Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Chapter 277.

1. Cover! ;_; Oh wow, that brought forth a much bigger wave of nostalgia than I was expecting. The cover text saying "their relationship hasn't changed" may be accurate, but a hell of a lot else has changed, and this scene really makes me miss the Daily Life arc and those bygone days of casual homework violence.
Random note: Every so often I forget just how incredibly tiny Reborn is, and then Amano does me the favor of showing him holding what logic tells me must be a normal-sized pencil, but which in his hands looks like one of those giant novelty pencils that when you open it it's secretly a piggy bank or something. GOSH HE'S SMALL.
2. Oh yeah, and stuff was happening, I almost forgot. I see we have returned once again to the Byakuran SkyDome, where circumstances are as dire as ever.
I love Byakuran's reaction here, because he says exactly what I'm thinking. Seems to me like it would take more than a pep talk to win the day, but hey this is Reborn's method so who am I to judge.
3. HEY. DON'T THINK I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT GIANT EXCLAMATION POINT GO OFF NEXT TO YOUR HEAD, YAMAMOTO. And don't you dare try to pass it off as coincidence when Reborn just happens to be telling us things about the Arcobaleno. When this fight is over we are going to have a talk, dammit.
I also can't help but think it's a good thing Gamma was unconscious for this part, because the blunt announcement that Uni plans on sacrificing her life (!! D:) strikes me as something he might object to! Unlike...
4. Byakuran, who looks as happy as if he'd just won the gold medal at the Dick Olympics. (And with a reaction like that, he probably did.) "OMG UNI YOU'RE SACRIFICING YOUR LIFE? THAT'S SO AWESOME I'M GOING TO BE PERKIER AND CREEPIER THAN EVER TOWARD YOU NOW!" And he wonders why he never gets any Christmas cards.
5. "Haha I can't believe Tsunayoshi-kun really woke up from your reproachful encouragement, Reborn-kun." You know, granted, he's no Fran, but I like to think this jab was at least partially aimed at the fourth wall regardless. XD At any rate, I'm right there with you, Princess Fireworks. Come on, Amano, for once let's not do it shounen style. Oh, who am I kidding.
6. T-Tsuna... D: MY POOR BABY oh wow I can't remember the last time I wanted this badly to leap through the computer screen and give a character a hug.
7. Sob he's being so brave and resilient and for once it's not HDW!Tsuna who's being awesome and that makes it all the more awesome, AND YET. Part of me can't help but be like, "...what?" at his totally random speech. XDDD
--and now I feel really bad because FUCK. I LOLED. "DON'T WANNA. |D *KAPOW*" It's like this fight already happened and this is now the SNL spoof of it, which Byakuran is playing up for every single laugh possible like the evil ham he is. XD
8. AHHHH OMG WHAT HOLY SHIT. LANCIA'S RING!!!!1 THE SPOILER WAS REALLY TRUE OMG FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT IT WAS FAKE BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER SPOILERS. BUT IT IS TRUE AND AMAZING!
Amano I love you so much. You and your uncanny ability to pick up and dust off long-forgotten plot points at the best (read: most random) times ever. |D
9. Aw, Tsuna. I was all ready to be extremely :| at this really boring, cliched and illogical comeback, but somehow, in spite of everything, you actually managed to sell it. Man, you know you're good when even your readers end up being Jesused.
And would you look at that--there are still three whole pages to go! I wonder what will--
10. !!!
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!!!!!!!!!
Okay, really quick
- OH MY GOD THE RINGS CAN FUCKING TIME TRAVEL IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN'T DO, JESUS.
- SUNNY PRIMO STILL LOOKS A LITTLE LESS YAMAISH IN THAT SHOT, GOOD FOR HIM!
- I WILL NEVER NOT LOVE RAINY PRIMO'S HAT.
- MISTY AND CLOUDY MADE ME LOL. FFS CLOUDY IF IT'S SO DULL WHY ARE YOU EVEN THERE. HE'S KIND OF ADORABLE.
- I ACTUALLY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THUNDERY PRIMO BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY LOLING AT LAMBO'S EXPRESSION. IT IS THE EXACT SAME EXPRESSION I WOULD HAVE IF A DEAD GUY SUDDENLY APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AND STARTED FLOATING ABOVE MY HEAD LOOKING BORED.
- STORMY PRIMO IS MY FAVORITE EVER!!!!!!
- AND IN SPITE OF MY NOT REALLY SHIPPING 5927 SO MUCH I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT I ABSOLUTELY DO SHIP STORMY AND GIOTTO. "YOU SHOULD JUST DO AS YOU PLEASE LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO." "YOU'RE RIGHT... G." OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE THEIR WORDS ARE SOMEHOW MAKING BEDROOM EYES AT EACH OTHER, YOU CAN FEEL IT.
- "WHO ARE YOU?! WHOSE VOICE IS THAT?!" WOW, BYAKURAN, YOU'RE UNCHARACTERISTICALLY SLOW ALL OF A SUDDEN.
- PRIMO!! HE'LL FREE TSUNA FROM THOSE SHACKLES! WHAT SHACKLES, YOU ASK? I DON'T EVEN KNOW, ALL I KNOW IS THAT PRIMO AND DECIMO'S HEARTS ARE ABOUT TO "BECOME ONE" AND IT'S FREAKING ON.
WHERE IS THE NEXT CHAPTER I LOVE .
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I bet those are the best medals ever.
Shit, Byakuran's really the master of GIANT CREEPER SMILES in this chapter, isn't he?
THE RINGS CAN DO ANYTHING. IT'S SHOUNEN LOGIC.
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HE IS. I admire his ability to keep his creepy smiley gameface on week after week after week after week.
EXACTLY. THEY'RE MAGIC RINGS, WE DON'T NEED EXPLANATIONS.
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KHR is finally picking up again!!
(I must admit that I lol'd over Lambo's reaction to the 1st Thunder Guardian...And I think I might start shipping 1stgen G/Giotto, too...)
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It's like the manga is getting its second wind right alongside Tsuna.
Lambo's face cracked me up so hard. XD AND SERIOUSLY, there was totally something going on between those two. Something really sexy.
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And I have a gift:
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Heh, and Amano seems to have taken the message to heart. :D So much love for this chapter.
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*pleading eyes*
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YOU WIN XD
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"OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE THEIR WORDS ARE SOMEHOW MAKING BEDROOM EYES AT EACH OTHER, YOU CAN FEEL IT."
DUDE. Now I'll be thinking of THIS FOR THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS.
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HAHAHA YES
and lol at Phoenix's expression in that pic. So much. JUST SOMETHING ABOUT STORMY'S FACE AND THE WAY PRIMO WAS ALL, "YOU'RE RIGHT, DOT DOT DOT... G"... IDK WHAT IT IS, BUT IT'S UNDENIABLE.no subject
The hero-speech! So shounen!Okay when the first Storm was talking to Primo I was all "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and I think I ship them now.........
I cannot wait for the next chapter. (':
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I love that Stormy got his own special panel and everything; it gave his relationship with Giotto that much more weight. I can't wait for the anime Primo Arc.
And the next chapter, of course. I WANT IT SO BADLY.
!!! :D
(Anonymous) 2010-02-12 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)I AM SO HYPED
Re: !!! :D
SAME HERE. SAME HERE.
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Erm, yeah, everything you said.
Although why the heck is Squalo always beside Dino now I don't know.
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I think he's just trying to ensure that Dino doesn't get more panel time than him. Or such is my theory, lol.
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afasdlkgalskhdshlkga I remember going wtf at...everything, and then, and then! 8DDDDDDDDDDDDD okayyyyyyyyy winding down to reply to your post...
I think Byakuran was lampshading all of the wtf moments XD lol seriously: <>"Haha I can't believe Tsunayoshi-kun really woke up from your reproachful encouragement, Reborn-kun." SERIOUSLY???? lol I do love a series that knows when to make fun of itself.
I also can't help but think it's a good thing Gamma was unconscious for this part
DLKGHDSLKHA UNI DON'T BE SO SELFISH.
LOL obviously Byakuran is into necro-pedophilia. He and Lussuria should become bffs.
Quivering Tsuna ;w;...just ;w;
Don't worry, I laughed reallyreally long and hard at "Don't wanna." I mean, his face sdklasdgad
...Then again, maybe I'm supposed to feel bad.
LANCIA'S RING!!!! I have no words but I lovelove when Amano does this XDD
SDGLKADSGLKDS FIRSTGENVONGOLAFAMILYFISRGENVONGOLAFAMILYOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGDSLGKASDGLKDSALGKDSI need some time to calm down before I go shipping anyone
But shackles. I think Tsuna will no longer be in the mafia. I don't know whether I should feel happy or sad. /holds and rocks self back and forth
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I was just keysmashing at every other page, and then CAPSLOCKING KEYSMASHING at the last three pages omfg. THIS IS THE BEST KIND OF CHAPTER.
"If the characters are pointing out the flaws that means it's okay!" XD Oh Amano.
Of course Byakuran has a thing for dead lolis--the more disturbing the kink, the more likely it is to turn him on. XD
Tsunaaaaa T_T
HIS FACE, YES. He's always happiest when he's at his most dickish.
I love it too. It's like a shoutout to all the fans who have been obsessively taking notes on all the plot points--"See, I didn't forget!"
I like anon's theory that Primo is unsealing some of Tsuna's own power. I sure hope that by "shackles" he didn't mean "Vongola." D:
A sampling of Dick Olympics events: Puppy kicking, stealing candy from babies, taking forever to decide on what food to order when there's a long line behind you, tailgating people at night with your brights on, and talking during movies. It's surprisingly entertaining.
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Oh, come to think of it, that does seem familiar...actually it's one of those things that I don't remember but upon hearing it it's like, "...oh!...oh? Wait what." @_@ I guess we'll find out later. I just thought the way I did because of context and how Byakuran was like "YOU HATE THE MAFIA AND YET YOU HAVE TO PROTECT IT! I PITY YOUR SOUL
THAT I WANT TO EAT FOR BREAKFAST" and Tsuna was like "even if I was in mafia, it's precious to me!" IDK IT SEEMED LIKE HE REALIZED SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND I COULDN'T UNSEE IT. But I think Primo releasing that hidden power is more likely and makes more sense. 'Sense' in every sense of the word and not just in Reborn-sense XDThat sounds more like a sampling of a hidden camera show XD
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YES, ONLY THEY'RE DOING IT FOR MEDALS, NOT JUST FOR CHEAP RATINGS.
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/nosebleed
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3- Woaaaah didn't notice that. Uhoh. Or should I say yay?
And yeah, about Gamma too...it's bad I did not see the significance of those reaction panels at all at first Lol
2 & 4- Byakuran is making so many happy faces in this chapter they make me want icons of them so badly.
7- FFF that speech made me want to hug that boy so bad. I haven't loved Tsuna this much in a while man.
And don't worry I laughed hard too when I first saw that. Well, first I was like, "wtf do you mean wait he's not going to wait for you!" And then I cracked up at Byakuran. XDDD
8- COUGH. SO. Every thing that Tsuna's encountered is for a reason. All of it. Including Lancia giving that ring. Including those Longchamp chapters. Including Kawahira. I'm holding you to your word, Amano. I'm holding you to your word.
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-Holograms of people from a time (might not be true, too lazy to check) where there wasn't electricity. And the holograms are talking. Makes perfect sense to me!
-I kept telling the first mist and cloud guardians, "Oh shut up, no one asked your opinions 8|" I love that it shows how PERFECT Mukuro and Hibari are though. And lmao I love that they (and Yama) are just staring at the rings and not the dead people floating above them.
-Lambo is the most amazing thing ever. HIS FACE LMAO
-G is hot. Really really hot. It also seems that he's a lot less formal to Giotto as Goku is with Tsuna. Interesting...
Also, Goku's reaction was almost as good as Lambo's. And somehow I picture him thinking, "OMG HIS TATTOO IS SO COOL I MEAN lhaslkdga"
-This comment gives me the idea that "removing those shackles" means Tsuna might not have to get shot in the head again or take
steroidspills to go hyper mode anymore. Which would be epic because I can see how that would be convenient when you get randomly attacked by an assassin in the bathroom or something. (Or another Spanner-like thing.)/Completely gay for this series which makes no sense but is still true.
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3. I may very well be reading too much into it, but it just seemed really conspicuous to show a reaction like that from Yamamoto (and for once he had the reaction panel all to himself, too). I'm really hoping it's a sign that Amano hasn't forgotten that Yama owes us an Arco explanation.
And yeah, Gamma really isn't going to be a happy camper when he wakes up.
2. & 4. Yeah, he was pretty much beside himself with lulz this chapter. XD
7. I have to hand it to him, the kid is a born speech-giver. He should think about running for President.
Byakuran delighted me because he seems to take such joy from being an evil bastard. He absolutely is the Joker, and it cracks me up.
8. Same here. And I have a feeling she won't disappoint.
10. BECAUSE THEY'RE MAGIC, AFTER ALL.
LOL, I didn't even notice that Hibari and Mukuro weren't even looking up. XD And Yama isn't looking at his ring OR the hologram-thingy; he's just kind of staring off into space at some OTHER odd thing, and because I can, I'm just going to assume he's staring at G's hologram because he likey. >_>
Lambo's reaction panel will never not be amazing.
HE IS INCREDIBLY SMOKING HOT, and he does seem to be on really
intimategood terms with Giotto. I think they were described as friends, weren't they? Anyway, it's interesting to see the difference in their relationship as opposed to Gokudera's relationship with Tsuna, I agree. (And I love Gokudera's expression too. XD)Haha, so many people have all of these different and yet plausible-sounding theories as to what the "shackles" are. |D I love seeing all these cool ideas tossed around. *really can't wait for the next chapter*
IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. This series is just way too attractive.
Lol your icon fits the chapter. Yes, Tsuna you said some very good things.
3- Oh I feel like Amano doesn't forget anything, so I doubt she'd let something that important slip her mind.
8c I have to keep reminding myself that Uni's just a baby in the past and probably gonna be fine.
7- It probably comes with being a main character. Or mafia boss. Or maybe both lol His fliers would be like, "Tuna For President! *fish cartoons all over*"
As evil as he is I could never fully hate such a happy character<3
8- She hasn't disappointed thus far, I doubt she'd start now.
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-Considering they took part in ~*~*Creating The World*~*~ or whatever I shouldn't be surprised XD
-They're both completely ignoring the holograms. Probably afraid that if they look up the force will overtake them and they'll make a face. And Yama lolol he's probably "Oh! That one looks like Gokudera! <8OO *stare...*"
-Lambo's just so cool<3
-Yeah, they're supposed to be childhood friends or something. I'm really looking forward to the Primo arc now XD
-Whatever the shackles are, they removal of them is sure to be epic.
IT ISSS Oh, Reborn<33 It's times like this when I really wanna let Amano know just how amazing I think her series is.
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--and now I feel really bad because FUCK. I LOLED. Ahahaha me too. XD He just looks so goddamn happy.
I was kinda expecting Tsuna to keel over dead or something right after that speech. That is not really the kind of speech you give while you're in the middle of a fight . . .
. . . Unless it's in preparation for POWERUP TIME TRAVEL OF DOOM. My reaction to Lancia's ring: "What. *next page* . . . HOLY SHIT THAT'S FUCKING AWESOME." I think your bullet points said the rest. Goddamn, Amano is brilliant. And if I get back into 5927 because of their first-gen counterparts and/or singlehandedly try to start a wave of G/Giotto shipfic, it's completely and totally your fault. Mmmmkay?
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He's having so much fun! How can you not see that and chuckle a bit? XD
AH, BUT IT IS IF YOU'RE A BADASS SHOUNEN SUPERHERO WITH A HEART OF GOLD. Which Tsuna totally fucking is. Go Tsuna /o/
The last few pages of this chapter were just unbelievable. So much to fangirl over, and so little time. XD I will accept full responsibility, particularly if there is fic involved. 8D
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...also. I'm in love with Alaude. He's all 'I would so rather be chilling elsewhere. I'm only her b/c the wife dragged me.'
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I KNOW. I'm all like, "Well, why did you even pop up, then, Cloudy? You could have just stayed in your ring and had pancakes, dude, get over it." XD
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'Remember that time when we were supposed to save our reincarnations and you felt like taking a nap instead?'
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RAINY'S HAT IS AWESOME. I LOVE IT. And Lambo's face would be mine too. OH ALAUDE. YOU ARE SO MUCH LOVE. vcbjdkbf -gasmagain-
PS: Page 5. Tsuna's random exclamation of "COUGH" made me laugh a lot too. Just because it ' s a bubble of "COUGH!!!" Poor Tsuna kinda got the rest of the shit beat out of him ... THEN BAM. PRIMO CAME LIKE: YO, YO, YO BYAKURAN, IMMA LET YOU FINISH BY VONGOLA FAMILY IS THE BEST MAFIA FAMILY OF ALL TIME. -shot-
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I want to see an army of Rainy cosplayers wearing that hat. I can't wait.
HAHA, I loled at the "COUGH!" too. I have no idea why an exclamation point was required for that; that's what really made it awesome. And Primo's timing is amazing even by KHR standards. What a guy.
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And shit this is late, the next chapter is up already... I suppose that's what happens when you get SUPER DUPER MEGA BUSY filling out applications for studying in Japan.Byakuran is still the most dickish ham I have ever seen. I love it.