Reborn!, Vol. 12 (12)

Something must’ve happened in shipping, because the package was a bit chewed up and so was a section of the book. I think wrapping the book in cardboard or something would’ve helped. Some plastic was peeling from the cover and a corner was folded up pretty bad. Didn’t impact readability, just very annoying.

This volume starts off with the ending of Lambo's battle. Everyone is shocked to see someone standing by the poles that have fallen due to being melted by a dying-will flame. Wooo.. Anyway, Gokudera, Ryohei, and Yamamoto wonder if it's Tsuna and then they all smile saying stuff like, "Yep! That's our boss!" or "Yeah, it's Tsuna." or "It's Sawada alright. No one else could do that." Which shows that Tsuna's "family" think he's awesome and are proud of him. Aw, how sweet (heh..). Sadly though, for having intrupted the battle between the Thunder Guardians, Tsuna's ring is taken (along with Lambo's) from him and he is disqualified. Tsk..Next battle is between the Storm Guardians: Gokudera vs. Bel. Gokudera goes through some more training with Dr. Shamal and then it's time for the battle. Gokudera and Bel fight in a storm setting of hurricane turbines on the 3rd floor of the school. There is no doubt in anyone minds that those, plus Gokudera's bombs, are gonna destory the school.. ¬__¬ Well, battle begins, and we learn Bel's ability and get to see how Gokudera's training worked out.. BUT! Who won (I know, but I won't give that away)?Next battle is between the Rain Guardians: Yamamoto vs. Squalo. Hibari shows up at the school.. M.A.D about his school being ruined. Rather amusing moment and a "Wow.. Yamamoto!" moment. The volumes end with Yamamoto and Squalo in a water field (in the basement or the bottom floor of the school) starting their battle.It get's a 4 from me because of some odd or weirdly drawn moments and the translation bothers me. For crying out loud, it's 10th (or Juudiame, not "boss"), Extreme (not "to the limit") and it's Voi (not "Hey!"). Also, Tsuna still denies that he has a mafia "family" and that their all just his friends or upperclassmen. So, he would NOT say what he says to Gokudera on page 63. Other than those annoyances, it's a very good volume. At the end we get bonus pages/stories about how the Varia are..lol. Those were all very amusing.

Reborn volume 12 contains chapters 99 to 107.It is rated T+ for Older Teen (16+) due to alcohol/tobacco use and graphic, realistic violence.Reborn (full name: Katekyo Hitman Reborn) is about a normal (mostly useless) teenage boy, Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, who lives a normal teenage life, that is until one day a baby shows up at his house, calls himself Reborn the Hitman and tells Tsuna that he is a candidate to be the next Vongola Mafia boss. Next thing he knows, people are attacking him and he develops powers. With Reborn and his family's help, Tsuna starts to become quite a powerful candidate and slowly starts to learn how to use his flames. But this is the Mafia so things will never go smoothly.The battle for the lightning ring is over. Next is the battle for the storm ring with Gokudera vs Belphagor. Yamamoto inherits a new sword ready for his battle after that. Dino finishes training Hibari and we learn more about Squalo.The bonuses in this volume are 4 rather funny stories about the Varia members and a Haru Haru interview with Ryohei!Again, the translations have left me in despair! Not once did Bel do his "shishishi" laugh! But I shall review this not on the translations but on the actual story and art! And for those reasons, it gets a 5/5!