Reborn chapter 279

Oh geez. Byakuran is so ugly now. Now that he's on disadvantage, he's totally losing it. LOL


Finally Basil does something in this arc!!! They are trying to break the barrier surrounding Uni, in order to stop Uni from sacrificing herself. (Uni, don't do it!!! TOT)


Gamma manages to get into the barrier and reach Uni. (Gamma gakkoiiyo Gamma! >O<) ...and Reborn asks Gamma how he feels about Uni. (=same as asking him whether he's a lolicon LOL)


Waaaaah, Gamma!!! >O< I don't care whether Gamma is waaay older than Uni. They are just adorable together.


This page was so touching. Now Gamma is contributing his flame to help Uni reviving Alcobaleno's. I hope the two of them will survive. TOT


Anyway another excellent chapter this week. I wonder what Fran is up to now? (He hasn't showed up at all for last 3 chapters or so... I hope he's planning for a surprise attack with a cool pose to finish off Byakuran or something<=really hoping)

Bleach chapter 393

So Bleach is back after a week of break! So we have a chapter full of unexpected twists(not particularly exciting though) this week.



So Yama-jii is finally up to the challenge. (Remember in my previous Bleach post, I wanted Yama-jii to be the next challenger? LOL) ...and he's saying he's going to sacrifice himself as well as all the fallen shinigami's to destroy Aizen.
Yeah...I guess he had no other choice since Aizen is clearly the biggest threat to the entire beings in the earth and he will not die no matter what kind of attack or tool or magic or science is used... (Hey, I'm being serious here :()


...and yes, Yama-jii doesn't want Ichigo to interrupt(because he's so powerless LOL) because he thinks shinigami's should take the burden.


But unfortunately Aizen had something else up on his sleeves. (Yeah, this guy must be ready to counterattack 999999999 different situations) He now reveals that he created Wonderweiss solely for the purpose of stopping Yama-jii's zanpakutou.








OMG the end is near.


I wanna doubt that Yama-jii is going to get defeated so easily. But you know this is Bleach we are talking about so we can never be sure. Let's hope that Yama-jii will surprise Aizen and pwn that stupid insect boy.<=Wonderweiss LOL (What the hell happened to Kensei anyway??? Did he get defeated off-screen? -_-;)
Anyway I must say this was a pretty decent chapter all around. (I just don't like keep seeing Aizen being so on top of everything, that's all... T_T)
Other Jump mangas that I follow weekly(Bakuman, Naruto and Reborn) all had pretty good or great chapter this week too. ^O^

Durarara!! chapter 9 - Shizuo the Combat Bartender

Ikebukuro's infamous (ex-)bartender Heiwajima Shizuo. His hobbies include...




Lifting a trash can...


...and some random pillars on the street.


Sorry, that was a joke. (Runs away from Shizuo, who is furious)



I know Izaya is awesome as a character but I really think he deserves to get punched by Shizuo sometimes. He is just...I've never seen such a bizarre yandere... -_-;;;


So yeah, this chapter was funny as hell but I think anime watchers probably got disappointed because it didn't have enough of Shizuo's Hulk moment. (LOL runs away again) Mikado x Anri was cute too. (But I can never see Mikado the same way as before due to certain spoiler I read *cough... What a bad kid...)

Bakuman chapter 74

Shizuka-kun, koeee.....

-So yeah, pretty good chapter all around and the art was better than last week's
-If Niizuma Eiji was a real mangaka, won't that be a revolution in manga history for sure? LOL LOL
-The new assistant working with Ashirogi Team seems like a nice guy (...and his name is Orihara... He's totally different from Orihara Izaya from Durarara though... LOL)
-Hiramaru's Otter 11 becoming a midnight anime... LOL I wish Otter 11 was a real manga (I love mangas like that)
-Shizuka-kun had some odd(and scary) facial expressions this week... LOL The funny thing is I can totally relate myself to this guy...


My character ranking for Bakuman so far:
Fukuda>Hiramaru>Azuki>Eiji>Aoki>Shizuka>Yuujirou
>>Mashiro>Hattori>Takagi>>>Others

Reborn chapter 278

Giotto-sama is fabulous. (1 of 2)


Giotto-sama is fabulous. (2 of 2)


Yes, that's the face you should show when you are finally losing. Byakuran... LOL LOL


GO!!! TSUNA!!!
Finally this ends This Week's Amazing!Byakuran pattern! (Hopefully something like this will happen in Bleach soon too)


So yeah, another good chapter with Vongole rings getting upgraded and Tsuna finally pwning Byakuran. At the end of this chapter, Byakuran is like all bloody and he's laughing about how he can fight with his full power? Wut... Is he gonna pull a RPG trick and show off his second form or something?

Random babbling of the day - Glass Mask, Ashita no Ousama

Just some thoughts on 2 mangas that I read recently.



Glass Mask(Pic on the left): I'm sure many of you at least heard of the title. Yes, it is a very classic manga title that is still ongoing. ...and yes, IT IS SO EPIC. This is probably one of the best mangas I've read up to date. The character developments in this manga are just amazing. It really makes you to care about them and cheer for them. (Especially Maya) Also Ayumi is such a great rival character. I can't wait to read how this manga will end(the mangaka said she will finish this series soon). Another unique thing about this manga is when Maya and Ayumi train to get used to the characters they are playing, their process of 'realizing' their roles fully is like the ones in shounen mangas, where the characters get stronger through harsh trainings.(Very nice to see some shounen manga elements in a shoujo manga like this) The only complaint I have about this series is some of the lame "mean" characters, who tried to give Maya some random pranks here and there. But later in the manga, we don't really see ones like that so it's good. The art gets drastically better as it goes on also. (This manga started in 70's btw) Both Maya and Ayumi are looking very hawt now. As for the pairing... I think Masumi will end up with Maya eventually but I really REALLY love Yuu x Maya too. >__< I liked Shigeru x Maya too darn it.


Ashita no Ousama(Pic on the right): Yet another manga about stage acting. But unlike Glass Mask, the protagonist of this series is a script writer/stage director. I finished reading this one recently and I really liked it. Yuu was a great character and it's amazing how she changed from a totally boring girl into a famous and successful person. Just like Glass Mask, this series has such a strong cast of characters. The only complaint I have about this series is how they didn't show enough of "The Age Changing Mountain" play that Touya performed. Oh yes, the romance in this series was great. I wish they showed more of Touya x Yuu but oh well the ending was great and all so no more complaint.

Random babbling of the day - Durarara!! manga

The infamous Izaya-wracking-cell phone scene


Oah... What a yandere, Izaya... But I don't feel sorry for those girls since they were bullying Anri-chan...

So yeah, this is the manga adaptation of Durarara!! light novel. While I have not watched the anime yet, I find the manga to be quite interesting. It has such a distinctive and quirky set of characters with a good mix of mysteries. I'm also spoiled with one major plot twist in the original novel(something like *beep beep is the leader of Dollars... LOL), which I'm looking forward to see how it happens. But I have to admit that there are some disturbing moments in the series.
Maybe I should check out the anime since people are saying it's waaaay better than the manga. (But I like the manga's art better)

Random babbling of the day - Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood

Sooooo bad@ss in a cool way

Although I don't write reviews on anime episodes much any more, I am following a few series regularly. Among the ones I follow, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood definitely tops my list. Yes, it's definitely a lot better than the first series we had back then in terms of story and character development. The best thing about FMA is that it has so many things that sets itself a part from most of generic shounen series. It has such a complex storyline like a seinen series while still having fun elements that a shounen adventure series should have.
My 2nd favorite series that I'm following now is probably Kobato. (Such a fun & adorable series)

Reborn chapter 277

An epic chapter this week~!



The ring from Lanchia blocks a critical attack from Byakuran and saves Tsuna. Wao, finally Amano-sensei brought up that ring to the plot. It's a shame that Lanchia hasn't showed up yet in the future arc.


1st Generation Guardians are lending them the power! My favorite 1st Generation Guardians are Araudy(1st Cloud Guardian-Hibari look-alike) and Rampo(1st Lightning Guardian-Adult Rambo look-alike).


I hope Hayato will get stronger too. (Since 1st Storm Guardian was Primo's best friend...)


Giotto-sama~!!! ^O^ Yes, at this rate Tsuna will go into Super Saiyan mode in the next chapter and pull a miracle move. (LOL)

So yes, I have to admit that this chapter contained some of the shounen manga cliches but they were done pretty well here so I wouldn't complain. It was also touching to see Tsuna's determination without being hesitant or indecisive. (Yes, look and learn Ichigo and Naruto) I hope Uni doesn't have to sacrifice herself to bring dead arcobaleno's back like Reborn mentioned in this chapter... But I'm sure this future arc will end with a good conclusion. Amano-sensei is doing great with drawings recently also. (I mean this series has one of the best arts in Shounen Jump too)
Now that I mention it, Bakuman seems to be suffering from loss of quality recently but it's still an enjoyable read so I wouldn't complain...

Bleach chapter 392

Above color pic was whole a lot better than the chapter itself.

-Aizen proves that he is so capable of using ninjutsu and switch his body (Poor Hinamori...)
-Ichigo is still so powerless in this battle against Aizen
-I think Yama-jii should fight... Seriously, can anyone else fight better in the current arc?
-No Bleach chapter next week... Hopefully there will be a better plot development when it returns... I'm seriously getting tired of This week's Amazing!Aizen pattern... T_T

Reborn chapter 276

What a beautifully illustrated chapter this was!



So Byakuran's mindf*ck continues in this chapter.. (Uni kawaiiyo Uni!!! >O<)


YES!!! Arcobalenos are reviving! (Yesssss! Colonello! Mammon! ...and FON!!! >O<)
I knew Amano-sensei was going to add a major twist in this chapter! Awww... Lal gets to meet Colonello again... TOT ...and I was glad that Bel is delighted to see Mammon coming back. ^O^


So Tsuna appears to be dead at the moment...No wait, that's not possible. I'm sure he will reborn. Reboooooooooooorn! Tsuna! Oooh... Just like many people mentioned, it's too cruel to end the chapter at this point. I can't wait to read the next chapter.


Bonus:

From the latest trading card set. Uni is soooooooo adorable. ^O^