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SHARKS! et. al.

donshi — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:04:28 +0000

Tomorrow I’m going to make Nick watch the Cowboy Bebop movie. I swear it.
So I’m almost current with Negima now; pretty decent read so far. Nothing spectacular, but it meets what you’d expect from a ecchi shonen manga. Also, the new Naruto, Bleach and One Piece are out. OP > N > B.

One Piece Theory-Crafting

donshi — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:28:06 +0000

The One Piece manga has been revealing Luffy back-story since Chapter 582. These chapters describe the relationship between Luffy, Ace and their friend Sabo (pictured above).
[STORY] & [SPOILERS]
Sabo is the son of a noble but decided to run away from home to live with Ace and Luffy. He hated the fact that his life was being controlled by others. Eventually he is captured and returned to his parents. Later the nobles decide to burn the area that Luffy and Ace live in and Sabo is distraught. In an attempt to get help, Sabo runs into Dragon (Luffy’s father).

[THEORY]
So, here’s what I think. Sabo meets Dragon. Dragon takes him in or helps him achieve freedom. Then, in the current time, Sabo helps gather Luffy’s crew after meeting one of them and hearing their story — probably Usopp because he can’t keep his mouth shut. Once the Mugiwara gang is gathered; Sabo brings them to Luffy (maybe on Amazon Lily, maybe not). He then proceeds to bitch slap Luffy until he gets over Ace’s traumatic death. (Oda Style)
Since Sabo said he was going to be a captain in the back-story, I’d say the chances of him becoming a crew member are low-to-no. Also — (continued after picture)

– Sabo is not Law. I promise. To begin with, Sabo is from East Blue and Law is from North Blue. And the addition of Dragon into Sabo’s back-story makes him being Law even more silly. It’s not happening. Sorry. Feel free to leave ideas in the comment section.

Bakuman 84 is Out

donshi — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:57:02 +0000

[released via: onemanga]

Very good chapter. Lots of laughs. This arc should be amazing.

Bakuman 83 Kickin’ it Up a Notch

donshi — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:45:14 +0000

This week’s chapter of Bakuman is finally setting the scene for Ashirogi’s next manga. Can they combine everything they’ve learned ’till now into a super-hit that will beat Nīzuma’s two series? I’m sure they will — if they couldn’t do it then Bakuman would be a pretty depressing manga.

Naruto 484 Released

donshi — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:57:40 +0000

Naruto 484 is out via Onemanga. Read it here.

SHIT’S GETTING REAL SON!

Bakuman Anime Announced

donshi — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:52:27 +0000

[Source: ANN]

Bakuman anime announced for Fall 2010. Hells yes.

This Week in Manga

donshi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:35:52 +0000

[Listed in Order of Brilliance]

This Chapter of One Piece drove me to a single (very masculine) man tear. I’d rank this chapter in the top 5 One Piece chapters of all time. (In the good company of the Robin arc, Thriller Bark arc, etc). Read it here.

In my opinion, the best chapter of Bleach in a very long time. Bleach has been fairly boring lately as the Karakura Town arc continues; but this chapter is bringing the older chapters full circle. Read it here.

Beelzebub is fitting in well with the All-Star group of manga that WSJ runs. This weeks chapter is the most entertaining so far. Baby Beel & Oga make a great duo. Read it here.

Air Gear (ran in Weekly Shōnen Magazine with mangas like Hajime no Ippo and Fairy Tail) has always been one of my favorite mangas. “The Great King”, Ito Ōgure, is a brilliant manga-ka with a bold since of humor. This chapter is building off of the Sleipner arc and is slowly drawing it to a close. Very powerful chapter. Read it here.

This weeks chapter of Naruto is… well, it’s not bad. It’s just not as good as Bleach and One Piece. No surprises to be found this chapter. Read it here.

Veritas 56 Released

donshi — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:32:11 +0000

Veritas 56 is out via OneManga. Read it here. This manhwa is excellent. Remember to read from left-to-right.

Beelzebub 35 Released

donshi — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:56:04 +0000

Beelzebub 35 is out @ onemanga. Read it here. Oga’s back. And has a dick on his head.

One Piece 562, Bleach 380, Naruto 469 Released

donshi — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:19:34 +0000

Bleach 380 is out. More and more appearances this chapter. Read it here.

One Piece 562 out. No Comments on this one. I’m still dropping man tears. Read it here.

Naruto 469 is out. Naruto bitch slaps Sakura. Read it here.

[Special Thanks to OneManga]