WSR 10-30-17

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Didn’t even comment on the last few Jump Starts, though the upcoming one warrants my attention more and I will give a summary. Lycopene the Tomatoy Poodle’s a gag manga about a schoolgirl meeting a bunch of cutesy but oddly inappropriate animals. Full Drive is a ping pong sports manga with the main character, a 1/4 German taught by his grandfather, a 4-time world champion, entering the world of ping pong in Japan

Golem Hearts, by Gen Osuka, is a fantasy type series featuring a world where golems are a common thing. Lamech (Lemmeck is honestly an awful translation, given the obvious reference meant to be the father of Noah) is an arcanist, someone who can enhance and repair golems. His major creation is Noah, a humanoid looking golem who is seen as a nuisance. After a bandit kidnaps two children and supplies from the town, Noah, with Lamech’s help, defeats him, appreciated by the town as he resolves to help his father figure to become a better arcanist.

 Boku no Hero Academia is on break this week

Dr. Stone 34

Ruri inquires about Senkuu’s last name, which confuses him, since their culture doesn’t use that practice. But before she can ask his full surname, starting with Ichi, she collapses in another coughing fit, taken away

Senkuu says he’ll ask her everything once Kinrou wins, Magma happy at the prospect that Ruri may die anyway, not even subtle at this point

Chrome is training, seemingly having entered the tournament as well, intending to weaken Magma if possible by hitting him in the groin area, which Kohaku agrees is a sound strategy

The group heads off to where the matches will be announced, hoping to fix them, though it seems they’ve been decided already. They had planned to set up Kohaku against Magma at best or at least have Magma and Kinrou in different blocks. But instead, Kinrou is immediately pitted against Magma in the first match, to their dismay

Senkuu then makes a concoction of tea leaves, honey and sweet flag grass to keep their fighters’ spirits and energy up, but Ginrou consumes most of the ingredients immediately.

Suika goes to get more of the sweet flag grass, Mantle following behind her with an evil grin.

The first match is about to start, but as Senkuu, Chrome and Kohaku go towards the arena, Mantle tells them that Suika’s drowning after she was going to pick up sweet flag grass.

Senkuu and Chrome call him out on the obvious lie, since it doesn’t make sense that he would know that she was picking the herbs if he claims to have just seen her in the process of drowning.

But Kohaku, even knowing this, thinks she’s the best chance if there’s a small chance Suika may be in danger of drowning

Jasper says that if Kohaku doesn’t appear by her match, then she’ll be disqualified.

Magma taunts Kinrou, saying that he’ll make him a direct subordinate if he surrenders now.

But Kinrou refuses, saying he’s not the same person that he once was and that he’ll beat him, since he isn’t fighting for such selfish reasons as Magma.

Kinrou slams his spear against Magma’s as the chapter ends with their match finally beginning

We Can’t Study 37

Mizuki, Yuiga’s sister, is cooking for Kobayashi and Omori, Kobayashi reminding Yuiga that her birthday is coming up.

Yuiga plans to make something for Mizuki as thanks, but doesn’t want the failure from last year.

He runs into Fumino, who tries to play herself up as an expert cook. Yuiga then asks her to help him, which she agrees to hastily.

In order to cover herself, she tells Yuiga to wash his hands for 30 minutes and then take a shower for an hour, still wracking her brain about what to do. 

Fumino then texts Rizu, mistakenly telling her she wants to make a boyfriend (kare) when she meant to say she wants to make curry (karee). Rizu then communicates this to Uruka, who thinks she must want a boyfriend like Yuiga to take care of her.

Uruka then talks to Asumi, who doesn’t want to be bothered, but then begrudgingly helps after she’s praised by Uruka as someone who’s more experienced in love.

Asumi calls Kirisu, the two of them bickering over love experience, Asumi bragging that her father’s already approved her boyfriend and Kirisu saying she has a guy who comes over and cleans her house.

Kirisu calls Fumino, who panics, but is relieved when her former tutor says she should try to appeal to Yuiga through cooking and use a recipe online, sending her one.

The chapter ends as everything is resolved with them making the curry and enjoying it.

Black Clover 132

As the final match starts, Noelle and En are guarding the crystal, leaving offense to Yuno.

His attacks are being countered by Lill at every turn, Yuno deciding to use a technique he’s been developing through mana control and the mana skin technique.

Bell is a bit flustered at the idea, since we see that he’s compressing her power into himself, his form changing with the Spirit Dive ability.

Yuno thinks to himself that he’s going to blow past Asta now with this new power

 

In response to this new ability Yuno displays, Lill is inspired as well, summoning a monstrous harpy monster as the two clash with their strongest attacks yet

Asta bemoans the fact that he’s not in the finals fighting against Yuno, who’s smiling in enthusiasm, a rare sight

Lill is so excited, however, that as he tries to overpower Yuno, his own magic power breaks the crystal behind him, Yuno’s team the victor as the chapter ends

One Piece 884

Luffy explains how he thought it was odd that his Armament Haki went right through Katakuri, but that he’s managed to hit him now. 

Katakuri replies that Luffy figured out things, his Observation Haki skill allowing him to dodge the attacks by shaping his body to avoid their paths.

The only reason Luffy managed to hit him was because he lost his composure, which affects Observation Haki’s efficacy.

But now Katakuri has regained his focus, binding Luffy and then smashing him with Strength Mochi.

We shift over to Cacao Island, Pound trying to get into the Sweets Factory to meet Chiffon, but is being rebuffed

Brulee explains to Pudding and the others inside that the Straw Hats plan to meet Luffy at 1AM, but she’s confident Katakuri will beat Luffy and that Big Mom will defeat the Straw Hats when they arrive.

Oven arrives, agreeing to not disturb Pudding, but threatening Pound as his former stepfather

Sanji tells Pudding that even if Brulee thinks Luffy will lose to Katakuri that this will be Katakuri’s first loss to his captain

The chapter ends as Mont D’or is told that all the sea slugs are gone as we see Praline singing to charm them away, making the situation utter chaos as to where any of the escaping crews are at the moment

Seven Deadly Sins 241

Dolor and Gloxinia ignore Chandler’s inquiry as to why they’re helping King combining their efforts to seal him in an Ore Tree. He tries to break out, Diane and King meanwhile insisting they will stay behind, telling Ban to take the others

Elizabeth recognizes Dolor and Gloxinia, who tell her that they know she is that Elizabeth from the past, saying this is their atonement for betraying her and Meliodas 3000 years ago

Gloxinia binds Diane and King with vines, saying they can’t fight now. But he praises King for being able to use the Spirit Spear to his level, saying that when his wings fully sprout, he’ll be the strongest Fairy King in history

Dolor tells Diane that she will be the new Giant King, or Queen in this case, needing her to bring the Giant Clan out of their resistance to change and become something more than just a battle obsessed race.

Gloxinia sends King and Diane away as Chandler breaks out of the Ore Tree.

Chandler calls them out on their betrayal, attacking them, the two dodging his slash that creates a massive chasm in the ground.

But Gloxinia and Dolor say they’re neither Commandments nor Kings now, just a Fairy and a Giant

They fight Chandler, but their attacks seem to do almost nothing, the Demon ignoring a sting from a giant hornet and slashing Dolor’s arms.

Elizabeth thinks about how Meliodas inspired them with his courage 3000 years ago and hopes that Dolor and Gloxinia will be rewarded for their sacrifice, the chapter ending as we see that the pair has been utterly defeated by Chandler.