Toriko 318 Review: We Need Explanations

Toriko, Chapter 318: Going to Tears

A really appropriate chapter because a good chunk of this chapter is just everyone reuniting with Komatsu with those stupid tears thanks to the Sandoriko flowers. (Zebra apparently isn't crying, it's the flowers). And Toriko and Komatsu... well, if we didn't have Rin, those two are basically practically lovers already, aren't they? Apparently Komatsu actually 'died' at one point, but we get some Japanese cultural stuff of an item 'dying' in place of its master and Mappy's charm apparently shattered in Komatsu's pocket. A bit of an annoying explanation but I don't particularly care 'cause I didn't really expect Komatsu to die for reals anyway.

Komatsu didn't remember any of his time as a ghost beyond grabbing hold of Toriko's hand (see, romance). And then Komatsu figures out that the Sandoriko are ingredients too and can be eaten which cures their pollen allergy. Sani notes that the Sandoriko itself being the cure to Sandoriko pollen is probably a blind spot to everyone else in the past because of how scared everyone was to approach them. They talk a bit about how awesome Pair is to revitalize everything and all that jazz, and then Coco asks the age-old immortal question: 'why did Pair suddenly fall off Bambina's crotch?'

Suddenly 100G mountain collapses, and there's this little hut in the middle of it all. They note that it's the source of all the gravity, and Coco's electromagnetic vision sees Bambina standing over a tomb. There are toys all around, and an adorable monkey kite. So the Back Channel or whatever is the underworld? Bambina's girlfriend was in it, and this one confirms that she's dead. And the strong gravity gathered ingredients around the tomb and that formed the 100G mountain.

So, of course, we get the revelation everyone guessed before, that the final step to the monkey dance was kissing each other. And Toriko and Bambina's lips did touch in that one scene. So that wraps it all nicely. Man, what a fucking weird arc all over.

We still need explanations for that goddamn Back Channel and everything though.