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Naruto: Chapter 433

NARUTO OMG. He's going to die, he's going to die, he's going to die, omg omg omg, he's going to die, I just know it.

Okay, enough! Another cliffhanger this week. Damn it, Naruto, someone help him. Isn't anybody powerful enough?! The kid is suffering! But wow, for him to be able to keep up with Pain.. this is something. Naruto's really something. Hope he doesn't die yet, though. We still have the Sasuke confrontation to worry about. :3

Wonder what that guy would think, though, when he finds Konoha in ruins... will he get mad at Pain for not allowing him to get his revenge? Or will he just shrugg it off... I don't know... But I do hope Naruto lives after this confrontation with Pain. So far, it just been a showdown of abilities. Wonder what's going to happen now that Pain has gotten his full strength back...


Bleach: Chapter 343 Direct Download

Last week we ended up with Hime getting roughed up by these two Arancar bitches. Ichigo tried to save her, but Ulqui went all mad 'coz our ever so popular red head wasn't paying attention at him. [Attention-seeking little twink. XD] Anyway, Yammy showed up all ready for some [hot man on man] action. :3

This week... well, Hime isn't safe, but she's not dead. Yet. But someone I've been whining for has finally been spotted, thank god. Baby, welcome back! It's so nice to see you after some 2000+ chapters. XD

Yes, he's baaaaack~ And guess how happy that makes me~ Aaaaah, I missed his presence. I'm just so full of glee... [oooh, and does it mean anything that Ichigo was the one who first called out his name? After so long... XD]

Ang astig nia grabe.. god. So cool.. -dreamy sigh-

If anyone can just see me as I'm writing this... XD I feel like a teeny-bopper all over again. Weird, but true. So few characters/fandoms can make me go like this anymore... -heart-

Sidenote: The word "escolovendra" isn't Spanish. :| Wonder what langauge that one is... Usually, Kubo-sensei uses Spanish to name the swords of the Arancar... Hmmm..


Eyeshield 21: 314th DOWN!

rycolaa skipped a week. Sorry for the late post for this chapter. Anyway, this release comes from Franky House. Yay for them~

Panther's an idiot.


But he's a lovable idiot, I guess.. XD


Anyway, Team Japan faces off Team Militaria. Guess who won. XD Yup, duh. Anyone who guessed wrong wins 50 whippings from good old me.

There's a very nice double page spread in this release, pages 2-3. Nice job cleaning it, Franky House. I'm cringing at the though that someone had to destroy his/her copy just to be able to scan it beautifully...

Anyway, in this week we see Sena being very cute and awesome. How he does it all at the same time amazes me. I tried to do it once [be cute and awesome at the same time, I mean], but people just kept on avoiding me and pointing fingers at me when they thought I wasn't looking. Hmmm.. [For this see page 4 and 5. Kyaaah, Sena's so cute.. XD]

Oh, and we can't forget about pages 8-10, everyone! The Gaou-Agon team up [if it can be even called as such] makes an appearance! Not sure if that's a good thing or not, really. I agree with Monta wholeheartedly. XD

[And it actually makes me want to request for a fic for this pairing, lol.]

Page 11 - a list of Sena's [boy]friends. Yay for Sena. XD

And what's this? Has Sena finally gotten addicted?! :O Sena, the adrenaline junkie. Oh dear.. XD [reminds me of a certain character from Nora. More on that later.]

Japan wins! Now they move to the finals - with America! Panther-Sena, here we come!

[But before that, let's note that Sena's gotten himself another boyfriend. From the Europe team. :D]


Eyeshield 21: 315th DOWN! Direct Download

Double posts for this week's ES21. Thanks for the DDL, rycolaa. Oh, and Franky House for the other link [the one that leads to Onemanga].

Cover page for this week is awesome. I still get this weird feeling that that guy in the farthest left is somehow related to Hiruma. I can just feel it! You know what? He's not. He can't be. That guy's a monster. Not that Hiruma isn't a monster, but what the hell, that guy's on a totally different level.

Oooh, this week we are introduced to the pretend American President. Oberman? Arnold? [Schwarchenegger? Obama? Wow, I actually got the spelling right on the first try. XD] The rr-genotype Hiruma on page 3 is a bonus, though. [Ahaha, bio class inside joke. FTW.]

And what the F hell, Bud Walker!? XDDDDDDDDD OH GOD. Anyone who doesn't get it is an idiot. [Or not all that used to Americans, whichever.] Drinks all around, yeah?

Monta, you idiot monkey! But you're the coolest idiot monkey around, ftw. XD


Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Target 227

No 227 yet. :3


Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom

I finally got a copy of volume one. Finally. Funny, really, since I wasn't even planning on buying it that day. A friend and I were talking how much it was going to cost me to have them [them being the first four volumes of Nora] shipped from the US when we chanced upon a LONE copy of volume one in Comic Odyssey. I bought it after a minute's hesitation [since the money was supposed to be for a new bag]. There was no way I was going to let the opportunity just pass me.

So I bought volume one, fangirl-ed over it, read it, fangirl-ed over it some more and decided to scan it. Not sure when I'll finish, but I'll post it when I do. I just hope people will be able to appreciate Nora as I have. It's a really amusing series. :3

There's a sequel [which is the more popular one] called SUREBREC. It's supposed to be Nora the second, or something. But I'd like to finish Nora first, really, since this one is the one I've been wanting to read ever since that preview in SJ monthly [Oct 2008 issue]. Apparently, Nora was serialized in SJ Advanced - meaning there was no way for me to see it even if I sold my soul somewhere unmentionable. But now.. now I can have to chance to read it to my heart's content. :3

But of course, there'll be a hellish waiting time for the second volume. The nice saleslady from CO offered to reorder it for me, though, so I just have to wait for her call when it does arrive. I'll post more on the second volume when I receive it. :3

So for this volume, we are greeted by Nora [which incidentally means 'stray'] and the [ugly, as Nora calls her] Dark Liege [leader of the underworld and all the demons]. The Liege sends Nora to the human world in order for him to learn [or to punish him for calling her ugly is more like it]. He ends up being bound to a human - but not to some ordinary human, of course. The [punishment] education has to be effective, so he's bound to this straight-A, no-nonsense student named Magari Kazuma. And by bound we don't mean something like the L-Light mishap or the Al's soul-random suit of armor kind of binding. Nora's powers are bound by Kazuma, and he'd have to ask Kazuma to allow him to use even just a tiny shred of his powers. And it doesn't help that they just can't get along with each other.

Oh, and did I mention that Kazuma's got this very sadistic sense of humor?

So more on Nora. Apparently, the Dark Liege wants Kazuma to train the mutt [to learn some manners, me thinks]. She assigns them the task of getting rid of the wayward demons [the "Resistance"] her army can't find the time to dispose of themselves. Kazuma doesn't agree at first, but after he sees what Nora can do, he becomes "interested" and accepts the job. Mismatch of the century? Not even close. The two can't get along, seeing as Kazuma controls Nora's powers, and Nora just can't seem to get his way. Add some misbehaving demons to the mix, and you've got yourself a pretty interesting plot.

It gets [better]. Apparently, when Nora uses his powers, Kazuma is also affected. Since Nora's powers are being kept within Kazuma, everytime Nora uses a huge amount of energy, Kazuma is also affected. Of course, the ever stoic Kazuma doesn't mention a thing [and I'd like to think it was some kind of worry in Nora's face... or maybe that was a sadistic grin?]. Kazuma claims that Nora's presence is giving him "so much fun", and that "he has never had a pet of his own before". XDDDD Oh dear. This doesn't even fall in any of the yaoi categories I like, but I still find it surprisingly funny. Yeah, I think the reason why I decided to stick with this one was not because of any yaoi possibility; rather I think it was because I had so much fun trying to stifle my laughter when I was reading the preview. Simply put, it was funny enough to get my attention.

I promise to put up the scans when I have the time. This series should be promoted more, darn it. We need more of Nora! XD