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~NEW ARC~
TIME FOR A CELEBRATION. OH, WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND LOOKING FOR SOME CHEERING UP~1. Well, after weeks and months of speculation, it all comes down to this. Brace yourselves, everyone, and drum roll, please, because we are about to officially begin...
lol.
SEVEN+ DIFFERENT GUESSES AND I STILL WASN'T EVEN CLOSE. For that matter, I don't think anyone managed to predict this right. Oh well, we gave it our best shot. XD I think we all knew this was coming eventually, though; it's just that no one expected it quite so soon.
But I'm excited. |D That color spread is six kinds of epic, I like the designs for the new characters, and most of all, I'm excited for the fact that if this really is an inheritance arc, there's like a 90% chance at least part of it will take place in Italy. FINALLY AN ARC WITH REAL MAFIA STUFF. I don't know that any of us could have hoped for more than that.
Anyway, let's get on with this thing.
2. OWL MAIL! I see the Vongola are big Harry Potter fans, as well as big fans of any and all things pink. Pink stationery is the most official kind there is. Loving your taste there, Ninth.
And aww, I really missed scenes like this. "DAMMIT I'M LATE FOR SCHOOL MOOOOOOOM WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME UP??" Makes me wonder how the hell he ever managed to wake up on time back in the future. LOOK INTO AN ALARM CLOCK, WHY DON'T YOU, TSUNA.
AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A GROUP OF DELICIOUS TRANSFER STUDENTS COMING TO HIS SCHOOL TODAY. No doubt this is completely coincidental and has absolutely nothing to do with the upcoming plot. I wonder if middle school classrooms in Japan ever get normal transfer students thare are in no way plot-related.
3. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. I'm sorry, I just have to take a second here to admire... everything. XD So this is Adelheid, officially the hottest of the new characters, and I pronounce her thus because she is apparently capable of instantly transforming me into a hormonal teenage male. SERIOUSLY. HOT. Shimon Middle School, whoever your uniform designer is, I'm going to marry them.
Incidentally, they caused an earthquake when they returned from the future? Geez. And how much time ended up passing in the present while they were gone, anyway? Are they really just going back to their day-to-day lives and no one is the slightest bit curious as to where they were (and why they just happened to pop up again at the same time that a massive earthquake struck)? Namimori is the most oblivious town in the world.
4. And the plot begins! Reborn, having recommenced his stalking of Tsuna (all is again right in the world), presents the Ninth's pink letter of officialness to Tsuna, whose response proves beyond all doubt that he's Namimori born-and-bred. "INHERITANCE OF WHAT?" JESUS, TSUNA, WHAT DO YOU THINK? Or maybe he's just really in denial.
If he is, Reborn certainly shows him no mercy. HA. Although I have to admit, I do kinda echo Tsuna's surprise that this is happening so soon. I suppose that whole saving the world thing convinced the Ninth that Tsuna's had all the training he's going to need. Except that there's more to running the most important family in the mafia than blowing things up. I ASSUME. But I could be wrong! I mean, just look at the extremely dignified "BLAH BLAH I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!" tantrum Tsuna's throwing at this news. Clearly he's matured by leaps and bounds.
5. Seriously, so far this chapter is doing a tremendous job of reminding us that Tsuna is still every inch the fourteen-year-old he's always been (well, he wasn't always 14, but YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN). I love that he stuffed his Vongola ring in a box under his bed, and made the twin assumptions that a) THIS WAS SOMEHOW A GOOD IDEA, and b) REBORN WOULD NOT FIND IT. And this is the kid who's supposedly all set to officially become the tenth boss of the Vongola. There seems to be a serious gap between how ready Reborn and Timoteo presume Tsuna is, and how ready he actually is. This is going to be interesting.
Also of interest: the extremely weird bird... thing...? that appeared seemingly out of nowhere and went kersplat on the ground as Tsuna and Reborn went off on their merry way. What the hell was that?
6. Ah, I was wondering when we'd get to see my two favorite guardians again. |DDD It's been a long time since Gokudera's had a good opportunity to switch into thug mode. ALL SET TO KICK THE NEW KIDS' ASSES. And meanwhile, Yamamoto's all ready to welcome them into the baseball club. I missed this so much. All of it. It's been so long since they've been allowed to relax and just be kids again, and so far this chapter has given me so many Daily Life flashbacks it's not even funny.
Hell, we've even got Kyoko crushin' and the long overdue reapparance of Hana! Good to see you again, Hana.
Woooooow their teacher is amazingly boring. I almost can't blame Tsuna for his meager grades, because I'd be asleep in minutes just looking at this guy. XD I imagine he sounds a lot like Ben Stein. Even when he's announcing something interesting, I'm just zzzzzzzzz...
7. I WON'T TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU, KISS OR HUG YOU, CUZ I'M BLUFFIN' WITH MAH MUFFIN, I'M NOT LYIN' I'M JUST STUNNIN'
Perhaps sensing that the manga was lacking in fabulousness since the untimely demise of Byakuran, Amano makes the decision to introduce Lady Gaga as a new character! Thanks to the spoiler discussion over at the comm, I will never be able to unassociate the two of them now. XD
AND YEAH. YOU READ THAT NAME RIGHT. SHITT P.
I think the reaction shots say it all.
8. Oh my God. It's the return of Nerdy!ConspiracyTheorist!Gokudera! WEEK IS MADE. Man, this page is enough to make a fangirl weep with joy--we've got the glasses, the occult/science-fiction obsession, and MOTHERFUCKING G-SCRIPT, all within three panels! STUDY HER WELL, DERA. STUDY HER WELL. Is it wrong of me to hope this becomes a running gag throughout this whole arc? "HECK NO, WE'LL GET SICK OF IT" you say, but I have to disagree; I think it would actually get funnier every time it happened. ...No? WELL, WHATEVER, I FIND IT AMUSING.
Anyway, next on the new character list is Enma, who appears to be a breeding experiment in which Shouichi and Tsuna's DNA were combined along with that of a zombie with dead, dead eyes. He's a little creepy. Maybe a lot creepy. I haven't decided yet.
Meanwhile, highly entertaining plot developments are in the works over in the disciplinary committee room. 8D A RIVAL APPEARS! Liquidation Committee (???) VS Disciplinary Committee! IT'S THE THROWDOWN OF THE CENTURY. Am I the only one who has the strange impression that Adelheid might actually be able to kick Hibari's ass? Or maybe I'm just hoping she can because she's my favorite.
9. Ffffff omg he's got a bullhorn and everything. XDDDDD There's something about seeing Reborn LOUDLY ANNOUNCE that Tsuna won't forgive anyone who preys on the weak that is just hilarious to me, in spite of the fact that we've seen this kind of gleeful sadism from him countless times in the past. You know, the color page may say Inheritance Arc, but I think it's safe to say we ended up with at least one chapter of Daily Life regardless. And it's been awesome.
Also, these guys recognize Tsuna on sight? WHAT. Because seriously, if these guys are middle schoolers, then I'm a... well, actually, I'd better not finish that analogy, because one of the new characters already shares the same name as me, so for all I know it might come true. XD
10. Sawada Tsunayoshi, you've just murdered the most powerful dictator in history with fire that you blasted from your own shounen hands! WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NEXT? "I'm going back to the past to get my ass kicked by a couple of small town thugs!" XD Reborn's observation is right on the nose; when it comes to himself, Tsuna just has no spine at all.
So what's going on here, anyway? Seems like Enma's got himself a pair of rings (WHY IS IT ALWAYS RINGS) and they're really conspicuous somehow. Guess we'll find out more soon enough.
So there we have it, the start of a brand new arc. So far, I'm enjoying it, although to be fair, there hasn't really been much to like or dislike one way or the other yet. This was a fairly slow-paced chapter, which is fine by me--something of a relief, actually. We got a couple of new characters (which, by the way, I'm not sure if I buy into the speculation that they might be the 9th generation guardians, because there are one too many and they seem way too young), along with a pink letter from the Ninth boss that will move the plot along quickly enough, I'm sure. But for now, it's really nice to enjoy some DL nostalgia. Anyhow, LONG POST IS LONG so I'll shut up now.
Also, Happy Birthday to
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AND YAY FOR INHERITANCE ARC! Though, lulz, I started writing a fic about this and haven't finished it yet. OTL Now I wonder if I should post it or not. XD
The arc is looking interesting, though, and I'm loving the new characters. I don't know, I think one of Amano's greatest strengths is creating interesting characters. I thought some of the Millefiore could have been fleshed out more, but hey! Who knows? I'm just excited this is THE inheritance arc!
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Sob, don't you hate it when canon starts messing with fic plots before they're even finished? XD But you should post it anyway! It's always fun to see could-have-beens.
Definitely agree that character design is one of Amano's strengths. So far I love the look of all the new guys, and from what we've seen of them so far, they have the potential to be a lot more entertaining and interesting than the Funeral Wreaths, and this is coming from someone who actually liked most of the FWs. And yeah, Tsuna becoming the official Tenth boss at last... this has the makings of something epic.
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Haha, I do like it though. Sometimes it's nervewrecking because you've been WORKING SO HARD and for so long, but sometimes it makes more sense to the story to change it to fit canon. Personally, once I break the 5K line, I finish the story as it was planned. Posting it's another thing entirely, though. I think I might, though, because despite it all, I like it. But hey, AUs can be cool too. XD
Yessss. I seriously love her character design skills. And despite it all, I do seriously love how Amano writes women, she's got a knack for them to be interesting - at least in my humble opinion. I look forward to see how they integrate in the plot. I was in s_c chat last night, and someone mentioned that Shitt P. looked like Lady Gaga.
AND NOW I CANNOT UNSEE.
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It has its advantages, I guess. Sometimes the canon can actually help you out, and other times it frees you to work within less confinement since, hey, if it's already AU then why not? Anyway, like I said, I'm all in favor of posting it, though obviously it's your call. XD
I think she has a knack for coming up with interesting female characters, but doesn't always use them to their full potential. Lal ended up being like that, kind of, and Chrome to an extent. I hope Shitt P. and Adelheid fare better.
HAHA, I CAN'T EITHER.
You're right, though.