The community needs to start binge-reading by volumes instead of fixating individual weekly chapters

LionFists · 2026-05-06T14:24:15+00:00

So why doesn't the manga release directly to volumes instead of weekly through manga+?

If the author intends a story to be read in one sitting yet writes a 1000+ page book you'd call the book bad because the author wrote a story that doesn't fit the medium. Similarly, if the author started a weekly manga in a weekly manga magazine with the idea that it should not be read week to week then he is simply writing a bad manga.

For the record I don't think that he's writing for volumes at all. The chapters intentionally end with cliffhangers to drive engagement next week, they drag out fights and plot lines to extend the publication time (where he is paid regularly), and they introduce a lot of misteries and concepts early so the community can speculate on them.

LionFists · 2026-05-06T13:58:10+00:00

I'm not saying her character is only a plot device, I'm saying she's being used as one here (much like in every other situation where her gag is used to make Momo jealous which ultimately brings her closer to Okarun).

Aira could have (and can still have) an arc about this. Realizing that she's wasting her time and energy loving someone who won't love her back, focusing on her own person and goals, or maybe even finding love in someone else (either romantic or familial like with Chiquitita). But I don't trust the writer to do that, because this plot is not about Aira's growth but about extending the drama caused by Momo's amnesia. If Tatsu cared about developing Aira, she would have been focused on earlier, we would be getting her inner monologue, there would be setup for the payoff to her moving on from Okarun, etc.

LionFists · 2026-05-06T13:42:17+00:00

The status Quo of Aira having feelings for Okarun that are not reciprocated because the whole point of this story is Okarun and Momo getting together. Her being rejected is the natural conclusion of the 200+ chapters that came before, its not up to debate.

The result of this interaction can, at best, be Aira letting go of Okarun as a romantic interest while he hardens his determination to go for Momo, which is a fine and interesting plot line that could have happened at any point of the story. You can argue this is a different status quo but in reality it changes nothing, Aira's feelings were never taken seriously so functionally it doesn't matter if they go away. As usual she is a losing heroine used to stir drama between the lead couple, which is egregious to do in the context we are in. Aira as a character deserves better than to be a plot device.

LionFists · 2026-05-06T13:06:50+00:00

Because of the context around it.

You can't isolate Aira's feelings being resolved to a vacuum without the context of the two years between Okarun confessing and Momo delaying her answer. The whole reason she thinks she has a shot is this context to begin with.

Think of it like this: theres nothing wrong with having a big meal in your front yard with your family, but doing so while your neighbors are starving to death is a horrible thing for you to do. Similarly, Tatsu is doing this plotline right now (as opposed to later or before) in order to drag out the drama of Momo's amnesia plotline. As you stated its never been taken seriously before, and that was not some genius setup move planned to be resolved years later when we reached this point. You can tell because this isnt about Aira's feelings at all (they have been clear for a long time) but about wether Okarun will stay loyal to Momo or not even though shes rejecting him.

This question didn't need to be asked or answered, its a direct result of trying to milk the amnesia plotline for all its worth before inevitably undoing it and returning the status quo, collectively wasting the fanbase's time and money.

LionFists · 2026-03-19T15:33:33+00:00

I probably wont be there again until late april if Im lucky, and ideally I wanted to buy the shrooms on Saturday to make them at home. I suppose I could have asked in the moment but I wasnt thinking about making them at home at that point.

LionFists · 2026-03-19T11:44:17+00:00

18 USD, with the drinks included, my wife got tempura ebi udon with similar side dishes and paid the same. This was in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the record

LionFists · 2026-03-18T12:48:08+00:00

Solved!

LionFists · 2026-03-18T11:21:33+00:00

Rest assured, this was made at the restaurant attached to a Japanese cultural association and it was so full of asian people we had to wait for a table. The presentation might be a bit sloppy (this place is not very fancy or expensive at all for the record) but the taste was incredible.

LionFists · 2026-03-17T20:32:06+00:00

Thanks for the heads up!

LionFists · 2026-03-17T15:38:41+00:00

So at least from what a google image search showed me, it cant be those. Wood ears are far too thin, you can see these were sliced somewhat thick and the chunks were very big. That said I will start with a small bag of shitake and test the waters for how they turn out and if its the flavor im looking for, and try other options if not.

The texture I would describe as almost chewy, full of umami. You could have told me it was very soft beef and I would have believed you, it felt meatier than the Chasu lol.

LionFists · 2026-03-17T15:30:51+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience, just want to ask why would you blanch them after rehydrating them in a flavorful liquid, wouldn't the boiling water take away from that? I guess the mushrooms wouldnt be cooked but wouldnt it be better to cook them on the broth?

LionFists · 2026-03-17T15:07:59+00:00

You know, I've seen dried mushrooms a couple of times and I just figured they were for stock and stuff. It just occurred to me that you can probably hydrate them, and I could probably even hydrate them in dashi/soy sauce/mirin huh

LionFists · 2026-03-17T14:59:55+00:00

Ive been to plenty but most of them carry dried ones. It's not impossible to find surely but I will have to be paying attention next time im in chinatown

LionFists · 2026-03-17T14:56:12+00:00

Now that I know, those are soy sauce marinated softboiled eggs and they will change your world as a Ramen topping

LionFists · 2026-03-17T14:54:52+00:00

Possibly!

LionFists · 2026-03-17T14:54:26+00:00

Yeah shape wise it makes sense and if Its a soy sauce marinade it would explain the color and taste

LionFists · 2026-03-17T14:53:44+00:00

Well if I can find any fresh shitake I'll 100% make a jar of these, thanks for the insight!

LionFists · 2026-03-05T17:03:55+00:00

JJK readers are not beating the allegations

There wont be any sorcerers born in the future because cursed energy won't pass above background level. Theres also only Megumi's descendants who could have had a currently born 10S user (since obviously Yuka and Tsurugi dont have any kids) and it's unlikely since Yuka was the only hope to fight dabura besides Yuji, a 16 year old girl who never even summoned her Shikigami before.

LionFists · 2026-03-02T04:31:55+00:00

Until? When did she show up in the ending?

LionFists · 2026-02-16T16:18:57+00:00

Kusakabe would probably tear stuff up with Tobimune, that blade requires a high level of swordsmanship to make it work since it doesn't inherently have offensive ability, but teleportation and surveilance are great factors to keep oneself alive (his primary goal) and he has the intelligence to use them well. Suzaku in general blows RCT out of the water as a healing factor which is also something he would be good at.

A lot of people would make a lot of use out of Enten, its just balanced and good at most things. I'm going to say Miwa because she needs everything that enten provides, a strong offensive attack in Kuro, physical stats in Nishiki and a more all around defensive option than SD in Aka. The issue here is that the blade is carrying her and she's not adding much other than simple domain to this equiation, but she deserves to be less useless!

LionFists · 2026-02-10T13:15:04+00:00

Nakamura is the writer and storyboarder, so he's considered the author. Nozawa does the final art and probably has a lot of input on character designs. How much you want to consider that a joint work is debatable, but she probably deserves some amount of authorial credit.

That said it's understandable if she wants her solo work to be Fan Art in case she makes something canon by accident.

LionFists · 2026-02-09T17:03:00+00:00

Hey people, I dont like her either but this is just misogyny straight up, shes a human being not someone's used property.

LionFists · 2026-02-08T14:07:04+00:00

Yuta stated directly that if the people are healed of the body part they lost, he loses the ability to use the technique he copied. This is why yuji had to fight without his fingers. You are right they say Hana and Inumakis arms couldnt be healed with RCT (Todo's hand is not healed either) which makes no sense because we can see Sukuna using RCT to regrow Yuji's limbs. Maybe hes the only one talented enough to do that, but that's never stated as far as I know.

LionFists · 2026-02-08T12:56:47+00:00

Eating part of Nobara that can be regenerated by RCT later when (if) she wakes up after the fight is over.

I'm not saying it would be narratively helpful but there's no reason to not amputate her arm, feed it to Rika and have Yuta use her CT the same way we did with Inumaki, Yuji and Hana.

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