#mint reads sbr

[desertmint]

the last 3 volumes of sbr are just non-stop insanity

literally could not stop reading until i finished and now i'm just lying awake unable to sleep lmao

me right now:

look i expected this from day 1 but araki pulled no fucking punches with this one. [tearfully, choking up] i respect that

valentine dangling hope in front of johnny, agonized with grief? johnny wanting so much to take up his offer?? even though "he'll be a different gyro"??? listen. you can't just do this shit to me. i feel personally and viscerally attacked by this

...but moving on HEY LOOK WHO IT IS

HE'S BACK AND WITH A FRIEND (literally started screaming here ngl)

god i love this bitch

also this part sent me howling like

time is a circle huh. sucks to be you

this man really has zero chill and i'm here for that

LOOK at him. yeah. just strike a whole fistful of matches [standing ovation]

also i am unbelievably pleased with this acknowledgment that dio is exactly the kind of person who would hack off his own leg and chuck it at someone

lucy, darling, i am so so proud of you

atta girl. and with his head to boot! very judith

so... that's it, then. i am very tired now 😂

but that concludes part 7!! it is done!!! holy shit, what a ride

[sorayahigashikata]

Chapter 85: "Mmmm, lamb meat!"

[desertmint]

with the exception of a couple minor things that i'd been spoiled for, i think i can safely say that i have not predicted a single damn thing in steel ball run

things just keep happening and every successive thing is weirder than the last 😂 there are 32 chapters left and i could not for the life of me begin to guess at how it's all gonna go down

gyro continues being great

[desertmint]

it's the weekend!! reading some more sbr tonight

ok this lil fella is pretty cute

absolutely kills me that it says 'chumimin'

[desertmint]

i keep remembering these panels and laughing

gyro and johnny share a single quantum braincell between them. it only exists during combat.

[desertmint]

caution bear sign was a truly laugh out loud moment

also these two. cute.

everything else continues to be... off the rails

[desertmint]

huh, it took 19 chapters for the word 'stand' to show up

adding mountain tim to the list of stand users with vaguely unsettling, dismantling-themed body horror abilities 📝

[desertmint]

alright. i'm gonna start steel ball run. it's time

the tags will be "#mint reads sbr" and "#sbr spoilers" for blocking/filtering

i pretty much know nothing about part 7 going in except that diego's the only one who really resembles his previous universe counterpart, and also something about jesus (???)

so far: AVDOL??? 👀 also, johnny's a lot different from what i expected. reserving judgement

aaand i just watched gyro prioritize a teddy bear over several essential supplies and y'know what. that's endearing. i'm endeared. (but ok seriously dude your grill clearly needs maintenance, put the damn toothbrush back in your bag)

[desertmint]

i feel like araki really enjoys testicle-related humor. he must, right? ball this, ball that 😂

gyro continues to grow on me...

...which is bad, because of: 1) my fave characters curse (doomed to die and/or suffer other tragic fate); and 2) he's a zeppeli (doomed to die). bodes poorly. sorry dude, i'm trying not to get attached