WSR 3-19-18

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The last Jump Start in the round of 3 this time is Ziga by Rokurou Sano and Kentarou Hidano. Hachigane has been having a frighteningly real nightmare of a giant monster attacking the city. His childhood friend Amagi, says he shouldn’t worry, serving as a source of inspiration for him to try his best. With all the excellent performance he’s shown, when Hachigane is taken aside by the leader of the Anomalous Disaster Response Agency and told he has special powers, he can’t believe it. But the next day, as he’s heading to meet up with Amagi, he has the feeling of dread again and the monster, called Ziga, attacks, the chapter ending as Hachigane discovers Amagi’s severed arm, crying out in anguish

Dr. Stone 51

Everyone’s putting their best effort into making the components for Senkuu’s proto cellphone in Ishigami Village as Homura watches from a distance, figuring out that they’ve advanced to metalworking, something they’d theorized about before

Senkuu is pushed into explaining the principles behind the cellphone to Chrome and Kaseki. It’s taking the vibrations of sound that result from our voices and amplifying them through a series of devices, including a vacuum tube, taking the electromagnetic waves that are emitted and receiving them to transfer them in reverse so someone can hear them

Chrome barely understands it, Kaseki not getting much at all and even Gen taken aback by the complexity. 

Senkuu explains that the first thing they need is a cotton candy machine. After they make the basic part that spins out the thread, Senkuu reveals that their plan is actually to use this with gold to make the fine wires that are required for precise electrical currents. But instead of using gold, they decide to use the rock sugar that formed after Homura burned the area that stored some of the sake and other alcohol like mirin, making a rough form of cotton candy

It’s really enjoyable to the village, not something they’d had before.

Senkuu asks Gen about Homura, Ginrou thinking he’s interested in her romantically, but he reveals he’s suspected that she’s got them under surveillance under Hyouga’s orders.

Gen says she respects Hyouga greatly and that there’s no real way she’ll defect.

But Senkuu decides to offer her some cotton candy, taking a batch out to where she happens to be, leaving a note to tell her it’s not poisoned.

Gen and the others think he might be trying to tempt her, but Ruri says he’s also doing it because he’s showing her a kindness that Hyouga and the others haven’t, since Hyouga noted they were weak to not even abandon Kinrou when he was wounded

The chapter ends as Homura takes a lick of the cotton candy, surprised at its sweetness.

We Can’t Study 55

The chapter begins as it appears Asumi is confessing her love to Yuiga, but we learn it’s a game popular with high schoolers called the “I Love You” game, where the one who blushes first after the confession or response loses. The maid café is participating in their own way, asking 2000 yen for the round, but offering 3000 yen of food free if they win against the maid. Asumi’s never lost yet, so the café is confident they can keep getting profit from the trend

At school Yuiga is tutoring the girls in math when they hear some people playing the “I Love You” game. Oomori, excited to show how good he is at it, asks Yuiga’s group to play, Uruka somewhat interested, but Rizu especially ready to play, since it’s a game.

Oomori starts against her, losing easily because of how Rizu has no interest in him, her responses robotic in nature.

But when they pit her against Yuiga, she starts to hesitate, stammering her line, which makes her lose as she blushes heavily.

Furuhashi’s group of supporters says she should be the next to play the game, but when she sees Rizu and Uruka looking at her, she throws the game, not wanting to confess in front of the two she’s supporting in their own romance

Oomori suggests Yuiga be the confessor in the game next time, Uruka volunteering in spite of the risk of a penalty game for the loser. She intends to lose on purpose, but Yuiga freezes up, unable to confess to Uruka in the game, losing instead, which makes her disappointed

The penalty game is to play the “I Love You” game with the next person through the door.

And as it happens, it’s Mafuyu who comes through the door. Yuiga has her take a seat and starts the game, though Mafuyu doesn’t understand, asking him to repeat himself. But he can’t, admitting defeat as she leaves. 

Before Mafuyu closes the door, she tells Yuiga to meet her after school in the student counselor’s office.

After he explains things, Mafuyu understands partially, though she says that since they’re teacher and student, he should never do that, even as a game or a joke. 

Yuiga agrees, though he says maybe that means he shouldn’t go to her apartment to clean, the chapter ending as Mafuyu says that’s a different matter.

Black Clover 150

Mimosa and Kirsch recognize the magic power that Luck and Ben (one of the Royal Knights from the Crimson Lions) are manifesting, like that of Langris during the Royal Knights exam when he became more evil.

Luck and Ben hug, recognizing each other as fellow elves, Luck then moving to eliminate Noelle as a human. His attack misses, chalked up to being out of practice

Kirsch readies his Cherry Blossom Magic, telling Noelle they need to counter attack even thought Luck is a fellow Black Bull to her. She brings up Sea Dragon’s Nest, both of them deflecting Luck’s attacks

Noelle thinks this isn’t just Luck being brainwashed, it’s that his mana has fundamentally changed, much stronger than before

Luck’s soul that has possessed him recognizes Noelle’s power, saying she must be royalty

Meanwhile, Rhya, now fully possessed by his elf soul, comments to Asta that he’s aware of when people are lying and that Asta was speaking the truth, just as the first Wizard King was. But after that betrayal, they can no longer trust humans, unleashing both Light and Shadow magic. to Asta’s shock

Mereoleona counters with her Mana Zone again, but then Rhya begins to utilize spatial magic and the Light Magic’s high speed movements together, attacking from multiple angles, Mereoleona and Asta barely able to counter them

But then, as the chapter ends, Rill (official spelling in English from author as of latest volume) bursts in, using his Paint Magic to make a Four Headed Lindwurm, Asta stunned as Rill recognizes Rhya’s elf soul.

Boku no Hero Academia 176

As Deku and Gentle square off, Deku recalls that there aren’t any Hero offices nearby, so he can’t expect any assistance

Gentle and La Brava begin their broadcast in earnest, the Gentleman Thief ready to attack

Deku rushes forward, but we discover that Gentle’s Quirk is Elasticity, able to imbue anything he touches with that property, including the air itself, which he did as he was gesturing for the camera.

This bounces Deku back, but he pursues them even as they run, Gentle making the ground elastic instead, which bounces his opponent into the air, Gentle saying that while he respects Deku’s feelings of wanting to protect his school, he cannot reject his own mission to bring a story that will be remembered for ages to come

La Brava recognizes Deku as someone who made a big splash in the Sports Festival, Gentle thinking they can’t continue to engage with him, since he was known to have immense power then

Deku remembers how various people were really excited for the sports festival, such as Eri, who was trying to smile again, but still not used to it. 

Jirou asked him for advice on organizing her notes to help the band members while they practice.

Deku reveals what Hatsume’s new support item was, a glove that can concentrate air pressure, letting him attack with more precision in an area where he wouldn’t want to damage things or risk hurting civilians.

Gentle seems to shrug off the Delaware Smash: Air Pressure, Deku rushing to grab Gentle, saying that his sentiments aren’t just his alone, La Brava crying out as her idol is in danger with the chapter’s conclusion

One Piece 899

Mont D’or contacts Perospero, Bavarois explaining that he’s gotten weaker, since his injury hasn’t been treated in nearly a day

Perospero explains that Bege and Chiffon dropped the cake off at Puffs Island, everyone just waiting for the conclusion of this: Big Mom will either die from possible poison, continue to rampage if the cake doesn’t meet her taste or will be satisfied by its flavor.

Everyone across Totland is worrying over what will happen, some thinking Pudding couldn’t have replicated the cake Streusen spent days on, others bemoaning the situation with the Yonkou that was supposed to be protecting them the one that’s causing such destruction.

At Puffs Island, the denizens start to run away, not wanting to be around when Big Mom inevitably destroys it in her fit of eating the cake, but Chiffon says she believes in its taste and Sanji’s talent. Bege pulls her away, saying they need to escape anyway, not even able to use the Nostra Castello now after it was destroyed in their attempt to flee Big Mom, the Yonkou arriving to eat the cake

Luffy and the others, finally reunited, have to save their sentiments as Smoothie’s fleet is attacking them, Chopper still needing to treat Luffy’s injuries.

But Judge helps them escape as he fires on Smoothie’s ships, still berating Sanji and Luffy. He says it was a fruitless endeavor to try and save Luffy from Big Mom’s territory and that Sanji was a weakling to begin with, still not worthy of the Vinsmoke name.  Luffy ignores this, thanking him for his help as they flee.

But Carrot and Nami see that they’re being surrounded again from behind by the rest of the fleet not engaging with Germa 66 on the coast.

Daifuku and Smoothie both assault the ship, things not seeming good for the Straw Hats.

But the chapter ends as Wadatsumi and the other members of the Sun Pirates burst out of the sea, ready to assist Jinbe and the Straw Hats to escape Big Mom’s crew.

Seven Deadly Sins 259 

Howzer leads the army in an attack, saying they can’t strike head on, but distract them with a large attack to break up their formation. Guila blasts them with an explosion, the others following it up.

Deathpierce uses his Melody ability to redirect the attack magic from various demons, but then rushes in to attack one of them, shrugging off the damage he’s taken, though it’s clearly still hurting their bodies even if they don’t realize it. 

Gowther recognizes it as Cheat Hope, seemingly something Rueduciel did to them so they’d be less fearful and more willing to fight

The group is preparing to retreat, but Howzer is shocked as he sees a massive tide of earth, Diane covering one of the Albions almost entirely and then smashing their head in. 

King also uses his new power, slashing one of them into pieces with Chastiefol’s true form.

Howzer and Guila are amazed at the abilities of the Seven Deadly Sins, moving forward to take advantage of the morale.

Sariel and Tarmiel use Omega Ark to vaporize a swath of the Demons, thinking this will barely warm them up for the fight against Estarossa

Meanwhile, Monspiet and Derriere are sitting in the house at the mountain village where they’ve been living for a while, not wanting to get involved in the war.

But Derriere stands up, saying she plans to meet up with Zeldris and give their Commandments to him.

The chapter ends as Estarossa has found them, commenting that with theirs, he’ll have 3 Commandments