Recent content by nightshade_nova

I think for the next chapter. We might have a reversal. From a writing POV, it's kinda lame to reuse the crocodile stabbing to have yet another tactical retreat. There are some clues dropped by Oda, like how Luffy said he felt like he couldn't lose. And we have yet to get an explanation of why...

I think a lot of people are underestimating the significance of the OP crew's newest opponents. In terms of morality, the celestial dragons are supposed to be the worst of the villains. These are the people who seek to oppress and discriminate. Self-righteously evil. I'm really hyped for Oda to...

I've been thinking about the giant robot for a while. Some people think that the robot will whoop gorosei's asses. I highly doubt that. Oda is a way better writer than that other mangaka who kept churning cavalry after cavalry after cavalry. The giants were the cavalry. I think that the robot...

I must say the payoff is so weak with Kurogiri since they had to make the portal reveal last week. 5 pages don't feel enough to carry any emotional weight. I don't think the surprise factor is a good trade-off to properly set up a coherent theme of a strong bond overcoming brainwashing. The trio...

I think we can safely assume that Kaidou will lose soon. Usually, in manga writing, flashbacks are used before a character's death or loss to give emotional weight to the outcome. We already saw that not too long ago when King lost to Zoro. We also might see a cavalry-type epilogue to the...

I love how Star's fight incorporates hero support on a grand scale. In that regard, Nomu is a kind of support too which I totally missed before. I love how they explore the backstory of her support. It's not the usual tech development flashbacks, but it's more emotional. In the end, she...

Interesting chapter. It asked about if what the students and the heroes did amounted to nothing. So, I'm pretty sure that it will be resolved with how every little thing adds up to save the day. Also, the way things are going, it seems to me that Deku wants to taunt Shigaraki into overexerting...

As much as I like outnumbering Kaido, I doubt the story is heading in that direction. The fight is gonna be separated soon according to ranks and fighting power. I wonder who Zoro gets to fight. It's gonna be interesting to see how Oda gonna separate Big Mom so that Luffy gets a one-on-one fight...

One thing I know about Jump comics is that it's pointless to do weekly reviews cos chapters are strung together in sets. If you've read Bakuman, you can get some insights on how editing works. Purely from a writing perspective, I can gander a few predictions of where this is going. My theory is...

Like I said before. Winning a war when you're outnumbered requires better strategies. I thought that the strategies came from Law before. But now it's pretty clear that Denjiro is the mastermind behind the good guys' side. He got all the chops. There's also a future element for Luffy's character...

The schemer is non other than Law. There must be some double-spying going on. I'm pretty sure Luffy was left out intentionally cos he will always stray from plans anyway. Wars are mostly won with strategy, especially ones with huge number disparity. The one with the smaller army will need the...

I'm not a frequent poster here, so I don't know the consensus about Kyoshiro's allegiance. I really think he's one of the good guys. Design wise, he looks like "the fox", AKA a good guy who infiltrates the enemy's ranks. Narrow eyes make for ambiguous/hard to read emotions much like Ichimaru in...

Shutenmaru is gonna be a big piece of the puzzle for sure. He got his own chapter title for a reason. Luffy might have impressed him by picking a fight with Kaido. Keep in mind that Kaido is drunk, and there is a high probability that he will pass out next chapter. I'm hoping to see Ashura Doji...

Well, whatever the outcomes will be. The fact that they have 5 rounds really just mean the last one gets to be a tiebreaker. My prediction is Shinso will hypnotize his own teammates to unlock their potential. That Shoda fella sure looks like someone who lacks courage and could use some friendly...

Lol I love how people are saying Hawks is "useless" now that he used up all his feathers. I've expressed my opinion before. Hawks archetype is similar to Hisoka. Average quirk, but maximum utilization. You could even consider him as a Batman. He's definitely not out. I wouldn't even be surprised...