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Weekly Jump Briefs (continued)
by Togashi Yoshihiro Started in #14, 1998 (5 volumes available) Overview: Gon is a boy who dreamt of becoming a Hunter just like his father Ging. Now that he and his friends Clapika and Reolio passed the Qualifications Examination and became Hunters, the three visits Cookooroo Mountain to visit Kirua. Reolio and Clapika go their separate ways, while Gon and Kirua start climbing the Heavenly Arena, where people fight for money. They arrive at the 200th floor, but something is different than before—they have to find a way to get to registration before they become disqualifed? Wing, a mysterious "mentor" of sorts, pulls the two boys aside to give them basic survival knowledge. This Issue—No.048: Hisoka's Conditions - Wing
explains to the boys that nen is something everyone has, but
something only a few can control. Kirua asks for a way to learn the way
to control nen before midnight. Wing replies that he will then
send the boys some of his energy, but it's up to them to find a way to
retain their own energy that will spurt out as a result. Gon and Kirua
are surprised as their own energies start escaping like steam out of a
boiling kettle. Wing, on the other hand, becomes surprised that one
piece of advice gets the boys to control their own energies. A few
minutes later, the two boys confront Hisoka again. Hisoka laughs that
he still has no wish to fight Gon; but if Gon can win once in the 200+
level, then Hisoka will agree to fight him.
by Kazu Hajime Started in #52, 1997 (6 volumes available) Overview: Goto Seijurou is the reckless, violent student body president of Meiryou High School. He is so feared that his nickname is Meiryoutei ("Emperor of Meiryou"). What will Seiji do now, as Eiji, the last of the Four Kings of Meiryou (the four most problematic students after Seiji), has taken Kasumi captive? This Issue—Ballot 68: Reason to Fight - The door
to the room where Kasumi and Eiji are is kicked open, and a bear enters.
Eiji laughs as Kasumi shows a semblance of emotion, saying that both
Seijurou and Kasumi were silly in that they thought too much about each
other. Seiji takes the bear-head off and asks Eiji what the real reason
behind all of this was. Eiji swings for a kick; Seijurou braces but
sidesteps when advised so by Kasumi. Eiji smiles, saying that the next
time Seiji sidesteps, the kick is going towards Kasumi. Seijurou asks
Kasumi to get ready for a huge dinner because someone relying only on
strength can never crush him. A few kicks later, Seiji asks Eiji who
he is really fighting—Eiji remembers the reason for crossdressing
and to dominate over guys was because of the trauma from his childhood
when he was physically abused by his father. Seiji tells Eiji to go
his own way, that the one thing he learned from his own (physically
abused) childhood was to plow through with what he wanted to do. Eiji
apologizes, and thus everything was well again (except for Takumi not
realizing that Eiji was a guy).
by Oda Eiichiro Started in #34, 1997 (8 volumes available) Overview: Monkey D. Ruffy is a boy set out to sail the Grand Line, find the legendary treasure One Piece and become the king of pirates. His small crew includes swordsman Roronoa Zorro, gunner "Captain" Usopp and chef Sanji. The four teens face the merman crew headed by Arlong in hopes of setting their cartographer Nami free from her past. Will Ruffy be able to reunite his whole crew and finally set sail on the Grand Line? This Issue—Episode 86: Chivalry Vs Merman Karate -
Sanji stops Zorro from diving down to save Ruffy and dives into the water
instead. He sees that Gen and Nojiko are trying to save Ruffy by pulling
his neck out of water. Kuroobi, the merman who dove after Sanji, finds
the effort to save Ruffy. He tries to stop Gen, but Sanji insists on a
fight. While Sanji's kicks become basically worthless underwater,
Kuroobi's attacks gain strength. Kuroobi laughs that Sanji's chivalry
can't save any of the people of Cocoyashi, and attempts to make Sanji
implode from sudden differences in water pressure. Sanji withstands
the attack and fights back by breathing air into Kuroobi's gill, which
gives him enough time to get back onto dry land. Once on dry land, Kuroobi
is no match for Sanji's set of vicious kicks.
by Katsura Masakazu Started in #19, 1997 (9 volumes available) Overview: This is a story about Seto Ichitaka and his love life (or attempts thereof). Now that Ichitaka and Iori have realized their feelings for each other, he thought things would go smoothly from then on. But Izumi still hasn't given up hope.... This Issue—Episode 97: Izumi's Pace - Ichitaka
knows he has to tell Izumi that he is going out with Iori and that she
should give up, but he can't quite find the timing to tell her. She asks
if he wanted to drop by her place, but he refuses, thinking that it
would be a mess if he did. Ichitaka finds a little Shinto shrine and
pulls Izumi there to sidetrack her from pulling him into her plan, but
finds out that Izumi had been putting up college acceptance wishes for
him every day at that shrine. Ichitaka finally finds the courage to
tell Izumi that he was in love with Iori. Izumi says she knows, but
she won't give up until Ichitaka was seeing Iori. Just about when
Ichitaka was about to tell her so, his celphone rings. It's Iori's
agent, with news of something urgent about Iori that had to be
discussed immediately...
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