The first chapter of Vol.2, Act 6, is my favourite. Erica has already done a terrific summary and review of it at Okazu - though to nitpick, I don’t think Amy asks Sei what Meg and Jo are doing (Meg has launched a flying glomp of Jo and they are probably making out on the living room floor) but “is there a purpose to record this kind of stuff?” (ã“ã‚“ãªã®è¨˜éŒ²ã™ã‚‹æ„味ã‚ã‚‹ã®ï¼Ÿ) More on the Jo x Meg dynamics of this chapter later.
Act 7. Jo apprehends a snatch thief. The brat kid of the grateful housewife pesters Jo about how she learnt her l33t skillz but she can’t remember. “You so poor thing.” Aw shucks, brats say the darnest things. Jo is shaken by this. Meanwhile a Skeletor wannabe is plotting Jo’s downfall. Jo has a nightmare about being in a dome surrounded by bloodied corpses and her wearing military-style fatigues and having long hair. She awakens and then meets Skeletor by the sea for a duel. Despite him having the draw on her, she manages to shoot him down but finds herself surrounded by a zombie army.
Act 8. Jo is holding her own against the zombies but her odds look bleak. Meg rides to the rescue on a bicycle and a gift of an ultimate weapon - an iron pipe. LOL Skeletor guy (Fundingu) is actually either a tentacle monster or a Quintizon scientist! As the battle continues to rage, Sei and Amy decide to intervene.
Act 9. Sei becomes a hot chick in a tentacle flick, captured by Fundingu. However h4xx0r Amy saves the day by disabling the zombie army’s control circuits. Fundingu is later sliced into half by yet another Jo hater.
Act 10. A burlgar, who resembles one of the mangakas, makes the mistake of trying to burgle the Jo x Meg household. After slashing his pride to shreds with her razor wit and malicious humour, Meg subdues him with a pistol draw and hands him over to the police. Meanwhile Jo has slept through the whole Meg vs Burglar confrontation. LOL
Act 11. A man with a similar make to Jo wanders the streets as if ill. He transforms into a monster and attacks the local populace. Jo grabs his second intended victim, a very young girl, and fights him with her under one arm. She kills it but it jogs memories and she sees similarities in herself. On top of that, the frightened girl’s father expresses his gratitude by calling Jo a monster and the hitherto fleeing crowd joins in demanding for the safe return of the girl while looking generally threatening. Meg finds Jo in the rain but Jo pushes Meg away, telling her not to touch her. Classic miscommunication scenario. Jo feels that she doesn’t deserve Meg but Meg thinks that Jo has dumped her.
Art/scene personal favourites: Continue reading ‘Bakuten Angels’ Adolescence Vol.2′