Commencing Christmas-stealing in three... two...

[makeste]

I would have done this yesterday, but I couldn't bring myself to read past the first page of INP's KHR 256 scanlation (I struggled for like two minutes to read the seemingly-encrypted text on the cover page, got to the word "Yuni" again, and decided this just wasn't happening).

But now IEM's scan is out. So we can party like it's 1999!



1. Am I the only one who thinks this page just looks weird what with no one having any eyes, noses, or facial features at all? Dino in particular is really creeping me out. Though Chrome for some reason is hilarious.

For that matter, so is Byakuran over in the corner, speeding at them like he's in Naruto. XD


2. I LOLed.

Seriously, I know they're fighting and all, but I swear that middle panel looks more like a brofive. Byakuran in the top left corner is all, "Mukuro! At last!" And then they meet and they're like, "LET'S DO THIS!" and they look like Power Rangers or something. And then Mukuro is like, "Kufufufu. BUZZ." And I just... lost it. Sob. I MISSED YOU, CHUCKLES YOU DEAR LAD. WITH YOU BACK, EVERYTHING IS JUST A LITTLE BIT GAYER.

(Case in point: the following page consists of a giant column of electric flowers, and Tsuna commenting on Mukuro's hair. HMM.)


3. COMRADE?? JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THE PLOT COULD NOT THICKEN ANY MORE, IT THICKENED AGAIN?!

So Mukuro has a buddy helping him out from "the outside"? A "poorly skilled kid" whom he refuses to acknowledge as an actual comrade? WHO IS THIS PERSON? My money's on the TYL version of this kid. I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS.


4. So apparently, Mukuro is still in prison ten whole years later. This is actually a real surprise to me; I thought for sure he'd have escaped by now. I guess he's not quite the Houdini I thought he was--that, or the Vendicare really are JUST THAT GOOD. But man, ouch--even Hibari looks a little :| at that news. Not that he doesn't already look like that one hundred percent of the time, but still.


5. asldfkja ten years later he's still quite the looker. *_* I THINK IT'S BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE HIS FOREHEAD IN THAT CLOSE-UP.


6. Awww, Mukuro, your TYL self is such a not-villain it's just plain adorable now. It's nice to see him so thoroughly topped by the side of goodness. XD "I wouldn't like someone else to take over the world." Of course, because you're totally still on that world-domination kick yourself. You just keep telling yourself that while you continue to be all heroic and stuff.


7. LOL IT'S A UFO. SHOUICHI AND SPANNER DESIGNED THIS THING, RIGHT? THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW TRULY NERDY THEY ARE. NEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS.


8. "If I knew it'd turn out like this, then I should have agreed with the Choice rematch." See, Byakuran, being a dick never gets you anywhere in life.

Also, Bluebell's likability factor just went up like 50 percent based solely on this bottom-left panel. "BYAKURAN! I DON'T LIKE YOU!" Without context, that is possibly my single favorite moment from the Reborn manga to date. And Byakuran just stands there like, "Wha?" Brilliant.

...of course, on the next page he then goes into out-and-out rape mode, which is. Scary beyond all reason. I like to think all five Funeral Wreaths immediately went, "OH GOD, OKAY, OKAY, DON'T KILL UNI. ROGER THAT oh dear god."


9. Wait--he's already taken over the world in all of the other parallel universes?? Damn. I really hate this alternate-timelines thing; every time I start to understand it, Amano's just like, "LOL NO." WHATEVER I GIVE UP.


10. Lastly, I don't understand why Tsuna is hanging upside-down from a tree on this page and causing Gokudera to spaz out and Basil to make his usual faces, but I love it. And don't act like you're not enjoying that position, Lambo.


So, while this chapter wasn't quite on the same levels of AMAZING! as the last few, all in all things continue to be loltastic and as always, next week cannot possibly come too soon.

Comments

[nilly-chan.livejournal.com]

I want to colour Byakuran's psycho!face, because I thought it was funny. :D but I don't know if I have the time

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Lol, it scares the shit out of me but I can sort of see how it's funny as well, now that you mention it. XD THOSE EYES.

And yeah, coloring can be pretty time-intensive. But good luck if you decide to go for it. :D

[nilly-chan.livejournal.com]

I scare far from easily and am more likely to be amused. :D

I'm doing it oh shit. XD

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Heh, I think the main reason page 13 was so scary for me is that Bluebell pretty much said the same thing I've been saying in my head for ages (and so adorably, too ♥), and thus Byakuran's reaction felt almost personal. XD "I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN CALLING ME A DICK ALL THIS TIME" and I was like, "AHHH NO FUCK I'M SORRY. D:"

...On the other hand, him stuffing down marshmallows on the last page was the height of humor. XD

LOL, GAMBATTE.

[nilly-chan.livejournal.com]

Ahhaha, "Oh shi-!" XD Yeah, I can understand that... sort of. :P

I was like "dude, chill with stuffing your mouth." XD

If I'm colouring something with a pale colour, I have as a habit to use a strong vibrant colour at first and then change it. And this felt a lot better than it should have. XDD

[makeste.livejournal.com]

SEE MY FEAR IS JUSTIFIED sob XD.

Raging dickery and attempted world domination apparently gives you a hell of an appetite. That was so weird. I don't think I've ever seen a villain, completely lose his shit, then stuff his face with snacks and start giving orders with his mouth full.

HA, IT SUITS HIM.

Wauuuugh LJ ruined my comment T_T

[rikasaurus.livejournal.com]

Gad damn IEM is amazing when it comes to cleaning scans. omg. If only they cleaned Bleach up, too.
1. ....I don't know why I'm attracted to Mukuro's pants. I think they make up for the lack of faces. (But LOL @ Tsuna having just a mouth)
3. Haha, I forgot about that kid. I now know Amano possibly doesn't forget about all of her characters except Longchamp.
5. HAHA HIS FOREHEAD IS STILL BIG IN THE UPPER PANEL, THOUGH XD But, yeah...he's good-looking. Forehead and all.
6. THIS 6927 SHIPPER IS VERY HAPPY! Why imagining Mukuro dominating the world sounds so funny I'll never know, though.
8. I SO AGREE WITH BLUEBELL. I DON'T LIKE YOU EITHER, BYAKURAN >:C His killer RAPEFACE! is pretty scary, though.

And....

BYAKURAN IS MUNCHING ON THEM MARSHMALLOWS LIKE IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS. NOMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!1111one!

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they're one of the best I've come across in a long while. Everything's so crisp and distinct, even the shadowy parts. So awesome. *_*

They are nice pants. And for once his boots don't look ridiculous with them. XD

THAT'S TRUE, SHE DOESN'T. Maybe it really is him!

See, my eyes are drawn away from the foreheady panel by the hotness of the sexy closeup panel, though. But really, he's just good-looking throughout this entire chapter, forehead and all. HE MAKES IT WORK SOMEHOW, that bastard.

I don't know why it's funny either; it just is. XD

I ALSO APPROVE OF BLUEBELL'S ASSESSMENT. BYAKURAN YOU SUCK. and omfg you're terrifying.

I think cleartempest put it best in her review of this chapter: 'This page wins for so many reasons XD I mean it has Byakuran totally going “OMNOMNOM IF THE LAST COUPLE CHAPTERS HAVEN’T DISGUSTED YOU YET HAVE A PANEL OF ME CHANNELING THE WITCH THAT EATS CHILDREN.”' XDDDDDDDD

[cobizah.livejournal.com]

Hooooooly crap! The rape face, the rape face!!! That is actually terrifying. Byakuran looks terrifying EATING MARSHMELLOWS. I bet you're right, and the other funeral wreaths were like "WE'RE SORRY WE'RE SORRY!!! O___O" Of course Kikyou apologised, sycophantic trap that he is. Though he also sort of comforted Bluebell? Weird. All the funeral wreaths are weird.

And woah, I had no idea the IEM scans were so much better! Definitely reading them there now. You can actually SEE stuff. Like the UFO. Teleporting away. Oh, Spanner and Shou-chan. They are very, very cool for non-badass characters. Also, is it just me, or does Basil look very weird here?
He reminds me of someone from Prince of Tennis. *shot*

[makeste.livejournal.com]

THE RAPE FACE SCARES THE BEJEESUS OUT OF ME. The marshmallow page is slightly less terrifying (mostly due to it also being hilarious), but he is still a creature of evil. (And you know, I didn't notice Kikyo comforting Bluebell until you pointed it out... that's actually kind of sweet. I HATE HIM A LITTLE LESS NOW.)

They really do an awesome job with the cleaning, as well as the translation (hell, I'd read them for that alone--at least their translations make sense XD). AND WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, SHOU IS TOTALLY BADASS. XDD And Basil doesn't look that weird to me (though it's unusual to see a panel with him not flipping out over something or other XD), but now that you point it out... what is he even doing there anyway? WHY IS HE IN A GROUP OF GUARDIAN PANELS. BASIL DID YOU GET LOST OR SOMETHING. He took Lambo's place... weird. XD

[cleartempest.livejournal.com]

...I thought nothing of the faceless people but now it has become very, very, funny.

BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

OH MY GOD THAT KID SALFHSAHGLHFK I LIKE THIS THEORY

I thought maybe Tsuna might have freed him...or maybe he just can't because he knows Mukuro would be the end of everything. IDEK >:

XDD HE SUCH AN ANTI-HERO OMFG

THAT UFO THING IS DEFINITELY A PRODUCT OF SHOUICHI AND SPANNER'S COMBINED EFFORTS ASLKFHFG

HAHAHA XD I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Bluebell's "I dun liek joo!" was just a LITTLE random.

I remember Shouichi saying that this timeline is the only one with a chance they can stop Byakuran, so that implies that he takes over the world in all the other parallel universes, right? @A@ And it makes sense because for some reason Uni only exists in this timeline/world (which could be why the Vongolas have a chance) and he needs Uni to become the 'ultimate creator of space and time.'
But whyyyy does Uni only exist in this world did I miss something

I thought they just teleported awkwardly to...where ever that page takes place XD

IT HAD MUKURO SO I AM A HAPPYHAPPY FANBRAT 8D

[makeste.livejournal.com]

They're just standing there with no expressions, watching Byakuran hurtle toward them like a human torpedo. XD

IT'S TOTALLY THAT KID. IF IT'S NOT HIM I'LL BE SAD.

Yeah, I figured Tsuna would have freed him by now too, what with his having the clout of being the boss of the most powerful mafia family and all. But he just left him there to rot. orz.

The "I don't like you!" was insanely random. I LOVED IT.

I thought the reason this timeline was different from the others was because Shou happened to fix Tsuna's bike and thus become his bff in this timeline, thus leading to the chain of events that finally resulted in all of the time-traveling antics and such. So I had this idea that the TYB!Vongola were the key thing in this timeline, and the reason Byakuran hadn't taken over yet. But then Uni got involved, and all this other nonsense... IDK, I need to go back and read Shou's exposition chapters again. I almost can't remember what my old theories were now.

I KNOW but I thought the base got teleported too, but then all of a sudden they were outside dangling from trees and such, and it was confusing. XDD But in a nice way.

I'M NOT QUITE A MUKURO FAN BUT THIS CHAPTER STILL HAD ME FANGIRLING. :D

[charpieinuse.livejournal.com]

I'm slightly peeved that Amano interrupted an all out brawl for only one chapter of Mukuro. BUUT seeing this page made my day:

http://mangahelpers.com/s/i-eat-manga/readonline/51491/16?t=1252224571

I immediately started chanting: "Choke Choke Choke Choke". Oh Byakuran, your such an emotional eater. We need a picture of him ODing on marshmellows stat!!

I agree with your guess on who Mukuro's "Comrade" might be, it'll be very interesting if it were in fact him.

On a side note when Mukuro also mentioned, "we", Ken and Chikusa instantly came to mind (I hope we actually get to see them).

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was anticipating something a bit more epic after the way things went last week. Still, this chapter was fun as always.

LOL, I cracked up at that page. I love the fact that he's giving orders with his mouth crammed full of marshmallows. And no more than four or so pages earlier, he was being completely terrifying, too. One thing you can't deny about Byakuran--he is unfuckingpredictable. XD

Ken and Chikusa were the first people I thought of, too. But then I figured they'd be too old by now for him to refer to either of them as kids (and a sentimental part of me hopes that he'd be a little less condescending when referring to them too, even if they are still his tools XD). Then I remembered the kid, and was like, "!!" And ekmisao suggested Fran as another possibility, so it could go any number of ways, really. |D

[charpieinuse.livejournal.com]

Fran as the comrade would be make my day. He's such a cheeky lil bastard, it really makes me want to see what would happen between him and Mukuro.

Byakuran was pretty scary for those last several pages and your right, if anything, he does keep surprising us. The one thing that I'm still curious about is if there is more to his power that allows him to take over the world. How powerful are these Mare rings? I want to see more.

[ekmisao.livejournal.com]

I don't even remember that page from chapter 81 anymore! ^^;; My money is on Fran. ^^

I can't believe nobody is commenting on Tsuna's "Will I see you again, Mukuro?" bit. I expected people to squeal on that. ^^;;

I like IEM's version a whole lot more too.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I didn't remember it either until I was wracking my brain trying to think of any "kids" Mukuro knew, and he popped back up in my head. But I mean, if Amano remembered Irie from way back in chapter 8 or whatever, who's to say she hasn't forgotten about this kid, either? Anyway, it was an exciting thought. I like the possibility of Fran, too, if only because the idea of Mukuro working along with him makes me lol just thinking of it. |D

I DID TAKE NOTE OF THAT, but since I'm not really a 6927 person, I was just like, "EH." XDDDD But I did like how concerned Tsuna was over him even after all this time; it's just another one of those things that reminds me of just how amazing a person and boss he's going to grow up to be. Oh, Tsuna. ♥

Definitely. Better cleaning, better translation... very nice all-around.

[dame-batsie.livejournal.com]

My money's on the TYL version of this kid.
You know what? I hadn't thought about that, but now I'm putting my money on that kid as well. It's just like Amano to bring back people we might have forgotten.

THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW TRULY NERDY THEY ARE. NEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS.
Nerds make the world go 'round. <3

Scary Byakuran is sexy. This guy gets dickier and dickier, and my love for him grows. Let us hope this doesn't translate into any future romantic relationships I may have with people.

That tree scene almost made me spit out my milk. XDDD

[makeste.livejournal.com]

If she can bring back Shouichi, she can bring back anyone.

They do, they do. I love that the Vongola would basically be screwed without their hardcore nerd crew. Spanner, Shou and Giannini are the backbone of the famiglia. FIGHT ON YOU CRAZY NERDS.

LOL, well it's good he's fictional and all, anyway. At least we can love to hate him without guilt. XD

It was such an unexpected Daily Life-ish scene after all of this battling; I loved it.

[caddles.livejournal.com]

BYAKURAN'S RAPE FACE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAUNT MY NIGHTMARES. Also, I have to admit that I love his srs marshmallow eating panel. "I TAKE A HANDFUL OF MARSHMALLOWS... AND I EAT THEM!"

... I swear he could not get any creepier. D8

AND THIS FLIRTING BETWEEN TSUNA AND MUKURO?? ASDFGHJKL ♥ "Mukuro, can we meet again??"
"Of course, Tsunayoshi... _{LATER, IN BED. KUFUFU.}"

[makeste.livejournal.com]

nilly_chan's epic coloring helps make the raepface a little less terrifying and a little more oh-my-God-that-is-sexy, but yeah, it's still very much on the creepy side. And the marshmallow panel is hilarity itself.

I KNOW, I DON'T EVEN SHIP 6927 AND EVEN I COULD SEE THE UNDERTONES. MY GOD YOU TWO GET A ROOM ALREADY.

[caddles.livejournal.com]

Wow, that colouring IS epic. _{I really like her Uni one too... I wish my coloured scans looked that good. OTL}

IT ACTUALLY IS. It kind of helped ruin the seriousness of the moment for me, since he was being all badass and scary and then he decided to nomnom marshmallows. And not just one, like, a whole fistful or something.

YOU DON'T SHIP IT? SERIOUSLY THOUGH, MUKURO WAS LIKE, UNDRESSING TSUNA WITH HIS EYES - IT WAS OBVIOUS.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

SO EPIC. And sexy. |D

I know, it was like. How can he even chew that many. I think he was just so annoyed at the situation that he grabbed a huge handful without thinking, and then once he realized it he decided to act like he'd done it on purpose. ISSUING ORDERS WITH HIS MOUTH FULL AND ALL. I LOLed hard.

NOTHING AGAINST THE PAIRING, I just don't really ship Mukuro with anyone. EXCEPT NOW APPARENTLY DINO. I dunno. XD Well, Mukuro is always full of vaguely predatory lust, and Tsuna did seem really happy to see him, so.

[caddles.livejournal.com]

_{SPEAKING OF SEXY - I LOVEYOURICONASDFGHJKL ♥}

HE MADE A SRS FACE AND JUST WENT ALONG WITH IT. LIKE, "Oh, that was a dumb idea, stuffing marshmallows in my mouth. I'LL JUST PRETEND I MEANT TO DO IT. |< " I wonder if this is foreshadowing? I mean, will the next choice battle be a round of Fluffy Bunnies? (If so, Byakuran has this one hands down.)

I SHIP MUKURO WITH EVERYBODY SIMULTANEOUSLY. Not really. But I know what you mean, he's just... crazy. HO HO HO. Tsuna is pleased to see everybody though, he's just a happy little ball of fluff.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

HAHA, THANKS. I LOVE IT TOO. |D

You have to admire his ability to just adapt on the fly like that. And LOL at the idea of Byakuran battling it out with bunnies, asdfklj. XDD

I mean, I won't deny he has plenty of chemistry going on with the main cast, but I can't actually ship him with them because he's a freaking psycho. XDD Yeah, that's true. TSUNA'S ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE HIS BITCHES. I MEAN. GUARDIANS.