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Rhapsody

Banned
Soma

So she's going to take refuge at the Polar Star Dorm? Guess I should've expected that. Soma's stance on this is pretty much what we figured, but the reasoning with the "disgusting" and such was a nice touch on the excuse he gave to help her out.
 

upandaway

Member
Haruwaka ch1

Hmm... hmmm?? Is that really how this should have developed? Are you sure? That doesn't seem right.

Normally if someone is two-timing you and he turns out to be a porn artist, I wouldn't expect you to... immediately pose for him, you know

My Hero Academia

Hope we see a lot of the other fights too. I wonder if anyone will not pass the exam.

Bakugo being Bakugo, nothing to see here. I don't see any way out of this aside from Bakugo getting slapped by All Might until he calms down.
 

thesaucetastic

Unconfirmed Member
Kaichou-kun no Shimobe 7

Hooray for extorting the poor! \o/


Drops 0

This was cute, really requires a couple of readings to understand what's going on once you figure out it was all
the same couple
, just at different stages of their lives.
 

thesaucetastic

Unconfirmed Member
Black Haze 127

Well that was depressing.

But we're back to the regularly scheduled program of Rood and co. being dorks.

What mood whiplash?

Black Haze 127

I don't remember who this person is
he feels important
He made eye contact with Rood when the kids first came to the tower, and was interested in him. We haven't been formally introduced yet though.

/thumbs up

And yeah, even the housewife at the start. It all ties up.
It took me forever to figure out that she was with the tutor, and wasn't umbrella girl. I guess I was expecting everything to be centered strictly around them, but didn't connect two and two until I reread the breakup again.

Speaking of which, the tutor was super skeevy. She was literally in elementary school.
 

Zweizer

Banned
The Perfect Finger (One-shot) by Kuroya Tomoya

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A short story with a good mix of the offbeat and the macabre, enhanced by the glum tones of the art. I enjoyed it.
 

FlowersisBritish

fleurs n'est pas britannique
Hero academy 61 Ah man, I really hope we get a quick snippet of each fight. Just enough to know how they're handling the challenge. I love bird and frog's team and their quick strategy. Also, ha team bakudeku is fucked. He just gave a love tap to the air, jeeeeeeeeez
 

Kieli

Member
I will say I'm not a huge fan of where this arc is going. It seems like a huge, contrived whiplash to integrate Erina's group with the Polar Star Dorm.

Kuga being all "FUCK AZAMI" is pretty interesting to me though.

Phase I of the master plan to get Soma and Erina betrothed is now complete. Proceeding to Phase II.

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aizen.jpg

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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Himouto! Umaru-chan ch124

Poor Ebina's heart is gonna explode.

Taihei sure is popular.

I didn't realize he was 10 years older than Umaru. Ebina gonna get rekt by co-worker girl.

I mean realistically he doesn't really know her well and as their relationship is right now, he can't do much. That said, getting her to accept his cooking is something that would require her to overcome her father's grasp on her

I mean, from the perspective of someone in Soma's position the pros and cons of agreeing to save her are as follows:

Pro: Erina is hot.

Con: Erina's a bitch to him all of the time; Erina lied about his food for no reason; Erina tried to get him expelled twice; Erina tried to prevent him from entering the Fall Classic.

Hilariously, Soma doesn't even care about what she looks like and he still agreed to it.

Soma

So she's going to take refuge at the Polar Star Dorm? Guess I should've expected that. Soma's stance on this is pretty much what we figured, but the reasoning with the "disgusting" and such was a nice touch on the excuse he gave to help her out.

He actually kind of does have a shonen hero complex, really. He saved Megumi at risk of his expulsion (although he didn't care about Totsuki that much at that point), and he bet his career just to teach Mimisaka a special lesson about how important a cook's pride is and how defeat is a part of being a cook (In DTL speak, this is just a cover for the actual reason: getting revenge for his canonical off-screen boyfriend).
 
Speaking of which, the tutor was super skeevy. She was literally in elementary school.

It was a creepy as fuck moment, but at the next page the story jumped again so I didn't think long about it.

But she comments in the closed shop how she has a bad love story with someone "smart", that's why she disliked them now. For me it's clear it was the teacher.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Yeah, the age gap is a little too big for my comfort, but that's never really stopped anyone in these kinds of series.

It doesn't bother me because I never assumed Ebina was ever going to really do anything about it or get anywhere; she just has a crush on an older guy, which happens all of the time in real life.

It's mostly a gag because Ebina lives in a state of being perpetually flustered and Taihei only makes it way worse.
 

Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
He's similar to Luffy in that the challenges he faces just happen to line up with his personal goals so he "does the right thing" without ever really "intending to".
 
Soma 137

Alice/Ryou/Hisako coming to help Erina way before Soma even had a chance was the thing I was hoping would have happened and it made for a great scene.

This looks like it's heading to a civil war. I expect Kuga to be in the Polar Star dorm when they get there.

BokuHero 61

I hope All Might beats the shit out of Bakugou. Make that kid humble.

He's similar to Luffy in that the challenges he faces just happen to line up with his personal goals so he "does the right thing" without ever really "intending to".

Once again proving this is just Enies Lobby and the elite 10 are CP9

Soma will do a Jet Gatling on Aizen, except the gatling is squid tentacles and gear second is downing a bottle of hot sauce
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I've always gotten really Eyeshield-y vibes from Academia, it's part of why I like it so much.

Deku is extremely similar to Sena in a lot of ways, too.

because you can't see him?

*rimshot*

or because his secret power is overcoming the odds

*double rimshot*
 
NY Time Top Manga Sellers Sep 20-26

*1. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol.11
*2. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.1
*3. The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol.2
*4. Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Vol.6
*5. Big Hero 6 Vol.2
*6. One-Punch Man Vol.1
*7. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.2
*8. Sword Art Online: Progressive Vol.3
*9. Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls Vol.7
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Vol.7

Previous Week

*1. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.1
*2. One Punch-Man Vol.1
*3. The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol.2
*4. Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls Vol.7
*5. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.2
*6. Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Vol.6
*7. Attack on Titan Vol.16
*8. Nisekoi: False Love Vol.11
*9. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Vol.7
10. Attack on Titan Vol.1
 
Momonchi


Here we have the protagonist, a girl in an art school (nooo another one nooo!). She is a ‘good girl’, timid, but also a sleepy and a bit slow and dull.
I think her family and friends makes the story work even if they are clearly just secondary characters, as they are a bit more active, colorful and full of contrast than her. They have well expressed relationships with her, the friends behave like old friends who treats her as the “little child” of the group, the family really cares for her, etc. The protagonist for herself alone is too bland. That said they are fully "secondary", they are there as accessories to the protagonist.

What is it about? Well, I think this is the first Slice of Life I’ve seen from Kei Toume, here with a school theme. It really doesn’t happen a lot in this comic, honestly. Well, there is the obvious pseudo romantic sub-plot going on, but it isn’t more than... 1/5 of all the story.
I suspect this truly was going to be a longer story but the editor canceled it so it was finished in a single volume. There are a few subplots that start, like the the thing with the father, but they never finish (or even really get to start). Nor it had time for character development. All this considered, given the abruptness of the ending, the final chapter was somewhat acceptable.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Every time you guys post some fluffy SOL thing I assume it's 3 chapters long and then got cancelled and I'm right pretty much every time
 
NY Time Top Manga Sellers Sep 20-26

*1. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol.11
*2. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.1
*3. The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol.2
*4. Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Vol.6
*5. Big Hero 6 Vol.2
*6. One-Punch Man Vol.1
*7. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.2
*8. Sword Art Online: Progressive Vol.3
*9. Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls Vol.7
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Vol.7

Previous Week

*1. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.1
*2. One Punch-Man Vol.1
*3. The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol.2
*4. Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls Vol.7
*5. Tokyo Ghoul Vol.2
*6. Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Vol.6
*7. Attack on Titan Vol.16
*8. Nisekoi: False Love Vol.11
*9. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Vol.7
10. Attack on Titan Vol.1

Owari no Serafu has great staying power, rising in this week as well.

Shingeki ought to be swiftly approaching its 150th (not necessarily consecutive) week with a chart appearance before the end of the year
 

Zweizer

Banned
Drops (One-shot) by Ando Yuki

I pretty much forgot everything, so I got to read it again wit ha fresh memory. The nonlinear time progression really isn't obvious at first, but dang, it's so good once you realize it. Great example of how a straightforward love story can be told in an interesting way.
 

Semblance

shhh Graham I'm still compiling this Radiant map
One Punch Man 80

That's certainly one way to keep yourself from falling asleep. Solid fight, enjoyed this more than the past few chapters which were getting kind of eh there.
 

LeleSocho

Banned
When you read/watch something old do you ever get the feeling of wanting to return to the time when that thing was published/aired even if maybe it was before you were born?

It's a really crappy sensation man... i really want to go back in time but i obviously can't... *sigh*
 

striferser

Huge Nickleback Fan
Drops
That is one interesting way to tell romance. Non linear story about a couple with rain as a setting.

When you read/watch something old do you ever get the feeling of wanting to return to the time when that thing was published/aired even if maybe it was before you were born?

It's a really crappy sensation man... i really want to go back in time but i obviously can't... *sigh*

Sometime. I definitely want to see Rikishi funeral live.
 

Shengar

Member
When you read/watch something old do you ever get the feeling of wanting to return to the time when that thing was published/aired even if maybe it was before you were born?

It's a really crappy sensation man... i really want to go back in time but i obviously can't... *sigh*

I want to do this with One Piece or like I reading Arabasta Arc for the first time ;___;
 

Marche90

Member
Shokugeki no Soma 137

Alice quickly reaching the top position of Best Girl in this manga. <3

Also, did nobody told them in Stealth 101 that a Cardboard Box is the first thing they should get!?

EDIT: Also changed my avatar for the hell of it.

Alice passed that months ago.

You can't shove someone of Erina's stature into a cardboad box obviously.

They should have gotten two love boxes, then and put Alice with Erina. Or a Cardboard tank. Well, I guess that Aizenzami would have got rid of them by then...
 
Shokugeki no Soma 137

Alice quickly reaching the top position of Best Girl in this manga. <3

Also, did nobody told them in Stealth 101 that a Cardboard Box is the first thing they should get!?

Alice passed that months ago.

You can't shove someone of Erina's stature into a cardboad box obviously.
 
Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Rachirareta Ken 46

LOL!!!!! Kimito took so many hard falls in this chapter. Eri is the best!
 
Break Blade 76
It's back, and it looks like our hero just became a captain with a squad, and Mr. Zess has a new robot.
I am confused and will need to read everything again.

instant bullet 18
Get rekt.

Oh god someone is using my badly photoshopped image.....
At least it looks ok when in a smaller size.
 
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