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makeste ([personal profile] makeste) wrote2009-09-19 12:17 am

YO KHR 258, I'M REAL HAPPY FOR YOU, IMMA LET YOU FINISH.

BUT BEYONCE HAD ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME. OF ALL TIME.


1.
"How did you uncover our base?"

SERIOUSLY, GUYS? SERIOUSLY? ARE WE REALLY STILL HAVING THAT MENTAL BLOCK? Whatever.

Uni could stand to look a little more concerned in that top panel, I think. That's more of an "Oh balls, I got a C on my calculus exam, what will Mom and Dad think?" face than a "HOLY SHIT A CRAZY GUY JUST BLEW UP A WALL TO TRY AND KIDNAP ME, AND HE'S ON FIRE" face. And Haru and Kyoko look more sad than terrified. WHY IS FEARLESS LEADER TSUNA THE ONLY ONE WHO IS REACTING APPROPRIATELY?


2. Haha, I love how Yamamoto and Gokudera are all ready to bring the pain. If Squalo hadn't cockblocked them, that'd have been a sexy teamup. Probably a fatal teamup, judging by the events that follow, but still a sexy one.

Speaking of Squalo... oh my God my love for him just like. EXPLODED. HE TOTALLY DID THE WHOLE "YOU GUYS GET GOING, I'LL HOLD HIM OFF" ROUTINE, THAT JUST HAPPENED. Somehow I never in my wildest dreams expected to see this sort of cliched heroic behavior from Squalo of all people. AND I AM FREAKING LOVING IT OKAY. He's literally the only thing standing between them and oblivion. My God that hits my pings so hard, SQUALO PLEASE HAVE MY BABIES. *_*


3.
"I'll stay and fight too, Squalo!"
"The fuck you will!"

asdlfkj m-my heart. ;____; WHY DID HE HAVE TO GO ALL NOBLE ON US ALL OF A SUDDEN? AND TSUNA, WHAT THE HELL IS WITH YOUR RETARDED EXPRESSION IN THAT REACTION PANEL, YOU ARE RUINING THE MOMENT, FAILBOSS. AND SQUALO, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN, "QUIETLY", YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING QUIETLY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Why is this manga so goddamn awesome?


4. I THINK LAMBO HAS THE SAME FASCINATION WITH THAT SHARK THAT I DO. XD

Also, I'm glad they remembered to get Shou and poor Lal. Thoughtful of them. XD


5. And once again, Giannini saves everyone's asses with science. Too bad he couldn't have invented these convenient little 7^3 bubble thingies a bit sooner. :P Ah, well, plot wouldn't have allowed it.

And it's good to see Reborn take his rightful place atop Yamamoto's shoulder again. It's been too long. (Either that or I just haven't been paying attention. XD)


6. Oh my God, Gokudera, THAT FACE. XDDDDD AND THE LIGHTBULB, I COULD PRACTICALLY HEAR THE "DING!!" OF REALIZATION IN MY HEAD AS I LOOKED AT IT. WHY IS HE SO FUCKING ADORABLE. I swear if I had been drinking anything at this late hour, my keyboard would have been ruined. MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS A GIANT NERD.


7. HELL YES, HARU TO THE FUCKING RESCUE. 8D SHE'S FRIENDS WITH A REALTOR AND HAS A SECRET HIDEOUT HOME TO BE USED IN THE EVENT OF HER RUNNING AWAY. In Haruland I suppose there are any number of (doubtless romantic) events that could lead to a situation where that would come in handy. THIS GIRL IS ALWAYS PREPARED.

AND IT'S REBORN-APPROVED. WELL THAT DAMN WELL SETTLES IT.


8. AHHHHHHHHHH

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

D:

NO SQUALO NO YOU BRAVE FOOL. *SOBS*

ZAKURO YOU SON OF A BITCH. YOU TOOK HIS SWORD ARM, HIS SWORD ARM. THAT'S IT, DAMN IT. IT'S ON. THIS IS FUCKING PERSONAL NOW, SON.

oh my God I'm so sincerely distraught at this. aauuugh. :(


9. .........

If anyone says he's dead, I will cry. ;_; LALALA I'M IN DENIAL NOW.

It also breaks my heart that Yamamoto wanted to go back, because BAWW HE'S SO LOYAL BAWWWWW.


10. WHAT IN THE HELL.

Lol, wow, that's one hell of a cliffhanger. WHO IS THIS STRANGE RAMEN-ADDICTED REALTOR? WHY DOES HE SEEM TO RECOGNIZE TSUNA AND CO., AND HOW IS HE AWARE OF THEIR SITUATION? AND WILL HE REALLY BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE SIX FUNERAL WREATHS? He's going to have to; as it stands, there's no way Tsuna or the others stand a chance against them, so it seems inevitable that we'll need yet another training arc or power-up quest or something before they actually take them on. ALL THIS AND MORE ON THE NEXT KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN!

ETA: [livejournal.com profile] caddles brings up the very good (and in retrospect, should-have-been-obvious) point that the ramen guy is almost certainly connected to TYL!I-Pin, since she worked at a ramen shop. THIS MAKES ME WANT THE NEXT CHAPTER EVEN MORE.


I think Amano must have tried writing a so-so chapter last week, weighed the pros and cons, and then decided, "Nah, I like being epic better." HOW SHE MANAGES TO PULL OFF THIS STUFF IS BEYOND ME.

I'm gonna go to bed. XD

[identity profile] makeste.livejournal.com 2009-09-19 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Everyone keeps saying that he won't die because this is Reborn, but. It doesn't stop me from worrying anyway. I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE. I'm more worried about him than I was about Irie. Somehow the potential death of a character as "VOIIIIIIIIII" as Squalo just seems to be a particularly devastating blow. He's too Squalo to die. ;_;

And HOLY SHIT I can't believe I didn't make that connection before. YOU ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT, I'm sure of it. He's gotta be I-Pin's boss. MANY I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER NOW.

[identity profile] caddles.livejournal.com 2009-09-24 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I think that he might die, actually... I mean, if he's TYL they can always bring him back to life by changing the future. |D Poor Yama if he does die though, losing his kick-ass tutor and his Dad all in one future. ):

LOL I SURE AM. Now I'm hella excited for the next chapter - considering we're going to figure out why I-Pin's ramen man is really smart about everything that's happening. ... Er, hopefully.

... I'M STILL WAITING FOR YOU GAMMA.

[identity profile] makeste.livejournal.com 2009-09-25 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
But the thing is, they can't change this future--or at least, not if they keep playing by the rules Amano's already set up. It's already been established that the Reborn universe has multiple timelines, so even if they do defeat Byakuran in this time, they can't actually undo anything that's already happened. When they go back to their time, they'll be starting a brand new timeline. But there's nothing they can actually do to restore the current timeline more than they already have (which is why the revelation that TYL!Tsuna is still alive is such a huge relief). They can save the lives of the Arcobaleno and Yamamoto's dad in their time, but this future will become a parallel universe as soon as they go back. (Again, assuming Amano doesn't change the rules on us, which she might decide to do, but hey. XD)

...so Squalo had better not die or TYL!Yama will have lost his dad, his mentor, AND his swordrival/friend. THAT'S JUST TOO HORRIBLE. ;_;

And yeah, I can't wait to see how he's connected to all of them. HE KNOWS THINGS!! And he can apparently protect them all from the six FWs; I gotta know what that's all about.

I AM TOO. WHERE THE FUCK IS HE, HIS PRINCESS IS IN DANGER.

[identity profile] caddles.livejournal.com 2009-09-26 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
Bah - that actually makes sense. But no, that possibly can't happen. There must be some sort of loop hole that they can somehow defeat! Squalo is ... just too cool to kill off this way. I mean, he totally underestimated his opponent; either that, or he knew that he was dead from the start and simply put a loud brave face on. Actually, considering Squalo's character, it was probably the second option, he's not stupid. Xanxus will throw a bitch fit if his second in command sexier-than-thou is killed off. |:

BAH. POOR YAMAMOTO. HE WOULD BE REALLY SADDENED BY ALL THAT. ):

He knows things - and he can DO THINGS. Holy crap! He's a freakin' badass! I really want to know how important he's going to end up being...

SAVE HER GAMMA, SAVE HER. I BET HE'S GOING TO COME IN WHEN IT'S NEARLY TOO LATE.