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Manga My Hero Vigilantes

Midnight Confessions [My Hero Vigilantes 84]

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Well. Well. Well.

I was not expecting her to show up.

Midnight regrets eating a Brussels sprouts salad for lunch.

Who knew out of all the pro heroes Koichi and Pop met, it’d be Midnight who saves the day! What a great callback to a great character. It makes sense when you think about how she knows both vigilantes’ identities and has an overall deeper relationship than every pro they’ve met with the possible exception of Captain Celebrity.

Her quirk really came in handy. Now, all Pop and Koichi have to do is clear their names. And, again, I believe Makoto and Detective Tsukauchi will be key figures in helping the illegal duo exonerate themselves. I can even see the crab cop, Kaniko, helping out along with Fat Gum.

Let’s talk about identity. No. 6 wants one, badly. That’s why he latched on to becoming the next O’Clock. He had the quirk, so why not also take the name? Too bad he went about achieving his dream in the most evil way.

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Manga My Hero Academia

Robbed Pinky [My Hero Academia 280]

I am NOT a happy camper.

Girl, that must be a jelly monster ’cause jam don’t shake like that.

You know me. I love it when female characters get to fight in a fighting series. Last chapter ended with Mina forming her Acidman, presumably to get to Gigantomachia and toss the sedative canister in his mouth. I saw this week’s color cover of Mina and I was even more excited.

Then…I saw the chapter’s title.

Red Riot. Oh, fucking hell.

My dear Mina got thrown into the background so Kirishima could have his moment. Total. Utter. Bullshit.

Yeah, yeah. I get it. Kirishima is redeeming himself from not acting when first confronted with Gigantomachia back in middle school. But, did it have to happen at the cost of Mina’s development?! Sure, Mina was scared. But, she did what she had to do and broke down after the job was done. This here seems like her character regressed all for the sake of giving Kirishima the spotlight.

Fuck that shit!

Don’t tease me with Mina then toss her aside like Giganto did Mt. Lady. Don’t hype her up last chapter then give her the fucking cover spread just so she could be Red Riot’s prop. I hate this so damn much it’s driving me crazy!

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Manga One Piece

Kaioken [One Piece 987]

The battle, or should I say, war has begun.

Oh! Jinbe’s first color spread with the Strawhats. And, he’s just in time to help them walk the dogs.

Surprise, surprise. Kaido isn’t dead yet and he takes the fight to the top of Onigashima where Cat Viper and Dogstorm are ready to go full Sulong along with the rest of their Mink soldiers. Well, that should keep Kaido distracted long enough to see Luffy and the others’ fights.

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Manga My Hero Vigilantes

Lenny Kravitz Would Be Proud [My Hero Vigilantes 83]

Flight Watch 2020 is officially over. And, the winner is Koichi Haimawari! Congratulations, Crawler! Between you and Deku, you were the first to fly away. Please enjoy your prize: A $20 gift card at KFC and a Gang Orca key chain.

Really, Endeavor? Have fun filling out that property damage claim.

How does a vigilante defeat the #2 hero? Answer: You don’t. You simply get the hell outta there. And, that’s what The Crawler did, escaping an enraged Endeavor by going Plus Ultra and flying to safety.

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Manga My Hero Academia

Attack on Titan [My Hero Academia 279]

The UA kids try putting Gigantomachia to sleep. That’s about it.

It’s a bit too early for the victory dance, don’t you think?

What do you want from me? A play-by-play of the chapter? You know I don’t do that. Let’s see… What to talk about… Oh! How about Hagakure still being useless even though she’s invisible? She better be the traitor because her inability to be competent is just plain sad now.

It’s a good plan by Momo, making Giggy fall then throwing sleeping, um, juice in his mouth. Too bad Shigaraki’s bodyguard isn’t having it. Transforming morale into physical energy and being numb to pain. Okay, that’s two quirks for Giganto confirmed! Gigantification is no doubt another in who the heck knows how many he’s got. Probably has a yodeling quirk mixed in just because.

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Manga One Piece

Slim Shady [One Piece 986]

Hi kids! Do you like violence?

Mack Daddy Kaido talking to ladies at the club.

Right out the box, I have to say this was a very good chapter. Team Luffy Alliance successfully infiltrated Kaido’s island with fake I.D.’s even though most of them are over 21 and now the drinking can begin…after their mega battle fight debate war that’s about to go down.

Did Kanjuro seriously get off-panel killed? Nope. I can’t believe that B.S. The real Kanjuro probably pulled a Doflamingo and painted an exact replica of himself. He’s somewhere doing who knows what in a bathroom stall. You can draw a lot of cocaine with enough white paint. Just sayin’.

Oh! Shinobu might do something! I’m raising her death work flag to half mast.

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Manga One Piece

Shogun Orochi is Dead and Is 100% Never Ever Coming Back [One Piece 985]

You heard me. Just because Orochi is basically a mythical Hydra able to grow multiple heads when cut off doesn’t mean he’s still alive. And, it’s not like Kaido won’t chop him into tiny pieces just in case, right? RIGHT?! …*sigh* Orochi’s not dead, is he?

Izo and Cat Viper’s got the right idea. Don’t bring swords to a gun fight.

So, Kaido’s in it to win it. With the Seven Warlords disbanded and replaced with something stronger (Tik Tok dancers?), Kaido decides he’s not gonna wait around for the popo to take him out. Oh, no! Instead, he and Big Mom are teaming up to find the ancient weapons and One Piece. Banking on with them and their combined might, even the Navy and World Government can’t stand in their way. See, Orochi? It wasn’t personal. Kaido just wanted to destroy your country and turn it into a permanent Spring Break with weapons. I’m sure you understand.

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Manga My Hero Vigilantes

Sk8er Boi [My Hero Vigilantes 82]

He was a vig
She was on drugs
Can I make it any more obvious?

How did Winter Soldier steal the Infinity Gauntlet?

No. 6 AKA Nomura AKA Rocks AKA O’clock II. You, my evil friend, screwed up big time. How? Well, you underestimated The Crawler. I can’t help but think of All For One right now. He spent decades letting the One For All quirk build up to a point where it ultimately defeated him.

And, now we have No. 6. As predicted, he wants to use Pop’s death as a jumping off point for his hero career while at the same time blaming the tragedy on Koichi. But, there’s one problem: Koichi’s strong. Stronger than No. 6 predicted. His Slide and Glide quirk is still evolving. And, even more so, Koichi is trying to save his friend. And, if there’s one thing we know about Koichi is that he’s at his best when helping people. Yep, The Crawler is at the top of his game right now and from the looks of things he’s gonna rise even higher.

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Manga My Hero Academia

Chargin Chuck [My Hero Academia 278]

Mt. Lady. Last time I said you’d last only 4 pages. I was wrong and apologize for underestimating you. I would buy you lunch at your favorite restaurant to make up for it, but I’m pretty sure you’re full from all that dirt you ate when Gigantomachia tossed you aside. OOOOOOH!

That’s the face Dabi made all the time while living in the Todoroki household.

Remember the days when the heroes’ surprise attack at Gunga Villa was overwhelmingly in their favor? I even read fans complaining how one-sided the raid was! Ah, yes, I remember… Man, those fans sure were dumb. How could you not guess the situation would be eventually turned around? That’s classic storytelling. Horikoshi isn’t exactly recreating the wheel here.

Alrighty. There’s a lot of smaller things I wanna talk about, but let’s hit up the biggest plot point of the chapter: Momo deciding to lead her fellow students on an impromptu mission to knock Gigantomachia the f*ck out, with gas bombs. Wait. Did Momo create gas canisters (Apparently using roofies in Japan is illegal. The prudes!)? Looks like there could be liquid in those canisters. Hm… Maybe the plan is throwing them in his mouth? It would be the sure fire way to make sure Giganto absorbs the liquid. Plus, you’re also making him eat glass and that alone is a good way to stop anyone dead in their tracks.

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Manga One Piece

Yamato Is A… [One Piece 984]

Kozuki Oden fanboy?! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

*cries* Why? Why can’t I escape you, Oden? You over-hyped, annoying, woman kidnapping piece of mumble rap! Even in death you haunt me. It’s like I’m Shogun Orochi but without the buck teeth and money. Who cares about that stupid ass Oden Journal? Sure, it may have a clue or two about where to find Laugh Tale and some juicy info about the Void Century but is it worth having to give Oden credit for giving us this information? Damn, it! I’ll be right back…

…Sorry, had to go get more wine.

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