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[Shinuki no Reborn]

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[Shinuki no Reborn]

I'm talking about how it took 20 chapters from Ichinose to Tenmaku

I think it was the sequence of rounds starting closer than usual to each other in 2022 and the Ichinose one was 4 new series, so they took a much longer time than usual to start the next serialization ruond

 

[Kiaida]

Kagurabachi - only if the anime is getting announced right now. If that's still a ways off, it's realistically getting the double issue lead color page so it doesn't have to also do a cover

It would be as unlikely as Nue by this logic though. Both didn't have any leaks of an announcement happening soon.

Don't know why people were expecting #19 to be the new batch though, their stories all started a "4~5 chapter" last arc close and it's very unlikely for One Piece to not get a cover for the anime new season. If we had a new anime, then the new batch would be delayed even more, but One Piece was always likely to get the cover.

I'm considering Kagurabachi may be the LCP of the double issue so they can reveal the popularity poll results.

 

[BelTL]

Gonron author probably REALLY loves thighs

 

[cameronney618]

I genuinely don't understand the point of a medical consultant if tanimoto is just going to skip the surgical process every single time.

What is the author and editor doing, man?

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You can feel just how dire this lineup is now that jjk has ended and kagurabachi is on break.

 

[RealityChecker]

You can feel just how dire this lineup is now that jjk has ended and kagurabachi is on break.

Why is it dire?

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I think Kagurabachi will only get a cover and LCP by september, when they will announce the anime?

 

[Thehoennhippo]

Soranaki!!!! Zeo's energy in this Kinato chapter reminded me of when Gon and Killua met lol.

Issue 17 votes:
1: Nue
2: Hertz
3: Ichi
4: BB
5: Roboco

 

[CastletonSnob]

When I saw the name Cid in Kinato's Magic, I thought of Final Fantasy.

I'm not the only one, right?

 

[Baes]

Alien Headbutt managed to end it's first volume with a cool update on its narrative and worldbuilding imo. Maybe its not THAT doomed

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

I genuinely don't understand the point of a medical consultant if tanimoto is just going to skip the surgical process every single time.

What is the author and editor doing, man?

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You can feel just how dire this lineup is now that jjk has ended and kagurabachi is on break.

I mean, one piece’s been skipping fights for 30 years already

 

[Baes]

I mean, one piece’s been skipping fights for 30 years already

tbf Oda doesn't have a fight consultant

actually he should hire one lol

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

tbf Oda doesn't have a fight consultant

actually he should hire one lol

indeed

but i think that his consultant helps him more with technical terms and stuff like that than a whole surgery operation (not saying he won’t, Kaiji will certainly have to do a whole operation)

 

[RealityChecker]

Although Under Doctor got a color page, I still feel this batch is a bit doomed.

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

UNDER DOCTOR should have chopper to recommend it’s first volume. That would be some genius marketing

 

[cameronney618]

I'm just about ready to see Tanimoto's next work after UD.

His art looks so good. It might be better than Hori in some areas.

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The only thing i will praise tanimoto in terms of writing is that he knows how to write emotional hooks in his story.

Bro just needs to do better research because he SUCKS at technical writing.

 

[RealityChecker]

UNDER DOCTOR should have chopper to recommend it’s first volume. That would be some genius marketing

Why should it have a recommendation when it has no actual medical stuff happening?

 

[defensor_de_boruto]

Why should it have a recommendation when it has no actual medical stuff happening?

Ofc it has medical stuff happening lol it just didn’t showed any surgery yet.

But there’s a lot of medical stuff

 

[Kiaida]

Issue 17:

1. Nue's Exoricst: This is the story about the girl who lost everything and then lost in the night, and as all hope seems gone, the sun brings a new dawn. Soranaki finally runs away from his fate, now his light is warm and brings hope to Gekka. It's not that Soranaki separated into Good Soranaki and Evil Soranaki, but separated into the monster who believed in stagnation, because they lived alone in the emptiness of space, and the spirit that experienced so many things thanks to his relationships. We got introduced to the Hyo as these inhuman beings that lived in a realm far above humans, but now we see how the fact they can also be shaped by their friends and family is not just unique to Nue.

2. Hima-ten: Kanna has the amazing power of forcing everyone to actually talk and confront their feelings instead of forcing themselves into specifically shaped holes. She shows how adaptable everyone can be when they're not chaining themselves to expectations and set roles. It's always a good time for Kanna.

3. Someone Hertz: As soon as they got separated with no way to contact each other I knew they were going to use the radio to get together again and as it happened, I still got a small shock by how cute and uplifting it is. This manga is so competent at portraying how "liking the same thing together" is one of the best things in life.

4. Ichi: Hey, it's that Hugtto Precure episode! It was the right move to give the whole chapter to the baby's birth and how big of a deal it is for everyone involved. They fought for this life and now Ichi understands that he's also a protector and not just a hunter.

5. Sakamoto Days: The way they're both the reason of each other to fight is pretty damn cute.

 

[RealityChecker]

Ofc it has medical stuff happening lol it just didn’t showed any surgery yet.

But there’s a lot of medical stuff

There are no surgeries, no depictions of organs, no depiction of illness or how the illness afects the body, organs, tissues, cells or anything and he treats them with power of pressure points. We got the protagonist fighting more than anything else. If that is a medical manga, then Black Jack is beyound dead.

 

[Dippy Fresh]

Giving my needless two cents, I want to preface that I just find Under Doctor's narrative in general pretty weak. I think if the hook wasn't as unique as it was it would pretty much be dead already

With that said, it would've been fine if UD was just a fighting manga with a medical flair. I don't expect Sakamoto Days to explain retail pricing, shipping, land ownership, etc. If this was just, former doctor has to return to assassin life for XYZ reason, I think the complaints would be less annoying

But it's how it presented itself. There's actually a tiny bit of medical drama in the first chapter, they have a medical consultant hired, Tanimoto's first comment was talking about how he wants to shine a light and respect healthcare workers. I legitimately feel like I get more accurate medical information from Twitter than I have from this manga. In that respect, it's rather disappointing

 

[RealityChecker]

But it's how it presented itself. There's actually a tiny bit of medical drama in the first chapter, they have a medical consultant hired, Tanimoto's first comment was talking about how he wants to shine a light and respect healthcare workers. I legitimately feel like I get more accurate medical information from Twitter than I have from this manga. In that respect, it's rather disappointing

There are just crumbs of information about medicine, the manga has a lot of unnecessary text and it is not that good at its structure.