Awesome chapter imo.
Although I don't get what happened to the guy with the third eye tattoo. I mean yes, he realized that Obe's plan was idiotic/suicidal, so he stabbed Obe and ran. But why was he seemingly bleeding out of his eyes/mouth?
That last page's "no u" seems so totally childish it's basically a joke. Especially in context of these fights always being such a "no, YOU'RE the one in trouble" "no, YOU'RE the one in trouble" back and forth.
still reading tho
iirc this is an actual honest/real take on what Flow is, and it's expressed really well in this chapter IMO, so I feel like I should bookmark this chapter and reread it periodically.
@BasilD I'm pretty sure the primary purpose of the sugimoto panels was just to show that Ogata managed a beautiful shot that threaded the needle through two windows and past Sugimoto.
There could be more subtext there tho, I'm just not sure if this comment thread is appreciating what a cool...
I really like this chapter's presentation of the topic, especially how it had no qualms about referencing gaming. Given the large focus on "ego" in the series as a whole, and the very logic-oriented protagonist, I wasn't sure whether to expect this manga to shine light on the intuitive side of...
@RaijinWolf Regarding "Instead, Isagi's increase in skill seemingly comes from entering the flow state itself, rather than reaching the flow state after improving.":
Rather than him gaining more skill by entering the flow state, I think it's more that he's applying his developed skill (honed by...
Flow's a real thing with real strong effects, and the general concept of thinking "by looking" is one that works (in various contexts).
Consider the book "The Inner Game of Tennis," which is well-regarded by all sorts of top competitors. (I found it via the Super Smash Bros Melee community...