Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Chapter 46 review

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Chapter 46 Story by Shin Yoshida, Art by Yaoihito Miyoshi, Original concept by Kazuki Takahashi, Production Support by Studio Dice Review

                Naturally as it felt like the series was drawing to a close, they felt compelled to create a way to draw it out even longer. To be fair, this series has fleshed out its main cast in recent chapters. However, I am just beyond caring anymore. The plot is so nonsensical at this point there really is no caring anymore. So in conclusion you are probably best with not even starting Zexal.

Hi-Fi Cluster Chapter 2 review

Hi-Fi Cluster Chapter 2 Story & Art by Ippei Goto Review

               

                This chapter is a HUGE improvement over the first. We finally get a better understanding of the world and the world itself is rather intriguing. The series itself is mostly potential at this point though. The series manages to set itself apart from other shonen series by being more tactics based than sheer brute force which comprises much of shonen manga. So in conclusion, I highly recommend checking out this series! It really is a great read thus far.

Judos Chapter 3 review

Judos Chapter 3 Story & Art by Shinsuke Kondo Review

                Perhaps a bit if a step down from the first two chapters, chapter 3 was nonetheless an enjoyable read. Some of the comedy fell flat, some of it worked. The chapter was more world building which was very welcome. The story raises several questions about how this all works though: how does the village stay hidden? Supposedly it has been doing this for 400 years, surely the outside world would have noticed by now. Regardless, this chapter was a fun read! I hope to read more in the future.

Sporting Salt Chapter 1 review

Sporting Salt Chapter 1 Story & Art by Yuto Kubota Review

                Muscle fetishist Shioya has but 1 goal in life: to be the greatest sports doctor in all Japan! When he encounters a young boy with a crush on a girl, and wants to impress her through running, he knows he must help him. Will Shioya be able to help this boy? And just who is Shioya?

                Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan, Sporting Salt has some issues, most of which involve the protagonist who made the comic an insufferable read. If they manage to keep him in the background this series could work. That still leaves another glaring problem howeve: the art is very stiff and at times awkward.

                The chapter did a poor job of introducing the series’ plot revolving mostly around a character we will most likely not see again instead and only starting the plot proper in the final pages. When I said Shioya was insufferable this was not an exaggeration: some might enjoy his personality to me he struck me as a fly that would not leave you alone. He constantly babbled on and grated even on the character’s nerves. So in all you could probably give Sporting Salt a pass and would lose nothing in the process.

World Trigger Chapter 74 & 75 review

World Trigger Chapter 74 & 75 story & art by Daisuke Ashihara Review

                As the start of what this whole arc has been building up to begins to unfurl, World Trigger proves that its enormous cast was established with reason. With great art and spectacular action scenes World Trigger has proven once again it is an addictive read each week. It is nice to finally see some character development for the supporting cast. It is worth noting that World Trigger has increasingly felt tone-wise as well as stylistically like Bleach. 

Judos Chapter 2 review

Judos Chapter 2 story & art by Shinsuke Kondo Review

                Picking up shortly after where the previous chapter left off, we finally learn the plot for the series as well as the reason for its name. The series improves its quality considerably in this chapter and the plot being set in motion is rather interesting. The comedy also runs strong in this chapter. So all-in-all chapter 2 of Judos proved to be a fun reading experience.

Hi-Fi Cluster Chapter 1 review

Hi-Fi Cluster Chapter 1 Story & Art by Ippei Goto Review

                Depressed that he isn’t talented with labels like everyone else, Jugojo found himself wrapped up in the world of illegal labels. This all changes when he runs into a mysterious man who turns out to be a member of a special police force dedicated to stopping illegal labels. Can Jugojo’s life be turned around?

                Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, Hi-Fi Cluster is derivative of at least half a dozen other series. Jugojo is not a compelling protagonist in the least neither is the rest of the cast. The series struck me as an after school special only the thing they are warning the readers about does not exist.

                The series left very little of an impression on me. I honestly do not see this series continuing on for long. The cliffhanger at the end was interesting so there’s that. The artwork is passable. That’s really all you can say about this series, it is off to a lukewarm start and you will most likely forget it hours after reading it.