Manga Files 005b: Eyeshield 21 279, One Piece 498, REBORN 190-191, Psyren 20, Mx0 97
Eyeshield 21 279
Well now I can’t say I saw Monta throwing away his prized possession (Honjou’s glove) into the ocean coming. Honestly though it’s all for the best and I’m glad his moody period didn’t last long. Still, if what Taka has shown so far in word and in movement Monta still has a long way to go before he can put up a decent fight in the Christmas Bowl. That said I really loved seeing the gloves Sena collected from all the other receivers Monta went up against in the past. Personally I think that those are worth much more than that baseball glove ever did.
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Manga Files 003: Eyeshield 21 277, FAIRY TAIL 82, Psyren 18, Bleach -106, REBORN 189, Naruto 397, One Piece 496, Mx0 95
Wow that was an amazing chapter. I wasn’t expecting Taka to be Honjou’s son. This is going to be quite a huge obstacle for Monta in the future. The same can be said for Sena since Yamato is obviously 100%+ in all of his abilities. I’m also looking forward to seeing how Karen will destroy Hiruma’s tricks and plays. She’s quickly became a favorite character of mine and I’d love to see her skills, especially those that’ll even spin Hiruma’s head around at the speed of light.
Even with Kantou’s best all lined up to help Deimon train to take on Teikoku…I still think their chances are slim to none at winning. Or maybe that’s just my inner self really wanting to see Karen kick ass against Deimon? 
Manga Files 002: Psyren 17, Bleach -107, Naruto 396, D.Gray-man 155, FAIRY TAIL 81, Eyeshield 21 276, REBORN 188, One Piece 495, Mx0 94
PSYREN just keeps on getting better and better. Not only did we get a two-page color spread but we’re told who the mystery guy is. Apparently Asaga knew him as a kid and that was he a pretty sickly guy. However, the current Tatsuo is flying all over the place and Bursting people to death. Hell, he scared off that huge worm and even shot at Yoshina, Amamiya and the others! His reasons for doing what he does is unclear but at the moment he’s recharging his Psi to start shooting again. The next chapter can’t come soon enough for me to see how Yoshina, Amamiya, Asaga, and the other two guys manage to get to the gate all while avoiding Tatsou and that huge worm.
3 commentsManga Files 001b: FAIRY TAIL 80, Eyeshield 21 275, One Piece 484, REBORN 186-187
FAIRY TAIL 80
Nothing much happened in this chapter but we did get more background information from Erza on the Tower and Jeral. I have to say though, Erza and the other people there really carried a lot of beatings during their time in that place. Though, it really takes a certain kind of low-life to abuse children that way if you ask me. I think they all got what they deserved in the end but it seems as if it was too late for Jeral. Still, it isn’t clear as to why he turned out evil. Sure he got a beating of a lifetime but is that really enough to change someone into an “evil” bastard? Hopefully Erza clears up the situation in the next chapter.
No commentsOne Piece ep. 339
[ Episode 339: One Phenomenon After Another! Disembarking at Thriller Bark ]
Ah! It’s nice to finally since the Thriller Bark arc finally get underway. I’m going to enjoy seeing everything from the manga animated and of course any additions from the anime team. As always with OP this episode had me rolling with laughter. It especially helps that I forgot some details of this arc such as Brooke (for those out of the loop Brooke is a new character who has a lot of potential to be the next new crew member, especially since he is a musician, a position Luffy has wanted fulfilled since the start of the adventure) running on the water. I could barely recover from the laughter at such a sight lol. Then there’s the scene with Nami, Usopp, and Chopper running from a pretty messed up looking Cerberus which actually consists of two dogs and a fox! Hearing the ‘Wan! Wan! Kon!’ really made that scene funnier than it was in the manga.
Things will get more interesting when Luffy and the others land on the island though since the first party isn’t exactly the most dependable or the strongest of our dearest Strawhats.
One Piece ep. 325
[ Episode 325: The Most Evil Ability! Blackbeard's Darkness Attacks Ace. ]
Holy shit. This episode was flawlessly awesome! When I first saw the preview for this episode I was pretty hyped but not even that prepared me for what happened here. As always, One Piece takes the pages of an already brilliantly written manga and further enhances it with crystal clear and clean animation along with a soundtrack from Movie 7 and pieces from the series itself. Simply put, the fight between Ace and Blackbeard was perfectly done and translates well from paper and ink to the colored screen. Ace and Blackbeard’s respective techniques were not robbed of any excellently crafted animation and I especially loved the last scene with both of them rushing at each other with what seems to be their trump cards. Screens can’t do this episode any just so it must be watched!
1 commentOne Piece ep. 321
[ Episode 321: The King of Beasts that will Cross the Ocean! The Dream Ship`s Magnificent Completion ]
Now this episode was absolutely hilarious. The entire sequence with Franky chasing down his followers including Luffy for his stolen pants was absolute gold. I often wondered how well it would be handled but I must say it was done perfectly. The reactions of the people of the Water 7 combined with all of the explosions and bodies flying all over the place unconscious were insanely fun to watch (and funny). Franky is pretty much a Strawhat now so there’s no doubting him joining with or without his pants. Oh yeah, we also got to see the unveiling of the new ship! It looks so awesome animated. ^^;
One Piece ep. 320
[ Episode 320: Everyone`s Finally Wanted! The Crew of Over Six Hundred Million ]
And so, One Piece (well after the defeat of the CP9 and burial of the Merry) is now back on track after a few one-episode fillers. As always the episode is stretched (this only used one chapter I believe) but I really didn’t feel it this time around which is surprising. The two biggest revelations in this episode is that 1) the new ship is ready and 2) everyone in the crew now has a bounty. The entire Strawhat crew is now worth over 600 million berri! When I first saw that I totally freaked out. Luffy’s bounty is of course the highest at 300 million berri with the lowest being Chopper at 50 berri (LOL). Nami’s wanted poster is by all means the sexiest yet. The newest problem though is that because of his involvement in the incident with the government, Franky now has a bounty of 44 million berri. What will the crew do to help him? Well, of course they’ll have to try and bring him along on their adventure or in other words, get him to be the newest Strawhat!
One Piece ep. 294-305
[One Piece #294-305]
[Overall Enjoyment Value: 8.5/10]
[Thoughts]
I’ve been slacking horribly on my One Piece entries so I’ll sort of cover all of the episodes I missed. As I’m sure most of you know (those OP fans anyway), since episode 294 the majority of the CP9 has been defeated at the hands of Chopper and Franky (Chopper vs. Kumadori & Franky vs. Fukurou), Nami (Nami vs. Kalifa), Sanji (Sanji vs. Jyabura), and Zoro (Zoro vs. Kaku). The lone remaining CP9 member (aside from that idiot Spandam) is Rob Lucci who is currently still in battle with Luffy.
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