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If you can’t tell, current Naruto and old school Naruto are celebrating the 600^th chapter of the manga! If you’ve ever tried to draw a comic, you’ll understand how much work 600 chapters is! And this is on top of the other numerous projects Kishimoto Sensei has at any given time. You’ve gotta respect a man who works so hard, yet the quality of his art never slips. Impressive!

Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto
Against Madara's warnings, Obito escapes from the cave he's been trapped in to help Kakashi! Borrowing the power of the strange beings living in the cave, he sets out to find his friend, but when he does he gets a shocking surprise! 

Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration
by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Man, this manga is bloody, and I love it! I don’t remember the original being quite so gory, but there’s lots o’ heads cut off in this retelling. I guess time hasn’t softened Watsuki Sensei one bit! There’s some great backstory about Yahiko in this chapter, plus an interesting exchange between Kenshin and Hajime. 

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
The candy-crazed kids can’t give up their addiction and muscle their way past a protective Tony Tony Chopper! Luckily, Chopper's got back-up in the form of Nico Robin and one kid who had the sense not to eat the suspicious candy. But will that be enough to stop the kids from their terrible addiction! Never take candy from strangers!!!

Bleach
by Tite Kubo
Shocking chapter! I won’t reveal the big secret, but most of you have probably figured out by the hint in last week’s chapter. I will say this though, it's looking like everything's all going to fall on Ichigo after all. But you knew it would anyway, right?

Cross Manage
by Kaito
Finally, a game! I’ve been waiting to see how Kaito Sensei will artistically handle the action in a Lacrosse game, and well, I may have wait a little longer. You’ll see what I mean when you read the chapter!

Takama-ga-hara
by Jyuuzou Kawai
After many lackeys were beaten, it’s finally time for the main event! Yamato, Izumo, and Kumaso finally come face-to-face with Taiju, Boss of the Takeru School! Yamato goes on the offensive, but finds out there’s more to this baddie than just brawn.

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
The fight with the Four-Beasts monster is coming to an exciting climax! Terry Cloth and the other Four Kings’ pets are running interference with the Four-Beasts monster, while Toriko and the others pool their powers, or “appetites,” together to make an attack strong enough to take down their foe. But…are they hungry enough? 

Blue Exorcist
by Kazue Kato
Nothing to cheer up your Monday like a nice fat chapter of Blue Exorcist! And this one is big and juicy! And chock full of one of my favorite characters, Mephisto! A lot of details about Rin and his true powers are in here as well as the demon world in general! Interesting stuff!!!

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