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- Yesterday
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Yeah if anything, I would recommend seeking out some of the big fights from the earlier stuff. There's a Roll fight that they go crazy with the animation
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I toyed with the idea of checking out the Black Clover anime... but it's a lot of episodes! The anime is back this October, so I'll probably just start watching from there. I think the anime left off at the beginning of the Spade Kingdom arc. There are lots of good battles in that arc and the final arc that I think would be awesome animated.
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I got a bit of catching up to do on stuff. I've been getting really hard into Marvel again recently and have actually started following some ongoing stuff, so that's been eating most of my energy for reading. Only one's I'm actively caught up on are Kurumizawa's Folly and Haunted Peak. The latter is still really intriguing and I'm trying to figure out where it's gonna go, but the chapters feel like a drip feed sometimes and I'm sitting here thinking it would probably be less agony if it was animated. Depending on how it ends, I recommend checking it out, but maybe waiting until it's finished or more chapters have piled up. Once I catch up on the usuals (and I want to read some of the new series and get back to Black Clover), I'll post a flood of thoughts. I'd be very curious to know your thoughts on the Black Clover anime versus the manga if you ever get bored. I think some fights are given the animation treatment in a way the manga can't capture, but episode to episode I've found reading the manga to be way more enjoyable (and I loved the anime)
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Finished Black Clover yesterday. I was starting to feel a bit of fatigue during the Spade Kingdom arc, but it still had a good amount of excitement and enjoyable stuff. I wasn't immediately thrilled by the premise for the final arc, but in the end I really enjoyed it. The chapters covering Asta's time in The Land of the Sun, learning Yami's backstory, etc. were definite highlights. The final battle(s) were pretty hype if a bit silly in moments. True to the catch phrase of the series, everybody just kept surpassing their limits I have some minor nits to pick but all things considered, I am a big Black Clover fan from start to finish Since I liked Black Torch, I've started reading Heart Gear. First couple of chapters are a good start and I'm curious to see where it goes. I love this author's art style.
- Last week
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It may just be before the X-Men officially become a thing, because obviously Jean's there, and he seems to have some familiarity with her.
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Akane-banashi # 214 God damn the suspense The big man is going to announce the winner. I am legit nervous to see what happens in next week's chapter! Also, I just got started on the anime over the weekend. Four episodes in and loving it The juxtaposition of watching the beginning of the story animated -- seeing Akane take the stage for the very first time opening for Kaisei and how impactful that was for her -- while also reading the current God of Death duet duel arc provides a very "full circle" kind of experience. Incredible stuff. I was not familiar with the studio (Zexcs) doing the Akane-banashi anime. I'm really enjoying the aesthetic of their work.
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The weird thing about the shared universe is they said apparently the X-Men don't exist here? Makes no fucking sense lol. But then it looked like there's a team of mutants kicking around anyway?? I'll never understand these things honestly but I guess we'll see. Remember when the Arkham Knight was totally not the Red Hood?
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Finished Black Torch last night. I really enjoyed it overall. Cool concept, some good characters, fantastic art style. The ending was rushed, and not very good. That's a sore spot. I guess it just wasn't popular enough and got cancelled suddenly. It's a shame the author didn't have even just one or two more chapters to work with, then I think the ending could have been more satisfying. Oh well. It's worth reading even with the subpar conclusion.
- Earlier
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Lots of good stuff this week We got a bonus chapter of The Elusive Samurai! Wasn't expecting that. I assume it's to hype up the second season of the anime which airs this summer. The content of this chapter honestly wasn't anything super special, but it was enough for me to just have these characters back in my life for another day. The last few pages were the most impactful Witch Watch # 253 KANSHI! Akane-banashi # 213 Things definitely seem to be swinging in Kaisei's favour as his performance carries on. His chapters have been really good. But there's no doubting the quality of Akane's God of Death either. Can they be declared double winners??? I started reading Black Torch in anticipation of the anime this season. I noticed it's only 19 chapters, so I figured I could zip through the manga and then decide if I want to watch the animated version. I'm only two chapters in and I'm totally hooked. Love the art style. It's a thing of beauty. I'll polish off the manga this week and look forward to watching the anime. Closing in on chapter # 300 of Black Clover and still very much enjoying it. This showdown with the Spade Kingdom has been rather epic
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Summer season links: MAL Summer 2026 page AniChart Summer 2026 page CrunchyRoll Summer 2026 lineup (still being announced) Not a ton of stuff that I'm looking forward to in the summer, I guess. But I'm open to trying a few new ones that maybe I wouldn't normally. We'll see how I feel when new stuff starts popping up on Crunchy. I will for sure continue watching You and I are Polar Opposites and The Elusive Samurai. Looking forward to both a lot. I am curious about Sayonara Lara, as I'm always on the lookout for new original anime. A good, original, complete story that can wrap up in ~13 episodes is my Holy Grail that I hope to find in every new season. It's been a minute since we got a really good new original anime. Kore Kaite Shine (Draw This, Then Die!) sounds like it could be amusing too. I'll give it a try if Crunchy licenses it. Last but not least, the GITS anime caught my attention... but AniChart says it will be streaming on Prime Video and I don't have that right now. I'll probably binge watch it at a later date when I get a month of Prime to buy something from Amazon. I should also go back and watch the Akane-banashi anime on Netflix when I find time for it this summer. I see a new season was announced for January 2027. I love this manga and I trust the anime will be good too. edit: Forgot that Daemons of the Shadow Realm continues in the summer. I'll keep watching it. I'll give Black Torch a try too. Might be good?
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Dang, Hima-Ten! ended today I knew it was nearing the end, but this felt a bit too abrupt. The last several chapters honestly weren’t great, but it was still mostly a good series. Lots of very charming and likable characters
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I thought the Jays were turning a corner. Then a six-game losing streak happened They could still add to it
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This arc feels massive. I think there is a ton of story left. At Togashi’s pace, finishing it seems like a challenge… but I hope he can do it. Even if he has to cut stuff and speedrun to the end As long as it’s better than the end of Yu Yu Hakusho.
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At this point I just hope he can finish it. It seems like there is a lot of story left.
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You know both Blue Jays and Mariners suck...
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Hunter x Hunter is back this week!!! Who knows how long it will last, but I am mega hyped
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And that's a wrap on the Dr. Stone anime. I think I liked the ending better in the manga. No matter which way you slice it, the way things are resolved with Why-man are anti-climactic IMHO... but it all felt a bit more epic in the manga In any case, I enjoyed seeing it animated. And it was the second half of the final episode -- the "Where are they now?" epilogue stuff -- that was the real good stuff, not the ending of the moon mission in the first half of the episode. Most of this final arc, from Suika being alone and saving everybody, to planning the moon mission, and finally making it happen, is all top shelf stuff in my books. Chrome and Suika really steal the show though, insisting on finding a way for the moon team to be able to return to Earth Sai is also one of my favourite characters in Dr. Stone and it was a treat to see him animated finally.
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The Jays have played better lately. The win % is pretty solid in the last ~25 games. If they win tonight, it’s another series win—and they finally get back to .500. Winning series has to be the goal. Keep winning 2-of-3 whenever possible. They don’t seem like a team that will go on a long win streak at any point. They dig themselves into a hole to start the season, so winning the division is very unlikely, but they can certainly be a strong Wild Card team. And if they are healthy and hitting their stride at the right time in October, they could do some damage again. There are problems though. Lots of challenges on the pitching side. And Vlad isn’t right this year so far. Still solid and hitting for average, but the power is really lacking. Not sure why. Vlad needs to be more impactful for them to really make some noise. I don’t know what to make of the M’s. Happy to see them leading the division… but the competition is pretty bad Even the White Sox have a slightly better (just barely) win % than the M’s! The AL Central and West are really hurting this year. I expected better from Houston and Detroit. Cleveland is above .500 but who knows for how long.
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Hey, if the season ended today the Blue Jays are in the playoffs. The American League is just...bad except the Yankees. Rays look like they will start falling backdown with the rest of the league. I have to feel Seattle may end up trading one of their 6 starters for another bat.
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Akane-banashi # 210 I'm up to # 180 in Black Clover. This arc has been nuts, so much action all over the place. The elves are tough customers! But the humans are proving to be pretty tough as well. Noelle's growth was awesome stuff in the chapters I just read last night Sakamoto # 263 This one was more of a build-up chapter. Do we get back to the main event next week?
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If Skubal won’t re-sign in Detroit after this season then I guess they have to trade him. Otherwise it’s just poor asset management by the Tigers I’d love to see another team out-bid the Dodgers on the trade market though. The risk for some teams is what if he’s just a rental for half a season. Hard to trade a lot of prospects for that without some kind of handshake deal in place with Skubal for next offseason.
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Hey Seattle has the 5th best run differential, if we score 71 runs without giving up one we can catch the Yankees in 4th. Seriously I just hope they can put some separation between them and the rest of the AL West, You ready for the Skubal to the Dodgers trade that probably going to happen?
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This week's Spy x Fam... Yor: "Sorry Yuri, right now I just want to cuddle with my husband." Yuri: I fuckin' died
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1. Hades 2 (credits + epilogue) 2. Pragmata I had a good time with it. Playing the demo, I wasn't sure if the hacking would get tiresome a few hours into the game, but it never seemed to. Did kinda see the ending coming, but it was still impactful. I ended up lowering the difficulty near the end because I was just ready for the game to be over. The last boss fight felt kinda superfluous, like they only added it because they wanted some big, action setpiece to end the game on.
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This honestly looks so hype. Basically looks like it plays like a more dynamic version of the 360 game with a more open world aesthetic, and probably better motion and exploration in general. I also appreciate that it's actually involving the larger X-Men/Marvel universe instead of being fully self-contained like the last one. I also just realized it's meant to be a shared universe with the Spider-Man games, which gives a lot of hope for other potential Marvel games and crossovers in the future.
