JEALOUS Mafia boyfriend on the loose
Reborn 201 raw manga scans up on MangaHelpers. The Chapter 201 spoiler thread has, as always, a wealth of useful spoilers.
So deru_kaiser linked Reborn: The Abridged Series, which had me alternately ripping my earphones off with undiluted horror, burying my face in my hands, and being Really Rather Amused through it all. I do think, however, the original Abridged Series remains one of the best: the Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged Series, and really, the Abridged Series that started it all (it's still going strong today).
"Tsuna. The most pathetic guy in the history of the world.
I mean, look at all those failed tests, they're everywhere!
And look at that, he tripped!
"Oh, and for some reason? He's going to be a Mafia boss someday.
... yeah. What's wrong with that picture?"
- The Reborn Abridged Series, Episode 1
Because I am a massive dork, one of my favourite moments was:
Tsuna: "Did you just do a Naruto rip-off while I was asleep?! ... We're going to get sued."
... dearGOD the YamaGoku.
When Yamamoto first sees Gokudera, THIS IS HOW HE REACTS:
Yamamoto: "O♪M♪G♪, bishie ~ ♪ Why doesn't he ever look at me that way ~"
and oh, Gokudera. Upon seeing Tsuna:
Tsuna: "Oh no, Kyoko's undressing him with her eyes!"
Gokudera: "Why are you looking at her when you could look at me? And quit hogging the screentime."
Yamamoto: "We're here to randomly enter you into a volleyball tournament to further your character development!"
... and then Yamamoto's Generic Friends turn up and tell Tsuna, "We're just here to make the scene look less gay."
Reborn: "Just go play the stupid volleyball game. And be more useful than Paris Hilton."
... Reborn has a pretty hot Arrivederci.
And right before Gokudera and Tsuna have their behind-the-school confrontation, THIS TEXT flashes on the screen:
This is not a YAOI moment
While the narrator yells, "Yo! Bad fangirls! Go away! Shoo!"
... riiiight before Gokudera accuses Tsuna of trying to deny his love.
RIGHT, GUYS.
And the ending? Gokudera confesses to Tsuna that he's bipolar and that he still loves Tsuna.
UNFORTUNATELY, one of my favourite lines comes from Reborn, after Gokudera joins the famiglia: "Congratulations! Now you officially have a bitch!"
On the parody front (though it's difficult to really call it a parody when they're just telling you the truth in an especially frank manner, is it?), another place I'm terribly fond of is the TV Tropes Reborn entry. It lists every cliché the Reborn series comes up with. One of my favourites has to be the explanation for Crouching Moron Hidden Badass, and this happily stated that Longchamp seems "perfectly fine with doing just about anything with Tsuna". (Emphasis mine, clearly, because my mind spends most of its time in the gutter). My heart was won forever, though, when they put Gokudera and Tsuna under Defeat Means Friendship and proceeded to describe Gokudera's undying devotion to Tsuna as Homoeroticism, Yay!
And I am pretty damn sure that Gokudera and Tsuna were also the reason that the Reborn entry gained the Accidental Marriage tag.
So deru_kaiser linked Reborn: The Abridged Series, which had me alternately ripping my earphones off with undiluted horror, burying my face in my hands, and being Really Rather Amused through it all. I do think, however, the original Abridged Series remains one of the best: the Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged Series, and really, the Abridged Series that started it all (it's still going strong today).
"Tsuna. The most pathetic guy in the history of the world.
I mean, look at all those failed tests, they're everywhere!
And look at that, he tripped!
"Oh, and for some reason? He's going to be a Mafia boss someday.
... yeah. What's wrong with that picture?"
- The Reborn Abridged Series, Episode 1
Because I am a massive dork, one of my favourite moments was:
Tsuna: "Did you just do a Naruto rip-off while I was asleep?! ... We're going to get sued."
... dearGOD the YamaGoku.
When Yamamoto first sees Gokudera, THIS IS HOW HE REACTS:
Yamamoto: "O♪M♪G♪, bishie ~ ♪ Why doesn't he ever look at me that way ~"
and oh, Gokudera. Upon seeing Tsuna:
Tsuna: "Oh no, Kyoko's undressing him with her eyes!"
Gokudera: "Why are you looking at her when you could look at me? And quit hogging the screentime."
Yamamoto: "We're here to randomly enter you into a volleyball tournament to further your character development!"
... and then Yamamoto's Generic Friends turn up and tell Tsuna, "We're just here to make the scene look less gay."
Reborn: "Just go play the stupid volleyball game. And be more useful than Paris Hilton."
... Reborn has a pretty hot Arrivederci.
And right before Gokudera and Tsuna have their behind-the-school confrontation, THIS TEXT flashes on the screen:
This is not a YAOI moment
While the narrator yells, "Yo! Bad fangirls! Go away! Shoo!"
... riiiight before Gokudera accuses Tsuna of trying to deny his love.
RIGHT, GUYS.
And the ending? Gokudera confesses to Tsuna that he's bipolar and that he still loves Tsuna.
UNFORTUNATELY, one of my favourite lines comes from Reborn, after Gokudera joins the famiglia: "Congratulations! Now you officially have a bitch!"
On the parody front (though it's difficult to really call it a parody when they're just telling you the truth in an especially frank manner, is it?), another place I'm terribly fond of is the TV Tropes Reborn entry. It lists every cliché the Reborn series comes up with. One of my favourites has to be the explanation for Crouching Moron Hidden Badass, and this happily stated that Longchamp seems "perfectly fine with doing just about anything with Tsuna". (Emphasis mine, clearly, because my mind spends most of its time in the gutter). My heart was won forever, though, when they put Gokudera and Tsuna under Defeat Means Friendship and proceeded to describe Gokudera's undying devotion to Tsuna as Homoeroticism, Yay!
And I am pretty damn sure that Gokudera and Tsuna were also the reason that the Reborn entry gained the Accidental Marriage tag.