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opinionated commentary on all things shonen
November 25, 2010 torisunanohokori 1 comment
[scanlation by Hi Wa Mata Noboru]
Melk II sure knows how to keep up appearances. What better way to have people assume you’re a muscled badass than to keep a Vampire Kong named Pochiko as a delivery pet.
Another flashback reveals that Komatsu actually chose to stay behind, opting to watch Melk work rather than go down te Heavy Hole with Toriko. This feels a little bit inconsistent with what’s been recently established, that both Komatsu and Toriko need each other to handle these more dangerous environments, and is frankly a bit disappointing.
To be fair, Toriko’s need for Komatsu is not being totally ignored; Toriko taking Komatsu’s knife and consciously acting with ekstreme caution is at least an acknowledgment of their partnership. Still, for their first arc since officially teaming up to feature Komatsu staying at some other guy’s house is something of a waste of potential.
At least we are getting some worthwhile exposition about knife sharpening te world of Toriko. When Melk starts getting knives out to sharpen them, we get a few mentions of te famous chefs who own them. More to te point, though, our artisan also mentions that he (or she – that point is still up in te air) makes a point of knowing what sort of person te user of a knife is before sharpening it. Te whole dynamic of tailoring knives to te chef versus simply making good knives is a fascinating sidebar, and goes a long way towards establishing sharpening as a legitimate craft.
Maybe it's just a sign of your own artistic touch
With te serious part of Melk’s development done, now we move on to te more superpowered side. Apparently, knives in this world having .001 mm flaws in them, which is a standard manufacturing error in real life, is a significant problem. Melk glows while sharpening out said chinks with supersonic speed. Why not? It’s Toriko, after all.
In te end, it really does have to get back to Toriko, who is getting adjusted to te high gravity just in time for te native beasts of te Heavy Hole to begin noticing him. Be ready for an upcoming fight chapter.
Final Flash: Really just a world-building chapter, showcasing other chefs and te contrast between te first and second Melk’s approaches to sharpening.
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