KingKira’s View: One & Murata dropped a bomb on us with this chapter and I had a great time reading so let’s get into it. Homeless emperor kicked things off by attacking Tatsumaki with an amazing display of technique & power, its crazy how many light balls he can create & control at a time, this was easily in the hundreds. Tatsumaki uses a clone to evade the attack, shoutout to Black sperm for noticing this before Homeless. Sperm also appears to be slowly but surely sizing up what could be potential prey as he suspects that Homeless emperor’s body is human. Tatsumaki stumbles upon the new Fubuki group and after initially getting worked up, we witness a bit of her emotional side when her little sister poured her heart out. Tatsumaki finally acknowledges Fubuki’s growth but decides to continue fighting on her own, a decision greatly influenced by her encounter with Blast, and Fubuki knows this; Tatsumaki’s reunion with Blast is sure to be a big moment in the story and for her character. Genos & Bang did their bit to reassure & comfort Fubuki as they left to join the battle, always good to see our boy Genos putting respect on Saitama’s name.
Surprise appearances from Spring Mustachio & the council of swordsmen (Zanbai, Amahare & Nichirin), we haven’t seen these swordsmen since the Haragiri incident back in chapter 69. I really don’t know what to expect from them on the battlefield because I never considered them to be as strong as Atomic samurai, maybe old man Nichirin might be a force to reckon with but I still don’t see him doing anything too significant against cadres. We switched over to Pig god & Tanktop master vs Gums, Pig god had to save Tanktop from Gums’ jaws of death, and to make matters worse Fuhrer shows up to toy with Narinki’s squad as he ripped off Sosshi’s arm, Tatsumaki manages to stop FU which gives Pig god & Tanktop enough time to rescue all the unconscious squad members with an efficient maneuver. Fuhrer isn’t pleased with all this and he breaks through Tatsumaki’s bind with the power of ugly and proceeds to absolutely DEMOLISH tank top master like nothing, this is like a more brutal version of the Deep sea king – Mumen rider beat down, it’s up there as one of the most brutal beatdowns we’ve seen a hero take. Things only got worse as Gums finally gets his Tanktop meal, so is Ttm dead? I’m going to say no but at the same time, I can’t imagine him continuing as a hero with these injuries, not to mention he joined the battle straight from the hospital. The chapter concludes on a grim note as it looks like Tatsumaki is next in line for a beat down. Fuhrer ugly needs to be stopped! So far he’s been the most chaotic cadre and he’s already done a number on Zombieman, Amai mask and now we can add a weakened Tatsumaki and Tank top master to the list. Tats is going to need Genos & Bang to speed up, and where the heck is Darkshine? I’m really excited to see what happens next.
KingKira’s character of the week: I’m giving it to Fuhrer Ugly this week, his stock seems to keep rising. Fuhrer has done nothing but wreak havoc on the battlefield since he came to the surface and his feats of power against Tatsumaki & Tank top master this chapter were a big highlight. Murata has also given a lot of care and detail to Fuhrer’s presentations, he’s a terrifying monster indeed.
KingKira’s best scene: Definitely the action packed ending sequence that ensued when Fuhrer ugly joined the Pig god & Tanktop vs Gums battle. To be more specific Fuhrer demolishing Tank top master, the brutality was unexpected yet beautiful.
KingKira’s best panel: As usual we had several good panels to choose from but this week’s pick is the last panel of the chapter. Something about seeing the number 2 hero brutally wounded with Fuhrer’s shadow edging closer hit different for me, I’m titling it “A hopeless situation?”
Judgment: Pretty sure the fanbase can agree that we’re feasting with this chapter. We got a first ever Ost going on and a title reference, Good length, cool interactions between the cadres, unexpected guests, a nice moment for the esper sisters, very high stakes and even a possible S-class hero death, this chapter was stacked. No redraws yet again, the streak continues. 10/10
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