Summary

The newest chapter ofShonen Jump’sKagurabachihas its hero face off with the wicked arms dealer , Sojo . This tick the first time Chihiro is deal with the business end of a hostile Enchanted Blade . More importantly , the fight also ground the rules that the swords operate under in the world of the manga .

Chapter 9 , appropriately entitle " Enten vs. Cloud Gouger " , focalize on combat between wielders of Rokuhira ’s charming sword . Besides providing spectacular displays of their business leader , it also allow the manga to smartly disguise some expounding , like Chihiro ’s tactical circumstance . By catalog the Cloud Gouger ’s abilities , readers are able-bodied to recognize how both it and Chihiro ’s sword operate as Enchanted Blades .

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Kagurabachi’s Chihiro against a backdrop of a Shonen Jump Cover

Kagurabachi’s Enchanted Blades Have Limitations

Genichi Sojo had already displayed some of Cloud Gouger ’s power in the chapter prior , when he froze Daruma in ice . Against Chihiro , however , the Cloud Gouger becomes much less esoteric : the hero not only recognizes the blade ’s abilities but is able to number the majority of them . Sojo ’s Enchanted Blade has three abilities : " Mei " , which produces lightning ; " Yui " , which produces ice , and one more that has yet to be revealed . Another visual kickshaw is that the activation of each sword seems accompanied by the appearance of an abstract creature , as Sojo is now followed around by a wispy , dragon - mold swarm .

Keen observers will note that the numeral of abilities Cloud Gouger has is alike to Enten , which is implied to haveone for each of Chihiro ’s three goldfish . As such , it come out that the Enchanted Blades might have a hard limit of no more than three spells for each . Given the sorcerer seen so far seem to have mastery of just one form of onslaught , seeing each wielder of a steel with casual admittance to multiple , which are further amplify by the nature of the Blades , make water clear-cut why they are considered massive plot changers in this worldly concern of swords .

This regard move by source Takeru Hokazono seems to be a way to add some scheme to his battle . While the spells of the Enchanted Blades are potent , they still have limit . This ensure that the fictitious character still have plenty of reason to engage in melee range . Furthermore , while they have up to three alone attacks , there is plenty of room to permit Chihiro , Sojo , and whoever else follows to keep their third ability as a spectacular trump card . This restraint may preventKagurabachi’scharacters from falling into theshonencliché of incessantly adopting new tycoon – at least for now .

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