Target 302!

[makeste]

Just a quick side note before I jump in here--I'm heading up to Lake George tomorrow to go camping for the weekend, so in all likelihood I'll be MIA until Sunday night at the earliest. There is supposedly Wi-Fi access in select parts of the campground I'm staying at, but even if I do manage to get online at some point, I probably won't have much time for LJ antics. So have a good weekend, everyone. ♥








--oh, right. The chapter. XD


1. I had several instant reactions to this cover page, each of which was completely different.

1. EVERYBODY LOOK AT ME, CUZ I'M SAILING ON A BOAT~
   
2. Wow. Way to not waste any time, Amano. Did they just blink and suddenly they were sailing the high seas, or what?
   
3. Why do they need three boats?? I thought it was just Tsuna and pals going to Shimon Island? Do they have King Kong stored in the hold of one of those things or something?
   
4. TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THE MOTHERFUCKING BOAT

2. Oh fuck they brought the Nonos. Well, that's it; amberrei, you're absolutely right. They are definitely going to lose. And fast. :/

Has anyone else noticed how Timoteo, Coyote (RIP...??) and Ganauche are the only Nonos who ever get dialogue? They don't even let the brownie guy talk, geez.

Speaking of Ganauche, I love this guy so much. Just listen to him, rambling on about "money and power", awww. He definitely harkens back to the old school mafia days when those things actually meant something and battles weren't decided by magic rings and tiny, adorable animals.


3. Oh my God. XDDD Seriously, you could just copy-paste this bottom panel into the Lonely Island music video and it would not look remotely out of place. (Gokudera totally bought you that jacket, didn't he, Tsuna? Not that I'm complaining. You should just let him buy all of your clothes from now on.)

If only Yamamoto, Hibari and Chrome were here to complete the assembly of badass. Well, Hibari's probably tailing them on a Sea-Doo or something.

Also blah blah Tsuna fights for his friends blah blah sky that envelops Vongola blah blah stuff we've all understood for at least a hundred and fifty chapters, etc. MOVING ON.


4. So our heroes arrive at the Shimon Triangle only to find... nothing! Just waves and blue skies as far as the eye can see. It's okay, Vongola family, I once got lost on the way home from the DMV. You guys are totally excused. Besides, it was worth it for Ryohei's face when he says they've wasted time. "Man, this is so the opposite of extreme. :|"

Oh no, wait, the island was totally there after all, my bad. An invitation, Tsuna reasons, which makes sense to me. It would hardly be the first time Enma has propositioned Tsuna, and I take this as a positive sign for their relationship. Maybe there's still hope after all!


5. Oh Lambo. That's the spirit. That is exactly the correct response to islands. You should be a captain in One Piece, Lambo!

Oh snap, they almost beached themselves. GOOD JOB, TEAM; you'd have been really screwed then. XD


6. And so the Vongola kids were dumped onto a raft and sent to an island without adult supervision like so many Survivor contestants. DUN DUN DUN.

The Nonos couldn't even be assed to get them like a high tech Super Raft or something. Just your everyday, run-of-the-mill Lambo-powered raft. (Disclaimer: There is a good chance--like somewhere around a 100% chance--that in fact they are actually tugging Lambo behind them. But I like my interpretation better. "KICK, LAMBO, KICK! WE'RE ALMOST THERE!")


7. --HOLY SHIT

GOKUDERA JUST TURNED INTO EDWARD ELRIC!!!

...AND ALSO THERE IS SUDDENLY A SHIMON FAMILY STANDING THERE, HOW ABOUT THAT.

Adelheid's chest is bigger. Again. I swear to God. And is it just me, or did Aoba straighten his hair for the occasion? How fancy of you, Aoba.


8. Why, Reborn, whatever are you talking ab-- lsdkfjladjsflksdjfl jffff g fj

FDLSKDJFJJ

VINDICE

FFFFFF THEY LOOK JUST THE WAY I REMEMBERED THEM FROM MY NIGHTMARES.


9. Holy shit there's so much happening on this page and I'm running short on time, so, briefly:

• It came as a bit of a shock that Enma and co. actually weren't expecting to see the Vindice there either. You know it's trouble when even the bad guys are thrown for a loop.
  
• OH ADELHEID, I'VE MISSED YOUR EXPOSITION.
  
• Christ what do you mean they were human?! SHIT THESE GUYS GET CREEPIER BY THE SECOND.
  
• THANKS FOR FILLING IN THE ROLE OF "LOL DERP THAT'S AWESOME" THAT YAMAMOTO SO RECENTLY AND PAINFULLY VACATED, JULIE.
  
• "Have you come to mourn for Vongola who will soon meet their end?" Enma, stop talking like a bad 80s cartoon villain. (Or... don't.)
  
• VINDICE SERIOUSLY TERRIFY ME TO THE CORE OF MY FUCKING SOUL. SERIOUSLY.

10. Terrifying as they and their black speech bubbles are, however, I at least have to give props to the Vindice for laying out the rules of this fight, which strike me as oddly hilarious. "IF YOU LOSE YOU GO TO JAIL... FOREVER." Small wonder Enma likes these guidelines; after losing so many games of tag in elementary school, they must be comfortingly familiar to him.


Well, like I said before, amberrei, I've got my fingers crossed that your theory pans out. PRISON BREAK ARC, FUCK YEAH.

And since I won't be around tomorrow, as mentioned, Happy Birthday, mecomptane! PEACE, ALL.

Comments

[part-b.livejournal.com]

Adelheid's chest is noticeably bigger.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Isn't it?? I think Amano is just messing with us now.

[riotpunkdance.livejournal.com]

I love reading your KHR posts, though I'm mostly a silent reader. >.>

Anywho, Adelheid's chest is beginning to scare me. It just grows with each new chapter since she decided on the exposure. D:

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Haha, thanks. <3

It freaked me out a little bit at first, but now it's gotten to the point where I just laugh every time she shows up and they've inflated some more. Mostly because I have no idea how else to react. XD

[reana-camellia.livejournal.com]

...Maybe Adelheid's boobs is a time bomb, it'll get bigger and bigger, explode and wipe out everybody ala kamikaze attack. >__>

[makeste.livejournal.com]

...You do realize that things could, in all seriousness, play out exactly the way you just described, right? XDD

THIS IS KHR, AFTER ALL.

[snapdraw-gone.livejournal.com]

You cannot imagine how EXTREMELY happy I am to see the Vendice in this chapter~<3 I've actually been wanting to see these guys take up more than two pages in a chapter. This is definitely an improvement. =DD

OK, now I'm very certain that Adelheid doesn't wear a bra at all... (=_=;;)

I think like these new rules: Losers don't pass 'GO', don't collect $200 go directly to jail. >=DD

[amberrei.livejournal.com]

LOL I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT MONOPOLY X°DDDDDDDDDD

[makeste.livejournal.com]

My nightmares notwishstanding, I was pretty excited to see them too. (And leave it to Amano to once again wait until the randomest possible moment to reintroduce a long-forgotten plot element. XD)

I have been certain of this for a long time now. She doesn't seem to need one, anyway; I guess that's an upside of having magic boobs.

They do make things interesting, I'll give them that. Just in case the emotional stakes weren't already high enough, now we've got serious physical consequences at stake too. BOY IT SURE IS GOING TO SUCK WHEN YOU LOSE, TSUNA.

[kat8cha.livejournal.com]

O_O WTH, did someone INFLATE that chest?!? O_O;;; I didn't notice the first time around, oddly.

Maybe because I was going 'Aoba's hair looks nice, did he fluff it?'

Oh, Enma. >> Srsly, the Shimon family is just going to be screwed when the Vongola win.

BUT HEY, a prison break arc would be FABULOUS.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Her boobs are always the first thing I notice nowadays, lol. My eyes just scan there automatically. "Let's see, how much have they grown this time...?" Aoba's hair was distracting as well, though.

Srsly, the Shimon family is just going to be screwed when the Vongola win.

BUT HEY, a prison break arc would be FABULOUS.

This arc started out so great, and then the last few chapters have kind of been dangerously teetering on the edge of disaster. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think the whole fate of this arc rests on Enma's shoulders now, because if he loses, this arc will officially suck, but if he wins? IT WILL BE THE BEST FUCKING ARC EVER.

[amcw177.livejournal.com]

Well, Hibari's probably tailing them on a Sea-Doo or something.
Sea turtles, mate, sea turtles. I'm telling ya.

LOL I would so be Lambo in that situation. Fuck the fact that the bad guys are waiting on that island to kill us. LET'S GO SWIMMING! \o/ Seriously. I would do that.

Well, Tom Hanks had a volleyball called Wilson on his lonely island and Enma has... Adelheid's boobs. I swear, by now they're about the same size as Wilson.

OMG Prison Break Arc! That would make all my fangirl dreams come true!

[pestetada.livejournal.com]

Wilson! 8D [LOL, it's a basketball, right?]

[storm-obsession.livejournal.com]

I think Adelheid goes for plastic surgery every week when we're not looking. I was stunned at that...uh, H cup.

[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

Those have gotta be, like . . . K cups or something. My H-cups are the size of my two fists put together. Not my head. o_0

[amberrei.livejournal.com]

1. LOL true. Maybe there's some surprises on those boats. Like, Hibari °_° yes, he needs a full ship for himself: he hates crowding SO much. Or Varia. Bonus if there's a VERY pissed off Xanxus.

2.LOL, Coyote is suddenly safe? O_O'''' Why do I keep thinking Akira Amano is trying so hard to rush the arc she keeps forgetting things and people? And, yeah. I think she definitely has a thing for old sweety Ganauche. <3

3.(Gokudera totally bought you that jacket, didn't he, Tsuna? Not that I'm complaining. You should just let him buy all of your clothes from now on.)
MY FUCKING THOUGHTS EXACTLY.
(What's the Lonely Island music video?)

6. AM I FUCKING STUPID or did Timoteo say at the beginning of the chapter he wanted to go with Tsuna & co too???

7. GOKUDERA JUST TURNED INTO EDWARD ELRIC!!!
Holy shit, I had not noticed that, it's totally true adaghjkl X°°°°D
...I'll feed some poor children with her tits. >_>' There's enough meat.

9.Christ what do you mean they were human?!
Same. WHAT THE HELL?

Aw, thanks for quoting me so much in this entry XD I love you. I'd be able to draw some doujin about my theory if it didn't happen so BEWARE, AMANO.

[snapdraw-gone.livejournal.com]

This is the Lonely Island music video in question. (^^)

@#7: LMAO

[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

Has anyone else noticed how Timoteo, Coyote (RIP...??) and Ganauche are the only Nonos who ever get dialogue? They don't even let the brownie guy talk, geez.

I think one other Nono had a line of dialogue in this chapter. One line. What do you mean, the Ninth has six guardians?

Just listen to him, rambling on about "money and power", awww. He definitely harkens back to the old school mafia days when those things actually meant something and battles weren't decided by magic rings and tiny, adorable animals.

Oh, nostalgia. Takes me right back to the Mukuro arc. ♥

You should just let him buy all of your clothes from now on.

I would whole-heartedly approve of this.

Just your everyday, run-of-the-mill Lambo-powered raft.

I laughed so hard at this. GANBATTE, LAMBO.

Adelheid's chest is bigger. Again. I swear to God.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're the size of her head by now. I think she has magic plot-point boobs. They expand with the size of her power!

VINDICE SERIOUSLY TERRIFY ME TO THE CORE OF MY FUCKING SOUL. SERIOUSLY.

AS THEY SHOULD. But I'm glad to see them again, because I've been missing all the stuff we used to get about Mafia Azkaban.

PRISON BREAK ARC, FUCK YEAH.

YES YES YES THAT WOULD BE THE BEST.

THING

EVER.

[amberrei.livejournal.com]

>>Oh, nostalgia. Takes me right back to the Mukuro arc. ♥

In the Mukuro Arc things were decided by illusions, snakes, bullets, gloves and flames. I don't remember anything related to money and power. ♥

[rikasaurus.livejournal.com]

Oh hello Ryohei. you look so fetching with those bandages on I MEAN--

lmao. Adelheid's boobs now make me think of James from Team Rocket...when he wore that body suit with the inflatable chest XDDD

And it looks like at the end of this battle, Mukuro's gonna have frans. Unless...PRISON BREAK ARC hahaha

[makeste.livejournal.com]

They definitely add to his general air of manliness.

lol. XD That's one of the MYSTERIOUS LOST EPISODES that they never aired in the US, right? I vaguely recall seeing pictures of it at one point, and laughing my ass off.

And it looks like at the end of this battle, Mukuro's gonna have frans.

It took me three read-throughs of that before I realized that you weren't actually talking about Fran the character. XDDD BUT YES, HE CAN HAVE SOME BUDDIES TO SHARE HIS FISH TANK WITH. Or they can have a little row of fish tanks all lined up in a vault together like the Area 51 aliens in Independence Day.

[psqqa]

GOKUDERA JUST TURNED INTO EDWARD ELRIC!!!

Oh, thank god I'm not the only one who saw that.

I have been of the opinion for years that the world we be a better place if Tsuna and Gokudera went shopping together, and now it appears that we are slowly moving in that direction (the day Nana brought up Tsuna's rings and mentioned Gokudera's influence was one of great joy to me). Nice, Amano! Although, personally, I think Tsuna's outfit would have been topped off nicely with a nautical-themed pashmina afghan. But maybe that's just me.

First Dementors, now Vindice. WHY SO TERRIFYING, JAILERS OF THE FANTASY REALM?

I find the juxtaposition of Enma's dead eyes with his villain-eque words strangely hilarious. Most expressionless villains go for the "meh, whatevs" kind of dialogue, whereas it's the Byakurans of the fictional world that tend to go for reactions like Enma's "Eternal prison-time. Awesome." But Enma's such a cool cat, or maybe just such a tortured, misunderstood, grudge-bearing soul, that he decides to mix it up a little. Props for the unusual combination, boy. Even if it does make me laugh rather than cower in fear.

Oh god, prison break arc. Do fucking want!

CAMPING IS AWESOME. HAVE FUN!

[makeste.livejournal.com]

THANK GOD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. They're seriously identical, though.

An afghan would have complemented his look rather nicely, but maybe Gokudera's trying to take things slow. Give his boss a more gradual makeover rather than turning heads by doing it all at once. Week one, jackets. Week two, accessories. WEEK THREE, HAIRCUT, OH SNAP YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT, TSUNA.

Well, in this economy if you want to get hired as a magic prison guard, you had better have the creepy qualifications to back yourself up. The competition is just too stiff to make it otherwise.

And keep in mind that Enma is still just a beginner as far as villains go; he's still adjusting to his big boy villain pants. So he's probably doing a lot of improvising, trying to figure out his true voice. KEEP TRYING, ENMA, YOU'LL GET IT!

A prison break arc would just be the coolest thing ever. And I had a great time, thanks! <3

[smilypie.livejournal.com]

Campiiiing 8o I hope you have fun! 8D

3- That panel. LOL. Is it just me or does Tsuna's whole face weird there?
Gokudera should really start buying clothes for Tsuna. I'm over the pullover hoddies and cargo pants.

5- Lambo has been one of the best things about this chapter. I kinda wish he wasn't sleeping before, I missed his crazy<3

7- --HOLY SHIT

GOKUDERA JUST TURNED INTO EDWARD ELRIC!!!

LMAO. H-he does look a little like Ed. Wow.
And Adelheid's chest isn't gonna surprise me until it actually picks a reasonable size and stays like that. For good. (Or at least for like, 3 chapters)

8- I love how Reborn can sense the Vindice. And awww, you're freaking out again *shot*

9- Now I know why I'm becoming more fond of Julie. Thanks for filling that void, man ;-;
And LOL Enma. I think it's the Hyper Mode speaking, but I love his attitude now XD

A Prison Break arc would be amazing dkjgfdkgjdf DO WANT. It's also a hilarious concept that I think is right up Amano's ally: They're supposed to be the good guys, yet they have to do the cool super secret breaking out of prison. And well, get arrested in the first place. Ironic. I like it.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

It was a lot of fun; thanks! <3

3. His face does look a little weird, but Amano gives him that expression a lot, so I've kind of gotten used to it. And yes, while I found the hoodies and cargo pants boyish and adorable, it's about time he started taking advantage of the fact that he is blessed with a right hand man with amazing fashion sense who would be oh-so-willing to buy you a whole new wardrobe, Tenth, if you just SAY THE WORD.

5. He was definitely one of the only redeeming features of this chapter until the Vindice showed up. I hope he doesn't fade back into the background once they start fighting; this arc needs more Lambo.

7. DOESN'T HE? And I'm with you; by this point, it's just like, "Oh, they're bigger again. /deadpan"

8. I'M ALLOWED TO FREAK OUT WHEN THE KHR EQUIVALENT OF DEMENTORS SHOW UP OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE, OKAY. XD

9. Yeah, it's good to see that at least someone is having fun here. And villain!Enma has been and continues to be hillarious.

It would be so cool and tense and dramatic! And depending on whether or not Tsuna and co. are stuffed into fishtanks a la Mukuro upon their arrival, their fate might actually hinge upon the efforts of Yamamoto, Chrome, Shouichi, and Spanner, which would effectively make them the main characters for at least several chapters, which would be SO AMAZING I MIGHT DIE A HAPPY SPARKLY FANGIRL DEATH.

[dismahboomstick.livejournal.com]

Wow, prison break arc would be fucking AMAZING. Now I can't stop thinking about it. What are th odds Longchamp will be there? I'm sure he's been arrested for exposing himself to one of the Vindice, who he thought was just a cute, shy girl... :P

[makeste.livejournal.com]

If it's even half as good as Impel Down (your icon made me think of One Piece, lol), it will be the best thing to ever happen in KHR. ALL SORTS OF CHARACTERS COULD BE IMPRISONED IN THEIR UNBEKNOWNEST TO US. LIKE TYE!BYAKURAN. AND EVEN A YOUNG KAWAHIRA???!! Or not, but even then it would still be awesome because Yamamoto could stage the world's most kickass break-out on his ROCKET WHEELCHAIR or whatever the hell super amazing thing the Vongola give him, and I would die happy.

[felinaofl2.livejournal.com]

This chapter kinda sucked for me. It feels like Amano's rushing through this arc or something.

2a) It's like the Nonos have decided to follows the Decimos around because they have nothing better to do. Also, Ganauche's face must be permanently stuck on "Sexy Smugness", because I think that's the only expression he ever has.
2b) OMG A PANEL OF VONGOLA SECONDO! SQUEE!!!!

3) Tsuna looks very nice in that jacket. But when did they have time to go shopping? Unless Gokudera's letting his Boss borrow his clothes...

4) This is where I first went "WTF?" in this chapter.

7) Then the second time: "Seriously?! They're going in with a 3 person disadvantage?! WTF?!" And Adelheid must be at least 3 bra sizes bigger since we first met her. Mreh, I hate when boobs become bigger than a girl's head in anime. Even Matsumoto's not that big.

8) OH FUCKING AWAEFAEAfegxjfhg WTF WTF WTF WHY ARE VENDICE HERE??

9) Were human?! Fucking A, Vendice must be the Mafia Nazgul!! We've got the Mafia Rings of Power, after all!

10a) Wait... Vongola and Shimon Primo made a bromance pinky swear to never hurt each other? Then I guess that means Vongola didn't kill Shimon, fuckers.
10b) GRAH! What is this FUCKING BULLSHIT?! We're getting another stupid fight this early, and it has even more retarded rules than Choice? WTF WTF WTF GRAWR I HATE THIS! I still think the Shimon are lousy villains, except Kaoru. HE's a goddamn bastard/villain.

....Let's hope this does turn into a Prison Break Arc. It'd be more awesome.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

She's definitely been rushing for the last several chapters, and before the Vindice showed up, I was this close to losing my patience altogether, but the possibility of a Prison Break Arc totally makes up for the rushedness in my book. Of course, if for some reason the Vongola don't lose, I will feel justified in declaring the second half of this arc a complete failure. Basically, right now I'm just running on faith that Amano has some awesome plan in mind to explain the really half-assed way she's launched right into this island showdown. XD

2. With a face like that, I don't know if it's even possible to work another expression in there, though. I'm sure he's tried at times, but failed.

3. You know that's Gokudera's jacket that he was all too eager to lend the boss in his time of need. For which we all thank him.

7. They must have a hell of a lot of confidence in Gokudera's new belt, that's all I can say.

...though I kinda have to disagree about Matsumoto. Granted it's been a while since I checked, but at the very least it would be a really close call. XD

9. EITHER THAT OR THE MAFIA DEMENTORS. IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THEY ARE GUARDING THE MAFIA AZKABAN, SO.

10. It did annoy me that the Vindice clearly know the whole sad story and are deliberately withholding it from the Vongola and the Shimon families, apparently so that they can acquire some shiny new tenants.

And like I said, if the Vongola win, this entire arc turned out to be the lamest thing that ever lamed. If, however, they lose, HOLY SHIT YES.

Ball's in your court, Amano.

[way2dawn]

1. This arc has been really fast-paced. Maybe the battles will be longer to make up for it? Or maybe Amano's just been forbidden to make another arc approaching the length of the Future Arc...

3. Gokudera should buy Tsuna clothes more often, yum.

5. Lambo totally made up for the Nonos being lame again.

8. VINDICE AAAAHHHH. One the one hand, it's really awesome 'cause we don't know a lot about them, and their description is really creepy. But on the other hand, I'm going to miss my Cervello eyecandy. I am conflicted.

10. "Particularly the 'forever' part." Wow, Enma, way to be a dick.

...I would not be adverse to a Prison Break arc :D

[makeste.livejournal.com]

1. It makes no sense if this is actually meant to be the climax of this arc. I mean, there's fast-paced, and then there's HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK IS EVEN HAPPENING. This is definitely the latter; the only way this pacing makes any sense is if there's some massive plot twist soon to come, one that will make up the real meat of this arc, and Amano doesn't want to waste time on things that will ultimately turn out to be pointless, like she did in the early Future Arc.

3. Agreed.

5. He totally saved this chapter, or at least the first half of this. The manga needs more Lambo; I hope he doesn't just disappear again after this.

8. The Cervello are always fun, but I gotta say, so far I like the Vindice's rules much better. The last thing we needed was another Choice, but the whole "LOSERS GO TO JAIL!" thing is awesome. :D

Come on, Prison Break Arc... *crosses fingers*

[amberrei.livejournal.com]

Sorry for double comment. Looks like everyone loved my Prison Break Concept. I'm flattered °-°;;;;;

[makeste.livejournal.com]

It's just such a cool idea! So many possibilities, and it would be a great change of pace after the last few chapters, which have unfortunately been straight, by-the-book shounen (and way too rushed on top of that). I'm not surprised the idea has a lot of fans. :)

[morgrix.livejournal.com]

Gokudera totally bought you that jacket, didn't he, Tsuna? Not that I'm complaining. You should just let him buy all of your clothes from now on.

I SWEAR THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT. This can't be a Tsuna jacket, NO WAY. This is Gokudera's, and it suits the Tenth very well.


I confess I didn't like this chapt much, Gokudera and Tenth sexyness were the only good things in it. And VINDICE. XD

[makeste.livejournal.com]

Everyone seems to agree that there's no way Tsuna picked that jacket out on his own, and furthermore that this is a very good thing. XD

I can't blame you for not feeling this chapter much; it was too rushed overall, just like the last few. Lambo and the Vindice saved it for me, though. Creepy as they are, the Vindice can stick around as long as they want if it means we can get a jailbreak arc afterwards (here's hoping).

[celestes55.livejournal.com]

I'm disappointed that this arc is being rushed...I'm loving Tsuna's character development but there's no time to enjoy it because 2.5 seconds later they're already at Shimon Island. And I was hoping they would go visit Yamamoto during their downtime, sob.

I totally approve of Gokudera picking out Tsuna's clothes for him. Actually, I think he should be in charge of everyone's wardrobe for this upcoming battle. Choice had yummy Italian suits, this one should have fabulous battle outfits from Hot Topic to go with the fabulous Vongola Bling Gear.

Adelheid's boobs are now officially bigger than her head. I wonder if Amano feels guilty that the fanservice ratio for her guy/girl readers is so out of whack that she needs to make up for it. One chapter, one cup size.

So Primo and Cozart were apparently such good friends that they decided to stick the loser in prison forever? lol what? A Prison Break Arc would be fantastic though.

[makeste.livejournal.com]

I totally hear you on Tsuna's character development; Amano was doing such a great job with him for a while, but now the plot's taken over and everything is happening too quickly and it's really frustrating. I was hoping for a Yamamoto update too; now it seems that the best I can hope for is either a surprise rescue in mid-battle (he's been good at that in the past), or for him to be one of the main characters in the let's-hope-it-does-happen Prison Break Arc. (If he, Chrome, Shouichi, and Spanner teamed up to break the others out it would be the best thing ever.)

He already does their wardrobes for most of the cover pages, so I support this idea. EVERYONE, JUST LET GOKUDERA PICK OUT ALL YOUR CLOTHES FROM NOW ON.

Yeah, they've long sinced parted with the laws of physics and reality; who even knows how big they'll get ultimately. THE SKY IS APPARENTLY THE LIMIT.

So Primo and Cozart were apparently such good friends that they decided to stick the loser in prison forever?

Either that, or the Vindice are just making shit up because they're craving some new high-profile prisoners. They look like shifty guys, so I wouldn't put it past them. XD