One of these days, there will be a new KHR chapter without a color page.
And on that day I will be like, "What is this bullshit?" You have turned me into a spoiled child, Amano. A happy, selfish, spoiled child.
1. BYAKURAN WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING?? EYES DOWN OVER THERE PLEASE. Man, Uni, you sort of picked a bad time to start doing that floating Sailor Moon weirdness. Maybe next time wait until Byakuran and Tsuna's giant disembodied heads are elsewhere.
But at least it's not Chrome and her inadequate skirt.
2. Hey. HEY. Back off, Kikyo, all right? He didn't BOTHER defeating Torikabuto because saving Shouichi from CERTAIN DEATH was a little more important at the time, okay? Yeesh.
Also, I cracked up so hard at INP's version of this page. Kikyo and Bluebell are so stoned. "NO WAY!" "WHEN DID HE!" Oh, you guys.
3. Euuuurgh every time they do this I die a little inside. XD I DIDN'T NEED TO SEE TORI'S SHADOWY DEMON CHEST WITH HIS STUPID BOX GROWING OUT OF HIS PECS. Hopefully after this Amano will realize that it is not necessary to give us a close-up EVERY TIME, and will refrain from doing so again until it is Zakuro's turn. When it's Zakuro's turn I won't mind so much.
And I awwwed at Gamma being all protective of Uni in the lower left panel. I'll remember this moment of sweetness when I'm being traumatized by the next page.
4. WAAUGH WAUUUUUUUGHHHH WHY IS HE A GIANT MOTH. SOB. HARU I AM SO WITH YOU ON THIS ONE.
Oh my God, and he looks even grosser in the bottom middle panel when he's all tiny and looks disturbingly similar to an actual moth. Even Hyper Dying Will Tsuna is freaking out a bit. Granted it's because the illusion is doing weird things, BUT STILL. Part of it has also got to be the moth, because JUST LOOK AT IT.
5. But proving once again that everything has its upside, this is the funniest page ever. XD "I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON!" LOL. And Lambo floating there in the corner: "ROUND AND ROUND O_O." And Reborn balancing on Fuuta's head. And Gamma swearing. And Tsuna and Nuts hovering there like, "HMM, THIS ISN'T GOOD. >_>" Tori, as gross as your power is, you still get points for creating some damned entertaining chaos.
6. And also for finally giving Chrome the chance to DO SOMETHING AWESOME. 8D
AND LOOK, IT'S THE FIRST MIST GUARDIAN WHEEEEE. Who interestingly enough does NOT look like an exact clone of Mukuro, just an almost exact clone. XD AND HE WAS A MASS MURDERER AND "A TRAITOR THROUGH AND THROUGH", APPARENTLY. Apparently Primo wasn't completely infallible, if he had a guy like that on his team. Either that or he just didn't care, but from the way Reborn was talking about it, it sounds like something interesting went down. I want a prequel spinoff novel or something about the original Vongola once they're finally all revealed. ANIME FILLER PEOPLE, GET ON THIS.
Also, I feel obligated to point out that Chrome's Vongola box weapon? X-RAY SPECS. With the exception of Yamamoto, who somehow lucked out and got lightsabers, it seems like the Vongola weapons are getting more and more ridiculous. Glasses, handcuffs, and A CAPE. THAT FIRST GENERATION WAS ON CRACK OR SOMETHING.
Was Gokudera's box weapon really just an upgrade for the C.A.I.? Are we sure it doesn't transform back into a lamp or a teacup or something else that makes no amount of sense? I really can't wait to see Lambo and Ryohei's weapons now. XD
7. IS REBORN RIDING BASIL'S DOLPHIN, DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN??
Also, "The Vongola family's strength has nothing to do with numbers. It's all in the connecting form." Yay shounen teamwork~ |D AND RYOHEI'S STEPPIN' UP TO THE PLATE, AWESOME. And is it just me or does Gokudera look PROUD even as he's complaining about Ryohei overdoing it? It's not just me, right? That's totally not an annoyed look, he's smirking for God's sake. ARE YOU PROUD OF YOUR DUMBTARDED PROTÉGÉ, DERA?
8. GOD NO I SAID I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE ANYMORE SOB SOB--!! Thank God, Kikyo, you did something good for once. And of course Bluebell tries to throw another tantrum, but what are you gonna do. THE ALTERNATIVE WAS TO FIGHT A KANGAROO. And also get blown up.
Yeah, that was... um. What just... happened there...? THE X-BURNER TURNED TORIKABUTO INTO A SHRIVELED MUMMY CORPSE?
Also, suddenly in the aftermath everyone is beat up. ?? Is that just the damage from Tori's illusion attack? Or from the rebound of Tsuna's X-Burner? Or is Gokudera just KOed because he saw more of Bluebell than he ever in his life wanted to see? Seriously, though, that was pretty abrupt (though I guess I should be grateful for that much; better abrupt than long and drawn-out in the usual shounen fashion).
9. I wish Amano would stop retconning this stuff. Now Byakuran's saying that Daisy and Torikabuto were the weakest of the six Funeral Wreaths and that the other four are in a totally different class. But isn't that the same thing he said back when he introduced the real FWs? That they were all way more powerful than the original guys? And the Vongola have already taken out two of them just like that, so I'm not sure I buy into this. Zakuro was bad, granted, but THEY CAN STILL TAKE YOU GUYS ON, DAMMIT.
Also of some importance--what happened to Torikabuto's Mare Ring? We saw Hibari confiscate Daisy's ring, but I couldn't quite make out if Kikyo snagged Tori's or not. It looked like he just took the mask, but that would have been kind of dumb, so.
...And come to think, am I crazy, or did Tsuna just kill a guy? There was such a lack of fuss over it that it almost slipped my mind. Maybe they figure a creep like Torikabuto doesn't count. XD
10. Lastly, FINAL FUNERAL WREATH GET. HOOOOOSHIT. AND HE HAS WHITE HAIR LIKE BYAKURAN'S AND THE SAME MARK EXCEPT HIS IS UNDER HIS RIGHT EYE. I bet you anything they're brothers. I AM OFFICIALLY INTRIGUED. :D
And did anyone else see that adorable Chibi Halloween comic that was apparently in Jump (ETA: V-Jump, ekmisao informs me) this week? I have half a mind to scanlate that thing with my own nonsense translation. It is too cute for words. XD
