User blog:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 357: The Nine Demon Gates, Review.

First off, I'd like to say that neither me nor my roommate were to happy with me getting up this early to review this damn chapter. >_> Now, on to the chapter! Mashima continues with the guild cards like I figured he would. We get Sherry from Lamia Scale. Definitely nothing interesting there. >_>

The chapter stats off at Tartarus and we get the names and epithets of all of The Nine Demon Gates. The ones who interest me the most are Torafusa of the Darkness, Ezel of the Dougiri, and Seira "Ryougetsuten" (Mapa will give us a translation for this when he gets the raw), and lastly the Black Monk Ki-su. Silver interest me too, btw. He seems different from his comrades somehow.

Elsewhere, at 8-Island restaurant, Yajima hears the news of the council's bombing. And Freed is there cooking and is showing off a ponytail. :D It suits him. Bickslow and Evergreen are there too. (I laughed my ass off when they told Evergreen the waitress outfit didn't suit her.) Laxus is there, but he went to run an errand (I would've loved to have seen him working in the restaraunt). While they are discussing Laxus, some weird looking dude walks in and destroys the place with a huge tornado. The dude tries to kill Yajima, but Freed and Bickslow get in his way.... and he makes quick work of them. Evergreen comes in with an aerial attack... and gets her ass handed to her as well. After effectively beating the Raijinshuu, Tempesta then heads over to Yajima and is about to kill him... unti Laxus shows up looking epic as ever!!!! But man did he ruin his epic entry with that lame comment in the end. "My path is as clear as day!" Really? REALLY? Shame on you Laxus! Shame!

All in all this chapter was okay. Apparently Tartarus wants to murder both past and present Council members. Why? Who knows. We'll figure out soon enough. O, congrats to Ish and Mega for having their art featured!!