So adorable, and yeah, I'm glad the swallow finally has a name too. AND HE IS THE FLASHIEST MAFIA SWORDSMAN EVER, seriously. He's awesome and he knows it. XD
Seriously, if I were Genkishi, I would have FLED IN TERROR by page 4. XD
I know, it's such a striking difference from his old style; instead of basically sticking to katas and water manipulation, he's suddenly throwing swords like projectiles and blasting rain flames all over the freaking place and leaping around like he's freaking Yoda or something. SO AWESOME.
I was surprised to hear that about his future self too; makes me wonder if he ended up having the same regrets (especially after his dad and Tsuna died), or if he ended up making the baseball/swordsman combo work after all. And yeah, while it's a little sad in a way (kind of felt like he was symbolically letting go of part of his innocence), it's also a great development for his character; it's been a long time since he really took a step forward. AND LOOK HOW AWESOME HE IS AS A RESULT. Can't wait for the next chapter. 8D
Chapters like this are why I love Reborn: it is serious awesome wrapped in a delightful layer of crack. Even in that wonderful wonderful flashback where Yamamoto's talking about devoting himself to his friends the sword and Squalo's busy being super gay, I couldn't help but be occasionally distracted by the giant fish just casually cooking in between the two of them. xD
I'm really fascinated by the changes going to the future will and has brought on in all of these characters, though. Just the mention of how TYL!Yamamoto hasn't devoted himself completely to the sword and things like that. By the time this Yamamoto gets to be that age, he'll clearly be a thousand times more bad ass, and with a better appreciation for mortality and the people he cares about. I love it. I find it so great to watch.
tl;dr, this manga is delightful and I pretty much just want to hug Yamamoto all the time.
I'm so late replying to all of these; sorry XDmakesteJune 24 2009, 21:14:42 UTC
Yeah, exactly; every time things get to be too srs bizness, Amano always comes through with just enough crack to remind us that THIS IS STILL REBORN. XD And vice-versa, too.
And yeah, all of them have gone through so many changes since coming to the future that it really makes you wonder how much their own timeline is going to change. On the one hand, we've gotten this glimpse into one possible what-if, but on the other, it's very much a make-your-own-destiny thing now that they know how to avoid some of the key mistakes from this time. So they're going to end up that much stronger. It's exciting to think about. |D
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YAMAMOTOOOOOOOOOOOOO♥ You explained every single reason why I absolutely ADORE HIM TO BITS.
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I know, it's such a striking difference from his old style; instead of basically sticking to katas and water manipulation, he's suddenly throwing swords like projectiles and blasting rain flames all over the freaking place and leaping around like he's freaking Yoda or something. SO AWESOME.
I was surprised to hear that about his future self too; makes me wonder if he ended up having the same regrets (especially after his dad and Tsuna died), or if he ended up making the baseball/swordsman combo work after all. And yeah, while it's a little sad in a way (kind of felt like he was symbolically letting go of part of his innocence), it's also a great development for his character; it's been a long time since he really took a step forward. AND LOOK HOW AWESOME HE IS AS A RESULT. Can't wait for the next chapter. 8D
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I'm really fascinated by the changes going to the future will and has brought on in all of these characters, though. Just the mention of how TYL!Yamamoto hasn't devoted himself completely to the sword and things like that. By the time this Yamamoto gets to be that age, he'll clearly be a thousand times more bad ass, and with a better appreciation for mortality and the people he cares about. I love it. I find it so great to watch.
tl;dr, this manga is delightful and I pretty much just want to hug Yamamoto all the time.
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And yeah, all of them have gone through so many changes since coming to the future that it really makes you wonder how much their own timeline is going to change. On the one hand, we've gotten this glimpse into one possible what-if, but on the other, it's very much a make-your-own-destiny thing now that they know how to avoid some of the key mistakes from this time. So they're going to end up that much stronger. It's exciting to think about. |D
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I love how Kojirou in that pic is just hovering there facing Yamamoto like, "YES! YES! DO ITTTTT." I SWEAR IT IS EGGING HIM ON.
My advice to Genkishi: IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE AT ALL YOU HAD BEST TURN AROUND RIGHT NOW AND START RUNNING.
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