MSR March 2020
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World Trigger 192-193
Osamu has Chika blast the area with
Meteor to distract Ninomiya, while Yuba moves to take down Ninomiya. Tsuji and
Inukai defend against Chika’s assault as well, but it seems like Yuba might
have the advantage with his close range assault. However Ninomiya had attacks
waiting in reserve, defeating Yuba
Tamakoma, now set up against
Ninomiya Squad, bides their time, while the audience gets more details about
Hound and Hornet Shooter Triggers and how Ninomiya is especially skilled with
manipulating factors.
Dr. Stone 141-145
Tsukasa is revived, though Senkuu
notes the device is basically dead for now until they can figure out a way to
recharge it, since the radius was off the last time it was used against Ibara.
And Gen suggests everyone paint on their old scars, since Senkuu still has his,
planning to remove them once they defeat the petrification threat from the
moon.
Senkuu reveals the plan to travel
around the world and get resources as well as create new cities once they get
what’s necessary to make near limitless revival fluid. The first step is in
America, where they’ll find corn to make as much alcohol as necessary for the
revival fluid
Ryusui and Senkuu butt heads over
the route they must take, either focusing on getting there in a manner that’s
simple and effective or getting there as quickly as possible even with more
effort. So they decide a poker match will settle things, Gen on Ryusui’s side
and Kohaku on Senkuu’s side.
Both sides cheat to win the game,
Senkuu ultimately victorious by marking cards with lacquer (which he had a
demonstrable allergy to we saw much earlier in the series), countering all of
Gen’s tricks by using similar tactics enhanced with science
With Senkuu’s victory, the idea for
a bar appeals, Francois making various cocktails for everyone, not a single one
even using alcohol, but some ingredients requiring complicated science to
produce
We Never Learn 149-153
Nariyuki tells Uruka he wants to be
with her, the two kissing as the graduation ceremony concludes, Fumino and Rizu
both crying at their love being unrequited
The arc of Uruka concludes after a
timeskip and Nariyuki proposes marriage, 4 more routes to be released to show
the ending with Nariyuki and the other girls if they were the one that held his
hand the night of the school festival fireworks
Rizu’s arc begins, she and Sawako
roommates at college. Though it turns out to be the haunted apartment Mafuyu
and Nariyuki looked at with the “ghost” girl Misao, which keeps Nariyuki close
because Rizu keeps thinking something’s off
We see when Nariyuki discovered
Misao was at Rizu and Sawako’s apartment and she continues to meddle in things,
scaring Rizu in the changing room while she’s trying out different swimsuits
Rizu remembers her challenge to
Nariyuki to play a “game” and test whether the superstition about the school
festival is accurate. She talks with Fumino briefly about how she’s playing a “game”
with Nariyuki after they helped at the Ogata Udon Beach House that day. Nariyuki
finds her at a rock, but they’re isolated, along with Misao, when high tide
comes in
My Hero Academia 262-265
Mirko, in spite of
getting an arm damaged by one of the High Ends, manages to defeat one, prepared
to fight to the end to get to Dr. Ujiko, while he’s waiting for Shigaraki to be
prepared to evacuate from the lab
Denki is with the main group, used
as a way to counter one of the Paranormal Liberation Front’s generals who has
an electricity Quirk as well. Meanwhile, Hawks confronts Twice, ready to stop
him
As the Paranormal Liberation Front
is beaten back by the Hero’s combined efforts, we see Hawks’ betrayal has
enraged Twice, summoning more with Double to fight back
Dabi bursts in to save Twice, but
Jin, in spite of getting away, is seemingly fatally wounded by Hawks, his clone
managing to save Himiko and Compress, but melting away
Fire Force 208-21
As the Evangelist’s forces amass,
new soldiers introduced for the coming Cataclysm, we learn directly how Yona
manipulated humans with Amaterasu and Raffles, forming the Holy Sol Church and
leading up to this day 250 years later. Sumire initiates an earthquake with her
pyrokinetic ability and says the next will start the end.
Obi discusses alliances with the
companies left, #2 and #4, and with #2 resistant because of military orders,
there’s only #4 and #7 along with Company 8. But Hibana arrives, ready to offer
her assistance. After bizarre shipping discussions of romance because of
Hibana’s obvious crush on Shinra, Schop, the mole from the Chinese mainland the
group met when exploring more to investigate the White Hoods, appears, bursting
through the floor
Schop explains how he got there,
told to focus on why he’s there. He explains that the Cataclysm is imminent and
has to do with the Evangelist needing to solve Pi. The group also thinks that
the rift on the Chinese peninsula has something to do with the Cataclysm, as
well as Sumire’s earthquakes, another one starting as a giant pillar emerges
from the sea
Shinra flies towards the Pillar when
they see reports of a massive Infernal moving towards the coast. But when
Juggernaut moves to attack, Shinra takes the blast he unleashed, trying to stop
them from attacking the monster for some unknown reason
Kurono saves Shinra, while
Juggernaut attacks the giant Infernal, who isn’t affected at all. He avoids
hitting the pillar, Schop warning him that it’s holding back magma on the
seabed that would devastate Tokyo. When Shinra is left by Kurono while he
fights the Infernal, the Haijima president and 2nd Company Captain argue over
who should take Shinra in, but Faerie of the White Hoods appears
One Piece 973-975
Toki sends the Red Scabbards, minus
Hiyori, Kawamatsu, Denjiro and Ashura to the future, giving the prophecy to the
people before dying of her injuries. And we learn that Kyoshiro was actually
Denjiro, keeping Hiyori safe (meaning he intentionally nearly killed her
before) and giving her new name of Komurasaki
Kanjuro is revealed to be the
traitor, a member of the Kurozumi family that Orochi convinced to help in his
plans for revenge. But Luffy, Law and Kid all arrive to assist against Kaidou’s
men sent by Orochi to stop the plan.
Denjiro appears, revealing forces he
procured and also that Kinemon, seemingly misreading Yasuie’s riddle with a
second meaning, nonetheless has forces that amassed without his knowing nearby,
so that any danger has been brushed away
Black Clover 241-245
Asta, with Gauche’s help, attacks
Dante with a mass of himself, cloned by Mirror Magic, after the Dark Triad
member approached Vanessa, trying to recruit her
Dante avoids Asta’s attack by
warping space, pinning him and the others down. He then stabs Gauche fatally
with a sword made by shaping it with gravity, enraging Asta, causing him to
unleash more of his devil form.
Dante inquires about Asta’s devil to
his own, Lucifero, but it’s seemingly unknown. Asta continues to fight in his
berserked form, even cutting Dante’s face to his surprise
Wanting to finish the fight, Dante
uses his Gravity Magic to punch Asta with greater force, defeating him. Gray,
remembering how Gauche inspired her to stand up for herself after leaving her
abusive family, manages with her magic to somehow heal Gauche’s wound (copying
magic now?). Yami arrives to help the Black Bulls, prepared to fight
Dante speaks about how he will take
Yami’s Arcane Stage mages and that the Dark Magic he uses connects to the other
world. With his new abilities from training, Yami’s Arcane Stage Dark Magic
allows him to fight evenly with Dante, seemingly even beating him with a
powerful attack
Seven
Deadly Sins 343-346 (Finale)
Arthur consumes Cath with his power,
saying he will make a world of peace in spite of the chaos that it also
embodies in never being permanent. And Meliodas, along with the other Sins, say
they will support him in that goal
The Seven Deadly Sins all go their
separate ways, Meliodas saying he’ll take over as king for Bartra after he and
Elizabeth get married and travel together. Hawk goes to Purgatory and meets his
brother
18 months later, we learn that Ban
and Elaine as well as Meliodas and Elizabeth are expecting children, to be
named Lancelot and Tristan respectively. Deathpierce, not approving of Meliodas
and Elizabeth as Liones’ rulers, leaves for Edinburgh to restore the country
for humans, Hendricksen retiring for a potion shop and Dreyfus to be a sword
instructor.
10 years later, Tristan, because of
Meliodas not explaining things properly, thinks the Seven Deadly Sins are going
to take over, but they’re all there to celebrate his 10th birthday and are
beloved by the kingdom. The series concludes as Tristan tells his father he
wants to be one of the Seven Deadly Sins in the future.
There will be a follow up series
eventually, tentatively titled Four Knights of the Apocalypse
