Re: Toriko by Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi
Ahah, so now Zebura's made the declaration in Toriko's presence that he wants Komatsu to form a combo with him. It will definitely be interesting to see what Toriko has to say about that, and eventually what happens. Poor Komatsu for being torn between the two of them, but honestly I think he should, and will probably end up doing so, stay with Toriko. After all, Toriko is the titular character and Komatsu has been by his side from the beginning. I wonder if there will be a fight between Toriko and Zebura over this, and if it comes to fists, what will happen? Will Coco and Sani also get involved?
Anyway, it was pretty unexpected that the Mellow Cola hadn't come out yet and that what the birdman "stole" wasn't even the actual mellow cola. Cool that despite not being the Mellow Cola, it was able to make the birdman evolve to that extent.
It looks like since the next chapter(s) are probably going to focus on the Toriko-Komatsu-Zebura thing, there will be little focus on the birdmen as a species. Perhaps Shimabukuro doesn't plan to explain it this arc, but will have the birdmen reappear later on and explain it then. It's amazing that the birdman apparently survived for tens of thousands of years - presumably as a mummy in the coffin - but was able to be awakened when water dripped on it (or was it even related?).