The Princess of Asturias attends the 'Princesa de Girona' Foundation 2022 awards at the Agbar Foundation in Barcelona, Spain. | July 4, 2022
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BNHA SPOILERS!!
HONESTLY, yeah. I don't get agree with Katsuki staying dead either. First, it just plays into the trope of "character finally opens up, get development and whatnot and then dies" and that's like the worst trope ever.
Second, I feel like a lot of people say that he should stay dead because they don't like Katsuki, not even thinking how horrific a CHILD in a WAR dying truly is.
How is that "closing his arc"?!
I really, REALLY can't understand how watching Katsuki do all the work, hit his highs and lows throughout the story, for 8 YEARS of this manga, makes it feel "REWARDING" to see him die in the final hours.
Like, I have been digesting this for weeks now and I still don't get it, how is that a good ending for him? How is that satisfying? We, or the majority of us, have been rooting for him this whole time. We knew he'd figure it out. Because this is ANIME, of course he will.
He's already demonstrated his will to sacrifice his life, both for Izuku directly, and for others. We KNOW he gets it now, but is it really necessary for him to ultimately HAVE TO pay that price? Is that required?
ESPECIALLY.
When you pair it with the OTHER theme at work here, which is the Adults doing their diligence and protecting the younger generation! The fact is, Katsuki is around three Pro Heroes who are NOT WILLING to let him be a sacrifice to this war. They are the ones now making the sacrifice so that Katsuki can make it through this war, even if it does cost one of them their lives.
You're right, Katsuki is still a CHILD in a WAR and has once again become a casualty due to his heroism (AND the fact that SigarAFO personally and explicitly targeted him, so it's not even entirely his fault)
People rag on Pro and adult characters so much in MHA for neglecting to protect their children, students, protoges, and here is Horikoshi laying out some of these characters TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for one of those children. Here are the CONSEQUENCES.
He's acknowledged that oversight in the characters and is making it relevant. He has AFO reflecting on how unfortunate it is that so many Pro adults have abandoned the cause and made the minor students to pick up the slack and pay the price for it. We have Jeanist, Miruko, and Edgeshot risking everything to save Bakugou so they don't have to lose a child, a promising student, on the battlefield before he's even 18. We have the American guy, Agbar(?) saying that they OWE IT to the younger generations to FIGHT AFO instead of joining him so that they can have hope for the future. We have Tenko seeing the pros trying, desperately, to revive someone who he just killed, and wonders, WHY DID NO ONE TRY THIS HARD TO SAVE ME, when I was still ALIVE??
Horikoshi is making all this MATTER. And Katsuki's death was one of the vehicles to express this theme, that the adults have to take responsibility and protect their charges instead of simply making them clean up their mess.
Honestly, what an interesting theme, considering that's BASICALLY reflecting current times in real life, with older Gens NOT taking responsibility for their effects on the world and doing right by the younger ones... 👀☕
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