TAKE MY HEAAAART

[makeste]

TAKE MY HEAAAAAAAAART


1. This cover text reminds me of the film A Little Princess (I say the film because I never read the book, whoops XD), specifically this song from the soundtrack. Which means that congratulations, Tsuna and Giotto, I can't take you seriously no matter how cool you are trying to look with your "heeeeey get a load of our cool rings/gloves" poses. Because while I'm watching you doing this, in my head I'm going, Take my heaaaaaaart, take my heaaaaaart, kindle it wiiiiiith yoooourrr heaaaaaart, and... yeah.

ETA: It has been pointed out to me that "Giotto" is in fact HDW!Tsuna, which is quite obvious in retrospect, so you may all proceed to point and laugh. I thought he was looking a little vertically challenged there.


2. Anyway, Tsuna and co. kick off the chapter by screaming the obvious (in Gokudera's case, screaming it at his crotch), but for once they have an excuse, since at least one member of the present company actually is blind. Talbot announces that the new items are called the Vongola Gear, which makes me a little sad because considering that this is KHR, I figured we had a real fighting chance of them actually being called the Vongola Bling. :( WOE.

More importantly, Talbot notes that the new gear is designed specifically for them, which makes me lol when I think about what's going to happen years down the road when it's time to pass them on to the next generation. HAHA, SCREW YOU, FUTURE LEADERS OF TOMORROW.


3. Talbot offhandedly mentions that Hibari is over in the next room, only he refers to him as "that kid with the murderous aura", which is hilarious to me because none of the other guardians needs any further description to know beyond a doubt exactly who Talbot is talking about. It's like, "murderous aura? Oh, it's Hibari." And then for some reason they're all like, "HEY LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT", but since they must already know that his success was a given, I can only assume that what they really wanted to do was just show off their new gear and then determine whose was the coolest.

Anyway, Hibari no doubt anticipated this since he has already fled the coop. Whether or not he did so out of embarrassment remains to be seen.


4. Anyway, then Ganauche runs in and announces that for once the Nonos have actually done something useful, which, wow. I think I need to sit down for a moment. You know, to process this and all.

So apparently Vongola Primo hid his love letters (or maybe they weren't actually love letters, but you can't blame me for being confused since they no doubt used the official pink Vongola stationery) to Shimon Primo in a safe place and fortunately they were not destroyed along with the other records. Ganauche (who's looking incredibly hot if I might add) goes on to explain that the Shimon base is located on a secret uninhabited island not too far from Japan, which I'm pretty sure is also the exact same location where Choice took place. But I guess I can't blame Amano for taking more time to design the new Vongola bling than to come up with original locations for boss battles with supervillains.


5. Tsuna wisely requests that the Ninth and his guardians stay as far away from the final battle as possible, but all joking aside, I have to confess that for a moment there I actually had to blink and reread this page and marvel at the fact that yes, this is the same Tsuna who has previously lamented again and again over the fact that it always has to be him who cleans up all of Vongola's messes. The very same. And now here he is, actually asking the rest of them to stay out of it and let him fight alone. Tsuna. Wants to fight. For the sake of his friends.

Holy shit, Reborn, what have you done. You actually made a boss out of this kid. You actually fucking did it. You crazy son of a bitch, I am in complete awe of you right now.


6. Tsuna continues to analyze his enemies' feelings LIKE A BOSS and argue with Squalo LIKE A BOSS until all of a sudden the Ninth stands up and is all "I'M STILL IN CHARGE AND YOU ALL HAVE TO FOLLOW MY ORDERS DAMN IT!!!" Everyone then proceeds to stand around making ._. faces until Timoteo decides to honor Tsuna's request, at which point their faces change to a mix of over-the-top >8| and :D reactions. All except for Ryohei, who settles on a decidedly more subtle reaction, because Serious Ryohei is still in the house, ladies and gents. Also we may possibly be in the Twilight Zone.

The Ninth then amends the Shimon family's guest list to include Reborn, just in case we hadn't all assumed that was a given (but I'm sure we had). However, he forbids Reborn to fight, because if he didn't do that, well, then he wouldn't be the Ninth, now would he?

By the way, I didn't realize Dino was at this meeting until he got a close-up on this page, at which point I became very amused because really, it's reached the point where they should just rename the Cavallone family "Vongola Jr" or something. It's not like they even bother to differentiate between him and their own guys anymore.

Hibari stalking the meeting from the window outside also made me lol.


7. SOMEONE FINALLY REMEMBERED THAT LAMBO EXISTS, HOORAY. Apparently Tsuna hasn't gotten over the thrill of yelling at people who could easily kill him yet, because he keeps arguing that Lambo can't fight because he's JUST A KID!! until Reborn finally gets fed up and gives him a beautiful kick that temporarily rearranges his face. Gokudera makes hilarious background expressions while the Ninth stands back and muses nostalgically on it all.


8. So once everyone's back outside the Vongola castle they start to calm down a bit and revert back to their natural gay family state (was that the difference between him and Enma? His family's level of gayness?), and Tsuna bids the others farewell and then immediately runs smack into his family's het just to spite me and my stupid comments.

...THEN AGAIN. MAYBE NOT SO HET AFTER ALL. Huh.

And it took all of one page to remind me that I have really missed Kyoko and Haru and I hope this isn't the last we'll be seeing of them in this arc. :|


9. However, Amano almost makes up for it with this page because OH MY GOD SHOUUUUUUU. *_____* SOMEONE ELSE I HAVE MISSED MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY. As soon as I can find a place to do so without attracting weird and/or concerned glances, I am going to go prance around a bit.


10. AND LOOK WHAT HE SENT! SHINY NEW TOYS AND A PICTURE OF TYE!SPANNER LOOKING LIKE HE REPRESENTS THE LOLLIPOP GUILD. And who, incredibly, seems to have built these things in less than a week, and seems to be in the midst of hatching out some Disney Channel-esque scheme with Shouichi in order to go visit Japan while his parents no doubt believe he is sleeping over at a friend's house. Is it possible that TYE!Spanner is even more badass than his TYL!counterpart? All signs point to yes.


So once again, Amano manages to get a bye for the week despite the fact that there is STILL NO SIGN OF YAMAMOTO, DAMN IT. SURELY NEXT WEEK WE WILL GET AN UPDATE. RIGHT? SURELY THIS CANNOT CONTINUE INDEFINITELY? Sob.

Also, many happy returns, amberrei! Hope you had a great birthday. ♥

Comments

[alessandriana.livejournal.com]

For some reason I find it absolutely hilarious that those are the forms of the rings that, out of every possibility in the world, best suit their abilities. I mean... Gokudera's abilities are directly related to him being able to keep his pants on??

Also, I took one look at this and the first thing I thought was "...they make diapers for that, you know." (I'M SORRY OKAY I COULDN'T HELP IT.)

[amberrei.livejournal.com]

About the belt, seriously speaking, if you remember well his boxes for sistema CAI were stored on his belt!

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I was gonna say he has the belt because of the C.A.I. but amberrei beat me to it, oh well. XD But I'm pretty sure Talbot is BSing us and the rings really based their forms on what would look the coolest.

Also, THANK YOU FOR RUINING THAT PAGE FOR ME FOREVER. XD

[kat8cha.livejournal.com]

SPANNER DOES REPRESENT THE LOLLIPOPS GUILD. He is a card carrying MEMBER. I might need an icon that says that.

And Spanner got the memories of how to build the headphones from his future self. Note, he probably built those, then built about 4 or 5 BETTER versions before making the final ones that he sent to Tsuna.

All of this in the time it would take you or I to make dinner.

lol, I love how... Lambo has been sleeping this whole time. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

Also, I love Gokudera going 'ZOMG DID HIBARI FAIL /hopeful face' with Reborn and Tsuna going '...uh. No. It's Hibari.'

[makeste.livejournal.com]

THANKS FOR THE WARM WELCOME TO MUNCHKIN LAND, SPANNER.

And yeah, he got a huge crash course in headphone-building from Future Spanner, but still, to build newer and shiner ones using the resources of an average fourteen year old in A WEEK... that's something. He's kind of scary if you think about it.

Avoiding a catastrophic beatdown by taking a catnap... there are times when I honestly believe that Lambo is way cleverer than he looks. When he grows up, he can go vacation in Tijuana while the rest of the guardians let Tsuna get kidnapped.

I like to think that he realized how utterly implausible a suggestion it was even as he made it. XD

[amberrei.livejournal.com]

*appears with a black cloak inside a needle sphere* "I WAS WAITING FOR YOU. AND THIS POST."

1.It's not Giotto xD It's HDW Tsuna *p* LOL AT THE SONG X°°DD

4.*high five* Emo poetry makes a comeback? And, OMG. I had not thought about it O_O The Choice Island...!

5.Everything written in point five has been approved by ore-sama. Never too much love for my favourite moe bossu.

6. ....LIKE A BOSS. I loled at the emoticons, but Squalo was a bit more ">_>". xD

7. I have the feeling we will hear some histerical "Juudaime"s when this part will be animated. XD Here, and when Dino & Squalo snatch Tsuna away from Hayato. XD

8. THE GAYNESS *_* yea, that's it for sure °_°; And... you know? That rushed goodbye and the 'warm feeling' panel really let me think we'll not see them for a while... but I might be wrong.

9-10. I must admit I didn't react VERY strongly at the manga panels because I had already started singing when the spoilers came out. XD Sho-chan... well, I still prefer his 24 year old self for HOTNESS reasons. But I won't be a rabid fangirl here. Then, I saw Spanner. .... ........ OH MY I WANT MY CHILD TO BE LIKE THAT XDDDDD SO EFFIN CUTE! He's on par with Tsuna and Enma now :°°°DDDDDDDD

O-OH MY. THANK YOU! *^* I had a really good one. I went to the swimming pool, and, you know, I can't swim. AND MY FRIENDS WANTED TO TEACH ME. I just couldn't help but telling them there was a certain anime in which the same exact thing happened :°°°°DDD

[makeste.livejournal.com]

It's not Giotto xD It's HDW Tsuna

OH DAMN I TOTALLY MISSED THAT. Lol, you're right. And to think I was this close to making a joke about how short he appeared to be... XDDD

Come to think of it, I wonder if it actually is the very same Choice Island. Byakuran supposedly doesn't exist in this universe anymore, so it's very possible (likely, even) that that random city he built there doesn't exist anymore either. Huh...

I have the feeling we will hear some histerical "Juudaime"s when this part will be animated.

I HAVE A FEELING YOU'RE RIGHT.

Yeah, I got the unpleasant impression that they were just making a cameo now so that Amano didn't have to worry about them later. I really hope we're wrong, though. :|

I also prefer TYL!Shou for hotness reasons, you're not alone. XD But any Shou is a welcome Shou. And Spanner is just adorable. I want to take him home and let him build a laboratory in my garage and win science fairs and get patents and make me a millionaire. And in addition to being on par with Enma, he actually almost looks like he could be related to him.

DID THEY TRY TO TEACH YOU USING PHYSICS? XD Haha, anyway, sounds like a lot of fun; glad you had a good time. :)

[way2dawn]

Any excuse to draw a panel of Gokudera's crotch?

Tsuna saying that he wanted to fight for his friends was pretty much the most badass part of this chapter :D

I'm actually curious as to what the big difference is. Unless it's something completely obvious that I just can't think of right now or something |D

Does Amano have nothing for the girls to do besides look at cake? *sigh*

SHOU-CHAN! Also, Spanner telling his parents he's at a friend's house is now canon in my head XD

YAMAMOTO ;_; I hope they figure out a way to take him on the boat, somehow.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Any excuse to draw a panel of Gokudera's crotch?

Of course! And it's not like fandom is exactly complaining. |D

Tsuna saying that he wanted to fight for his friends was pretty much the most badass part of this chapter :D

Definitely. The fact that he so rarely gets this determined makes it all the more awesome what he does, and I'm starting to think that was Amano's strategy all along.

To be honest, I would not be at all surprised if the big difference actually did turn out to have something to do with the bond between Tsuna and his family. XD But who knows. I'm curious too.

THAT'S WHAT GIRLS DO, ISN'T IT? WEAR CUTE CLOTHES AND COOK YUMMY THINGS AND GO SHOPPING TO BUY CAKE? Yeah, I agree, it would have been nice if they could at least have been shopping for cosplay items for Haru or some other thing that actually had to do with the personalities as opposed to their gender, at least. Maybe it was a Haru Appreciation Day? Sigh.

If Spanner's parents are even half as clueless as Tsuna's mom (or as clueless as she pretends to be, at least), it might actually work. XD

I'm so afraid this is going to end up being one of those things where he doesn't go with them and he's gone for so many chapters that we all but forget about him and then he finally shows up out of the blue to save everyone, and it's totally awesome but also totally not worth his being absent for like fifty chapters. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN, AMANO. DON'T DO THIS TO US. :(

[reana-camellia.livejournal.com]

i wonder how will Hibari go to the island.
Maybe he'll (reluctantly) hitch a ride like what he did with the bus in the OVA

Aaaw TYL Spanner is so cute. But it's kinda weird seeing him so chibi when i am used to see his adult version. it make me less quilty drooling the adult version

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I expect he'll probably just MYSTERIOUSLY SHOW UP when they're all about to board, and no one will ask any questions because they're all terrified of him, even though deep down they all know exactly what's up. YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ANYONE, HIBARI.

And TYE!Spanner is completely adorable. I actually think I like this version better; he's less creepy somehow (I always found the older Spanner just a little bit creepy, idk). XD

[celestes55.livejournal.com]

Look at Gokudera thrusting his hips forward to show everyone his Vongola Belt.  Oh, Gokudera. I want to see his upgraded Sistema CAI now though...it's going to be HOT. Amano probably decided to call it Vongola Gear because it's slightly less gay? Although lol, bangles and bracelets, who are we kidding here.

Tsuna is stepping it up and acting like a boss. YES. And I love the fact that he's doing it for the sake of his friends, first and foremost.

Oh god that panel of Reborn kicking Tsuna in the face almost made me LOL, and I was reading this on my lunch break at work haha.

Shou-chan is so adorably geeky. "Here's a care package from Spanner! I'm so excited to see you all at summer camp! We'll have so much fun!!!"

WHERE IS YAMAMOTO...he can't possibly be permanently injured after everyone else just got their awesome upgrades, right? RIGHT???

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Amano probably decided to call it Vongola Gear because it's slightly less gay?

For all the good it did. XD And I too enjoyed the thrusting of Gokudera's hips. Here's hoping this is just the beginning of many Gokudera hip-thrusting panels to come.

I'm running out of creative ways to say "TSUNA IS AWESOME", but basically, yes. So much love for you, Tsuna. ♥

All the same, I will never tire of watching Tsuna be abused by Reborn. Never.

I'm so excited to see you all at summer camp!

LOL, I'm glad I'm not the only one who got that kind of vibe from Shou's dorky letter.

WHERE IS YAMAMOTO...he can't possibly be permanently injured after everyone else just got their awesome upgrades, right? RIGHT???

If there is any justice in the world at all, he won't be completely left out of all this awesome. Here's hoping. XD

[smilypie.livejournal.com]

Too tired to do usual long comment soooo:
-Don't worry I thought it was Giotto too for a second. And then I saw headphones and it clicked.
-Epic Tsuna is epic. |D He should yell a Squalo more often. Or not, if he doesn't wanna become a tuna roll ahaha bad joke.
-Fuck yeah Irie and Spanner (who everyone wants to kidnap<3) 8DD
-I have a feeling Amano's on a "sorry for making terrible chapters guys!" streak. Looking forward to next week.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. ;_; Only I never even noticed the headphones until they were pointed out.

I'm pretty sure that was the highlight of my day. Seeing Tsuna yell at Squalo. That was amazing.

IRIE AND SPANNER WERE OF COURSE THE OTHER HIGHLIGHT. I never in my wildest dreams expected Spanner to be that adorable. *pinches his cheeks*

I have a feeling Amano's on a "sorry for making terrible chapters guys!" streak.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS GIVE US A CHROMOTO UPDATE AND I'LL FORGIVE EVERYTHING. Ball's in your court, Amano. XD

[melissa-42.livejournal.com]

It's okay, I thought it was Giotto, too, until you mentioned something. >__>

Lol, deserted island. I hope there's a volcano there. And a bald man stroking a fluffy kittycat. Actually, I hope this island vacation doesn't take too long. I thought we were going to see more of the mafia and those Chinese Leilei and GOKUDERA'S PAPA, but noooooo, we're going to an island without the girls and Yamamoto. *angryface* D:<

Why is Reborn never allowed to fight? It's not like this is training for Tsuna--this is supposed to be a mafia war. I should think he would like to give Shimon a piece of his mind, seeing how they basically incapacitated his protégé.

NEXT CHAPTER HAD BETTER INCLUDE YAMAMOTO + YAMAPAPA OR I'M GOING TO AKLJDF;AKLSDJF. THIS IS NOT FUNNY ANYMORE. DX

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I guess at some point I just got used to seeing Tsuna/Giotto cover pages. Tsuna/Tsuna covers are new and confusing to me. T_T

If there is not a volcano on the deserted island I will be so, so sad now. I really hope one of the new earth flame types is a lava flame. I realize that's basically one step away from an actual flame, but I think there's enough of a difference for it to work. XD

I thought we were going to see more of the mafia and those Chinese Leilei and GOKUDERA'S PAPA, but noooooo

Yeah, I was just thinking about how this once-in-a-lifetime grand excuse for Gokupapa to show up was just completely wasted, and it made me sad. Maybe we'll get an inheritance ceremony, PART 2! at the end of this arc?

As far as I can tell, Reborn not being able to fight is simply a random decision the Ninth made in his arbitrary little mind because he could. And because Amano is clearly not even trying to come up with plausible excuses anymore.

NEXT CHAPTER HAD BETTER INCLUDE YAMAMOTO + YAMAPAPA OR I'M GOING TO AKLJDF;AKLSDJF.

GOD, I KNOW. ME TOO. Now watch as Shamal or TYE!Gamma or someone shows up instead and Amano ends up winning everyone over for yet another week. XD

[cleartempest.livejournal.com]

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T__________T I love life.

now that that is out of the wayyy XD

OMG VONGOLA BLING )): SUCH A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. I VOTE VONGOLA BLING FOR PRESIDENT PLZ

I am excited for more crotch belt shots of Gokudera's new accessory, oh yeahhhh. And to see what everyone else is getting 8DD
I bet Hibari's is going to be some...disciplinary...thing...maybe he'll get a pimp cane. I would have said whip but that's his ghey teacher's thing.

the exact same location where Choice took place
I KNOW RIGHT. I WAS LIKE 'ANOTHER SECRET ISLAND SRSLY'
BOSSES OF THE PACIFIC COMING SOON hey, I would watch it

Tsuna continues to analyze his enemies' feelings LIKE A BOSS
I love when Tsuna was like 'THIS IS NOT A MAFIA WAR.' He always fights for his friends, but him saying that felt like...really mature and BOSS like, but still him. He's grown so much bawww ;w;

AND THEN HE IS GONNA RIDE A BOAT LIKE A BOSS HOLY SHIT

lol Hibari will definitely be there to reclaim his pride, which he will proclaim in his new found outspoken-ness. duh.

that panel with Haru and Kyoko was so ;w; despite the...predictable setting :| and the happy faces next to the goodbye! wahhh T_T

SHOUICHI SPANNER SHOUICHI SPANNER SHOUICHI SPANSDLKF THEY WERE IN CONTACT AND THEY WILL ALL MEET UP SOON OH MAN *_* NEXT WEEK SHOULD HAVE BEEN YESTERDAY

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Best reaction to TYE!Spanner ever. XD It makes me excited and happy all over again.

I VOTE VONGOLA BLING FOR PRESIDENT PLZ

I SUPPORT THIS.

I bet Hibari's is going to be some...disciplinary...thing...maybe he'll get a pimp cane.

I assume that when it's in action his bracelet is just going to turn into those handcuffs like before, but the mental image of Hibari with a pimp cane will totally not leave me alone now.

BOSSES OF THE PACIFIC COMING SOON

SURVIVOR: MAFIA. Instead of being voted off the island, the cast members simply get gunned down execution style. HARDCORE.

AND THEN HE IS GONNA RIDE A BOAT LIKE A BOSS HOLY SHIT

I TOTALLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE VONGOLA'S PIMPED OUT MAFIA BOAT. IT'LL BE LIKE MAFIA ONE PIECE.

lol Hibari will definitely be there to reclaim his pride

I.e. "beat people's faces in." For once I'll be able to support him without secretly hoping he suffers a beatdown, though. XD

NEXT WEEK CANNOT GET HERE FAST ENOUGH.

[storm-obsession.livejournal.com]

Anyone else here think that TYE!Spanner looks a bit like Near from Death Note?

[makeste.livejournal.com]

...I can't unsee it now. DAMN IT. sob I was never the biggest fan of Near. XD BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, the resemblance is uncanny, holy shit.

[morgrix.livejournal.com]

6. I LOVE TSUNA. When he argued with SQUALO, I knew he could do ANYTHING.

8. I've missed them too!!! ;_;

9. 10. After all, I think that the most important thing in this whole chapter was Shouichi and Spanner. I forgot everything that happend before when Tsuna received that letter.

Ok, now... Talbot was just forgotten, he disappeared and nobody noticed or cared about it. o__O

[makeste.livejournal.com]

When he argued with SQUALO, I knew he could do ANYTHING.

This sentence is so true. XD Until this chapter, Tsuna yelling at Squalo would have been in my top ten list of things that I least expected to ever see in Reborn. It was so badass, because it was so unexpected.

Shou and Spanner definitely have a way of driving other events right out of people's minds. They're distracting like that.

Talbot did kind of vanish after like the third page, now that you mention it. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT GOOD DEUS EX MACHINAS DO.

[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

Vongola Gear is the most merchandising name in the world. Like, you could not have come up with something more marketing-y if you TRIED.

the new gear is designed specifically for them, which makes me lol when I think about what's going to happen years down the road when it's time to pass them on to the next generation.

Ahahahaha. I feel bad for the next-gen guardians, because everyone is always going to be bitching about how Decimo did it better. And he fixed absolutely everything and saved the world 4326918 times before he turned twenty. And oh yeah, he was the reincarnation of Primo. Hello, new kids; what are you going to do for your first day in office?

So apparently Vongola Primo hid his love letters (or maybe they weren't actually love letters, but you can't blame me for being confused since they no doubt used the official pink Vongola stationery) to Shimon Primo in a safe place and fortunately they were not destroyed along with the other records.

*lolz* I can at least take some comfort in the fact that the Vongola's incredibly shitty records-keeping was apparently intentionally really shitty.

Tsuna. Wants to fight. For the sake of his friends.

Holy shit, Reborn, what have you done. You actually made a boss out of this kid. You actually fucking did it. You crazy son of a bitch, I am in complete awe of you right now.

I KNOW RIGHT. ♥ ♥ ♥ Tsuna's core motivation has always been "get me out of this Mafia thing" and now he is saying HE WANTS TO FIGHT. FOR HIS FRIENDS. Yes yes yes Reborn you really did it. *single proud tear for Tsuna*

By the way, I didn't realize Dino was at this meeting until he got a close-up on this page, at which point I became very amused because really, it's reached the point where they should just rename the Cavallone family "Vongola Jr" or something. It's not like they even bother to differentiate between him and their own guys anymore.

Hahahaha yeah. They don't even fuckin' care that Dino knows all their secrets and just hangs out with the Varia when he's not with Tsuna. I don't think they even remember his name is Cavallone. XD

KYOKO AND HARU KYOKO AND HARU KYOKO AND HARU EEEEEEEE I want like a whole chapter just about Kyoko and Haru and Hana. None of the other characters even have to get mentioned. ♥ (Also wow Kyoko when did you get so gorgeous. Do that more.)

Also I love that Shouichi and Spanner are apparently hanging out together doing their geek thing and just haven't bothered to come talk to the Vongola yet. KEEP DOING YOUR . . . MAFIA STUFF, WE'LL HAVE A GUNDAM FOR YOU BY NEXT WEEK.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

It does sound like something that would have its own aisle in a Walmart. HEY KIDS, GET ALL THE HOTTEST NEW VONGOLA GEAR JUST IN TIME FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL!

Yeah, Vongola Undicesimo is going to have major issues; at this rate, Tsuna's going to end up casting a shadow that wraps around the whole damn world. Several times. GOOD LUCK GETTING OUT FROM UNDER THAT.

Hahahaha yeah. They don't even fuckin' care that Dino knows all their secrets and just hangs out with the Varia when he's not with Tsuna.

I was going to say something like, "Man, if Dino ever decided to turn evil they would all be so screwed," but then I couldn't actually get past the idea of "Dino" and "evil" being in the same sentence without laughing uproariously. DINO IS LIKE. THE ANTI-EVIL.

KHR Girls Edition would be the best thing ever. Adelheid and Shitt P can come too, if they behave. And yeah, Kyoko was looking pretty breathtaking on that page. Incredibly shoujo, but breathtaking.

Yeah, that was pretty adorable. Because of course they'd be the first ones each other would turn to, after all. I bet they were Skyping within ten minutes of getting that influx of post-Future Arc memories.

[nilly-chan.livejournal.com]

ILU, babeh. You and your funneh. I am exhausted right now so funny, I won't be it.

The nonos doing something useful? I almost never thought I'd see the day. Amazing.

I swear, sometimes I wonder if Amano realises how crazy messed up her timelines are. A week? Really? But then again, it's time travel so uni could have sent the visions to them to before Tsuna and co even got back from the future. TIME TRAVEL MAKES STUFF VERY CONFUSING.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

♥ Aww, hope you feel better after you get some rest. XD

I know, right? IT'S A MIRACLE~

Well, the "week" thing is just an estimation, but yeah. Given that the Shimon family transferred to Namimori shortly after the earthquake, and the earthquake happened at the exact same time that the Vongola kids returned from the future, and the inheritance ceremony took place exactly one week after they met the Shimon family, I'm guessing Spanner and co. haven't had their memories from the future for more than two weeks, tops. Uni could have updated them before Tsuna and everyone got back, but since that might have caused a paradox, they probably shied away from antics like that.

So basically, Spanner is some sort of superkid. *_*

[ekmisao.livejournal.com]

You won't get an update next week. The entire WSJ will be out on holiday break. (although someone has to remind me next week, so what happened to me about Bakuman last week won't happen. WHERE is Bakuman this week, WHERE?! What is taking the scan groups so long?!...Oh, yeah, right...out on break...)

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's right, I forgot this week was a double issue. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to content myself with the knowledge that a very much alive TYE!Byakuran is apparently stranded on some fabulous desert island somewhere. In hindsight, that piece of good news came at a very fortunate time.

[phppsmss.livejournal.com]

Let me start by saying that Tsuna looks utterly utterly terrible in almost every page of this chapter (and probably the past few chapters too). Amano has this habit of producing less than average art periodically. Tsuna in TYL arc looks a hell lot better and cooler than the current arc.

Sorry, pretty sensitive to the art of my favourite character. He has to look good in order for my to enjoy the story. If Hibari can look that good in almost every frame, I don't see why Tsuna has to look that ugly.

Ok probably bcus Tsuna is dame Tsuna after all and the art has to emphasize that point. But precisely bcus Tsuna is so utterly dame, he doesn't have much redeeming factors (aka coolness) left. If the art fails him too, Tsuna might as well engage in character suicide. An terrible looking character does not look awesome regardless of how much bling/formal attire he dons on [c.f. first page].

Well from this, you should be able to deduce that I am darn particular on character art (hell, I would be baying for blood if the face is a lil fatter than usual etc) ...

and plot development (lol)

I know I have been harping on shitty plot development for the past god knows how many entries now but I really have to get it off my chest every damn week, esp when the plot IS going to the fail! route if it is not rectified quickly!

I feel like I am watching a typical adventure film - only this time, the arc plunges straight into the climax without proper introduction and buildup. In this chappie, we see the Shimon's base, like any typical villian base, located on some radar-detection defying island in the middle of Pacific freaking ocean (it is always Pacific Ocean ...). Oh and the epic fight between Tsuna and Enma is already in the works.

Isn't the climax surfacing too early into the inheritence arc? hmmmm, maybe the real climax of this arc is Shimon + Vongola VS Byakuran????!!! In that case, Vongola VS Shimon is probably a minor buildup (a horrible one at that) to a major plot twist.

As for Tsuna going all pumped up about, "Lemme fight alone! I'll fight IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP!" (typical shonen line), I was initially going, "not the friendshit again". But as you too would have noticed, I am pretty fickle KHR fan. After reading the comments, I'll admit that Tsuna is certainly making some progress - he is no longer denying any involvement in the Mafia! Banzai!

But! He is still not boss-like enough. Not at all actually. Boss-mode = Tsuna standing all regal and announce with coolness oozing out from every pore that he will fight the Shimons together with his guardians and no one should butt in.

Something like this:

(Apparently I can't post the link to the TYL arc pic cus onemanga is no longer avaliable and i spent another 20 min trying to find that damn pic at other sites to no avail)

But basically, what I am trying to imply is that he has been in wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy cooler boss-mode b4. Is he experience a regression?

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I... actually thought Tsuna looked pretty damn good in this chapter. XD Especially on this page, even though I'm 99% sure that it is a carbon copy of this panel from last week. IT WAS A NICE PANEL, OKAY. SO NICE THEY USED IT TWICE!

But then, I adore Dame Tsuna, so you already know I'm biased in that respect. :P I WANT HIM TO STAY LIKE THIS FOREVERRRR even though I know he's going to grow up one day and become full-time awesome and just like every other shounen protagonist in existence, sob.

THE PLOT IS TOTALLY CLICHE AT THIS POINT, I AGREE. And I also agree that it seems like the climax of this arc is approaching too quickly (it's been less than twenty chapters and it already seems like we've reached the halfway point here; you gotta admit that is weird). I'm definitely anticipating a major plot twist coming up; my guess, however, is that the real villain will turn out to be whoever deceived Primo and Shimon Cozart way back when and started this whole feud in the first place. Whoever it is, they're probably sitting this out and watching and hoping that the Shimon and Vongola families destroy each other neatly so that they can take over in the aftermath. I expect that Enma and Tsuna will team up once they figure that out. OF COURSE I COULD BE WRONG; we'll see.

Anyway, like I've said, failboss-with-just-a-hint-of-badass is my favorite flavor for Tsuna, so I have no real complaints, myself. ;; I'm sure that as this arc progresses, we'll be seeing more and more of the badass side, though. Especially if things keep moving the way they have been. This thing with Enma is really bringing out the GAR in him.

[beruichi.livejournal.com]

oh. good. lord. O.O somehow, i have a feeling that they won't be going back for Yamamoto. *CRIES LIKE HELL* because him still being in the hospital will be much more dramatic. especially for Tsuna who gets his motivation from the thought of fighting for his friends. if we're gonna see any Yamamoto in the next few chappys, it's gonna be a mental image of him in a breathing apparatus. NOOO DON'T YOU DARE DO THIS TO US, AMANO. T^T

that being said, oh my goodness. Spanner looks sooo freaking cute i could just.. gaaah~ XDD i can't wait to see him. :3 no, wait, i can wait to see him as long as we get to see Yamamoto first. >_<

also. lol at Lambo sleeping some place else. XDD when the hell did he leave Tsuna's side? o.o i almost believed it when someone said he was attached to the back of the Oo-what's-his-name guy. the one from Shimon. -.-' sorry, i really don't remember their names because i don't give a damn who the hell they are. screw them Shimon people. ~_____~

AND. though i'm not that much of a Tsuna fan. i'm really really starting to like him. especially after this chap. no wonder Gokudera goes gaga over him. XDD GO TSUNA, KICK THEM SHIMON ASS! XD and could you stay in HDW mode, for like, ever, so i could love you more? XDDDD

[makeste.livejournal.com]

somehow, i have a feeling that they won't be going back for Yamamoto.

I have that same horrible feeling, and for the same reason you said--it helps maintain the dramatic tension. I think shounen mangaka have this idea that if they leave the fate of one of the main characters hanging for however many chapters, it keeps people reading because they want to know what happens... when in my experience, it actually starts to drive away fans after a certain point because they get frustrated. This is why I stopped keeping up with Bleach and One Piece, for example. XD PLEASE DON'T FALL INTO THIS TRAP, AMANO.

SPANNER IS INDEED CUTE. Shota Spanner is a great improvement on the TYL!version, IMO. I agree that Yamamoto takes priority, though.

Lambo left Tsuna's side because he's the only guardian with any self-preservation instincts, of course. XD I love that that's the answer to the great mystery of "WHERE WAS LAMBO WHEN ALL THESE TERRIBLE THINGS WERE HAPPENING?" Taking a nap. Lambo ilu.

Yeah, the last half-dozen chapters or so have really helped to show why Tsuna seems to attract such a fanatical following wherever he goes. Hell, I'd follow him. And if he's this charismatic now, I can't even imagine what he'll be like ten years down the road. TYL!Tsuna probably has entire nations willing to roll over and die for him if need be. XD

[caddles.livejournal.com]

This is the first thing that popped into my head when I read that line XD

[kuliise.livejournal.com]

ROFL

[kuliise.livejournal.com]

_{DID YOU SEE? SPANNER HAD LIKE THREE SWIRLS IN HIS HAIR}

I'm willing to bet that Hibari got the earrings. Why else would Amano keep his face out of sight this chapter?

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I KNOW, IT'S LIKE HIS WHOLE HEAD IS ONE BIG MASS OF PRINCESS LEIA CINNAMON BUNS.

Haha, we saw that he got the bracelet last week, though. XD But this news that the upgrades apparently take on whatever form best suits the user's abilities makes me wonder if any characters will actually end up getting earrings. QUICK, YAMAMOTO, DEVELOP AN EAR ATTACK!!

This probably means that Lambo will get shiny new horns and Chrome will get sunglasses. I really have no idea what Yama will get, though. What kind of accessory best suits a swordsman? MAYBE HE'LL GET LIKE A KEYCHAIN OR SOMETHING??

[windgoddess688.livejournal.com]

Raging Tsuna and he's not even in HDW!? INSTANT LIKE, WAIT THIS ISN'T FACEBOOK

*currently listening to kindle my heeaaaaaaaaaaart* XD

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW TYE!SPANNER!!!!!! WHY ARE YOU SO FRGGIN' CUUUUUUUUUUUTE AND CAPSWORTHY?!!

also, is it just me or did ninth's right cheek look a bit lopsided with the rest of his face in that scene as he's looking emo-y at Tsuna o_O

Also......WTF YUNI DID YOU JUST DECIDE TO LET EVERYONE IN ON THE SECRET OF "OH YEAH WE HAD THIS BITCHIN' PARTY 10 YEARS FROM NOW LOL, WISH YOU WERE THERE!"??????? I mean, doesn't that kinda like....defeat the purpose of....ugh! i don't know where i'm going with this...

although this would explain why TYE!Byakuran is supposedly under house-er...island arrest. I can see it now.
Byakuran: wow, what an awesome dream! i almost ruled the world and indirectly caused this little girl's death!!! :D
Guard: "almost" sir?
Byakuran: yeah i kinda died/had an ending as ambiguous at Jet from Airbender.
Guard: ooooookaaaaaay
mafia police: *BUST IN* what's this about trying to take over the world ......TEN years from now?! INSTANT DEPORTATION!

yeah, that's how it went down *nods head up and down*

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I CLICKED THE "LIKE" BUTTON IN SPIRIT, ANYWAY. IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS.

...it's such weird mood music for this chapter, lol. XDD Of course, I had it stuck in my head the whole time I was reading it. Very surreal, that.

You know, I just realized that I have yet to come across a single person who does not concur that TYE!Spanner is adorable. Heh.

I can't really say I noticed any lopsidedness, but I'm not 100% sure which panel you're talking about, so. ;;

The whole "P.S. WE GAVE ALL YOUR FRIENDS MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE ARC, JUST CUZ" thing always seemed a little weird to me (...okay, a lot weird), but I guess it's pretty convenient for the plot (as this chapter so aptly demonstrated), so I can forgive it.

mafia police: *BUST IN* what's this about trying to take over the world ......TEN years from now?! INSTANT DEPORTATION!

Heh, I LOLed, but at the same time I was also thinking, "I actually wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be exactly what happened." XD