Then, chapter time... Gosh, what I chapter it was. KandaKandaKandaKandaKandaKandaKandaKandaKanda and Mugen, Reever, Johnny and Allen. <3
Nothing wrong with that. |D
Mugen's Awakening
I'm glad Kanda is back, and this chapter really gave me a bit more insight in his being, as well confirmed some things I had assumed since much earlier. For starters, he does have some kindness in him, but I did NOT suspect him to be blunt towards Lenalee. |D He's said a lot of things in the past, but never that someone was ugly. Lenalee's reaction was priceless though.
It was kind of touching how he acted towards the old man Zhû... I don't know if Kanda would ever forgive him for what he's done to him and so many others, but I think Kanda's always seen the old man as his grandpa, in a way...
Unlike Leverrier, who's still recieving all Anger that Kanda has towards the Order. |D
Did you see the two-spots? Lavi's nickname for Link, made me think of something. What if Zhû used his power to transmit Link's soul to a new body? He's done it before, right.... But if that's the truth, I liked the previous Link a LOT more. : V
Mugen's awakening was something I suspected to happen.... I figured it'd form a blade of his blood (which I said months ago and earned me the reply of "Eww, that's gross, Mudkipblader"..) even though it was painfully obvious.... I think. :B What makes me think though, is how Kanda knew it was time to become a Crystal Type....How he KNEW Mugen would awaken in it's new state. Because, to me, it doesn't seem like he was so surprised about it, he even knew what he was doing.
I don't think this is fuel for pairing wars. It's just my observation, though at first it seems as if it might be a Kanlena hint, I don't think Kanda interpretes it that way. He's too thickheaded for that, and don't forget he still has the girl in his memories (even though he knows she's gone now). Kanda's not into the whole "I love you" thing....It's merely to not loose anything of Mugen. Lenalee stopped him, because she knew what he was doing... and she wanted to make sure he knew what he was doing as well. Mugen liquified between her hands, and if Kanda hadn't drank (not kissed) from her hand, chances are that part of Mugen might have been lost. And besides, it's Kanda. He doesn't think too far ahead. He just uses quickest and easiest solution available.
And as SA said, they're more siblings then antyhing else...
But then again, everyone interpretes it as they want... Just like the Allena scene when Allen left the Order. Lavi and Lenalee got some scenes together as well... so I don't think Hoshino has made up her mind of what pairing she's going to make canon.
*coughs*
I LOVED THE PANEL WHERE MUGEN FORMED FROM KANDA'S BLOOD! It's gruesome, yes, but damn, it's drawn so well, so powerful. I love that smirk/smile on Kanda's face.
But you know what I love most?
That Kanda finally came to terms with his own being. He is no longer the second exorcist, Kanda Yu, but the man Kanda Yu who decided to become an Exorcist.
And I totally knew he was the Child of the Lotus In a way we got some information about Kanda's past person again. :3
"The Forceful Lotus"
I like it.
One more thing.
Why there? Why did Kanda get his Stigmata there? And not on some more obvious place like his wrists or hands? :B
The Others
And after that enormous part about Kanda, I'm going to be very short about Johnny, Reever and Allen. |D
I love the science guys. I really do. Thanks to them, the Exorcists can live their lives more or less in a normal way, protected from the claws of the Order. If it wasn't for them, "Home" would be "Hell".
And Reever, you're awesome, just like Komui. Johnny, I can't help but to wonder what Hoshino is planning with you... It's OBVIOUS you'll be getting some big role to lead in a few chapters... Could it be true after all what a friend of mine said? Is there a possibillity you might be closer linked to Innocence than most give you credit for? ovo
Allen. <3 Glad to see you're still alive and kicking.
Apo-thingy, Not so glad to see you. Go die and leave the exorcists alone!
Needless to say, I loved this chapter. Those who know my art, know that I've been drawing Mugen as a dragon for a while now, and it wasn't hard to convert that scene into Mugen's dragon form arising from Kanda's blood... I'm just dying to draw it. D:<