Other Volumeshttps://pastebin.com/9HGt1efZVolume 48 1/2>>292109087
>>292127048It’s nice to see leader show emotion like this, he felt so surreal and inhuman before the prince bee arc,
Your theories OP?
Really great page the amounts of time i saw people pray when they are desperate is out of this world
>>292127082even when the odds are 99% in your favor you're still at mercy of luck
>>292127096Yeah but for me it always depends on how you define luck.I had a lot of luck in my life and i told myself i interpret as follows:Luck is when opportunity meets preparation. Usogui did reinforced that theory of mine more (even if its only a manga)
>>292127048Top 5 spread
>>292127148Baku...
It’s coming...
>>292127162OP you promised theories :(
Usogui bros our maincharacter gave up...
>>292127162>>292127175 peak
>>292127175Usogui became the Usoguid...
>>292127174Im writing it between posts it takes time!
>>292127175He’s a liar
>>292126987>have you ever read/watched a work with excellent writing that you simply don't feel passionate about, regardless of its overall quality?No, not really.>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".Because I need that "spark" to start reading a series in the first place. Usogui has something special that I can't define.>fiction with twists/foreshadowing/strategiesJust want to add that Usogui is also well written in its characters and themes too.>people often latch onto such stories as a way of demonstrating their own intelligence ("I could understand/enjoy this story, therefore I am smart").>the manga is constantly awesomely retarded and sillyI wouldn't call the manga retarded. I feel like this comes off a bit anti-intellectual which I don't really jive with.I also do enjoy Usogui for the reasons you listed before. I feel like JoJo is a manga that also has that, which lacks Usogui's competency and I don't rate JoJo as highly to explain my reasoning.Btw I read Batuque before Usogui actually, and found Usogui from checking out the author's other works. I read the last few chapters as they came out.
>>292127192Oh right marco existsWhat a waste of a character
>>292127062This chain imagery is really sick. Remind me again, how often was this manga made again? Biweekly? Monthly? I know, but I like to hear it anyways.
>>292127214The ethereal air of this ending is unmatched. It feels so smooth.
>>292127192Our friends...
>>292127097>frog squat
>>292127062>>292127048Weekly manga btw.>>292127232
>>292127214You could argue Kaji might’ve been already dead if he didn’t choose to point out the jackpot to Baku given he was in trouble with loan sharks which is ironic considering all the death matches he’s had with Kakerou
>>292127048I'M GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMBLINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
>>292127271Kajis kindness is what ultimately saved him
>>292127258I’m not sure if Marco and Kaji believe in a comeback for Baku, or if they’ve resigned themselves to following him to the end, whatever that end may be.
>>292127277Do you think they... you know...?
So my theories:It has something to do with Time and Seconds i dont really know how Baku can use it to his advantage but he has something planned with time all my notes point to seconds and clock.Its probably something simple like the clock not being a atomic one and counting the seconds exactly and how it should be or summer time and winter time being counted (like in germany) so maybe as the gamble is in new year they have to reset the clock back because thats how it is in their "world" (probably not as Sako is kinda on the realistic side with the law of physics).My point being Baku wants to use time to his advantage because Sako put to much emphasis on the clock
>>292127289Made Leo watch? Absolutely.
>>292127277you see ikon's butt was very necessary for the plot
>>292127289Ikon and Amen, yes
>>292127277IKON CULO
Looks like I got the "timing" WRONG :P!
>>292127082Which of our heroes is a bigot?
It's over...A gambler that keep on winning...
>>292127277One of the hairs on Amon's face is actually a pube
>>292127312>mfw I lie
>>292127312Our gambler...
>>292127296so fucking peak, It was a long road.
>>292127298Well, it kinda is. Making Amen nervous and considering their friendship, shoulsnt it hint at Ikon growing on her and them becoming a thing?
I'm jobbing... I'm jobbing. I'M JOBBING!!!
>>292127312FUUUUCK
>>292127296While I wish Marco had more of a role in Protopos, I'm geniuenly glad he didn't need to unlock kaioken x20 and suffer.
>>292127330>5:59Huh?
>>292127350KILLER QUEEN! TIME HAS REWOUND!
>>292127312>>292127345The only man on the face of the Earth capable of making a handkerchief and sitting in the cuck chair look so fucking cool.
>>292127350What a funny mistake, it should be 8:59
>>2921273503 hours difference... hmm
OH SHIT HE IS STILL GAMBLINGMY HEART IF FUCKING POUNDING!!!!!!
>usogui will not drop the handkerchief so obviously he will?
Why is Baku suppsoedly giving up? Is it because he can’t die a third time now to reset his cylinder
>>292127386NOT YET! YOU HAVEN'T LOST YET!
How high is Yakou feeling right now?
>>292127391>>292127386hehe...
>>292127386There is no ongoing monthly manga with this much quality
>>292127403I'M REFEREEEIINNG
>>292127403Litetally me right now
>>292127395Given the difference in accumulated poison, there's no way he can survive another round or build up enough poison to match the Leader's.
>>292127419And OUR HERO...KARL BELMONT
Even though it would be a shitty slideshow never matching the manga, I still want to see this animated
>>292127419Karl!
>>292127419I like how he toned down the vibes right before THAT
>>292127419K-KARL SAN?!
>>292127428you'll get hangman again and you'll be happy
>>292127419Karl back to selling weapons as soon as he's out of Kajis aura
BAKU WTFFFF!!!!!!!!!!
>>292127214Tsume Shogi is sometimes called "Mating shogi" which, and I know its based on checkmate, is also funny when it's two retarded homos. As is here.
>>292127434>>292127450NANI
I farted...
>>292127464marco....
>>292127443The OVA was so lame it didn’t even animate the coolest parts like Leader and Kyara showing up
>>292127450Baku you can't do that
>>292127428>animated filler of Marco going to the dentist for his second appointment>the dentist called three friends to help>Marco went with KaijiI'd fund it
TWO???SO IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE FUCKING CLOCKSAKOOOOO WHAT IS ITprobably something simple
can Leader still use his echolocation or can he use it only in his Perfect form?
>>292127465Oh, did Yakou relalize before Hal?
>>292127450>>292127465>>292127480M-MASAKA
>>292127480Two dongs?
>>292127480DONG!No... a second DONG!
>>292127480The gamble as a whole might have some issues but this moment is phenomenal.
HELP! HELP! MY TONGUE! MY TONGUE! IT'S STICKING OUT!
>>292127489at the same time??? baku is such a butt slut
>>292127481It hasn't been stated. But even if he had it it wouldn't have saved him here.
>>292127481He forgor
>>292127480BUT THERE WAS A SECOND "DONG"!
>>292127509Rules lawyers we remain the supreme winners of all time!
>>292127403>His smile and caffeine: Restored
HOOOLLLLLYYYYY SHIIIITTTTTTWHY???
>>292127480>HOWEVER>THERE WAS A SECOND DONG
>>292127528AHHHHHHHHHHHH
What comes after 59 seconds in a minute?
THIS GUY IS CRAZY
>>292127528Leader really was an alien, except he was the alien from IT
>>292127528Every character has now gotten the distorted wacky face treatment
>>292127528reminds me of a kaiji reaction except more unhinged
>>292127544AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>292127480>ONE DONG>No...>TWO!
>>292127544Gotcha...
IM HAVING A READERS HIGH!
ONE DONGNO…TWO DONGS
>>292127528>mfw after the chapter 50 of Kengan Omega
>>292127544THAT'S MY BAKU COOMING IN HIS PANTS RIGHT THERE
>>292127544Smug motherfucker! Eating his kariume too!wait that means he had the fucking candy under the hanky!
>>292127544This page lives rent free in my head, look how fucking smug he looks. It’s beautiful
>>292127509Thats the thing I never understood. The sound is superior to anything elseSo shouldnt the first dong still count as a minute mark?
>>292127544There’s no better drawn smug page, this is the most aesthetic Baku has ever looked
>>292127544AAAAAAAAA I'M GOOMBLINGGGG
>>292127544kino
>>292127544>7 years in thw making gamble finally paying off face
>>292127330USOGUIS PLAN WAS TIME ALL ALONG. HE JUST ACCUMULATED 3 HOURS OF KILL THE LEADER JIZZ JUICE
>>292127528Would Leader (modo Perfeito) have failed for this trick?
>>292127544He is such a smug little twink…
We can finally stop black text posting now
>>292127595Weird page, nobody looks right.
>>292127595Big head mode activated
>>292127604They're so shocked that it distorts reality.
>>292127601Almost, a bit more for that.
>>292127595>Gackt looks like Slenderman>Doji will have the same body type as Nowa once he gets old
>>292127561I TOLD YOU
Leaderfags got BTFO
>>292127659>That DONG
This is bullshit, Hachina is still number 1 in my eyes. It rang at 8:59
>>292127659>...that DONG?>Yes>That DONG>That old, double, mysterious DONG
AHHHHHHHHHHHH I WANNA READ FASTER BUT I SAID I WILL READ IT WITH THE THREAD
Psst, lemme show you guys something important>>292072149>>292072172
>fukurou figured it out before everyone elseHe’s running circles around refs
I feel really bad for Hal. He doesn't deserve to die a third time before Baku
>>292127670>fukurou instantly gets itmy hero
>>292127709Duwang will show it, no need to rush.
>>292127709SAKO YOU SON OF A BITCH I KNEEL.YOU GAVE MY BRAIN A LITERATURE HIGH I HAVENT HAD IN YEARS
I jobbed...
>>292127721Hal was one game hangman away from launching terrorist attackHe deserves plenty of bad things
HERE'S HOW HAL CAN STILL COME BACK
>>292127742Wow, even this dumb slut figured it
>>292127768AIEEEE
>>292127742>bimbo who fucks up everything she does pretends to be smartlol
>>292127764>dumb>slutBut enough about Kaji
>>292127757He’s no more evil than Baku
CINEMA>Leap secondYeah our professor for digital electronics did mention that something like that exists but its so insignificant for the most of us, if we dont work with a focus with computers, that we dont really need it.
>>292127764i don't think Mogami knows
>The island timezone is three hours behind Japanhmm interesting.
>>292127805The sketchy drawing is so aesthetic
>>292127805OP had knowledge of it but still couldn't figure it out. Truly cinema.
>>292127805BAKUBROS MY STOCKS ARE WORTH SO FUCKING MUCH
>>292127828To be fair he mostly just read from his
>>292127827Cosmos: A Personal VoyageHosted by Leo Sagan
I don’t care what Sako said, Hal definitely figured it out subconsciously on some level or came close to it before the memory loss. Otherwise, what "secret" would he have been referring to?
>>292127544THE GOAT
This is, without a doubt, the single biggest bullshit I have ever read in this series.
>>292127844slides and was really monotonous during it so i kinda napped during the lecture or read manga
>>292127048>rightwhen u nut>leftbut she still suckin
>>292127873KEK this one actually got me
DONGDONG
>>292127852He has all the pieces but hasn't yet fully put them together because he is limited by time and stress. He was likely just about to put it together when he takes the death dive and unfortunately loses key pieces of information with his amnesia.
>>292127852All he really knew is that it was time related, but he couldn't figure out what. Usogui was gambling that HAL couldn't tie the strings together about what he was actually doing.
>>292127860Far more sensible than any of the blatantly supernatural stuff
>if Lalo didn’t steal the 50B then Leader wouldn’t have the proposed The ban match then this wouldn’t have been possible in the first place. StL would’ve been played immediately after the battleship arc Kaji "losing" the money led to this, even when our clever creep fails he wins
>>292127852He pretty much figured it out. Before this turn Hal says "He wont turn around. I feel like he wont its like I've known it for some time" He knows Baku's strategy so he knows no matter what baku will play that turn safe to get the 9 PM leap second. So yeah just few seconds before he loses the memory he gets it.
>Souichi jobbed because of AmnesiaBaku is a real gambler and won the luck fight
>>292127889What pieces? It's just something you know about or don't.
>>292127923This means, PM Souichi is still top 1 in the verse
>>292127932Man Sako was just rubbing it in our faces
>>292127860Yeah it's a bit too much considering that it has been planned by Baku before isekai.
>>292127947its pretty much the most foreshadowed twist in anything ive seen its been hinted at since 300 chapters in
>>292127950>2 seconds off 5 minutesWE'RE STILL IN THIS LETS FUCKING GOOO
I'm dying... I'm dying! I'm dying!!!
>>292127954Baku himself says he has multiple plans, not all of them bear fruit. This one did, remember what card he got
>>292127926That it's about time and what Baku is doing (aiming to be the D during 8:59)
>>292127975Happening! I'm dying now!
Douji...
>>292127960>its been hinted at since 300 chapters inWait what? When? We were on the battleship arc then.
>>292128011It will all be explained for sure.
>>292128011Go read when Baku gets the Time card
THATS WHY OUR MAD GAMBLER WANTED TO DIE FIRST SO HE COULD SEE HOW LONG HE NEEDS TO REVIVEa little bit of asspulling tho imo but still cinema so i overlook that
>>292127983Perfect sync! We are all "dying" after all!
>>292128007This is far beyond the moderation you impose on yourself Douji
TOP 1 PAGE HOOLLLYYYYYY
>>292128038THERE IT IS, THE SINGLE BEST PAGE!
>>292128019I see, chapter 326
>>292128038Finally, my favourite page.
>>292128038>in such euphoria, his eyes disappear Interesting creative choice, it works though.
>He gambled on his LuckFucking madman
>>292127048that's a very cool scene.
>>292128021This is one of the very few "explain the trick" sequences that actually elevates the trick itself.
>>292127403Iconic
>>292128070Ackchually, Baku tries to never let things up to luck. He makes his own.
Hmmmmmmmmm
>>292128087That's our detective, gathering information
>>292128070That plan was referring to the leap second. I can’t decide what’s a better payoff Hal 25 or this. Leap second is a bigger mindfuck while the 25 was a more emotionally resonating one. After those 2, the 3rd biggest payoff is Kaji’s hand moment or Kyara’s corpse returning
>>292128038>tfw getting a Google play card when working at the phone call center
>>292128070IF
>>292127544YOU LIARRRRRRRR
>>292128101>Hal 25For its this one Air Poker was just to good and Hal 25 had a really good Pay off totally not biased because i like poker
>>292128070By the way, if you go back to this chapter, you can see he's already thinking about the leap second
Baku controlled a lot of variables but he’s fucked if he or leader check at the wrong moment. He didn’t know how skilled Leader’s echolocation was
>>292128101one is a plot twist other is an emotional climax I'd say its 25 hal even as a StL>Air poker guy
KAJI THE ULTIMATE JOKER
We still haven’t reached the best moment in my eyes don’t look back
>>292127805jesus
>>292128165This is my personal favorite page in the manga.
>>292128165This demon is not human
Lazy chads are the ultimate winners
>>292128149Kaji the mvp
Its really beautiful how the first second it happens you call leap second bullshit asspull then the more you think about it the more you realize. Every single thing Baku did every little manipulation and tactic all of it comes together.
>>292128182Imagine if Kadokura was refeering the match and got played by Usogui AGAINNigga would die on the spot
>>292128182DO NOTHING>WIN
>>292128182OusenGODS
>>292128204Chudchads always win
>>292128182Sako is doing a victory lap over all his hard work to set this up and I love it.
>>292128196There’s enough foreshadowing and build up that make even the most ridiculous things justifiable and it’s already been established since chapter 1 that Baku is a perception wizard and has multiple plans. No other manga is this good at build up and delivering pay offs
>>292128249SO THAT'S WHY HE WAS FUCKING SNOOZING IN THE CHAIR
>>292128182Ousenchads
>>292128038chills
This is the type of exposition that’s enjoyable to read, everything is getting meticulously explained for you to understand and appreciate everything up to this point
>anons coping about HalLeader didnt know. He didnt mention it. If he knrw, he wouldve told Hal like he helped in Air Poker. His subconscious might've known, but even Marco might've known it too. If you cant get aweare of it, you didnt know
>>292128165>this guy who always eats when he wins a gamble is eating>mmhhh probably he's just hungry
>>292128297Whats happening right now is pretty much equal to a detective pulling everybody inside one room to explain who the killer is. Its a whodunnit info dump for a gambling plot twist and its so good.
>>292128300He instinctually knew and was moments from figuring it out in detail before his death amnesia.
>>292128316I think this is actually better than a detective walking through it because the characters are collectively piecing it together, which makes it feel way more impactful
Ok, but what if leader checks one second earlier or Baku misses his? I don’t mind luck playing a part, it’s impossible to get rid of it in a gamble and leader said in the first StL, one needs luck to even come this far
>>292128337Yeah normally a detective would bring every culprit and suspect together to explain them. In here every single suspect and culprit try to figure it out together
>>292128349Leader used the safe strategy because he was 100% guaranteed to win if leap second didnt happen. Would you refuse a 100% chance?
Need to reread every chapter of this again now, hahaha
>>292127048off to a good start kek
Sako i kneelI love competent writers it really itches my brain the right way and satisfies me a lot
Knowing about the leap second isn’t even that big of an obscure trivia fact, if we’re being honest.
>>292127271What about the life insurance?
>Yes honey i need the close up of my screaming face
>>292127277Amen trying to not stare at Ikon's ass
Wait We still have a whole volume after this, leader chads it’s not fucking over. We’ll make a comeback
>>292128432I wish more manga artists would channel Alex Ross.
>>292128414Do you ever think about leap seconds in your day to day life? Any idea when the next one is going to be?They’re not an obscure thing sure but still unexpected to say the least
>>292128432This is my single favorite page. I really just love this one for some reason.
>>292128460>Any idea when the next one is going to be?Never, actuallyThey've abolished it
>>292128460Not to be a smart pants or something but at one point I assumed baku would pull something like leap year then remembered its set in december so I mellowed out. So I was pretty happy when the twist was similar
It's amazing how many different favorite pages this half of the volume has.
>>292127403He knows Usogui is up to something, he just doesn't know what but is eagerly waiting for the surprise.
>>292128490the usage of about 5 different fonts here to convery how complex Yakou's emotions are is so good
>>292128460>Any idea when the next one is going to be?There wont be one anymoreeuronews.com/2026/10/16/global-timekeeping-rules-change-leap-second-scrapped-from-2027What a Luck Baku played the game before 2027
>>292128490>take a look inside Usogui>it's plans stacked on plans all the way down
>>292128469>They've abolished it>(((international group of scientists, diplomats and timekeepers)))Incredibly fucking lame
>>292128490I like that despite his plan, it wasn’t 100% sure and Leader gave him more trouble than anyone. His shocked faces were genuine
>>292127768Did the manga ever say what year it took place? You would kind of have to know the date it's taking place at the very least for that to be a reasonable thing to figure out. By default it would be impossible to use even if you knew a leap second was possible.
>>292128308I mean it says he solved it right here
>>292128519And it's that one spice that REALLY helps sell this plan. It didn't all just happily go as Baku wanted, he had to fight for it.
If this happened to Lalo, he would kill Baku and Yakou on site
>>292128322Yeah I think that too, but I'm sure it was within Baku's plan to get leader to discover and then forget just to "eat his lie" and not just win the gamble
>>292127596Nope because he had it figured out right before he got hit with the memory loss stick. That's the tragedy, leader at that point was unironically perfect but wasn't able to maintain his perfect state for long enough.
>>292128590I love this page too
>>292128575there is one spoiler still not unveiled, Baku knows Leader is going to lose his memory at some point with a high likelyhood so that is just another plan stacked on top
>>292128490Yakou culo
>>292128576>opened their drawers and battled Homoerotic lines
>>292128460The vast majority of people are never told about them. Most people learn about February 29 as the lead day, then they learn about leap hours as an additional trivia. Leap seconds are a trivia past that. One you can postulate if knowing about Leap hours, but that's the hard part, acting on a postulation.If Leader never learned about leap seconds and Eba and whoever didn't bother impressing leap years/hours to him every time he got amnesia. Then it's not something you can easily pop into your head's existence. This is why Leap second worked so well as the final twist. Most readers were also completely caught off-guard just like Hal, but the plausibility is guaranteed, but leap seconds actually exist. There's no choice, but to accept it. And for those who do know about leap seconds, they could only think themselves smart for getting it early.
>>292127604You don't know the half of it. The art in the last few chapters is very wonky, I think Air Poker was too much for his weekly schedule and he got burnt out. Then again that sort of artstyle shift continues onto Batuque which has a lot of those weird proportion pseudo bobblehead bodies. His Genikasuri art is an improvement over that though.
>>292128630How did we go from ToK Ranko to this
>>292127659I like how Douji keeps noticing details the others overlook like back when he noticed leader's check times were getting increasingly shorter.
>>292128038I've thought about this image so many times since I first read usogui
>>292128636Yeah I don't fully remember Batuque since I just read it once, but now that you mention it I feel like I had thought it had big heads at least early on.It would be interesting to hear from Sako if he has said anything about his art style from that time.And yeah Genikasuri has been decent all around.
>>292127764It's not really something you figure out but rather it depends on you knowing dumb fucking trivia.
>>292127544This is, by far, the singular best spread in the entire manga. No doubt.
>>292128658True...I wonder how Jack-san feels about current Ranko, does he still want her Pee?
>>292127544greatest of all time
>>292128672From a readers perspective you are given enough crumbs to piece it together without knowing about a leap second. You just have to be able to read Sakos intentions which will be super hard.
>>29212757260-0 anon, what comes after 59 seconds? And yet... What comes after 60 seconds?
>>292128689No.
When I first heard about it, the person typed "second leap" and I thought the arc would revolve around jumping.
>>2921286874th best I'll give it. The top 3 all belong to Kyara.
>>292127604I like to say that the last volume transforms into abstract and wavey art
>>292127544UNFATHOMABLE
>>292128079Yeah the amount of bullshit hoops Baku had to jump through to ensure he actually got to use that trick he planned for are insane, it's no wonder everyone sees him as some abstract monster.
this whole All According To Keikaku II Turbo Championship Edition stuff is really dropping StL in the rankings for me, as a new readermy guess for the finale was going to be that the Leader Persona was the one who'd die and Hal would live on but I doubt that now
>>292128099If the phone line hadn't been the right one Usogui would have been fucked
>>292128714Imagine if that was the twist.>Leader used his echolocation right as Baku set the hankerchief on a nearby table and jumped>This caused him to reflexively turn around as he noticed the hankerchief descending relative to Baku
>>292128774You should actually read the explanation before complaining, but sure I can see why someone might feel that way.
>>292128714kek what a subversion
>>292128815RIP
>>292127926Think about it, to abstract Baku's plan from the scenario, you>Have to realize how he's been manipulating the timer>Have to have knowledge of the leap second>Have to piece together that Baku has knowledge and plans to use the leap second>Do that while also keeping in mind an optimal game strategy for Handkerchief>While you've died a few times>While also thinking about if Baku will or won't follow through with it>And thinking about whether the rules mean a true minute or 60 secondsIt was doomed from the start because Usogui had years to prepare and Hal had roughly a few hours.
>>292128815I really love how "bright" he manages to make this place seem with some of this art
Owari da...
In sports terms, did Souichi lose this or did Baku win this?
I JOBBED!
>>292128835Gakt got rekt
>>292128842Baku 100% won this
>>292128835Gackt KNEELSTHE LAW KNEELS
>>292128842Under purgatory rules, I see this as an absolute win for Leader.
>>292128835Justice... is kneeling for our new leader
>>292127480The dong...has misfired
>>292128590>rubiks cube>mad determination>echolocation>kariumeWhich is more powerful?
>>292128774For me personally i liked this gamble a lot but mostly because im a big fan of mental and psychological fights and this one hit that part of my brain which enjoxs this stuff.Im just not a big fan of all this info dump at the end yeah its necessary so readers understand everything but i think ToK did that part much better.
>>292128571Even half dead Yakou would easily fuck Lalo up.
>>292127805biggest asspull of all time lmao
>>292128658She got a haircut and lost her majestic mane.
What makes gambling manga hard to write the most imo, is toeing the fine line between luck and skill. Lean too much on one side and it’s either unearned or too bullshit-y. Baku controlled so many variables but also went in and out of the leap second route due to Leader’s actions. Pretty good balance here. Also helped it was being built up hundreds of chapters in the making
>>292128879GOAT STATUS
>>292128774I don't know if you're reading, but not everything went "according to keikaku."
>>292127175a-aieeee haru-sama you win... this is beyond me
>>292128200Kadokura would probably try to kill Baku if he got played twice, but before he got to actually do it he'd just go even more schizo
Baku-san isn't a bad person...
>>292128919Baku is not a good person nor is he a bad one...
>>292127229billy...
but he isn't a good person either
>>292128900>>292128919>>292128938>>292128959My favorite sequence. Baku is just in a state of utter euphoria from his plan working.
This info dump (official, not those made by translators) is necessary because its a set up that started right when they first got into the ban match.Its to drive home that Usogui makes calculated moves 100% of the way. And deals with unforeseen shit (like Suteguma's autism, Lalo's stubbornness and Leader's perfection, adding them to his plans so he can win in the end.Its weird too see such a info dump on the last arc, but at the same time it fits, because if his modus operandi was laid out at the beginning of the manga, it would lose a lot of its charm.
>>292128269It's probably the same in other competitive games, but I don't have experience with them.In fighting games, I perform well enough to have gotten in or near the finals but I rarely ever win.One of the things I notice in other good players that I lack is playing to win the set rather than playing to win the moment.I can be winning, have 50% health to the opponent's 10% health, and then suddenly lose because the opponent can do 50% health in one opening, if they are ready for it. There are certain players who seem like they're always ready for it, and even try to force the game toward some uncommon situation where it will happen. Meanwhile, even though I practice a lot, I play the game like I'm in a vacuum, and sometimes I'm surprised by uncommon hits, unable to convert into a win.You can pretend to be weak against jumps, for example, and then when the match is about to end, you punish your opponent for trying to jump at you, and take the win.I don't know if what I said makes sense. But basically, this trick makes sense to me. Baku spends the entire match pretending to play the game in a vacuum, but the whole time he was actually setting up that final hit.
>>292128959LET OUT A HEARTY LAUGH YOU CRAZY GAMBLER
>>292128959Your friend just died and you’re laughing
>>292128959Rise up a powerful laugh you mighty gambler...
>>292127277she tryna ignore it
>>292128512>A full chapter of the hour segmented into turnsKino
Just reminding you all Baku is 3 - 1 against Hal.And his loss was on purposeJobber Bloodline
>>292128959YAKOU MY BEST FRIEND DIED LETS GOOOO :(
>>292128981And that he doesn't entirely depend on a single plan but rather still tries other methods to win out of fear of his main plan being seen through or failing to trigger from bad conditions like leader not having enough accumulated drug.
That's it for Volume 48!Thanks for reading and dont be a liar anon or Yakou will do CPR on you with all his might!!!See you tomorrow for the start of the FINAL Volume!Also really great final gamble.Air Poker is still my favorite because of the pay off with Hal 26 and because its Poker :P but amazing mind battles here and i kinda agree with Anon here >>292128981.Still not a big fan of big info dumps at the end but thats just me
I liked it better than the Morse Code Miracle™ tbqh
>>292129067Thanke OP, I will now fall "asleep"
>>292129067>Still not a big fan of big info dumps at the end but thats just meMy brother is like that too, heh. He's pretty smart but he speedread the infodump explanations pretty fast because he didn't care too much about them.
>>292129067Man, the next chapter would've been the perfect clinghanger, but whatever
do it
>>292127403Such a happy ref!
>>292128835I KNEEL
OP, have you read Akagi or Kaiji? If not then prepare yourself for exposition dumps as well. FKMT’s visual style is also a lot less abstract and bold than Sako’s in my imo when presenting info
Leader isn’t dead, he wouldn’t be given such a quiet goodbye like this
>Do the biggest asspulll of all time>"N-NO N-N-NO GUYS SEE I WILL SPEND 3 WHOLE CHAPTERS TO EXPLAIN HOW MUCH OF A GENIUS I- I MEAN- BAKU IS"That is pathetic at least togashi just asspulls and delievers cool shit this is horrible
>>292129092Info dumps are fun when you are invested in the characters doing them. Every time I see Douji I just skip to the next page, but when its Fukurou or Yakou I do pay attention.
I announce that the so awaited Baki dump is the next Monday (not tomorrow) if my FUCKING annoying brother doesn't fuck things up for me.
>>292128636ToK was too much weekly, so Sako used Protoporos to recover.Then Air Poker was too much weekly and StL suffered as a result. It was still amazing how many gorgeous spreads he managed to deliver during StL, but it was very clear he was't in his prime as an illustrator anymore.
>>292129258
Baku was just a computer nerd theory
>>292129258OH HELL YEAH!
>>292127544>>292127561PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAAAAAAK
>>292129258you mean the 9th?
>>292129326We’ve gotten spoiled, StL is still in the upper echelon for weekly manga art and we’ve gotten beautiful pages out of it like this>>29212754. Still got more to go as well. ToK art was something else, the ranking battle between Tatsuki vs Yakou was full page or double page after another.
>>292129402No, the next.
>>292129403>>>29212754what?
>>292127496
>>292129144>have you read Akagi or Kaiji? No but Anons convinced me in the last threads that i should read it.Will probably do it soon
>>292129258Nice. "I" will be thereWhat time?
>>292129441Not necessary but if you got the mahjong knowledge to back it I recommend doing a akagi -> ten readtrough even though ten released before akagi.
>>29212946622:30 Paris time.
>>292129421My mistake, I was talking about the smug Baku double spread.
>>292127882ohhh i never undersstood in my firsst read why it sasid 8 and 9 but its because its in japan so its +9 hours
>>292129486
>>292129258I hope your brother won't be too much of a pain... I need those Baki nutrients!
Top 5 double pages in the series>fireworks page>Perfect leader mode >smug Baku in StL>the victory is yours>referee number zero entrance
>>292127544holy shit its the powerscaling edits panel
>>292128571He would certainly try but unlike Minowa he isn't superman
>>292129467KEK
>>292129441If you want to give Akagi a try I recommend you to start with the anime and read the manga once you reach the match against Washizu. It does a better job explaining how the game works and the atmosphere with Taniuchi's soundtrack is absolutely godlike.The Kaiji anime is also pretty good, but suffers from some pacing issues especially in the second season.
>>292128661its a shame we never see him referee any gambles
>>292129700Nice good too know thanks
>>292129700I would have hated the bog arc if I read or watched it weekly. It’s meant to be binged
>>292129403You're right, StL still looks like a monthly manga on the average chapter and the storyboarding is better than Protoporos. ToK was just in "too good to be true" territory, it was 70 weeks of insane art and most panels looked like storyboard sheets for directing an anime episode.
>>292127020>I'll handle Madarame Baku myself.
>>292129786>I would have hated the bog arc if I (...) watched it weeklyThat's funny, because you also need to consider that the bog translations were almost 2 months behind during release because different fansubs kept starting the series from the start and dropping it midway. The "subs where" era was pretty grim if what you were watching wasn't really "mainstream".
>I'll handle Madarame Baku myself.
Since we're nearing the end, what's been your favorite panel in the series so far?
>>292128887explain
>>292129987do i need to? the guy spent 3 chapters trying to legitimate it
>>292127544the pinnacle of the medium, the greatest of all time, an epic of epics
AAAAH
How would Baku handle a gamble taking place onboard the Titan submarine?
>>292130005That's why I'm asking you to explain it. I think the explanation and build up behind the trick is brilliant. Please, explain to me how something that has been foreshadowed for 300 chapters, with hundreds of details for the reader to figure it out on their own, falls under the definition of an asspull. I'm willing to listen.
>>292128887>real life science is an asspullnegroes be saying anything for attention
>>292130202literaly impossible to anyone to figure it out
>>292130252how did sako come up with it then lol
>>292128101>baku-san, that's too hard to understand>leap second>the strongest Zero>HAND>WORLD PEACEin that exact order.
>>292127988perfect hal is the smartest character in the whole series hands down
>>292128038iconic
>>292130266you should read sakamoto days
>>292127544KEIKAKUMOTHERFUCKINGDOURI
>>292128055>>292128070aizensissies....
>>292127020>after losing everything, baku starts a stripper career
>>292130376this situation is not remotely similar to what baku did thoughthe leap second is not something beyond baku's capabilities to exploit
>>292127175they are like brothers from different mothers
>>292128099Ryuusei the mvp
>>292127403TATSUKI IM REFERING
>>292128070You know, the leap seconds sound sounds like a asspull at first...but Baku is exactly the kind of person that WOULD know that the leap second would happen in january first and try to use it if the moment ariseIt's like the flashback in the air poker game, planting a lots of seeds...
>>292127544i always admired the draftsmanship of this pagebut knowing the context behind itrealizing that's it the smug 7 years in the makinga gamble of all gamblesthat puts it it on an unreachable pedestal of true art
>>292130114Not that guy.I think it's obvious that it was planned, so by definition I wouldn't call it that, but if it's coming from the perspective of it being impossible to guess, then I could agree.>59:60For me, I was spoiled by that guy posting spoilers, so it's a nonfactor. But even then I did not know that leap seconds are written as 59:60 even though I knew what they were. I think you wouldn't know or guess that unless you were a programmer who had interacted with it.Particularly, I'm American so I am used to daylight savings. When daylight savings ends and you turn the clock back, you simply restart the hour. 2:30 AM happens twice on that day. So, if you asked me how leap seconds worked, I would have guessed that there would just be 59:59 twice, or maybe 00:00 twice. I can comprehend that you would write it as 59:60 but it's not something I've seen before.>unspecified yearEven if you came up with the idea of a leap second, if the story is taking place in a year where there wasn't a leap second, then you couldn't really guess it at all. So knowing what year it is would have helped a lot. There seems to be disagreement about this from various sources. I found a Japanese source speculating that the story happens in 2012, where there was a leap second in June, not at the turn of the year.>the clockThe speaking clock happening to work this way didn't have any foreshadowing, although I guess there was no way to show that without revealing the trick.Overall there was a lot of talk about time, and you could see that Baku was making strange moves, but it doesn't seem realistic to arrive at the answer of leap seconds if you didn't already know about it. I'd be more likely to believe that some kind of clock drift would happen.
>>292128176baku can't be real manhes like an anime character or some shit
>>292130252Do you mean for the readers? Some Japanese fans were already suspecting it back then >>292119038But then again, reading it weekly with a bunch of people over the years is a completely different experience.
>>292129341It gets even dumber, not having the leap second can also cause bugs https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/leapseconds-expose-bugs-even-when-they-dont-happen/Some programs smear the extra second out over a longer period https://developers.google.com/time/smear and we might even need negative leap seconds in the future https://www.techtimes.com/articles/320185/20260711/earth-rotation-records-spur-october-vote-avert-negative-leap-second.htmDealing with time in computer is fucking awful, and that's even before getting to time zones and DST (back im the day Amsterdam was UTC + 19 minutes, 32.13 seconds, 120 and 30 minute DST changes, negative hours, some countries doing DST based on religious calendars) https://www.zainrizvi.io/blog/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-time-zones/ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/W4Cec
>>292128835Yakou fucking tore his ribs apart
>>292128986You're absolutely right and this is how Sako manages to make the trick "land". It's powerful and feels earned because the whole match was written with that single climax in mind, but that also makes the gamble itself suffer a bit with the hyperfocus on Baku struggling with his hidden trick, showing confusing reactions to events, etc. Air Poker was less dependent on its "ultimate trick" to be engaging during any given chapter. StL suffers a bit on reread because nothing else during the gamble is allowed to overshadow the feeling that "something is off" and all the hints Sako had to show during the match.Still the 2nd best gamble in the series, though, but the relationship between Baku and Souichi had to hard carry the weakest portions of it.
>>292128749WHY did Oyakek-sama kill himself on purpose here? I'm guessing it was the "wedge", Mr. Perfect dug his own grave
>>292129067Think of the info dump like Sako's cig after he blew his load
>>292130114>foreshadowed for 300 chapters, with hundreds of details for the reader to figure it out on their ownI think I'm genuinely retarded cuz I never noticed anything foreshadowing it
>>292129258we already had a great baki dump before
>>292130658Considering he knew about the LS there, he was probably pulling the ol' Baku gambit of pretending to walk into the trap and counter it. If he didn't have enough accumulation, Baku might have abadonded the LS plan. If he purposefully jack up accumulation, it would be suspicious after making so many hard reads early check. Dying helps him reset the cylinder and makes Baku's action predictable.Baku was somewhere in the middle and predicting that Leader might want a reset there, which is why he didn't insta drop
>leap second>not a single post about getting the "timing" right
i wonder if sako one day had a thought>what if somebody wins a gamble by getting the timing right thanks to the leap secondand then he went to write a cute little manga
>>292129486Sometimes I don't like being a Burger. I'll just wait till it shows up on /a/
>>292130114Iirc at least for Sako the entire story was planned out back by ToK from interviews. Not the exact gambles, but we've known Time was the trick behind Baku's secret by the time of the Ban meeting with all the visual references and metaphors. Additionally, Baku really refers to "the timing" and seems to always be present whenever Hachina has his memory reset and needs the Prince Bee book. If we also look at how deeply involved Baku is with Hachina and "time" (being both the leap second and the monthly reset which is a HUGE secret by itself). It's somewhat implied Baku bought the bookstore himself
>>292130793Baku was the one who got the timing right though, not us. Would have been kino do this chapter was posted on new years
>>292130538Anon, the date on which Surpassing the Leader takes place is something we readers do know. And the additional second happened that same year tho
>>292127403TOP TEN PHOTOS TAKEN MOMENTS BEFORE DISASTER
>>292127572The sound refers to the Talking Clock, which is what the measurement of time is based on. Yakou was being flowery (read:based) in his description
>>292127277>Feels like I'm wearing nothin' at all! Nothin' at all! Nothin' at all!>STUPID SEXY IKON
>>292128636>>292129326>>292129403>>292129802Protoporos feels weird because there's a lot of cool shit happening but Sako constantly goes "let's move on from this scene" every 10 pages which was a huge change from how scenes would intentionally linger on and slowly build an immersive atmosphere which was his style since the start of the manga. He goes back to his roots for Air Poker and StL, which is a big relief.
>>292130927I can't find any mention of the year, and the disagreement online seems to also suggest there is none, but if you've got it I'd be glad to see it.
>>292127544This is the panel that makes this manga so perfect. It encapsulates all the stories we've read til now, the character of Baku in all his glory. He truly is The Lie Eater. 10/10
>>292127403The truth of Kakerou is that its real members are the referees while the member "members" are chaff that feed them. It is death game club for game masters who trick fools into playing ludicrous games gambling everything for both amusement and the organization's gain.Loyal to the leader? A fancy totemhead on which they can hoist the most important game in the world. The truth is the organization is simply full of thrill seekers and some even consider themselves auteurs in thrill making.
>>292131016Tower of Karma was likely criticized a lot for dragging whereas Protoporos was an overcorrection that felt a bit rushed.
>>292130859>It's somewhat implied Baku bought the bookstore himselfit's not "implied", Sako makes it obvious that the bookstore only exists now as a shelter for amnesic ninja runaways.
>>292131081You're probably right.
>>292127544Mouth and nose say one thing, eye expression says another.He won, but he's also killing his best friend.
>>292127595>We are aliens>Leader wasn't actually lying, holy shit look at everyone
>>292127419OUR FUCKING HEROES...And Kaji, and Marco, and Yukiide, and some dude in shades, and Kaji (a second time).
>>292131056It's more symbiotic. Kakerou and the gamblers both benefit from each other, both physically and spiritually.If Kakerou just wanted power, they could easily do away with the gambling business and just become a criminal syndicate like Ideal which is what Baku's era is. But being gambling host and the autism involved is extremely important to cultivating the strength of the refs individually and Kakerou as a whole.
>>292128611Amazing panel for meBaku using everything he has for one final track. He "scaled" the drawer
>>292130597That's actually more likely Yakou's own blood
>>292127926Leader on Protoporos, before STL, knows the year he's in. Hal during the last round of STL doesn't know which year he's in.
>>292127595One of my favourite "oh shit"s in fiction. Mitoshi stuttering, Douji astonished, Mitaka doing the Jake Gyllenhaal stare, Gakuhitos absolute mortification conveyed by his posture alone, and the rest of the referees crowded around Fukurous PC, trying desperately to make sense of it all
>>292131135Yes, it's a hobby organization. The hobby is hosting death games. The fact it's a huge underworld organization with its fingers in every pocket is just byproduct of their efforts to host death games.
>>292127988Compare Leader behavior when losing to every other major opponent in the series
>>292127827What happens if the world rotates slightly faster one year? Do we do the opposite and go straight from 23:59:58 to 00:00:00?
>>292130793Sako's Usoguiline treatment finally cured us from sandroities.
>>292131016>>292131081battleship was unironically the sweet spot. aged very well on reread.
>>292128165He did something similar in Air Poker. The moment he won against Lalo he pulled off the Karimue, but he only ate it after Lalo's death.
>>292127596I think that's what the leaders character arc is about. He strives for perfection, throughout his entire life, from being young, to getting involved with Kakerou, to becoming involved with Baku and then becoming the leader, he's wanted to be perfect. After obtaining this perfect state, he realizes something - his perfection, just like everyone else is temporary. It's symbolic and a relfection of Toshi's writing from his life, he witnessed many people he believed were perfect and ahead of him in life, but when he broke down in his hair salon's bathroom, he realized that life isn't about those who are ahead of you, or more "perfect", life is about living the way you want to live, and his case, he turned his life around through pure effort and dedication.
>>292129067Thanks OP! Remember when you asked for our favourite chapters and I said mine hadn't happened yet? It's the next chapter
>>292130538
Had OP dumped one more chapter it would've been the craziest fucking cliffhanger ever.
>>292131265It's never happened, but it might be required in the future and has come up for vote before at the CGPM >>292130595
>>292131508That's what I'm referring to with 59:60. If you don't know it's written that way it just looks like "time vs. normal counting."
>>292128887>Anything I'm too stupid to get is an asspullOk
>>292131878Loser
>>292131925>No argumentDone
>>292128879>i think ToK did that part much better.The mudboat conversation was so cool, man. Still my favorite "victory lap" in the series. Hits even harder after rereading the manga a few times.
>>292132032This is why Suteguma stands out from even Lalo and Souichi. He forced Baku to make such a dangerous bet on not only the external circumstances of the gamble, but even Sutegumas true allegiance
>>292129111Well, seeing as you so graciously went through the effort, I tried my hand at it.
>>292128835justicepissters...
>>292132465>>292132465i mean, the rules allowed for it. baku leverages whatever he can in order to win, air poker and surpassing the leader just didn't have the degree of player movement or freedom that baku would need to recruit allies mid-match. what makes suteguma cool is that he suddenly appeared in front of baku as this mysterious disruptor with unknown abilities and goals. the scene works because that's exactly how all of baku's previous opponents felt when they got dragged into his schemes. in a way, tower of karma starts with baku getting baku'd.
>>292128658>>292128630Ranko got extra feminized after Suteguma became a permanent member of Kuramagumi, they probably fucked by now
I... read ahead...
