Archive
Weekly Power Rankings: 11/14 – 11/20
Rank |
Change |
Series |
Chapter |
Score |
| 1 | +5 | Psyren | 143 | 80.06% |
| 2 | +2 | Beelzebub | 85 | 78.08% |
| 3 | -2 | Enigma | 10 | 77.33% |
| 4 | -2 | One Piece | 604 | 77.33% |
| 5 | +3 | Nurarihyon no Mago | 131 | 76.35% |
| 6 | +1 | Hayate no Gotoku! | 297 | 74.85% |
| 7 | +2 | The World God Only Knows | 122 | 73.87% |
| 8 | +3 | Bakuman | 109 | 73.04% |
| 9 | +3 | Fairy Tail | 211 | 72.18% |
| 10 | +4 | Defense Devil | 74 | 68.95% |
| 11 | +2 | Kekkaishi | 329 | 66.50% |
| 12 | -9 | Code:Breaker | — | 65.30% |
| 13 | -3 | History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi | 407 | 64.35% |
| 14 | -9 | Gamaran | — | 64.09% |
| 15 | +3 | Mahou Sensei Negima! | 309 | 60.43% |
| 16 | — | Toriko | 118 | 59.80% |
| 17 | +2 | Air Gear | 295 | 56.25% |
| 18 | +4 | Bleach | 426 | 56.05% |
| 19 | -4 | GE ~ Good Ending | 60 | 55.40% |
| 20 | -3 | Kimi no Iru Machi | 113 | 53.29% |
| 21 | -1 | Naruto | 516 | 50.87% |
| 22 | +1 | Kyoukai no Rin-ne | 74 | 45.91% |
| 23 | -2 | AR∀GO | 45 | 42.24% |
| 24 | — | Zettai Karen Children | — | 27.88% |
| 25 | — | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! | 314 | 25.28% |
| 26 | — | MiXiM☆11 | 120 | 20.00% |
| 27 | — | SWOT | 19 | 15.15% |
Weekly Power Rankings: 11/7 – 11/13
Rank |
Change |
Series |
Chapter |
Score |
| 1 | +1 | Enigma | 9 | 78.45% |
| 2 | +1 | One Piece | 603 | 78.45% |
| 3 | +1 | Code:Breaker | 112 | 78.45% |
| 4 | -3 | Beelzebub | 84 | 77.82% |
| 5 | +4 | Gamaran | 72 | 77.52% |
| 6 | +4 | Psyren | 142 | 75.82% |
| 7 | +1 | Hayate no Gotoku! | 296 | 74.22% |
| 8 | -3 | Nurarihyon no Mago | 130 | 74.13% |
| 9 | +4 | The World God Only Knows | 121 | 73.04% |
| 10 | -3 | History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi | 406 | 72.76% |
| 11 | — | Bakuman | 108 | 68.94% |
| 12 | — | Fairy Tail | 210 | 68.03% |
| 13 | +3 | Kekkaishi | 328 | 64.95% |
| 14 | +1 | Defense Devil | 73 | 64.09% |
| 15 | +3 | GE ~ Good Ending | 59 | 59.42% |
| 16 | -10 | Toriko | — | 59.23% |
| 17 | — | Kimi no Iru Machi | 112 | 58.76% |
| 18 | +2 | Mahou Sensei Negima! | 308 | 57.90% |
| 19 | +2 | Air Gear | 294 | 56.83% |
| 20 | +2 | Naruto | 515 | 50.07% |
| 21 | -2 | AR∀GO | 44 | 46.79% |
| 22 | +3 | Bleach | 425 | 45.97% |
| 23 | — | Kyoukai no Rin-ne | 73 | 45.15% |
| 24 | — | Zettai Karen Children | 238 | 36.70% |
| 25 | +1 | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! | 313 | 22.63% |
| 26 | +1 | MiXiM☆11 | 119 | 21.55% |
| 27 | +1 | SWOT | 18 | 14.24% |
Removed: Gintama
Weekly Power Rankings: 10/31 – 11/6
Rank |
Change |
Series |
Chapter |
Score |
| 1 | — | Beelzebub | 83 | 77.33% |
| 2 | — | Enigma | 8 | 76.76% |
| 3 | +3 | One Piece | 602 | 76.76% |
| 4 | +1 | Code:Breaker | 111 | 75.22% |
| 5 | +3 | Nurarihyon no Mago | 129 | 75.08% |
| 6 | -3 | Toriko | 117 | 73.72% |
| 7 | +3 | History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi | 405 | 72.29% |
| 8 | -4 | Hayate no Gotoku! | 295 | 71.69% |
| 9 | — | Gamaran | 71 | 71.12% |
| 10 | +3 | Psyren | 141 | 70.75% |
| 11 | +6 | Bakuman | 107 | 67.52% |
| 12 | +3 | Fairy Tail | 207-9 | 66.46% |
| 13 | +1 | The World God Only Knows | 120 | 65.85% |
| 14 | -3 | Gintama | 329 | 63.33% |
| 15 | +4 | Defense Devil | 72 | 63.30% |
| 16 | -9 | Kekkaishi | — | 61.66% |
| 17 | +4 | Kimi no Iru Machi | 111 | 59.36% |
| 18 | +4 | GE ~ Good Ending | 58 | 58.27% |
| 19 | -7 | AR∀GO | 43 | 58.06% |
| 20 | -4 | Mahou Sensei Negima! | — | 57.09% |
| 21 | -3 | Air Gear | — | 52.51% |
| 22 | -2 | Naruto | — | 50.03% |
| 23 | — | Kyoukai no Rin-ne | 72 | 47.33% |
| 24 | — | Zettai Karen Children | 237 | 36.31% |
| 25 | Hia | Bleach | 424 | 31.72% |
| 26 | -1 | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! | 312 | 24.46% |
| 27 | -1 | MiXiM☆11 | 118 | 23.24% |
| 28 | -1 | SWOT | 17 | 16.61% |
Weekly Power Rankings: 10/24 – 10/30
Rank |
Change |
Series |
Chapter |
Score |
| 1 | — | Beelzebub | 82 | 80.00% |
| 2 | +1 | Enigma | 7 | 76.39% |
| 3 | +3 | Toriko | 116 | 74.36% |
| 4 | -2 | Hayate no Gotoku! | 294 | 73.46% |
| 5 | +4 | Code:Breaker | 110 | 71.61% |
| 6 | +7 | One Piece | 601 | 71.09% |
| 7 | +1 | Kekkaishi | 327 | 70.21% |
| 8 | -4 | Nurarihyon no Mago | 128 | 69.51% |
| 9 | +1 | Gamaran | 70 | 68.31% |
| 10 | +2 | History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi | 404 | 68.24% |
| 11 | -4 | Gintama | 328 | 68.24% |
| 12 | -7 | AR∀GO | 42 | 68.05% |
| 13 | +1 | Psyren | 140 | 67.82% |
| 14 | +1 | The World God Only Knows | 119 | 67.22% |
| 15 | -4 | Fairy Tail | 206 | 65.95% |
| 16 | +1 | Mahou Sensei Negima! | 307 | 65.70% |
| 17 | -1 | Bakuman | 106 | 62.67% |
| 18 | +1 | Air Gear | 293 | 62.06% |
| 19 | +1 | Defense Devil | 71 | 60.98% |
| 20 | +1 | Naruto | 514 | 60.40% |
| 21 | -3 | Kimi no Iru Machi | 110 | 60.05% |
| 22 | +1 | GE ~ Good Ending | 57 | 50.49% |
| 23 | -1 | Kyoukai no Rin-ne | 71 | 48.45% |
| 24 | — | Zettai Karen Children | 236 | 38.87% |
| 25 | — | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! | 311 | 25.33% |
| 26 | — | MiXiM☆11 | 117 | 23.61% |
| 27 | Abs | SWOT | 16 | 16.17% |
Hiatus: Bleach
Beelzebub 83
[scanlation by CXC Scans]
Furuichi’s uncharacteristic seriousness is immediately tempered with some expected perversion, which leads to one of the best punchlines in weeks.
No one's stopping you from getting in the bed
There isn’t much to glean from En or his wet nurses. Behemoth is even tough to deal with for En, and it’s possible to summon a car.
What better way to break the tension between Oga and these ladies than by forcing Baby Beel to sing? Every awkward social situation should come with a baby, preferably of the demonic variety.
The horror of Eiffel 65 all over again
Does every lady in every series now solely exist to be kidnapped, taken hostage, or otherwise used as a pawn? Kunieda has been proven as a strong, independent, enjoyable character, and yet even she succumbs to being captured. Whether or not her captor, Hecatos, is an interesting character, it’s insulting that Kunieda has to lose dignity merely to introduce a new enemy.
Hecatos introduces the idea of human contractors, which paves the way not only for Kunieda to become involved more directly in the main plot, but also to reveal that characters we’ve already met have already had demonic association. Of course, this segues nicely back into the fight between Toujou, who is noticeably tired, and Izuma, who ends the chapter by unveiling his own demonic ability. This resolves the previously unanswered plot thread regarding the “demon lurking within the school” that Hilda had noticed, and it also puts Izuma in line for an extended stay in the story. Looking back, then, I find it unfortunate that the entire Oga vs. Miki arc, complete with several chapters of build-up to no payoff fight, served only as a precursor to Izuma. He can still be a good character, but the manner in which we were introduced to him was displeasing.
Final Flash: With the clearly superior comedy concentrated within a few pages, the drama of this chapter was a bit draining.
Beamcast – November 8
[download link – 140min, 60mb]
In this week’s show:
News
Viz sells downloadable manga via iPad app
Viz announces online Shonen Jump supplement
Viz confirms Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, Psyren licenses
Leiji Matsumoto, Shigeru Mizuki earn government honors
New releases
[anime]
Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE – Season 2 Viridian Collection (DVD) $49.98
[manga]
Inuyasha (vol. 54) $9.99
Inuyasha – VIZBIG (vol. 5) $17.99
Maoh: Juvenile Remix (vol. 3) $9.99
Discussion / Weekly Poll
Last week’s results:
Which sport do you prefer seeing depicted in anime/manga?
1. Basketball (29%)
2. Boxing (24%)
3. Football / soccer (20%)
4. Baseball (16%)
5. Tennis (11%)
This week:
Which of these partially-scanlated series would you most like to see caught up?
(Cage of Eden, GTO: Shonan 14 Days, Hajimete no Aku, Kuroko no Basket, Onidere, Sket Dance, Yankee-kun to Megane-chan)
The Great Shonen Tier List
Characters added:
Perona (One Piece)
Kaguya Kimimaro (Naruto)
Lambo (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
Sakuragi Hanamichi (Slam Dunk)
Nagase Kaede (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
Jonathan Joestar (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
This Week in Manga
0:25:38 – Sankarea 11
0:28:33 – Bleach 425
0:38:55 – One Piece 603
0:50:15 – Naruto 515
1:02:29 – Bakuman 108
1:06:30 – Beelzebub 83
1:12:58 – Fairy Tail 210
1:16:37 – Hayate no Gotoku! 295
1:20:40 – History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi 405
1:26:41 – AR∀GO 42
1:33:45 – The World God Only Knows 120
1:40:12 – Defense Devil 71
1:43:22 – Psyren 141-142
1:49:07 – Nurarihyon no Mago 129
1:53:37 – GE ~ Good Ending 57-58
1:57:56 – Kimi no Iru Machi 111
2:00:34 – SWOT 15
2:06:44 – Enigma 8
2:14:00 – Code:Breaker 110
2:16:04 – D.Gray-man 200
2:17:47 – Katekyo Hitman Reborn! 313
Chapters of the Week
Final Flash
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