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ITP: FLASHBACK.
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starlinglove, mibelle26, juniormint, amcw177, saying_sooth, snapdraw_gone, and makemegray! It's a pleasure to meet you all, and I look forward to much capslocking, fangirling, and general getting-to-know-you-ness in the future. ♥Second, a belated Happy Birthday to
erisabesu and doomcake! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME, I hope you know, and I hope good times were had.And third, I was looking back at some of the early KHR chapters the other day (because the new arc was filling me with nostalgia), and it occurred to me that by getting in on the reviewing game late, I hadn't really given these chapters their due. So I've decided that before I get to any more of the new chapters, I'm going to go back and review all of the old ones first. IT WILL BE FUN, WE CAN REVISIT THE DAILY LIFE ARC AND MAKE FUN OF AMANO'S WACKY OLD DRAWING STYLE AND STUFF.
1. Okay, this first chapter has like fifty pages so I don't even know how I'm going to cover it all in ten points, but I guess I'll just try to stick with the essentials. Having said that, our very first glimpse of Reborn has to be worth a mention. It's too bad the color version of this page isn't actually posted up anywhere (I think...?), because THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING. And also one of the only scenes of Italy we ever get in like the entire manga. Unless you count the CEDEF raid in the Varia arc, and the Varia battle in the Future arc. Which I suppose we should. So never mind. XD
I can't help but notice that aside from Tsuna's generation and some dashing exceptions like Shamal, everyone else in the mafia appears to be butt-ugly.
2. Haha, and here's our first introduction to Tsuna. SOMEHOW IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE. Come on, Tsuna, my sister could have caught that. Blindfolded.
And within just a few pages, we already know everything there is to know about him--namely, that he's a Failure with a capital F. COULD IT BE THAT HE IS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS?
P.S. lol Kyoko looks really weird in the old drawing style. AND IS THAT SERIOUSLY HANA'S FACE omg brb dying of lulz. She looks like a Pokemon.
3. Ah, here we go. This is the stuff of legends. A meeting of two great men. And it begins with Reborn kicking Tsuna in the face. So nothing has changed since then, really.
I'm going to start a Tsuna abuse count here, if no one minds. So let's see, there was the basketball, and then the face-kicking, and then this armbar and tie-strangling here, so I think the count's up to four now? Again, it appears that nothing has changed.
4. "I was assigned to train you to become a mafia boss. They didn't specifically say how, so idk, should I just shoot you or something?" Tsuna's pants must surely be soiled by now. Or else he just thinks he's tripping. THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME. Little does he know that in a year or so, all this will seem completely normal to him. Maybe even a bit mundane.
Abuse count's up to five, btw.
5. And thus we were introduced to the dying will bullet for the first time. Does this also count as abuse? I'm going to say yes, because he got shot in the face, so really. Come on, now.
I really love how his biggest regret is not talking to the girl he kinda likes, incidentally. It's such a dorky, teenagery regret to have. Suits him perfectly. XD
Aaaand, ladies and gentlemen, OUR MAIN CHARACTER. Totally the best main character ever. So dignified. |D
6. I just had to post this page because it made me crack up. XDDDD I almost wish that guy had become a recurring character like the melon guy in Avatar. ALAS.
Anyway, so Tsuna eventually found Kyoko and creeped her the fuck out like the secret pervert he is. Not quite as planned. But at least it came from the heart. ;_; I wonder what will happen next!
7. Man, terrible things happened to all of the Ninth's sons. XD Though Enrico kinda had it coming, though. Guy was a dick. WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF HE'D SURVIVED. >_>
8. And the plot(?) continues to move forward, with Tsuna abruptly being challenged to a duel by Mochida-sempai, the world's most forgotten character even more than Longchamp! MAIN CHARACTER VERSUS MISOGYNISTIC JACKASS; I wonder who will win! The suspense is killing me! D:
P.S. wow this guy was the original dick, wasn't he? BEFORE MUKURO, BEFORE XANXUS, BEFORE BYAKURAN, THERE WAS... MOCHIDA.
9. And eight.
And ain't no vengeance like a mafia boss vengeance. Eeep. Makes me think Squalo had better watch himself, because if he ever crosses Tsuna, I'm not sure he'd be able to live with the consequences.
10. Anyway, so somehow by mounting a guy in his boxer shorts and ripping his hair out, Tsuna managed to win the respect and admiration of his peers, as well as that of the girl of his dreams. IT'S A HAPPY ENDING FOR EVERYONE.
Or... is it? D: D: D:
So that was the illustrious first chapter of Reborn that started it all. I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS EPISODE OF RETROSPECTIVE KHR THEATRE. See you all next week! 8D
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Though I might still do more of these old-school reviews anyway, since this one was pretty fun.1. Lol. BUT THERE COULD BE PRETTY THUGS! Maybe. Possibly. XD I bet at least one of Byakuran's universes is filled to brimming with attractive bullies.
2. I bet she was just going to be a random throwaway character at first, and then Amano later thought better of it and decided she could play around and give her a no-nonsense personality and a terrible phobia of children. Heh.
3. THOSE ARE OUR PROTAGONISTS, FOR BETTER OR WORSE. XD And I bet it's somewhere in the 50s, even. Tsuna is the most abused main character in history.
I probably wouldn't count the battles, unless it was something really bad like when Byakuran choked him out, because otherwise the count would just skyrocket.5. Haha, true. If it weren't for her, he would have been shot by a baby and that would be the end of that. Very tragic.
And I hope we get at least one more regular Dying Will Tsuna before the manga ends (maybe he could fall back on it because the pills aren't working or something?), because it's always hilarious.
7. It does have a Godfather-ish flavor to it, doesn't it? I liked that too.
8. I didn't even know he was voiced by Mukuro, lol. Yet another reason why I'll never be able to take old Chuckles seriously. :| AND YES, THE MOCHIDA ARC WAS PRETTY DARN EPIC, IF I MAY SAY SO.
10. It's just not in the cards for him. XD
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Omg I hate you. D8<LOL I'm easy to trick 8D;; But I'm actually glad you did one for this chapter fff XDD1- There could be. But I don't think that idea came to Amano until she saw that 90% of her readers were female.
Of course Byakuran (RIP!) couldn't be around ugly people, it would clash with his fabulousness.
2- Lol, yeah. And someone to give the girls clean undies and clothes in the future. 8D
3- They sure are! And boy do we love them<3
Yeah it would be a ridiculous amount. I guess what ever would really count as being out right mean for no reason.5- And then Reborn would have no one to teach, thus the "Home-tutor Hitman Reborn" wouldn't...really need a series D8
(Unless Amano did Dino)It is ='D It'd be so funny if he was all grown and dignified, a true mafia boss, finally. And then Reborn goes, "Just one more, for kicks. *SHOOTS*"
8- He's such a hard character to take seriously.
BEST ONE CHAPTER ARC EVER.
10- XDD Poor kid
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I HAVE NO REGRETSSo am I; in the end I think I actually pranked myself, because now I seriously do want to reread and review ALL OF THE DAILY LIFE ARC which I can't but I'm gonna have to do at least a few of them. XD1. Lol, probably. And yeah, Byakuran (T_T) had to maintain a certain standard, after all. He couldn't very well have ugly people hanging out all over all of his VIP universes.
2. IT'S TRUE, WHAT WOULD THEY HAVE DONE WITHOUT HER?
5. I'm sure Reborn would have found someone else to
trollteach, though. It's what he does, after all.And you totally know Reborn will continue to abuse him long after he's all grown up and respectable. Because that's what good tutors do.
8. He really is. AND YES, IT SET THE BAR FOR ALL THE OTHER ARCS TO FOLLOW.