HSDK Battle 517 Released

OHMYGODTHISCHAPTERWASAWESOME!!!! ...

what an amazing chapter

Ryuto gonna pull a Hongo :3 Just you watch

AMAZING!!!! Great great great chapter! What a twist. Goooo Ryuuutoo!!!

I'll jump on the mangasm bandwagon too! THIS CHAPTER IS SO AWESOME!!!!

It has the feel of a proper Kenichi chapter again. Anything might happen, but explained in a way that makes sense.

I don't think Ryuto will destroy Kensei's eye though, he will have gone really close, maybe just barely touching the cornea, but...

Berserker will add the third attack, which will do some decisive, serious damage, perhaps actually jabbing out one of Kensei's eyes.

Contrary to most opinions, I believe that Berserker is really strong, the equal of both kenichi and Ryuto now, but he was fighting Kenichi in a haphazard fashion. Berserker would never go all out on someone clearly distracted. When he first appeared as a character, he did not go all out AT ALL, to the very bloody end after being hit hard several times. 

But he will go all out to test his strength against Kensei, and probably might be killed. If the author really wants the manga to go dark, have Kensei's hand forced in a moment of anger and kill off arguably the most promising young martial artist of the age, and one who is also truly neutral.

That was stinkin' awesome chapter!!! Totally remindes me of the earlier chapters like the DofD or even the Tirawit Kokin fight!

Also, Ryuto fighting Ogata kinda makes me wonder if he'll quit Yomi. If he does, I think it would be kinda cool if he joined Ryouzanpaku. Not that it's likely or anything, but it would be interesting to see how much stronger he could get by being taught by the masters.

Well whoever called the Seidou whatever thingy was right~ Ryuto didn't perfect it bit he managed to make use of it for half a minute. Very impressive.

The only thing that bothered me was him saying 'Ken-chan' all the time.

@Koko

Ken-chan definitely has a special place in Ryuto's heart  

He went Kevin Ware on that shin. 

Delorean's were only made from 81-82.

That was amazing. I honestly didn't see that happening. Can't wait to see what effect that punch had.

RYUTO!!! You're so amazing! This was an awesome chapter. This makes me want an anime even more.

So, I wonder when Ryuto regained the use of his legs. Was it when he got the new wheelchair and jacket? Or did Seidou Gouitsu not do enough damage to paralyze him and he has been faking the entire time? I remember him talking about his body not responding when he fought Kenichi. Perhaps his paralysis was more about his disturbed ki than it was his muscles.

Ryuto kicking Kenichi was awesome! They make a great team. The spoiler pic made me think that he was attacking Kenichi because they were fighting each other, though. It's good to see they're still bros.

Anyway, I love Ogata. The dude plugged his ears in the middle of a battle. Hilarious! The only other OSNF member that makes me smile like that is Diego Carlo.

Lol, Berserker. I cannot take this guy seriously.

I laughed at the mandatory "Miu's Boobs" panel.

Do you think Ryuto will leave YOMI after this?

And the next issue goes on sale on my birthday.

Delorean's were only made from 81-82.

If he was faking the entire time, he must be a darn good actor. I mean when Miu flipped him over while he was in a wheelchair, his legs didn't even twitch.

At least... I think they didn't.

Besides, wouldn't a Master be able to tell if he was faking it or not? I don't know why but I feel like they would be able to tell...

Well then that would fall under the earlier than category. Dammit man we dont have time for technicalities

But the doc said there's plenty of time back in the future. 

But the doc said there's plenty of time back in the future.

I forgot the word "Kenichi" in the opening post.

@Koko Yeah, I think he only regained mobility recently.

@Baby Joe Now the only question is when he regained it~ OuO

It might've been when he got the new wheelchair and jacket.

This chapter = SuperSpecialAwesome

What happens next will all depend on whether Ogata is aware of his own tendencies. He was almost caught off guard by both of them defending, and Kenichi even hit him in the confusion(barely). But, after seeing their feint, will he really fall for Ryuto's next attack, or will he stop it like he stopped Kenichi?

Whether Ryuto manages to hit Ogata or not, I think the next chapter or two will be when someone else (probably Tanaka) shows up to help. After all, Ogata said he's going to kill them both, which he could still do even if he loses an eye. Someone needs to break up this fight soon.

@Cam

I know that it's a bit far-fetched, but I really want the third helper to be Berserker. During the commentary Berserker quip to himself that he is feeling his blood boiling, and he is watching Kensei's move. Berserker is easily the most talented in the young generation. Sho Kano took a while to figure out how to counter a stuttering ryusui seikuken, using an exotic martial art stance. Berserker saw the technique once and broke it using absolutely nothing special, just his instinct to attack at the moment when Kenichi "lock eyes" with him, and Kenichi have been honing it for a while now. 

It all makes me think that Berserker is at the same level as Ken and Ryuto, and wasn't fighting serious at all. There was none of his trademark Dou rage when he was fighting Kenichi.

I want to see Berserker landing the third hit. If the trio of Ken, Ryu, and Ber manage to poke out BOTH of Kensei's eyes, or even just one (Kensei dodged Ryuuto's eye poke at the last millisecond, and fell to Berserker's eye kick, or something), then HSDK had officially went right back to top form.

Sticking Berserker in there is completely random though. He has no motives to attack Kensei, and frankly, his character development is so weak and nonexistant that having him land the only significant blow on Kensei would be more of a disappointment because you have someone with hardly any importance to the story doing something incredibly major.

Btw welcome to the site @citizen_lion!

Also, @Baby Joe, we made a pact not to link to MangaPanda anymore didn't we? Just mention the name, but don't link to them.

@Rimi If you don't want me to link to them, I won't.

It'd be strange for Berserker to attack Ogata after he just mocked Kenichi for going at him.

I think Ogata's going to troll Ryuto. He only has 8 seconds left before he has to deactivate Seidou Gouitsu and Kenichi's out of commission. This is his one shot to do anything major against Ogata and I doubt he's doing anything significant. Maybe a scratch to prove his worth as Ogata's disciple, and then Ogata takes him out.

After that, Tanaka shows up so he can stop this madness and get killed by Ogata.