Hello!
Yes, as you can see in my title, I have finally come to include anime into this weekly update! Yay!
Hahaha. Now I know it took a while, but as we all know, anime takes much more time to follow than manga. But, I will do my best! Gambatte, me! :3
So, first up, let's do the usual manga:
- Relife (213)
- The Gamer (204)
Well, apparently, most of my manga has not yet updated. :< This means I will probably be having another hefty update next week though.
For the anime, I'll start with featuring these:
- Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e / Classroom of the Elite (Season 1 complete)
- Net Juu no Susume / Recovery of an MMO Junkie (Season 1 complete)
- Dragonball Super (122)
1. Relife
Now, back from last week's update, we have Hishiron asking Kaizaki for a reward. Of course, just like Kaizaki, probably most readers thought that she meant the kiss. :3 After all, Kaizaki promised it would be after they graduate, and they've just done that. But! It turns out that Hishiron was not asking for a kiss! Hahaha. Jokes on you, Kaizaki! She was asking for a hug. ;3
"Please don't forget about me." Hishiron says as they hug. And Kaizaki of course said that he won't, "even if they end up in different departments." That's not it, Kaizaki... That's not it at all.
Hishiron knows. Of course, the part that Kaizaki will forget her because she is a test subject of Relife, that one is a no-brainer. She'd know that since it's part of the contract. But the part about her possibly forgetting Kaizaki too, because he might also be a subject of Relife (he is, but she isn't 100% sure about that yet)... She knows that there is a possibility of this. Hishiron is smart after all, of course, she would be able to deduce this...
Hishiron earnestly cries, about not wanting to forget Kaizaki, about not wanting all of this to end, about wishing they could stay together just a little more.. And Kaizaki is surprised that Hishiron is very emotional. (of course, she would be! :< ) Kaizaki promises her that he will absolutely never forget her, and in return, she should not forget him either.
Kaizaki has a point here. Of course, indeed they won't be separated forever. They will meet! They have to!
But when Kaizaki says that they will be together in university, Hishiron says in her mind that he lies as much as he breathes. (lol) But they are always such gentle lies.
Meanwhile, Yoake and Onoya are in the corner, listening to them. Onoya is crying on her knees. Seriously, anyone who has watched over this couple will surely feel the same way...
It is to note though that they spent most of the frames... HUGGING. :3
Images were taken from whiteoutscans.com
2. The Gamer
In The Gamer, we continue from when Jihan and the others are surrounded by the Church of Masks people. And Yoohwa gives the order to kill them. The masked people take out their staffs by then. And Jihan says something about how they can switch around their skills, from martial arts to sorcery, and concludes that their weakness must be that they can only do it one at a time. He then declares that they should not have underestimated him. Well, personally, I think you really should not underestimate someone with an INT of around 500, or is it more now? hahaha
Jihan expanded his "territory", and their attack spell was dispelled. Of course, as we have seen in previous encounters with this group, they would just say that "Awaken. we. Awaken. Me." thingy, and they'd be back on their feet. Divine Connection, as Jihan points out. But Jihan has other tricks up his sleeve.
He sends out his golems, with enhanced magic defense. And of course, due to his territory, their attacks are also reduced by 30%. I'm not even sure how many golems he sent out, but I do know he has a lot of those to get by, with that insane mana of his.
It seems that the bullets that the golems are shooting has magic disarming capabilities and are now harming the mana of the enemy. Of course, we also understand that Church of Masks has shared mana, so I think this would troublesome for them getting hit, several of them in fact, with several bullets. Bullets that Jihan made himself.
Of course, this mastermind is surprising even his peers. Lol
Images of The Gamer were taken from mangatown.com
5. Dragonball Super
Over in Dragonball Super, we have Vegeta going against Jiren. Since this is the first I will be including this, let me give a very brief background of what is going on. Currently, we are in the Universe Survival saga where they have the Tournament of Power ongoing between universes, and where any universe that loses will have their universe erased from existence. About 8 universes battled, and right now, only two are left. One of which is Goku's group and the other is from universe 11. They have just finished battling Universe 3's most powerful warrior, Anilaza, the combination of Paparoni and Koichiarator. After Anilaza's defeat, Universe 3 was erased, which brings us to the current face off between the two universes, with 5 left for Universe 7, Goku's group, and 3 for Universe 3. I call them Goku's group, but really, the leader for this team is Gohan. :3
Before anything starts, they note that the bleachers seem lonely, so with a clap of a hand of the Great Priest, the bleachers were compressed together, which brought the remaining spectators close to each other with much tension in the air. When that was done and over with, we witness Goku and Jiren going up to each other, and then Goku causing an explosion where the next thing we see is Jiren and him leaving the smoke already fighting. They talk casually as they exchange and block blows, but just as they reach the ground, Vegeta charges onto Jiren, stealing him from Goku. Lol.
Meanwhile we have Frieza going up against Dyspo, who declares he can't be hit because he is the fastest in the universe. To be honest, I still can't get used to Frieza. hahaha. His bad guy face is just soo... bad guyish. I mean, sinister. XD
As for Gohan and Android 17, they are up against Toppo, a veteran warrior with large arms.
In the course of Vegeta battling against Jiren, these two groups are shown every now and then too. Dyspo is creating several mirror copies of himself, but Frieza still manages to catch Dyspo's hand with his "useful" tail before Frieza is hit. Dyspo turns it around and pulls Frieza by the tail before eventually slamming him into a wall and dragging him across it. Toppo on the other hand is seem going for the smash at Gohan, but Android 17 intercepts him with a blast. As Toppo gets distracted, Gohan is already starting his Kamehameha attack and launched it against him, and it does...nothing! He is not hindered by it nor damaged in the slightest.
Vegeta and Goku are fighting over Jiren. By fighting over, I mean, whenever one gets a chance, they steal Jiren as enemy. Lol. They're quite funny to watch. As Vegeta watches Jiren hitting Goku, he notices something. And when Jiren tries to hit him with the same technique, Vegeta sees through it and does not get hit. This surprises not just Goku but Jiren himself as well, as Vegeta lands a clean hit on him.
As the audience watch Vegeta pushing Jiren back, Whis speculates that Vegeta may probably be trying to gain Ultra Instinct by fighting Jiren, which is my exact thoughts as well. Actually, I feel like Vegeta will be able to get into it. I have discussed this before with some friends, and I think that while Goku will be able to master it first, but Vegeta would atleast be able to attain it before Goku masters it. Otherwise, he'd get left behind and there's no fun in that. haha.
Just as Vegeta says that Jiren was stronger and faster while fighting Kakarot (Goku), Jiren picks up the pace and starts hitting back again, eventually hitting and pushing him back with a red beam attack. He is almost pushed out of the stage, but somehow that is stopped. Jiren then declares that Vegeta cannot defeat him because Vegeta's fists are arrogant and his fighting is self-righteous. But Vegeta retorts that his arrogance is his pride as a Saiyan. As he readies a great ball of power, he declares that Goku can have his Ultra Instinct, but as for him, he will fight as he is. Those from Universe 7 at the bleachers cheer him on as his power goes higher and higher. Jiren, as response to Vegeta's will, declares that he will not dodge it. Final Flash is what Vegeta screams before he lets it rip. Vegeta thinks he has finally done it, only to find Jiren already readying an attack at his abdominal area, which encircles Vegeta and causes a huge explosion and brings Vegeta to the point of collapse. 8 minutes till the end of tournament.
Image was taken from dragonballtime.to
As for the next two animes I will be covering, both have completed seasons already, and I am simply going to feature them because I love them :3 If you have not read/watched them, be warned that there are gonna SPOILERS.
4. Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e / Classroom of the Elite
Actually, I am following both the anime and the light novel translations of this one. I really like it. It's about a privileged dorm school, Koudo Ikusei Senior High School, where nearly 100% of students get into university or find employment. It is like a paradise-school to the view of others, where within there are shops, konbinis, cafes, movie theatres, etc.
Here, the classes are divided according to level, kinda like in Baka no Test. As to how they are divided, it was never clearly said. The only thing clear is that the Class D, where our protagonist is in, is the "Rejects" or the "Garbage of Society". As we get to know more of the story, it is clear that it is not intellect that put them in Class D, because Horikita, one of the female leads, is very smart, smart enough to rival Class A, yet she is in Class D. Several of the students have decent grades too. But, something about them made them unqualified for the other classes.
The protagonist, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, is like that too.
Yes, this guy with the droppy and uninterested gaze is the protagonist here. :3
If basing on intellect and skills alone, he clearly has it all, though he only shows glimpses of what he is really capable of. But their teacher, Chiyabashira-sensei, comments on how there are some students that are contented with being undervalued than what they really are, which is her referring to him, during a conversation with Horikita who was complaining why she was in Class D. Chiyabashira-sensei gets this idea of Ayanokouji's capabilities from the fact that all of his entrance test scores were 50. Every single test. Now, if you don't think anything's odd with that, think of it this way: he accurately chose which questions to answer in order to get a perfect 50 score on each test. This is disregarding whether one question is difficult or not, as long as it would give him the required points he needed to reach a 50. That is so not normal. Hahaha.
Here is a snap of their dorm building:
More like a hotel-like building,if you ask me. hahaha
Also, another thing about the school, is that when they all first enter, all students get points. 100,000 points, which is equivalent to money in the school. 1 point = 1 yen. They can use it to shop or for food, or for necessities, because here...
The first 100,000 was credited as congratulatory for making it into the school, but in the succeeding months they will continue to get the same number of points. Basically, they were given a huge amount of money just then. Of course, when I first watched this, I immediately thought, there must be a catch. No school in their right mind would just go around handing free "cash money" like that. There's more that the teacher isn't saying. And what more, the students of Class D spent their classes talking or sleeping or playing or ditching it altogether, without a care. No school would be okay with that! Unless, of course, you're a given genius, but really, in their case, NADA. Especially, note that the teacher said, "The school judges students by merit."
We also see some of the usual school drama about friendship and stuff. They have those too. And initially, it could be noted that many look down on their class. We can see this when Sudou was riled up by some from the Class C seniors, and they called Class D as "defective losers", and implies that "real hell is yet to come to you."
It was in the following month, still in the pilot episode, that it was revealed that class points are deducted according to conduct. Each class starts with 100 class points, and while being the scum of society, in the entire history of the school, it was the first time that Class D was able to squander off all of their class points.
And class points are what decides how much individual points they will receive each month. 100 CP = 100,000 IP. So it follows that Class D will receive no individual points. This causes an uproar, because most of them spent their points doing whatever they wanted because most of them thought that it would just be replenished the next month anyway. Only Horikita and Ayanokouji didn't spend so much because both were initially already doubtful of it.
We have a Horikita who is determined to reach Class A, to prove to her school president brother that she is not a disgrace. At first, Ayanokouji isn't all too gung-ho on reaching Class A himself, but several times, he is found helping in the plans anyway. Basically, he's kind of like the mastermind here, and all of them are puppets, but they don't know that. Even Horikita doesn't know that.
Summarizing the entire season into one would be very long, so I'm just doing a brief one for now, telling the story little at a time. I will continue on this next week.~~
Images of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e were taken from 9anime.is
5. Net Juu no Susume / Recovery of an MMO Junkie
Before I launch into the pilot episode synopsis, I just want to say, I really find the protagonist's, Moriko's voice so cute! :3 Kawaii desu!~~
So, we have Morioka Moriko, a former company employee. It was never outright stated what her job is, but it is speculated to be something like a programmer or an IT support. All we clearly know is that she was good at her job (this was found out much later, but I'm saying it now anyway), but on the very pilot episode, we find her carrying flowers as she enters her apartment. And later when she wakes up in the morning due to her alarm, she comments on how she doesn't have to go in anymore. Thus, we find out that she quit her job at the time the pilot episode starts.
There will be times that her glimpses of her past, of when she was working, will be seen, but for the pilot, the focus is on how she goes over to her computer, (which, btw, was totally normal looking at the start, but later is clearly shown to have upgraded with better mouse and screen. XD) and sees an MMO game she used to play. She recalls how much fun she had back with an online friend, and in her desire to experience that again, looks for another MMORPG to play. She comes upon Fruits de Mers and decides to play that. She designs a male character with light blue hair like her female avatarin her previous game, and names him Hayashi. So she ventures out in the game, repeatedly dying against the rat boss, and just as he was again respawning, a female character comes up to him and asks him if he is okay. This character is Lily, and her avatar is very cute!
She offers to help him with the dungeon, where he gets some ring bracelets identical to Lily as a reward. And from then on, they play together.
In the course of playing, they are found to be in a guild led by Kanbe, called @HomeParty. As it was approaching the Christmas season, we see Hayashi repeatedly avoiding Lily, which makes Lily sad. Kanbe, being the dependable guild master talks to him about this, and Hayashi tells him that he is actually trying his hardest to get a crystal rose to give to Lily. Of course, this is incredibly difficult for him right now. Kanbe warns him not to get too close to Lily outside of the game. Kanbe knows something.. hahaha. that is all I will be saying on this for now. Anyway, on that Christmas eve, Moriko goes to her local konbini to buy a Fruits de Mers game card and some food to eat. As she stands in line, she sees one last piece of Christmas chicken and contemplates buying it. Eventually, she musters up the courage to ask for it, but just as she does this, a handsome blonde-haired guy asks for it as well. But to her embarassment, her stomach growled in hunger, which led the guy to give way to her. She runs away after buying her purchases saying to herself that she won't be able to come back to that store anytime soon. XD
As for the Christmas event, Lily and Hayashi meet up on the tree branch that Lily considers her spot. Lily is dressed ina Santa outfit, and Hayashi gives her his gift. He couldn't get the crystal rose and instead gives her a rose brooch. And Lily's gift to her was a dye for gear.
Images of Net Juu no Susume were taken from 9anime.is
Well, that's it for this week's updates!~~
I hope you're all pumped for the anime and decide to watch it as well, if you haven't yet. :3 I personally love these two, so I really wanted to feature them even though they're both already done.
Next week will be loads of updates, so I'm preparing myself for that!
See you!
Good day, Steemians! :3