I OP took the save option to dump on time.But will the Anons be on time or will they fail the check?Lets see...
Other Volumeshttps://pastebin.com/9HGt1efZVolume 47 1/2>>292069970Volume 47 2/2>>292090876
>>292109087Chad>>292109101Twink
>>292109101best chapter cover no contest
>>292109117He’s calling him Hal again now
>>292109134Baku’s ass….is too strong
WE NEED COVER ANON TO POST ALL OF THEM AGAIN TO MAKE A VOTE.Or it would be better to wait till sunday for the last cover (i haven't seen that one yet)
>What you thought that would work on me!
>>292109087I always liked this volume cover, it just has so much "aura". Like even if you hadnt read usogui and didnt know beforehand what a menace hal is you just know this dude is the real fucking deal>>292109101Another iconic one for me, gay af but not that i mindDamn i love this manga
>>292109201yakou 'jak...
>>292109193This could’ve been spoilered, it works as a jump scare. What a monster he is
>>292109176I'll post the covers after todays dump is finished.And all of them after we get to volume 49.
>>292109217HE KNEELED
Hal is such a fucking beast absolutely terrifying opponent. I dont think theres a single human on real life earth that could match him in a battle of wits. Or Usogui. Granted a lot of fictional feats are just absurd
>>292109220True i thought about it but decided against it.Looks like i was overthinking and lost the gamble...
>>292109193Baku is in BIG trouble!
Yeah, but could Hal beat Accelerator?
>>292109217Bakus plan was solved like a rubix cube...
>>292109279He outsmarted Baku during the first StL though
>>292109201>>292109209>mfw marvel releases its own avengers themed coffee beans
>>292109294Idiot.>>292109291>OP as he frantically tries to figure out the secret
So how much time did he accumulate, one second?
>>292109241>>292109264Leader is a monster but imo this highlights just how highly he thinks of Baku. He didn't even try locating the tissue, he was already convinced that Baku must have seen through his trick and deployed a counter already.
>>292109317Yes, instant is 1 second.
>>292109314KEK actually true i have a lot of stuff on my desk for my theories
>>292108888OP got a truly outrageous get and no one was around to appreciate it.>>292109087This has to be my favorite volume cover in the entire manga, despite the art reaching the point of early Batuque-esque bendyness and androgyny
>>292109346It was my destiny to get those quads.Every GET has been determined before birth..
The cube thing really isn’t that cool
>>292109380A gambler that keeps on youalreadyknowit
>>292109390better than the rollers
Looks like I got my "timing" WRONG :P
>>292109380The gambler who keeps casting magic spells doesn't exist on this earth yet.
>>292109390Its cheesy af but i love it. Such a stereotypical way of portraying high iq but Hal is so outrageous he makes it work
>>292109430Don’t insult the wheelies, it’s one of the most distinctive character traits in the series and why tatsuki is so memorable through sheer cool factor alone
>>292109430Fuck you
A Gambler who keeps on winning...
>>292109430Dont do my man Tatsuki like that he was the freest of them all (in the end)
>>292109201funny yakou
>>292109473Not even protoporos nightmare had Baku make this many distressed faces
>>292109430That felt way less forced imoIn general tatsuki mogs his son in every way
>>292109491>Gakt putting his hand on Kaji’s shoulder even though he’s secretly happy Baku will loss
Is it ever stated how old baku and hal are? Late 20s?
These fucking gambling addicts...
>>292109539They were both around 15-16 during the first StL, it’s been ten years since that. They’re 25-26
>>292109532LEADER KNOWS HOKUTO SHIN KEN!?
>>292109087I honestly wouldnt be able to resist pressing that birthmark like a button at least once
>>292109550Me when the air becomes even slightly dry
>>292109552Thanks, its a little hard to imagine children doing these ultra high iq battles but they are monsters for a reason i guess
>>292109087I'm like 90% certain that rubik's cube's colors are wrong but I can't be bothered to prove it
>>292109630Kaji does not like hearing that Baku is just like him
>>292109591Cool page, and he’s right. If Baku loses, he not only dies but he just makes Souichi stronger through the karamete and 50 billion
>>292109646Is this Kaji’s first gambling boner?
>>292109550I'M GOOMBLING
>>292109646Uh oh, Bakus nosebleeds are contagious
>>292109552The first STL happened in 2001 so they were ~18 actually
>>292109661Fukurou and Kaji are the only commentators who don’t feel totally superfluous.
>>292109279Remove the forehead dot and the context and I'd guess this was Nobuko or Amen (shaved mustache form)
>Honey get over here and hold this napkin!
>>292109532NANI?
>>292109750Powerful page and hilarious out of context
>>292109101Didn't we have this one already?
>>292109750I will take the first napkin
>>292109767there was no need to not play it safe.
>>292109832It's the last moment he could possibly use his body as an extra vessel considering the time already banked and Yakous condition.
>>292109832He can’t use his echolocation anymore though, Baku won’t drop the handkerchief. Safe strategy and emptying his container are his only options and Yakou’s hand is getting worse
>>292109661Kek based Fukurou shitting on that retard
>half the gamble is minor characters reacting and gushing how cool and smart baku and souichi are>other half is souichi posing and bragging before immediately jobbingRiveting.
>>292109661Best panel of Fukurou. No wonder he was the best at playing cards, he knows when to call!
>>292109335Considering how he barely survived the last reset that sure as hell isn't an actual option.
>>292109805>I'VE GOT THE TIMING WRONG
>>292109884>halr the thread is this one faggot complaining
>>292109900>over 2 minuteslong dream sequence incoming
Just report antis and move on
>>292109884The referees commenting the battle does sour the experience.
>>292109550The true face of a goombler, a pathetic excuse for a man. A junkie perpetually chasing that next high.
>>292109942he isn't wrong here
God damn Sako is showing the clock so many times.WHAT DOES IT MEAN???IS TIME RELATIVE HERE SAKO???SHOULD I LOOK AT THE SECONDS???
>>292109920Is there a single strong character in Usogui who doesn’t have weird tentacle hair?
>>292109646>Starts bleeding out his nose>Refs immediately see Kaji as nutrientsAre they sharks now?
>>292109932Truth is, this amount of commentary was also in ToK with the man owners, but no one cared because half of readers didn’t even bother trying to understand ToK gamble because it went back in forth with multiple fights. Here the main focus is the gamble, you have no choice but to focus on every piece of dialogue. in short this is a filter for the portion of fake fans who only care about fights
>>292109975an OP who can figure out the secret... doesn't exist in this thread
>>292109871>>292109878considered yakou's current condition it's a massive gamble not worth taking, lack of echo is not a problem since it just put him on the same ground of baku, and we know he can stand him on par.
>>292109996Ok, so he can noclip now...
>>292109932>least obvious samefag
After Tatsuki’s out of body experience, I choose to view the afterlife and supernatural existing in Usogui even though it’s left ambiguous
>>292110020Absolutely, but Leader suspects Baku has some trick up his sleeve and doesn't want to bank a second more than he has to, as he says he thinks he hasn't won yet.
>>292110063>BRAAAP
ENTER FAMILY REUNION
>>292110046Ah yes, the most annoying speech bubble I have ever seen. This one always slaps me in the face.Could the rawdoganon post this page later, I want to see what it looks like.
Fukurou has become a great character after hearing only his name for over 400 chapters. Wish we saw more of him
>>292109994I wouldn't call fake fan someone who is more into the fights, personally. Hell, the reason why Yakou is the referee of the gamble is because he won the fight against Kadokura. The referees are selected to safeguard the gamble and fighting is necessary.And people did complain about the commentaries of the man owners during ToK.
>>292110085Why didn’t Tatsuki remarry?
Tatsuki looks like my dad when i failed to score a easy goal in football...>My son is a bum
>>292110085I feel stupid for only now noticing that he inherited both their physical traits
>>292110117No one could match his freak, i bet
>>292110085Interesting that there's a third chair...
>>292110033You failed the check because that anon is not me. I agree with the sentiment of the referees commenting though, except for Fukurou, he is cool.
>>292110117Cult pussy to strong i guess?
>>292110097yes boss
>>292110160Is the weakness she’s talking about his desire for perfection?
>>292110010IM TRYING AIIIIIISO MANY THEORIES
>>292110193The fucking memory loss
>>292110139Oh my god, leader had a secret brother this entire time
>>292110117Because I am not fictional
>>292109827What a chad>>292110215Oh for fucks sake if he triggers a memory loss from the sheer physical trauma of killing himself over and over again I'll take back the chad comment and call him a retard who self destructed like a moron.
Wait a minute since Baku read the prince bee before him, does Souichi know that Baku already knew about his secret hideout and memory loss among other stuff like his mom’s death
>>292110276No No No No No
>>292110283You are about to find out
>>292109294You are in for a surprise
>>292110160Guys for fucks sake, stop liking evil women.
>>292110316uhhhhh
>>292110316Baku...you and your big mouth...
>>292110316Spooky
This dream will make sense during the epilogue and you’ll feel stupid like I did for not figuring it out. It’s another foreshadowing moment built through hundreds of chapters
>>292110322Anon i cant!That ice cold glance is too much too ignore!
>>292110316Imagine the head...
His mom is hot
>>292110322I can't! I require their pee!
>>292109682Based Fukurou.
>>292110371Their WHAT form?!
Pretty interesting, we’ve went so deep into detail with Souichi’s parents and past but never Baku’s. Like he said to Hal that one time, I guess he really is just a degenerate gambler that’s addicted to the thrill. There’s no big secret behind him
>>292110392Lalo, you need to let go....
>>292110371Baku looks like a yandere
>>292110396That is what I believe as well.
OUR PROTAGONIST IS IN BIG FUCKING TROUBLE
>>292110425Damn, I get that his life is at stake too but it’s still cold he was rooting for him to die. I’m too sentimental to ever gamble like this
Maybe it's even our ANTAGONIST whos in big trouble?
>>292110445Or...maybe he's relieved?
>>292110445Looks more like relief to me
RE ENTERRRRRRRRRRRRRTHE JANNIES
>>292110453Leader is exactly like the oppenheimeer pic
>>292110453oh shit he forgot everything
>>292110477Damn, I completely forgot that he reappears again
>>292110477Oh...I think I got confused when I said the last time we saw Touya he was fighting random mooks in a parking lot...looks like that had yet to happen
>>292110445he never wanted Leader to die, he was always hoping to revive him. He knew he was going to spare his life just like Hal did
>>292110453>Lemme just kill myself to reset my cylinder, surely nothing can go wr-Amazing, leader is actually going to fucking lose because of his own bad call.
>>292109193>son I am disappoint
>>292110441>Baku certainly cannot win. And there will be absolutely no miracles.
>>292110514did he become perfect before?
Leader?! More like, Jobber!
>>292110539KINO
>>292110548He became perfect during Air Poker when he regained his lost memories
>>292109279Laugh at the crybaby!
>>292110539One of the best single pages of the manga
>>292110539Fuck, I actually thought he got control of his condition but now he forgot Gackt. Guess his chronic memory loss wasn't purely a psychological thing but had a physical component too from the "getting poked by a knife as a fetus" thing.
>>292110572I meant before this time, does he become perfect each time before losing his memories again?
>>292110571Nobuko...
>>292110539>>292110571These are pretty tragic pages, Leader has to forget the memories he’s forged with Gakt and Baku again
>>292110593Probably not...We saw it happen before and he wasn't perfect that time
Amazing page man sako has a great way of showing someone breaking mentally in different ways
>>292110619EBAAAAAAAAAA!
>>292109380Baku needs a handkerchief to wipe his mouth
>>292110539How did we go from this to Batuque
>>292110619Leader is relapsing again
>>292109430Go fuck yourself
>>292110571Look, he cares about Nobuko for real
>>292110644Different focus, I prefer Usogui art but Batuque isn't terrible.
>>292110619>lend me some memories Eba, this is base Baku I’m going up against
>>292110571He forgot about his lover...And Nobuko too I guess
>>292110660Wait so he knew he would likely lose his memories and still went through with it? Goddamn he's an idiot, he even realizes he solved the secret of whatever Baku was planning but now he's oblivious to it again.
>>292109473I've been using this as a reaction pic for years and now I know what page it comes from
>>292110660I guess he went through the near death time to give his other self a better chance
>>292110679>his loverAre you referring to Baku or Gakt
>>292110686He hasn't figured out the secret, but he has all the pieces to figure it out. He forgets that Baku asked him about time and crushed his own watch spesifically.
>>292110686It was going to happen regardless, we just established it always happens once a month, and it just happened to happen again during STL
>>292110700Is he huishenging himself into his amnesiac self?
>>292110539Maybe all the cube stuff was worth it after all…>>292110644Batuque looks great, it’s just a different style.
>>292109550>tfw you feel a fart coming but it could be a shart but you let it rip anyway
The time to post any kind of guesses is almost up OP. Just show us your theories if nothing else.
>>292110737So he still remembers Baku
Look at how happy our gambling goblin is seeing his old friend :)
>>292110737>>292110758Absolutely love how Sako draws them both gaunt and shriveled up and keeps them like that after they "die"
>>292110737>the most important thingIs he referring to Baku here, or is the fujo in me reaching?
>>292110758Hachina Naoki...is BACK
>>292109646>>292109661Needs the IQ graph meme
>>292110758durrrr
>>292110758Welcome back Hal-kun? Oh I guess since Leader technically did recover all his memories during air poker he didn't lose all of them again but rather just an undefined chunk of them. So yeah he probably still remember Baku.
>>292110778awww
>>292110758>>292110778Cute
>Forgot Nobuko>Forgot Gackt>Remembers BakuWhat a faggot
>>292110758RE ENTER
>>292110778Baku isn't a good person, but he isn't a bad one either.
>>292110784It's probably...up to interpretation (unironically)
Who'd win in a goomble, Baku, Kaji or Hal?
>>292110798Awww, they’re both smiling
>>292110798Reject evil women with poisonous and knife filled wombsEmbrace your autistic brothers with mental issues
>>292110801Bros before cops and hoes
I was seriously worried he’d forget Baku here, it would ruin the Hal 25 moment from air poker for me
>>292110837This is now the surpass the leader Baku always wanted after finding out his pal was Leader.
>>292110778Gonen genes kicking in
>>292110837There’s no need to make this page look so majestic, but it’s great
I actually wanted to end it with the last chapter but this volume has 12 in total.SOOO WE CONTINUE
>>292109900>*whispers to Yakou* inject me with your coffee instead of adrenaline
>>292110751IM MAKING A GABMLE THAT THE ANSWER IS NOT IN THIS CHAPTER AND I WILL POST MY THEORIES TOMORROW AT THE START!
>>292110477my janny hero
>>292110085>son, we hear you've been gambling.
>>292110593i dont think he can truly become perfect, more like reallocating his stats according his needs, until the next reset.
>>292110117I imagine after having his soul milked out of him by that psycho pussy nothing else compared.
>>292110322No!
>>292110716>>292110700So cold, those were the only words he needed.
>>292110316He had become the insincerity snacker
>>292110953Look at the detail on those mangled fingernails.
>>292110758>>292110778>>292110798KINO
HOLY FUCKKKKK
>>292110385Poor Yakou's hands...
>>292110970The visual presentation of anccumulated times annd penalties are so much easier to follow than the table in ToK. Sound like that broken record, but that shit confused me so damn much
>>292110987>is a... dong
I AM THE ONLY "GAMBLER" WE NEED!
>>292110837so ethereal
>>292109304>Shion is a gamer
Do you think Kadokura will want his gloves back?
>>292110837This is probably what Baku wanted, a match between him and Hal instead of Perfect Leader
>>292110778>>292110798awesome
>>292110539fuck
>>292111051Not to wake "us" but this page has potential for an edit for dropping a manga.
>>292111051What if his hand was so sweaty and shaking after the revival he dropped it on accident? That would be funny and honestly believable
>>292110758>>292110778>>292110798>>292110837peak dynamic holy shit
>>292111051You'd know why if you still had your fucking memory. That last reset was a huge mistake.
the 5 minute limit being treated as exact is kinda stupid, I don't think a couple of seconds make that much of a difference, if anything Yakou's hands condition is a much more realistic limit to being revived
>>292110758>>292110778Beautiful
>>292111110Referee? Is this against the rules?
>>292110816>Yakou thinking about how much he wants to recruit this bishonen couple for his cafe
>>292111110mysticism
>>292111105Retard, he would have lost his memory regardless of whether he reset. If anything, the timing allowed Yakou to reexplain the rules to him in a natural way.
>>292110837This is up there for my favorite pages
>>292111122Hal is learning how to Goomble too
That's it for the first half of Volume 48!Thanks for reading and dont be a liar anon or the Bluff Gobbler will come for you!!See you tomorrow for second half of Volume 48!REALLY GOOD GAME I LIKE ITAnd yeah this game is only good/working because of the relationship between Baku and Hal
Why did the leader echo power stopped working?
>>292110903Baku looks so tired
>>292111147Thanks OP, Baku is a bad influence on Hal
>>292111147Thank you for posting OP!Now the covers...
>>292111147Thanke OP, so this is gambling huh...
>>292111111It will be taken into consideration.
>>292111152Because Baku knows it, he’s not going to drop it until the last second to accumulate as much time as possible. Dropping it earlier and waiting for Hal to self destruct won’t work. Souichi’s only choice was to reset it
>>292111166
>>292111147thanks op.
>>292110994Poor Sako's wife
>>292111187
>>292111192Just wait until Batuque where he really did all those things to his daughter.
>>292109193one of the most perfect soul reads in the whole story. perfect timing too.
>>292111152It didn't, Leader intentionally failed the check. He can still use it in future rounds (assuming he remembers), but Baku knows about it so he can try to spoof it (by flattening the handkerchief again, or dropping his tie instead, or in other ways).
>>292111207
>>292110737>>292110758>>292110778>>292110798Stuff like this is why StL is so good, they have a great dynamic and they only knew each other for a few days in universe. Combine this with how tense the game is and we haven’t seen the peak mindfuck of the series yet nor the payoff to the dreams. Fuck you faggots for trying to force me into thinking this arc was bad.
>>292111220
>>292111147Thanks op
>>292111233Can't forget the Air Poker stitch
>>292111220>>292111233It really took until protoporos for the covers to become unique and not just focus on Baku. Early covers were so boring, only focusing the Baku’s face
>>292109512>Yakou completely lostKek'd
>>292111250And the most recent 8Also the Pastebin is now up to date and almost complete... :(
It’s actually wild Marco never got a cover
>>292110046>>292110097For you
>>292111272The Yakou cover is so aesthetic
>>2921111664 from this set>>292111187Combo of 14 and 15>>292111207I kinda don't like any of these, 18 is most agreeable.>>29211122031 by a kilometer>>29211123333 dubs for the best cover of them all 33>>29211127247 has really good energy but I also enjoy Baku/Hachina being combined on 42
>>2921112725 37 + 38 46 47 48No order just like them
>>292111228I don't know man, I just think Air Poker is the stronger gamble
I have E X C E L L E N T news! I have fetched all the "nutrients" we need for the next "party" around the "barbecue"! For those who don't speak "Gu Ritual": I have all the Grappler Baki and I will dump them soon.When? >frenchman.jpg
>>292109550>Tfw your brain is terminal>>292109539Early 20's>>292109552Baku was 15 at the start of his Kakerou membership, Kaji's introduction is 2 years after the first surpass the Leader, and it's been roughly a year in-story.
>>292111282That must be annoying to read
>>292111272Crazy how good the colors get
Imagine if Kyara was reviving them with his fists
>>292111233Also a little bonus
>>292111272Super saiyan blue Baku and super saiyan rose Lalo
>>292111233
It’s crazy how much more attention has been on leader since the start of this gamble. You’d think he’s the protagonist and Baku is the mysterious antagonist that needs to be defeated
>>292111272And the old man!See you tomorrow!
>>292109263Usogui is Gambling Dragon Ball (or JoJo). It gets considerably more enjoyable once you see it that way. Sako's best skill is not creating realistic depictions of intelligence and strategy, but instead dedicating a lot of time and effort to lay an extensive groundwork that allows unrealistic, batshit displays of GALAXY BRAIN to still appear somehow reasonable. He puts in a fuckton of work to make ridiculously contrived shit feel "earned", and this gives Usogui a very particular feel when compared to other stories that focus on mind games/death gambles/etc.
>>292111356These two getting a cover feels weird to me. More sense for it to be Kaji or at least him with Kadokura since it’s their gamble
>>292111378The foreshadowing in this series and payoffs are god like. It deserves the wank people used to jerk off about SnK’s foreshadowing and build up. Definitely think every reader on first read would be lost with duwang though
>>292110497We only saw him standing in front of the guys in ch. 499, no fighting
>>292111307Based JACKCHAD. I will be there. Over and out "me"
>>292110837KINO
>>292111307>Baki dump soonLET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO!!!!
>>292111307AmazingI will be there once the dump starts!
>>292111307
>>292111307will you post the whole manga or just the first one?
>>292111307I've never read Baki. What Baki is on about?
>>292111228>they only knew each other for a few days in universeThey barely know each other, yet they know each other so well. It works because, as pointed out in >>292030942 this is a game you play vs. your opponent and your own perception of your opponent.>>292111274He got an inner cover at least...
>>292111228No one in their right mind would tell you StL is bad
>>292110619
>>292111519What it means to be strong. And there's a esoteric message hidden in there, but you will have to discover it on your own.That's what I did when I started to read Baki, another anon guided me with that same reasoning, once you discover what Baki is all about, it will be like having an epiphany, almost like a religious experience.
>>292111401>The foreshadowing in this series and payoffs are god likeThey are. Unfortunately, he's so good at it that there's a whole subset of new readers that already start the series with sky-high expectations from word of mouth, and that are obsessed with "feats" or the "peak fiction" of the last few gambles. But it was very fun to see anons in this storytime falling in love with Sakoisms, characters and scenes that do not involve Baku/Leader wankery. Feels like a return to the fandom the series had in 2020 and further back.
>>292111543Now that I think about it, this is the first time he’s bet his life truly. In air poker, he couldn’t die and in the first StL he knew the result from the beginning
>>292110718he's talking about the iron maiden
>>292111233>>292111272Air Poker covers fucking MOGGING everyone else
>>292111122>Even Yakou is rooting for UsoguiIt's kind of insane how Leader entered here the underdog and somehow everyone was charmed by Baku's resilience
>>292111573What about his match with Fukurou?
>>292111228There are contrarians in every storytime, the drive-by complaints are irrelevant. StL is great...... with that said, Air Poker is better chapter-to-chapter.
>>292111272>The Air Poker last volume cover has Usogui and Lalo both look like diamondsKino
>>292111307Are we looking for a year of half volumes for Baki or a half year of full volumes for Baki? Either way Jack-san I'm looking forward to reading Baki for my first time
>>292111307I've been putting off reading Baki for a while, but now I believe the "timing" is right. I will soon no longer be "green".
>>292111492You will see...>>292111519Fighting manga mixed with esoterism explained by an 100 years old African Guru under LSD and philosophy by a battle and adrenaline junkie street fighter.
>>292111639Half a volume! I need to sleep too!
>>292111639I'm not exaggerating, I think half a volume of Usogui takes me longer to read than an entire volume of Baki.Idk if that would work
>>292111147So this is the power of gambling... it doesn't feel.... too bad... * perishes *
>>292111519Just a petty father-son squabble
>>292109661BASED OWL
>>292110160>you gained great powerpremature c-section birth…good?
>>292111307Reminder that regardless of how many chapters OP dumps, there's still a good chance we will go through the whole storytime without Jack appearing in Rahen again
>>292110322But they are the sexiest ones...
>>292111569There is definitely a portion of fans who got into the series through seeing TikTok and YouTube edits and all the good looking double spreads. It’s how you get retarded posers saying dumb shit like how the series only gets good at ToK which ironically probably puts new readers off since that happens 200 chapters in and the series is already long and complicated. In worry of sounding pretentious, you’ll have fans gladly saying they don’t understand half the arcs in the manga but will scream "peak" at any hyped up moment without understanding why. The series can be confusing but it’s not so complicated it can’t be understood on a 2nd read, if you don’t then you might just be a retarded speedreader only in it for the memes and to look cool. Reminds me of berserk fags who claim it to be the best thing ever but don’t rate anything other than the eclipse
>>292109994Since you're the judge of who is a "true fan", what's the percentage of how much I'm allowed to like the fights more than the gambles...? Did Sako draw every fight with the intention that they should be "inferior" to every gamble? Sounds a little stupid.
Do you prefer the rubik’s cube or the kariume? Which quirk is better?
>>292112276Not saying you can’t like the fights, but you can also say they’re easier to consume and give you a break from the gamble. Whereas here, every page is dense with important dialogue
>>292112277I prefer turning people into diamonds.
>>292109591Looks like the illusive man room from mass effect
>>292112324That's fair, but I do believe the main complaint about the Referee dialogue in StL is how much they're used as weekly recaps of the game's progression instead of showing off each character's particular quirks, beliefs and personalities. If every interaction of the audience was like the conversation between Fukurou and Nowa or even Douji quibbling with Kadokura about the afterlife, the value of those pages would skyrocket. I personally believe Usogui is one of the few series where I could enjoy dozens of chapters of people talking inside a closed room (with World Trigger being my favorite example), but in StL the result was clearly below Air Poker (the Shion/Manabe duo was just too goated playing off each other, their interactions elevated the arc so much) and Battlefield (which is arguably the best arc in the series when it comes to audience commentary). It was just a little disappointing that Sako had EVERY character that matters inside a room watching the ultimate gamble and the resulting scenes are mostly less entertaining than the average KY Declaration chapter (Nitro was hilarious and Mii-chan is a legend).
>>292109649There's a few things off about that rubik's cube.>Perspective looks a little wonky>Colors on the inside of the cube for some reason>No white at all, although that can be chalked up to all the white squares being on a visible sideBut the weirdest thing is:>Green center and yellow center are adjacent>Green square and yellow square are adjacent on a cornerGreen and yellow are on opposite sides on the Japanese version of a rubik's cube, but adjacent on the western version. Other than that, I think this might very well be possible to recreate (if any anon is that bold).
>>292112277I think Kaji needs his own a quirk too
>>292112574His quirk is that whenever everything is going just as he's planned, he chokes and fucks up.
>>292111602It could not count as truly betting his life if Eba was around to bail him out, I know it's a hindsight moment for him but it's the facts
>>292111767Fair>>292111825I don't mind something quick to read to help Usogui digest a while
>>292110298>The passing of time feel different depending on the situation
>>292112488>battlefieldif you mean battleship, then yes, it has the best spectator reactions in the whole series. very fun arc all around.
>>292112574>>292112629Anons... rape is not a quirk...
>>292109661>>292109682>You're being foolish>Oh yeah? Bet me then, faggot>N-no... I didn't mean it, th-this is, uh, meaningless... I don't understand you types...Nowa the RAPED.
>>292112773I think the problem with the peanut gallery in StL compared to Battleship and ToK is really that the devs don't really allow their personality to go through too much when they're commenting on the gamble. It's just sheer disbelief for the most part, which while believable on Kaji and Gackt because of the emotional investment, it feels wasteful on the refs. The maneaters (and Nowa) for both Hangman and ToK didn't really matter since they're just there to underpin the brutality of expecting and wanting someone to die unnecessarily, as well as to guide (or misguide) the reader along with potential happenings and strategy. Helps that there's a couple of nice action segments breaking up the commentary. Most of StL is just raw gamble / mindgames though, which is why it's still one of the best gambles in the series though the emotional and karmic peak of the story being here also helps out heavily.
>>292109241>>292109327>Be gambler>develop a gimmick>rely on it>Be Leader>watching tv>autism sets in>tsk-tsk for one month straight>Oh my echolocation nen>Don't even bother using it at the most crucial moment because you don't need it to figure your opponent That's why he's the best
>>292109291Leader has been aware Baku is hiding something from before the match even started
>>292111110What if Baku was BETRAYED by Kaji and Marco?
>>292112254I've made this point in an earlier thread and will probably rant one last time when the storytime is over, but "liking Usogui because you heard it's peak" and "liking Usogui because you found it on a manga aggregator full of ads in 2017 and fell in love with the gambling guy calling everyone a big liar" are very different experiences. Sometimes I wonder how those people would feel about Usogui if Air Poker and StL never happened as we know them. What if every gamble for the rest of the series just remained at the average level of Labyrinth/Bull/ToK/Battleship, with some gambles peaking a little higher and others peaking a little lower until the end? Do they like Usogui because of its reputation, like a guy who starts to root for a team after they win the championship, or do they like Usogui because of what it is, messy pacing and "too much fighting" and hyperfocus on eccentric behaviours included?I like Air Poker and StL very much, they're amazingly written arcs. But I can imagine Usogui without them, and I don't even think they're the most fun arcs to reread.I read Usogui because of ONE MAN (no, TWO MEN).I read Usogui because some guys didn't laugh at the WE ARE ALIENS joke and Leader got upset about it, I read because of the shitty coffee competition, because of EXCELLENT, because of the spork, because I can't read the mood, because of You Only Know I like Eggs, because you can't trust plants, and a fuckton of stuff that has nothing to do with Usogui being "peak fiction" or "10 out of 10" or whatever.What do you think, anons? Do you like Usogui because the internet is glazing it, or were you pleasantly surprised that something you liked ended up being glazed by the internet?Your reaction to this page will reveal the truth inside your heart. In the end, the esoteric essence of "Usogui" will always come back to this page, now and forever.
>>292110539This is actually very sad.FWIW Leader is losing the same finger Usogui sacrificed.It's incredible how handicapped Leader is by the memory loss, to me he's hands down the most talented guy in the story
>>292110644Batuque started well but Sako clearly lost all interest after the battle royale in the park, it's like he came too fast and the post nut clarity hit him hard.Hopefully Genikasuri doesn't end up like that, so far it's going strong but you never know.
>>292110854You think so? If you have other examples through the series I'd love to hear about them
>>292110861There IS need to. It's like they are back to the top of the building again, first STL.
>>292113226this is the guy that made me realise majikoi parodied usogui. in my defence nobody ever mention it and i suspect a lot of people dont even know about it.
>>292111009I knew he was insta dropping it as soon as I saw he came back as Hal. It's the same behavior against Fukuro and with the cofee cream gamble.
So Leader knew about it before the 2nd near death right? He’s doing the classic Baku trick of pretending to walk into the opponent’s trap and ensuring that Baku won’t chicken out of it because there’s not enough accumulation
>>292113329Oh I was just making an offhand comment about the fact that Baku looks like him in that page, nothing serious. We barely know anything about Gonen after all. I do have my two cents to contribute about his name being a wordplay in Japanese, but we'll get there eventually.
>>292113626Yeah
>>292113226>the esoteric essence of "Usogui"it's either the page you posted or that one with Baku standing behind Nowa's wheelchair
>>292110043>dead eagle narrating flashback>the hand marks on Ikuto's corpse>Tatsuki monologuing alone inside his coffin>Kyara>Eko's clairvoyanceis it ambiguous though?
http://mimizun.com/log/2ch/comic/1147883000/Took me a surprising amount of effort, but I finally managed to find the very first 2ch Usogui thread. 20 fucking years ago. I'm probably going to save every thread for archival purposes. Might post it here if I'm done before the storytime ends.
>>292114569Those first few comments are cold. I know early Usogui doesn't have much to hook people in off the bat, especially compared to later on, but damn, that's harsh. And also very funny knowing how the series evolves over time.
>>292109193hearty kek
>>292113226I got the best introduction to Usogui, I read it up to chapter 125 in January 2018 where Easy Scans ended and the Manga actually ended, and then Duwang picked it up and translated the whole thing for the next 2 years. It was like having the manga release weekly, I didn't know anything about the next chapter and just how insane it gets.
>>292110010Honestly I don't think anyone could figure "that" out without knowing first
>>292113226I agree with you in the sense that reading Usogui because "the last two arcs are some of the greatest things ever written in fiction" (which is true) is a little silly. Because you're already going into it with a mindset that makes you overlook just how amazing the manga is. You don't need the last two arcs to appreciate the eccentric characters, brilliant concepts, fun gambles, or powerful messages. But I also think Surpassing the Leader and Air Poker are integral parts of the experience. They wouldn't work nearly as well or be as meaningful to readers if it weren't for everything that came before them. I love Usogui for everything it is BEYOND its last two arcs, and I love it EVEN MORE because of its last two arcs.
>>292109430get the fuck outta here
>>292111378I somewhat disagree. I actually think Sako is an intelligent person, and that's why he can write intelligent characters. The strongest proof of this is that he can not only create intelligent characters, but also build that intelligence through their personalities and shape them around it.Let me explain. Baku, the Leader, and Lalo are the peak of intelligence in this manga. They all have galaxy brains, but at the same time, they each have a different approach to deduction and gambling. The Leader is overwhelming and has a tremendous sense of purpose, reflected in his philosophy of perfection. This is how he dominates people psychologically. Lalo is violent and physical, but it's precisely through that recklessness and violence that his opportunities for victory emerge. Baku always plays around outplaying and anticipating his opponents to devour them. Surpassing the Leader is proof of these strengths, and Air Poker demonstrates them too, even through its participants very first moves (breaking the meter and taking a little breath).The only other manga where I've found this level of "intelligent characters" is Liar Game with Akiyama.
>>292111228Aside from that one contrarian in every storytime, I've never heard anyone speak ill of STL. I thought it was generally agreed upon that it's the best arc? (Though some people prefer Air Poker.)
>>292114569>Might post it herePlease do, I'm curious to check it out.
>>292114569what the fuck? Just in case, do you happen to have the thread from the first time that "the end" of surpassing the leader was posted?
>>292114569Lol, they’re shitting on Fukumoto. Kaiji must have been so painful to read weekly. It’s definitely a series meant for binging
>>292115091I think you could honestly Sako is just so good at showing you the exact workings like baku opening the 60 door and also he's hiding it behind echolocation and prince bee revelations to cause a cognitive load on the reader.
>>292116260Alright, you anons tell me. Should I>wait for another anon to doomp it in storytime>binge it myself>>292115091Indeed. Anons be warned of spoilers It's such nonsense and random trivia that most people don't know or think about which just requires some specialized knowledge to grasp at despite the foreshadowing >>292111378>>292115353I think both of these are true. While Dragonball does occasionally have legit strategy and martial arts and can be more than rule of cool (some excellent character writing for instance,) Usogui can both be JoJo's for gamblers with insane pseudo bro-science intersecting realistic depictions of violence or a character's efforts to make plans come to fruition, but it also has characters which are realistically intelligence and recognized that in a life or death gamble there should be nothing held back and they WILL plan for a lot of random shit just for the 1% chance to win. Are Lalo and Usogui and Leader the high IQ wizard who spawns shit out of thin air? Almost never, actually. Do they look like they do if you blink and miss all the signs? Absolutely. Are they galaxy brain unrealistically intelligent and capable of retaining, spouting, and using random trivia no one without a special interest should realistically know? This is also true. Does the plot contrive for them opportunities to show off their intelligence and resources so that they can be appreciated by a reader? This also happens, and that's fine. Usogui isn't a slice of life manga and it's very shameless about being about GOOMBLINGI actually love that Usogui depicts characters reasonably and with seriousness and realism while also not being afraid to exaggerate and aggrandize their quirks or how others perceive them.
>>292113586>tfw no echolocation
So Baku wanted Souichi to die so Hal could return, right?
>>292116772Who knowsHe seemed surprised by the developmentPlus Souichi already had those memories
>>292111378Well as said theres a differerence between smart and complex writing. Anyone can make a deep enough story with a generous time window. But writing can only be as smart as a (single) author and given this story is quite complex and detailed compared to most others Id argue its seriously impressive it was executed in such a fluid manner.Sako might be a hopless chud but hes a genuinely intelligent person and doing this manga weekly without producing fat plot holes is a seriously impressive feat.Sure Hal and Baku operate on a level few if no humans could ever reach but its still presented in a way that doesnt make them feel completely alien to us readers
>>292115091I remember several people hypothesizing it during a previous dump
Black box text posting pretty much ends today
>>292112517The red/yellow/blue corner piece is different to my version, if yellow is on top then blue would be to the left and red to the right, but on his it's the opposite
>>292109101This chapter cover is so sexy I mean cool.
>>292109176>>292109193Wha a page turn.
>>292109304>>292111034But what did he mean? Landing a strike in the last frame, so your opponent has to do the same to win? When is that advantageous, like on a jump-in for maximum frame advantage I guess? Gonna need the raw for this page.
>>292109397Remember in Yakuza 1 when you take Haruka to play Han Chou and she calls every roll perfectly? Could Haruka win StL?
>>292109532>>292109550Yess I love these pages.>>292109944Yep
>>292117557I assume he's talking about some 1f link bullshit. Basically being on the receiving end of such an impressive tech that it's outright demoralizing if you can't do the same thing back.
>>292109574>>292109591These pages too. Gamblers are inherently self-destructive, and Kakerou helps them do so while nurturing themselves on the fallen gamblers. It seems cruel, but it's symbiotic.
>>292109646Bottom left panel. I'm not exaggerating when I say it changed how I see the referees through the entire story. While they have individual personalities, they are like predatory insects acting to sustain the entire colony, instinctually. Even someone like Referee Ikon, in his gamble, gives that scary insect-like impression as he's lending out Bios.
>>292109397Koi-Koi! https://youtu.be/IdAoJvfPpbo
>>292110046>>292110097I like it because it goes in a circle, just like the cycle Fukurou is talking about.
>>292110135kek
>>292110128I'm sorry OP.>>292110322Yes. This is wise.
>>292110298Peep the TV>>292110316Scary. I love the dream sequences so much.>>292110353The only thing left is to pick it up. The controller that is. It's Pooyan time.
>>292110371I had no idea what this meant but to be honest I could see someone figuring it out at this point. It's been hinted at at least 3 separate times by now.
>>292110396Even if we did see his backstory>he really is just a degenerate gambler that’s addicted to the thrillThis wouldn't change. I really wonder how he got involved with Kakerou tho.
>>292110441Leo you jinxed it.
>>292110477No... one Janny.
>>292110514I guess he still suffers from monthly amnesia but maybe can regain his memories again after a little while. "The time I can stay perfect is limited"
>>292110539>>292110571Fucking. Heartbreaking. It's like he's losing part of himself.
>>292110619NOw he's just twisting the knife. : ( clock brain>>292113264>FWIW Leader is losing the same finger Usogui sacrificed.Oh true.>>292110679>>292111576kek
>>292110737>>292110758>>292110778>the most important thingBased and gay. HAL is back.>>292110784He's referring to Baku. >>292110758Hal call's Baku "Baku-san" just like before.
>>292110798: |: )
>>292117764Yeah, that's his big change thanks to Air Poker, he's aware and can prep for it now
>>292110837That scenery.>>292110878>Even a simple game of rock paper scissors will not be the same depending on whether 100 yen, 10,000 yen, or 1,000,000 yen is bet on it.ACtually it is the same. Baku will lose either way. (He would not make it in Ultimate RPS)
>>292111016I had to break out my own pen and pad for that, which was actually fun.
>>292111074This is completely unrelated to the gamble, but since Leader's memory loss occurs around once a month, I wonder if it happens close to a full moon. You know, since Sako seems to like Megami Tensei and all. : )
>>292111110Good metaphor>>292111122>My conviction is as strong as the time where I knew the night sky would stay silentTwo interesting things.1. Hal seems to be recovering some memories from post-Eba.2. Leader might have recently lost his memory during the first StL! He forgot that Baku's comrades would betray him, but he was subconsciouly sure of it. To me that's significant.
>>292111147Just like Lalo. Thanks OP.>>292111855Rip that guy from Gurren Lagann.
>>2921111665>>29211118713 (Neo Baku)>>29211120718>>29211122030 I love the colors. Shoutouts to American Psycho Baku on 29.>>292111233>>29211125037 and 38 of course...>>292111272I quite like 41, how Lalo's hair becomes the background and the color.Thanks anon.>>292111325Yes.
>>292112517>Green and yellow are on opposite sides on the Japanese version of a rubik's cube, but adjacent on the western versionThat's weird but neat fact.
>>292114569>so, let's do it. 0 yen gambleNice.
>>292117617>I assume he's talking about some 1f link bullshitThat could make sense.
>>292111272Protoporos was so good it didn't even feel like it was 13 volumes long
>>292113226I don't understand exactly what you mean. When you talk about people who "like Usogui because you heard it's peak", are you only talking about people who like Usogui because of its reputation without being able to explain why they themself think it is good, or also people who like Usogui because they think it is the best written manga of all time for their own reasons?When you contrast the people who "liking Usogui because you heard it's peak" to the people who "fell in love with the gambling guy calling everyone a big liar", you seem to put emphasis on the latter liking Usogui because of its eccentric characters. Your list of reasons why you read Usogui seem to put emphasis on this as well. So when you contrast that to people who like Usogui who think Usogui is, or at least heard it is supposed to be "peak fiction" or "10 out of 10", it comes of a bit anti-connoisseur, like it is better to like Usogui for everything besides its excellent writing.Is this right or no?
>>292115573Sure. Bear in mind 5ch was already past its prime in the mid 10s. Ironically the movement peaked around the Labyrinth-Battleship era from what I've seen.https://fate.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/comic/1507234133/Here's the thread made the day after STL ended. Keep clicking on 前スレ and you'll find the previous ones, should be pretty intuitive. If they suddenly stop working you'll have to change the url of the mirror, try kako.5ch.io
>>292118964And if you're wondering, yes the Japs had been theorizing about the leap second ever since STL started, 30 chapters before the reveal
>>292119038Either Sako himself or some seriously high iq guy there
>>292117557>>292117617>>292117991He's talking about bowling, holy shit guys.
>>292091053I just fucking noticed the bloody tear. Baku bled for Yakou once again
>>292109532>>292109550KinoSimply KinoAmazing two pages
>>292109646Kaji...
>>292109279Great parallel to Kajis hand moment in Air Poker
>>292109518Gakuhito is comforting Kaji because it's the same thing Kaji would do for him if Baku was the one dominating the match
>>292110017If all that build up about kado not believing in the afterlife was just for this, honestly kino.Fukurou has been spitting fire these past few pages.
>>292119656Ohhh frame. Lol
>>292120287Kadokura seeing Kyara's corpse springing to life and still not believing in the afterlife is pretty beastly
>>292113226Heard about it because of StL and yes, "that" got spoiled because of it, but what really hooked me was when Rodem showed up. Going from a pretty rote tricks & turns fight to "and here's an impeccably drawn superhuman doing actual superhuman shit as he tears through opponents like tissue paper, good luck fighting him with a pistol, a knife, some caltrops, and a guy you met at a Pachinko parlour!" made me realise Sako was onto some shit. And when he showcased his perfect understanding of superhuman hand-to-hand combat during the Stopping the Missiles half of the Abandoned Mine arc? Blew my fucking mind sky-high, and Usogui never disappointed me in that regard. Easily my favourite work of fiction ever made
Why people are so defensive? Some people dont like this arc and thats it
>>292111166I actually like 6 quite a lotI'm a huge sucker for shots that focus on the eyes. Window to the soul and all that jazz.>>292111187I like the pose he pulls in 13, even if that design isn't actually used in the series>>29211120718 looks pretty abstract and i like the colors a lotI dislike 22, lel>>29211122030 with all the previous bakusand 31 as my protoporos pick, legendary traveler kaji is my hero>>29211123336 i like the colors but 37 and 38 are just so fucking good.>>292111272And lastly, 47
>>292120505well, he DOES have brain damage.....
>>292120509>Stopping the Missiles Kyara breaking Leo's trigger finger by using his shoe as a leather arrow will stay in my head for the rest of my life.
>>292121276For me it was Kyara actually getting shot, so many mangaka would not let a plan like that succeed for no reason.
>>292118964>look at the pic>Unauthorized reproduction is prohibitedAnon, stop! You are breaking copyright infringements!
>>292113694Cool, make sure to post them when the time comes!
>>292120587Just people being passionate about things they like
>>292123879like a kpop fan
>>292120599>even if that design isn't actually used in the seriesIt is, see Baku meeting Kyara.
>>292109473Probably the best depiction of stress ive ever seen
Unrelated but we're close to bump limit, I had a talk with a friend about good endings / showdowns in manga and I was surprised how actually a lot I felt quite mid about. Melancholia by Douman Saiman was one we agreed on but I'm not if that counts since it's a weird anthology but connected manga. Same talk made me realise I think the Tower of Karma Anon might’ve been just a little right.
I had a random thought about Baku. What if he didnt lie and actually knows how to fight?
>>292125769He can probably pack a good punch... for the one minute of stamine he heas
Fukurou is such a cool character, which they used him more
>>292125358Manga/anime famously both finales a lot.
>>292125769>>292125868he managed to surprise Suteguma (who killed a grown adult as a child) with a self-defense move.
>>292125358>I think the Tower of Karma Anon might’ve been just a little rightwhat do you mean? i dunno if we're thinking about the same guy, there's a couple of suteguma anons and then the guy who praises ToK in general
>>292125769"Detective" characters are cooler when they aren't strong. I never liked Sherlock doing Baritsu
>>292109217>he JOBBED and KNEELED
Leader is like if you took that autistic nigga Sheldon and gave him aura and hype moments
>>292109380baku was a warrior class not a wizard class after all
The rubik's cube thing is more of a dexterity feat than an intelligence one
>>292109550>Baku the WAKU
>>292126696An imaginary one probably requires a lot of... imagination
>>292126696its more about visualization, he's coming up with rubix puzzles in his head and resolving them. its basically like coming up with whole mathematical problems in your head and completing them, with the extra layer of it being a 3d shape in your head with consistent sides and colors constantly shifting in very specific ways
>>292118507>it is better to like Usogui for everything besides its excellent writing.It's not "better" or "more correct" to like something for this or that reason, but I can confidently say that it's more enjoyable/fun to like Usogui for its own DNA (or flavour) rather than liking it for its highly praised end-of-series payoffs. I'm not sure if I am misunderstanding you, so let me ask: have you ever read/watched a work with excellent writing that you simply don't feel passionate about, regardless of its overall quality? This has happened to me plenty of times. I can understand someone liking a work of fiction "because it is well-written" with no additional reason required, but I think an extra spark is necessary to make someone decide "this is one of my favorite stories, I like it better than other excellently written stories". It's harder to have that conversation with oneself when it comes to fiction with twists/foreshadowing/strategies because people often latch onto such stories as a way of demonstrating their own intelligence ("I could understand/enjoy this story, therefore I am smart"). But in Usogui's case specifically this type of attitude has been hilarious to observe among the Tiktok/Reddit crowd because the manga is constantly awesomely retarded and silly outside of the Galaxy Brain moments, and I see people overthinking shit like Baku talking to the reader when he corners Amako in the Labyrinth, or scenes in which other characters use Baku's catchphrase when it's obvious Sako only did it for shits and giggles.
>>292126867>>292126921it's Sako's version of Baki fighting giant insects with his imagination.
>>292109722i like the other refs being there just because you need some contrast between the people who are actually gamblers (fukurou and kaji) and the refs who only understand gambling from their own perspective as overseerssako shouldve just toned it down a bit with all the commentary
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>>292126513Sure, I do agree. But I'm thinking more along the line of him being competent or as strong as Hal, not referee level. Kinda of enough to let him win a gamble by using it in the right time once he gets a new heart. Despite it all, Baku doesnt lie much. 90% of it is him just acting surprised or as a fool, the other 10% is him making fun of someone. But he said about three or four times he knew martial arts
>>292109805>he got the "timing" wrong and "self destructed"
>>292109827gakuto-esque page
>>292126987replied in the new thread
>>292109920zesty baku
>>292109996oh shit i think leader died for good this time
>>292111282ill say it again this manga is so much more aesthetic in japanesei'll have to learn moon some day
>>292110046>its nothing but a devil's proofbattlerbros...
>>292126867>>292126921Yeah but he did it with actual rubik's cubes for a long while
>>292110477time to sweep
