Saturday, July 28, 2018

WSR 7-23-18





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One Piece is on break this week and Fire Force's chapter is delayed, we'll cover it and next week next time


Dr. Stone 68

We see Senkuu explain the rough process for acquiring the tires, furnace and steam engine for his “automobile” as he did for other things like the phone and sulfonamide



Everyone’s confused as Senkuu draws a massive amount of blueprints for the car, saying that they’ll make an oscillating engine, the first step using the waterwheel to create a lathe cutter that will etch out pieces.



They also take the steam furnace that was made for winter, repurposing it to be the core of the oscillating engine’s power, as we see the process for the constant flow, Kaseki impressed at it and ripping his clothes off again

Some people are worried about Chrome, Senkuu saying he’ll be fine as long as he doesn’t run his mouth, though Kohaku says that’s the exact problem they should be concerned about

Tsukasa speaks to Chrome, asking why he’s a scientist, thinking it’d be normal to fear being seen as obsolete in this Stone Age.

But Chrome is confident in his position, saying that he’s going to teach Tsukasa how awesome science is, bringing up his initial trick of changing the color of fire

Hyouga hands Chrome off the edge of a waterfall, Tsukasa telling Chrome that he does use basic science, like making fires and tools, but he says there must be moderation against someone like Senkuu corrupting things

Tsukasa and Hyouga suggest Chrome betray Senkuu, giving him his science practices in exchange, Chrome seemingly going along with it

But instead, he says he’d never do something like that, Hyouga dropping him off.



Chrome is resolved to die, however, Ukyo saves him with an arrow, seemingly signaled from Tsukasa.

The leader is impressed at how strong Chrome’s courage was in the face of death, giving him a bridge to climb back up and telling the others that he won’t betray Senkuu regardless of what they do

Hyouga asks Ukyo where he found Chrome, the archer lying and saying Chrome was looking in the cave of miracles for nitric acid. This confuses Chrome, wondering if Ukyo is trying to start some revolution within Tsukasa’s empire

Meanwhile, Senkuu and the others take the molds they made and pour in iron, next soldering the parts together after they cool

The chapter ends as we see the vehicle, more like a locomotive train as Gen says the Industrial Revolution has finally come to the village







We Never Learn 72

Uruka greets Yuiga as they head to school, but is shocked when she sees bites on his neck that seem like hickies, though she tries to avoid that implication, giving him some bandages for the “bug bites”




We see Uruka panicking over the hickies even though she tries to say it could be an accident. When she tries to do it on her arm, she sees it couldn’t have happened that way

She remembers that Yuiga didn’t have them when he left school yesterday, so after recalling he was with Rizu when she left, Uruka asks her about it

Rizu said she left to go home after studying with Nariyuki, Uruka thinking they must’ve been doing something else.




But Rizu remembers that Yuiga went to see Mafuyu, Uruka asking her about it. She was asking Yuiga about his homework assignment, Uruka wondering if there was some kind of punishment for Yuiga getting something wrong, more of her wild fantasies.




Mafuyu directs Uruka to ask Fumino, whom Yuiga had gone to give his notebooks yesterday.

The idea of someone as innocent as Fumino doing it makes Uruka think it’s silly, but she overhears Fumino apologizing to Yuiga about not sucking well enough and it leaving a mark





Uruka thinks they’re talking about Fumino giving Yuiga a hickey, but it turns out she was talking about trying to get the tea out of Yuiga’s notebook that she spilled onto it.

She tries to ask Yuiga directly about the hickeys, but stops herself, asking him more generally about if he went home without seeing anyone else

It turns out Kobayashi was also someone Yuiga hung out with, studying until late in the night

Uruka notices from the picture Kobayashi shares that Yuiga didn’t have the hickey then, thinking there must’ve been something between them that led to them.




She leaves Kobayashi confused as she thanks him for helping her figure things out (thinking it was something just between guys that didn’t mean anything)

Yuiga’s sister Mizuki notices the marks on his neck as we learn that it was Kazuki and Hazuki, his younger brother and sister, the twins, sucking on his neck when they were asleep, dreaming about ice cream 




The chapter ends as Yuiga recalls that Uruka had what looked like hickey marks on her arms, not wanting to think about it as he continues studying.





Fire Force 136





Black Clover 167

Asta and the others are confused at Rades’ group appearing, but the necromancer ignores them, saying he wants revenge on Licht for his betrayal



After pointing out that they know he’s in the capital and that Valtos can teleport them there, Rades says they should team up, Sally enhancing their magic with her tools and even bringing the Black Bulls’ base with them



But Asta rejects his offer, saying Rades just wants revenge, while the Black Bulls want to help people. He insists Rades would just go back to his bad ways, saying they should help people from now on

Realizing he doesn’t need Rades’ help, Asta talks to Valtos, who says he feels guilty for going along with Licht’s plans and wants to confirm things for himself

Sally just wants to experiment more, Asta volunteering his own body if Sally helps them

Rades is still resistant, but as Valtos and Sally take some of Charmy’s magic-restoring food, he begrudgingly goes along with things, insisting he’s still doing his own mission, he and Asta butting heads as they eat



The chapter concludes as we see the capital has been devastated by Licht’s moving dungeon, but the Black Bulls’ base arrives, ready to fight







My Hero Academia 192

Two days later, we see that Endeavor did survive the attack after Recovery Girl’s healing and some other surgeries, left with a scar on his left eye.



Hawks apologizes to Endeavor, though the Hellflame Hero says he’ll take responsibility for his own injuries. But the #2 Hero avoids suspicion from Endeavor when he wonders why the Noumu targeted them so directly, saying that it could’ve just been rumors or the recent popularity they had with the rankings

The two part ways after Endeavor tells Hawks to be careful in his future investigation.

We see Hawks remember how he was recruited early on as a child when he saved people from a dangerous incident and that person shaping him into the person he is today, willing to be corrupted so he can make his dream of a world where Heroes can take it easy a reality some day

Back at the Todoroki house, Endeavor arrives, Fuyumi greeting him, while Natsuo decides to leave

Endeavor tells his son if he has something to say, he should tell his father directly, but Natsuo retorts that Endeavor kept them away from Shouto, seen as failures in his eyes, so he can’t talk about communication

Natsuo thinks Endeavor hasn’t really changed, not confronting the things he did to his wife Rei and Shouto, even mentioning an older brother Toya (possibly Dabi’s true name?) and leaving in disgust as Endeavor tells him he’ll face his past head on now, not believing him

Fuyumi is sad at this turn of events, but Shouto tries to encourage his dad, commenting on the reports recently that Endeavor, while a bit uncertain in his influence to some people with the recent battle, is still doing his best as the #1 Hero

He acknowledges that his father is a great Hero, but Shout is still waiting to see how Endeavor changes as a father.

Endeavor thinks to himself that All Might’s words of inspiration to him were meant to say that he must protect the future for Heroes in training like his son as he leaves, to Fuyumi’s disappointment

We shift over to Deku, who crashes in bed after a long day of training. But he has an odd dream, seeing the faces of people, clearer than when he had a similar moment fighting Shinsou in the Sports Festival tournament

The chapter ends as we see that Deku is seeing the memories of One For All from the past, particularly when things began with All For One and his brother







Seven Deadly Sins 275.5

This chapter is a series of vignettes elsewhere in the story

Jericho greets Elaine after doing her patrols, the two bonding briefly about their brothers, even though Gustaf, Jericho’s brother is dead. But both of them agree that their brothers cared about them, Jericho’s new power of manifesting ice seen as evidence of that

Elaine actually notes that Gustaf’s spirit is floating over Jericho, still chastising her, even though after she flees, Gustaf actually encourages his sister



Ban is shopping for food as Diane rushes over to tell him that the captain and Escanor are having a fight

Turns out it’s actually Hawk and Escanor, fighting over Merlin’s attention. They’re eating Meliodas’ food, which has always been regarded as terrible


Escanor manages to win, getting an item from Merlin that he mistakes as her love, though it’s actually a strong laxative that makes him stay in the bathroom for 2 days.



We also get a side story involving Elizabeth thinking about what to get her father for his birthday and Hawk trying to explain how he beat Hendricksen in the past (even though it’s fabricated entirely)



Saturday, July 21, 2018

WSR 7-16-18





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Kubo Taito of Bleach fame has released a one shot called Burn the Witch in Weekly Shounen Jump. It’s a fantasy series with some mild love comedy elements, where London, having an issue with dragons (general fantasy creatures in this universe rather than specifically the reptilian flying monsters), has a group called Wing Bind, formed by wizards and witches, to manage them. Noel and Ninnie, two members just doing harvesting, are called to exterminate a dragon, which turns out to be 2 dragons connected to Virgo, an acquaintance of Noel’s. But when he’s bitten by one of them, he becomes a were-dragon/dragon-possessed and has to be taken care of by Wing Bind, apparently a Western Branch of Soul Society from Bleach by the ending panel.




Dr. Stone 67

Gen and Senkuu are told by Nikki that the fake Lillian barely gets a grade of 55, but she also says that she can help them in fooling the others, Gen a bit worried

Nikki notes that the biggest concern now is Ukyo and his hearing, since he could discern the song as a recording if they play multiple times and he eventually hears it

Taiju suggests they just minimize the amount of times they play it, Yuzuriha thinking they can have it be played to a group and distract Ukyo to make it so he doesn’t hear it, Nikki agreeing

Gen notes that Ukyo was revived because he used to work sonar on a submarine and since he’s fighting Chrome and Magma, he wonders if they’ll be okay



We see Chrome, seemingly shot with Ukyo’s arrows, Magma claiming he’ll avenge his friend

But Chrome narrowly dodged the attacks by sheer luck, Magma using that opportunity to try and figure out where Ukyo’s shooting from. He fails, Chrome realizing that Ukyo’s also using the smokescreen to his advantage and mobility to keep them on the ropes

Thinking about how the arrows missed him so precisely even though Ukyo has such a precise visual range, Chrome deduces Ukyo must be intentionally missing, trying to capture them instead



He waves a white flag, Ukyo capturing and tying him up, which Magma sees with Chrome walking around restrained, to his frustration, fleeing the kingdom

We see that Ukyo and Chrome have an agreement now, Ukyo complimenting Chrome’s decision-making in the dangerous situation to keep Magma and Gen safe, though Chrome has to stop himself from getting into his flow and let more information slip

Chrome is brought before Tsukasa, truly captured and in the enemy’s territory fully



Magma returns to the village, explaining the situation of Chrome being Tsukasa’s prisoner. Kohaku is running to help him, but Senkuu, turning the telephone into a megaphone, stops her by calling her a lioness (something she hates)

Senkuu thinks their best move now is to collaborate with all of the village members to make an encampment near Tsukasa’s kingdom and mount a rescue operation




Suika, Gen and Kinrou all say that bringing the massive amount of science equipment with them by hand is impossible

Senkuu stuns Gen again as the chapter ends with him saying that they’ll make an automobile to transport their supplies on their mission.








We Never Learn 71

Yuiga is being embraced by Asumi as we flashback to 2 hours earlier to find out what led up to this




Asumi and Yuiga, doing a job as housekeepers from the maid café, arrive at a rich woman’s house, giving off a vibe that impresses them

But when it’s revealed that she doesn’t just have a cat as a pet, but an iguana, a tortoise and a ball python, among others, Yuiga’s worried that Asumi might freak out



She’s quite good with them, Yuiga’s worry making her joke that he’s jealous, petting him on the head as well

Yuiga heads off to feed other animals in another room, thinking that Asumi’s pretty cool.

When she comes in, Yuiga has found a hamster, called Hammy-chan, which she’s suddenly scared of. It jumps into her dress, Yuiga getting it out as she hugs him in fear, returning to the present

The hamster, afraid of Asumi, runs away, getting out of the house. Yuiga and Asumi go after it

Yuiga asks why she’s so scared of rodents, Asumi telling about how she was traumatized when she went to the house of a patient at her dad’s clinic where he was raising rats, a massive amount of them all over the house because of how fast they breed

The idea of Asumi being vulnerable makes Yuiga think it’s a bit cute, but that’s forgotten as he spots the hamster clinging to a branch

As they try to figure out how to get to it, a bird flies at the hamster, ready to eat it.

Asumi appears, grabbing Hammy-chan and scaring the bird away, Yuiga going along with her idea to tie the clothesline they had for work around her waist and lower her down



Afterwards, Asumi is relaxing in the bath, thinking that things went pretty well. But Hammy-chan appears before her, apparently greatly admiring her now

Yuiga contemplates how he can use this to his advantage to seem more reliable to Asumi so she won’t tease him

But that’s forgotten as Asumi runs into her room, barely having a towel to cover herself as Hammy-chan clings to her hair

The chapter ends as we see that Hammy-chan continues to try and meet Asumi, running away from home occasionally.






Fire Force 135

Shinra is confused at how Kurono’s Black Smoke affected him even though the blow didn’t make contact, wondering how to combat it.

Utilizing the Rapid technique, enhancing his speed, Kurono is still able to stop Shinra’s assault, easily deflecting him away twice.

Shinra, furious at Kurono for his abuse of the children, ignores the scientist telling him to use his Adora Burst

Kurono explains that his black smoke is connected to his senses, letting him perceive even the fastest attacks to counter them



Shinra doesn’t buy it, using a flurry of attacks to push Kurono back, but the Grim Reaper unleashes his smoke again



This time, he begins to solidify it into weapons like kunai and daggers, slashing Shinra after using smokescreens from the weapons exploding into smoke

After using Hidden Eclipse, a smokescreen covering a dual slash attack with daggers, Shinra is still standing, which impresses Kurono



But when the scientists ask him to take a break, Kurono instead unleashes his smoke to cover the window and the room’s temperature starts to increase



Another scientist comes in, saying that something’s happening to Nataku, the chapter ending as we see that Nataku’s arm is feeling hot and the Adora Burst is starting to activate.









Black Clover 166

We start a flashback, William speaking about how he was somewhat aware of Patri sharing his body with him and sympathizing with the elf, even using it as a way to keep persisting through his tough childhood.

After he grew up a bit, around age 9, he started seeing dreams, memories of Patri’s life, which inspired him to protect him even more.

When Julius approached him at 13, treating the boy as a regular person and not caring about his scar, William, after receiving the mask from the Wizard King, decided to dedicate his life to him as well.

At 16, Patri awakened and the two came to an understanding, William truly understanding that he was sharing his body with another soul

After they gained the ability to switch souls that controlled the body and their forms, William still felt divided between his loyalties: to Patri, like a sibling to him and Julius, a leader figure that inspired him to be a Magic Knight.

Patri made the choice for him in killing Julius, William deciding to sacrifice himself and let his friend continue on without him.




As Patri wakes up, realizing the resurrection is complete, he thanks his friend, going to find where Licht is (meaning Licht has been reincarnated elsewhere in the capital), the elf leaving the corpses of the others


But we see that Rades has managed to survive, his Soul Corpse magic having evolved as his soul was threatened by the elf soul, now able to return souls back into their body, reviving Sally and Valtos as well.



The chapter ends as the trio teleports to where Asta and the Black Bulls are, Rades saying that they will have their revenge (even though he also wanted to make Licht suffer)







One Piece 912

Luffy tells Tama straight out that Ace is dead, which she doesn’t believe, fainting at the thought.



The tengu, Hitetsu, is angry at Luffy for not knowing that there should be some tact in revealing such a thing to someone. 



Hitetsu also explains how every place except the Flower Capital has become part of a lawless region only controlled by Kaidou’s goons, including X Drake and Basil Hawkins, some of the Headliners

Amigasa Village, where Hitetsu and Tama came from, was one such place and when Ace’s crew washed ashore, they tied them up and took their food. But Ace, after freeing himself, just asked for dessert, not angry at them. The crew even stayed a few weeks, Tama growing attached to them

Luffy decides to take Tama to get medical help, Hitetsu telling him to dress in a kimono so as not to stand out. But the Straw Hat takes a sword he found, the tengu warning him that it’s cursed.

Tama wakes up as Luffy continues on, Komacchiyo offering him a ride. She’s angry that he’d say Ace is dead so casually as we learn that Ace promised that she could join his crew when he returns if she becomes a great kunoichi.

The trio then gets through a bamboo grove, finding that indeed, a lot of Wano is a wasteland, populated by vicious monsters, like a giant tiger, boar and even a croco-shark.

Luffy is warned by Tama that he can’t eat the beasts, since they’ve drank from the polluted water, but she says that there is a place where Orochi and Kaidou get clean food and water.

As Tama falls unconscious, her fever getting worse, Luffy heads out. He sees a woman fleeing from some men, but someone else knocks them away, defeating the bandits.

The woman and others with her thank him, but the man says he just wanted their booze, Luffy recognizing him as Zoro.



They both catch up briefly, though Zoro and Luffy ignore the warning Tama gave the Straw Hat, eating some of the food Zoro had.

Suddenly, Basil appears, saying that he’s been searching for Zoro, still labeled a criminal and concludes that Luffy was the one who beat up his subordinates on Kuri Beach.

The chapter ends as Zoro and Luffy decide to square off against Basil, thinking they can apologize for causing a disturbance even though Kinemon warned them not to.




One Piece is on break next week




My Hero Academia 191

Endeavor recognizes Dabi as the villain who attacked Snatch, but Dabi just utilizes his Quirk to surround Endeavor, himself and Hawks with flames, blocking out other Heroes.



Hawks says he’ll hold off Dabi, but Dabi responds that he’s really just here for the Noumu

When Dabi rushes to attack, Mirko manages to push him back, ready to assist the other Heroes.




Dabi, asking for help from someone called Ujiko, disappears into a liquid, similar to when the League of Villains was teleported by All For One in Kamino, Mirko unable to catch him.

The news reporter thanks Endeavor and Hawks for saving everyone at the risk of their own lives, the events finally concluding



Later, we see Dabi and Hawks meeting, the two actually having planned things out. Hawks objects to the Noumu’s attack in the city as well as it being much stronger, but Dabi says that Hawks bringing the #1 Hero changed the plan as well in terms of the scale, also noting that he needed to make sure Hawks was trustworthy.

It’s revealed that Hawks is allied with the League of Villains, providing information that he acquires as a Hero in order to aid Dabi and the others

But we learn that Hawks was actually assigned to be a double agent to gain more information for the Hero side to combat the League of Villains in the future, Hawks a prime candidate because of his attitude



The chapter ends as Hawks apologizes to Endeavor for his betrayal and we see Dabi seemingly crying after he realized he did kill Snatch





Seven Deadly Sins 275

Mael recognizes Gowther as connected to the Ten Commandments, King saying that Gowther shouldn’t have revealed such a thing.

But Gowther says it’s for the best, Mael rushing at him and smashing the doll into a wall, berating him for all he’s made the Goddess Clan member do in the Holy War and to the present.

He then blasts Gowther away, catching up and pinning him with his foot as Mael asks him why this had to be done and why he was targeted.



Gowther explains that with Meliodas’ betrayal, the power balance between the Goddess and Demon Clan needed to be corrected and Mael was considered the strongest to be used as a traitor for the Goddess Clan. But the Holy War had already begun and the Goddess Clan, to avoid further casualties and losses, used the Coffin of Everlasting Darkness and ended the conflict.

Mael is unsatisfied with that, planning to inflict 1/1000 of the suffering he experienced onto the doll. But as he discovers that Gowther doesn’t feel pain like others, he’s further frustrated

King bursts in and knocks Mael away, telling Gowther that the Seven Deadly Sins stick together when one of their own is in trouble

Mael moves to kill King, but he defends himself with Chastiefol and counterattacks. However, the Goddess then uses Arrow of Salvation, striking King and inflicting suffering on him that is due to the nature of the attack, normally killing Demons painlessly. Gowther begs him to stop, but Mael still intends to make Gowther suffer, even if it’s emotionally rather than physically

King, in spite of his injury, utilizes Chastiefol’s true form and unleashes Spear of Judgment on Mael, but he’s able to block it, saying that this will let him continue to try and stop him so he can prolong Gowther’s punishment




Sariel shocks Tarmiel when he says they will help the Seven Deadly Sins. The Archangel protests his ally’s idea, since King is defending Gowther who made Mael out to be a Demon.

But Sariel insists that they must save Mael, since with his form as an Archangel, he’s gaining control of the Commandments, which is beginning to corrupt his body with the power of darkness.

Gowther tells King to stop, willing to sacrifice himself to save the others. King retorts that if he really values other people, he shouldn’t be so willing to give up so quickly.

Mael prepares to attack Gowther and King again, but the chapter ends as we see Sariel and Tarmiel move to attack Mael as well.