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Who let Beyond Birthday out of prison and put him in this series?

Since they are in Mexico already, you know the only way their trip home does not include a detour to the United States to see Volg is if Volg comes to Mexico to see them first. Now that Alf has joined Date in the "I beat a strong Ippo, got defeated by another fighter, and retired" club (which...

@KelpTheGreat Actually, it's not. The age of consent in Japan is 13. The law further states anyone age 13-17 cannot legally partner with anyone 18 or older, but that also has a clause stating that it is legal so long as they are in love. Judge this law all you want, but in Japan there was...

So we're just ignoring the fact that Ippo made leather and foam cause a clean cut through bronze?

Bit of advise for readers: this one came out in tandem with the Short Series, and the first case of this series draws reference to the other. Odds are, this will continue, and will be present in the Short Series as well. I get that scanlators would have to commit to one over the other, but by...

@nanaca @Angie7 @dzamie It is slightly more logical in Japanese, though without the raws, I don't know if Aoyama did it properly, and remains rather convoluted. The full Kanji rendering of "domain" would be "領域" which is synonymous with "territory." The full and proper Kanji rendering of...

Oh, Kamogawa. You were so close to great wisdom. Or did you hold it back for Ippo to figure this one out himself?

Kobayashi-sensei doesn't have a license? Then how did she intend to get a rental car and bring the Detective Boys back home in Chapter 689?

@Ovdose @doradora You realize Heiji did the same thing, too, right? He didn't have any motive grander than curiosity like Sera does, but he did everything in his power to make Conan confess to being Shinichi and learn as much as he could. @Wabewalker I'm assuming, it was a back-up plan...

Disrespect to Kamogawa? Kamogawa's mitts were thrown away like trash. Check Disrespect to boxing? All it means to him is power of the streets. Check. Disrespect to Ippo? Manipulating him into teaching boxing for the wrong reasons. Irrelevant, but check. Takamura's line in the ground for Ippo to...

@Boomburst Morikawa already gave a clearer hint of how Miyata and Ippo are going to meet. Ippo is going to beat Martinez for the WBA title. Miyata, revitalized by Ippo's return, rides his OPBF title and the accompanying #10 rank in the WBC to a title match with the WBC champion. The pair will...

It's not just about Subaru-san recognizing the lavender, it's about anyone noticing the lavender at all. Anything that substance could have been (perfume or else) is only supposed to be used in small doses. Since the whole bottle shattered, the dose is considerably larger than normal, making the...

@tyuhvbn Yes. Particularly if they're smokers; the perfume will cover up the scent of the tobacco smoke. Also, perpetually wearing it means their noses get accustomed to the smell, and the more naive always think they're in need a quick perfume touch-up. And then there's the possibility of hot...

I think the lavender is related to how Subaru-san knew how Makino-sensei was behind her despite being blind. If I had to guess, I'd say Makino-sensei wears a lavender-scented perfume. Subaru-san was able to recognize the scent instantly in the hall, so knew Makino-sensei was nearby. The thing...

It wouldn't surprise me to learn Yumi wasn't even attacked and she's just trying to get into Shiori's head to explain why she turned her head. And I have to agree. This is a boring case, which tells me the real pay off is going to deal with Kuroda; it might be a reveal of what happened with...