WSR 3-6-17

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The second to last Jump Start is Dr. Stone, done by the pair of Riichiro Inagaki, the writer behind Eyeshield 21 alongside Yusuke Murata and Boichi, the artist and writer of Sun Ken Rock. Our main character, Taijuu, is going to confess his feelings to the girl he loves, Yuzuriha, but a flash of light turns every human in the world to stone. He manages to retain his consciousness over thousands of years and finally breaks free. But aside from himself and his best friend Senkuu, who’s already been awake for over half a year, the rest of humanity seems to have remained petrified and they’re left to start back civilization.

No cancellations this week, which is a decent sign that things are stable for now, though when World Trigger comes out of hiatus, that’ll be about 22-23 series running at the same time.

We Can’t Study 5

Yuiga and the others are studying English, which is one of Takemoto’s weakest subjects, but she’s having problems understanding the grammar and vocabulary.

Furuhashi leaves for a bit, Takemoto dragging Yuiga and Rizu to follow after her.

Turns out that Furuhashi is being confessed to by the student she’s meeting, Yamaoka and he’s done it many times, constantly being rejected by Furuhashi.

Takemoto is jealous, since Yamaoka’s famous for being a gorgeous guy from the soccer team. She says Fumino should be more aggressive, since that’ll make her truly stand out.

Takemoto and Rizu leave after a while, Fumino and Yuiga alone. He says she can talk to him if she’s worried about something, Fumino confessing that she’s intimidated by straightforward guys. She thinks it might be because her father’s a similar kind of guy, but when people are upfront like that, she loses her words and can’t speak as well. Yuiga feels bad that he can’t offer her any advice.

The next day, he overhears Yamaoka saying that he thinks Fumino will eventually bend to his pressure

Yuiga demands that he stop with his confessions until Fumino’s exams are over, Yamaoka saying that he doesn’t have any right to ask such a thing. But Yuiga retorts that as her tutor, he has a duty to protect her studies and make her feel at ease, not stressed by people like Yamaoka.

Yamaoka pushes Yuiga into a pillar, cutting his head. Yuiga pushes the issue and Yamaoka backs off, saying he won’t pursue Fumino anymore.

The chapter ends as Fumino is bandaging up Yuiga and thinks that she feels comfortable around him, though she’s still very clumsy, wrapping Yuiga up too much with the gauze.

Black Clover 101

As Vanessa tells the Witch Queen how she has no family bonds with her, she remembers how Vanessa used to be so vibrant and happy. She thinks that her obsession with perfection made her forget how imperfection could have benefits as well.

The Witch Queen admits her defeat as she thinks that Vanessa’s power was never going to come from being caged, but from freedom.

She has Nero appear on her shoulder, recognizing him as something relevant.

Everyone is healed as the Witch Queen notes that the Magic Stone they seek is her earring, handing it to them, to everyone’s surprise as the ease with which they acquired it.

Asta asks why the Eye of the Midnight Sun would want these things, the Witch Queen saying they amplify the magic of whoever holds it.

But she says only the elves can fully utilize it, a group of people from centuries ago that had the highest levels of magic, on par with the Witch Queen. 

However, they are supposedly extinct and the magic used on Fana and the others in the Third Eye is forbidden, unable to be used without such high levels of magic and a sacrifice.

The Demon God is part of that forbidden magic, summoned in the past by the Elf Elder, who also used the swords that Asta possesses. Things will be explained later, the Witch Queen is certain of that.

As everyone leaves, we see that Mars is going back to the Diamond Kingdom, using a potion that has the Witch Queen’s blood magic, promising longevity, but used to control him instead with the marionette spell and change the Diamond Kingdom. Ladros is coming along as well, the two of them able to infiltrate easily.

Fana will be taken in by Fanzel, waiting until they reform the Diamond Kingdom. She says she’ll wait as long as it takes and explore the world with Mars, making everyone still think they’re being lovey dovey and Finral is jealous, bleeding from his eyes again.

Mars tells Asta that they’re friends now and if he needs help, he only needs to ask, Asta saying the feeling’s mutual.

Vanessa thinks about how the Witch Queen told her that the Witch’s Forest is still her home and she can come back whenever she wishes.

Everyone returns, Yami fairly deadpan about Asta’s arms being healed, telling him to go get him some beer.

The chapter ends as he welcomes back Vanessa, who smiles as she says she’s home, the arc concluding, next chapter promising a new story

Boku no Hero Academia 129

 Deku and Mirio are seen moments before they ran into Eri and Overhaul, Deku feeling uncertain about his qualifications for being under Sir Night Eye, Mirio saying they’re not in as much danger, just patrolling the perimeter. But Deku still thinks that this is intended to show him the gap between himself and Mirio by Night Eye, also wondering why All Might didn’t mention anything about another possible successor.

They tell each other their Hero names, Mirio a bit thrown off by Deku’s name just being his nickname and Mirio’s being Rumillion, representing his goal to save millions.

Deku recognizes Overhaul as the leader of the Eight Precepts of Death, Overhaul acting like a doting parent, saying Eri’s his daughter and she has him worried so much.

Mirio tries to throw off Deku’s expression of shock by suggesting his costume’s ill fitting. He also comments on Overhaul’s mask and how it’s connected to the Eight Precepts of Death, but Overhaul says it’s just an old relic, using it now because he’s sensitive to germs.

 

Overhaul asks what office they’re from, not recognizing them as new Heroes, Mirio saying they’re just on workplace shadowing patrol, not even in an office, trying to keep their cover safe.

Eri clings to Deku who comments that she’s so scared and her injuries don’t seem to be from just falling down. Overhaul replies that he’s just being a parent and Deku shouldn’t try to tell him how to raise his child.

Deku insists that there’s something off, Overhaul admitting that there’s something, but he can’t talk about it in the open, pulling them into an alleyway.

As Overhaul says that he’s just been so worried about Eri’s rebelliousness, he starts to take off his glove, commenting that he doesn’t understand kids, almost changing into a different person around them.

Eri, seeing this threat, decides to go with him, Deku and Mirio letting them go for now.

As Overhaul returns to his base, he kills off his subordinate that failed to keep Eri in line.

The chapter ends as he tells her she’s got to be less selfish, since she’s the core of his plan, one of his allies telling him that Shigaraki has called him with a response to his offer.

Seven Deadly Sins 209

We see Monspiet and Derriere still unconscious, Elizabeth caught by Meliodas as she starts to fall from the exhaustion of purifying them.

But Rueduciel rushes to attack the fallen Ten Commandments, stopped by Dolor and Gloxinia, who say that even though this is war and they are justified in their actions, the Kings of the Fairy and Giant clans cannot stand by and let Elizabeth’s actions go without defense, since she risked her life for Demons.

Meliodas thanks Dolor and Gloxinia as well as Sariel and Tarmiel, though the Archangels say they only did this for Elizabeth’s sake.

The chapter ends as Meliodas says that he’s fine with the Ten Commandments still hating him, since he’ll deal with that alongside his friends in the future.

The chapter is much shorter because Suzuki-sensei is still recovering slightly though he should be up to normal standards next time. We did get some extra pages promoting the spin off series called Seven Deadly Sins-Seven Days, which gets into more detail about King, Elaine, Ban and Helbram’s backstory

Magi 340

In response to Hakuryuu’s claim that the king should trust those close to him, but should also acknowledge that what he believes will change over time, Sinbad argues that means the king will waver in his responsibility to guide the people.

But Hakuryuu says that sometimes what the king believes can be wrong, such as with the Kou Empire using military power to expand territory or Hakuryuu’s focus on revenge. He asks Sinbad if what he believes could never change, or if his becoming a god has made him somehow beyond such concerns.

Sinbad thinks he’s trying to avoid the question. The 7 Dungeon Conqueror says that he believes in himself as someone who has seen destiny and achieved change that no one else could. But he also says he trusts his friends even though Hakuryuu still thinks that he regards them as lesser beings before him.

Sinbad insists he does trust his friends, but he thinks only he can be the one king that rules everything, which derives from Judar’s explanation that there are roles for everyone to fulfill. But since Hakuryuu and Judar both failed in their roles to be a king and raise up a king, Sinbad thinks he is the only one suitable for the role of a god.

Hakuryuu wonders if there is no one to be an equal or superior to Sinbad, who responds that this battle is specifically for that purpose. This makes Hakuryuu realize that this is Sinbad’s one regret: that he is still uncertain whether he can be the god of the world.

Aladdin and Alibaba talk about this as well, thinking that Sinbad was actually happy to find people who weren’t affected by his rewriting of the Rukh.

They see that Valefor has been conquered, Arba still astonished that they could change Sinbad’s mind, which provokes Aladdin to speculate that there may be more to this than Sinbad wanting to be convinced by them.

The group arrives at the 3rd Dungeon, Zepar and sees Sinbad with an unknown woman (unless you’ve read Sinbad’s Adventure, in which case you’d know who she is), revealed to be Princess Celendine of Parthevia.

Sinbad explains that he conquered Zepar when he was 17 (which is a half truth, since Celendine was the one given Zepar initially) and after sacrificing Celendine at some point, he absorbed her Rukh and was given ownership of Zepar.

The two initiate Djinn Equip as they ask the question ofAladdin and Alibaba: should they live by their own will or by the will of others? The chapter concludes with this new challenge.

One Piece 858

 We see Streusen, the head chef of Big Mom’s crew, putting the finishing touches on the cake for the wedding.

Meanwhile, Pekoms is being restrained by Jinbe’s Fishmen and Merpeople allies, saying that he’ll just get in the way, since he’s still recovering. Pekoms is worried about what’s happening with all the boxes being trafficked through the bay and whether Jinbe properly reported Bege’s betrayal to Big Mom.

Luffy and Sanji arrive at Bege’s hideout, the others travelling ahead through the mirrors. They’re told by Vito that they must take a bath, because Bege won’t see them if they’re dirty

Nami is telling Chiffon about how Lola was a good friend of hers and how she saved the younger twin sister of Bege’s wife, Chiffon grateful to the Straw Hat.

Chiffon further explains why Big Mom is so angry at Lola. The giants resent Big Mom because Lola refused the hand of their prince, Loki. They even tried to pass Chiffon off as Lola and further angered the kingdom that boasted one of the strongest armies in the world, so Big Mom focused on gigantifying people instead.

Big Mom beat her savagely and now, with her husband Bege wanting to kill her mother, Chiffon doesn’t care in the slightest.

Meanwhile, Luffy and Brook fix their bone and tooth based injuries after their bath by drinking some milk (which suggests it’s not just Brook that can repair damage like that with calcium)

Brulee and Diesel are furious at Chiffon for betraying Big Mom, but Chiffon only thinks of Bege and Pez, her son, as her family now.

The meeting begins, Bege thinking he was initially going to kill off the Straw Hats, but killing Sanji would ruin his chances to kill Big Mom, since he’s expected at the ceremony.

Luffy notices Caesar Clown in the people at the table, Caesar remembering how Bege got possession of his heart at some point and offered it in exchange for his assistance in the plan to assassinate Big Mom

Caesar tries to pass himself off as someone else, but the jig is up as he admits it, being under Bege’s thumb now with his heart as the collateral.

Luffy wants to punch Bege for shooting Pekoms, the Mafioso not minding. But Jinbe says they can do that later, confirming whether they all want to be involved in this plot or not.

The chapter ends as they all begrudgingly accept, ready to finish things with Big Mom and move onto other things.

Fairy Tail 525

Gildartz takes August’s provocation, to Cana’s displeasure, and rushes at him. August reiterates his inquiry, asking if parents and children should have love for each other, Gildartz affirming that it’s obvious.

August then asks why Zeref’s child was not loved, referring to Larcade and how Zeref didn’t see his child as anything special beyond his usefulness to fighting Acnologia.

Cana moves to help Gildartz in spite of him telling her to stay back, saying that she deserves independence from her father. Gildartz insists that he can’t let her go completely as his daughter as we shift over and see Larcade crawling to try and help Zeref, clinging to life

As Natsu continues to fight Zeref, he’s still virtually powerless against his brother’s power.

Lucy, Gray and Happy are contacted by Mavis, who tells them to leave Natsu behind and meet with her, trusting in their friend to survive, since they’re needed to ensure his safety.

They agree, Lucy telling Natsu not to lose as the Flame Dragon Slayer manages to throw Zeref down as he affirms he won’t give up that easily.

Zeref finds himself happy at the prospect of fighting and killing his brother, thinking it might be connected to the curse of contradictions that keeps him alive, though his own emotions might be manifesting as well. Either way, he’s absolutely giddy at the idea and ready to fight.

Suddenly, Natsu starts to fall unconscious as Larcade uses his RIP magic on his uncle.

Larcade tells his father to use this opportunity to kill Natsu as Zeref remembers Precht thinking whether he should kill Mavis or let her live as he saw signs of her coming out of her coma when she was in Lacryma crystal.

Unexpectedly, Zeref blasts a hole in Larcade as the chapter ends on him saying that his son is in the way and should be eliminated.