From here on out I will start these posts with these little animated gifs with my Animal Crosiing avatar, at the very least as greeting.
After this post, episodic arcs takes a break and comes back after Shadi's arc...the first 3 volumes in these posts will be around 8 parts, two of them will be in updating old post while the rest is 6 brand new posts...
I'm glad, the manga analysis updates on the first 7 volumes is finally starting to pick up the previous pace when I started and midway through, it's still not as fast as before, but the pace is certainly becoming more steady...it's good news after being on hiatus for so long because specialized course...
But the "job" is still a concern for me, so I'm trying to keep going as fast as I can.
I'm glad, the manga analysis updates on the first 7 volumes is finally starting to pick up the previous pace when I started and midway through, it's still not as fast as before, but the pace is certainly becoming more steady...it's good news after being on hiatus for so long because specialized course...
But the "job" is still a concern for me, so I'm trying to keep going as fast as I can.
Plot Summary:
Chapter 8 - The Poison Man
It starts with Yugi hanging out with Jounouchi and Honda, Jounouchi is guiding them somewhere while they ask, Jounouchi speaks about the rumours of a store and it's owner that sells shoes, including rare shoes, Jounouchi is wanting to buy specific shoes, they go through some alleyways to go this store called "Junky Scorpion", they enter the store, the owner of the shop wears streetwear style, these specific sneakers Jounouchi wants are muscle sneakers, there is one model of muscle sneakers selling in this store, the shop owner claims this is very rare that collectors would do anything including murder...Jounouchi insists in wanting to buy them, so the shop owner challenges Jounouchi to a little game, using the scorpion hanging in his necklace, he puts the scorpion on the shoe Jounouchi wanted, if Jounouchi wants the sneakers so bad, then he has to show guts that he is willing to get these sneakers by putting his feet on the shoe with a scorpion inside, Jounouchi puts then removes his feet, the shop owner reveals the scorpion he put on the shoe was a fake one...Jounouchi was able to get his shoes, they left the store and about to go to a fast food restaurant but they were ambushed by three guys and stole Jounouchi's new sneakers then left, Yugi and the boys were starting to recover, Jounouchi and Honda wanting revenge did go after their ambushers, Yugi asked permission to tag along and try not to get in the way, as they allow it, they found the ambushers and Jounouchi and Honda effortlessly beat them up and got the answer that the shop owner have been swindling people for profit, the boys decided to go to the shop owner the next day, as they went separate ways, Dark Yugi took over, he challenged the shop owner to the same game as Jounouchi, the differences are the shop owner added a real scorpion (his pet) and Dark Yugi to make the shop owner participate he added coins with new conditions that Dark Yugi has to pay 100,000 yen for each coin in the shoe, they take turns, the shop owner grows impatient for his greed and makes a dangerous move trying to kill his scorpion pet with a knife, making a hole in the shoes, however his hand got stuck, his pet was alive and it stings him for trying to kill him, he went to the hospital and Yugi brought the sneakers to Jounouchi without remembering anything when Dark Yugi took over.
Chapter 9-10 * The Cards With Teeth
The chapter begins with the introduction of a trading card game that has been growing popularity, Magic & Wizards (licensed version: Duel Monsters) in Kame Game shop explained by Yugi and his grandpa to Anzu and Jounouchi, as Sugoroku shows his most treasured card given by a friend which happens to be considered one of the most powerful and rarest monster card, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, they were interrupted by one of their classmates, Seto Kaiba, who happens to be quite rich and huge a Magic & Wizards card game collector, he tries to buy Yugi's grandpa Blue-Eyes White Dragon through lot of extremely rare cards, but no success, gets out of the store angry...
Next day, Yugi brings his grandpa favourite card with his grandfather permission, Kaiba noticed and asked if he could see the card again and holding a bit, however he swiftly traded with a fake one and give that one to Yugi, to Kaiba's dismay Yugi noticed it was fake and he call out to Kaiba after school waiting for him and to give it back, however Kaiba refuses and hits him, Dark Yugi takes over and challenges him to a shadow game duel, the illusions produced by the shadow game gives a realistic image that Kaiba feels inspired by the game, the duel went back and forth until Kaiba summoned Yugi's grandpa Blue-Eyes however the card didn't follow Kaiba instructions because it wasn't rightfully his and self-destructs, Dark Yugi uses a magic card to ressurect Blue-Eyes, wins the duel and gives Kaiba a penalty game "Sensation of Death" and leaves with Yugi's grandpa card.
Chapter 11-12 * The Wild Gang
Yugi, Honda and Anzu noticing something odd about their class, Jounouchi is not at school, so Yugi decided together with Anzu and Honda to find why Jounouchi has been absent, they try to go to his home to discover that Jounouchi haven't been home for two days, which gets them even more concerned about him, as they search for him, Yugi is the first to spot Jounouchi that he is with a gang from another school, Yugi and the others tried to reach him but in vain to a point one of the members of the gang punched Yugi in the face, Jounouchi pretends didn't see anything or that he doesn't know his friends, Anzu and Honda calls out on Jounouchi, however he continues ignoring them, so Anzu and Honda takes injured Yugi to a park, as Anzu takes care of Yugi's injury, they're wondering as to why Jounouchi is acting this way, Honda tells the story about Jounouchi was once a delinquent and part of a gang when he was in middle school with Hirutani, Yugi doesn't give up on Jounouchi and believes in him, that inspired Honda and Anzu to continue believing in Jounouchi, they try to find out the reason for Jounouchi's recent actions, to find out in their usual hang out something happened between Jounouchi and the gang, one of the the guys that were half-conscious revealed that Hirutani blackmailed Jounouchi into joining the gang, however since they didn't follow through the conditions with Jounouchi being in the gang for one of them punching Yugi, he rebelled and Hirutani plus the rest of the gang that were conscious went to their hideout to punish Jounouchi "misbehaviour", Yugi and the others become more worried about his well-being and start their search for their hideout, Yugi uses a little of millenium puzzle power and Dark Yugi takes over to arrive Jounouchi already unconscious, so Dark Yugi challenges the gang and their leader to a game, by outsmarting them they get all unconscious and goes back to the puzzle, with Yugi holding Jounouchi and him waking up relieved and moved seeing Yugi came to pick him up with his friends.
Key Points:
Chapter 9-10 * The Cards With Teeth
The chapter begins with the introduction of a trading card game that has been growing popularity, Magic & Wizards (licensed version: Duel Monsters) in Kame Game shop explained by Yugi and his grandpa to Anzu and Jounouchi, as Sugoroku shows his most treasured card given by a friend which happens to be considered one of the most powerful and rarest monster card, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, they were interrupted by one of their classmates, Seto Kaiba, who happens to be quite rich and huge a Magic & Wizards card game collector, he tries to buy Yugi's grandpa Blue-Eyes White Dragon through lot of extremely rare cards, but no success, gets out of the store angry...
Next day, Yugi brings his grandpa favourite card with his grandfather permission, Kaiba noticed and asked if he could see the card again and holding a bit, however he swiftly traded with a fake one and give that one to Yugi, to Kaiba's dismay Yugi noticed it was fake and he call out to Kaiba after school waiting for him and to give it back, however Kaiba refuses and hits him, Dark Yugi takes over and challenges him to a shadow game duel, the illusions produced by the shadow game gives a realistic image that Kaiba feels inspired by the game, the duel went back and forth until Kaiba summoned Yugi's grandpa Blue-Eyes however the card didn't follow Kaiba instructions because it wasn't rightfully his and self-destructs, Dark Yugi uses a magic card to ressurect Blue-Eyes, wins the duel and gives Kaiba a penalty game "Sensation of Death" and leaves with Yugi's grandpa card.
Chapter 11-12 * The Wild Gang
Yugi, Honda and Anzu noticing something odd about their class, Jounouchi is not at school, so Yugi decided together with Anzu and Honda to find why Jounouchi has been absent, they try to go to his home to discover that Jounouchi haven't been home for two days, which gets them even more concerned about him, as they search for him, Yugi is the first to spot Jounouchi that he is with a gang from another school, Yugi and the others tried to reach him but in vain to a point one of the members of the gang punched Yugi in the face, Jounouchi pretends didn't see anything or that he doesn't know his friends, Anzu and Honda calls out on Jounouchi, however he continues ignoring them, so Anzu and Honda takes injured Yugi to a park, as Anzu takes care of Yugi's injury, they're wondering as to why Jounouchi is acting this way, Honda tells the story about Jounouchi was once a delinquent and part of a gang when he was in middle school with Hirutani, Yugi doesn't give up on Jounouchi and believes in him, that inspired Honda and Anzu to continue believing in Jounouchi, they try to find out the reason for Jounouchi's recent actions, to find out in their usual hang out something happened between Jounouchi and the gang, one of the the guys that were half-conscious revealed that Hirutani blackmailed Jounouchi into joining the gang, however since they didn't follow through the conditions with Jounouchi being in the gang for one of them punching Yugi, he rebelled and Hirutani plus the rest of the gang that were conscious went to their hideout to punish Jounouchi "misbehaviour", Yugi and the others become more worried about his well-being and start their search for their hideout, Yugi uses a little of millenium puzzle power and Dark Yugi takes over to arrive Jounouchi already unconscious, so Dark Yugi challenges the gang and their leader to a game, by outsmarting them they get all unconscious and goes back to the puzzle, with Yugi holding Jounouchi and him waking up relieved and moved seeing Yugi came to pick him up with his friends.
Key Points:
****Chapter 8 - The Poison Man****
Right off the bat, the chapter begins with these three hanging out, it's nice to see these kinds of hints that since the event from the wicked b*tch, they hang out often...I like that Yugi is in the middle, something to note, Jounouchi character design is getting closer to the "current Jounouchi design" we know and most familiar with, Honda doesn't go through much evolution.
Can I say how Honda throws his common sense is pretty funny? one of these examples we and as to why he is actually creeped out by cringy, embarrassing and silly stuff, the fact he is very awkward but his common sense is usually funny, when they arrive the store and see the name of the store..."Junky Scorpion", Honda comments how the name of the store is too weird, I'm actually I'm with him, doesn't imply anything unless the store sells "used" stuff...but the logo though, the design is fine but 😑, doesn't imply anything of what the store wants to sell...
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