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Just excited about it so wanted to share. Ended up buying one for not much more than Onnit was selling them for (although shipping was a bitch). Considering what they normally go for now I am very pleased!

When he invaded QP’s town it took the man himself escaping juvie to come and beat him. This got me thinking, what happens if he invades Toarushi the same way? How far could he go? There’s a few scenarios I thought would be interesting.

1. Replaces the beach crew during the Kurotaki arc.

2. Replaces Kuzugami during the Manji arc.

3. Replaces Bisuko/Manji on the Worst Manji arc.

I’ll be able to pick up the first 3 primal bells for a pretty decent price but I’m wondering if they’re worth it beyond the collector’s value.

Haven’t seen anyone mention this cameo! I loved them both as comic relief!

I guess it was the Paleo Fitness answer to the Onnit Quad God Mace but was lighter. Curious how it measured up.

I’m interested in purchasing one but like the Quad Mace it’s been discontinued.

They do have a mold you can buy and fill yourself. Anyone have recommendations on what to use for the handle if I go that route?

Sakota was just itching to put a beatdown on this guy. He even claimed him as his opponent long before the fighting broke out.

One of the big themes in Crows is the passing the guard to the next generation so I decided to put together this lift of my personal favorite senior and junior dynamics!

Honorable mentions: Nakajima/Sera, Pon/Gunji, Hiromi/Hideyoshi, Butcher/Hana and Katsuragi/Rindaman!

5. Sakota/Daizen: also known as Bebop and Rocksteady! Among the Hana Gumi this seems to be one of the closest relationships. While they often bicker it’s clear Daizen holds a lot of respect for Sakota who definitely took a mentor role to him. I think the dinosaur sees a lot of himself on Tetsuwan.

6. Tessho/Shougo: Tessho is shown to be a mentor figure early on to Shougo, looking out for him and disciplining him personally. While harsh it’s very clear he cares for his junior who he knows will be the head one day even before Tessho himself inherits leadership. Tessho’s death deeply affects Shougo, showing how much he loved and respected his mentor.

7. King Joe/Mitsumasa: this was a contender for the top spot. King Joe was a great mentor to Mitsumasa, who he saw something in despite the Moonlight brother being very arrogant early on. He’s shown teaching him lessons throughout the early parts of the story, forcing him to sit out the war with Housen and explaining what it is to be at the top. Mitsumasa for his part is shown to look back on Joe’s lessons to him after becoming head of Housen.

8. Makio/ Rindaman: only referenced in the main story but shown in detail in Crows Zero 2, Makio clearly had a very strong and positive influence on Rindaman. Rindaman echoes his mentor in many ways and passes on what he learned from him to Makio’s brothers.

9. Bouya/Zetton: this is one of my favorite friendships in the verse. Bouya seems to have been the one to inspire Zetton to become a delinquent in the first place and you can see there’s quite a difference between Zetton before and after meeting the golden monkey. Despite not being a follower of Bouya, Zetton shows true loyalty and absolute confidence in him, not doubting for a second that he’d take down Kuzugami Tatsuo. This relationship also started a chain of influence that went all the way to Worst!

This was actually the hardest list I’ve done so far I think. Let me know what your favorite senpai/kouhai relationships are!

We’re always talking about fights in here so I figured I’d change it up this time lol. These are my top 5 favorite bromances in the CrowsXWorst verse! I didn’t include Senpai/Kouhai friendships, I’m going to do a separate list for that later!

5. Hideyoshi/Masa: these 2 came into the story together and clearly share a strong bond to the point Masa’s main rival is the henchman of Hideyoshi’s. We really see how much they care for each other by Hideyoshi’s reaction to Masa’s attack by Housen.

6. Sera/Abo: 2 characters that were created to be strong but can lose so the Big 4 don’t have to, the author decided to make them best friends and it worked out really well. Adding a lot of depth to them in the process. Sera comforting Abo after his loss and Abo personally avenging Sera after being ganged up on during the Manji 7 arc was a great touch.

7. Kyousuke/Jinnai: despite never sharing a panel together outside of flashbacks this is clearly one of the strongest bonds we see in the verse. Even among the Beach Crew they seemed to be especially close with Kyousuke taking Jinnai’s death especially hard and avenging his friend without giving a damn about the consequences.

8. Bouya/Bulldog: probably the most explored friendship on this list. Initially bonding over their terrible lick with women they go on the genuinely support each other at crucial moments. Bouya being the one to give Bulldog the strength to get up and seal the big win for Kurotaki while Bulldog gave Bouya encouragement to face Rindaman despite being scared of the monster himself.

9. Taiga/Kumakiri: it always stuck out to me that the first thing Taiga did when preparing for war against Suzuran was recruit Kumakiri. Taiga helps Kumakiri through his depression over Makio and in return he becomes his strongest supporter, to the point I view him as the true vice head of Housen afterward. Kumakiri defeating Tokio really highlights just how deep their friendship runs, with Kuma becoming unstoppable in order to avenge his former leader and support his new one.

What do you guys think? Drop your favorite bromance in the comments and tell me why you enjoy them!

Edit: forgot honorable mentions!

Shougo/Takumi, Maruken/Kakuken, Sakota/Renji and Zetton/KJ