Toriko, Vol. 35: Saru We Dance!!

Ok, so the cliché formula plot of the previous volumes ends with kind of a satisfactory twist. There's a sentimental secret behind the Monkey King's moves, and there's a somewhat typical not-what-they-seem twist. It's a fair way to conclude the plotline of getting Pair, although there's obviously zero explanations on why Pair would just drop off like that.

The after-effects of Pair seems to establish that, in the world of Toriko, there's no such thing as Heaven and Hell - only the world of the living, and the world of those who are not (and this was what Teppei did when he attacked Komatsu suddenly). And seeing how Komatsu being essentially dead is actually required for the plotline, you wonder if Teppei actually did it with this goal in mind.

Lastly, two more things that kinda irk me - one was the penguin Yun's unmentioned-until-now hidden talent (obviously a retcon), and the idea that just because the Four Heavenly Kings had traveled a certain route, that route now becomes safe to less powerful people. It's just a way-too-convenient excuse. Oh well, it's a goofy series anyway. I didn't even blink at their new “transport” - it's kinda expected by now with this Monkey King arc.