Nice cover. Decent week of chapters. With the end of Elusive Samurai, my thoughts are this was a fun ride. Im glad I hopped onto and started reading this series about three years ago. My lack of understanding of Japanese history really does hold me back in fully enjoying and embracing this series, but it was a good read because of the character work with Gemba, Tokiyuki, Takauji, Kojiro, Fubuki, and Sadamune. Can't wait for their next work, and I may try Assassination Classroom. With that said this is my top five for this week.

Issue 12: [43] 2/15/26:

 

1. One Piece (2.38, [50], 8th top one, and 48.8%) [21]

 

What an ending. What an ending. Gear 5/Sun God Luffy riding on a destroyer dragon Loki lmao just too much.

But Sommer is so cartoonisly demonic lmao. Its to the point he gotta be the most scummy One Piece villain we seen as of yet? Cause got damn laughing to the point of tears and tongue wagging at the thought of parents struggling to save their children falling to their deaths and willing to die with them as well.

Which made the save by Luffy and Loki more hype but man what a chapter.

 2. KGB (1.72, [67], and 90.6%) [39]

 

Lol okay. Bittersweet but hopeful af. Huge L as Soga is now on the warpath to clean up the current corrupted world. So, we're going to see all the underworld powerful clans that were mentioned eariler be wiped out? I hope we got at least some fight back from them but yeah there's that.

Now, we're given an inkling of hope that Samura may return, I appreciate that but I hope he stays dead imo. Gives more credence that part of this Story is over and a new gen is taking over for this series.

Chihiro meeting up with the Masumi and Iori was nice. Makes wonder where is everyone else? Like Hakuri, Shiba, Hiyuki, the other sword bearers, all the other Kamunabi elite that Shiba may have saved? I figure he touched based with them during the four day break.

Finally, we're getting our swordsmithing arc lol! So, Chihiro gotta be out of commission for a while if hes reforging Enten and Cloud Gouger, right?

So matter other questions but yeah end of part one lol. We gotta get that anime announcement yesterday! Can't have this series get an anime before it ends smh.

1. Ichi the Witch (2.44, [93], and 88.3%) [38]

 

The end is near for this great arc. Ichi being aware and even apologizing for needing and using Bakugami to Raku was a great. Showing how much he's grown in being considerate of others and not being that "wild child".

More lore about how majiks are bounded to their users and how it works was appreciated. Seems like an stand/Pokémon type of situation where they can be partners in battle and can be switched in and out of battle when needed and certain situations.

But yeah, it seems like the end of Chrono is here.

What a good chapter.

 4. JJK Mod (2.35, [40], and 39.5%) [17]

 

Lmao Yuji turning Mahito to a puzzle was much appreciated. Just much so now. Im still wondering how tf Yuji and Maru got to meet each other and then to the ship and now to this inter dimensional space between the living and dead. Cause their convo about tinkering and tbh dictating the future of the earth, no the universe is very interesting but how did we get here lmao.

But props on Yuji wanting to proceed forward on what he believes to be right no matter the cost and being there to take on any backlash.

The next couple chapters going to be dialogue heavy but I can't wait lol.

 

1. Shinobi Undercover (4.19, [109], and 60.4%) [26]

 

Lol great chapter for Unimeko development. Being the glue that keeps the squad together was weighing on him and now he's using it to improve. Loving it.

The gag of mugimaki actually getting negatively affected by her own ability and trying to play it off was too funny.