Shonen Beam

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Kyle time!

Kyle vs. 5 Wise seems like a fair fight. Well, maybe not entirely fair. Kyle still has a bit of an edge.

P6, main panel: I can already tell this is going to be another series of fights that will look excellent once animated.

Kyle’s power is interesting. Reminiscent of Kekkaishi, obviously, but a totally different mechanic.

He’s able to keep up with all five of them. Excellent.

Ash, Necca, Varley, Odo, and Delboro. The names aren’t bad.

Final Flash: Very good stretch of chapters recently, and next chapter, a serious solo Kyle fight, should be no different.

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Fairly plain color cover.

Don’t call them magic arms. That makes them sound lame.

Vigo is easily one of the more memorable villains we’ve seen so far.

Can’t understand Shao’s idea here. Punch the guy who can control whether his body can be passed through? Hm.

I could make a case for not translating “Anti-Psychic Yin-Yang Shakeup.” Exhibit A: It sounds stupid.

Did Shao just win with a reverse DDT? Did not expect that.

Kyle fight! Hooray.

Final Flash: No complaints with more action.

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Tangela attack!

P1, bottom right panel: The facial expressions on Yoshina and Amamiya genuinely convey chaos. Great panel.

Kyle was playing basketball? He gets cooler every week.

Shao Van fighting makes me want an anime. Right now. His style seems so fluid.

No, I didn’t need a flashback for this villain, thanks. He was cool enough, and the fight was just getting awesome. Oh well, at least it’s only a couple pages.

P16, center panel: Now that’s a good use of a blank background.

Great change in momentum.

Final Flash: Excellent fight thus far. If this is any indication of the fights to come, we’re in for a treat.

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Swimming through ground? Huh. Neat.

Damn! Moriyama was totally my favorite character.

So, he can pass his body through others’ at will? Interesting power, if a little unoriginal.

Aw, he’s an artist character. Those are definitely unoriginal.

That’s right, Shao. No one touches Marie.

Final Flash: One Shonen Jump war ends, another begins. This one may not have the epic scale of the other, but it could still be good. The only worry is the relative anonymity of the enemies.

Over 500 survivors? Another interesting difference during this trip to Psyren.

Marie is cute, and seems to be more determined this time.

Amamiya jealous is something I would like to see, if there was enough time to take focus away from the main action. Right now, there isn’t.

Ageha’s sister! And a baby. Whoa.

Their dad? Wow, this is completely different.

Enemies convenient in number for the purpose of individual fights!

Final Flash: I suppose technically a transition chapter, but one fascinating enough not to feel dull in the slightest. This Psyren trip has yet to disappoint.

Whoa. Impact right away. Pretty cool, though I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking of Wild Wild West a little bit.

Unless I’m forgetting something major, this is a vastly different Psyren. Interesting.

Is Kyle ever not awesome? I wish he was part of the main group. In fact, I’m just going to consider him a main character.

I still like Melchsee’s Door, even if it might make Ageha a little broken.

Fist-bumping: It’s never cool.

Final Flash: So far so good, this trip to Psyren.

No white backgrounds! Bad Psyren!

Fist-bumping: It’s never cool.

Shinkibenibone? Rolls right off the tongue.

I like the new Nemesis Q. Having an ominous, detached figure worked for as long as it did, but it was time to evolve.

More Kabuto, please.

Final Flash: As good a set-up chapter as we could expect. Now, to business.

The art seems different this week. Not worse, just different.

Amamiya’s girly side is cute… and hilarious.

Not surprised to see the kids interfere with Yoshina and Amamiya, but I’m pleased there was actually some progression there. There isn’t much time to expand upon this relationship, so it’s nice to see the few chapters between arcs being used like this.

Finally! Another call. I’ve been looking forward to returning to Psyren for so long.

Final Flash: A transitional chapter, but a good one.