Saturday, 25 February 2017

One Punch Man (manga) 072.2: I don’t really care about Suiryu, so this chapter wasn’t so interesting. I hope Saitama comes back for this mid-boss.
Boruto 10: so ends the introductory arc, and it was much stronger than I expected. Really nice art in this chapter, and some hints at things to come. Not at all the dud I expected. 

Friday, 17 February 2017

Mob Psycho 100 98.4-5: so a small side-character turns out to have psychic power. Kind of interesting to hear his story, but I don’t know where this can go. We’ll see!
One Punch Man (manga) 72: so the throwaway characters get another chance to be significant, I guess, with monsterized versions. Will Suiryu be able to get rid of them, or will they need Saitama to save the day?
One Piece 854-6: cute chapters. Poor Luffy all wrinkled up, and then instantly seeing right through Sanji to the crux of what he wants and what he needs. And it brings us towards the climax of the arc, which is welcome.

The Promised Neverland 25-26: Mama makes a big move, and it feels like very little up to this point mattered. This could have been chapter 3. Still, I’ll see where the story goes before I judge too harshly.

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

One Punch Man (manga) 71: phew, I thought there was going to be a cop-out and Saitama wasn’t going to fight at all, but in the end we got a conclusion, and a pretty funny confirmation of Saitama’s overwhelming superiority.
The Promised Neverland 024: I feel like everything previous has just been thrown out with this, but it’s at least good that there’s an interesting, surprising, action-filled chapter. Is this series fully planned out, though? Who can say for sure?

Sunday, 29 January 2017

One Piece 853: Luffy’s back to his plan, stubborn as ever. And Brook’s in an interesting spot. The momentum is picking up, now, and I’m certainly interested where this will all go.
Boruto 009: This arc ends in lazy style, but with a big gesture. At least Boruto looks very cute!

Mob Psycho 100 98.2-3: so this arc will be about telepaths, it seems. I wonder who will answer the call? I hope Dimple will be back before too long, too. I have no doubt he’ll return. 

Monday, 23 January 2017

D.Gray-Man 224: no getting around it, this was a pretty lazy chapter! Not much happened at all, and it definitely didn’t come over as a month’s work.

One Punch Man (One wecomic) 109: Yet another King gag chapter, but I can’t say I mind. I love these chapters and this was another funny one. 

Monday, 16 January 2017

One Piece 852: pretty satisfying chapter focusing on the main elements of this arc. Luffy’s back in action and closer to his goal now, Sanji’s in a stronger position again even though it was a bit of an easy way out story-wise. And there was some nice interaction with his sister, with her interesting moral take on the situation. It’s getting pretty good now.
One Punch Man 70.2: I suspected it would end this way, with only a demonstration rather than a real hit. But the message – that Saitama’s not having fun any more because of the level he’s reached – was an unexpected bonus.
Mob Psycho 100 97.13: Aw, didn’t want it to end this way, but I’m not too worried. I’m sure that’s not the last we’ll see of Dimple.

Mob Psycho 100 98.1: New arc begins in unspectacular style…wonder where it will go, if anywhere.  

Saturday, 31 December 2016

One Piece 851: hoorah, an old character to the rescue…and Brook getting to look cool. Wonder what Sanji will do now, though, knowing the truth.
Mob Psycho 100 vol 3 extra chapters: some fun little guest chapters for the tankobon – some funny moments with Shigeo and Dimple in the dream world, a cute story about Ritsu wanting to find how powers fit into his life, and a rather random little romantic-ish story about a girl named Emi. The middle one was probably strongest, and actually brought something new to the characters it followed.

The Promised Neverland 020-21: interesting chapters with an exchange of information with Sister Krone. I like how each side is using the other and teasing out information. This was a fine way of getting some slivers of new information, and hopefully we can move on to the real action soon. The extras from the tankobon were cute too.