Akazora

At least now we can bet on this next movie not including the BO or Kaito Kid. Neither of them would be able to really tie in with a soccer stadium. But considering they have to pull off a movie involving a soccer stadium worries me. At least the past few movies have been on the safe side (M-15 --> dam --> BOOM!, or M-12 --> concert hall --> BOOM!). M-11 took a chance at a "pirate" themed movie and failed miserably. It was difficult for them to incorporate much action with such a broad theme as that. And a soccer stadium... What are they going to do? Seal off the entrances with bombs and somehow keep the entire crowd of people calm? It'll be like an impossible rip-off of M-12. And if M-16 just involves something as simple as a bunch of soccer players dropping dead one by one, then it better be as good as M-4. I'm looking froward to this movie and will keep a keen eye out for the promotional poster in December, but I'm also a bit on the cautious side.

This Toru guy isn't exactly what I expected, but then again, everything still points to the fact that he's Bourbon. He has a "sillier" personality compared to an average BO member which suggests he's probably not really one of those "Gin"-type characters. Aw man, I was hoping he would be a hardcore member. We need more members that would kill someone else in cold blood. But I guess Bourbon just stalks around in the shadows, avoiding violent confrontations (as much as possible), and gathers information. And as Chekhov mentioned, it definitely doesn't seem like Gin would be very fond of Toru. Also...

This new arc seems extremely exciting. I'm hoping that it's not a red herring (I don't think it would be this close to chapter 800). Gosh, I'm more excited for this than I am for M-15! It's a great time to be a DC fan!

Finally, the preview for M-16 has been uploaded to YouTube! And, as many of the foreign sources have mentioned before, it seems almost certain that the new will take place at a soccer stadium. Watch it below! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh8QxqzQ38E The field marks (dark, light, dark, light, etc.) match most soccer stadiums. The bright lights featured in the preview also match up with stadium lights, and the digital "16" they featured at the end was a nice touch. I'm excited for this movie, and I'm glad this preview wasn't as ambiguous as M-15's preview.

It'll be like "And Then There Were None" all over again! Except at least Christie added an epilogue to wrap everything up...