Monthly Shounen Rundown: June 2019

Monday, June 24, 2019

WSR 6-23-19

Dr. Stone 110

Using science, Senkuu makes the various makeup and beauty products, Amaryllis assisting as well to present Kohaku the best way possible. And Ginrou is also recruited as a candidate, crossdressing to have another possible person to infiltrate and get the petrification weapon

We Never Learn 116

Rizu further explains her self confidence issues to Fumino and Nariyuki, also thinking that her grandmother must’ve hated her from their last words and feeling bad that she was mean in return. She meets Nariyuki at the udon shop, where he gives a test that also has a game involved, saying that if she likes herself, he wins the challenge

Fire Force 176

Burns is seemingly converted to the side of the White Hoods, Haumea saying that he has seen the truth of the world and will agree to their plan, turning the Earth into a new Sun. Meanwhile, Oubi is taken in as a suspect for something, the White Hoods’ influence spreading to the military as well

My Hero Academia 233

Twice doubles Himiko to try and give her a blood transfusion, while Spinner tries to fight Hanabata, who regards him as useless with a simple Gecko Quirk to stick to walls, motivating the MLA followers with his own Rally Quirk. Shigaraki tries to attack Re Destro, but we learn his Quirk, Stress, lets him use pent up anger and convert it to strength.

My Hero Academia is on break next week

One Piece 946

Big Mom easily beats Queen, but is furious when she learns that the shiruko is gone and targets Luffy and Hyougoro. It’s only when their collars nearly activate that Luffy uses the power he was trying to unlock before, now ready to square off against Big Mom

Seven Deadly Sins 315

Meliodas and Elizabeth combine efforts to do more damage to the Demon King, planning to save Zeldris, Meliodas intending to sacrifice himself in the end. Elizabeth’s power is more immense than the Demon King realized, her eponymous title of Blood Stained Ellie a source of fear for many demons.

Meanwhile, the others fight against the Indra, who releases hundreds of smaller Indras to spread across Britannia, Ban getting his Sacred Treasure from Merlin

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Monday, June 17, 2019

WSR 6-16-19

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One Piece is on break this week. And Fire Force chapter is delayed slightly, should have it by this week, hopefully

World Trigger is on a break this month, but should return in July

Dr. Stone 109

Ginrou, with Suika’s help, gets the lab off the boat, having to stop himself from trying to get Kinrou’s stone body instead. Senkuu, using science, makes the scent of feces to throw the islanders off their trail to think the lab car is just an animal

We Never Learn 115

It turns out Rizu hates herself in how she can’t become like Fumino, someone she admires as being able to understand people’s feelings better, but tells Yuiga that she’ll work harder. But in spite of this, Rizu still only focuses on the parts of herself that will never be like Fumino, everyone worried when she doesn’t come to the study sessions after that point

My Hero Academia 232

Twice copies members of the League of Villains, but Re Destroy fights back, his Quirk seemingly able to massively enhance his strength and increase his limbs’ size as well. He tells Shigaraki, when he rushes in to attack, that they can’t hope to match the Meta Liberation Army’s goals with their simple methods, but the original Shigaraki destroys the tower, Shigaraki and Re Destro ready to finish their conflict

Black Clover 209

Asta and Yuno combine efforts, but the demon is still not finished off, unleashing even more of his power, threatening everyone. Lumiere and Licht, along with Asta and Yuno, prepare to combat the demon and save the others, Nero saying she really does respect how unwavering Asta is

Black Clover is on break next week

Seven Deadly Sins 314

Meliodas clashes with the Demon King, ready to show how much pain he’s caused to everyone with the Holy War over 3000 years

Monday, June 10, 2019

WSR 6-9-19

Dr. Stone 108

Ginrou is nearly caught by Ibara who notices the barrel is off, but Suika causes a distraction, the group thinking that with her and Ginrou’s combined efforts, they might be able to get the lab off the boat

We Never Learn 114

Rizu and the girls get into Santa outfits for the Christmas spirit, Yuiga in a reindeer costume. He goes up with Rizu to get reference books, learning about how her grandmother handmade the outfits and various Rizu-themed board games every year. But after the study session is over, Rizu admits to Yuiga how, in spite of how everyone is so nice to her, she still hates herself for some reason

Fire Force 175

Burns and the other members of the 1st Division are shocked when Haumea and the White Hoods arrive, allying themselves with the Church of the Holy Sol

My Hero Academia 231

We see that Hawks, still involved with the League, kidnapped or otherwise abducted Best Jeanist, still weakened after the fight with All For One in Kamino. Meanwhile, Shigaraki and Spinner press closer to the tower, Twice arriving to confront Re Destro

One Piece 945

Toko and Yasuie are moved to safety, while Zoro and Sanji occupy Orochi’s forces in pursuit. Trafalgar is set up by Hawkins to fight in a way where, in order to save Bepo, he must kill 3 other teammates connected by Hawkins’ Straw Straw Fruit. Big Mom arrives at Udon Prison and clashes with Queen over the shiruko, even Queen’s Ancient Beast Brachiosaurus model unable to match up to her strength

One Piece is on break next week

Black Clover 208

Asta’s anti magic power starts to go out of control, but he manages to wrestle it back to his will, Yuno’s encouragement and utilization of the power from Licht, Patri and Lumiere to counter the demon’s otherworldly magic.

Seven Deadly Sins 313

Hawk and Escanor go to tell everyone, Hawk’s mother spouting some prophecy and Escanor seemingly dying from not having Mael’s Grace anymore. While Meliodas and Elizabeth arrive to stand off against the Demon King, Zeldris sees what is likely an illusion of Gelda conjured by his father to keep him bound by his emotions.

Monday, June 3, 2019

WSR 6-2-19

Disclaimer: This blog mostly utilizes scanlations for scheduling purposes. If corrections are needed, they’re noted after reading official translations. Both have a place in the community, but buy official manga volumes to support the author. If you can, also subscribe to Crunchyroll and/or Shonen Jump through Viz Media to read chapters nearly simultaneous with Japan. Most of the series covered can be found through legal means, so please encourage the industry that gives us what we love

Newest Jump series is Tokyo Shinobi Squad by Yuki Tanaka and Kento Matsuura. In a dystopian world where Japan is at the center of crime, shinobi are hired to do all manner of work. Jin, our lead, doesn’t want to work for a corporation or such, helping a boy, En, protect his ninpo scroll

Fire Force chapter is delayed, catch up with 2 next week, ideally

Dr. Stone 107

The Kohaku beautification plan starts with the dress, though Senkuu thinks they need to get the lab on the Perseus to really succeed. The group spies on the prime minister of the island as he arrives, expressing interest in things. But Kohaku nearly gets them caught, calling out “Lab” to signal something, Gen managing to trick Kirisame into thinking Senkuu is Kohaku’s boyfriend and they were on a date. As they leave, Ginrou, who also was out of range from the petrification weapon, is onboard, debating whether to act

We Never Learn 113

Fumino sees a fortune telling blog that tells her that romantic luck will be up today and various situations come up with Yuiga, leading up to them being found by her father, who’s been researching ways to connect with his daughter, a bit embarrassed at being exposed

Fire Force 175

My Hero Academia 230

Twice starts his assault, but the fight’s focus shifts to Dabi versus Apocrypha, the ice user, who observes that Dabi’s flames are damaging to his own body, explaining the burnt skin he has

One Piece 944

The Straw Hats face the Shogun’s forces to protect Toko and get Yasuie’s body away, while Luffy, frustrated at Queen’s taunting and seeing that Kidd’s crew member, Killer, is the true identity of Kamazou, tries to attack the head jailer. He’s smacked away, but we see that Big Mom is near, hearing of oshiruko, Queen’s favorite dish

Black Clover 207

Licht utilizes mana from the other reincarnated elves to cast a powerful spell that nearly vaporizes the demon, but he regenerates. Asta notes how Licht’s sword is able to resist antimagic, thinking he can do something unique as well

Seven Deadly Sins 312

The Seven Deadly Sins try to deduce who could be the Demon King’s new vessel, while the possessed Zeldris tests out his new powers and uses the small gateway to the Underworld Merlin made to summon Indra. While Ban and the others go to stop it or notify Liones, Elizabeth and Meliodas, already deducing that Zeldris was the vessel, go together to save him