Soma got under-printed, the same case with Nisekoi, Haikyuu and AssClass at the beginning.
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17 Sakamaoto Desuga? #01 36,874 / 392,916
Good lord, dem legs. It has been selling this much for weeks now.
I'm glad to see that Food Smut sold well. I don't read it but it's cool to see new WSJ series not tanking.
Jump managed to get solid "B-tier" series with Nisekoi, Haikyuu, Psi Kusuo Saiki, Food Smut... And of course AssClass is crazy popular.
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17 Sakamaoto Desuga? #01 36,874 / 392,916
Good lord, dem legs. It has been selling this much for weeks now.
I'm glad to see that Food Smut sold well. I don't read it but it's cool to see new WSJ series not tanking.
Jump managed to get solid "B-tier" series with Nisekoi, Haikyuu, Psi Kusuo Saiki, Food Smut... And of course AssClass is crazy popular.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
You're telling me people are paying money to buy the volumes for Soma? They must really like Tadokoro.
What are you talking about? This is the least sensible time for a face turn.
Sasuke having a face turn after discovering that his brother, the man he dedicated his life to hating and killing, isn't who he thought. Having a face turn after finding out that the Uchiha clan was actually plotting a coup/civil way that he would almost certainly have died in and Itachi actually chose to protect Konoha and his little brother and preserve his brother's memory of the clan by becoming the villain would have been an appropriate time for a face turn. Instead, he decided to destroy the one thing Itachi valued more than life; the village.
Finding out that Madara is a jerk and that Naruto isn't the only Senju to lust after the Uchiha sausage is not an appropriate time for a face turn. What part of that flashback was supposed to actually change Sasuke's mind? What part was supposed to make him value Konoha?
That was from the period where Sasuke's face was drawn really weirdly, like the whole DARKNESS thing was giving him a stroke.
I recall other panels as well.
Semi-related:
I heard the volume release had recipes for all the dishes so I thought maybe that was worth something.
Then I looked them up, and you're pretty much better off using the manga itself for the recipes :lol
*Gives late brofist to the main breh Brotkasten*
Time for our weekly brofist, Wise.
A Huge Battleship
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Mysterious Girlfriend X 76
I assumed Suwano was trolling at the start, but the punchline never came. Anyway, MC's right, he'd be caught before the day ended and panty-scissored to death shortly afterwards.
Koisome Momiji 29-31 (END II)
This achieved nothing other than reminding me how unremarkable this was. And that Nana > Sana.
Nowhere Boy 27
Uh. I guess school's out? Also telling your crush you haven't got the courage to confess to them is pretty much the same as doing it. 4 chapters left.
Seeing the 12 apostles effectively disbanded brought home what's been bugging me about this series. There was a large cast of potentially interesting characters, yet most of them were ignored and/or received zero development in favour of a dude who doesn't speak. I enjoyed it more back when there was still a comedic element present and Black was turning everyone into a monster-of-the-week.
I assumed Suwano was trolling at the start, but the punchline never came. Anyway, MC's right, he'd be caught before the day ended and panty-scissored to death shortly afterwards.
Koisome Momiji 29-31 (END II)
This achieved nothing other than reminding me how unremarkable this was. And that Nana > Sana.
Nowhere Boy 27
Uh. I guess school's out? Also telling your crush you haven't got the courage to confess to them is pretty much the same as doing it. 4 chapters left.
Seeing the 12 apostles effectively disbanded brought home what's been bugging me about this series. There was a large cast of potentially interesting characters, yet most of them were ignored and/or received zero development in favour of a dude who doesn't speak. I enjoyed it more back when there was still a comedic element present and Black was turning everyone into a monster-of-the-week.
Dedication Through Light
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Doesnt it also include some one shot?
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Haha. It's called unfocused crap.
Should have put super interesting pictures of their adviser Yuki Morisaki.
brotkasten
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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?"
The part where all of the villages came together after being locked in a struggle where they literally would kill each other on sight?
flintstryker
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Bleach - What utter shit, I like Shinigami Isshin though I wish it was possible for ichigo to die and he take over as protagonist.
Naruto - Well..
One Piece - Man this translation was utter shit, this is starting to look like an Ennies Lobby kind of thing again though I wish I was strong enough to quit reading One Piece for a while so I can Marathon it.
Naruto - Well..
One Piece - Man this translation was utter shit, this is starting to look like an Ennies Lobby kind of thing again though I wish I was strong enough to quit reading One Piece for a while so I can Marathon it.
Too bad they don't teach that one in history lessons, I guess. Would have saved some time.
(Alternate reply: Obito had already told him about that, I believe?)
Dedication Through Light
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Of the few American comics and graphics novels Ive encountered Ive only despised Watchmen, really awful storytelling, pacing, and concept. Other stuff is just adaptations (twilight, hobbit, avatar last airbender) and young adult stuff (the amulet, etc) and justice league / free comic book day stuff.
Guh... buh... fuh... guh...zuh...wuh....
Do you think he'd use your animu gifs if he didn't mean it Wise-kun?
Save 'N Quit
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Akame ga Kiru! 35
An Esdese appearance is always welcome.
100% chance that M girl is going to die.
70% chance Raba dies, might catch a break if someone helps him since I doubt he'll be able to beat both of them (maybe one though).
An Esdese appearance is always welcome.
100% chance that M girl is going to die.
70% chance Raba dies, might catch a break if someone helps him since I doubt he'll be able to beat both of them (maybe one though).
It's THAT GIF in particular.
Zoramon089
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The thing about OP is that I don't think, aside from random grunts and people in places, there are any generic government members...especially higher up. Remember that recent colorspread that showed a ton of characters/marines when they were younger?
You're his waifu now.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Are you saying you believe there was no purpose at all to Hashirama's story other than just showing us Madara as a kid? I don't think its exactly some kind of "deep" extrapolation to reach the conclusion that Hashirama's story had a clear allusion to Itachi's.
That's kind of the point. Sasuke didn't understand what the "village" meant to Itachi even if Itachi actually outright stated he did it for the village.
insults are the key to true love
I prefer this actually
BassForever
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Getting? We've always been completely out of our minds, that's why we're the best
I'm saying that Sasuke lived in Konoha and experienced different clans working towards a common goal first-hand. If that unity didn't mean anything to him then, why should Hashirama's story change that?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Because he didn't have any concept of living in a world where children of two clans literally murder each other on sight?
Bleach: B
Good chapter. Everything is falling into place as it should. I liked Ryuuken and Katagiri's brief appearance (Katagiri with the Vandenreich insignia?!?!).
Masaki x Isshin is awesome. I like them separately and I'm liking where it looks like this is headed. Also, how can you not like Aizen, what a troll. Then, then...URAHARA. The snake.
Good chapter. Everything is falling into place as it should. I liked Ryuuken and Katagiri's brief appearance (Katagiri with the Vandenreich insignia?!?!).
Masaki x Isshin is awesome. I like them separately and I'm liking where it looks like this is headed. Also, how can you not like Aizen, what a troll. Then, then...URAHARA. The snake.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
There isn't any point in developing Aizen further unless he's going to come back. He's basically just been Orochimaru'd
Is there any reason to think he's not coming back?
Sasuke was literally a child soldier for hire.
That Sasuke needed 4 dead historical figures to hammer the point Itachi made many chapters ago reflects poorly on his character regardless of how you choose to interpret the latest flashback.
When the massacre happened, Sasuke experienced the aftermath, but did not understand the context behind it. This is fine and natural in fiction and his rage is mostly justified. After his showdown with Itachi, Sasuke received all the context and background he needed to make the right decision.
He didn't.
It wasn't until much later that he received ANOTHER history lesson on events much more distant from him that he realized "Oh shit maybe my dead brother had a point!"
This reads one of a few ways:
A) Sasuke resonated more strongly with the Hokage's stories than his brother's stories, which makes no sense whatsoever and is just bad writing.
B) Sasuke needed not only Itachi's backstory, but the backstory of the entire history of the ninja villages before coming to the conclusion that we were all expecting but didn't see until now. This interpretation casts him as an extremely dense and stupid individual, which is hypocritical considering this is a world where everyone grows up far faster than they should (and Sasuke had no shortage of childhood tragedy to kickstart that mental development).
C) Kishimoto wanted to insert the entire backstory somehow and resolve Sasuke's angst, using this time to nail two birds with one stone. This is just extremely lazy.
When the massacre happened, Sasuke experienced the aftermath, but did not understand the context behind it. This is fine and natural in fiction and his rage is mostly justified. After his showdown with Itachi, Sasuke received all the context and background he needed to make the right decision.
He didn't.
It wasn't until much later that he received ANOTHER history lesson on events much more distant from him that he realized "Oh shit maybe my dead brother had a point!"
This reads one of a few ways:
A) Sasuke resonated more strongly with the Hokage's stories than his brother's stories, which makes no sense whatsoever and is just bad writing.
B) Sasuke needed not only Itachi's backstory, but the backstory of the entire history of the ninja villages before coming to the conclusion that we were all expecting but didn't see until now. This interpretation casts him as an extremely dense and stupid individual, which is hypocritical considering this is a world where everyone grows up far faster than they should (and Sasuke had no shortage of childhood tragedy to kickstart that mental development).
C) Kishimoto wanted to insert the entire backstory somehow and resolve Sasuke's angst, using this time to nail two birds with one stone. This is just extremely lazy.
Infinite Justice
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Kubo seems to be hinting it already lol
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
You do understand he wasn't a conscripted child soldier right? The people who are ninjas WANT to be ninjas.
Glass Rebel
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Yeah, as usual people forget at what audience these manga are aimed at...
It's unlikely he would have had much of a choice being a member of the head branch of the clan and then the only person who can take revenge for the massacre of his entire clan.
But that's tangential to the fact that sasuke had done the whole "life or death battles with other child soldiers" thing multiple times when he decided to destroy Konoha and then recruited other child soldiers to help him. It was pretty clear he was about that life. Hashirama's unrequited love story is enough to make Sasuke give peace a chance.
Naruto 627
1. Stabs Karin with murderous intent.
2. Karin renounces Sasuke.
3. "I'm sorry."
4. She falls head over heels and completely forgives him while acting like an animal without self control.
What an awful character, Kishi really doesn't know how to write women.
In other news, Sasuke becoming good is no surprise, but it was kinda just tacked on real quick like there. Madara must be becoming beyond godly broken soon since the four Hokages are joining the fray.
1. Stabs Karin with murderous intent.
2. Karin renounces Sasuke.
3. "I'm sorry."
4. She falls head over heels and completely forgives him while acting like an animal without self control.
What an awful character, Kishi really doesn't know how to write women.
In other news, Sasuke becoming good is no surprise, but it was kinda just tacked on real quick like there. Madara must be becoming beyond godly broken soon since the four Hokages are joining the fray.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Now you're just piling inferences on inferences to reach the conclusion you want to reach. You're going too deep.
Retcon: To clarify this point, there isn't any textual support behind the whole "Sasuke was forced to be a ninja against his will" thing and its simply rationalizing your underlying conclusion too much to suggest this is even remotely relevant to the story Kishimoto is attempting to tell. The fights that Sasuke had with other child soldiers isn't really relevant. He wasn't slaughtering innocents merely for being in the wrong clan.
Big Three reactions here are really fun.
Naruto
Regardless of how stupid you may thing the plot has become, it's hard to deny that once everyone shows up at the fight, things are going to get even more ridiculous.
Bleach
More backstory stuff, just waiting for the next reveal/confirmation that everyone saw coming ages ago.
One Piece
Everyone's storylines advance a bit. Oda has like a dozen different ways to take the story each week; I don't know how he manages it.
Naruto
Regardless of how stupid you may thing the plot has become, it's hard to deny that once everyone shows up at the fight, things are going to get even more ridiculous.
Bleach
More backstory stuff, just waiting for the next reveal/confirmation that everyone saw coming ages ago.
One Piece
Everyone's storylines advance a bit. Oda has like a dozen different ways to take the story each week; I don't know how he manages it.
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