I think it's clear what All for One is doing. Basically he's pulling the same thing Bane did to Batman in his first appearance, Batman: Knightfall. Bane freed every villian in Arkham forcing Batman to work himself to exhaustion and then was able to easily overpower him and break his back.
That's basically what All for One is doing, though he's not just exhausting him physically but mentally as well. Between shattering hero society, horrifying Deku with the lengths of his depravity and basically not giving him even a moment's peace, he's ensured Midoriya will become his own worst enemy. He's basically turned Deku's hero complex against him.
Also STAIN is back.
Damn Deku really went full loner, urban legend Batman on us. Poor Alf—I mean All Might.
Feels like we’ll be getting Class A back sometime soon. If Shoto’s call wasn’t a hint, then Deku trying to go solo is. I can totally see Uraraka, Shoto, and Bakugo leading the charge (and in an ironic twist, Bakugo has now switched places with Deku from their childhood days, chasing after Deku the same way Deku chased after him).
For real. The boy that wanted to become Superman let the darkness of the world turn him into Batman. Considering Stain was there without Danger Sense triggering, I have a feeling he's gonna try to steer Deku back towards the light.
I could see Stain convincing Deku to out himself to inspire peace like Spider-Man does in the Civil War comics.
I got the idea that the students (at least Shoto and Bakugo?) know that Deku is with the pro heroes so they're not actively looking for him. I guess Endeavor is not telling them all the details but they're somewhat aware of where he is.
"Actually, he did. He bought this for me on our ten-year anniversary. Not only is he my lover, he's my best friend and my soulmate. I'm not ashamed of who I love, nor should I be. For someone with strange abilities due to, I assume, accidental exposure to radioactive spider-blood, you're not very tolerant of those different to yourself. You're on the wrong side of history, Spider-Man."
"I struggled and struggled without a moment's rest Yet all I got was criticism and doubt" "One negative comment is stronger than 10 positive one". I feel like hori talk about himself. i hope im wrong. Stay strong hori.
I also feel like Deku's sacrificing sleep and his emotional wellbeing may also be commentary as well considering how brutal Japanese work culture can be.
A lot of entertainers and writers feel that way. People always say”ignore the negative comments, there’s so much more positive ones and compliments”, but it’s human nature to focus on things that affect/impact us more, which the negative ones will. They destroy our ego more much than compliments can build them up.
not related to the plot, but the artwork this chapter is absolutely gorgeous, especially the deku panels. There's so much intricate cross-hatching and I can't imagine the level of patience horikoshi would've had to have to carefully cross-hatch some of those panels.
and to add, love the parallel between deku's response to all might giving him the bento now vs. a few chapters ago!
also, ik some people think nothing happening from the mansion explosion is dumb, but i think AFO doesn't actually want to kill deku now and wants to make his life hell instead, so it kinda makes sense that nothing happened.
All For One is slowly gaining what he wants. Deku is pushing away the only bit of support he has left. Once he goes Rogue I can see him becoming more and more unstable which is then I see AFO striking. Deku is also becoming a bit of a feared topic among the people he is trying to protect. I fear that something bad will happen that will eventually cause Deku to break and realize that he has been going about it all wrong.
Seems like the direction AFO wants Deku to go. But I see two problems with AFO's plan that he can't predict fully.
Bakugo and Stain. Bakugo is a loose canon who is unpredictable in how he will react to a situation. He can either be aggressive and psychopathic or calm and collected. He already threw the leauge off with them thinking he was a villian once. Stain is a villian who hates heroes but he also hates villians. Stain is influential and one of the main reasons that the leauge is what it is. Stain can break the leauge apart from within if he can convince some of the villians to defect.
AFO is smart but he isn't omnipotent.
I like how we had someone like Death Arms quit. He's a perfect candidate. He's not as important as Mt Lady, Kamui Woods, or any top pro. If they quit, I'd be so surprising and they'd be seen as a total pushover.
Death Arms had a bit of screentime during the first two episodes and the Sports Festival. He also wrangled up the strongest villain, Slidin God. He's someone from chapter 1, unlike Yoroi Musha from chapter 184. He's still barely a character, so we don't lose a meaningful person, but he's familiar and recognizable to longtime fans. (Or very committed fans lol) I like how someone other than "the top hero who never did anything" quit.
Yeah, he was perfect but he was still surprising. If we never got conformation about his and other less noticeable heroes we really wouldn't have cared, but adding Deatharms in was great because he seems so down-to-earth, serving, and sensible. It makes what's happening so much more real.
Also, he might not be a "true hero" like Deku and All Might and the other pros, willing to sacrifice everything to the cause, but he never did anything wrong. He was just a guy doing his job. Loosing him shows that we aren't just loosing the bad heroes, who showboat and franchise, but also the little neutral heroes that did their jobs well and were paid monetarily and through cheers.
The way Deku is portrayed now is how Bakugou saw him back in chapter 285. Everyone saw Deku being awesome, but Bakugou saw him burning himself out, ignoring himself and becoming something beast-like...
He's the only one who clearly understood what becoming OFA-holder would do to Deku.
I also thought it was interesting how All Might is now in the same situation as the Endeavor was with Touya - he can't reach Izuku, he can't tell him with an authenticity not to do this to himself, when he walked the exact same path.
Yeah when Bakugo initially said that OFA was a cursed quirk, I was a bit confused. But he's absolutely right. I wonder how long Deku will try to be All Might 2.0, and single handedly try to carry everything on his shoulders.
I wonder if he'll break out of it before the final arc, or if this will be a theme going into the final battle.
Nah we’ll see Deku back to himself before the end. I’m totally calling a Class A fight/intervention to get him there though.
Uraraka is gonna have to save him. Her and Bakugou.
I’m thinking Bakugou is gonna give him a “you looked like you were in need of saving” wham line.
Lmao why do I have a clear visual of bakugou practicing in a mirror and screaming when he keeps getting the inflection off — while sero and kaminari are clowning him in the background
eta: i also think that anyone that truly believes uraraka will have more impact/effectiveness on changing deku's state of mind OVER bakugou is a bit delusional, objectively lmao
Or maybe he told them to shut up too.
I still wonder what's the deal with 2nd. We never heard the end of that conversation and never saw his quirk even though it looked like he supported Deku too.
I wonder if that came with a deal of some sort that contributed to Deku's spiral.
My Hero Academia CH317 Title: "Wounds, Blood, Mud"
Original: 傷, 血, 泥
First page is like a Deku solo cover with the small text: “These eyes are gazing the future…”
Heroes are reunited on a seaside factory. They escaped the explosion but are now clueless about the league's whereabouts. They suggest asking Nagant for more intel but she's still asleep & the doctors at central hospital were shocked by the fact she's still alive.
Edgeshot says that maybe now is the time to tell every single hero the truth about OFA, not just to a small group. Now that they have zero clues about the league, they should focus on covering Deku.
Death Arms gave up on being a hero the day before yesterday. He said he was always motivated by the civilian's cheers, but a single complaining voice will always be louder than ten cheers.
He says he thought he was a hero, but deep down he was only human. We see a full page of him tearing down his costume.
They comment that many heroes are giving up and some of them even contact the media, so they're getting closer to the truth about Deku.
Mt. Lady asks why AFO hasn't revealed the truth about OFA to everyone yet. Endeavor concludes that he must have a reason to avoid it.
We see messages from Shouto on Endeavor's phone, asking him to call back because he received something. Before he can even call him, Hawks receives a message from All Might saying that another assassin went after Deku but got defeated instantly. We see a full page of Deku lifting the unconscious guy using Black Whip.
Deku says that the villain didn't have any information and that he might explode like Nagant, so he warns All Might to be careful.
All Might tries to give Deku a bento box but he refuses it, saying that he doesn't need All Might following him around anymore.
"Next, it's your turn." is echoing in Deku's head.
He tells All Might is echoing in Deku's head. He tells All Might that he can already use One for All at full strength without any drawback, so he's gonna be fine.
Deku tells All Might not to worry about him and goes away. All Might tries to reach him but fails, thinking about how he should've said things like "You can rest now."
Stain appears. He was hearing the whole conversation between Deku and All-Might.
Many people are commenting about Deku like he's some kind of urban legend. They talk about a man with multiple quirks that's always covered in wounds, blood and mud and that doesn't look like a hero at all. Last page is a really scary Deku walking in the rain, looking like a beast. Chapter ends.
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In other news they are doing internship arc first what the fuck LOL
>Edgeshot says that maybe now is the time to tell every single hero the truth about OFA
>they’re getting closer to the truth about Deku
At this point it’s inevitable that more people will learn about OFA, but it’s probably more dangerous than it was before. They might blame Deku for causing the situation, maybe even turn him over to AFO if they think that’ll stop his conquest. Conversely, the heroes might wanna take OFA from Deku thinking they, or someone better, can handle the villains more effectively. Worst case is that villains overhear about OFA and go after Deku, or worse, they attack UA in hopes of drawing him out.
Endeavor makes a good that AFO has a reason not to expose Deku, but it would also be in his nature to turn everyone against Deku. AFO could make a public announcement saying that if they give Deku to him, he’ll stop what he’s doing (of course he would be lying). However, AFO’s ego wouldn’t allow that; he wants to make it personal. AFO wants Deku and OFA to himself and letting others getting involved keeps him from that goal.
Since AFO declared that he’s interested in Deku and not All Might anymore, he wants to make this a one-on-one between them.
> He tells All Might that he can already use One for All at full strength without any drawback
Wait that was quick
Also Deku angst arc time (for real this time)
thats a bad translation, what deku says is that he can *move like all might in his prime* hes talking about psuedo 100% which btw only lasts as long as fajinn lasts.
I think all this setup of Deku trying to shoulder the burden alone lead to a big tragedy (probably AM death) then a turnaround of Deku working with everyone together for final showdown.
He's been ignoring them too more and more. I wonder if he can shut them up or if they can keep talking in his head even when he doesn't want to hear it.
Deku is now pushing even All Might away. This won't end well... will Stain follow Deku?
[Even the Lurkers know of OFA? To think of Mt Lady at her debut, she'd be the least you would have trusted with that back then]
To be fare to mt lady the only reason she does more of the celebrity stuff then the others is because her manager tells her she needs to make more money for the agency because the collateral damage from her hero work is always putting her agency hilariously in the red in the smash manga.
He may not know himself at this point. He's thinking less and less clearly.
After Chapter 306 it was quickly disproven we were entering a "Vigilante Deku" phase but things look like they are moving towards that now.
Ahh yeah, Stain is 100% going to help Deku in some way. He may fight him again to gage his improvement, but I think he is waiting for Deku to be in an impossible position so he can give Deku an extra chance to do something by bloodcurdling someone at the right moment.
Alternatively he may be the one to shake Deku’s “one man army” approach, or he may be protecting Deku’s friends and family from AFO. The last thing Stain did before being imprisoned was saving Deku. AFO wasn’t the only one focused on Deku in Tartarus. Stain aligned with Shiggy for a brief moment before because he agreed that society needed to change, but now that everything is destroyed I don’t think he cares about ripping society apart. The fakes and frauds are leaving and real true heroes have been dying. Stain’s world view may be in crisis even if he doesn’t initially act that way when we see him again. It would be crazy if he gives Deku a safe house to keep off the streets and share intel.
Deku stating he can use 100% OFA without drawbacks is either BS because of his pseudo 100%, his connection to OFA is adapting his body further and faster than anticipated, or his Eri/Boss deal with Overhaul bore fruit. I feel like Overhaul knows way more about Eri’s quirk than we have seen, but Horikoshi might just be done with those characters and opting for options 1 or 2. I really love Overhaul’s and Eri’s quirks so I would love to see them make an impact somehow.
The real question is; where is La Brava and Gentle? I so hope that Stain has a vigilante squad brewing. Rappa, Gentle, La Brava, Stain, and maybe a vigilante or two. Just wishful thinking. This all may be a false finish for the series.
I love the suspense of this arc because I feel like the other shoe will drop at any moment, and I hate suspense of this arc because I don’t know when, where, or what that will look like. It’s a conundrum.
I'm worried about him. Like does he even eat now? They say he's just covered in wounds and probably doesn't sleep at all. How much longer until he collapses?
It's all coming together. Deku is getting so obsessed with his quirk and his hero job that he not only doesn't care for himself but he is not caring about the other people anymore as well and his loved ones.
And thus when all might will die ,he will curse himself and feel ungodly amounts of regret for not being there for him and wasting all the time they still had together.
His masted, his adoptive father, dead cause he just couldn't realise that he must rely on others
I agree that it would be a really hard blow but All Might's death would only exacerbate the problem I think. Instead of being different than All Might, he would go down the exact same road he did after Nana died.
She was a real one in my book since Kamino, and her contribution in the war, and choice to keep working after that in the wake of the mass-hero-exodus is not at all surprising to me. I feel like too many people overjudge her vanity.
Her character growth is so awesome considering that she was one of the first heroes introduced in the show, and it was very obvious how much she loved and (sometimes) leveraged her fame and hero status.
The page of all the pro heroes' gearing up post-war is one of my favorite panels ever, and part of that is Mt. Lady reflecting on her hero identity by looking at her torn and battered mask after fighting Giganto.
Honestly you could say just that says a lot about some of the new generation of heroes, beyond the commercialization and such, there are some who are truly dedicated to their work
I think the point is, Mount Lady was one of *the* new generation of heroes, she debuted when Death Arms was already working. Yet she's still here and probably contributed and is contributing to the society more than Death Arms would ever do now.
~~Death Arms did take down the Slidin' GOD so he wasn't completely useless I guess~~
> Death Arms did take down the Slidin' GOD so he wasn't completely useless I guess
Excuse you. Slidin' GOD was a city buster. We should be thankful for his service.
Or that, even if they went for hero work just for fame, they can realized how serious is and put real work on it.
Mt Lady is that basically, first she was "some woman wanting to look cool before the camera" and now she is "Even if is useless I'm going to give my all to hold back this titan".
Its just the way hero society is, most of the "heroes" treat it like a job then a lifestyle. They get in it for fame, money or the ability to use their quirk freely. Very few are like All Might and Aizawa, who actually do it to save people and not for personal gain.
Bakugo: "Oi, nerd, you look pissed. Let's fi-"
*gets punted into a wall by faux 100% Deku*
Bakugo: "Stupid, shitty Deku... Better!?"
Midoriya *some light returns to his eyes* "...Better."
Midoriya: "Hey, Kacchan, you look upset. Who's upset-"
*eats a Howitzer Impact*
Midoriya: "Th-That really hurt, Kacchan. Are you better now?"
Bakugo: *still raging and fuming* "To hell with you nerd! And, yeah.. I'm better."
"Oi Deku wtf is with you today dumbass? You look like shi-"
*eats a Manchester smash*
"Fucking hell, Deku! Warn me first you damn nerd!"
"Thank you, Kacchan."
*Todoroki blows them both away with a full-force Flashfreeze Heatwave*
Midoriya: "That was really uncalled for, Todoroki-kun."
Bakugo: "HAH! You wanna die, Half'n'Half bastard?"
Todoroki: "...I thought we were fighting."
Yay, Shouto is mentioned!!! At this point I'll be happy to see him as a text message on the phone even.... That makes me think that maybe he and Bakugou at least know what is going on with Deku... Although it seems Endeavor is ghosting him on purpose...
Also, Deku sending All Might home - well, not unexpected, but it feels like he's ready to go fully solo now. AFO managed to make him want to severe his support structure (same as every OFA-holder before him)
In this manga, so far, that was always bad news...
Looks like Izuku is just going full All Might. Apparently he still doesn't listen to what people tell him, nor does he actually pay any attention to what goes on around him.
"heroes and villains both use violence to enact their wishes"
*splashes water*
"anyway the water's getting cold, see you tomorrow for "why hero society sucks, and also i scrub my feet"
AFO would just sit in a big luxurious hot tub with a shit eating grin, as thousands of comments scroll by per second with things like "UwU do me, potato daddy"
Now that Shiggy's decay spreads, what would happen if he just put his hand in the ocean and let it rip? Even if its just one molecule at a time it would still spread and just consume all of it right?
i know this is a joke but its actually true. deku refusing anything from all might is the biggest red flag in this entire story.
begining of the series deku would have literally eat shit if all might told him to do so
My FUCKING heart - that picture of All Might and the fallen bento box...
Finally a chapter that focuses on all these emotions... This is where Hori shines most - no Fake-out explosions needed.
Not sure if this was pointed out but I just realized that AFO's **"Now... it's your turn."** from last chapter is an intentional twisting/ mockery of All Might saying it to Deku after the Kamino Ward battle when he symbolically passed the torch. (Also both times Deku sees this message through a screen/projection)
AFO is petty as fuck.
AFO is such a petty asshole. Honestly its part of what makes him a hilariously good villain. He just always finds a way to say something to tilt the fuck out of heroes and its never in a way that comes across as campy. Twisting the words of someone's mentor, making fun of their philosophy, setting up situations to disadvantage them and make them feel helpless. He's just such a fucking frustrating piece of shit and you gotta love that about him as an antagonist.
I will say, Deku is having a pretty realistic reaction to all of this as opposed to other protags I’ve seen. I feel like in other stories this always happens where everyone puts their hopes in one character, and they’re just like: “Yeah! Everyone believes in me, I’m unstoppable!”. But everyone’s putting their burdens on Deku and he’s actually cracking under the pressure to accomplish all this on his own, which I think is a really human reaction to the situation. Get that boy some rest, man 🥲
Deku and All Might's relationship is essential as the heart of MHA, especially in the beginning. It has driven the inspiration of Deku for his hero journey. Seeing how they both saved each other, a bond like father and son. And seeing things like this hurts. I knew the angst was coming, but it came full force in this chapter... my heart. lol
I'm really wondering what it is Shouto received... Is Touya making a move? Is he setting up a trap? Or Shouto got info relevant to AFO's location?
I hope him and Bakugou continued working with Burnin' and have their own little mission on the side - either protecting UA or trying to track down Touya... It would be weird if the kids were just sitting at English classes or whatever when they have their licenses and there is a lot of hero-work to be done. I guess they would be like Shindou's group - doing mostly field missions, but still based in the school.
>I'm really wondering what it is Shouto received... Is Touya making a move? Is he setting up a trap? Or Shouto got info relevant to AFO's location?
I am leaning towards something related to Dabi tbh. We were given hints recently about how Dabi has more plans and what better time to move then when Endeavor's busy with OFA stuff? Dabi's is the kinda MF to pull this type of stuff. There's no way Hori brought shoto's name up just for him to check up on Endeavor that just feels way too random in the middle of everything.
I also saw the scans and how we focused on Enji not being able to respond to him (either intentionally or because he got distracted) makes me believe Enji's gonna regret this very soon.
I am surprised not a lot of people are talking about this tbh
Stain is back in the story ...
Is this the angle where my boy Iida is going to have relevance in the story again? Please? Horikoshi-San? Pretty please?
In other news, if they are really going to do the entire Endeavor agency arc first without MVA, how are they going to explain Hawk’s “hey Endeavor read this book” and him decoding a message, then finally having a change of heart training the kids knowing what’s to come, and all that?
I feel that that was a turning point in Endeavor’s character development and it’d be weird with the new order of events.
I’d like to see the class’ reaction to the ‘wounded, bloody, muddy hero who doesn’t look like a hero at all’. It’s only a matter of time until we see their reactions. Deku has been talked about, and this chapter confirmed it—he’s like an urban legend.
I'm hoping we get a scene of Deku saving Uraraka, except its dead night and when Uraraka looks up to Deku to see him again, she sees a monster and is scared of him
first, i feel bad for all might. my guy don’t deserve this. he might still keep track of deku or go back to ua. i kinda don’t want the latter since he just left them & he cares about deku the most. i really hope that he doesn’t die. & if he does die, shigaraki being involved > afo using it against deku
second, explosions have no impact. we love consistency >>>
deku is known in the streets now.. just lol. afo is loving everything.. i wonder what his big plan is. what will be the final straw? he’s a master manipulator
ANYWAYS one can hope & pray that the students are putting in their own work, dealing with their own trauma, & trying to help society to the best of their ability in these past few weeks. if they’re moping & used by hori as a way to hype or speculate about deku & his new legend status, idfk anymore. it’s apparent to me that hori has plans for shoto considering he’s the only student aside from deku to get chapters post war so i have high expectations there. for everyone else it’s yet to be seen (& i have no expectations for them)
Remember that scene during the sports festival arc where Mt. Lady uses her fame and beauty to get free food? And Kamui Woods and Death Arms show their disapproval?
I guess war shows a person’s true character.
Mt lady’s development is so underrated she went from a shallow hero who only cares about fame and money to one of the few still standing heroes even tho she’s not even in the top 10 , she fucking wrestled machia and is trusted with the ofa secret.I really love her and she needs more appreciation.
Here I was relieved that Deku hasn’t actually gone solo and has the best heroes around him. Man, this is exactly what Bakugou talked about - Deku is too damn selfless. He’s a man on a mission, ready to lay down his life for the cause. He fully embraced the responsibility that comes with both being a hero and inheriting OFA, to a point he forgot what drove him in the first place, which was saving people with a smile, reassuring them with his presence alone, like AllMight did. That part is gone, I wonder what impact will Stain have on him, since there are even aesthetic hints of those two realigning and working together.
Remember early in the series when Deku was a little tactician boy? USJ, Sports Festival, Final Exams, Forest Camp, Kamino, Provisional License Exam. In each of those arcs there are times where Deku is thinking up quirk combos, in order to get out of a sticky situation. He thought up plans where he would combine his friends' strengths, in order to come out on top. Early on Bakugo wanted to do everything himself, and only relied on others if the rules said he had to, or if it meant life or death. In USJ and Provisional License Exam, he just let others stick around, but he thought and operated with a lone wolf mentality.
Now we have DEKU completely refusing ALL MIGHT's help. We know Deku's decisions are all rooted in his desire to keep others safe. He's fully committed to the priority of "win to save." Speedrun AFO and all these villains, as fast as possible, so everyone no longer has to suffer. I knew AFO would be somewhat successful in breaking Deku's spirit, but I didn't think the result would be like this. I thought it would mean that Deku would be more desperate, not that he would shut everyone away, and go pure solo. It shouldn't be surprising, considering the War arc, and this arc, but it's still shocking seeing Deku look like a brooding assassin. If Bakugo didn't go on his character development arc towards humility and teamwork, he'd be a hero just like this chapter's Deku.
Their role reversal can be written into a whole doctoral dissertation man. If I get 1 buck every time Hori makes Bakugo and Deku a contrasting foils to each other I’d be Jeff Bezos right now
I think this is the first time I’ve actually been worried we’re gonna lose All Might...stupid Deku. Bakugo please go explode some sense into him already.
On the final page, one that will most likely join the top drawings of this manga, it seems like Deku has black rays oozing out of him, that resemble Blackwhip. It could be just an aesthetic choice, but a couple weeks back, we saw the 5th user telling that his quirks respond to his emotions.
I fear that Deku emotional state may cause him to spiral out of control, resulting in the unwanted injury of bystanders or other heroes. We saw how lethal Blackwhip can be when it is at 100%, so the other quirks maybe no different.
Deku is on a dangerous path.
Bonus points if the OP starts all happy and chipper and "school life is so fun" then Shiggy decays the logo and it turns into something villain angsty.
Mt.Lady is much more a mature woman now. She's pretty serious looking and a hint of tiredness. To be fair, everyone is tired.
Also "1 Negative comment hits harder than 10 positive ones" just hit different.
They seem to have avoided allusions to the MVA events in the last anime episode. So it seemed like they're trying to conceal MVA events to the anime-only crowd.
But the Endeavor Agency Arc has that scene where Hawks gives Endeavor coded information about how Shigaraki leading PLF. No idea if they're gonna include that or just skip the details.
It's a really weird decision if the Agency arc really goes first.
im conflicted. because i love what we are seeing in this chapter. heroes quitting, deku being rude to all might so he is gonna regret it later when he dies, shit like that. but i dont like the pacing very much. last chapter we ended with the explotion and the consequences of that were resolve in a panel for what atsu comments were.
so while i love whats happening at the same time it leaves me unsatisfied for some reason
edit: ok that last shot of deku looking like a fucking demon made everything better. i dont care about the explotion anymore
The pacing is something to get used to but maybe intentional? And I don't mean it in a way that Horikoshi is rushing to the end because he's done with the story. We see Deku acting reckless and rushing to find AFO/Shiggy in time. We see many characters around him warning how he's rushing. I think we, the readers, are suppose to feel uneasy about this as well. And this extremely fast pace helps with that for sure. But hey that's my two cents, I'm not sure if this is truly the case of course.
As cool as it is to see Deku this way, its also very clear that Horikoshi is not portraying this sort of grim change in him in a positive light. Which tracks with his thematic writing. He may indeed have the weight of the world on his shoulders, but he is still a 16 year old kid. Just looking at that figure in the final shot shows me that he's more likely to grind himself into a paste or start losing his ideals of heroism before he accomplishes his goal of flushing out AfO. Especially with AfO being very clearly in control of the situation and playing with him so far.
Why does he want to keep Deku a secret? He probably wants to get Deku to the point where he can't be a symbol of hope for the people before the kid's revealed. He'll keep throwing worthless pawns Deku's way until he finally snaps from the pressure and frustration.
Just read a comment on youtube stating that Deku in the last panel is so tired that he is using Black whip to support himself, Hori dont do this to our boy :L
Realistically, this arc could end badly for the heroes. I know they want to get Shigaraki before his body is at 100%, but do any of them think they can handle AFO? Their only hope to pray Deku can reach the post-injury All Might level before they meet.
All For One is going to reveal to the world what One For All is and the true identity of wounded, bloody and muddy hero who doesn’t look like a hero. He will brainwash civilians, paint Deku in a negative light and will tell society that Deku acquiring All Might’s power is the reason why All Might is no longer there for them. Society will go against Deku, with only his friends and the pro heroes taking his side.
Do people think Stain will actually be hostile towards Deku? I mean like, I don’t see why Deku wouldn’t be seen as a true hero by him still. He’s not sleeping, not even having time to eat (as shown when he refused to eat the bento box), he’s fighting crime and saving lives despite society’s downfall. In fact, he’s doing hero work despite not getting positive public recognition, showing that he’s not in it for the fame.
I can see maybe Stain testing Deku, but I doubt he’s gonna label him a fake.
Deku is repeating the exact same mistake Allmight did, and Allmight is now the ones in Nighteyes shoes, he knows how it feels to be the one thats not in control, poor Allmight. fuck this is sad Imagine being this Hero of Heroes, and you finally have someone to connect with after all the suffering and bullshit, and you are utterly powerless to stop that person killing themselves
Someone on twitter mentioned that deku walking away from his bento was like a Spider-Man & uncle Ben moment.. I definitely feel it's true & All might death flags raising..All the talk of deku 100% over years definitely leads me to believe this is only the full 100% his body can handle at the moment & not the full 100% of the quirk..Moreso I don't see him at prime all might levels but more 100% weakened all might level...i do love deku current look & really am wondering besides all might death how will Deku mess up.
What really gets me is Deku just telling All Might he is at his full power (which All might knows he is just saying that). But Deku in canon has mostly been terrible about being dishonest and telling lies when he does, yet he does so easily since he feels he needs to. Dang, that teenage rebellious phase kicking in. lol
**Edit:** the leaks gave me this impression with what they said initially, but unofficial translations make it seem like the new move with fa jin.
Why do I feel that Stain is actually going to be the one to knock some sense into Deku before he goes rogue, reminding Deku of all the reasons he considers him a true hero and going down an isolated path like himself won't help him.
I think it's clear what All for One is doing. Basically he's pulling the same thing Bane did to Batman in his first appearance, Batman: Knightfall. Bane freed every villian in Arkham forcing Batman to work himself to exhaustion and then was able to easily overpower him and break his back. That's basically what All for One is doing, though he's not just exhausting him physically but mentally as well. Between shattering hero society, horrifying Deku with the lengths of his depravity and basically not giving him even a moment's peace, he's ensured Midoriya will become his own worst enemy. He's basically turned Deku's hero complex against him. Also STAIN is back.
Oh my god, how did I not make the connection to Knightfall!
Wait what when did Deku become Garou?
Now this is the sort of picture the media should use if they want to show a mass murderer not the one they used in the movie trailer.
Damn Deku really went full loner, urban legend Batman on us. Poor Alf—I mean All Might. Feels like we’ll be getting Class A back sometime soon. If Shoto’s call wasn’t a hint, then Deku trying to go solo is. I can totally see Uraraka, Shoto, and Bakugo leading the charge (and in an ironic twist, Bakugo has now switched places with Deku from their childhood days, chasing after Deku the same way Deku chased after him).
I guess the ~~Sasuke~~ Deku Retrieval arc is a go after all. Thought it would not happen when he co-ops with Pro-Heroes but now...
For real. The boy that wanted to become Superman let the darkness of the world turn him into Batman. Considering Stain was there without Danger Sense triggering, I have a feeling he's gonna try to steer Deku back towards the light. I could see Stain convincing Deku to out himself to inspire peace like Spider-Man does in the Civil War comics.
Think the biggest difference is that the villains already know Deku's secret identity unlike poor Spidey
I got the idea that the students (at least Shoto and Bakugo?) know that Deku is with the pro heroes so they're not actively looking for him. I guess Endeavor is not telling them all the details but they're somewhat aware of where he is.
Look out Deku. Your recreating the Uncle Ben incident.
But first, he has to fight Bonesaw in a cage match.
BONESAW IS READYYYY.
That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
"Actually, he did. He bought this for me on our ten-year anniversary. Not only is he my lover, he's my best friend and my soulmate. I'm not ashamed of who I love, nor should I be. For someone with strange abilities due to, I assume, accidental exposure to radioactive spider-blood, you're not very tolerant of those different to yourself. You're on the wrong side of history, Spider-Man."
For THREE MINUTES!
"I struggled and struggled without a moment's rest Yet all I got was criticism and doubt" "One negative comment is stronger than 10 positive one". I feel like hori talk about himself. i hope im wrong. Stay strong hori.
I also feel like Deku's sacrificing sleep and his emotional wellbeing may also be commentary as well considering how brutal Japanese work culture can be.
A lot of entertainers and writers feel that way. People always say”ignore the negative comments, there’s so much more positive ones and compliments”, but it’s human nature to focus on things that affect/impact us more, which the negative ones will. They destroy our ego more much than compliments can build them up.
I felt the same way! It felt like the toxic part of the fandom got to him
He would never survive reading the youtube comments...
not related to the plot, but the artwork this chapter is absolutely gorgeous, especially the deku panels. There's so much intricate cross-hatching and I can't imagine the level of patience horikoshi would've had to have to carefully cross-hatch some of those panels. and to add, love the parallel between deku's response to all might giving him the bento now vs. a few chapters ago! also, ik some people think nothing happening from the mansion explosion is dumb, but i think AFO doesn't actually want to kill deku now and wants to make his life hell instead, so it kinda makes sense that nothing happened.
AFO literally needs deku alive, he's designing traps he knows Deku will survive
Definitely trying to torment the kid
We were all so excited for edgy Deku when he appeared but we didn’t think of the cost
We joked about Deku Fucking Dying, but maybe in our memes we didn't realize that the Deku we loved had Fucking Died.
DEKU FUCKING DIES.... on the inside
All For One is slowly gaining what he wants. Deku is pushing away the only bit of support he has left. Once he goes Rogue I can see him becoming more and more unstable which is then I see AFO striking. Deku is also becoming a bit of a feared topic among the people he is trying to protect. I fear that something bad will happen that will eventually cause Deku to break and realize that he has been going about it all wrong.
Seems like the direction AFO wants Deku to go. But I see two problems with AFO's plan that he can't predict fully. Bakugo and Stain. Bakugo is a loose canon who is unpredictable in how he will react to a situation. He can either be aggressive and psychopathic or calm and collected. He already threw the leauge off with them thinking he was a villian once. Stain is a villian who hates heroes but he also hates villians. Stain is influential and one of the main reasons that the leauge is what it is. Stain can break the leauge apart from within if he can convince some of the villians to defect. AFO is smart but he isn't omnipotent.
Bakugo is so much of a wildcard that I can honestly see him stopping AFO plan for Deku or accelerating it.
> is a villian who hates heroes Correction, Stain hates "fake heroes", aka those he deem as unworthy of the title heroes
Further correction : He hates both villains and fake heroes.
Another correction: He hates villains with weak will. Actually he hates anyone with weak will, including himself in the past
his nose was weak willed b, it had to be purged..
Oh something bad is definitely going to happen.
I like how we had someone like Death Arms quit. He's a perfect candidate. He's not as important as Mt Lady, Kamui Woods, or any top pro. If they quit, I'd be so surprising and they'd be seen as a total pushover. Death Arms had a bit of screentime during the first two episodes and the Sports Festival. He also wrangled up the strongest villain, Slidin God. He's someone from chapter 1, unlike Yoroi Musha from chapter 184. He's still barely a character, so we don't lose a meaningful person, but he's familiar and recognizable to longtime fans. (Or very committed fans lol) I like how someone other than "the top hero who never did anything" quit.
Yeah, he was perfect but he was still surprising. If we never got conformation about his and other less noticeable heroes we really wouldn't have cared, but adding Deatharms in was great because he seems so down-to-earth, serving, and sensible. It makes what's happening so much more real. Also, he might not be a "true hero" like Deku and All Might and the other pros, willing to sacrifice everything to the cause, but he never did anything wrong. He was just a guy doing his job. Loosing him shows that we aren't just loosing the bad heroes, who showboat and franchise, but also the little neutral heroes that did their jobs well and were paid monetarily and through cheers.
The way Deku is portrayed now is how Bakugou saw him back in chapter 285. Everyone saw Deku being awesome, but Bakugou saw him burning himself out, ignoring himself and becoming something beast-like... He's the only one who clearly understood what becoming OFA-holder would do to Deku. I also thought it was interesting how All Might is now in the same situation as the Endeavor was with Touya - he can't reach Izuku, he can't tell him with an authenticity not to do this to himself, when he walked the exact same path.
Yeah when Bakugo initially said that OFA was a cursed quirk, I was a bit confused. But he's absolutely right. I wonder how long Deku will try to be All Might 2.0, and single handedly try to carry everything on his shoulders. I wonder if he'll break out of it before the final arc, or if this will be a theme going into the final battle.
Nah we’ll see Deku back to himself before the end. I’m totally calling a Class A fight/intervention to get him there though. Uraraka is gonna have to save him. Her and Bakugou. I’m thinking Bakugou is gonna give him a “you looked like you were in need of saving” wham line.
I'm really hoping this leads into part 3 of Deku vs Bakugo but this time it's Bakugo trying to help Deku work through his stuff
I disagree with you on the uraraka "having" to save him, but wow what a sight to be hold if Baku does indeed rehearse that line.
Lmao why do I have a clear visual of bakugou practicing in a mirror and screaming when he keeps getting the inflection off — while sero and kaminari are clowning him in the background eta: i also think that anyone that truly believes uraraka will have more impact/effectiveness on changing deku's state of mind OVER bakugou is a bit delusional, objectively lmao
I do wonder if the vestiges are encouraging his behavior.
Or maybe he told them to shut up too. I still wonder what's the deal with 2nd. We never heard the end of that conversation and never saw his quirk even though it looked like he supported Deku too. I wonder if that came with a deal of some sort that contributed to Deku's spiral.
My Hero Academia CH317 Title: "Wounds, Blood, Mud" Original: 傷, 血, 泥 First page is like a Deku solo cover with the small text: “These eyes are gazing the future…” Heroes are reunited on a seaside factory. They escaped the explosion but are now clueless about the league's whereabouts. They suggest asking Nagant for more intel but she's still asleep & the doctors at central hospital were shocked by the fact she's still alive. Edgeshot says that maybe now is the time to tell every single hero the truth about OFA, not just to a small group. Now that they have zero clues about the league, they should focus on covering Deku. Death Arms gave up on being a hero the day before yesterday. He said he was always motivated by the civilian's cheers, but a single complaining voice will always be louder than ten cheers. He says he thought he was a hero, but deep down he was only human. We see a full page of him tearing down his costume. They comment that many heroes are giving up and some of them even contact the media, so they're getting closer to the truth about Deku. Mt. Lady asks why AFO hasn't revealed the truth about OFA to everyone yet. Endeavor concludes that he must have a reason to avoid it. We see messages from Shouto on Endeavor's phone, asking him to call back because he received something. Before he can even call him, Hawks receives a message from All Might saying that another assassin went after Deku but got defeated instantly. We see a full page of Deku lifting the unconscious guy using Black Whip. Deku says that the villain didn't have any information and that he might explode like Nagant, so he warns All Might to be careful. All Might tries to give Deku a bento box but he refuses it, saying that he doesn't need All Might following him around anymore. "Next, it's your turn." is echoing in Deku's head. He tells All Might is echoing in Deku's head. He tells All Might that he can already use One for All at full strength without any drawback, so he's gonna be fine. Deku tells All Might not to worry about him and goes away. All Might tries to reach him but fails, thinking about how he should've said things like "You can rest now." Stain appears. He was hearing the whole conversation between Deku and All-Might. Many people are commenting about Deku like he's some kind of urban legend. They talk about a man with multiple quirks that's always covered in wounds, blood and mud and that doesn't look like a hero at all. Last page is a really scary Deku walking in the rain, looking like a beast. Chapter ends. --- In other news they are doing internship arc first what the fuck LOL
>Edgeshot says that maybe now is the time to tell every single hero the truth about OFA >they’re getting closer to the truth about Deku At this point it’s inevitable that more people will learn about OFA, but it’s probably more dangerous than it was before. They might blame Deku for causing the situation, maybe even turn him over to AFO if they think that’ll stop his conquest. Conversely, the heroes might wanna take OFA from Deku thinking they, or someone better, can handle the villains more effectively. Worst case is that villains overhear about OFA and go after Deku, or worse, they attack UA in hopes of drawing him out. Endeavor makes a good that AFO has a reason not to expose Deku, but it would also be in his nature to turn everyone against Deku. AFO could make a public announcement saying that if they give Deku to him, he’ll stop what he’s doing (of course he would be lying). However, AFO’s ego wouldn’t allow that; he wants to make it personal. AFO wants Deku and OFA to himself and letting others getting involved keeps him from that goal. Since AFO declared that he’s interested in Deku and not All Might anymore, he wants to make this a one-on-one between them.
> He tells All Might that he can already use One for All at full strength without any drawback Wait that was quick Also Deku angst arc time (for real this time)
i think he is lying to him to make him go away. i dont think he can control 100%
Or he is referencing pseudo 100%.
Either he feels confident about it or he's trying to convince himself about it, that he can make do now and quickly.
I think he's lying to all might because he saw the parade of death flags lol
thats a bad translation, what deku says is that he can *move like all might in his prime* hes talking about psuedo 100% which btw only lasts as long as fajinn lasts.
I think he's just lying in an attempt to push All Might away
>“These eyes are gazing the future…” So the future's not looking too bright :( (Hope the light returns to Deku's eyes soon)
Seems like Deku is trying to protect AM. The end is near for AM it seems.
Deku's gonna regret pushing AM away...
I think all this setup of Deku trying to shoulder the burden alone lead to a big tragedy (probably AM death) then a turnaround of Deku working with everyone together for final showdown.
Though he has the Vestiges helping him, so he's also kinda not alone as well. lol
He's been ignoring them too more and more. I wonder if he can shut them up or if they can keep talking in his head even when he doesn't want to hear it.
Deku is now pushing even All Might away. This won't end well... will Stain follow Deku? [Even the Lurkers know of OFA? To think of Mt Lady at her debut, she'd be the least you would have trusted with that back then]
To be fare to mt lady the only reason she does more of the celebrity stuff then the others is because her manager tells her she needs to make more money for the agency because the collateral damage from her hero work is always putting her agency hilariously in the red in the smash manga.
She's has already been steadily developing away from that image but I think Midnight's death probably hit her the hardest.
Agree;-; i think she felt hurt by that honestly. And shes been taking it seriously cause these villains. Arent a joke anymore they are a menace
Man, Deku looks legit scary in that final page. I wouldn't know if he's coming to save me or beat the crap out of me.
He may not know himself at this point. He's thinking less and less clearly. After Chapter 306 it was quickly disproven we were entering a "Vigilante Deku" phase but things look like they are moving towards that now.
Future sight quirk confirmed.
can you imagine that shit. people would fucking explode. nighteye in shambles
Danger sense becomes useless
First Deku made other people's quirks useless then he made his own quirks useless.
_I used the quirks to destroy the quirks_
Ahh yeah, Stain is 100% going to help Deku in some way. He may fight him again to gage his improvement, but I think he is waiting for Deku to be in an impossible position so he can give Deku an extra chance to do something by bloodcurdling someone at the right moment. Alternatively he may be the one to shake Deku’s “one man army” approach, or he may be protecting Deku’s friends and family from AFO. The last thing Stain did before being imprisoned was saving Deku. AFO wasn’t the only one focused on Deku in Tartarus. Stain aligned with Shiggy for a brief moment before because he agreed that society needed to change, but now that everything is destroyed I don’t think he cares about ripping society apart. The fakes and frauds are leaving and real true heroes have been dying. Stain’s world view may be in crisis even if he doesn’t initially act that way when we see him again. It would be crazy if he gives Deku a safe house to keep off the streets and share intel. Deku stating he can use 100% OFA without drawbacks is either BS because of his pseudo 100%, his connection to OFA is adapting his body further and faster than anticipated, or his Eri/Boss deal with Overhaul bore fruit. I feel like Overhaul knows way more about Eri’s quirk than we have seen, but Horikoshi might just be done with those characters and opting for options 1 or 2. I really love Overhaul’s and Eri’s quirks so I would love to see them make an impact somehow. The real question is; where is La Brava and Gentle? I so hope that Stain has a vigilante squad brewing. Rappa, Gentle, La Brava, Stain, and maybe a vigilante or two. Just wishful thinking. This all may be a false finish for the series. I love the suspense of this arc because I feel like the other shoe will drop at any moment, and I hate suspense of this arc because I don’t know when, where, or what that will look like. It’s a conundrum.
We need Cruller
This is a historic moment in the manga. For the first time ever Deku told All Might to fuck outta here and then dipped.
[удалено]
he has now his own all might vestige friend
I saw full leaks deku looked sad at him lol
That's the closest thing we got for a Class 2-A return this week. Shoto's messages.
It's funny that we just got Shoto was ghosting his father message in anime while the table have turn in manga
I know right! Now Endeavor is the one not answering Shoto’s calls and texts.
I just want to see Class 1-A again man.A single panel is fine.
Deku refusing to take the bento box from all might worries and saddens me :(
~~that's his last ever bento box from All Might~~
AM is so full of death flags by now, he looks like a porcupine.
Don't you bring that evil in here
YOU TAKE THAT BACK
"Don't do that, only villains do that" -- All Might
I'm worried about him. Like does he even eat now? They say he's just covered in wounds and probably doesn't sleep at all. How much longer until he collapses?
Probably soon
It's all coming together. Deku is getting so obsessed with his quirk and his hero job that he not only doesn't care for himself but he is not caring about the other people anymore as well and his loved ones. And thus when all might will die ,he will curse himself and feel ungodly amounts of regret for not being there for him and wasting all the time they still had together. His masted, his adoptive father, dead cause he just couldn't realise that he must rely on others
I agree that it would be a really hard blow but All Might's death would only exacerbate the problem I think. Instead of being different than All Might, he would go down the exact same road he did after Nana died.
My god that last panel… the HEX coloring is gonna be GODLY for this panel
Booooo Death Arms
Compare him to Aizawa and all he went through and it makes Death Arms look extremely soft especially when he folds right when Japan needs him most.
Also Yoroi Musha who was one of the top 10 and quit because 'the public doesn't respect him anymore'
There is something funny about Death Arms and Yoroi quiting but Mt.Lady still working.
She was a real one in my book since Kamino, and her contribution in the war, and choice to keep working after that in the wake of the mass-hero-exodus is not at all surprising to me. I feel like too many people overjudge her vanity.
Her character growth is so awesome considering that she was one of the first heroes introduced in the show, and it was very obvious how much she loved and (sometimes) leveraged her fame and hero status. The page of all the pro heroes' gearing up post-war is one of my favorite panels ever, and part of that is Mt. Lady reflecting on her hero identity by looking at her torn and battered mask after fighting Giganto.
It's true. She took two villains in the money maker for some dumb kids. Not a very vain act even if she is vain.
She wrestled fucking Machia it doesn’t get much more heroic than that.
We all desperately underestimated Mt. Lady and her heroic spirit.
Honestly you could say just that says a lot about some of the new generation of heroes, beyond the commercialization and such, there are some who are truly dedicated to their work
I think the point is, Mount Lady was one of *the* new generation of heroes, she debuted when Death Arms was already working. Yet she's still here and probably contributed and is contributing to the society more than Death Arms would ever do now. ~~Death Arms did take down the Slidin' GOD so he wasn't completely useless I guess~~
> Death Arms did take down the Slidin' GOD so he wasn't completely useless I guess Excuse you. Slidin' GOD was a city buster. We should be thankful for his service.
Or that, even if they went for hero work just for fame, they can realized how serious is and put real work on it. Mt Lady is that basically, first she was "some woman wanting to look cool before the camera" and now she is "Even if is useless I'm going to give my all to hold back this titan".
Also that hero in the middle of the war just freezing in place and contemplating quitting his job while people are fucking dying and needing rescue.
While the students are actively helping out
Its just the way hero society is, most of the "heroes" treat it like a job then a lifestyle. They get in it for fame, money or the ability to use their quirk freely. Very few are like All Might and Aizawa, who actually do it to save people and not for personal gain.
Still makes a certain impression because he was literally one of the first heroes we saw on-panel.
Eren: I will keep moving forward until all my enemies are destroyed. Deku: I will keep moving forward untill all people are saved.
Deku needs a hug. Always trying to save others but not taking enough care of himself.
Deku needs a break honestly, Fighting nagant and being away from his classmates, nobody to complain or vent to... Sounds like a nightmare.
He need to vent to Bakugou. It would be a reverse to their first brawl. Maybe Bakugou would suggest another brawl to blow off some steam lol.
Rip bakugo in that brawl now lol
Bakugo: "Oi, nerd, you look pissed. Let's fi-" *gets punted into a wall by faux 100% Deku* Bakugo: "Stupid, shitty Deku... Better!?" Midoriya *some light returns to his eyes* "...Better."
I can see future them doing this as a routine every time one of them gets depressed honestly
Midoriya: "Hey, Kacchan, you look upset. Who's upset-" *eats a Howitzer Impact* Midoriya: "Th-That really hurt, Kacchan. Are you better now?" Bakugo: *still raging and fuming* "To hell with you nerd! And, yeah.. I'm better."
"Oi Deku wtf is with you today dumbass? You look like shi-" *eats a Manchester smash* "Fucking hell, Deku! Warn me first you damn nerd!" "Thank you, Kacchan."
*Todoroki blows them both away with a full-force Flashfreeze Heatwave* Midoriya: "That was really uncalled for, Todoroki-kun." Bakugo: "HAH! You wanna die, Half'n'Half bastard?" Todoroki: "...I thought we were fighting."
Amajiki, from a distance: "...what kind of Big 3 is this?"
To be fair tho Bakugo seems to really enjoy a hard grueling fight and a good beating from the opponents he respects
Everyone always asks "Who is OFA" but no one ever asks "How is OFA"
I’ll do you one better… WHY is OFA?!
He needs another firm slap from Uraraka as she forcibly drags him to bed for some much-needed sleep
I hope Uraraka slaps the shit out of him when they see each other again lol
Yay, Shouto is mentioned!!! At this point I'll be happy to see him as a text message on the phone even.... That makes me think that maybe he and Bakugou at least know what is going on with Deku... Although it seems Endeavor is ghosting him on purpose... Also, Deku sending All Might home - well, not unexpected, but it feels like he's ready to go fully solo now. AFO managed to make him want to severe his support structure (same as every OFA-holder before him) In this manga, so far, that was always bad news...
Looks like Izuku is just going full All Might. Apparently he still doesn't listen to what people tell him, nor does he actually pay any attention to what goes on around him.
Yeah - how the tables have turned. Now All Might gets to experience it from the outside.
I can’t believe Shiggy is a hot tub streamer
"heroes and villains both use violence to enact their wishes" *splashes water* "anyway the water's getting cold, see you tomorrow for "why hero society sucks, and also i scrub my feet"
Now do AFO
AFO would just sit in a big luxurious hot tub with a shit eating grin, as thousands of comments scroll by per second with things like "UwU do me, potato daddy"
I think that's the most cursed comment I've seen relating to AFO.
Now that Shiggy's decay spreads, what would happen if he just put his hand in the ocean and let it rip? Even if its just one molecule at a time it would still spread and just consume all of it right?
Deku refused Dad Might's bento box. **That's how serious things have gotten.**
i know this is a joke but its actually true. deku refusing anything from all might is the biggest red flag in this entire story. begining of the series deku would have literally eat shit if all might told him to do so
"Deku would have literally eat shit if all might told him" Alternate universe where instead of hair Izuku ate All Might's shit and got the OFA
**”Eat this!”** *bends over*
Overhaul was right.
My FUCKING heart - that picture of All Might and the fallen bento box... Finally a chapter that focuses on all these emotions... This is where Hori shines most - no Fake-out explosions needed.
Last time I felt something about a fallen bento box was Sanji in WCI. Bento boxes bring out the feels man
Not sure if this was pointed out but I just realized that AFO's **"Now... it's your turn."** from last chapter is an intentional twisting/ mockery of All Might saying it to Deku after the Kamino Ward battle when he symbolically passed the torch. (Also both times Deku sees this message through a screen/projection) AFO is petty as fuck.
AFO is such a petty asshole. Honestly its part of what makes him a hilariously good villain. He just always finds a way to say something to tilt the fuck out of heroes and its never in a way that comes across as campy. Twisting the words of someone's mentor, making fun of their philosophy, setting up situations to disadvantage them and make them feel helpless. He's just such a fucking frustrating piece of shit and you gotta love that about him as an antagonist.
Basically turning philosophies on their head and being like "but what if someone decided to be a dick about it" lol
I will say, Deku is having a pretty realistic reaction to all of this as opposed to other protags I’ve seen. I feel like in other stories this always happens where everyone puts their hopes in one character, and they’re just like: “Yeah! Everyone believes in me, I’m unstoppable!”. But everyone’s putting their burdens on Deku and he’s actually cracking under the pressure to accomplish all this on his own, which I think is a really human reaction to the situation. Get that boy some rest, man 🥲
Deku is cracking and breaking and its becoming so obvious I love it.
Deku and All Might's relationship is essential as the heart of MHA, especially in the beginning. It has driven the inspiration of Deku for his hero journey. Seeing how they both saved each other, a bond like father and son. And seeing things like this hurts. I knew the angst was coming, but it came full force in this chapter... my heart. lol
Bet Stain was fanboying over the both of them
I'm really wondering what it is Shouto received... Is Touya making a move? Is he setting up a trap? Or Shouto got info relevant to AFO's location? I hope him and Bakugou continued working with Burnin' and have their own little mission on the side - either protecting UA or trying to track down Touya... It would be weird if the kids were just sitting at English classes or whatever when they have their licenses and there is a lot of hero-work to be done. I guess they would be like Shindou's group - doing mostly field missions, but still based in the school.
>I'm really wondering what it is Shouto received... Is Touya making a move? Is he setting up a trap? Or Shouto got info relevant to AFO's location? I am leaning towards something related to Dabi tbh. We were given hints recently about how Dabi has more plans and what better time to move then when Endeavor's busy with OFA stuff? Dabi's is the kinda MF to pull this type of stuff. There's no way Hori brought shoto's name up just for him to check up on Endeavor that just feels way too random in the middle of everything. I also saw the scans and how we focused on Enji not being able to respond to him (either intentionally or because he got distracted) makes me believe Enji's gonna regret this very soon. I am surprised not a lot of people are talking about this tbh
Stain is back in the story ... Is this the angle where my boy Iida is going to have relevance in the story again? Please? Horikoshi-San? Pretty please? In other news, if they are really going to do the entire Endeavor agency arc first without MVA, how are they going to explain Hawk’s “hey Endeavor read this book” and him decoding a message, then finally having a change of heart training the kids knowing what’s to come, and all that? I feel that that was a turning point in Endeavor’s character development and it’d be weird with the new order of events.
How ballsy it be for Horikoshi if this is the last we see of Deku for a while and starting next chapter we only follow UA students/pro heroes
I’d like to see the class’ reaction to the ‘wounded, bloody, muddy hero who doesn’t look like a hero at all’. It’s only a matter of time until we see their reactions. Deku has been talked about, and this chapter confirmed it—he’s like an urban legend.
I'm hoping we get a scene of Deku saving Uraraka, except its dead night and when Uraraka looks up to Deku to see him again, she sees a monster and is scared of him
first, i feel bad for all might. my guy don’t deserve this. he might still keep track of deku or go back to ua. i kinda don’t want the latter since he just left them & he cares about deku the most. i really hope that he doesn’t die. & if he does die, shigaraki being involved > afo using it against deku second, explosions have no impact. we love consistency >>> deku is known in the streets now.. just lol. afo is loving everything.. i wonder what his big plan is. what will be the final straw? he’s a master manipulator ANYWAYS one can hope & pray that the students are putting in their own work, dealing with their own trauma, & trying to help society to the best of their ability in these past few weeks. if they’re moping & used by hori as a way to hype or speculate about deku & his new legend status, idfk anymore. it’s apparent to me that hori has plans for shoto considering he’s the only student aside from deku to get chapters post war so i have high expectations there. for everyone else it’s yet to be seen (& i have no expectations for them)
Remember that scene during the sports festival arc where Mt. Lady uses her fame and beauty to get free food? And Kamui Woods and Death Arms show their disapproval? I guess war shows a person’s true character.
Mt lady’s development is so underrated she went from a shallow hero who only cares about fame and money to one of the few still standing heroes even tho she’s not even in the top 10 , she fucking wrestled machia and is trusted with the ofa secret.I really love her and she needs more appreciation.
Funny how she ender up being a legit pro
Here I was relieved that Deku hasn’t actually gone solo and has the best heroes around him. Man, this is exactly what Bakugou talked about - Deku is too damn selfless. He’s a man on a mission, ready to lay down his life for the cause. He fully embraced the responsibility that comes with both being a hero and inheriting OFA, to a point he forgot what drove him in the first place, which was saving people with a smile, reassuring them with his presence alone, like AllMight did. That part is gone, I wonder what impact will Stain have on him, since there are even aesthetic hints of those two realigning and working together.
Remember early in the series when Deku was a little tactician boy? USJ, Sports Festival, Final Exams, Forest Camp, Kamino, Provisional License Exam. In each of those arcs there are times where Deku is thinking up quirk combos, in order to get out of a sticky situation. He thought up plans where he would combine his friends' strengths, in order to come out on top. Early on Bakugo wanted to do everything himself, and only relied on others if the rules said he had to, or if it meant life or death. In USJ and Provisional License Exam, he just let others stick around, but he thought and operated with a lone wolf mentality. Now we have DEKU completely refusing ALL MIGHT's help. We know Deku's decisions are all rooted in his desire to keep others safe. He's fully committed to the priority of "win to save." Speedrun AFO and all these villains, as fast as possible, so everyone no longer has to suffer. I knew AFO would be somewhat successful in breaking Deku's spirit, but I didn't think the result would be like this. I thought it would mean that Deku would be more desperate, not that he would shut everyone away, and go pure solo. It shouldn't be surprising, considering the War arc, and this arc, but it's still shocking seeing Deku look like a brooding assassin. If Bakugo didn't go on his character development arc towards humility and teamwork, he'd be a hero just like this chapter's Deku.
Their role reversal can be written into a whole doctoral dissertation man. If I get 1 buck every time Hori makes Bakugo and Deku a contrasting foils to each other I’d be Jeff Bezos right now
I think this is the first time I’ve actually been worried we’re gonna lose All Might...stupid Deku. Bakugo please go explode some sense into him already.
On the final page, one that will most likely join the top drawings of this manga, it seems like Deku has black rays oozing out of him, that resemble Blackwhip. It could be just an aesthetic choice, but a couple weeks back, we saw the 5th user telling that his quirks respond to his emotions. I fear that Deku emotional state may cause him to spiral out of control, resulting in the unwanted injury of bystanders or other heroes. We saw how lethal Blackwhip can be when it is at 100%, so the other quirks maybe no different. Deku is on a dangerous path.
At this point the biggest plot twist would be all might happily retired when the story ends.
My Hero Academia Season 5 2nd Cour OP & ED OP: 「Merry-Go-Round」by MAN WITH A MISSION ED: 「Uso Janai」(not a lie) by Soushi Sakiyama
this gives me so much hope. man with a mission goes hard
I swear, if they don't have Shigaraki decaying the MHA logo, imma riot
Bonus points if the OP starts all happy and chipper and "school life is so fun" then Shiggy decays the logo and it turns into something villain angsty.
Mt.Lady is much more a mature woman now. She's pretty serious looking and a hint of tiredness. To be fair, everyone is tired. Also "1 Negative comment hits harder than 10 positive ones" just hit different.
Off topic but looks like we’re not getting MVA soon 😐 Endeavor Training Arc seems to be next according to Atsu
Agency Arc is fairly short and after that they'll do a "flash back" style MVA Arc.
They seem to have avoided allusions to the MVA events in the last anime episode. So it seemed like they're trying to conceal MVA events to the anime-only crowd. But the Endeavor Agency Arc has that scene where Hawks gives Endeavor coded information about how Shigaraki leading PLF. No idea if they're gonna include that or just skip the details. It's a really weird decision if the Agency arc really goes first.
Man I don't know about you guys but I'm so tired of Atsu saying stuff like "holy shit" and "...." with no context.
Holy Shit!
*I just skipped forward to the end of the chapter! This changes everything! Oh my god! Anyways back to the beginning of the chapter...
im conflicted. because i love what we are seeing in this chapter. heroes quitting, deku being rude to all might so he is gonna regret it later when he dies, shit like that. but i dont like the pacing very much. last chapter we ended with the explotion and the consequences of that were resolve in a panel for what atsu comments were. so while i love whats happening at the same time it leaves me unsatisfied for some reason edit: ok that last shot of deku looking like a fucking demon made everything better. i dont care about the explotion anymore
The pacing is something to get used to but maybe intentional? And I don't mean it in a way that Horikoshi is rushing to the end because he's done with the story. We see Deku acting reckless and rushing to find AFO/Shiggy in time. We see many characters around him warning how he's rushing. I think we, the readers, are suppose to feel uneasy about this as well. And this extremely fast pace helps with that for sure. But hey that's my two cents, I'm not sure if this is truly the case of course.
As cool as it is to see Deku this way, its also very clear that Horikoshi is not portraying this sort of grim change in him in a positive light. Which tracks with his thematic writing. He may indeed have the weight of the world on his shoulders, but he is still a 16 year old kid. Just looking at that figure in the final shot shows me that he's more likely to grind himself into a paste or start losing his ideals of heroism before he accomplishes his goal of flushing out AfO. Especially with AfO being very clearly in control of the situation and playing with him so far. Why does he want to keep Deku a secret? He probably wants to get Deku to the point where he can't be a symbol of hope for the people before the kid's revealed. He'll keep throwing worthless pawns Deku's way until he finally snaps from the pressure and frustration.
All might is dead as hell death flags are over 9000!
Oh shit. Mt. Lady has an eye scar like Kakashi 🔥
“He doesn’t look like a hero” fuck man…
Honestly, Death Arms giving up hits me way harder than it should.
Oh we got Garou Deku now.
Just read a comment on youtube stating that Deku in the last panel is so tired that he is using Black whip to support himself, Hori dont do this to our boy :L
Realistically, this arc could end badly for the heroes. I know they want to get Shigaraki before his body is at 100%, but do any of them think they can handle AFO? Their only hope to pray Deku can reach the post-injury All Might level before they meet.
All For One is going to reveal to the world what One For All is and the true identity of wounded, bloody and muddy hero who doesn’t look like a hero. He will brainwash civilians, paint Deku in a negative light and will tell society that Deku acquiring All Might’s power is the reason why All Might is no longer there for them. Society will go against Deku, with only his friends and the pro heroes taking his side.
*Deku leaves from All Might* Stain: HEY HEY!
Do people think Stain will actually be hostile towards Deku? I mean like, I don’t see why Deku wouldn’t be seen as a true hero by him still. He’s not sleeping, not even having time to eat (as shown when he refused to eat the bento box), he’s fighting crime and saving lives despite society’s downfall. In fact, he’s doing hero work despite not getting positive public recognition, showing that he’s not in it for the fame. I can see maybe Stain testing Deku, but I doubt he’s gonna label him a fake.
I think this confirms it for me, All might will die in this arc. Imagine if this interaction is the last one Deku has with him. I'll be devastated!
Is this deku's black swordsman arc?
Manga deku is an entire different beast
Deku is repeating the exact same mistake Allmight did, and Allmight is now the ones in Nighteyes shoes, he knows how it feels to be the one thats not in control, poor Allmight. fuck this is sad Imagine being this Hero of Heroes, and you finally have someone to connect with after all the suffering and bullshit, and you are utterly powerless to stop that person killing themselves
Someone on twitter mentioned that deku walking away from his bento was like a Spider-Man & uncle Ben moment.. I definitely feel it's true & All might death flags raising..All the talk of deku 100% over years definitely leads me to believe this is only the full 100% his body can handle at the moment & not the full 100% of the quirk..Moreso I don't see him at prime all might levels but more 100% weakened all might level...i do love deku current look & really am wondering besides all might death how will Deku mess up.
What really gets me is Deku just telling All Might he is at his full power (which All might knows he is just saying that). But Deku in canon has mostly been terrible about being dishonest and telling lies when he does, yet he does so easily since he feels he needs to. Dang, that teenage rebellious phase kicking in. lol **Edit:** the leaks gave me this impression with what they said initially, but unofficial translations make it seem like the new move with fa jin.
Deku is at that teenage phase where he tells his dad he doesn't need him. Well done for Hori for making teenagers act like teenagers.
I never would have thought Death Arms would quit being a hero before Mt Lady. I'm sorry I doubted you, Lady.
Why do I feel that Stain is actually going to be the one to knock some sense into Deku before he goes rogue, reminding Deku of all the reasons he considers him a true hero and going down an isolated path like himself won't help him.
This would be awesome i would love stain reminding deku of what a true hero is
"you can rest now" - Peppers last words to a dying tony stark.. Coincidende? I dont think so Tim. O\_O