MSR March 2020

 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