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The last of the new series after the Golden Week break is Psych House by Omusuke Kobayashi, has our lead, Kotone, a high school student hiding her psychic ability to teleport objects from classmates. But a transfer student Nemuru Suya, also has psychic powers and offers to help Kotone use her powers for more than petty theft, via a government sponsored house for research on Psychs (the series’ name for the abilities) helping to cover living expenses while Kotone pays for her mother’s hospital bills

 

 

 

 

Kyokutou Necromance 3-5

 

Yoji has Kaoru get registered to join the Shiryo Sorcery Society and Kaoru himself shows promise with the assessment for his ether levels. And his father was well known among the other necromancers, one of the Council heads, Mezu, thinking Yoji pressured Kaoru into this. But Kaoru says he chose this and heads off with Yoji to their first real mission, a shiryo at a kindergarten, a few ranks higher and possessing intelligence

 

Kaoru learns that the kindergarten is linked to a temple, the incidents more frequent and children getting ill recently. Yoji attacks the shiryo on the roof, but it turns out to be a clone (likely having already killed children and turned them into weapons), Kaoru encountering the real one as it threatens 2 more children, his bonded shiryo appearing to fight

 

We see Yoji explain how necromancy is done with the help of the shiryo and Kaoru, after seeing that the shiryo can split itself up, tries communicating with Shishi, his shiryo, who in recognition of his resolve, grants him power. The shiryo flees, but Yoji and his shiryo Chitari, defeat him in an instant, both Shishi and Chitari apparently infamous among shiryo

 

 

 

Dear Anemone 12-14

 

Kurage follows along with Hachiue and Ryuchi, bemoaning how indecisive and passive she is. Anemone takes out a massive ape creature that walks into their path, Hachiue assuring Kurage she’s not alone in her worries, Yoshio having helped him. She agrees to help find Yoshio and they seemingly are drawn into what appears to be a more modern looking area, a rabbit opening the door as they are dressed in formal wear

 

We see that there are humanoid rabbits having some kind of party, the rabbit we saw before a guide for Hachiue’s group. Rabbits on Galapagos’ Puerto Ayora were devastated by the explosion, but some survived and became humanoid, all the survivors possessing intellect and the ability to speak. And Yoshio was the one who helped them rebuild civilization, the mayor offering to show Hachiue, though it seems Yoshio is injured

 

Lievre, the mayor of the town, reveals to Hachiue that Yoshio is imprisoned, seen as an inconvenience for the blooming rabbit culture. And he has a power that allows him to manipulate the non human rabbits, forming them into a conglomeration akin to a monster as Anemone prepares to fight. Meanwhile, Ryuichi and Kurage run into Lobelia

 

 

 

Nue’s Exorcist 49-51

 

As the training continues, Nue is transported to where the ritual blades are held, the one intended for her laying dormant and the Exorcist Bureau planning to grant it to her. Gakuro’s second stage fighting Moroyoki concludes as Gakuro’s Hollow Weapon’s name is revealed, Tokoyami no Shirogane, Silver Darkness. And the person who was guiding Nue meets up with a friend, actually one of the Level 4 Spirits in disguise, her friends having gotten key information to finalize their invasion

 

  the ritual blade, the training having gone on for about a week. Kazusa is surprised when Gakuro and Koga throw her a small birthday party and Gakuro gives her a ribbon, reminding her of her dead fiancé, who also gifted her a ribbon. But Nue interrupts and reveals that the Level 4’s have invaded the Exorcist Bureau’s vault with the ritual blades. And many other lower level spirits are attacking the school, led by a Level 4 named Yoriko. While Nue and Gakuro head out with Kazusa, Yoriko is stopped by Shiroha and Shitotsu, holding down the fort in the meantime

 

We flashback to Kazusa’s past with the 3rd Division, her fiancé and childhood friend Haruhi Ohtsuki, shown to be exceptional and investigating mysterious killings of high level exorcists. Kazusa could tell something was off, but he died the day after her birthday. In the present, Gakuro is encouraged by Kazusa to not give up and they encounter the Level 4 that infiltrated the ritual blade storage, transforming himself, Kazusa even utilizing a shikigami

 

 

4 Knights of the Apocalypse 148-151

 

As Sixtus’ magic weakens, King notices and stabs Killbeggan with Chastiefol. But it was part of the mage’s plan, his blood spurting out as he plans to curse King for the sake of Worreldane, his creator. It seals King’s magic force, making him much weaker, Diane catching her husband as he falls. Worreldane, using advanced magic, gains the Drug of Yore by replaying King speaking the incantation. But Sixtus’ siblings arrive, Worreldane’s helmet removed in the scuffle, revealing what appears to be Merlin (under the power of Chaos?)

 

Nasiens, Mertyl and Tioreh seem to reconcile and the Pollen Garden bursts, King unable to maintain the form. He tries to throw Chastiefol at Worreldane after she’s taken out the others in quick succession with seemingly little more than the helmet and a few spells, but she redirects the spear, only stopped by Nasiens intervening, now having fairy wings

 

Nasiens knocks the spear back, King still trying to attack Worreldane, but they dodge easily, even blocking with Perfect Cube. King pulls out more power, breaking the barrier and heavily wounding the Chaos Knight. But as he reaches for the Drug of Yore, Worreldane is still standing up to fight. They try blasting King, but miss, their senses affected in some way, revealed to be a Venom Melagaland Enchant by Nasiens on the spear, the father and son throwing the spear at the weakened knight

 

Nasiens has healed everyone, though some have to endure the pain in exchange for being restored from fatal wounds. But in spite of things going well, Worreldane still recovers with a dose of the Drug of Yore, fatally wounding everyone again. Nasiens stands up, regretting how he couldn’t help Percival, but the Apocalypse Knight appears, having recovered somehow to fight alongside his friend again

 

 

 

 

My Hero Academia 422-423

 

Shigaraki’s control over the Omni Quirk Factor release makes it difficult to land a blow, but everyone helps cut a path for Deku to finally strike his core, that unified encouragement even recognized by All Might

 

 

All For One’s body is starting to crumble as the combined efforts have finally caught up and his body cannot hold together. But he uses his Quirks to retain some form and tries to get a new body. Shirakumo uses Black Mist and blocks Deku briefly, Bakugou intervening with Todoroki’s help and Yoichi meeting All For One in the mindscape along with the other One For All vestiges. And Shigaraki, having regained control, bids Deku farewell, accepting that he was wrong in his own way