KingKira’s View: After a period of famine One & Murata have gifted us a new chapter well-armed in the feels department (especially if you’re a fan of Bang). In the conclusion of the last chapter, King made a Grand entrance but we started off with Garou vs Bang, the fight is looking a bit more even compared to the last exchange we saw in chapter 148 as both fighters trade blows. Garou proceeds to perform Bang’s sealed technique, explosion release fist, this acts as a Segway into a Bang & Bomb backstory. I must admit Bang is one of my favorite characters in the series (top 5) so this flashback was a pleasant surprise. Young Bang was on the wild side, he picked fights easily and used his martial arts only for his personal enjoyment but Bomb didn’t appreciate his brother’s lifestyle so he came around to discipline his junior brother and set him on the right path. After suffering a one-sided defeat, Bang decided to seal his explosive release fist, develop the Water stream rock smashing fist & start a dojo, much to the delight of Big brother Bomb. It was already clear that Bomb cared a lot about Bang but it’s nice to see his feelings shown.
We get back to the action and Garou starts to overwhelm Bang as Bomb gives us some commentary. Bang has a chance to use the explosion fist but doesn’t use it; I interpret Bang’s unwillingness to use his sealed technique as an indicator that he isn’t trying to kill Garou which is confirmed when he pours his heart out to his former student via his fists. Bang’s resolve is shown as he has decided to step down as a hero after this ordeal is concluded and reignite the master & student bond he had with Garou, Garou’s monsterified skin begins to crack and it looks like Bang’s feelings are slowly reaching Garou. With the flashback & heartfelt message, Bang’s motive for pursuing Garou is fully revealed, in a way, he sees his younger self in Garou and wants to bring him back on the right path. At the other battle, Black sperm clones continue to toy with Genos & Tatsumaki. Genos still manages to take out 3 clones after losing all his limbs (typical Demon cyborg) but the situation still looks hopeless, to make matters worse Black sperm reveals that he still has over a billion clones, this is outrageous considering Golden sperm is still on the battlefield. The chapter concludes with what looks like the roar of the King engine. Will King be able to save the day? Will Vomited Fuhrer ugly interrupt Bang vs Garou or will he run into Metal bat? Hopefully, these questions will be answered in the upcoming new chapters.
KingKira’s character of the week: Bang is my pick for this week. It was cool seeing youthful Bang and his journey to developing as a martial artist, He also showed strong resolve to save his former student. Shoutout to Bomb for putting his brother on the right path, I also have to give a shoutout to legion sperm and his billions.
KingKira’s best scene: This brief wholesome moment between these brothers had me smiling.
KingKira’s best panel: Explosion of youth
Judgment: It’s great to be back again with a satisfying new chapter. The page count was satisfactory, we got to see playboy Bang, some brotherly love, and some feels, although we kind of got the same conclusion as the last chapter, you won’t find me complaining too much about that. 8.5/10
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