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What follows is more admirable timing, as Toyotaro's sometimes frantic employment of speedlines, which can occasionally crowd pages, is put to use to create a real sense of speed and impact as Jiren launches himself up to the debris hovering above the arena. We can feel Goku steadily getting the hang of his new technique as he blocks Jiren's flurry for one page before finding an opening to catch him with a twisting kick on the next, and Jiren pinballing through the debris and landing with a thud in the background is delivered with almost comical timing, communicating how overwhelmed he now is, and just being a bit of fun on its own. Jiren's following blast feels huge, and it being the move used to cover Goku's movement into the stage-piercing Kamehameha is a clever way to develop the fight.

The pacing from the start to the gigantic Kamehameha panel itself (a pretty visually striking beat, and one that manages to find something new to do with a Kamehameha in modern Dragon Ball) is near perfect. No moment overstays its welcome, and each bit of the fight feels like it serves a purpose, while being enjoyable and impactful on its own.

Jiren's "aren't true strength" line from the middle of the Kamehameha-carved tunnel is an encapsulating quote for his character. Now that Goku has challenged what Jiren's idea of said true strength is (after having struggled with it himself), the cracks are beginning to show. Jiren is somewhat unassuming about his superiority so long as the very idea of what he believes strength to be isn't in question itself. Of course ultimately the "true strength" the arc throws its hat in for isn't Goku's martial arts evolution either, and the fact that we get that payoff this chapter as well is another feather in its cap.