WSR 6-4-18

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Both Kimetsu no Yaiba (which I contemplated adding to the lineup for a while and could still do so, since it’s only about 112 chapters compared to Fire Force’s 120+) and The Promised Neverland are getting anime in 2019. 

And for a series that I’m probably adding in around chapter 4 of serialization, Orient, by Shinobu Ohtaka, who did Magi previously and finished Sinbad’s Adventures as well, is a series focused on an alternate universe where Oni took over Japan around the Warring States period, condemning Bushi, warriors descended from the generals like Nobunaga Oda and the like, to be treated as outcasts. But Musashi and Kojiro, who desire to become Bushi and stop the Oni, manage to fight against their local oppressors, Musashi inspiring Kojiro to realize that he should be proud of his heritage and fight as well to become Bushi

Dr. Stone 61

Chrome hears whispering from above, Gen and Senkuu still discussing their plan from last chapter

Gen asks Senkuu what the major focus of Tsukasa’s kingdom is, Senkuu answering that it’s Tsukasa and his charisma. This leads to Gen explaining that they should use Lillian’s charm and appeal to sow chaos within the kingdom

He can try to imitate Lillian’s voice, but Gen isn’t that good at it. But he notes that with the low sound quality of the primitive phone, they could pass it off. To start off, they can utilize the voice from the record to convince people that it’s the real deal

The plan is elaborated further in having a Lillian voice tell Tsukasa’s army that the U.S. has been reconstructed and are sending aid, the deception such that the concerns from before of going to hell are justified in a sense, because they’d stop the war without bloodshed this way.

Senkuu is fine with it, surprisingly quick in his approval, though Chrome suddenly bursts from below, not understanding things

It’s reiterated in more detail: they transport one of the cell phones to Tsukasa’s kingdom, Taiju and Yuzuriha use it to convey Lillian’s song and then they give a fake message by Gen imitating her to let them think there’s support from America, dividing them in their loyalty to Tsukasa and gaining control quickly

Gen and Senkuu are fine with being the villains here, but Chrome says he should do it instead, the three agreeing that they need each other’s help here

The first step is moving the cellphone to Tsukasa’s kingdom, a team of three people chosen: Chrome to engineer it, Magma to carry the parts and Gen to guide them to the base in Tokyo

But Kohaku notes that Homura is still in the area, her eagle-like vision letting her see the area where she’s most likely been spying on them

Since they don’t want Chrome’s group to be discovered, Senkuu says they need to create a distraction so they can get away from Homura while she’s occupied

Using the electrolysis of water we’ve seen before, they make sound bombs with relatively low power explosives

Scattering them in the area and igniting them all, the explosions create a massive sound, Chrome’s group leaving to get towards Tsukasa’s kingdom as the chapter ends with the Stone Wars finally starting

We Can’t Study 65

Yuiga does his best to help Rizu’s class sell the udon, moving to hand out coupons and spread the word

While he’s doing so, Yuiga runs into Umihara and Kawase in cosplay outfits from a magical girl show that they were going to do a live performance (lip sync in Viz’s translation, both could work here) for their class. Uruka was also going to participate, but her costume got delivered to another location by mistake

Uruka would be fine going out in a t shirt, but she’s actually a big fan of the show, to Yuiga’s surprise, not willing to do it incomplete. She was inspired by the incident where she and Yuiga were on a sort of “date” and they won a prize connected to the show, Uruka deciding to watch it and becoming a fan in the process

Yuiga offers to help with this as well, searching for the costume along with handing out the udon coupons.

We see the teachers from before searching for Mafuyu, Yuiga hearing a kid say they saw Full Pure (the show in question) on the roof.

He goes there, finding Mafuyu in the Full Pure costume, meant to be the outfit the teachers supposedly ordered, but got mixed up somewhere, Mafuyu running before her peers could find her. Yuiga wonders where the original costume went, but then bluntly asks Mafuyu to take the costume off

She misunderstands this, Yuiga having to re-qualify what he meant, Mafuyu getting it off as Yuiga continues to distribute coupons and thinks about the situation. He wants to get the outfit to Uruka’s class so they can start their live show

Mafuyu can’t quite get out of the outfit, the zipper stuck and Yuiga saying it’ll be torn if he goes any further

This makes Mafuyu sad that she might affect the cultural festival memories that Uruka’s class is making, revealing to Yuiga that she never went to any of hers, more focused on figure skating

Since she can’t get the outfit off, Mafuyu says there’s only one way to solve this

Meanwhile, Fumino is fuming at Kashima’s script, which has more detail in the kiss scene than she expected. She meets up with Rizu, who’s still preparing udon

Yuiga contacts her, Rizu bringing udon for refreshments as the live show is about to start for Uruka’s class

The chapter ends as Rizu looks out at the stage and is shocked at something, very likely Mafuyu in the costume performing instead of Uruka

Fire Force 129

Commander Burns seems to be ready to fight Joker so that he can’t get to the secret scriptures of the Church of the Holy Sol. Shinmon even steps in to assist, but Burns changes his mind, saying this isn’t the time, to Joker’s shock

Burns says that he knows why they’re here and he wants to give them a clue to the secret they want to discover.

Shinmon is confused, asking if Joker and Burns know each other

Joker reveals that Burns is (or was?) a liaison between the two sides of the Church of the Holy Sol and took him in when he left the Shadow of the Holy Sun.

But things changed when Burns formed an Adora Link after Amaterasu released a number of Infernals.

He and Joker were going to stop them, but encountered a particular Infernal that gave them the scars on their right and left eyes respectively

We see a flashback where Joker and Burns were talking about how terrible the world is and how the Church of the Holy Sol isn’t changing anything, Joker wanting to know why the world is the way it is

Returning to the previous incident, Burns and Joker see a vision of something like what Shinra and others have witnessed with the Adora Link, a hooded figure and a hellish landscape.

Joker managed to get a piece of the Adora Link world, still burning even in a vacuum, before they’re forced out

The chapter ends as Burns gives them a diary, saying that this will be the way for them to find the truth the church is hiding

Black Clover 160

The Magic Knight, from the Purple Orcas, was revealed to have been patrolling the Forsaken Area when he was affected by the Reincarnation Magic.

Everyone else in Hage is amazed at how Asta and Yuno saved them, the group leaving to save the country quickly as the villagers bid them farewell

When they get closer to the capital, Yuno senses two elf magic presences, the pair deciding to split up, Yuno with the Poison Plant Magic Knight and Asta using his sword to stop this Reincarnation Magic

Vanessa and Magna are confused at Luck appearing before them, but he quickly attacks.

It’s only thanks to Vanessa’s String Magic familiar, Rouge, that the attack missed, but even Magna can’t attack Luck easily since Rouge sides with anyone of the Black Bulls

Vanessa tells Magna to stop, thinking the magic affecting luck is forbidden level, but Magna uses his Vanishing Magic Ball to try and trip up Luck, but he dodges

As Luck, calling himself Lufuru as an elf, moves to attack Magna in return, Vanessa pulls him out of the way with her String Magic. The two combine their efforts, Magna revealing a new magic that explodes after a set period of time, keeping Luck on his toes

But the elf still dodges, Magna continuing to throw out the magic balls.

Luck realizes Magna’s plan to use regular fireballs as a distraction so he can attack at close range, grabbing the Black Bull

But Magna planned for this, exploding a fireball right in proximity to them both and even sending more fireballs to explode all around them, catching them up in the blasts.

Luck would’ve realized Magna was that kind of person, the elf not knowing this to its disadvantage, blasting him with another fireball and binding him as he falls to the ground

But the chapter ends as Luck still manages to break free, his lightning flashing into the sky, which Asta notices, the battle not over yet between Magna and his possessed rival

One Piece 907

We start with Big Mom talking to Kaidou, saying that she doesn’t want him getting involved in her pursuit of Luffy to get her revenge. She also brings up that the Yonkou owes her a debt, expecting him to cooperate

Sakazuki and other high ranking Marines are worried about the two Emperors communicating and even moreso about their eventual meeting that could happen.

But Garp says they can’t really do anything and Sakazuki, knowing that Wano, where Luffy and the others are apparently sighted and heading towards, is not in World Government jurisdiction

Hina brings up how Garp is considered a hero of the Marines because of his dealings with a group called Rocks and is worried that they may be gaining enough power to pose a threat. But Garp says even if that happened, it’d be beyond their abilities to deal with now

Returning to Mary Geoise, we learn more about the stability of the World Government through the Empty Throne, a symbol of unity and a pledge to be made by every ruler of the 20 nations to not try and take over, though Sterry seems to have some difficulty holding back his internal desire of trying to dominate the world

We shift back to the socializing plaza, Shirahoshi being accosted by Charlos (the Celestial Dragon who Luffy punched at Sabaody after he shot Hatchan who was trying to save Camie the mermaid), who wants to have her as his pet.

Sai and Leo try to intervene, but are knocked away by Rob Lucci, supported by other members of CP-0 including Stussy and Kaku (formerly of Cipher Pol 9 with Rob Lucci)

Neptune is about to attack CP-0 in anger, but Charlos is struck by another Celestial Dragon, embarrassed to be associated with someone so disgusting, revealed to be Donquixote Mjosgard, connected to Doflamingo in some way and also was protected by Otohime in the past. Now inspired by the sacrifice of Neptune’s wife, he says he’ll help in any way he can

The chapter ends as the Gorousei meet with Shanks who wants to talk to them about something

My Hero Academia 186

As a disgruntled employee from a company is about to use his Quirk to start attacking in revenge, he’s stopped by Hawks as he and Endeavor are walking down the street

He uses his Quirk to help others in need, like a dog that ran into the street or an old lady carrying a heavy suitcase. We see that Hawks is really popular with people in the local area, signing autographs and taking pictures with them

Endeavor, noticing some kids who are fans of his, tries to approach them, but they think it’s wrong that he’d engage with fans rather than being aloof, confusing the new #1 Hero

Hawks and Endeavor eat at a restaurant, the #2 Hero saying that Endeavor shouldn’t try to be different than what he is, Hawks honest about how he tried to recruit Shouto for the internship before

Endeavor says they should focus on the matter at hand, concerning the Noumu.

Hawks explains that while the Noumu at Kamino were captured, there still have been rumors of others, though they haven’t been confirmed. He thinks this means there could be more that All For One is privy to.

He heard about this much earlier, investigating with the police, but coming up with nothing. Hawks then investigated on his own, finding the rumors in different areas. This made him think someone might be intentionally spreading the rumors and that the villain at the company before was influenced by the discord sown by such rumors, talking about superpower liberation, which was from a villain autobiography from years ago.

Hawks tells Endeavor he wants the Flame Hero to be the one to tell the public that nothing is wrong, recovering people’s trust in Heroes in the process.

The #2 Hero just wants to relax, not liking how being in the upper echelon puts so much pressure on Heroes to be about public appearances

Suddenly, High End, the Noumu from the end of last chapter, bursts into the restaurant.

Endeavor tells Hawks to evacuate the building while he blasts High End out the window and prepares to fight as the chapter ends

Seven Deadly Sins 270

Ban and Meliodas talk briefly about what they’ll do once they escape Purgatory, both saying they’ll drink ale as well as help the women they love in their respective fashions.

Meliodas tries to Full Counter one of the attacks from their pursuers, but is grabbed by another Purgatory beast, Ban freeing him and attacking the other monsters, seemingly defeating them as well

As they take a break to eat, Meliodas comments that Ban has a great ability to adapt to things, especially with how tough Purgatory is

Ban says the things that originally were harmful to him are pretty much ineffective now, as if he’s evolved past them in a way.

Meliodas says Ban may be the only person able to not only survive physically in Purgatory, but also not go insane

The growth Ban’s had makes the Fox’s Sin think he might’ve powered up enough to fight the Ten Commandments, which makes Meliodas laugh.

Ban says that Meliodas is even stronger than him anyway and when he returns to his real body, he may be so powerful no one could stand up to him

The two say that with that in mind, they better get out of Purgatory so they can be with their friends again

But as they notice something has been watching them, nearly killing Meliodas, but stopping short as he says that he’s been following them. The entity, confused at how beings from another world are in Purgatory, is revealed to be a giant pig, looking a lot like Hawk

The chapter concludes as he says his name in Wild and he’s been looking for his long lost brother.