WSR 3-5-18

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Jujutsu Kaisen, a new Jump Start by Gege Akitami, features a school setting at first. Itadori, a student with amazing power, is in the occult research club, though he doesn’t know much about curses and the like. After his grandfather dies, he’s approached by Fushigoro of the Jujutsu (not the martial art, a form of magic) Specialty School, saying there’s a cursed object of the highest class at his school. The two find it and save his club members, but in order to try and fight the cursed spirit, Itadori eats the cursed object and it incarnates, taking over his body. He manages to regain some control, but the first chapter ends as Fushigoro says he must exorcise him.

Dr. Stone 49

Hyouga is impressed, his subordinates panicking at the strength their opponents have shown. But he says it’s unfortunate that Senkuu didn’t see that this was a diversion, the residential area with the children now ablaze through the efforts of Homura, Hyouga’s assistant, who’s quite capable at her job

 Homura cuts off Kokuyou and others from getting across the bridge by burning it down.

The other brutes realize Hyouga’s plan, saying they should take one of the kids as a hostage so they can have leverage against Senkuu and the others.

Kohaku tells Ginrou to move the kids to the science storehouse, Suika wanting to help in some way to protect everything that the village has worked hard for, including the laboratory that helped make her glasses

She draws away the attackers by rolling in her melon gourd, saying that she’ll head upwind to prevent them from lighting more fires.

Hyouga and Homura think this works in their favor, only needing to capture one person as a hostage.

But when Senkuu hears from Ginrou that Suika ran up the mountain, he realizes she might be in more danger because of the poisonous gases that come from the lake nearby

Suika gets near the poisonous lake, the manifestation of death itself (in their minds) coming towards them quickly

Senkuu and Kohaku move Suika to safety in the trees, the gas heavier than air so that it just goes under them harmlessly, Hyouga’s group also getting out of the way in time

The attackers from Tsukasa’s kingdom ask if it’s really poison gas, Senkuu saying it is and that they’ll have to wait it out as they retreat

Hyouga thinks this is a perfect opportunity for his subordinates to make themselves useful, knocking them off the tree to test whether the gas is actually deadly. 

The group is killed, Hyouga and Homura impressed at what the Kingdom of Science has managed to do, saying that they’ll return with their full army

Senkuu says they’ll try a preemptive strike rather than waiting for them to attack, hinting at something that would aid greatly in military tactics, though he doesn’t say what it is as the chapter ends

We Can’t Study 53

Kobayashi sees Yuiga after they’ve both taken a mock national exam for college. He asks if Yuiga’s headed home, his friend saying he’s staying to review things with Uruka, who also took the exam

Yuiga calling Uruka by her first name takes Kobayashi by surprise, Uruka and Umihara, a friend from the swim team, meeting up with the two.

Uruka didn’t do so well on her English portion of the exam, Yuiga suggesting that she look at the questions deeper, getting tripped up by variations on the format and not fully understanding English grammar as it relates to the Japanese translation.

Kobayashi and Umihara leave the two alone, Umihara telling Uruka that she should take this chance to advance her relationship with Yuiga more, even suggesting a kiss

Uruka’s embarrassed at that, Yuiga commenting on how close they are. She says Umihara and Kawase have been her friends since middle school, but she remembers that Yuiga and Kobayashi have been friends since elementary school, Yuiga confirming this, saying that he helped take care of his sister after school, since his parents worked as well

Thinking that Kobayashi would know more about Yuiga, she wants to take this opportunity to learn more about Yuiga, but she’s still so happy about being called by her first name that she decides to not bother with it for now

As the two head home, Yuiga says she’s doing better. They spot Kobayashi and Umihara sitting on a bench together and are shocked when the two kiss.

They hide as Umihara and Kobayashi, calling each other by their first names, leave to catch a bus.

Yuiga and Uruka take the next bus, sitting in silence as they think about how their friends are becoming more mature and adult like.

Uruka asks Yuiga if he’s kissed someone before, Yuiga remembering his accidental kiss with Rizu before. He says it was like a kiss, but not nearly as cool

The two think about how they may do that in the future with someone, falling asleep as they pass by their high school.

Yuiga wakes up, Uruka also realizing that they’re sleeping right next to each other on the bus and Uruka leans in for a kiss

But it appears to be a dream, Yuiga and Uruka getting up to leave from their stop, Uruka wondering if Yuiga had a weird dream, even acting as if it may have not been a dream, more like she did try to kiss him but then held back

The next day, Umihara and Kobayashi both reveal their relationship to their friends, both of them asked if they kissed. The chapter ends as they say it’s a secret, that intrigue keeping them interested

Black Clover 148

We see a flashback where Licht acquired his four leaf grimoire, apparently possessing Sword magic in the past before he acquired Light magic. The people around him are astounded, as they were in the present when Yuno got his four leaf grimoire, the fourth leaf symbolizing luck

A person in the crowd sees Licht as amazing, following him around, which irritates Rhya, who is by his side as they’re traveling. It seems likely to be Patri, someone we saw in an earlier flashback who was very attached to Licht, even not wanting to share him with his wife.

There are rumors of humans attacking elves, Licht thinking it’s possible, though he hopes they can reconcile with each other, not so different in the end

A giant tornado, created by mana running wild, has a person trapped in it, Licht and another person saving them with their Blade and Light magic respectively

The girl is called Tetia, the sister of the user of Light Magic, with the four leaf grimoire, revealed to both be human and the brother very likely the first Wizard King.

They get along well, Rhya surprised at how much they think alike. Tetia is revealed to be pregnant with Licht’s child, the flashback proceeding as we’ve seen with regards to other connected events from Vett, Rhya and Fana’s flashbacks.

At the wedding, Patri is still confused as to how this can be, hoping that elves and humans can understand one another.

But they’re attacked by what appears to be Light Magic, a barrier trapping the elves in the area and also preventing them from using magic as everyone is slaughtered.

Patri wakes up, seemingly in Licht’s body, but it’s actually a human body, likely William Vangeance’s. We see his grimoire, Patri commenting that she cannot use it

The “Licht” we know in the present reveals that Licht in the past used Reincarnation Magic to move all the souls of the elves, possibly into this one body, which is how we see the possession magic used on Fana and others.

The chapter ends as Patri regards herself as a chosen person, both with aquiring the four leaf clover grimoire and being the one to reincarnate into this body as Licht, saying that she will revive the elf clan and vows revenge on the humans

Boku no Hero Academia 174

Kendou wasn’t with Monoma in the last chapter because she’s participating in the Miss Con Beauty Pageant along with Hadou. It’s also stated in Viz’s version that she’s gotten popular because of the commercial she and Momo did with Uwabami when they were interning under her.

It turns out what they meant by “fired” last chapter for Deku was more that he has to split duties between dancing and staging duty, since the setup for Aoyama is a bit more complicated than first thought. 

He wants to still be able to dance so he can show that part of the performance to Eri, but he understands the staging team’s logic, wanting to change things up so the audience doesn’t get bored easily

Deku and All Might are considering how he can fully utilize One For All with the limitations he has, not able to do repeated attacks yet without his body getting hurt. All Might says that Deku should try to focus on the image and sensation, not able to really offer a trick since he naturally was able to utilize One For All much better than Deku could, even though they both started off Quirkless

Suddenly a ball comes by, All Might catching it as we see it’s one of Hatsume’s inventions. She inquires to Deku about something he’d asked about before, revealing she can put it together with the free time and materials she has, even though there’s still the paperwork to fill out to get it approved through the proper channels.

All Might reveals to Deku he tried out support items himself, to Deku’s shock, saying that it doesn’t work as well with close range fighters, since the equipment would get damaged, but Deku should take advantage of it.

However, he warns Deku not to become dependent on them, Heroes that are defined by their support gear falling apart when it doesn’t function in battle

Back at the dorm, everyone’s still practicing, Momo offering some special black tea called Imperial Golden Tips.

Deku is panicking slightly at having not known something about All Might, stumbling across a video from Gentle, who speaks about the appropriate tea to drink when relaxing, then noting that his next video will be a wakeup call as it ends

Deku recognizes Gentle as a Villain seen as an annoyance because of his online escapades, impressed at how he can upload videos without getting caught

Gentle and La Brava discuss their plans at the hideout, Gentle commenting that the Heroes are prepared for certain things, but not for unexpected crises, a weakness he intends to exploit

La Brava is worried about involving the Heroes in training, Gentle laughing as he says that will toughen them up, which makes her happy that he’s so thoughtful for the future

They confirm the route, leading to a rundown café, where they intend to drink the Imperial Golden Tips tea. After that, they will arrive at UA, covering themselves in dirt and leaves to avoid Hound Dog finding their scent and La Brava hacking UA’s computer system so they can enter without the need of the ID card

Gentle compliments La Brava, reminding his fan that her hacking skills and devotion to his cause were what truly pushed him into infamy. She found him after he had struggled to get recognition on the net, discovering his address through her hacking and offering assistance

The chapter ends as Gentle tells La Brava that he will put his life on the line for the sake of his fans and for her as well, time passing until it’s the night before the cultural festival

One Piece 897

Smoothie’s fleet is planning to reinforce their defense so that the Straw Hats, who are on the edge of Cacao Island’s fleet, can’t hope to escape

Meanwhile, Pekoms explains to Luffy that he’s uncontrollable in his Sulong form, only Pedro able to stop him in the past. Brulee thinks it’s pointless, a veritable army amassed at Cacao Island, but Pekoms says he won’t let Pedro’s sacrifice be in vain, Luffy thanking him as they arrive at the mirror

The army outside is stunned as they hear Brulee’s cry for help and Pekoms jumps out, threatening her life with a gun as he removes his sunglasses and begins to transform into Sulong.

As Oven attacks him with Heat Wave Fist, Luffy is revealed to have been hiding behind Pekoms somehow

Luffy leaps away from some attackers, but is targeted by Raisin, who unsheathes his blade to attack. Sanji kicks him away, to everyone’s surprise

But as they move to escape, more of Big Mom’s army mobilizes around them, knocking Sanji down.

They mock them, saying there’s no way they can escape. But the ships on the outskirts of Cacao are attacked by cannonfire, the chapter ending as we see that Germa 66’s fleet has arrived, ready to support Sanji and company.

Seven Deadly Sins 257

Arthur is still holding onto the sword and stabbing himself, Cusack pushing him to destroy his heart as Merlin and Elizabeth try to help him somehow

A soldier appears, saying that Rueduciel requires Elizabeth and a representative from the Seven Deadly Sins to discuss the final preparations with the rest of Stigma

Hawk tells Cath not to beat himself up about this, but he appears to be getting more enraged, his form more monstrous than ever to Hawk’s surprise

Merlin bemoans that she couldn’t bring out Arthur’s potential, seeing him as someone that had a great destiny before them.

Escanor is about to enter the room, thinking what to say, but as Merlin continues to emphasize how precious Arthur is to her, Elizabeth also comments, saying that it’s like how Meliodas is a special person to her, the Sin of Pride turning around and leaving

Elizabeth kisses Merlin on the forehead, reminding the Sin of Gluttony how Elizabeth used to cheer her up in the past, resolved now to stop Meliodas and free Elizabeth and him from their curses, heading out to the battle strategy meeting with Rueduciel

They begin the meeting in earnest, Merlin explaining that they have three major squads: one to defend Liones, which will be headed by Dreyfus, Griamore and Howzer, another to take on the majority of the Demon Clan’s armies, led by Sariel and Tarmiel and the final one making a direct attack on Camelot, consisting of Rueduciel, Escanor and Merlin to minimize casualties. The Fairy and Giant clans will also be sending armies to support Sariel and Tarmiel, who will have Elizabeth and the other Seven Deadly sins to support them and stop Meliodas from getting the other Ten Commandments.

Rueduciel requests that Hendricksen be her bodyguard, Dreyfus objecting, though she says that Hendricksen wants this. Gilthunder says he’ll come as well to protect Margaret, which Rueduciel accepts, saying that they are allies in this war

The chapter ends as Cusack and Chandler transform into their true demonic appearances, saying they may be a bit old, but they need to show off their strength in this battle that may rival the holy war of 3000 years ago.