Black Clover

Black Clover

Saturday, March 3, 2018

WSR 2-26-18





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Golem Hearts 15 (END)

We see Sodom’s army of Riddle Golem’s amass at the Arcanist Federation HQ, surprised that they have humans opposing them, meaning someone leaked the intel about their invasion



But the two groups then clash, neither side giving up as Noah and Erebus offer support, but the Riddle Golems do damage of their own with impressive abilities

Garbo arrives, having apparently transplanted his body into a golem to attack Noah himself.

Noah refuses to be taken by him, counter attacking and destroying the golem, saying he’ll be his own person



5 years pass, as we see the start of the rankings for the #1 Arcanist in the world, Noah managing to beat Erebus to get to this position

His golem is able to transmit his voice through every golem in the world, allowing him to communicate to everyone, telling them that he’s happy to have received this honor. But he also acknowledges his friends, like Carles and Lily (the latter having just managed to pass the exam after 5 years) as well as Erebus, his rival that helped him end wars



But the most important person Noah recognizes is Lamech, in spite of his master being embarrassed at the attention



Noah thanks his master, his father, for creating him, which allowed the golem to have the experiences we’ve seen throughout the series as we conclude on a picture at Lamech’s home of the two celebrating this accomplishment



It had potential, but like many series with good premises, they have to compete with other series of similar talent. Oosuka Gen seems to want to return and I hope to see him again, though we’ll supposedly be getting some new Jump Starts in the next few weeks according to leaks




Dr. Stone 48

We learn the rough basics of the process that goes into making Japanese swords, hammering the steel, then folding it multiple times

Modern metallurgy and blacksmithing makes it easier when you observe the crystalline structure of the metal directly, 2 times all they need for now

The major benefit will be with the tempering, leaving the dull half of the blade flexible while the edge will be hard for cutting, that difference making Japanese swords so deadly in the stone world

Hyouga isn’t fazed as his soldiers are, saying his flowing spear style and the hollow spear he wields making him even stronger than the Japanese swords



His technique knocks Magma’s sword out of his hands and pushes back Kohaku and Kinrou, his strength the real deal by Kohaku’s perception
 
Gen tells Hyouga out loud that Magma, Kohaku and Kinrou are the strongest, Magma thinking that Gen betrayed them, while Kinrou thinks that he’s assessing their skill against Hyouga’s, their team up what could beat him

Magma rushes ahead, Kohaku telling Ginrou to boost her while they use Magma as a way to hide their strategy

As she moves to attack from above, we see that Hyouga can still counter, the hollow part of his spear allowing him to make the twisting part of his technique spread the spear’s range out in a circle so you can’t pinpoint where the head will be.



Before it hits Kohaku, the spearhead falls off the spear, Hyouga deducing that Gen made a tiny cut in the binding so that it would come off with enough force exerted



Gen tries to play it off, but Hyouga’s perception is enough that Gen has to acknowledge he’s been found out



We flashback to Suika being told by Senkuu to follow Gen, who left behind nightshade in the shade, even though it’s a flower that needs more sunlight, as a way for them to track his movements

Using her ability to hide in plain sight, she passed Gen the blade he used to make the tiny slit in Hyouga’s spear when he touched it briefly.

The chapter ends as Senkuu and Gen note they also utilized science with blades to take down this enemy.







We Can’t Study 52

The Furuhashi admirers club from a while back is looking forward to seeing Fumino again after summer vacation, but one of the members says something has gone wrong

Fumino is confused when the three act a bit strange, asking reluctantly about how her vacation went. But the member who revealed things to Kashima and Inomori, named Chono, shows that she found a picture of Fumino and Yuiga together at the hotel after the summer festival, which makes Fumino panic at the embarrassment. 



Chono consoles her by saying that even though the owner of the social media account is at their school, they don’t seem to have any followers, so the picture may not have been revealed yet. They decide to form a group to investigate things, Yuiga and Fumino pairing off.

He’s not as worried as Fumino is, which just makes her more irritated at him not realizing the situation.

They notice the account seems to be mostly pictures of sweets, cats and the sky, thinking the way it’s written would suggest it’s a girl. The account name, Spielen With Love, makes them think the German word that can mean playing an instrument suggests one of the music club students may be involved.

But they find that everyone has an alibi to account for not being at the festival. As the two leave, they see the advisor for the orchestra club offering a bag of cakes to the students as a reward for their performance at a convention during the summer.



Fumino notices the cakes are all in posts from the account related to the picture of Yuiga and Furuhashi, Nariyuki noticing that they share another pattern, posted every Friday and the table having a noticeable crack on the edge.

The pair decides to wait at the nearby table, hoping they can find the account owner.

Fumino is a bit flustered at being alone with Yuiga, though he seems to regard it as fun, like they’re playing detective, while Fumino tells him that normally they’d comment that it’s like they’re on a date.



She backtracks on that, the two interrupted by Omori, one of Yuiga’s friends from before who was jealous of the idea that Yuiga might have a girlfriend

He sits with them, ordering a cake and posting the picture, which reveals he was the owner of the account from before. Omori explains that he was with his parents at the hotel and took the picture, but the shock to his mind made him forget he’d taken it until just now

As he tries to interrogate Yuiga, Fumino stops Omori, asking him to delete the photo with a deadly glare in her eyes, the chapter ending as we learn that Omori has the account name based on a Japanese pun with his last name also meaning “to play an instrument”





Black Clover 147

Julius mourns that Licht was still able to threaten all of the Clover Kingdom’s people, wondering what his true intentions were with acquiring the Magic Stones.

He’s sad that he won’t see Fuegoeleon wake up, Yami saying he can’t possibly die. But Julius tells Yami he leaves the rest to him, passing on after saying he was happy to have seen so much magic, the symbol on his forehead disappearing to indicate his grimoire has also disappeared as it dissipates in the sky. 



Yami remembers the times they spent together, happy in spite of losing the first person he met in Clover Kingdom that really acknowledged him

Yami speaks to Marx as he and Owen arrive, saying they will protect the kingdom in Julius’ place

Yuno’s group, back at the Eye of the Midnight Sun’s hideout, arrives at the central room, seeing Licht surrounded by an orb of light, the mana recognized by Bell as something dangerous



We learn that Licht intends to awaken the power of the tree of life, seemingly intended to give them amazing power, which he speaks of as being reborn into their true selves.

Licht says he’s proud of his subordinates, Rades, Sally and Valtos all at the site as well. But he speaks his true feelings to them, saying that as humans, they’re selfish and not worth his effort, so focused on themselves that they don’t deserve any assistance.



He says they will become the cornerstone of rebirth, the giant skull near Hage Village, where Yuno and Asta were found as children, glowing brightly

Mimosa sees this magic power as dangerous, Licht’s body slowly changing, but she’s also shocked to see Yuno also glowing as the chapter ends suggesting he has some connection to Licht or the like.







Boku no Hero Academia 173

The 3 groups for Class 1-A’s cultural festival dance group are practicing and working out the various aspects for their presentations




Eri shows up, Aizawa explaining that this visit is meant to get her used to things so she isn’t shocked when she comes to the cultural festival proper.

Iida introduces himself, Mirio saying that he’ll show Eri around, asking Deku for help as well

The group meets up with other students, including Class 1-B, everyone preparing for the cultural festival, which is still a month away




Monoma taunts Class 1-A, saying that Class 1-B is doing their own original play, called Romeo, Juliet and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Return of the Kings, thinking it’ll blow their performance out of the water.

They also learn about the Miss Con, basically a form of beauty pageant at many Japanese school cultural festivals.

Nejire, the former 2nd place winner, is surprised at Eri being there, revealing that she’s always lost to one of the Support Class members, called Bibimi Zaki, very gaudy and showy from what we see. But Hadou won’t give up, wanting to place 1st this year, since she’s graduating soon




The Support Department is putting together stuff for a technology exhibition, Hatsume putting together a giant mech suit of some sort. She says the cultural festival is the best time for the Support Department to get attention compared to the Sports Festival.

Deku, Mirio and Eri leave as Hatsume’s suit explodes, catching on fire as well.

The three are sitting in the cafeteria to cool down, Deku asking Eri what she thinks about it. She’s not sure, but seeing everyone try their hardest makes her want to see how it’ll turn out

They see Nedzu and Midnight, Nedzu leaving as he tells them to enjoy the festival when it happens

Midnight brings up that Nedzu was visited by the commissioner of police, who tried to tell him that they should cancel the event, but the principal insisted they need this bright moment for a situation that seems hopeless for Heroes.




They’ve increased security and agreed that if there is an alarm sounded they will suspend activities at that point, reaching a compromise with the police.

Deku tells Eri that his class is doing a live dance performance, hoping that they can make it a fun time for her too.

But a week later, we see that Deku has been “fired” from the dance performance, though we’re left with that confusion as the chapter ends, not sure what exactly it means.








One Piece 896

Oven and other members of the Charlotte Family, including Yuan, think that Luffy, since he intends to meet his crew at Cacao Island at 1AM, would try to take Brulee hostage and escape from Katakuri through the closest mirror




Sanji, in disguise nearby, observes that the fighters are indeed impressive, meaning Luffy would have difficulty getting away when he appears from the mirror.

Pudding is several feet from him, still nervous about her feelings for Sanji. And when he thanks her, saying they’ll have to part ways here when he leaves with Luffy, Pudding still plays it off as her hating him, while internally she thinks Sanji is the one worthy of praise here, not her.

As she yells at him, Sanji says he understands that she would be angry, Big Mom setting this all up. But Sanji says he’s glad Pudding was his fiancée, the 35th daughter crying, which makes him think he made her upset. She surprises him by giving him one last request as we shift back to the Mirror World

Both Luffy and Katakuri collapse, Luffy falling into a hole in the floor while Katakuri collapses, both of them unable to fight anymore, their blows not even landing from the last time we saw them about to clash

Bege’s ship is still being chased by Big Mom, who’s hot on their tails, the group wondering if they should give up but their captain says they should finish this task to its conclusion

Nami and the others consider the possibility that if Brulee isn’t in the Mirror World with Luffy he might be trapped even if he beats Katakuri

Luffy manages to pull himself out of the hole and Katakuri stands up, asking him if he intends to return and defeat Big Mom. The Straw Hat says that’s his plan as the future Pirate King, Katakuri impressed with his guts as he falls on his back, unconscious. Luffy puts his hat over his opponent’s face to hide his appearance as he leaves for the mirror



Suddenly, Pekoms, in disguises as Nazoms (Nazo meaning mystery in Japanese), brings Brulee with him, offering his assistance as a repayment for Pedro’s sacrifice. 



The chapter ends as there are only 5 minutes until Luffy and his crew are to meet up, Sanji telling Nami’s group that he’ll try to get Luffy to the ship so that they don’t have to fight the fleet, while Oven and family ready their weapons for the Rubber Man’s arrival







Seven Deadly Sins 256

Everyone’s impressed that Arthur has been chosen by Excalibur, but Hawk still comments that Merlin is likely aware that even with that sword, Arthur can’t possibly beat Meliodas and the others as we see the Sin of Wrath and the Piety virtually unscathed as well as Cusack and Chandler.




The Demons say that they just wanted to test out the sword’s power, Cusack shocked as he realizes part of his mustache was cut off.

Arthur persists, saying he can’t lose as long as he has Excalibur but Cath says that unless he awakens his magic power, he can’t hope to win, the auras of the Demons such that Arthur is paralyzed in fear




Cath tells Merlin through some kind of telepathy that Arthur is in danger of dying

Arthur is suddenly unable to wield the sword, his body weakened as Cusack tells him that his affinity with the sword doesn’t mean he had the training necessary to fully wield it.

Plus, since his opponents are the highest class of Demons, the sword itself can’t expect to be used against them the same way it could against the lower demons, which feared the human heroes of the past

Cusack uses his magic power, Resonant, seemingly channeling some sound wave or the like into Arthur.

But Arthur appears, blasting the Demon with Icicle Castle, freezing him in place

Meliodas demands she give him the Commandment of Faith, but Merlin says that she won’t do that, telling him that as much as he wants to become Demon King, his friends are doing their best to save him and Elizabeth as she teleports away



Merlin asks Elizabeth to heal Merlin, Cath saying it can wait.

But the effects of Cusack’s Resonant power are still active, the chapter ending as he forces Arthur to stab himself with Excalibur, Merlin crying out as her hope falls to the ground wounded.


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