02.13.05

Report on January 9 meeting

Posted in Meeting Reports at 9:37 pm by mark

Relatively quiet meeting today; about 8 folks showed up. As scheduled, we showed Naruto#29, Full Metal Alchemist #13, Hikaru no Go #38, Bleach #2, and Galaxy Angel III #5-6, plus the shorts Panda-Z #13 and Sweet Valerian #5.

Episode summaries follow.

Naruto #29: The creepy long-tongued ninja from last time attacks. Sasuke shocks Sakura and Naruto by offering their scroll in return for being left alone. He tosses it to the ninja but Naruto grabs it and punches Sasuke for being such a coward. The ninja summons another huge snake who attacks Naruto; Naruto’s eyes turn red as the Nine-Tails’s chakra leaks out and he counterattacks. The long-tongued ninja drags Naruto over and changes the seal on his belly to trap the Nine-Tails chakra, then flings him away.

Panda-Z #13: A quiet duel continues… just you wait and see!

Full Metal Alchemist #13: Ed and Al arrive at the headquarters in East City; Ed isn’t looking forward to giving his report. Ed reports to Mustang, who already knows of the brothers’ adventures. Ed asks Mustang about Dr. Marco. Just then the top officers arrive and take over the headquarters. At lunch, Ed asks Hughes about Marco, and the brigadier general overhears and asks if Ed is talking about the “runaway Marco.” The “upagrade assessment” for the year is scheduled for East City; Ed proposes a mock battle structure, and chooses Mustang for his opponent. The match begins… and after many explosions, the Fuehrer calls an end to the match and orders Ed and Mustang to clean up the mess they’ve made. While they do, Mustang admits having known Marco. Later, Hughes tells Mustang that in Central City, alchemists are being murdered.

Hikaru no Go #38: The 7th match of the pro exam pits Hikaru against Tsubaki. Hikaru wins when Tsubaki resigns. Hikaru also wins his 8th match, and his 9th; now he, Isumi, and Ochi are the only ones undefeated. Touya arrives to tutor Ochi. They play, and Touya wins, wishing Ochi were stronger so he could measure Hikaru’s strength better. Touya plans to strengthen Ochi to help gauge Hikaru’s strength, but Ochi figures that out and angrily tells Touya to leave.

Sweet Valerian #5: Popular ramen!

Bleach #2: Ichigo’s father wakes him; Ichigo asks how his sisters’ injuries are. “What injuries?” Yuzu and Karin are fine, and they all think the house was damaged by a truck running into it. At school, Ichigo is talking to his friends when Rukia shows up and introduces herself as a transfer student. (She’s using a false body to recover her powers, which were nearly completely consumed by Ichigo.) Later Rukia tries to get Ichigo to help with the shinigami (death god) work. At first he refuses, then changes his mind. Meanwhile, Hollows drag off and consume a ghost who had been watching Orihime, making him into a Hollow. The new Hollow attacks Ichigo in his bedroom, and Ichigo recognizes it as having been Orihime’s older brother, who died at the Kurosaki clinic three years before. The Hollow flees, and later Orihime and Tatsuki hear a voice…

Galaxy Angel III #5: The Angel squadron retrieves a data disk from a crumbling planet. #6: Forte and Milfeulle are in an oasis, while the others are on a planet of hugs.

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