Hisoka is very much enjoying himself. It was great to see that smirk on his face when he was backed into a corner. Good cliffhanger, too. It was odd to be thrown into this fight with no build-up but it’s definitely enjoyable. I hope Shalnark and Koltopi get their abilities back though!

Wednesday 4 May 2016

One Piece 825: another more comedic transition chapter, though the jokes weren’t all that good this time. Still entertaining to read, but now there’s a break. I want the pace to pick up!

HunterxHunter 352: a characteristic Togashi fight continues to unfold with a long explanation. I feel like this has been meticulously planned and I’m very curious what will happen. I can’t predict what Kuroro has planned with this set of abilities, so I’m very interested in where this will go and happy to see HxH back.

One Punch Man special chapter – sentai: an entertaining diversion where once again Saitama is grossly underestimated and sorts everything out in his usual direct manner. He won’t be working in a team in future, then!

Boruto 001 – well, it’s the start of a new saga, and I have to say it didn’t really feel like Naruto ever went away. So now here we are with Naruto 2, Bolt. There were some fun elements to this chapter, like seeing Moegi, and Boruto’s interactions with Sasuke, but overall this feels tired and worn out and if it had been chapter 1 of a brand new series I wouldn’t pick it up. Oh well, the art is at least very nice.