This volume actually does a heavy dose of Kanda past, which really helped flush out his character. Seeing what happened after his wife's death, and his cause for being scared to perform or go to shows, is just really well done PDST.

Fukumaru silliness is tampered a bit and I like that. More actual funny moments hit, with some emotional bits to really help even this one. One with Kanda's friend talking about how Fukumaru shares some of the weight on his shoulders. I really liked that.

A 4 out of 5.