KingKira’s View: One & Murata are back from the kitchen with another fresh feast for the fanbase, I had a lot of fun reading this one so let’s get into it. We picked up from the last chapter as Saitama, Flashy & Manako arrive on the surface, and of course, King is delighted to see his ultimate life hack around. We see the other heroes taken out from Platinum sperms attack before Garou has a face-off with Saitama & co; Saitama rushes to Genos’ side and Genos gives Saitama a brief summary on his own perspective of the battle, it’s no surprise that Saitama wasn’t getting involved in the fights yet but I like how it was done. We switch over to Garou, who is trying to make sense of what’s been happening to him and we get confirmation that Post-Darkshine Garou was unconscious until now. While unconscious, he had dreams about his past as a student under Bang, and during his fight with Bang, a memory of the words that Bang once spoke to him triggered Garou to regain his consciousness. Flashy flash attacks suddenly but Garou dodges, as the two confront each other, Platinum sperm casually walks by attacking both Garou & Flashy with a couple of blows, I really like this spread and how it shows Platinum’s flamboyance and speed. Of course Garou & Flashy recovered from the attack but I was a little surprised with how unscathed Flashy was from it, which just shows how strong he is.
Flashy flash declares war on Platinum sperm & Garou and both oblige creating a three-way monster vs unbiased vs hero fiesta, Flashy & Platinum clash before Garou attempts to stomp from above causing a huge explosion, a super-fast aerial battle similar to the one Flashy had against Hellfire flame & Gale wind, begins but on a bigger scale. King catches up to Saitama and expresses his relief about his arrival, he also gives credit to Genos for his efforts and Saitama & Genos go on to have a very wholesome moment in color. The aerial triple threat battle above Z-city was viewed as Tatsumaki’s psychic ability from an outsider’s perspective, I imagine this is why Flashy flash will still have a low rank after this arc. After Garou & Platinum hit Flashy with consecutive attacks, Platinum suggests that both team up to take out Flashy flash, I think it’s a nice touch that even though he has merged, sperm still finds pleasure in ganging up on opponents, unfortunately for him, Garou uses this opportunity to get a punch in. As the fight goes on, Garou’s own martial art technique is taking shape, the monster calamity God slayer fist, a combination of all the martial arts that Garou has absorbed in his fighting career, with this technique he gains the upper hand in the battle as he sends both opponents flying. I don’t believe either Flashy or Platinum are down yet but I’m expecting them to have taken some damage from Garou’s last attack. We go Underground to where Tatsumaki’s attack left Orochi and we see that as slime he creeps up to the alter and is slowly regaining its form, I thought Orochi was finally dead but it looks like he wants to join the party to get his precious sacrifice, unfortunately, god has other plans. I’ve thought of the possibility of god being responsible for Orochi’s revival because Orochi came in contact with god as Psyrochi in chapter 132, whatever the case maybe I’m excited to see Orochi join the battle, and with the conclusion of the chapter being Evil natural water absorbing a huge body of water and attacking a nuclear carrier, the battlefield is becoming a festival.
KingKira’s character of the week: It’s the Garou show, his power, resilience, and speed earns the hero hunter the title this week. He matched Flashy in speed, boldly announces his goal of reaching disaster level God, played a trick on Platinum sperm, and invented his own technique; plus it’s been a while since we’ve had Garou fully conscious for an entire chapter so it’s good to have him back. Flashy flash deserves a shoutout for his impressive display.
KingKira’s best scene: Project runway (Platinum edition).
KingKira’s best panel: Romantic Master-student reunion. Murata has really taken it to the next level with these colored panels, I won’t be surprised if it becomes a more frequent thing in future chapters, I also like how this clears any doubts as to what Platinum sperm & Garou would look like in color. Shoutout to the Evil natural ocean spread.
Judgment: One & Murata delivered a chapter with all the good qualities of Opm on display, the battle continues to escalate and I’m loving it. We got a wholesome Master & student reunion, high-speed geometry battle, Evil Natural Ocean bringing refreshments, and the prospect of Orochi coming out to join the festival. Definitely up there in my opm chapter of the year list. 10/10
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