Ya know the crazy thing? Is that the half a page introduction that Aisen and Akakin got for joining the Gaku Ka and Gyoku Hou Units,
Was 10x more memorable than this entire Kyou Rei Mini Arc.
I tried giving this stuff a chance, I really wanted to enjoy it, but all I’m going to say is that I’m glad we’re getting back into the actual overarching plot of Kingdom, because this is what Hara really excels at: putting everything Kyoukai related (relatively) in the background and telling a story about War & Politics.
I will say though, it’s completely obnoxious that Kyoukai isn’t going to face any consequences whatsoever for bringing Shin back from the brink of Death. Not only that, Kyourei’s joining the HSU feels completely redundant. We’ve already got one ninja Shiyuu here, now we’re going to have two of them? I assume Hara will take steps to differentiate her from Kyoukai, but it’s extremely disappointing that the newest addition to the HSU is practically a carbon copy of an existing member (and the most boring & generic one at that). Jin & Tan were much better additions to the squad.
Okay, now onto the good stuff:
Shin.
This guy has grown so much as a protagonist...I remember at the beginning of the series when he was mainly to me just felt like a vehicle to take us from battle to battle, just a typical Shonen-esque protagonist screaming about his ambition while being blissfully unaware of what it actually takes to reach that ambition...
To now seeing him act like a true leader, putting Rei in her place and laying down the law in a very respectable way...Shin has come so far! It’s almost like Hara had to start him off as a typical protagonist at first, to show his growth into a truly respectable leader. I’ve become a huge Shin fan as of late. The Gyou Arc was my favorite in Kingdom and Shin has basically been the star of the arc, he was incredible in Shukai Plains and he’s still incredible now.
Kyoukai expressing her feelings for Shin...okay. I don’t really care but good for her lol.
And so it’s actually happening, the Qin 6 will return, and if the most recent spoilers are true, I’ll have more to say about that next chapter.