Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

Man, this chapter was great. We’re suddenly shown how are heroes are thrown into a game called “Paradise Game” by Gerard. The point of the game is that they have to reach to where he is by going through those three assassins called Trinity Raven. The catch is that there is also the danger of everyone being blown to kingdom come by the Etherion. Time isn’t wasted either as Natsu has already encountered one of the assassins. Personally I find the owl guy ridiculous but he seems to be pretty damn strong (and can see in the friggin dark!). I’m looking forward to seeing how Natsu will deal with him in the coming chapters.

NARUTO 399

So the history lesson continues and with interesting turnabouts as well. I find it impressive that Madara was able to take on Konoha and the First Hokage by himself with just the help of the Kyuubi. Still, he lost somehow and survived. I’m guessing that after his loss he didn’t go too far away because he knows a lot of stuff from the Uchiha planning a rebellion, to Kyuubi’s attack on Konoha, and finally the Konoha top brass (minus the Third Hokage) decision to plant a spy within the Uchiha to observe. Of course that spy was none other than Itachi. It’s pretty funny how Itachi is becoming even more of a good guy with this history lesson of Madara’s. Still though, why did he have to kill his parents? Were they apart of this rebellion as well? More importantly, just how much of what Madara is saying is 100% truth? I don’t see why he’d lie at the moment other than trying to persuade Sasuke to join him but even that would be a bit much just for something like that…

BLEACH -103

What the hell is going on? It looks like most of the 9th Division was taken out by some single person, including Kensei who was sneak attacked. I’m unsure of Mashiro but it was said that her reiatsu had disappeared off the radar as well. Could it really be one of Aizen or Gin doing this? Or perhaps they’re controlling others to do their work? I don’t see why Kubo would hide them seeing as we already know they’re evil bastards so I would expect the person doing this to be someone he hasn’t shown as yet (as far as the flashbacks go anyway). Man, Bleach has definitely been insanely entertaining and thought-provoking ever since these flashback chapters started. I hope it continues nd carries over into the present, whenever that will be.

D.Gray-man 158

This entire chapter focused on the Noah and Duke Millennium. We find out that the new Noah is named Sheryl. That’s a pretty odd name for a man but I’ve heard possibilities of it being Cyril and a few others. Seeing them in their normal forms really drops one’s guard about them being the antagonists of the story but we’re reminded quickly about that once they begin taking about Allen, the Heart, and Akuma. Going back to Sheryl/Cyril, he’s in a pretty influential position as Minister of Foreign Affairs. That really allows the Duke to be able to create ‘invisible’ large-scale plans that lead to creating even more Akuma just like Panda and Lavi pointed out at the very end of the chapter.

I’m also interested in this dream the Duke has mentioned and about why he didn’t take out Allen when he was a child. This kind of storytelling is one big reason as to why I love this manga. :3

Eyeshield 21 280

This is going to be an interesting Christmas Bowl. Why? Well, after seeing what Yamato can do and a tiny glimpse of his real play style…I just can’t see how Sena can win against him. Sure, he’s been training intensely for the match but I just feel it isn’t enough. Deimon has been the underdog a lot of times throughout the series but this particular match feels like it will be different from the others because pretty much everyone on the team (1st string anyway) is a monster in their position. I doubt that Hiruma will be at 100% unless he blackmailed someone with the latest healing technology. That said, I’m a bit worried about the outcome. If Deimon is to win then I’d hope that it’s done in a believable way and not because they’re the main characters/team.

PSYREN 21

Things are getting awesome. The fight between Yoshina and Tatsuo gets off to a great start. We’re treated to some flashbacks of Tatsuo and Asaga which, I think, is probably a good thing for Tatsuo. That is, he probably won’t die here. Still, it’d be surprising if he did. I have no idea what the hell Oboro thinks he can do but I hope he doesn’t get in the way. Amamiya seems to be doing alright though she is obviously very exhausted from using so much Psi power. It looks like next chapter will be purely Asaga vs. Tatsuo, unless Yoshina can shake off the that blow he received near the end.

Mx0 98

It’s sad that Mx0 is going to come to an end soon. It’s one of the few series that I was hoping didn’t get cut from WSJ but it’s too late. At least it enjoyed a long run than most series get. Anyway, as for the chapter itself I glad that Taiga decided to study abroad as we’ll likely get to see him use real magic before the finale. One year is both a long and short period of time depending on how you look at it but in both instances you can accomplish a lot within that time. I hope that Taiga really does get to confess to Hiiragi when he returns and doesn’t just get stuck with a lame “confess-interrupted-midway” conclusion.