Chapter 57: The Fighters EnterArchive:https://desuarchive.org/a/search/subject/daily%20kengan/start/2025-12-14/order/asc/
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>>288063106>akoya you should tone down the murdering people>...>added to my murder list for being bitch made
>>288063067Based Gao?
>>288063106No but what did Wakatsuki even do?What was his crime to deserve an execution of justice? He's one of the most straightforward martial artist among the cast.What are Akoya's standards for evil? Anyone who confronts him?
>>288063158>What are Akoya's standards for evil? Anyone who confronts him?yes, any sorta pushback against him or his goals makes you "evil", its why he went murderboner on cosmo
>>288063198SEX WITH SHINA ALISA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0
>>288063085>>288063075Excellent pep talk Kazzy, way to reassure everyone's spirit. As expected of the Kengan org representative, coach and manager of the most important fight in the past century. Those 3 years of business training paid off.
>>288063218New readers, what are your predictions and expectations?
Chapter 58: First Up
>>288063085Julius you shouldn't eat before a fight, these don't even look like good and efficient macros here.
>>288063206>>288063218Prepare your edits friends
>>288063158Witnessing evil makes you evil too, since you get contaminated.
>>288063268Oh right the rules, we spent months theorizing if it was gonna be a battle of attrition or just 1v1
>>288063218maybe it's because I've been exposed to too many edits, but some of those faces look downright bizarre
>>288063075>nishihonji is in nogi's faction, literally never implied before>uhhhh we had to take them out to accommodate fighters from other factions>it was imperative I put Ryuki and his murderhobo martial art who is unaffiliated with any corporation in here thoughSandro is at some of his most insufferable when he starts trying to justify his decisions like this, it'd actually be better if he just didn't at all. We're supposed to believe politics were a huge deal, when the final roster he chose is>Ohma, Rihito, Wakatsuki, Gaolang, Agito, Misasa, Raian, RyukiALL fighters who are either from Nogi affiliated groups or factions directly or indirectly.>Julius, Masaki, AkoyaThe only ones from opposed cliques.>NitokuFreelancer.>OkuboAmbiguous.
>>288063160We find out who the seventh fang was later, right?
>>288063218Remember when people thought Alan was Samato from FoTS? Now I'm wondering how terrible writing-wise FoTS is since it's pure, raw and unfiltered sandro.
>>288063273The order doesn't fucking matter, its random, Agito coming in late won't save shit because his victory is assured either first or last.
>>288063106Wait, so the implication was that Murobuchi lost to Kokuro because of these injuries, right? And the complications arose after?He was still cleared for the match though?
>>288063268Rules chapter................
>>288063288I'm not sure who Raian even fight for now, he wasn't too keen on working for Kenzo
>>288063085What should literally any rank and file fighter be "fighting for", Gaolang?>"I will CRUSH these vile Purgatory monsters, I will NEVER fight in safer conditions for better pay as long as I draw breath, this I swear!"
>>288063106(He would not follow up on this.)
>>288063218The thirteen mightiest fighters you could imagine.
>>2880633361. Why does it matter, they aren't fighting together2. Do your fucking job3. Do your fucking job.
>>288063237HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
>>288063328I just lump him under Metsudo who is Nogi, since the K*res are basically an extension of his forces, and the conversation after Raian fucks the contract for fun imply that Nogi was the one who formally hired him for this.
>>288063237How, Koga? You gonna jump someone in the next... few hours?
>>288063206Enter OKUBO PAYASO
>>288063359Agito culo...
>>288063268Why every 3 matches and not swapping after every match?
>>288063233i just KNOW these two are gonna go hard as FUCK
>>288063268>>288063255>>288063248I want to remind everyone and let newreaders aware that the public for both Kengan and Purgatory matches is completely different.Kengan matches are dirty fights where people die and yakuza and dirty billionaires make deals, the public is used to carnage.Purgatory members are just nova rich brats that want an spectacle, bet some money and get drunk, their fights are a show. They are here to have a good time.Just keep in this in mind as this circus goes on.
Chapter 59: The Legend of El Dorado
>>288063296Sandro casually mentions like five years later that it was Takayama.
>>288063218How many times does Lolong's face change throughout this arc
>>288063395Man, you really just take a look back and notice the signs were all there. The depression I mean.
>>288063390LEAVE GAOLANG TO ME
>>288063403But I thought he didn't want hand-me-downs
Oh god here we fucking go.
>>288063248>100,000 spectators ...it's an underground competition... right..
>>288063342Is that the winner of the popularity poll, Gaolang Wongsawat?To make sure that the series can ride the immense popularity boost Ohma gave it?
>>288063314Brain atrophy skull
>>288063464>he was too strong
>>288063380Monke...
>>288063450Can your frame even widen that mch?
>casually turns from a middleweight to a heavyweight and back into a bantamweight
>>288063482>compared to motherfucking KurokiHOLYYYYY I just know this is gonna be a fucking amazing match
>>288063482>JUSTLIKEKUROKIYOU GUYSHATEHATEHATEHATEHAETHATEHAET
>>288063097>>288063106 akoya's hair will never stop getting a chuckle out of me, kek
>>288063380The start
>>288063476I think I've seen this promoter elsewhere, probably Ippo.
>>288063305>>288063314>More NTR
>>288063067Why is he kaolan now?His original name is ガオラン.Is the current translator attempting to capture some reference?
>>288063198you are no Sayaka
>>288063314chimp staredown
>>288063541She seems even less qualified to do refereeing that anyone else.Anna Paula maybe, but that dress...
>>288063585Is it Beijing or Peking?
>>288063248Rabu Sayaka
>>288063237>Koga LITERALLY being in the cuck chair watchingBruuh
>>288063482HOLY SHIT HE'S SO KUROKI
EXTRA: WELCOME HOME PARTY
>>288063585Same translator, but they changed it because.... this is the official translations instead. (They got hired by Comikey, and that came with some name mandates from Sandro, I guess. see also Lihito and Karura)
>>288063248>color commentatorIt's commentator of color
>>288063585>Why is he kaolan now?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaolan_KaovichitAlso written as ガオラン in JapaneseBasically katakana is retarded as hell, don't think about it too hard.
>>288063295Muteba and Togo make a cute couple.
>>288063608I love Medel.
>>288063344KEK, I love how frequently people make these sorts of "nope, nothing came of it" posts. Sandro is such a hack.
>>288063639But isn't katakana a phonetic alphabet? How is it pronounced?
>>288063655If you think this is frequently.... well.Just assume that anything that could be followed up by something, won't.
>>288063464medel.. you were strong!
>>288063660Elevens are notoriously bad at pronouncing other languages
Would you guys be down for a Terraformars daily?
>>288063342Oh no, the first fighter for the "good" guys always loses...
>>288063645He really is a strong start to this whole thing Too bad he fucks it up with his three-star Capoeira app, would have been cool to see Gaolang adapt to someone who's a better boxer than him
>>288063314>troglodyte vs. chimp
>>288063666But something things are followed up but in a way that makes you wish they weren't
>>288063637Koga please, your boyfriend is right there
>>288063660Its pronounced how you think it is, its just that there are zero consistent rules when it comes to transliterating foreign words in katakana. Its a make it up as you go along sort of thing. In this particular case I would take a guess that it has something to do with how the name is pronounced in thai, but I don't know shit about that language.
>>288063218OUR HEROES
>>288063218Our HEROES.>an-OUR GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKING HEROES
>>288063120Incredibly ominous Julius panel for literally no good reason
>>288063671>>288063678>So mad that his bf got NTRed that he's not noticing he's being NTRedRyukibros...
>>288063711>Fist ThingsDON'T OPEN THAT
>>288063218I can't look at this page without laughing
>>288063678Based Ryuki. I'll savor this while I can.
>>288063711>>288063718>>288063733Considering that we now have proof that Sandro does override Daro's decisions and just asks him to copy and paste shit. Why the fuck does he do this?
>>288063314>Hmmm, thinking about it, putting this literal serial killer who has repeatedly said he would kill every Kengan fighter as part of his crusade on my team wasn't the best idea
>>288063160Misasa can be an alright character but he's such a lame pick for the fang. The title has lost all punch it once had.
>>288063718Oh, sorry, Kazzy has had these incredibly secret videos of impossible camera angles on his son's PC all this time?Shocking they never leaked to the Dark Web.Also fuck you for making them just accept the NTR like this.
>>288063053That's a huge fucking plane
>>288063756Thought he's biting into his arm on the first panel
>>288063756What cuts are those even? Human calves?
>>288063218EEEEEEEENNNNTTTTEEEEERRRRR
>>288063314>It's too late, Yamashita. We have already depicted you as the angry basedjak and ourselves as the stoic pinhead and smug neanderthal
DONEShiina Alisa is a ray of light among all the KvP nonsense.
>>288063218SELECT YOUR FIGHTER
>>288063237Koga could've fought Kim Janggi in an extra match if the result ended up a draw or something. It's classic shounen trope. Sandro just had to injured him too hard for no reason
KvP is one of my favorite comedy manga arcs.
>>288063120>Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences>Why do even well-educated people understand so little about mathematics? And what are the costs of our innumeracy? John Allen Paulos, in his celebrated bestseller first published in 1988, argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large numbers and the probabilities associated with them results in misinformed governmental policies, confused personal decisions, and an increased susceptibility to pseudoscience of all kinds. Innumeracy lets us know what we're missing, and how we can do something about it.Meguro Masaki is so smart! Also kek on Julius staring him down.
>>288063237At least fuck Sayaka so you beat Ohma to losing your virginity
>>288063744peak ntr
Volume 6 dust cover 1
>>288063790Passion still detected.Also mental illness.
>>288063671Lucky Koga
>>288063711>Fist ThingsWho the fuck names folders like that
>>288063819Meant Kaede but either works
>>288063718We need an edit of them looking at yaoi.
Vol 6 dust cover 2
>>288063716It doesn't end up amounting to anything, but he knew Meguro and likely still has a grudge against Toyo
>>288063248Guess Jerry has fully retired from fighting to be an announcer. Also they should have had Sayaka and Alisa share MC duties
>>288063790I guess maybe the lockdowns were at least in part responsible for all this
>>288063684sounds good.i think it would have some decent activity
>>288063233Most of them don't look nearly as cool as the Kengan fighters desu. They remind me of a bunch of R1/2 demons from the tournament arc in Yu Yu Hakusho.
>>288063255If you sever someone's arm and throw it out of the ring does that count as a ring out?
>>288063237>genre: netorare
>>288063268Crosseyed masaki
>>288063237>300 chapters later and he's boat jobber-tier at best
>>288063711>>288063718>>288063733>>288063744so this is just cementing the ntr angle, huh
>>288063716>>288063844Weren't they friends or at least just okay with each other? It'd be weird that the guy that you definitely saw die and got his brain fingered now act differently.
>>288063482Ah yes here it beginsThe Kuroki Sliding Scale>>288063598>"that level">lightspeedOh my god it started so early
>>288063429>The Don Juan of Acapulco>El DoradoOk, how do these work? Are you allowed to apply for a new epithet if you show a sufficient powerlevel increase? Is it decided by fans or sponsors or the fighter? Does this work on Kinnikuman rules where you can just get a new title every chapter if you confidently say it?
>>288063718>resolve Ryuki's brief with Ohma...in an extra,,,because he fought wellGod the Ohmawank is insane
>>288063390Does he even lift?
>>288063306If they wait for purg to get first pick they can pick fighters in response, so if they send out someone that looks really strong they can counter with Agito. It makes sense to leave him in reserve for now.
>>288063075>>288063085What's their lineup exactly?>Julius was working under Hayami and since Hayami betrayed him Julius apparently fucked off somewhere else>Toku2 only shows up to get a paycheck before declaring retirement just to do it all again later, so he's not loyal to anyone>Raian is there because?>Akoya is a serial killer who adds anyone to his list because he's an ass like thatThere's this big emphasis on trying to recruit people from opposing factions so Nogi can make friends with them but then they go and pick a bunch of randoms that have no way of helping towards that goal>>288063761 It's because he gets the one fight and then gets no-diffed by Shen later. We RARELY ever see him, meanwhile Agito still operates as if he's still holding the title which he more or less is by everyone else's standards
>>288063482Sandro what in the fuck?
>>288063075>>288063085I still don't really get what Gaolang meant here. Like he thinks the fight is too casual or something and the team won't take it seriously?
>>288063248SEX WITH SAYAKA
>>288063660They say "Los Angeles" like "Losanzeles"
>>288063295Cute tired shark. Also what do you mean she owes you, she used the favor YOU owed her
>>288063482LITERALLY KUROKI
>>288063482Dang I can't believe the very first person Purgatory sent out is Kuroki level. Truly this organization is unfathomable
>>288063842THE RICE LADY
>>288063218>The "Worm"?>They've got "nothing" on us "Spiders"...
>>288063218AAAAAH FUCK AHAHAAAAHAHA FUCK ME DUDE GOD DAMMIT
>>288063218Finally…. “we” have “arrived”
>>288063218K-k-k-k-k-kengan bros... my house is sh-shaking...
>>288063842rice lady rice lady
>>288063237>God I can’t wait for my opportunity to get punched in the face to settle corporate disputes and deals
>>288063206>>288063218Quick, anyone who's not spoiled, guess which fighter fights who.
>>288063218
>>288063553>Near 40 KG differenceFucking Christ, that's absurd.
>>288063295I don't remember Shark's win gave her anything. Same as Hayami. Sandro's politic plotline always goes nowhere
>>288063976fucking kek
>>288063218>that musicfucking lmaoUNDER PURGATORY RULES
>>288063970
>>288064025>Same as HayamiWell Katsumasa got folded hamburger style so he wasn't really there to benefit from it.
>>288064025From this point onwards most of the CEOs may as well not exist. That's the biggest problem with omega. Its far too focused on the fighters and we sorta lose the fighter/CEO dynamics that really helped build on a bunch of characters.
>>288064062You can't really do that anymore since most of the CEOs have basically be condensed down to like 3 major players that move shit around. If this was like a proper KAT then it might make sense but the plot's not doing that.
>>288064043>The 'Roki of Osaka
>>288063370Really eager to cuck
>>288064043Should edit Rihito's waistband to say Kuroki
>literally kuroki
>>288063344>>288063655Maybe Waka will catch Akoya as he's chasing Agito, who is still running btw
>>288063541Damn that's one sexo dress. Not really what I'd pick for refereeing though
>>288063564Jesus look above his elbow
>>288063671Koga needs to fuck at least one of these
>>288063733>he was awesome
>>288063085Lmao Riain wants one of those sandwiches but would prolly get told to fuck off
>>288063608
>>288063790Thanks op
>>288063314
>>288063824Fusui is so hot it should be illegal>>288063842JESUS Daro was horny as fuck this volume
>>288063248I don't think Sandro knows how much 100k *actually* is. The KAT had the excuse of the public being important officials who had an interest in keeping things secret, but how the fuck is this supposed to stay secret? It has more attendance than some public MMA events!
>>288063790
>>288063976Lmao
>>288063075I still don't understand why accommodating other factions is such a big factor here.This strikes me as more of a "win by any means necessary" situation.
>>288063206if it was asura
>>288063306yes but like real life competition we still want to put forward similarly-skilled contestant against each other, just the one on your side being a little bit stronger, for the best odds out of many roundsassuming a sprint race between 5 people, you'd want to make sure your sprinter is slightly faster than the other in the "sending out people for 55:45 chance to win", not "send my best against their worst for a guaranteed 100% win against their worst, but other 3 sprinters of mine lose 65%:35% in their race"
>>288063849That was mentioned earlier I think.
>>288063158Literally yes.Confronting him slows down his pursuit of justice. Even just a little bit.And slowing down the pursuit of justice is aiding and abetting criminals.
>>288063158Akoya's worldview is pretty simple>Kill evil people>Anyone who is opposed to me is evilDude would kill the another cop if said cop gave him a parking ticket despite being on a first name basis for twenty years that's how Akoya operates
>>288064272Wasting time fighting Waka wastes more time though
>>288063660my guess is that it's more of an issue with the latin spelling of the thai pronunciation than with katakana itselfalso even if you have a clear spelling of something sometimes it gets butchered by speakers like capocollo somehow becoming gabagool
>Meanwhile, in the good timeline...
someone was very hyped for this fight.Somehow we didn't get to see much more fanarts after the first match, wonder why...
>>288064043>What they see when they say "literally Kuroki"
>>288064296I was thinking of waiting for tomorrow to post all that. just my two cents.
>>288063218The truly top-class thirteen...>>288047303The omegaverse bullshit from Li has been kinda funny. The yakuza arc in general has been pretty alright, just waiting to see how things go now that Aino's back in the picture.
>>288064320I'm just posting the first two parts since they don't actually deal with the fight itself. Rest will come after "that".
>>288063218Lolong is 1kg heavier than Nicholas btw
>>288063248Could Koga take Jeremy?
>>288063273Lol Riain's happy theres someone the rest of the cast hates more than him
>>288063085Ever since Kazzy redid how fighters are apportioned in this system almost none of them will ever have any conviction. You can't duplicate the same types of relationships that used to exist between fighters and companies. And the fighters that are close to their bosses now are mostly old heads that were brought into the new format.
>>288063288>>288063328I would put Kures as freelancersthe clan isn't directly affiliated with any corporation despite Erioh being Metsudo's buttbuddy since they had no problem with working for a rival companyand yeah I know they tried to kill Kenzo but that was for using a proxy, not for being against Metsudo
>>288063927But why would Purg send out someone really strong when they have first pick?Shouldn't they be using the same strategy of saving their strongest guy to counter a strong guy on the Kengan team?
>>288063525He always looks like a charicature of Kazuya Mishima to me
>>288064396Purg rolls on vibes I'm afraid.
>>288063359Agito's juicy ass will never not be funny
>>288063716He just thinks it's weird that there's a clone of the coworker he watched die standing next to him>>288063905I really wouldn't say friends from Julius' perspective, he's always standoffish towards Nikaido from what I remember even when the latter is trying to show camaraderie
>>288063314Can any phrenologists in the thread tell me what these cranium shapes mean?
>>288063198ENTER SEX
>>288064396Purgatory fighters don't seem to be as tactically minded, especially since they're left up to their own devices
>>288063218wow you can tell yumigahama is one of the team's bigshots, maybe even the leader
>>288047303I stopped reading around chapter 300. I enjoyed my time with it, especially with how batshit insane it got, but I'm gonna wait until it's actually finished to continue where I left off, because once I caught up, I realized that the pacing was glacial. It has some of the funniest moments I've read in a manga.
>>288063761Erioh has a lot of aura attached to him still as the granddaddy of the Kures. Omori is just a big dude that is a convenient black box without a lot of charisma either way. Agito is obviously extremely impressive and people basically just act like he's still the real Fang the entire time. And then you got Misasa who just doesn't have the same ambiance to him.
>>288063371hey, worked for kaneda
>>288063529He's sure to win because his speed is superior.
>>288063630heh
>>288063198Pure sex
Kengan seems at such a huge risk, now!Especially for how evil Purgatory is!>better pay>better conditions>public fameJust pure evil! They might even have WORM in them!...not Kengan, though!!!!Japan would certainly suffer if Kengan didn't exist anymore! Everyone in Kengan is so popular, too!Well! SECRETLY popular, of course!
>>288063295>Too constrictingThere's no way that Muteba doesn't know a ton of methods to incapacitate someone non-lethally>>288063336Your own fuckin' fault for gleefully recruiting the guy who tried to kill Ryuki on the spot, which you saw and also recruiting Raian, a guy who never stops talking about how much he loves killing people>>288063390He's so fuckin' goofy lookin'>Carlos and Jose were friendsYea whatever>>288063380 Yumi's humiliation ritual officially begins NOW
>>288063218(actual spoilers)>TWO people in this spread would have won their respective matches under kengan rules>the remaining 3 wins they got were medel by ring out, and two of them fucking dyingkek. still gets me.
>>288063106Wakatsuki is, practically, the most honest and trustworthy and moral character in Kengan.... the fuck is Livebearer even talking about, "I must execute justice on you?" Is he promising to bake him a cake that says "congratulations" on it, or something?
>>288063233All of the chinese characters are going to lose as every guy from china has been weak. Even those worm guys jobbed to Ohma last thread. 4000 years my ass.
>>288064296>>288064337Holy shit, this is amazing.
>>288063218>been so mindbroken by that panel that I thought that Monke's tongue was editedHave I got it all wrong?
>>288063323Can Misasa go one panel without looking smug?
>>288063179I bet this is a secret to anyone.Nevermind the bleachers for 300,000 audience.
>>288063370I fell in love with these characters from just this page. Shame that This tournament ruins Liu's life and the funny fight-ducking characterization is dismantled right away
>>288063218Take me back
>>288064406yeah, I can definitely see it now that you mention it, kek
>>288063218Where's Eddy?Didn't Eddy demand to be on the team?Didn't Eddy visit Goat and directly request to be on the team?Didn't Goat agree to Eddy's request?Wasn't that explicitly written?Huh?What?
>>288063218If i speak i'm in trouble.
>>288063464they said the thing!
>>288063206What the fuck is he wearing? I had to go back when I saw >>288063273 because I thought it was just a dumb edit by op
>>288064811Since when were you under the impression that he wanted the spot for himself?
>>288063218https://youtu.be/N8s5Cv4gpvE?t=36
>>288064811>He asked for a seat>Not to sit in it>raughs
Hassad soon.
>>288063482>could this 175 cm skeleton be kuroki level?
>>288064829Oh no this is just the Okubo clown edit of the manga. Some people just fucking hate Okubo. I think it's pretty funny.
>>288063237Koga won the real battle.
>>288063464I WAS TOO STRONG TOO, I WAS ALSO THE STRONGEST!!!
>>288063268I'm sure Sandrovich will always hold-steady to the rules he writes in his manga. "Consistent" is one of the best words used to describe Sandrovich, lol?
>>288064207Kek!
>>288063543That's exactly what Sandro should add, OXYGEN and 4D Dempsey Roll
>>288063788Lmaoooo
>>288064943>OXYGENYeah, about that...
>>288064829He's wearing a Kuidaore Taro outfit, a cultural symbol from Osaka, his birthplace.
>>288063295>You owe meUh, vice versa? You forfeited your match...
>>288064884FASTERTHANLIGHT
>>288064648>There's no way that Muteba doesn't know a ton of methods to incapacitate someone non-lethallyWhy would he? He likes murdering people and likes taking jobs where he can kill as many people as he wants. He only didn't kill Seki as a form of respect for Seki not crippling him. >>288063295These two deserve a spin-off manga together.
>>288063671kek yasuo
>>288064965You have to be more specific, are you talking about the mysterious character that managed to age slower thanks to his breathing technique?
>>288063206Wen I first reached this page, the clown outfit threw me through such a loop that knowledge of Okubo was erased from my mind and I could not, for the life of me, figure out who the goddamned clown was. For a moment, I was brought to the edge of schizophrenia and became convinced Sandro introduced a genuine Graggle Simpson/Weird Matt "yes, he was always in this series, don't you remember?" type of character https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9whQIbNmu9s
I wasn't following the threads, but I'll definitely be coming around for KvP, it was so much fun, regardless of the overall quality of the manga I also can't wait to relive the meltdown that happened when "the tragedy" happened
>>288063314Pure intellectuals.
>>288063370Monke was so funny.
>>288065005You got it all right
>>288063464Oh God, how many hexes were those back to back?
>>288064983like aren't they even? She used the calling card favor and he didn't even do it himself, he got Julius instead. If anything he still owes her, ballsy to be asking more favors.>>288064967it's really funny how they had him fight 3rd from last and he was in this outfit the entire arc w/o explanation: at least to anyone who wouldn't know cultural symbols of osaka
>>288063370For someone who hates drawing Yumi Daro gave hims some good expressions
>>288063482Oh God I completely forgot they were out here putting him on Kurokis levelHoly mother of jobber hexes
>>288063158Nothing, it's just how Akoya is or has become. He sees killing as an easy solution for his ideal world, and he becomes addicted to it. Cosmo wishing to be friend was Akoya's last chance to save himself and he opted out of that.
>>288063541How much to book her for the night?
They should have gotten fucking Kiozan instead of one of the murderhobos bakaa big-ass rikishi should be able to take good advantage of Purgatory's ring-out rule
>>288063850Maybe all of his assistants going remote removed any potential embarrassment from used AI tools.
>>288064992Muteba gets hired for a ton of random shit in-universe, from being Toyoda's bodyguard, working with Falcon as wreckers [/spoiler[ and being hired as security for Kengan that one time Remember his fights in KAT were him pulling out ancient chinese techniques, he probably knows some ancient chinese techniques that stuns or cripples you. He's pragmatic, if he doesn't have to kill you then he doesn't, he likes killing but unlike Akoya and Raian it doesn't dictate his thought process like it does them who will immediately go for it regardless of the circumstances
>>288065096Did they even consider Kiozan, I already forgot why they showed him manhandling Chiba
>>288063637Koga might not be able to fight, but he won where it matters.
>>288063608It's all downhill from here
>>288063273For once I am glad everybody has their own title boxes every panel, because I was wondering when the fuck did Kazzy hire some random ass clown guy. Seriously, what the hell, Okubo?
>>288065135He had a scheduling conflict excuseAKA Sandro probably didn't know how to write around a sumo wrestler in this sort of competition
>>288063401>hmmm, I thought so>but wasn't certainThe fucking world-famous boxer who is the literal champion of every-single-weight-class from "light middleweight" to "super heavyweight" for nearly 2 decades and hundreds of nationally, globally broadcast boxing matches--and you, the current heavyweight global boxing champion, yourself--couldn't tell who it was?...fuckkkkkk this.
>>288064043Kek
>>288065038Yeah, I'm good, you could say that I'm a FALLEN DEMON
>>288064967That's cool. Thanks anon
>>288065180this is reasonable considering medel competed in the five heaviest weight classes in boxing and currently looks like he got out of auschwitz. it's entirely justifiable that gaolang didn't recognize/believe it was the same guy
>>288063924Yeah, instead we need Hinawank
>>288065147>People keep repeating this>It keeps happening>Despite multiple warnings, I am still shocked every timeI can't wait to see how low things go.
>>288064299Oh my fuckin God, no way
>>288063476>GO-1 Grand PrixHang on. Is that ever referenced in Kengan?Because Danberu has an entire arc surrounding the girls' attending that very same fighting competition.
>>288063476>>288063543>I think I've seen this promoter elsewhereYes. Yes, you have.
>>288064099The classic
>>288063718>Kazuo for some reason has recordings of all of Ohma's fights during KATWho recorded this? I'm going to assume Kenzo's CEO was still recording the fights after Setsuna lost>>288063767 Ohma's disinterest in Ryuki is so fucking annoying. Any chance Ohma has to bond with Ryuki he just goes "nah, good luck with that, I guess"
>>288063590>Announcer>Commentator>not announcing>not commentating>sfx = swish, swooshC'mon, Sandzibar.
>>288065358>spoilerIt's just a side effect of Ohma's le stoic personality from the end of Asura
>>288063237he should at least get to clap kaede's cheeks
>>288063295I miss them already
>>288065051> at least to anyone who wouldn't know cultural symbols of osakaThank god for Kikkuman and the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series
>>288064992>These two deserve a spin-off manga together.>It's just Golgo 13 but close quarters
>>288063678>>288063685Genuinely shojoshit.
>>288065180To be fair if the last time you saw him was on TV and a hundred plus pounds heavier and now you're seeing him in the flesh looking like he just got out of Dachau, you'd be thrown a loop too
>>288064863That's not very forward...
>>288065165so let's see>Kiozan: scheduling conflict>Seki and Haruo: need to cover for José while he's recovering>Rei: Rino won't let him fight>Sen: missing>Saw Paing: village of dawn refused for some reason>Karo: hasn't been in combat for a while>Nezu: retired (also he lost in one hit in round 1)>Kuroki: refused>Kaneda: injured>Koga: injured and not strong enough yet>Cosmo and Adam: can't have too many Nogi affiliated fighters lolSo taking all of Sandro's excuses into account we're left with Sawada, Chiba, Kokuro and Mokichi as sparesWhile Akoya is like objectively a bad choice, hiring a Kure isn't necessarily bad, but they always send out fucking Raian who is known for disobeying rules and loving to kill people
>>288065283I swear this is the second not-Don King in Kengan right
>>288063206Ancient memory unlocked: I got into Kengan right before this chapter, saw this spread out of context, and assumed Misasa was Hanafusa.
>>288063718>>288063733>>288063744I love our new protagonists shitting themselves over how cool the older protagonist that just came in and replaced them is. Really glad we followed these two for 50 chapters so that they can tell us that its actually badass that the old protagonist came in and replaced them again.
>>288065525He did remind me of Hanafusa in this chapter
>>288063085Is he referring to himself? Does the Thai king actually care about japanese underground bloodsport enough to pick a side?
>Kure supposedly seek out good genetics for their children>only time it happens in the story so far it's Ohma
>>288065518Yeah the first one was during the Chiba fight I think
>>288065516>Kuroki: refusedActually, he decided to do a practical joke and pretend they weren't specifically asking for him and sent his student in.
>>288065516Aren't you forgetting someone?
>>288064182I'm sure he could get Fusui to put out if she learns about his kinetic vision
>>288063482>I know someone else like that.No you don't. You weren't friends Ohma you fucking poser.
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>>288065374True but he gave enough of a shit about Koga to train him in the Niko style. Meanwhile Ryuki's whole schizo arc happen because everyone ignores him hanging out with Kiryu, and then they fucking let him go back to the Inside on his own.
>>288065631Ohma said that
>>288064337AGITO CULO
Characters you could've asked if you really wanted to protect your bottom line (KA not getting absorbed):>Takayama>Omori>Kureishi>Joji but that seems less likely than ^>Muteba but actually press the issue, no reason you can't have him AND Julius. unlike Raian/Akoya/even Ryuki, he can show restraintsetting aside the injured or MIA characters like Sen, most reasoning given for characters who didn't enter is shaky, Saw Paing really couldn't fight? The roster was always so sad, Gaolong is unironically right, between the three murderers, hobo for hire Nitoku, and people who earned their spots via one kengan fight win (Masaki and Rihito), the bar for entry was not steep. Would've been an interesting story decision to make KA lose
>>288063772foyu
>>288063380I have a good feeling about this guy.
Anyone got the page of Kureishi hyping the A-listers as equal to Kengan top guys?
>>288065809check desuarchive, it was a couple threads ago
>>288065763I think Takayama and Omori can't join for the same dumb reason Cosmo can't since they already have two fangs on the teamThey could maybe get Kureishi toskirt around the rule, but I think Sandro doesn't like to have him steal the spotlight from kengan characters and Joji can't fight because he would expelled from his school I thinkBut I really feel like they should have just gotten Saw Paing in there, Sandro didn't even bother explaining why they didn't want him to enter
>>288063075Cosmo booba...
>>288065516I still find it odd that Iwami heavy industries doesn't have an A list corporate fighter. You'd think an arms dealer would have the money to hire the best muscle and good reason to have them only second to NSS.
>>288063425*raughs*
>>288063273I was thinking who's thatWhat the fuck is Okubo doing
>>288063075You can accommodate those factions AFTER the tournament. The future of the organisation is at stake here. Is most of the KA so spiteful that they would rather the entire thing crumble, if they are not catered to?
>>288065916She considered sending Hong who has a decent winrateBut Hong's a gimmick fighter
>>288063359What do you mean not bad, what the fuck is Kazzy doing
>>288066024Kazzy has reverted to his Ashura self, please understand
>>288065838oh yeah, this is the one
>>288065972no, the writing is just that bad.>no we can't have this god of fighting with an incredible record, we need to cater to every faction within the KA>somehow these "factions" would just stop us from doing the sensible thing fuck you I won't explain it beyond saying maybe there's a mole>day of the tournament: over half of the roster are under Nogi's umbrella>Masaki, Akoya and Julius are the only people you can really put in as a faction's representativeeven in 2019/2020 Kengan threads people were making better fantasy rosters than what we got, and the best part, OHMA WAS DEAD AND NOT ON THEM
>>288063206Ok, lets see this lineup and judge from a writing perspective if they should be in it or not>OhmaRetarded character that had his complete character arc and should have stayed dead>Raian Author's pet that no one has ever liked but I supposed it would be worth placing him here to show his growth (lol as if)>AgitoAnother character that has no business being here and if Sandro was a competent writer he would never step into a ring ever again>WakatsukiHe never really had anything going on even in ashura and is just strong, filler pick>Akoya and JuliusCharacters who were among the strongest in the KAT but fell in R2 due to matchup, definitely worth placing them to show more of what they can do>Gaolang and OkuboCharacters who are supposed to be masters of their fighting style but also fell early in the KAT, definitely need them to redeem themselves >Misasa, Ryuki, Nitoku and MasakiNew characters who need to fight, obvious picks, even if Ryuki earned his spot by getting his ass kicked >Lihito Obvious picks, we need to see how much hes grown in an actual high stakes fightYou could cut at least 3 or 4 of these picks and replace them with more interesting fighters. We've been trying to rework this arc for years at this point but it really would have been better if we had to rely instead on weaker and more unreliable characters to show how much Kengan is struggling. Fucking put Adam, Himuro and the sumo guy in there
>>288065926It's an Osaka thing, you wouldn't get it
>>288065180This is the one thing I won't fault the writing forTakakeisho, a high ranked sumo wrestler, retired last year and merely six months after retirement he was unrecognizable No surgery or anything, his old body was legit hard to upkeep for him and he naturally burned it out
>>288066114anon i'm sorry but if you want bloodlusted berserker akoya in the no-killing tournament, weeks after trying to beat Ryuki to death on a whim mid-fight, you're retarded
>>288063233they look like jobbers to me
>>288064099Who are the 2 right of Luffy?
>>288063370>two chinese characters>named Dong and Wang
>>288066158NTA but since we're already questions Sandro's writing choices with some of these Akoya could go different too, like learning to control himself better after what happened in the KAT, at least adopting "this them rules" mindset like Ryuki
>>288063678I'd mad too if they can't shut up about 1 guy
>>288063075Gaolang with his usual bad predictions
>>288065529You know what's fascinating? It's written in an extra chapter
>>288066199Samato from Fist of the Seeker, and I never thought about it but I think it’s just Goku hair on Toa.
>>288066032One of the (many) things wrong with Omega.
>>288066114>Author's pet that no one has ever likedHe wasn't by this point. It's only after he no diffs Alan and kills Edward that he really becomes a forced author's pet. He's just a fighter with some plot connections to Ohma right now, nothing totally egregious yet, but it's coming.
>>288066281It's so jarring because despite knowing he does in fact just become "AAAA OMG WHAT!?!?" man down the line, I at least recalled it as a slower shift, but no he literally just flips right into it as soon as Ohma returns. Damn.
>>288063075Cosmo was too shilled in asura to be sidelined like this.
>>288064811Looking back on itWhy did Edward want Purgatory to win?What would he gain from it?
Mammoth Murphy soon.
>>288064043Only one team can defeat these groups!
>>288066277I think that's Trunks hair
>>288066379I always thought Toa's outfit looked a kind of like Broly's pelt wrap there
>>288066369Wow, they're literally Kuroki
>>288066361I doubt Sandro every thought that far, but if I were to pull something out of my ass, then you could argue that since the Kure has a lot of connections to the Kengan and the westward faction really hates the Kure clan, then Eddy could easily have struck a deal with Goat to help him win in return for as much info and access to the Kure clan as the Kengan has.
>>288063797Goat also would have been a pretty fun option, he seems unskilled enough that Koga could beat him and crazy enough to step into the ring himself for no real benefit.
>>288066410Oh, now that you mention he does have Broly's outfit in the editlong hair Trunks and Broly have really similair hair in super saiyan so it's hard to tell it apart
>>288066436Literally yes
>>288063085How is this different from every other Kengan match where they're either fighting for money or because they wanna fight somebody?
What chapter is Shen introduced in, again?
>>288065631No, but he knows someone like that.
>>288066011In this 13 1v1s he could probably do decently.Kinda true for any gimmick fighters actually.
>>288063085I still love Akoya turned away, looking at nothing
>>288064523>wow you can tell yumigahama is one of the team's bigshots, maybe even the leader
>>288065516I get it but I still think it's wild that Kazzy was desperately trying to recruit only KAT fighters and anyone who gave Ohma a hard time but at the same time didn't seem interested in recruiting Sawada or KaroThe whole Roster issue is weird because Kazzy is supposedly having such a hard time looking for anyone but he apparently manages to recruit a Dream Team, not including Akoya and Raian
>>288066439It would be a pretty kino redemption if they did this. They established that Goat would be a low-tier Kengan fighter, which tracks well with Koga. This should happen with Kazzy coaxing him into it by saying that Koga has the same Fist Eye as he does, so it's totally a mano-a-mano between him and Goat
>>288063218Mophead next to Falcon looks so fucking bored here.
>>288066485Gao's just saying that he thinks those 4's hearts, and maybe most of the rest's, aren't in it strictly to help Kengan win since the tourney decides its future. Plus 2 of them are psycho murders entering a murder banned tourney.
>>288063790Thanks OP. Im the guy who did the polls for the KAT. Since this tournament has no rounds, would you guys accept a poll at the end of each match to rate it good/bad/very good/etc? Of course there will still be a final poll with all the matches at the end. Suggestions are welcome
>>288066596>>288066485Gao was one of the first recruited alongside Waka. He's probably watched this team develop from a couple of high tier, hardline Kengan fighters into some zombies, psycho murderers and literal whos. I'd have questions myself in his position
>>288066277And whos yumigahama
>>288066601>good/bad/very good/awesomeftfy
>>288063824So whats the nameTacticool with lingerie?
>>288066032>>288066281It's more tragic because he was competent for a while instead of never having changed at all
>>288063824abs
>>288063929>no diffedStop using this word it is bad
>>288065724A lot of people have been talking about how neglected Koga gets and they're right, but it honestly doesn't hold a candle to what happens to Ryuki
>>288066737"me" thinks "me" can tell "me" what to do?
>>288063790>BLM
>Waltuh…Gus won’t like the look of this, Waltuh…
>>288064811He asked for a seat. Not that he would actually use that slot for himself.
>>288066682I liked the nice grandpa aura he had at the very start of Omega, an old man that wants the best for others and competent enough to stand his ground against pressure.It's a nice break from the other CEOs and other old men in the mange being a schemer doing things for their own gain or just for shit and giggles.
>>288063306>>288064247I think in general you also don't want to actually save your best for last as is so often the case in these type of fictional contests.Because if it's a 'best of x' competition, you don't want your best player to not even have a chance to compete.But on the other hand, winning before your opponent can bring their best player into play is great.I always thought Lolong being the last fighter for Purgatory was stupid from a tactical point of view, if the Kengan Association had shuffled some of their stronger fighters earlier than they could have won and Lolong would have looked stupid just sitting there the entire time as his team lost
>>288066114>Another character that has no business being here and if Sandro was a competent writer he would never step into a ring ever againHe might have found things he likes besides fighting after Asura but he also really likes fighting for it's own sake.
>>288066654Hanako!
>>288063989What is this, Sandrovich? "Silence of the Lambs???"https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1778643072020021.mp4
>>288066931>FIRST>PRINCIPLESClarice! FUCK! Sandrovich IS writing this manga series as a parody of "Silence of the Lambs!"
>>288063295Don't know bro. I'd trust Muteba more than Akoya and Raian. While being a serial killer Muteba at least knows to hold back and isn't a sadistic asshole
>>288065243>I can't wait to see how low things go."you" truly are one of "us"
>>288067201Muteba isn't a serial killer, he's a mercenary who kills for money on actual battlegrounds or skirmishes. He's not a martial artist like everyone else, and his fighting style revolves around just outright killing his opponent. He's completely right in that someone else would be better for job than him.
>>288066931>>288066962I wish we could keep this manga going longer, but... I'm having some old protags for subplot.
>>288063198ENTER PURE SEX
>>288063206Who the hell is that on the right
>>288063218I can't seem to fathom this page
>>288063744Koga...why are you smiling like that...
>>288063314>>288063788Kengan is too fucking funny man
>>288067769Dumb and dumber
>>288067769(me)unedited version
>>288063198At least they learned to put in a female MC this time.
>>288063218I can't quite explain it, but these guys are giving off that jobber vibe.
>>288063482I'm so lonely that my right arm has become strong
>>288063529>>288063541Alisa sex
>>288063268Reminds me of the ancient chink race horse strategy.
>>288063608He can only live in darkness...
>>288063628Mucho sexo
>>288063776KoGOD won
>>288063464Oooh, this is a team match after all. Look at them piling hexes on the poor dude.
>>288063482>is he on Kuroki's level...?Holy fuck, I'm surprised the guy didn't suddenly keel over from that hex.
>>288067249 Muteba would unironically be a better fit than Akoya and Raian considering what they're gonna do in their fights
>>288063504>he's practically a GOD
>>288063218>>288067453>I can't seem to fathom this pageYou're too young to get it.
>>288063189>yyeeaaahhhwow nice foreshadowing, incredible
>>288068014>Queer for the eye straight guy"You shit little" has caused tremendous damage on this front.
>>288063444So he's Takamura. Lmao
>>288068014I cannot believe this is more than 20 years old, now.Social media is fucking Armageddon.
>>288067899Heh
>>288063976You fucking nigger, I choked on my tea.
>>288063842MAMMA MIA
>>288067769Tweedledee and Tweedledum
>>288063323Okubo you fucking asshole get your shit together and put on some actual clothes
>>288063711>Hey guys, remember this? Remember how cool Ohma was in my last series? Remember?I think I’m actually going to be sick.
>>288064811>seated exactly like Lulong or whoever that squatting guy was>Turns out that wasn't EddyFuck... Sandrovich? Fuck... Daromeon?Fuck Omega?
>>288066032>>288066682>>288066342It's genuinely as if Ohma's return was so psychologically jarring that he reverted to the helpless him who could only rely on Ohma before, but we all know Sandro is too much of a hack to have written something like that intentionally, and it's been hundreds of chapters with it being treated as normal, so no that's just what we get. Enjoy your complete regression of all character development the old deuteragonist got.
>>288063160He’s a cutie
>>288063160Literally nobody asked for this
>>288063464>>288063482>>288063504>entire kengan bench gangs up to hurl hexes at Medel while he's distracted in a matchThese are supposed to be our heroes?
>>288063777It's from one of those giant mystery boars at the start of Ashura
>>288063218Can new readers guess which of these men is Kuroki level?
>>288063218>bootleg Julius>bootleg Raian>bootleg well, technically genuine Fang>bootleg GaolangBoy I sure love mirror matches
>>288069251There's a whole lot more bootlegs there.
>>288063795First fighting game ever where the entire roster is D tier trash pick characters with bad frame data, low damage, poor combo routes, and weak supers.
>>288069321Thank god they finally fixed Alex in 6.
>>288069359Gameplay-wise, or imouto-wise?
>>288069438Both.
>>288067249The KAT shows he can control whether he kills or not just fine. Control so good that he'd use a technique specifically made to kill but not kill the person.
>>288069321Sean I forgive because he was actually insane in 2nd impact but Remy is unforgivable game design
>>288063295>You owe meNo she fucking doesn't. You did this because YOU owed HER.
>>288064013I would also like to ask this from the new readers, if they are still even here.
>>288063336>SIX SEVEEEEN
>>288063218Wait, are you telling me the clown music I have known ever since I was really young is called "Entry of the Gladiators"?
>>288063579>PEGASUS RYUSEI KEN!
>>288063776Why were Fusui and Sayaka so friendly with Koga anyway? Koga is probably better genetically than Ohma, so is she into that?
>>288069693Everybody Loves Koga
>>288069571What's wrong with Remy? I'm no hardcore guy but I thought he was fine.
>>288069735I guess he's saying thata because Remy is a projectile character in a game where you can (air) parry projectiles.
>>288063464>Too strong>>288063482>Kuroki level>>288063493>A legend>>288063504>A god
>>288063976kek
>>288063608This motherfucker is faster than Sonic!!
>>288063218monke has aura here
>>288064207idk why this made me lol
>>288063608It's a shame that Carlos has such a promising intro, and then the fight quickly veers off a cliff because Sandro decided he couldn't commit to the "god of boxing" bit.
>>288069735Remy has two moves that are punishable on hit. As in, he hits you with them, and then you can punish him. His design is being a fireball character in the fireball parrying game. His supers are dogshit. He's just all-around horrible.
>>288069881Wish Guile would get this treatment also
>>288069892Same dude. Same.
>>288069693Sayaka is friends with everyone and Fusui is probably subconsciously sensing the genes Koga has that makes him accelerate in everything that he does
>>288069939The genes stuff doesn't matter. It never mattered. It's only about Ohma.
>>288063218>Time to ENTER boys. Everyone act cool. Especially you, do you hear me, monke?
>>288064658This must be what most fights look like through Julius' eyes.
>>288064658If they are an underground fighter then they are sinful, it's not complicated
>>288069788Faster than lightThe man who won the heavyweight championship wearing a 50kgs worth of weights.
I've always thought Jose Kansaki sounds like Jose Canseco
>>288063085CLOTHEDlius
>>288064658>Livebearerhehe
>>288063160smug
>>288063179I do like how it looks like a giant eye
>>288069645It was composed as a military march.
>>288070700An eye where fists meet, a kengan of sorts...
>>288063206Wait, who the fuck is that clown on the right?
>>288063268Kazzy, where'd your confidence go? You're the CEO, these fighters are just tools.
>>288070820That's Lihito. Don't you remember him?
>>288064025Yeah don't think about it too hard. I really don't know why any CEO should even care about the merger between Purgatory and the Kengan association. They use matches to settle disputes, that's it. Only the chairman, Nogi, has any real power in the org. So why do they give a shit?
>>288063834Such a good manga.
>>288063314Kazzy's aura loss in Omega needs to be studied. From the calm and collected competence early on to now this.
>>288070789omega
>>288063206Why does Raian look like Sans here. Seriously he looks like shit
>>288070820Stop making fun of Waka
>>288063637>>288063671Koga won so hard.
>>288070820(You), the reader.
>>288063671Did Sandro ever foreshadow that Yasuo was an incredibly powerful and accurate psychic, or is this just bad writing again?
>>288064299Damn that's actually fucking kino.
>>288064299There was quite a lot of fanart throughout the entirety of the KvP, actually. They only really vanished after the Xia Ji cartel execution arc ended.
>>288063218MY HEROES
>>288063390the hype around this dude was nuts back then, my FUARKING hero
>>288071244To this day I still laugh at that panel of him smirking
>>288064299>Someone was very hypedBecause they pretty much exclusively draw Gaolang lol. They drew Gao vs Medel up to 2023 at least.
>>288063390Reminder that this was translated wrong and his actual title is>"Golden Emperor"
>>288071382Oh gross they gave Akoya a normal head instead of his fucked up one
