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[Stone Ocean]

Being honest, aside from the looks I don't actually know what the gyaru stereotype actually is because I've seen more subversions than actual gyaru. I guess they're supposed to be sexually aggressive or whatever? Are they also thugs or is that closer to Yankee/sukeban?

Gyarus are basically the japanese version of the popular and fashionable high school girl trope. Think Mean Girls, Paris Hilton, that kind of thing.

Bleach

What the fuck did I just read? Well, I guess I know what I read but still. I didn't read a huge chunk of the manga but did Kubo actually ship Rukia/Renji much? I figured Orihime and Ichigo but I barely remember anything for Rukia and Renji.

Sorta, Renji started hanging more with Rukia in the past few months, same with Inoue and Ichigo. I certainly did call it a while ago because it felt pretty obvious that he was going for it lol

Yeah, I don't see Kubo actually showing people hooking up but if he does you already have the answer with Renji basically going "this one's mine, that one's yours, we gucci" last chapter.

 

[bobohoro]

Shokugeki No Soma 179

Your expulsion awaits!
While posing on a balcony.
In some coat that is way beyond his years.
All to protect his love, I bet.
So dumb.

One Piece 836

A random big-shot appears.
Cracker seems more like a Zoro-opponent, but I'm all in for this fight if Luffy goes all out.

 

[Jintor]

maou no hajimekata 1-4

This feels like someone with one forth the talent of any of the authors of the next mentioned works tried to combine overlord, log horizon, and maou maou yuusha with softcore hentai and generic edgelordiness, but with no concept of subversion, irony, or clever writing. Also the art is meh.

I'm not dropping it but don't imagine I think it's any good!

Not that I've read overlord. Is overlord worth reading?

/I can see where this could be good too, either as a "serious" series or as a straight up erotic work, but it doesn't go far enough either way

 

[ColossalLazy]

My Hero Academia 103

What a pinch.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Shokugeki No Soma 179

The heel everyone saw coming

 

[Infinite Justice]

Soma Latest

Shokugeki no Soma Chapter 179

I feel like there's definitely some sort of ulterior motive for

Spoiler

Hayama

joining central, just doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would join them, plus the way he was acting this chapter was unlike him.

its more likely due to his only reason aka his Teacher, anything else would be bullshit otherwise tbh.

 

[Urban Scholar]

Bleach 686

....... meh

It's finally done. We need to convince Tite Kubo to get into fashion design!

 

[FlowersisBritish]

Bleach

Three big thoughts: Thought the kid with the hat was Ichigo's kid, and I was cool with it cause I like the idea of him having a daughter that's just too tough all the time(Then Hiyori became alive??) Shinigami can have kids? Wut?(side note, love lackadaisical Rukia mom)At least Chad got to be the most famous... at least he got something...

One Piece

I've always really like the berri system as power levels. Also, four vs. two? This should be interesting.

Hero Academia

I have never related to a guy more quickly and intensely than that sleep guy

 

[Infinite Justice]

Something something griffith is over confident lowers his guard and Guts gets him with a cheap shot which leads to them both dying

Or they hug it out


.....


:trollface

True. It just feels less weird considering Naruto, lol.

Well props to Kubo i guess for not stretching out to an entire fucking movie after the fact.

 

[RockTurtle]

Bleach

and so ends the 2nd of the big 3. never have i seen such potential squandered.

my only hope is that Kubo Tite opens up a clothing line

 

[Marche90]

BLEACH

Wot?

Uh, would this have made more sense if I had read the chapters before this?
I mostly read it to get some closure.

 

[BassForever]

Or they hug it out


.....


:trollface

Maybe they go the dtl route and just have hate sex to fix the rift between them

 

[bobohoro]

Or they hug it out

Sounds like the best way to end this.
I'm a sucker for romance.

Berserk 314

And now we have a ship climbing cliffs and strolling through villages.
I like this new world already.

Boku No Hero Academia 103

I have a feeling that this event is gonna be pretty fun and interesting.
Quality entertainment again.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Bleach

What the fuck did I just read? Well, I guess I know what I read but still. I didn't read a huge chunk of the manga but did Kubo actually ship Rukia/Renji much? I figured Orihime and Ichigo but I barely remember anything for Rukia and Renji.

I mean the subtext was there for Rukia/Renji (at least on Renji's part) but there was never anything even vaguely concrete other than the fact that they were similarly aged childhood friends (which typically goes that way in manga).

I think you could legit argue there was just about as much evidence towards Rukia/Byakuya. They're not related and Rukia is identical to her sister. Not that this was ever a thing either.

 

[SenorArdilla]

You mean Rukia fell for her guy friend growing up who was going to let her die because Byakuya was an ass.

Bleach END

Ywach BTFO by a kid. Chad becomes a professional boxer just like his abuelo wanted. Uryu becomes a doctor just like his grandfather wanted. And Ichigo marries Orihime.

"I'm kind of a shinigami too."

Total sequel bait. Not that that is going to happen anytime soon.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Chad becoming a boxer is cheating because he has fucking superpowers

 

[cntr]

My Hero Academia 103

That quirk is a riot. Bets on Horikoshi making a watchman joke with the smiley faces on her torso.

that guy has a face straight out of Mob Psycho 100

Betting Shindou'll be a total asshole, and Inasa a total bro.

give this guy some nrem sleep (nice science reference from Horikoshi)

the whole Ball Stuff feels like a mix of the Tournament and Horse Thing from the festival

wonder if sleep guy has a construction quirk

I really like the suggestion that UA deliberately makes student quirks public knowledge early on. Props to Deku for realizing it, he really is the best boy.

Festival Battles 2.0 hype!

 

[Numb]

Chad becoming a boxer is cheating because he has fucking superpowers

Shhhh
Let it happen

 

[FlowersisBritish]

Shhhh
Let it happen

He needs some easy wins after all his gobing through out the years

 

[BassForever]

Aunt's Tits ~193

Some random chick who's obsessed with my boyfriends tell me a crazy story about how my boyfriend is being trained to be the perfect husbando for his aunt. I totally believe this story and will break up with him without meeting with him once.

But at least we're getting to some spicy action where maybe Terumi will just start sleeping with girls for fun instead of trying to have a relationship.

 

[Jintor]

I should probably clarify that I read this purely because it has the word 'maou' in it and this is way too much fucking time dedicated to analysing what is basically a failed attempt at a hentai

Maou no Hajimekata - 1-14

I should probably have guessed that this started life as an adult web novel because the whole thing is pretty much self-indulgent porn, and is also not very good.

Much like Log Horizon, Maou Maou Yuushuu, and Overlord, the protagonist of our story is a three-steps-ahead genius whose knack for preparation and knowledge of trivial details propels him towards power and fame. Unlike the protagonists of these other series (I presume for Overlord, at least), he's an unlikable shitbag who is introduced for as an old man regaining his youth and who then proceeds to rape and corrupt his way through a series of sexy ladies while pulling magic spells or psychological magic out of his arse the moment he needs to convincingly corrupt some noble fighter or whatever.

The story can't decide if he's a vaguely sympathetic ends-justify-the-means 'heroic evil' or an unrepetant "I'm going to destroy the world and also bone a lot of women whether they like it or not" evil (the actions lean towards the latter but his treatment by the story seems to favor the former), but in either case, he's basically all-powerful. And not all-powerful in a "He always wins eventually after overcoming some hardship" kind of way, but more like there's never any question he will win. The closest the series comes to establishing a serious enemy for him who he's not going to corrupt by the end of the chapter is a strategist lady who he literally incinerates by glancing at her. The rest of the time it's people literally exploding from how OP either he or his party is.

It also can't decide if it's meant to be erotic, straight up edgelord intense, or slapstick comedy, which is a pretty big problem when you end what is supposed to be a really intense 'breaking' of a character with a completely mood defying set of chibi scribbles. And, though it's obviously possible for sex to be both drama and comedy in the same series, when you've got rape as a theme of your work I think you should probably pick a god damn side, right? At least own the work you're making instead of trying to have it all ways.

Some interesting character designs though.

 

[striferser]

I should probably clarify that I read this purely because it has the word 'maou' in it and this is way too much fucking time dedicated to analysing what is basically a failed attempt at a hentai

Maou no Hajimekata - 1-14

I should probably have guessed that this started life as an adult web novel because the whole thing is pretty much self-indulgent porn, and is also not very good.


Some interesting character designs though.

Yeah, i try reading it too. Dungeon Keeper the manga sound cool, but damn i can't stand the protag. Somehow manage to turn masturbatory fantasy to a worst turn. But believe me when i say there's something that manage to be worst than this.

Shokugeki no Soma 179
Hayama Akira goes full sephiroth. I'm sure he become elite ten replacement to help his 'mother'. Yup, totally sephiroth

Boku no hero academia 103
Oh yes, chuunin exam arc. I can't believe Mineta anal bead proven to be useful.

Chad becoming a boxer is cheating because he has fucking superpowers

Gotta put him in spotlight after all these years becoming a jobber.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Chad becoming a boxer is cheating because he has fucking superpowers

you sure he still has them given how robbed he has been after the years LOL

 

[Numb]

He needs some easy wins after all his gobing through out the years

Flipping hair away from eyes to reveal his hotness is his real power

you sure he still has them given how robbed he has been after the years LOL

Savage
But true

 

[Stone Ocean]

Was Chad even part of the last arc? I genuinely don't remember

 

[Jintor]

I really like villain protagonists and fallen heroes and that kind of thing, but you have to have a really good angle on grappling with killing in your world to be able to murder lots of people and still have likable main characters.

Hajimete no Gal 1-6

Is this a Gal?

...are Gals just normal, slightly more outspoken Girls? Have I been lied to this whole time (except on this page of ManGAF)?

(this whole series is a series of one-note jokes about the protag overthinking stuff because he is generic horny anime protag #423b. But it's okay because the gal is pretty genki)

 

[NHarmonic.]

Shougeki no Soma

Way to kill hayama as a character. Guess what, Takumi will go against new elite-10 seat Mimasaka Subaru, and Megumi will go against new elite-10 seat Hojo. Boom, you heard it here first.

 

[BassForever]

Was Chad even part of the last arc? I genuinely don't remember

He showed up with Orihime and made a comment about Ichigo about her outfit which lead to an awkward scene of Orihime being embarrased and Ichigo complementing her iirc

 

[Semblance]

WataMote ch. 101

An entire chapter of dick talk. 🌚

One Piece ch. 836

lol I still can't get over them being called "homies."

And an 860 million bounty? This dude better be hype.

My Hero Academia ch. 103

Glad we're getting thrown right into some action, not that the downtime of recent chapters hasn't been enjoyable, but yeah. Looking forward to the upcoming fights of those who ran off on their own.

 

[Valdfellgar]

He showed up with Orihime and made a comment about Ichigo about her outfit which lead to an awkward scene of Orihime being embarrased and Ichigo complementing her iirc

I wanna say at one point he was fighting someone/several enemies off page too, and I don't think we got the conclusion to that battle.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Well it's not like we got the conclusion of any battle.

Everyone dies offscreen weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[TheRealTalker]

Bleach END

Oh man it would've been cool if Ywach got his way

all world's merged, maybe some understanding between all of them and everyone living forever, freely moving between areas like countries


All well, Bleach is done and it is gone.

The END

 

[BassForever]

I wanna say at one point he was fighting someone/several enemies off page too, and I don't think we got the conclusion to that battle.

Grimjoww bailed them out off screen iirc

 

[TheRealTalker]

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT


saw the XYZ spoiler on the last page


I wasn't caught up

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


my marathoning ruined T_T

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Shokugeki no Soma 179

LMAO

I KNEW IT.... I told everyone this would happen

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAA

remember they showed the spice place after Azami's speech and we had that hint about stuff back at the tournament

in all likely hood he did it to preserve Jun's spice building even though it looks like he betrayed her

he is more like a double agent


but seriously the whole balcony shit reminded me of Vega of Street fighter

 

[G.ZZZ]

So Erina is 7th seat now? I'm bad at math.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Boku no Hero

Had I feeling everyone would aim for the top school

 

[phaze]

Bleach

You know Naruto ending doesn't seem that bad in retrospect.

Well whatever. I expected nothing and got a little bit more than since whatever the short-dark haired girl was called (Tatsumi?) managed to make something resembling an appearance.


Finally free of WSJ stuff, hurrray.

Wolfsmund 1-10

It's okay so far. Bit more cartoony in art and story then I expected but at the same time, more grim too since it's a bunch of episodic stories that 95 % of time end with game over for the oh so shortlived protagonists.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I preferred the little Sarada mini-series where we had the entire NTR tease.

 

[BassForever]

I preferred the little Sarada mini-series where we had the entire NTR tease.

That was the best thing Kishi has wrote in 10 years, too bad he pussed out of fully embracing the ntr ending.

 

[L.O.R.D]

Bleach END

i don't know what to say,but this is the worst way to make an ending,did they force him to do it?

also,dat foreshadowing in ending 23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ej9WMbmE5k

 

[Angry Grimace]

So Erina is 7th seat now? I'm bad at math.

All the people removed were ahead of her. She's 10.

 

[Zweizer]

Minamoto-kun Monogatari ch194

Such boldness.

 

[dramatis]

So, what do you guys think Kubo should do now

 

[Haly]

So, what do you guys think Kubo should do now

Launch a fashion brand with Nomura.

 

[TheRealTalker]

OP

the panels were so jumbled up that it was hard to follow

 

[bobohoro]

I should probably clarify that I read this purely because it has the word 'maou' in it and this is way too much fucking time dedicated to analysing what is basically a failed attempt at a hentai

Maou no Hajimekata - 1-14

Totally agreed.
But it has naked dark elves in there, so all's well.

Was Chad even part of the last arc? I genuinely don't remember

He had two dialoge boxes and an off-screen fight if I remember correctly.

 

[dramatis]

Launch a fashion brand with Nomura.

I had this thought too but Nomura is busy with KH and FF7

 

[phaze]

Was Chad even part of the last arc? I genuinely don't remember

Last we saw him he was left fighting statues or something IIRC.

 

[B-Dubs]

That was the best thing Kishi has wrote in 10 years, too bad he pussed out of fully embracing the ntr ending.

It's sad that what was seen as a troll is probably the best thing he's done since the first half of the Pain arc.

 

[Haly]

I had this thought too but Nomura is busy with KH and FF7

"""Busy"""