MSR October 2020
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World Trigger 202
More reveals are made, such as Yotaro’s sister Ruka being the user of the Mother Trigger, but also that Raijinmaru is a Crown Trigger assigned to protect Yotaro. And the negotiations go through well with Galopoula, agreeing to both assist each other and giving special communication bracelets. But Jin notes that Osamu isn’t guaranteed to go to the away mission and even more interestingly, Yuma observes that Ratarykov lied about his name and we learn he’s a Galopoulan prince.
Dr. Stone 168-171
Senkuu meets up with Chrome’s group and, after Luna and Max get Kaseki and Francois, he forms a new party to head off, leaving the group back at the Perseus to take the formula he gave Brody and the others and form the Corn City.
Nanami and Nikki manage to negotiate with Brody for the Perseus crew’s safety and Senkuu’s group gets past the Perseus and out to see by using their bluff about the Medusa device to occupy Stanley. And the next location is South America, where the petrification beam originated.
Senkuu’s group continues to flee as Stanley gives chase. But Matsukaze, trying to infiltrate, is captured, Ginrou, also onboard, revealing where Senkuu is going to save his bodyguard from being killed. And Xeno, showing he knows about the petribeam’s link to the moon, agrees to discuss what he and Senkuu know.
Xeno and Senkuu, with Chrome’s help in observing particular factors of the petribeam, manage to pinpoint a location as the chapter concludes
We Never Learn 176-179
Asumi completes the surgery, resolving to tell Nariyuki her feelings and Sojiro saying that perhaps his daughter lied initially, but that she may genuinely love Nariyuki. And when Nariyuki wakes up, he confesses, Asumi returning those feelings, the arc nearly over
Nariyuki and Asumi move forward in
the relationship, Nariyuki’s recovery leading to a party, where their future
marriage and even parenthood are brought up (because some of the people are so
drunk they forgot why they celebrated) and Nariyuki proposes to Asumi as the
arc concludes, Mafuyu’s arc the last one
Mafuyu’s arc begins, Yuiga in training under her to be a teacher at Ichinose. Getting a new apartment with affordable rates from Amada, who’s offered him jobs before, it turns out Mafuyu is in the apartment next door and Nariyuki has to help her again, still not good with cleaning her living space
When Mafuyu and Nariyuki are asked by a student about romance advice, Mafuyu requests Nariyuki help her study by playing a romance simulation visual novel game. The two start to get closer, Mafuyu thinking she might gain more understanding about men’s psyches, Nariyuki inadvertently helping
My Hero Academia 286-288
Deku attacks Shigaraki, but in his enraged state, Shigaraki grabs him and while he and All For One are struggling, Nana tells Deku that the other inheritors have to handle this now, Deku still unable to function in the mindscape
The Heroes, including one that’s recovered (Best Jeanist?), move to evacuate citizens in Gigantomachia’s path. Himiko tricks Ochako, confronting her friend about what she’ll do, Uravity saying she’ll stop even Toga if she interferes with help
Fire Force 236-239
The citizens are protected by Division 4 combining their efforts to make a massive shield. Meanwhile, Shinra tries to fight the Titanic Infernal, but Faerie intervenes, stopping when Sho arrives, since his duty was to make sure the Pillars got together
Shinra, inspired in part by Sho, utilizes his enhanced Adolla Burst lightspeed powers to fight the final Infernal and keep everyone safe from its attacks. And, as a hero, Sho says Shinra will finish things in one blow
Before Shinra attacks, Iris, hearing that the lightspeed kick might be dangerous, manages to create a barrier around the crowd with an Adolla Burst. The Infernal is destroyed, but the general public’s negative reaction to Raffles’ image being violated seems to make Shinra disappear, regarded not as a hero but a devil
Iris also disappears abruptly, and the country seems to shut down, the Amaterasu reactor’s core transported as well, the first Pillar. Sho has vanished as well, Arrow telling 8th company this. The last part of the Cataclysm is at hand, using the key to Amaterasu that Giovanni got from Vulcan, our heroes heading out to stop the White Hoods
One Piece 992-993
Big Mom talks to Marco briefly, who says that they aren’t bound by Whitebeard, free to follow different paths. Meanwhile, the Akazaya Nine unleash a barrage of attacks, finishing up with a technique utilizing Oden’s 2 Sword Style
Queen’s Ice Oni is infecting people on the lowest level, while King, with the help of his subordinates, directs everyone to find and kill Momonosuke, who’s saved by Yamato (who’s been chasing them. Luffy and Sanji are assisted by Jinbei so their captain can get to the roof. And meanwhile, Kaidou, thinking even the Akazaya’s attacks that wounded him, don’t compare to Oden’s and unleashes an attack that sends invisible slashes, one that cuts off Kiku’s arm.
Black Clover 266-269
While the Clover and Heart Kingdom discuss their plans, Nacht berates Gray, Gauche and Vanessa, saying that they shouldn’t think themselves so superior just because they’ve helped, a strong cynical side to his personality. He leaves them, taking Asta to a place where he teleports them and initiates a ritual for Asta to fight and defeat his devil to fully utilize its power.
Asta’s devil starts to attack, Nacht saying that Asta must defeat him, but the magicless teen says that the devil isn’t all evil, leading to a flashback with a woman the devil seemingly knew.
We learn that the woman was Licita, strongly implied with a panel to be Asta’s mom that left him at the church, who takes in the devil as her child, Liebe. But Lucifero, targeting Liebe, is dissipated by Licita, who has a constitution that drains magic, making her hated by people. But she’s wounded, sealing Liebe in the 5 leaf grimoire she found, her magic letting her do so because he’s a rarity among devils, not having magic.
Asta, using his training and experience against swordsmen who used magic as well, gets an advantage even one-armed against Liebe, even taking Yami’s katana to fight, seemingly landing a solid blow
