User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 262: Song For Stars, Review./@comment-868699-20111203043552/@comment-868699-20111204081452

Please. In the end, how much time passes is irrelevant. Whether it's 1 year or 1 second, there's always a way for a character to power-up. And don't tell about plotholes and bad writing, I encountered way more than my fair share in a lot of manga/anime. But this set-up before the tournament is actually quite unique. I'd give it a chance and watch at least a few chapters of the tournament itself before giving it an opinion.