HSDK Battle 518 Released

... Better late than never, Tanaka. Seriously thought Ryuto would die so he could join Rimi. And Miu's boob shots are getting annoying.

And Miu's boob shots are getting annoying.

Oh come on, it was only one tiny little part of a single page. I'm ok with it if it's this minor. The Renka's ass shot though...mmm....<3

Anyway looks like everyone's prediction came true! But what an entrance. On the phone! xD That was brilliant. The whole Miu vs. Rimi thing was pretty lame due to the fanservice. But now that we have a big fight like this things are about to take a turn for the better. I'm very pumped for HSDK right now.

Also one thing on the side...does anyone care that we put a spoiler in the first post of the thread? We can not do that if it bothers people.

Ah, another Ryuto splash page.

His teeth. Ogata blocked Ryuto's strike with his teeth! He is so awesome! Ryuto seems to really hate Ogata, though and Ogata's happy about it.

I'm lovin' Berserker's commentary.

Wow, Tanaka, that entrance was really badass. I mean, stopping Seidou Gouitsu and pushing Ryuto out of the way of Ogata's punch at the same time was awesome. And he did it while talking on a cell phone. It's about time he showed up. What has he been doing this whole time? And it seems he stopped Seidou Gouitsu from the outside. I wonder if he'll take off his glasses and rip open his shirt like Superman.

Rimi's still dead on the ground, though. I hope no one steps on her. We haven't seen her since chapter 516. Did someone steal her body?!

I'm surprised all those other guys are still fighting. Are we going to see them next issue?

@Koko Miu's boobie shots are a staple of this series.

Oh, speaking of Ogata blocking the punch. I thought Ogata was going to bite Ryuto's fingers off.

Ryuto confirmed for pure satsujinken?

Oh, speaking of Ogata blocking the punch. I thought Ogata was going to bite Ryuto's fingers off.

 
I thought he was going to tear his arm off. Same thing when he grabbed his leg, too. Ogata's a scary guy.
 

Ryuto confirmed for pure satsujinken?

It looks like it. It seems he'll kill a person if he really hates them. He didn't kill Freya or Ukita even though he could've.

He reminds me of Tanaka.

Tanaka! I knew someone would break up the fight before Ryuto and Kenichi got annihilated!

And Tanaka was still talking to his wife again, XD. This is going to get interesting.

I feel sorry for Berzerker though; he might be the only one who doesn't finish a normal fight, but his one line was hilarious!

First of all, that was a really awesome chapter. Second, how in the world is Tanaka not considered a master class fighter? To be able to do that to Ogata is really impressive, not to mention he was talking on the phone the whole time.

Tanaka talking to his wife all the time kinda makes me wonder if she'll be someone that we have seen or at least heard of before. I know this is a little far fetched, but could she be someone like Sakaki's sister or somebody of that sort?

@ChaiMan3000 Tanaka was described as an Expert class who was near Master class. He's been doing "unreasonable training" to increase his strength as quickly as possible. He's probably Master class now.

Tanaka's wife is the daughter of his late master Kai Midou. I don't think she's anyone we've seen before.

Well I totally forgot that they had different last names, but they've mentioned her several times without ever telling very much about her, so it made me wonder if she was someone somewhat important, or if she's just in the story to give Tanaka's character depth.

I'm totally hyped for the next chapter! 

Can you imagine Tanaka's entrance in an anime? So much badass right there. I think this was one of the best surprise entrances in HSDK even though it wasn't a surprise at all.

I have to say, I wish that HSDK goes back to the clear, readable story telling that it had in the beginning. At some point in the story, fights in master class and above have become utterly incomprehensible, often illogical messes, with little explanation.

The entrance was great, don't get me wrong. Clark Kent really did make the best entrance in HSDK so far I think, but what irked me was "who landed that punch".

From the way the scene played out, Kensei was hit on the left side of his cheek, which was Odin's *right* side. Odin's *right* fist was coming in nearly as fast as Kensei's fist in the previous page, so when Tanaka pushed him to the side (but did not stop his momentum or else his neck would have snapped) and Kensei's fist went almost an entire forearm passed Odin's head, Odin's fist should have followed its original trajectory and land on Kensei's left cheek.

But the way the story was told make it seems more like Tanaka landed that punch, but how? He was talking on the phone when he pushed Odin out of the way, and he was walking up from behind Odin. So that means Tanaka... attacked after Odin already disengaged, in a speed faster than Kensei could even perceive and react to, and in a hidden panel never shown to the reader.

That doesn't make sense, unless Tanaka had somehow figured out a training that brought him from "near master" to "elite master of a higher level than one of the series's final bosses" in about half a year (since DoD). And he does this while holding down a day job and have a kid no less... The training must have involved moves like "change diapers in 2 seconds" and "writing progress report at top speed while lifting the desk"

Oh well, perhaps Tanaka is truly Clark Kent, who just studies martial arts to augment his already unbeatable Kryptonian raw power.

This is totally random yet not random...

Does any of the Yami Masters know about their disciples fighting in the amusement park? 

@Koko Yeah, the other masters know. This is supposed to be a mission to prepare them for the eternal sunset. The only one who wouldn't know is Diego Carlo. Alexander is also locked up, but his disciple isn't in YOMI anymore, so it doesn't matter. I think he may have been kicked out of the OSNF since he's in prison.

Hm... so anyone suspect that YOMI's masters are lurking somewhere, watching the fights happen? I dunno, since Kenichi's masters like to oversee his fights secretly I think YAMI would do that, right?

I think Mikumo is the only other master watching the fights unfold if any are watching.

If a master from ryozanpaku was watching Rimi wouldn't be in her current state unless it was to teach a lesson but that doesn't sound like anyone in ryozanpaku.

I don't think the other Yami masters care about these disciple fights.

Ah, I see...

... What was the reason for Saiga appearing to save Kenichi again? That one time?

Saiga saved Kenichi, Miu, and a couple of other people from those warriors. He was working undercover in Tidat as John for some reason. It may have had something to do with Jenazhad kidnapping Miu. I'm not really sure. I remember Hongo saying that he was going to contact the One Shadow after Miu was kidnapped.

Oh okay. So there's no chances of any Yami interfering the fight(s) or watching them. And there's no chance an Ryozanpaku are watching because of Rimi's death.

...... But wait...

So we haven't seen Rimi's body yet, right? Maybe someone took it off screen, like Akisame or someone?

Perhaps but it is a huge stretch.

Matsuena just probably isn't drawing her body in panels until there is a need for it.