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This week's chapters. Lots of good stuff! Spy x Family #106 Sakamoto Days #185 Undead Unluck #226 The Elusive Samurai #176 Kagurabachi #53 Akane-banashi #130
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Happy birthday to: Gardenstaff (38) Wishing you all the best! What did you get? What did you do?
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Nice Kagurabachi gets really good! I have held back on trying any of the new series that debuted in Jump over the last few weeks. Don’t want to make my weekly reading listtoo long. But JJK and Shojo Null finished recently so I guess I have some openings. JJBA Stone Ocean only has about it a dozen chapters until it ends too. Dandadan will definitely be next in my list. Then maybe Hakutaku next. Your description of it sounds good.
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A little behind on some stuff. Might try to catch up a bit today. But I wanted to shout out one of the newest series Hakutaku. Third chapter dropped today, I really liked the first two chapters. It's about becoming a video game coder. Good art, very interesting characters, and it feels like it has the right level of charm and style as all the best anti-battle shonen. Hard to say if it'll hold up, but it hasn't disappointed yet. I think once I get caught up on the last couple rounds of the usual series, I'm finally gonna move to the second chapter of Kagurabachi and burn through that.
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I already bought the first two volumes of Dandandan a good while back because I really liked the first couple chapters but didn't want to read on the website all the time. Of course, now there's an anime and the manga is available on the app, but I think I might still try to start by reading my volumes. We'll seez though.
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I watched the first episode of Dandadan last night. That was something else! It's a winner. It's tempting to start binge reading the manga right away... but I'll try to stick with just the anime until the end of the season, and then really sink my teeth into the manga. I also watched the first episode of Blue Box on the weekend. It wasn't really what I was hoping it would be. Oh well. Might give it another chance later on if I get bored enough. Maybe I'm passing judgement too soon I guess this season I'm only watching Dandadan, Ranma 1/2, and the continuation of Tower of God S2.
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Hunter x Hunter is back in the weekly rotation!!! I don’t know how long it will last until the next hiatus but I’ll enjoy every chapter all the same! Already hyped for the next one The Elusive Samurai #175 Akane-banashi #129 Undead Unluck #225
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The first episode of the Ranma1/2 remake was a hoot! Great with by MAPPA. It’s a winner for sure.
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Beat & Motion #41
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Show-ha Shoten! #34
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Never heard of that one. Maybe I’ll check it out. The last Metroidvania-style game I really enjoyed was Chasm. Might need to re-play that one sometime soon… That seems kinda short for such a high price tag game. I assume there’s more stuff to 100% complete it though. I’m still curious about it… but not at full price
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1. :gba:Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons 2. :ps5:Disco Elysium 3. :ps5:Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 4. :ps1: Final Fantasy VIII 5. Tales of Kenzera: Zau This game had a lot of controversy on Twitter because it was made primarily by black creators who used African mythology to inspire their lore and world-building while saying they wanted to make a story everyone could relate to regardless. So naturally, when it was getting great reviews, a lot of idiots complained about it being a DEI game and the only reason the game was getting strong reviews(it was getting some 9s and 10s). It got so bad that one of the head creators made a video online explaining the vision(black people have spent years finding theirselves in white fictional characters, why can't it be the other way around sometimes?), and asked all platforms to discount the game so people could give it a fair shake. So I decided to give it a fair shake. And I thought it was really good. It's a classic Metroidvania in a mythical African fantasy world. Pretty compact game. Couldn't have taken me more than 15 hours to complete. It doesn't necessarily reinvent the wheel, but the setting had me in awe, and the characters and story were touching and told in an interesting way. The game shined in its boss sequences(which were pretty epic and intense) and its movement. It felt very satisfying to maneuver the map, and the ability upgrades you get are neat. There are these platforming challenges you can do for extra items that were really good tests of your reflexes. Its biggest flaw is its combat. They've crafted an interesting system with some cool abilities and a flow that forces you to think. But the issue lies in the game's structure, where most of the combat you do is repeatedly getting in a trapped zone that's about one screens worth, where you have to fight X amount of waves of enemies which all have very specific ways to beat them. The result is the combat ends up feeling more tedious than enjoyable, and it slows down what is otherwise a really enjoyable experience. I don't think it's the 9-10 game that some were claiming. But the complaints were definitely coming from bad faith, because while mechanically it might not be changing the game, the game comes together in a fun and captivating package that is only marred by it's dodgy combat. 8/10 easily
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Who have you got winning the Wild Card series!?! I like Detroit and Baltimore in the AL, and Milwaukee and San Diego in the NL.
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I got it on Wednesday, started playing late that night. I'd say 10-15 hours, just mainlining through the story. Don't know for sure since the Switch won't tell me yet.
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Fall ‘24 season incoming! Links: MAL Fall 2024 Anime AniChart Fall 2024 Crunchyroll Fall 2024 Lineup I’ve got a few things on my list for the fall: Dandadan — I’ve been curious about this title in Jump for a while now. If the anime hooks me then I’ll catch up on the manga (~170 chapters) afterwards. Ao no Hako (Blue Box) — Same story as Dandadan, I’ve been meaning to check it out in Jump for a while now. Could be fun. I think Netflix has this one. Ranma — A new anime adaptation seems worth a look! MAPPA does good work. I think this will also be on Netflix. Looks like Tower of God S2 is continuing into the fall, so I’ll stick with it as well. The last couple episodes haven’t been terrible.
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Holy smokes, you work fast! Didn’t that just release on Friday? How many hours to beat it?
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Super glad to hear this. I'll have to buy it soon
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1. Metroid: Zero Mission 1a. Metroid Fusion 1b. (SNES) Super Metroid 2. Metroid Dread 3. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 4. (NES) Mega Man 2 5. Super Mario World (96 Exits) 6. Super Metroid (100%) 7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (100%) 8. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 9. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom A great game from beginning to end, if a bit easy. It's cool to see the creative freedom given in the last 3D games carry over into the 2D ones. Loved the art style, glad it got used in more than just the Link's Awakening remake. I may go through it again on the harder difficulty.
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Dang. Forgot he lived down that way. Good to hear that he’s safe.
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The Elusive Samurai #174 Spy x Family #105.1 JJK #271 (finale) The ending was not bad but it was not great either. Kind of forgettable I’m holding out hope that the Culling Game arc will come across better animated, if/when it gets animated. It certainly has its moments in the manga, but it was not a consistently engaging and compelling arc IMHO. Undead Unluck #224 Sakamoto #184 Absolutely killer action this week in Kagurabachi #51
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Eizan probably won't be able to respond for a bit. He was able to have internet long enough to say on the Center Discord that his town got hit hard from the Hurricane Helene atm (he's safe currently) earlier today.
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That was an amazing review of 8. Really couldn’t have said it better myself. I really hate how one note most reviews of 8 are and they never get into the nuance of the actually amazing elements the game has. I think a few tweaks with the story and gameplay and it would be a 9 or 10 game. My second FF game and will always have a soft spot in my heart.
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Also, Kaiju No. 8 was hype as usual. Akane-banashi #126 & 127
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I would absolutely love an Elusive Samurai themed hack’n’slash game! re: the latest Elusive Samurai chapter: Agreed the current arc in Sakamoto Days has been pretty good so far.
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I've been digging the prison arc for Sakamoto Days so far. This chapter in particular was really cool, seeing how Shingo has developed both his powers and his compassion from the beginning do the series. Chainsaw Man #178 Elusive Samurai #172 & 173 Also, kind of a random thought, but I would love a Dynasty Warriors-style Elusive Samurai game.
