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Darth TNT
Sep 20, 2013

Lt. Lizard posted:

Chapter 74

So looking for a wife doesn't make you stronger, but makes you more popular? Are we sure it works like that?

I fully trust the ghost user’s judgement.

You know the perfect ending for this is if it all was in the ghost user’s head because he was poisoned earlier.

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Darth Walrus
Feb 13, 2012
Eh, I thought this chapter was a pretty elegant explanation of why the Ghost User was so busted, and what his fundamental weakness was.

Of course a killing intent user is going to be disproportionately powerful due to being a perfect assassin on a philosophical level, but the psychological nature of his power means that he's vulnerable to people who've successfully transcended the life of an assassin. Overcoming killing intent with compassion is kind of Gero's whole thing.

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012
loving normies cleansing ghosts with their normie auras.

Ytlaya
Nov 13, 2005

Darth Walrus posted:

Eh, I thought this chapter was a pretty elegant explanation of why the Ghost User was so busted, and what his fundamental weakness was.

Of course a killing intent user is going to be disproportionately powerful due to being a perfect assassin on a philosophical level, but the psychological nature of his power means that he's vulnerable to people who've successfully transcended the life of an assassin. Overcoming killing intent with compassion is kind of Gero's whole thing.

But that doesn't explain why he was so certain the top families were beyond him. I doubt the other top families' have mentally "moved beyond assassination."

Was he just wrong and he actually had managed to become as strong as a top family user?

Darth Walrus
Feb 13, 2012

Ytlaya posted:

But that doesn't explain why he was so certain the top families were beyond him. I doubt the other top families' have mentally "moved beyond assassination."

Was he just wrong and he actually had managed to become as strong as a top family user?


I think he was wrong, yes, if only because nobody's ever yet been correct in assuming that Gero has been weakened by his quest for marriage. Yes, that does mean the Ghost User was legitimately a top five-level badass, but at the expense of dangerous overspecialisation.

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
gero wasn't trying to kill him despite his skill set being entirely based on killing. gero's been fighting with one hand behind his back for the entire manga.

Darth Walrus
Feb 13, 2012

gimme the GOD drat candy posted:

gero wasn't trying to kill him despite his skill set being entirely based on killing. gero's been fighting with one hand behind his back for the entire manga.

Yes, but he's still incredibly hot poo poo. Everybody who's gone 'lol, looking for love has made you weak' to Gero has instantly been given reason to regret it.

Ytlaya
Nov 13, 2005

I mean, Gero kinda just got lucky here. Though I guess Gero getting a bullshit power-up actually just cancels out Ghost-user's bullshit power-up, so it's all even in the end.

Lt. Lizard
Apr 28, 2013
Chapter 75

Ghost user loving off to catch up to his backlog of video-games was great. And I suspect that Gero could score a few ghost wives if he wanted. This arc is hella settled.

panko
Sep 6, 2005

~honda best man~


gero is an ikemen but naruko is the ikeman

Darth TNT
Sep 20, 2013
Haruko mvp right here. That bastard even brought wedding bells for the ending.

I love Marriagetoxin.

Shinji2015
Aug 31, 2007
Keen on the hygiene and on the mission like a super technician.

Darth TNT posted:

I love Marriagetoxin.

:hmmyes:

Flair
Apr 5, 2016
When did Naruko get a wedding bell? Absolutely hilarious

Alacron
Feb 15, 2007

-->Have tearful reunion with your son
-->Eh
Fun Shoe

Flair posted:

When did Naruko get a wedding bell? Absolutely hilarious

Knowing him, there’s a decent chance he made it himself right then.

Robviously
Aug 21, 2010

Genius. Billionaire. Playboy. Philanthropist.

New Chapter! (buy the merch!)

Series continues to own. I really appreciated the friendship on display between Himi and Ureshi. :kimchi:

Lt. Lizard
Apr 28, 2013
Extremely good smug Kinosaki.

Extremely solid display of friendship between Himi and Ureshi

I'm sorry haters, but tsundere goth rocker chicks own. :colbert:

SpacePig
Apr 4, 2007

I'M FEELING JIMMY
Every woman in this manga has owned so far. Where are these haters?

I hope this is doing well in Japan because this is pretty consistently one of my favorites.

Alpha Kenny Juan
Apr 11, 2007

SpacePig posted:

I hope this is doing well in Japan because this is pretty consistently one of my favorites.

So you're hoping they're buying the books?

Well said... for a bourgeoisZ! :black101:

Darth TNT
Sep 20, 2013
Haruko continues to own

Shinji2015
Aug 31, 2007
Keen on the hygiene and on the mission like a super technician.

SpacePig posted:

Every woman in this manga has owned so far. Where are these haters?

I hope this is doing well in Japan because this is pretty consistently one of my favorites.

:same:

Every love interest in this book would be the #1 love interest in any other title (except maybe Water User), it's absolutely ridiculous how well written they all are. Is there any other manga that handles this many potential love interests even half as well as MARRIAGETOXIN does?

Ohtori Akio
Jul 15, 2022
water user is win actually

Darth Walrus
Feb 13, 2012

Ohtori Akio posted:

water user is win actually

I can see how she feels like a secondary love interest regardless of quality, though. Not quite got that 'main girl' energy (yet?).

Shinji2015
Aug 31, 2007
Keen on the hygiene and on the mission like a super technician.

Darth Walrus posted:

I can see how she feels like a secondary love interest regardless of quality, though. Not quite got that 'main girl' energy (yet?).

Yeah, that's my take on her, and tbh I think it has more to do with how early she appeared in the manga than anything against her specifically. I don't think the mangaka had quite a grasp on how they wanted to present the love interests until Hamster Girl, and since then every new one has been like "oh I love them too," and for entirely different reasons

Electric Phantasm
Apr 7, 2011

YOSPOS

Ohtori Akio posted:

water user is win actually

She used her ability to do the Menacing Kanji



Water user ftw

Lt. Lizard
Apr 28, 2013
Chapter 77

This chapter, mankind received a grim reminder about who is the true best girl.

Brought To You By
Oct 31, 2012

Lt. Lizard posted:

Chapter 77

This chapter, mankind received a grim reminder about who is the true best girl.

I saw a hamster this chapter, but not best girl. Nice chapter regardless

Darth TNT
Sep 20, 2013

Brought To You By posted:

I saw a hamster this chapter, but not best girl. Nice chapter regardless

The hamster threw me off. I expected hamster girl, but left with the best girl-kun.
Also remember that Gero’s sister is a lesbian.

Electric Phantasm
Apr 7, 2011

YOSPOS

Lt. Lizard posted:

Chapter 77

This chapter, mankind received a grim reminder about who is the true best girl.

:bisonyes:

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

Finally some food after too many action chapters.

Shinji2015
Aug 31, 2007
Keen on the hygiene and on the mission like a super technician.

Lt. Lizard posted:

Chapter 77

This chapter, mankind received a grim reminder about who is the true best girl.

Didn't need a reminder about something I already knew :smuggo:

A Sometimes Food
Dec 8, 2010

Gero ending up with Kinosaki and ending the family bloodline anyway would be pretty great thematically as well. I mean he'll have to kill the elders but hey they deserve it.

Lt. Lizard
Apr 28, 2013
Oh no, it turns out Himi is a streamer:barf:

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
i still don't like her. tsundere is just another word for intentionally unpleasant.

panko
Sep 6, 2005

~honda best man~


its pretty rotted to exclusively refer to gero as creep after all theyve been through

Electric Phantasm
Apr 7, 2011

YOSPOS

lol

SpacePig
Apr 4, 2007

I'M FEELING JIMMY
Please Don't Bully Me, Himi-san

Darth TNT
Sep 20, 2013

Winning even when he’s not in the chapter.
Guess we can safely see himi is the worst. She even streams.

Venuz Patrol
Mar 27, 2011

panko posted:

its pretty rotted to exclusively refer to gero as creep after all theyve been through

that is a completely normal thing for friends to do

panko
Sep 6, 2005

~honda best man~


lol

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Lt. Lizard
Apr 28, 2013
Chapter 78

Say what you want about the Great Leo Beppu, but he doesn't discriminate.

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