this is a very nice review that pretty much sums up why oh why this 2-yr old series has been making it to the top 5 (2nd to One Piece) rankings of Shounen Jump over the past few months...
**THAT Anime Blog v2.0's take on Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
*The daily life arcs are the ones that tend to make most people turned off because they are mostly about character introductions, "slice of life" hijinks, and assorted comedic scenarios. There was no actual plot development about Tsuna becoming the 10th generation boss or any sort of proper fighting and ability training, and so I guess most people just got bored by that. Personally I liked the daily life arcs because they are really quite funny, especially Lambo and his nonsense.
REBORN's popularity rose when the Vongola Rings story arc started because that is where all the cool fighting gets even better from the fighting in the [kokuyo] arc. The fighting in REBORN! is quite reminiscent to that of Black Cat and GetBackers, as in a mix of natural abilities and weapon gimmicks.***
as for me, i'm crazy about this series right now. first, this series called my attention because of the boys LOL. next was the idea about mafias. when i looked it up here, there was this huge baby with big eyes staring right back at me. i thought i made a mistake somewhere!
anyway i thought the baby concept was too sketchy in the beginning but i decided to give it some more chapters. i actually got used to them, then the series started getting cooler. characters that are so rich and colorful in personality. insane wackiness. plus the whole family/loyaly code was getting to me too since i have a weakness for that. plus the suits... the suits, man, the suits!
and lucky for me, the series kept getting cooler and cooler. 😉
*i also have to highly commend the art. it's just pretty darn impressive and slick. and to think a woman drew all this!?