Dorohedoro Chapter 134 Review

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I am the head of the family. It is now my turn to save them... Never thought I'd ever hear En say something like this. En displayed a bit of compassion towards his companions this chapter and I love it! For a man as stern, pompous, and selfish as En, it is truly wonderful to see that he is capable of genuine affection and care towards his compatriots. Anyways, hello everyone I'm Nights Off here to bring you a chapter 134 review of my favorite manga of all time, Dorohedoro!

After a bit of a wait, Hayashida has finally delivered a chapter that has begun to advance the plot. In the beginning of the chapter, En comes to realize all the hell and work his family has done for him in order to bring him back to life. He discovers that they used their own body parts in order to utilize Turkey's magic to make an Ebisu doll all for the sake of his resurrection. This touches En deeply, driving him forward to go and protect his precious family. This makes me really excited as we may get to see En vs Devil Kai part 2. With someone with magic as versatile as En's, I really feel he'd be the perfect person to go toe to toe with Devil Kai. As such, En's development as a character over time--even though he's been mia for quite a while--has culminated into something prolifically satisfying in this chapter. I really can't wait to see what Hayashida holds in store next for our mushroom mafia boss. With Dokuga leading Ebisu and En towards "the last three mushrooms" in this chapter, we may see the fated confrontation! Lastly, I think its quite funny that En got to see Shou's face for the first time lying on the ground, only to dismiss it as nothing important. 

The next part of this chapter goes back to showing us what is going on with Kiman/Aikawa, Risu, and Dr. Kasukabe. Here they encounter a carbon copy of Hole and the Hungry Bug (Nikaido's restaurant) that has physically manifested itself before them. Confusing both Risu and Dr. Kasukabe, Kaiman/Aikawa affirms that all they are seeing are simply replicas grafted from his shared memory with "that thing" (Devil Kai). This leads to a shocking discovery in the chapter! For the first time in this manga, Kaiman/Aikawa reveals that his true identity is that of the human boy Ai Coleman! We all speculated this and figured that Kiaman was probably Ai, but to hear it from the horses mouth is really cool and exciting. Aikawa/Kaiman also reveals to Risu that during his time as Aikawa at the magical institute with Risu, he legitimately believed he had become a magic user. With the fact that Aikawa/Kaiman is currently aware of what Devil Kai is doing and the fact that he mentions they have "shared memories," this only leads me to believe that Ai, Kaiman, Kai, Aikawa, etc. were all aware of each other's existences and actions the entire time! All of them were being controlled by the Kai personality in order to become the ultimate magic user. They all have been used and now we as readers are about to get a lot of answers behind the grand mystery of Kaiman's true identity. The chapter ends with Aikawa/Kaiman/Ai confirming Dr. Kasukabe's words, "It all started...the day you fell into the lake of refuse." 

We are about to get some answers to questions we've had for so long and I can't tell you how drastically excited I am for the next chapter! Again I reiterate from my last review: I really cannot wait to see just how Q Hayashida intends to end this brilliant story. Thank you reading as always and have a wonderful day! 

-Nights Off