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bakuhatsufallinlove · 1 year

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I love your translation posts, they give great context to some moments! I’ve seen chapter 348 translated with Toga’s confession as almost being narrated by Bakugou but I’ve also seen it translated as a more generic voice. Is there a correct version?

This is a complicated question, so let me put it this way: while there is less uncertainty in Japanese about who is narrating 348, that doesn't mean there is no uncertainty. In general, I think English audiences are responding with much more scrutiny to something that is not particularly notable in Japanese manga.

We don't have a lot of information about the narrator that refers to Izuku in the third-person. "Midoriya Izuku" is not how Izuku narrated the story when his internal voice was dominant, he always used first-person pronouns to tell "the story of how I became the greatest hero."

In the series, there are inner monologues that convey what the characters are thinking in the moment, and then there is "framing narration." Framing narration positions the story in the past tense, implying a future person is relaying this event with more knowledge about its conclusion than the audience has.

Inner monologues have distinct clarity both in visual cues (who is on-screen) and how they speak.

Ochako's inner monologue during 321 is indisputably Ochako; the opening words are placed over her image, and the Japanese audience is already familiar with the fact that Ochako calls Izuku "Deku-kun" and uses the personal pronoun watashi (私), so when she says "we," it's watashitachi (私たち), pluralizing her own pronoun. If this were Shouto's monologue, we would have had Midoriya and orera (俺ら) or oretachi (俺たち) instead. The audience would have understood the distinction, although the visual cue centering Ochako would feel a little odd, like Shouto is looking to her while thinking this.

Framing narration, of course, has little-to-no visual cuing, so we have to rely on speech patterns, and thus end up with subjective interpretation and predictions.

348's framing narrator uses kare (彼) to refer to Izuku as he. This is not a pronoun we have ever seen Katsuki use for him. Katsuki exclusively refers to Izuku in the third-person with aitsu or soitsu (あいつ or そいつ), both of which mean "that guy" in a rude way consistent with his typical speech pattern.

There is the possibility that the audience is supposed to be surprised by the use of "shitty nerd" following the pronoun kare, because the two contradict each other, and "shitty nerd" is put at the end of the sentence like a zinger. This might imply that, sometime in the future, Katsuki starts using kare for Izuku, and that really would be a shocking change, because it is extremely polite and non-confrontational compared to how he normally talks. I don't think that is what is going on, though, for the following reasons:

In manga, framing devices are not always explained or particularly thought of as noteworthy. Some series use a framing device at the beginning, and then completely abandon it by the end. Some series have very inconsistent framing devices, sometimes due to the intense workload of weekly chapter output and sometimes because the author just wants it that way, and they use the inconsistency as a way to be poetic, develop story themes, or conveniently convey information.

English language media, especially in recent years, has much more strict rules and expectations about framing devices. I don't think Japanese audiences are as concerned about who this narrator is because the expectations are different.

That said, from both a writing standpoint and the experience of the audience, Katsuki's words being brought up in the middle of a love confession is not meaningless. The literal identity of the narrator may not be that important in the end, but what the narrator conveys is absolutely still important.

There are a lot of ways you can interpret Katsuki's words being brought up here, but it is undeniably intentional. If he wanted the "nerd" meaning without connecting it to Katsuki, Horikoshi could have just called Izuku an otaku, since that term carries an implication of "indifferent or ignorant to human relationships" in Japan. If this were just about how oblivious Izuku is, he could have said that Izuku 空気を読めない (kuuki wo yomenai, can't read the room).

But he chose the words Katsuki alone uses for Izuku--words that were historically derogatory but, as their relationship has improved, could almost be read as friendly or affectionate.

I personally feel like it is foreshadowing, but we'll have to see how it shakes out!

#bkdk #bakudeku #mha spoilers #bnha spoilers #translations #asks #mha 348

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chandralia · 2 years

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I had to find these screenshots again, but they were both absolutely correct for this btw

and the cover of shonen jump for that chapter literally being green and orange…

#this chapter altered my brain chemistry 😭 CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE #bkdk #dkbk #bakudeku #dekubaku #:’)#mha 348

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pikahlua · 2 years

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Pika!! Could you pretty please translate the part in 348 where Deku talks about what a boyfriend is? I wanna see if he refers to ‘a boyfriend’ or ‘being a boyfriend’ basically🙏🙏

It’s not clearly singular or plural, and he’s really just speaking like he’s defining the word in question. I’ll translate the pages (but I sure hope you don’t regret this).

1 緑谷出久はOFA９代目継承者でありみどりやいずくはワン・フォー・オール９だいめけいしょうしゃであり Midoriya Izuku wa WAN FOO OORU kyuudaime keishousha de ari Izuku Midoriya is the ninth successor of One For All, and

2 この戦いにおける最重要戦力であるこのたたかいにおけるさいじゅうようせんりょくである kono tatakai ni okeru saijuuyou senryoku de aru has the most important battle power in this fight.

tagline 1 トガの告白にデクはーー？トガのこくはくにデクはーー？ TOGA no kokuhaku ni DEKU wa---? To Toga’s confession, Deku will---?

3 超常社会が始まって以来ちょうじょうしゃかいがはじまっていらい choujou shakai ga hajimatte irai Ever since the beginning of paranormal society,

4 日本でにほんで nihon de in all Japan,

5 或いは世界であるいはせかいで arui wa sekai de or [even] in all the world,

6 暗躍を続けてきた宿敵AFOがあんやくをつづけてきたしゅくてきオール・フォー・ワンが an’yaku wo tsudzukete kita shukuteki OORU FOO WAN ga its nemesis All For One continued to maneuver secretly

7 唯一　執着する力の器であるゆいいつ　しゅうちゃくするちからのうつわである yuiitsu shuuchaku suru chikara no utsuwa de aru to cling only to that power, of which [Izuku] is now the vessel.

tagline 2 No.348 失恋　　堀越耕平ナンバー348 しつれん　　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 348 shitsuren Horikoshi Kouhei No. 348 Unrequited Love Kouhei Horikoshi

8 これまでトガヒミコとは何回か邂逅しているがこれまでトガヒミコとはなんかいかかいこうしているが kore made TOGA HIMIKO to wa nankai ka kaikou shite iru ga Until now, he has encountered Himiko Toga several times, but

9 直接的に好意を伝えられた事はなくちょくせつてきにこういをつたえられたことはなく chokusetsuteki ni koui wo tsutaerareta koto wa naku she never directly conveyed to him her feelings of love, and

10 恋人だと…⁉︎ こいびとだと…⁉︎ koibito da to...!? “Did you say lover...!?” (Note: This is a gender-neutral word for a person you would date that literally means “love person.” “Boyfriend” would work here in English with the right context, which this phrase does have.)

11 彼はトガに好かれていることに気づいていなかったかれはトガにすかれていることにきづいていなかった kare wa TOGA ni sukarete iru koto ni kidzuite inakatta he never realized the fact that Toga liked him.

1 どこまで行っても彼はクソナードだったどこまでいってもかれはクソナードだった doko made ittemo kare wa KUSO NAADO datta Despite all that had happened, he was [still just] a damn nerd. (Note: Literally, the first phrase means “no matter where he goes,” but the idiom in English would translate to “no matter what he does.” Additionally, I maintain that there’s no way this narrator is Katsuki Bakugou unless someone in the future gave him a lobotomy. Katsuki Bakugou would never speak this politely or use the kare pronoun for anyone let alone for Izuku.)

2 何を言っているんだ‼︎ なにをいっているんだ‼︎ nani wo itte irunda!! “What are you saying!!”

3 好きすき suki “I’ve loved you” (Note: Literally she says “I like you” but that’s contextually how you would confess to someone that you love them in Japanese.)

4 初めて見た時からはじめてみたときから hajimete mita toki kara “since the time I first saw you.”

5 血だらけでちだらけで chi darake de “You were covered in blood”

6 初恋の人にはつこいのひとに hatsukoi no hito ni “and the first person I loved...”

7 そっくりで sokkuri de “[you look] just like [him].“

8 かっこいいよ出久くんかっこいいよいずくくん kakkoii yo Izuku-kun “You’re [so] cool, Izuku-kun.”

1 私　君になりたいのわたし　きみになりたいの watashi kimi ni naritai no “I want to become you.”

2 チュウチュウさせて？ CHUUCHUU sasete? “[Will you] let me suck [your blood]?”

3 こここ恋人っていうのは２人で遊園地に行ってここここいびとっていうのは２りでゆうえんちにいって kokokokoibito tte iu no wa futari de yuenchi ni itte “L-l-l-lovers are like two people who go to the amusement park together and”

4 手をつないでクレープを半分こする事だろ‼︎ てをつないでクレープをはんぶんこすることだろ‼︎ te wo tsunaide KUREEPU wo hanbunko suru koto daro!! “hold hands and share halves of crepes, aren’t they!!”

5 私にとっては"同じ"になることがわたしにとっては"おなじ"になることが watashi ni totte wa “onaji” ni naru koto ga “To me, becoming the same is...”

6 それなの sore na no “that is what [lovers are].”

7 それでしか sore de shika “Nothing but that”

8 満たされないのみたされないの mitasarenai no “will satisfy me.”

9 二波が来る逃げろぉ‼︎ にはがくるにげろぉ‼︎ niha ga kuru nigeroo!! “A second wave is coming, run away!!”

#my hero academia leak translations #my hero academia manga spoilers #final showdown spoilers #anon ask #ask pika #mha 348 #bnha 348

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greenhappyseed · 1 year

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These two panels. Toga alone and isolated amidst a wave of chaos and fighting surrounding her. But in the first one, Ochako was merely observing. She didn’t intervene. Now Ochako has a second chance to reach out.

#bnha 382 #mha 382 #bnha 348 #mha 348 #himiko toga #ochako urakara

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bkdk-all-day-err-day · 2 years

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Deku and Bakugo Rising

Read this oneshot for the first time today

First off, LOVE this set of back-to-back shots of them

lmao never change Kacchan

#goddamn nerd #bkdk #deku and bakugo rising #oneshot #mha spinoff #mha tum #deku x bakugou #dekubaku #bakudeku #deku #kacchan #just middle-school kacchan obsessed with deku #nothing to see here #def not gay /s #bakugou calling him a nerd hits different after 348 tbh

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clickabletale · 2 years

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MHA 362 SPOILERS

I'm currently trying to be open-minded about either outcome, could Bakugou live or die? We don't know and I hope the next chapter will be a banger, however, there is something I saw another theorist bring up on Twitter.

Remember in Chapter 348, there is a narration line referencing Izuku as a "damned nerd"? We know only one person says that, especially in reference to his rival Midoriya.

We know MHA has a future narration, I doubt Izuku would refer to that to himself or at least with how bluntly the quote is written.

I don't want to give hopes up, please be open-minded about either outcome until the next chapter.

But if we don't get at least an explanation on that part, I will be super confused about this part-

#mha #my hero academia #mha chapter 362 #mha chapter 348 #boku no hero #bnha #mha spoilers #manga spoilers #bnha spoilers #still painful until the 22nd-#lord have mercy

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izukatsude · 3 days

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some people might have pointed this before when it came out but since I just have read the jp raws, I decided that it’ll be nice to point it out again!

and it’s about MHA chapter 403! especially this particular panel!

to begin with, I have a little knowledge about kanjis in japanese language since I’m still learning them but this particular line really really intrigued me.

which is this japanese line and its english translation:

when I first studied japanese, the common knowledge that I know was feelings, or thoughts translates to 思い in japanese, not 想い. that’s why it intrigued me. what does 想い mean? basically, it has the same meaning as 思い— feelings, or thoughts, which is why the direct translation was “feelings.”

however, that’s not the case in japanese language.

we know that different kanjis yet same word means different in japanese. for example: if it's hayai 早い, it means “early,” and if it's hayai 速い, it means “fast.” both having the same hiragana, はやい yet different meaning in different contexts.

so after researching (link), I found out that 想い is much more personal than the norm 思い. its much more deeper in the sense of “feelings” for someone special.

which is why we can conclude that during this panel of katsuki being revived, looking at izuku and izuku locking eyes with katsuki, “their feelings become one” is much deeper sense that only the two of them would know because it is something that only the two of them had shared.

time stopped. raindrops stopped falling. just them looking at each other. they are sharing the same heart and mind. (izuku implicitly telling toga that his idea of love is sharing the same heart and mind on chapter 348). and finally, their feelings become one.

#just me having mha brainrot early in the morning #mha meta?? anyways bkdk canon #mha 403 #bkdk #dkbk #bakugou katsuki #midoriya izuku #katsuki bakugou #izuku midoriya

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dekusleftsock · 1 year

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Toga Himiko - To want a savior

When we think of Himiko, we often come to the conclusion that she is a girl of tragedy. Someone who has repeatedly been rejected by the society around her, and turning her into a “real villain”.

But have we stopped to think that Toga has already chosen to be saved? Let’s talk: the mind and choices to Himiko.

What is a hero?

Now, I’ve kinda talked about being a hero a lot. But I wanna ask the question, what does being a hero mean to Himiko?

Lets go back to our first introduction to Toga, why did she join the league?

Horikoshi often describes Stain as a “dark hero” or vigilante over an actual villain, making Himiko’s inspiration feel out of place (im not completely sure on this, I think he did? If I’m wrong sorry!! Working off of a vague memory I read of an interview). Stain has always had a motive, and that motive is to rid the world of “bad” and “corrupt” heroes. In stains belief system, a Hero is someone who is willing to sacrifice everything for the safety of others. Things like monetary pay or an egocentric Justice, things that Iida or Ochako have as reasons to be heroes at the beginning of mha, are villainess things in his mind. (Stain also questions the ideas and boundaries of what “true villainy” is because, to be honest, it’s a pretty relative term. It depends on your morals and ethics over anything else, and that kinda gets muddled and fuzzy the bigger the group. Also, are villains and criminals different? Like aoyama?)

So what does this mean for Himiko? Well, we don’t really know. We’re working off scraps, a vague idea of “being free”. Maybe she believes that fulfilling stains ideas will somehow bring this freedom, because she will only be around “true heroes”.

What we do know, is that she sees Izuku’s sacrifices with his beat up body, and Ochako’s impressive tenacity and empathy for others, and she adores it. She LOVES THAT SHIT. Of course, she could also just be attracted to Dekus blood or Ochakos life, but I think it’s more than that. Other than age, there’s no one in the league or general villains (that we know of) that she has developed these admirations or crushes on. She loves the league, but she certainly doesn’t admire them.

But she does admire Ochako and Izuku.

She “chose” two hero students specifically. Two students that have repeatedly proven themselves for their heroics. They are the ideal heroes in Stains eyes, because they repeatedly sacrifice.

Because Toga Himiko, would like to have someone who would sacrifice for her.

Do you want kill me too?

Himiko doesn’t hate heroes. She never has. Heroes have never been considered to her as a direct issue. Everyone else in the league was somehow done wrong by a hero, one way or another. Usually, this wrongness is then taken in as a vulnerability for someone else (like afo) to nurture into a festering hatred. Shigaraki and Dabi both experienced this, and spinner simply followed in Shigaraki’s footsteps after the (poorly written) fantasy racism that he experienced. (I refuse to just say racism, because it’s not at all an accurate portrayal of how racism works and it will continue to NEVER BE an accurate portrayal. Ever. I want to make that clear)

Himiko, however, has had an indirect grooming to some extent. This puts her in an interesting place of vulnerability; one that afo exploits and Ochako ignores.

Going all the way back to 289, this chapter encompasses two things: Himiko’s crush and Himiko’s hope.

Her crush, not understanding of what she’s saying or asking, is obviously confused by this inadvertent confession. Ochako doesn’t realize until 348’s “unrequited love” chapter what this whole scene meant to Himiko.

Because, not only is this her direct confession, but an inadvertent call for saving. Of course, Himiko’s idea of being saved by Ochako, and Ochako’s idea of saving Himiko, would be very contradictory.

But it’s still there.

This is Ochako’s chance.

And she BLEW IT!

And god, she knew it. She knows that’s what this is, that’s what this realization was.

Because Ochako is supposed to be the hero that makes other people smile, not to be the one smiling.

Her thinking of Himiko during her speech? That was Ochako realizing her call for help.

Thinking of Himiko after her confession to Izuku? She realized that it was, not only a call for help directed at Izuku, but that her previous interaction was a confession.

The real Himiko Toga

So, that begs the question hero, who is the real Himiko Toga?

I don’t think this is about not loving someone. Himiko does love people, she only wanted to “become” Jin when she desperately needed to be. Because Jin loved Shigaraki and Dabi, Jin loved Toga Himiko.

And that’s something that she can’t do right now. She can’t love shigaraki, she can’t love afo, she can’t even love dabi, the man who gifted her that vile of blood. She can’t even love herself because of it.

That is, if love is the only factor here.

She can still love Dabi or Shigaraki, she can still admire afo, but that doesn’t mean she admires their hatred or loves their destruction. Jin loved people, he loved the life he built in the league. Himiko admired that happiness, she loved and cared for him. Thats why she can use his quirk but no one else’s.

What if, she needs to both love and admire someone? What if she never loved Izuku, but admired his heroics, like Ochako?

The scene that ochako thinks of here is actually Himiko calling out Ochako directly on loving someone.

This is about their shared crush, but was that crush ever real? Did it ever even matter? Is it just about their first interaction, Ochako’s obsessive rumination over this one interaction? Is this a callback to “ever since I met you, I just couldn’t stop thinking about you”?

What if it’s all of those things? It’s not so far fetched to believe that Ochako needs to use her thoughts, her love, and her admiration to save Himiko.

Because this is Ochako and Himiko’s acceptance of their crushes, heartbreaks, and admirations. Admiration and love get so muddled over time. There is a difference, especially when that admiration only holds you back, like in Ochako’s case, like in Himiko’s case. But they’re still apart of the same concepts.

Himiko’s love also isn’t just romantic, it’s familial or platonic. She’s rough around the edges, but the Himiko that went to Ochako to see if she would be saved is still there. And that’s why she’s not letting her go anymore.

Because Himiko Toga, the real one, still wants to be saved.

#wooo!! first meta in how long????#this was just my best way of voicing my thoughts on 376 #I didn’t really agree with a lot that was going around about that chapter and I finally voiced it properly #anyway I think the only thing that chapter had to do with bkdk was the fact that Ochako isn’t involved with Izuku anymore #so like #the constant discussion over it in regards to bkdk feels like it’s being… overshadowed again #THEY ARE THEIR OWN STORY #mha analysis #togachako #togachako brainrot #togachaco #toga #himiko toga #toga himiko #toga x ochako #ochako uraraka #uraraka ochako #ochaco #bnha ochaco uraraka

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junkdrawernoggin · 8 months

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I genuinely can't tell what's different about my two fics. Maybe because the popularity and the demand for BG3 right now. My first fic is a UFO for MHA, 5 chapters and 16k words. It has 26 kudos and 348 hits. Posted the most recent chapter like 7 months ago.

My BG3 piece from last night is by no means even close to my best work (I'd consider myself an average writer, but I only did one edit pass compared to the 5 that the MHA fic has had). It's almost entirely dialogue and just...y'know eh.

It's 6.6k, the longest single chapter I've ever written. It's been up for maybe 12 hours and it has 19 kudos! It has 223 hits! Those numbers are insane. If it continues the way it's going, it'll surpass my MHA piece in 24 hours.

Idk thank y'all for checking it out. I'm really excited. I hope to clean it up when I'm done with classes today.

+ Not only that but it's about my OC! I mean it's mostly about Astarion through my OC's eyes but isn't that so crazy? This character I made and love with my whole heart is being seen by other people! How unique. How lovely to experience that.

#cori says junk #bg3 fanfiction

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aussie-the-hedgehog · 11 months

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So, I'm catching up on the MHA manga where the anime left off.

I'm on 349 now with about 45 chapters to go.

I need to buckle up for whatever the war arc has in store. The first two arcs (Star & Stripe, U.A. Traitor) were already emotionally gripping. I have been spoiled on some things, such as the identity of the traitor, but I'm still looking forward to see what goes down.

Read on for potential spoilers, though nothing overly spoiler-y.

Deku and Ochaco's chat before the final war arc was so touching. It was sweet when they both called the other "weird" in a sweet, gentle way.

I love the panel in 348 when Deku has to go back to fight Shigaraki after he initially got separated from him. I'll leave the panel here and let it speak for itself.

(All credit goes to Shonen Jump, Kohei Horikoshi and anyone else involved).

It gives a nod to the conversation I mentioned earlier. When anything sweet comes up between them, it always brings a smile to my face.

I'll drop back to give any more thoughts I have.

Also hope to bring that Inko and Ochaco dinner fanfic to you very soon! Life's been very chaotic lately, but I'm still eager to share it with you.

#mha #bnha #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #mha manga #bnha manga #deku #izuku midoriya #ochaco uraraka #deku x uraraka #izuocha #uravity #dekuraka

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lesser-mook · 1 year

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MHA CHP 348 (Toga’s Plotarmor is INSANE)

Again, Toga is trash, 100% trailer trash. A fuckin clown.

The whole premise of her backstory basically: She's fucking weird, people point it out, now she's a villain because people "just don't get it" or mom didn’t pat her on the back for sucking off a dead birbs wounds for it’s life juices.

Which is...underwhelming and typical, given with how fucked in the head she is, you'd think she was like a rape victim, or a Human trafficking survivor or something. That alone would be a better origin story.

And with how fast she is, you'd think she has formal training like ANY of the Robins that were taught by Batman. Seriously why tf is this little shit so goddamn proficient at assassination fight styles...borderline Ninjutsu.

And what's more infuriating, Deku has Smokescreen, Float, Fa Jin, Full Cowling, Black Whip, the whole fucking Math equation.

Why isn't he using any of that to put this little girl down, OBVIOUSLY her "love" basically makes her the Venom to his Spider-sense. (Dumb shit btw)

OK, great, that's established, now let's switch it up, just use Black whip to restrain this fuckin punk, have Ochako Gravitize her and move on. BOOM, done.

I read the My Villain Academia Arc, i know she’s deadly, but why are we pretending she really goes hard like that?

Toga is not even that dangerous to how Deku is now, between Full Cowling and Black whip it's not even a goddamn fight.

How is it people can say Deku would pimp slap Homelander but he's legit getting circles ran around him by this B lister? What?

Toga, & Mirko- Horikoshi really needs to let go of his Authors boner for these two garbage cans and just kill them off.

There's NO REASON why Ochako didn't bring in Toga during Jaku arc, and there's no reason why Deku, DEKU as he is now, didn't bring her down here and now.

NOW he speeds off so the girls get their little mini-boss fight, away from the from the fights that matter.

JAKU ARC ALL OVER againTYPICAL.

She escapes Ochako in Jaku arc, now Deku speeds off before he & the girls can just put down Toga, finally.

And this happened because Horikoshi knows Toga doesn’t stand a chance, if the characters are allowed to just put her down.

Yes Tomura needs to be stopped, but it would take all of 3min or 30 sec to just black whip her into submission.

Toga’s plotarmor is kicking ass.

#horikoshi smh #my hero academia #himiko trash #oops #himiko toga #my bad #ochako uraraka #put respect on her name #izuku midoriya #mha notes

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bakuhatsufallinlove · 11 months

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Chapter 348's "Shitty Nerd" Narrator Isn't Omniscient (And It's Not Bakugou Katsuki)

So, for a good bit there we were all theorizing about what was up with the narrator of chapter 348 calling Izuku a "shitty nerd" for not recognizing Toga's feelings for him, right?

Now, in a previous post I explained the different expectations Japanese audiences tend to have for frame narratives in weekly serialized manga. I posited that this may mean that the identity of 348's third-person narrator isn't necessarily of direct importance and, as a result, may never be explicitly revealed. I maintain the validity of this observation in general, however I no longer think it is relevant to understanding Horikoshi's approach to writing.

Because I am confident I have figured out who the narrator is: Best Jeanist.

To be clear, I do not believe that Best Jeanist is the source of every third-person narration in the series so far—I have yet to go back and research earlier chapters enough to theorize about that. I believe he is specifically the frame narrator who is explaining the critical moments of the Heroes’ final battle against AFO/Shigaraki, most notably in chapters 348 and 377.

Let’s go over the supporting evidence for this reading.

Best Jeanist's speech patterns match the idiosyncrasies found in 348

Back in February, pikahlua pointed out that 348's narrator uses "de aru” (である, also conjugated as であり, de ari) and I have been thinking about this detail ever since. Early on I described 348’s narration to a friend as sounding almost like a textbook, and it is “de aru” which contributes most to that tone. It functions as a connecting verb meaning "be" or "is," but it feels uniquely literary, even a bit archaic. Due to this, I pretty readily imagined that 348 was narrated by an omniscient figure who was telling the story to us as a historical event, like it was a passage from a book on “the great Hero Deku” or something like that.

But I kept wondering if, among all the fanciful characters in MHA, there was anyone who fit the bill for this type of language. Lo and behold:

On top of Shigaraki escaping, we sustained tremendous damage. But… nevertheless, we Heroes must continue the fight with the threads of our faith utterly unrent! This is the hope of our scattered comrades, and it will be spun into a new era… Plus Ultra!

The back cover of the Japanese volumes all have in-character narration blurbs that match the speech patterns and personality of the character featured on the spine of the book. This is not replicated in the English releases, so the above translation is my own. Here, Best Jeanist uses “de aru” (highlighted in blue) for that same literary effect 348 uses. I looked through other volume covers and a few dozen chapters, and I found only a couple other uses of “de aru” in total--by Iida and a member of Spinner’s army shown in 370, neither of whom are likely candidates for 348’s narrator.

Best Jeanist in general speaks in a deliberately refined, elegant way. He uses polite speech at times and, even when talking casually, his word choices are rather serious and poetic. Notice the top orange text highlighted: 一糸の綻び (isshi no hokorobi) meaning the tear of a single thread, an evocative metaphor. Keep this and the bottom orange text in mind (散って, chitte, describing the “scattered comrades”).

Side note: Best Jeanist has used “kare” (彼, meaning "he") in canon to refer to Izuku, seen here in chapter 323:

This is less of a smoking gun than “de aru,” but the politeness of 348’s narration and the word “kare” specifically rule out Katsuki as a potential narrator, so it is worth mentioning.

Volume 31 covers chapters 296-306, with the last chapter entitled, “The Final Act Begins.” I think it is significant that Best Jeanist is the narrator on this volume cover; it may be foreshadowing for his role as the narrator for the Final Battle itself, which leads us to...

Best Jeanist's Threads of Hope

Best Jeanist's Quirk and his entire schtick are about fibers and threads. He makes this a direct metaphor for the Heroes’ struggle against the League of Villains in 292 where he says that they will stop the League by weaving "threads of hope" (一縷の希望, ichiru no kibou). He develops this metaphor further in 294, describing their victory over Gigantomachia.

He also used this kind of language in 311 and 317.

And don’t forget, he sutured Katsuki’s damaged heart back together in hopes of reviving him.

Then, we got this sequence in 377:

A faceless, elderly individual speaking about the Final Battle in the past tense. This person directly references that thin thread to describe the Heroes’ chances and their gambit against the villains.

The blue text in the top panel, which is curiously absent from the English release, says:

「舞い散る桜のように・・・」

maichiru sakura no you ni…

Like falling cherry blossoms…

The verb for “falling” here is actually two verbs joined together meaning “to fall as if dancing.” Literally, maichiru means dance-scatter. The Heroes’ gambit relies on dividing the villains, and in their efforts, they themselves are being scattered, like cherry blossoms. Remember how Best Jeanist described his comrades as scattered? The second verb here is that very same one.

The thread and snap (or cut) wording even gets brought up six chapters later by Tsukauchi:

The “hope” part is technically not present in the Japanese here, but I think official translator Caleb Cook caught on to the thematic parallel. And in my opinion, it is a pretty significant parallel.

So, with all this in mind: My bet is that Best Jeanist is the primary narrator for the final arc of the series.

This is a very interesting choice; it definitely raises questions about whether All Might survives. Best Jeanist is currently in his late 30s, so for him to be the elderly narrator seen in 377, he would have to be relaying these events from 30-40 years in the future, which might mean All Might survives the final battle but dies of old age later.

Whatever happens in the battle against AFO/Shigaraki, I think both Best Jeanist and Katsuki survive. Sometime post-battle, everyone gets the explanation for what happened when Izuku was warped away by Toga, and Katsuki—hearing that Izuku didn’t recognize Toga’s feelings for him—utters some iteration of 348’s infamous line about how, no matter what he does, he is still "a shitty nerd.”

Best Jeanist quotes him in 348’s narration, because... well, even though it is vulgar, it is a pretty accurate and even affectionate description of Izuku’s oblivious nature from his childhood friend, who knows him quite well. I think Best Jeanist, having mentored and watched over Katsuki all this time, deferred to him on the subject of Izuku’s personal life.

But he also did it because it’s funny as hell, and we should never forget that MHA is a comedy.

#translations #meta #mha manga spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #final battle predictions #mha 348 #mha 377 #more bkdk adjacent #due to different readings of 348

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To be fair the scanlators for MHA seem to flatout make shit up (like 348), while Viz is slightly more insidious in that thier translator seems more technically correct but chooses words that better align with his views of the characters and their relationships (like making Izuku’s response in 327 more aggressive). I feel like he may just put ‘close’ instead of closest for example

I don’t worry too much about the scanlations (but I also appreciate the effort that goes into them even if there’s inaccuracies sometimes because translating is a lot of work)

But the official… that’s thing that gets put on the shelves. That’s what a majority of people will see and take from. And you’re right in the way Caleb approaches his translations, it’s like… purposely altering things to fit his “interpretation”, or changing the tone of a pretty straightforward sentence when so many other translators and jp fans have called him out for it.

I really don’t know how else to interpret this other than “closest to” but I could also see him changing it to “you’re extremely close to Midoriya Izuku” then people being like “SEE! he’s not the closest but just really close” as if that changes anything??? We’re just gonna have to wait and see 😖

#‘you’re on good terms with Midoriya Izuku’ /j LMAO #how is it only Friday I’m going insane #mha 359 #mha spoilers #bnha spoilers #bkdk #dkbk #bakudeku #dekubaku #:’)

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MHA Chapter 395 spoilers translations

This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.

tagline 1 No.395 幸せの上に　　堀越耕平ナンバー395 しあわせのうえに　　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 395 shiawase no ue ni Horikoshi Kouhei No. 395 Above happiness Kouhei Horikoshi (Note: There are many ways to potentially translate this title. “Ue” means top, above, beyond, before, regarding, because of, and many other similar things. I take this title to either mean there’s something more important than the speaker’s happiness or the speaker is doing something because of their happiness.)

tagline 2 トゥワイスが消え… トゥワイスがきえ… TUWAISU ga kie... The Twices vanish...

1 だよな… da yo na... “That’s right...”

2 分倍河原は……いいやつだったもんな… ぶばいがわらは……いいやつだったもんな… Bubaigawara wa......ii yatsu datta mon na... “Bubaigawara...was a good guy...”

3 トガヒミコ… TOGA HIMIKO... “Toga Himiko...”

4 好きなものになりたくて握った筈のナイフをすきなものになりたくてにぎったはずのナイフを suki na mono ni naritakute nigitta hazu no NAIFU wo The knife I should have gripped because I wanted to become someone I like

5 怒りと憎しみで握っていました。いかりとにくしみでにぎっていました。 ikari to nikushimi de nigitte imashita. I gripped with rage and hatred.

1-2 私が生きやすい世界にする為にわたしがいきやすいせかいにするために watashi ga iki yasui sekai ni suru tame ni For the sake of making a world easy for me to live in

1 今になって"個性"を伴った「変身」の負担がいまになって"こせい"をともなった「へんしん」のふたんが ima ni natte “kosei” wo tomonatta 「henshin」 no butan ga The burden of Transform now after the accompanying [other] quirks...

2 痛いいたい itai “It hurts.”

3 "伝わるゼロ・グラビティ"の "つたわるゼロ・グラビティ"の “tsutawaru ZERO GURABITI” no “The transmitted Zero Gravity is”

4 巻き添えになったヒーロー達も軟着地させてる… まきぞえになったヒーローたちもなんちゃくちさせてる… makizoe ni natta HIIROO-tachi mo nanchakuchi saseteru... “letting even the heroes who became involved land softly...”

5 人を介した分解除も緩やかに進行するのね… ひとをかいしたぶんかいじょもゆるやかにしんこうするのね… hito wo kai shita bun kaijo mo yuruyaka ni shinkou suru no ne... “Even your Release is progressing gently out of concern for people, huh...”

6 お茶子ちゃん… おちゃこちゃん… Ochako-chan... “Ochako-chan...”

7 結局けっきょく kekkyoku “In the end,”

8 どこまでいっても落としたりはしないのねどこまでいってもおとしたりはしないのね doko made ittemo otoshitari wa shinai no ne “no matter what you do, you won’t drop anyone.” (Note: This is the same phrasing as the line about Izuku being a nerd no matter what in chapter 348. Literally, the first part of the phrase means “no matter where you go,” but the idiom in English would translate to “no matter what you do.”)

9 寒い…血が出すぎた　頭と体がつながってないみたいに…全く動けない… さむい…ちがですぎた　あたまとからだがつながってないみたいに…まったくうごけない… samui...chi ga de sugita atama to karada ga tsunagattenai mitai ni...mattaku ugokenai... I’m cold...I bled too much. It’s like my head and body aren’t connected...I can’t move at all...

10 動かなきゃいけないのに…！まだ…！うごかなきゃいけないのに…！まだ…！ ugokanakya ikenai noni...! mada...! But I have to move...! I still...!

1 血なんて一生くれてやるちなんていっしょうくれてやる chi nante isshou kurete yaru I’ll give you my blood for the rest of my life!

2 …カァイイ？ ...KAAII? ...I’m cute?

3-4 あなたの笑顔が素敵だと伝えなきゃと思ったのあなたのえがおがすてきだとつたえなきゃとおもったの anata no egao ga suteki da to tsutaenakya to omotta no I thought I must tell you that your smile is lovely.

5 世界一せかいいち sekai ichi The cutest in the world.

(Note: The sound effects are of Ochako gasping for air and her teeth chattering from cold.)

1 致死量の血が出てるちしりょうのちがでてる chishiryou no chi ga deteru “You’re losing a lethal amount of blood.”

2 私が刺した後もあれだけ動いてたから… わたしがさしたあともあれだけうごいてたから… watashi ga sashita ato mo are dake ugoiteta kara... “Because you were still moving that much even after I stabbed you...”

3 お茶子ちゃんおちゃこちゃん Ochako-chan “Ochako-chan,”

4 敵連合はヴィランれんごうは VIRAN rengou wa “the League of Villains

5 全部ぶっ壊すのぜんぶぶっこわすの zenbu bukkowasu no “will smash everything,

6 壊れた先にあるのはこわれたさきにあるのは kowareta saki ni aru no wa “What lies beyond the destruction is”

7 きっと… kitto... “surely...”

8 私が生きやすい世界わたしがいきやすいせかい watashi ga iki yasui sekai “a world where I can live easily.”

(Note: There’s a sound effect “chiu” present for Himiko sucking up Ochako’s blood.)

1 でも demo “But”

2 お茶子ちゃんが言ってくれた事嬉しかったおちゃこちゃんがゆってくれたことうれしかった Ochako-chan ga yutte kureta koto ureshikatta “I was happy about what you told me, Ochako-chan.”

3 生存競争って私言ったけど… せいぞんきょうそうってわたしゆったけど… seizon kyousou tte watashi yutta kedo... “I said this was a competition for survival, but...”

4 お茶子ちゃんがいなくなるの"だけ"はおちゃこちゃんがいなくなるの"だけ"は Ochako-chan ga inakunaru no “dake” wa “That only Ochako-chan will go away,”

5 やっぱり嫌やっぱりや yappari ya “I absolutely hate it.” (Note: To be clear, I think she’s saying that despite this being a competition for survival, she hates this result where only Ochako is the one who dies.)

1-3 この気持ちは本当だからこのきもちはほんとうだから kono kimochi wa hontou dakara “Because this feeling is genuine,”

3-4 私の血全部あげるわたしのちぜんぶあげる watashi no chi zenbu ageru “I will give all my blood to you.”

1 ーー…暖かいーー…あたたかい --...atatakai --...warm

2 でも…ダメだ…！そんなことしたら demo...DAME da...! sonna koto shitara But...you can’t...! If you do something like that...

3 前に死にかけた時まえにしにかけたとき mae ni shi ni kakata toki “Before, when I almost died,

4 仁くんがこうやって助けてくれたじんくんがこうやってたすけてくれた Jin-kun ga kou yatte tsukete kureta “Jin-kun helped me like this.”

5 仁くんの"個性"はもう無いから私がお茶子ちゃんになるじんくんの"こせい"はもうないからわたしがおちゃこちゃんになる Jin-kun no “kosei” wa mou nai kara watashi ga Ochako-chan ni naru “Since Jin-kun’s quirk is gone, I will become Ochako-chan.”

6 他者の"個性"が使える以上血もその人そのものになるひとの"こせい"がつかえるいじょうちもそのひとそのものになる hito (kanji: tasha) no “kosei” ga tsukaeru ijou chi mo sono hito sono mono ni naru “Even more than being able to use someone else’s quirk, my blood will become [the same as] that person’s blood.”

7 ダ… DA... “You...”

8 メ… ME... “can’t...”

9 ……捕まえたら… ……つかまえたら… ......tsukamaetara... “......If you caught me...”

10 私が死ぬまで血を届けに会いに来るつもりだったの？わたしがしぬまでちをとどけにあいにくるつもりだったの？ watashi ga shinu made chi wo todoke ni ai ni kuru tsumori datta no? “were you planning to come visit me to deliver your blood until I died?”

small text 傷口閉じるよきずぐちとじるよ kuzuguchi tojiru yo “I’ll close the gash.”

11 お茶子ちゃんは…ただ"敵"を捕まえるだけでよかったのにおちゃこちゃんは…ただ"ヴィラン"をつかまえるだけでよかったのに Ochako-chan wa...tada “VIRAN” wo tsukamaeru dake de yokatta noni “Ochako-chan, even though it would have been fine to just capture the villain,”

12 ただ異常者を排除するだけでよかったのにただいじょうしゃをはいじょするだけでよかったのに tada ijousha wo haijo suru dake de yokatta noni “even though it would have been fine to just eliminate the the freak,”

13 ヒーローらしく正しい事をするだけでよかったのにヒーローらしくただしいことをするだけでよかったのに HIIROO rashiku tadashii koto wo suru dake de yokatta noni “even though it would have been fine to just do the correct thing like a hero would,”

1 なのにさ nanoni sa “even so,”

2 なのに余計な事"考えて"… なのによけいなこと"かんがえて"… nanoni yokei na koto “kangaete”... “you nevertheless think about unnecessary things...”

3-4 お友だちいっぱい傷つ��て刺してきた相手をさ… おともだちいっぱいきずつけてさしてきたあいてをさ… otomodachi ippai kizutsukete sashite kita aite wo sa... “about the person who hurt and stabbed so many of your friends...”

5 変だねへんだね hen da ne “that’s weird,”

6 お茶子ちゃんおちゃこちゃん Ochako-chan “Ochako-chan.”

7 あな…た…こそ…！ ana...ta...koso...! “You...are...!” (Note: This is a phrase that essentially means “Speak for yourself!”)

8 こんな…！ konna...! “Something like this...!”

9 私は"好き"に生きるのわたしは"すき"にいきるの watashi wa “suki” ni ikiru no “I like how I ‘like’.”

10 だから捕まってあげられないだからつかまってあげられない dakara tsukamatte agerarenai “That’s why I won’t let [anyone] capture me.”

11 お茶子ちゃんの「捕まえる」と一緒…でもおちゃこちゃんの「つかまえる」といっしょ…でも Ochako-chan no 「tsukamaeru」 to issho...demo “That includes your [version of] capture, Ochako-chan...but”

12 刺してごめんねさしてごめんね sashite gomen ne “I’m sorry for stabbing you.”

13 怒鳴ってごめんねどなってごめんね donatte gomen ne “I’m sorry for yelling at you.”

14 本当よほんとうよ hontou yo “Really.”

1 …燈矢くんが …とうやくんが ...Touya-kun ga “...Touya-kun”

2 お家燃やしてくれたんだおうちもやしてくれたんだ ouchi moyashite kuretanda “set my home on fire for me.”

3 嫌な事が詰まった普通のお家いやなことがつまったふつうのおうち iya na koto ga tsumatta futsuu no ouchi “My ordinary home full of horrible things.”

4 なかった事にしてくれたのなかったことにしてくれたの nakatta koto ni shite kureta no “He let me pretend like nothing ever happened.”

5 嬉しかったうれしかった ureshikatta ��I was happy.”

6 でも…なくなっても心には残るのでも…なくなってもこころにはのこるの demo...nakunattemo kokoro ni wa nokoru no “But...even if it’s gone, it will remain in my heart.”

7 お茶子ちゃんはなかった事にしなかったおちゃこちゃんはなかったことにしなかった Ochako-chan wa nakatta koto ni shinakatta “Ochako-chan, you didn’t pretend like nothing ever happened.”

8 それは痛くて辛いけどそれはいたくてつらいけど sore wa itakute tsurai kedo “That was painful and harsh, but”

9 触れられた時ーーーふれられたときーーー furerareta toki--- “when you touched me---”

10 心がワクッてこころがワクッて kokoro ga WAKU tte “my heart got excited”

11 戦いは避けられなくてもたたかいはさけられなくても tatakai wa sakerarenakutemo Even if this battle is unavoidable,

12 その奥にあるものを無視はしたくないそのおくにあるものをむしはしたくない sono oku ni aru mono wo mushi wa shitakunai I don’t want to ignore what’s behind it.

13 軽くなったからかるくなったから karukunatta kara “because you made it lighter.”

1 ありがとうねえお茶子ちゃんありがとうねえおちゃこちゃん arigatou nee Ochako-chan “Thank you, Ochako-chan.”

2 嬉しかったようれしかったよ ureshikatta yo “I was happy.”

3 本当に嬉しかったのお茶子ちゃんほんとうにうれしかったのおちゃこちゃん hontou ni ureshikatta no Ochako-chan “I was really happy, Ochako-chan.”

4 その人そのものになりたくてそのひとそのものになりたくて sono hito sono mono ni naritakute I wanted to become many people,

5-6 羨ましくて愛しくて血を飲み干してきたうらやましくていとしくてちをのみほしてきた urayamashikute itoshikute chi wo nomihoshite kita so I drank up the blood of those I envied, those I cherished.

1-3 ヒミ…コ…ちゃ… HIMI...KO...cha... “Himi...ko...-cha...”

4-5 はぁい haai “Ye-...ep!”

6 もしも moshimo If only

7 もっと早くに識れたならもっとはやくにしれたなら motto hayaku ni shireta nara I had figured it out sooner,

8 血を飲み干したくなるのと同じくらいちをのみほしたくなるのとおなじくらい chi wo nomihoshitaku naru no to onaji kurai then as much as I want to drink up the blood,

9 血をあげたくなるようなちを��げたくなるような chi wo agetaku naru you na it would have made me want to give blood.

10-11 そんな"好き"に出会えていたらそんな"すき"にであえていたら sonna “suki” ni deaete itara If I was able to meet [someone I] ‘liked’ like that,

12 世界はもっと生きやすかったかなせかいはもっといきやすかったかな sekai wa motto iki yasukatta ka na I wonder if the world would have been easier to live in.

1 それでも soredemo Nevertheless,

tagline 想い伝えて… おもいつたえて… omoi tsutaete... Conveying thoughts...

2 私はトガヒミコわたしはトガヒミコ watashi wa TOGA HIMIKO I am Himiko Toga.

3 好きに生きて好きに生きたすきにいきてすきにいきた suki ni ikite suki ni ikita I live the way I like. I lived the way I liked.

4 世界一笑顔がカァイイせかいいちえがおがカァイイ sekai ichi egao ga KAAII My smile is the cutest in the world.

5 普通の女の子！ふつうのおんなのこ！ futsuu no onna no ko! I’m an ordinary girl!

#my hero academia leak translations #mha 395 #bnha 395 #my hero academia manga spoilers #final showdown spoilers #ochako uraraka #himiko toga #such a feels-heavy chapter #but even so #i do suspect there is more beneath the surface...

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