REVIEW: This Week's Issue! - Aug 02, 2013

Forty-eight-time Mr. Olympia loser and SJ editor Urian Brown gives his take on this week's issue.
By August 02, 2013

 

Cover
art by Kazue Kato 
One of the best Blue Exorcist covers, hands down. Absolutely georgeous. And he's using the Koma sword to cut the watermelon! For those who don't know, there's a Japanese game where a blindfolded person tries to break open a watermelon with a stick. Using the Koma sword and not being blindfolded kinda seems like cheating a little bit. Then again, those watermeons have faces! Maybe they're evil spirits? And maybe I'm thinking about this cover too much. 

Blue Exorcist
by Kazue Kato
Looks like fun time is over, and the story is shifting back to the darker side of the manga. Izumo's under attack by a powerful giant robot toy! An evil organization called the "Illuminati" are after her for reasons unknown, and they've made their move. As much as I've enjoyed the teen romance antics of the story, it's nice to see it get back to the main storyline. 

One Piece
by Eiichiro Oda
What a chapter of One Piece! One of my favorite laugh-out-loud moments in awhile. I won't ruin it for you, but this is one of my favorite chapters in months. Classic Oda Sensei!

Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto
The battle against Obito just keeps getting better and better. Especially from a longtime fan's perspective. Watching Naruto and Sasuke team up and use their jutsu together gives me a case of the the warm and tingly fanboy fuzzies. It's a good time to be a Naruto fan.  

Toriko
by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
The titans of this manga are on the field and going at it! Knocking Master Jiro and Granny Setsuno combine their attacks to take down the insanely powerful Froese! Will it be enough? 

World Trigger
by Daisuke Ashihara
Jin ambushes the ambushers by heading off the Border headquarters attempt to steal Yuma's Black Trigger. But although he's one of the most powerful agents, he's just plain outnumbered. Will he try and take on the larger attack force to protect his agents?

One-Punch Man
story by ONE, art by Yusuke Murata
The Clan of the Seafolk have come from the briny deep to wreak havoc on the landfolk. And by wreak havoc, I mean eat them! But there's one hero who'll stand up to them, not matter what the cost—Class A, Rank 11 Hero, Stinger! I bet you thought I was gonna say Saitama, huh? Oh, he shows up too. 

Nisekoi
by Naoshi Komi
A very touching chapter of Nisekoi. Shu makes his mind up to tell his teacher he's in love with her, despite the fact that she's about to get married. Did he make the right choice?

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
by Akira Toriyama
It's Jaco's first trip to a human city! And boy is he stoked! That is until he sees how unruly the city dwellers are! Will he be able to keep his cool, or will his sense of justice cause him to blow his cover?

 

Dragon Ball
by Akira Toriyama
The three hours are up, and Goku's still not there! Vegeta's run out of patience and unleashed Napa! But Piccolo has one last gambit. Will it work?

Extras: Extra Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Subscription Offer, Author Comments.  

by Urian Brown