Shonen Beam

[scanlation by reddevilshn]

We’re promised action straight from the start, and then shown an excellent cover page. Isumi has always been one of the funniest characters the series has; her expressions are perfect.

Nagi is going to war with a popular doujinshi circle artist. It should be an interesting story, seeing whether or not she can write a passionate manga that will draw in people. It also gives her a great reason to keep working at making her own unique brand of manga, without which the series wouldn’t feel right. Her blank look as she asks what she just agreed to is priceless.

You're on, I -- wait, what?

The whole discussion about burning spirit is great, and it segues directly into Luca overhearing everything Nagi says. Bonds are being forged between the two characters before they’ve even formally met, and Luca just keeps getting more interesting. Her flashback to selling Chiharu her manga is drawing some serious parallels between herself and Nagi.

Hayate is in trouble, in a few separate ways (not the least of which is cross-dressing in the middle of a cosplay event). The robot is starting a fight, and Hayate is in true Hayate form when he makes the battle seem like a play.

Hayate is male, we promise you

Next week we have the trap-maid vs. robot battle, which I’m sure sounds as dull to you as it does to me. That’s the kind of thing you see happening in every manga at least once a month. I suppose I can look forward to it at least a little.

Final Flash: Good comedy and quick setup, and we’re building tension for the identity of the “28th.”