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New chapter of “His Heart beats…” is out!
(Along with my pointless rant im sure nobody cares about)
Half of chapter 6 is reader/toji but a significant part of chapter 6 is also reader/naoya sincw i have plans for this character as well.
All right more trash takes from me on jjks culling game. So Ive found that people who read culling game weekly as it was released enjoy it alot more than people like me reading it in chunks (bc we got tired of being spoiled)
And my initial thoughts are pretty bland. Its extremely bloated with unnecessary/ flat characters, fights and lore that dont make much sense unless gege plans on doing a heian era prequel (which he should.)
BUT
It also beats shibuya in high octane fights and hype Which is important for a battle shounen (if a shounen fails at everything else it cannot be fights so kudos.) and for every “miss” character there were alot of hit characters too, that I liked.
But overall i didnt like it more than shibuya bc from a writing standpoint it flops and unfortunately im at a point in my anime “career” where story does have to hold water (not be air tight but cant leave a lot on the table).
But i will also say, in general, i prefer a meh plot with good characters over a good plot w meh characters… which makes culling game especially frustrating for me because i cant tell which one it is… its right down the middle, some parts were a straight SNOOZE fest while others were so hype i got mad it was over!
Maybe I may need to re-read the arc again
I hear rumblings in the JJK ethos that the Kamo are a 'weak' clan because they don't have anything to rival TS or 6E/L. But I actually disagree. Blood manipulation is an OP CT no matter how you slice it, but I think the issues with the Kamo are kinda the same problems I highlighted in my Zenin rant; fantastic build-up, poor payoff. naoya zenin said it best that not understanding true strength is the pitfall of most sorcerers and I think this applies to the Kamo. Jjk highlights a user's "mindset" far more than their god-given "ability". In other words, will determines strength possibly more than CT does. That's why the strongest in the series are often the most selfish and egotistical. It’s the character willing to go the furthest, sacrifice the most, and frankly… theres a few screws loose in the heads of the strongest.
So when it comes to the Kamo, aside from Noritoshi-jaku there dont seem to be any characters like that aside from the death paintings (really just Choso) And where Choso is regarded, when he puts everything on the line his abilities seem to overhwelm sorcerers with superior talents. So I believe it ain't the CT that limits this clan, it's the user.