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thequietmanno1 · 4 months

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Thelreads, MHA 285, Replies Part 2

1) “tell me Horikoshi, what happened to the other kid the one that had a flying quirk tell me you didn’t, for example, turn him into a nomu and then killed him without us realizing, right? tell me because not showing us the other kid here would make it seem like you don’t want us to remember him”- Honestly, given the shit the kids already have to deal with in the current situation, and just how many people Garaki has no doubt transformed into Nomua, I’m not sure if that will ever be clarified to the kids. It’s another traumatic event for them to deal with when they’re already being subjected to so much trauma in the present, and just like All Might’s withholding information for Izuku’s wellbeing – and Mic is no doubt gonna have to do the same for Aizawa concerning the truth of Shirakumo’s death – they simply might not tell the kids if it ever gets found out.

2) “Bakugo, is it just me, or are you just having your whole life flash before your eyes as you approach the two calamities locked in a duel to the death? I was joking about it before you know, you don’t need to actually jump there and die, you know?”- He took that as a personal challenge.

But here, we see both the good and bad that’s come of OFA, how it allowed Izuku to stand up to Bakugo’s bullying, even when he went as far as taunting him to jump off a roof, and make him acknowledge his rival’s strengths….

3) “jesus fucking christ look how battered my kid is”-

…Contrasted against how he’s become from indulging in that strength without limitation, pushing himself into a ragged mess out of his mania to save everybody, beleivng it’s all on him and no-one else can do it. Blessing and curse, both in one.

4) “Yeah Bakugo, you always knew he would turn out like this, didn’t you? There was never a way to keep Midoriya away from this fate, quirkless or not.”- When Izuku gained the power, he gained so much from it.but he never gained enough self-respect to properly control himself when his emotions are pushed to the breaking point. For all the good he’s doing in damaging Tomura and holding him back, he’s taking on irreversible damage with every blow, all without thinking it through. Bakugo’s face shows all the concern that Izuku should have for himself, but doesn’t, in part because of how worthless he’s been made to feel from being born Quirkless.

5) “AND HE GRABBED HIM TARGET SECURED, NOW IT’S TIME TO BURN LIKE THE FUCKING SUN LOOK AWAY FOLKS, THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET… SHINY”- The backup plan was to use float and OFA as propulsion to launch Tomura into the sun, but why go that far when Endevour can just make his own?

6) “IT’S HIM IT’S FUCKING HIM HE’S TAKING OVER SHIGARAKI NOW THAT HE’S ABOUT TO DIE JESUS NO”- The dramatic irony present from the heroes not realising that Tomura’s effectively the one fetter holding back AFO and his decades of experienced handing of his Quirk from running amok with his new and very durable body. They tried their best to beat Tomura. They succeeded.

7) “WELL AT LEAST HE WASN’T TURNED TO DUST, JUST IMPALED WITH LETHAL FORCE.”- That’s how we know who’s in command. Tomura would just dust Endeavour, but AFO will make the execution bloody and painful.

8) “OH GOD OH FUCK THAT’S NOT SHIGARAKI ANYMORE THAT’S DEFINITELY NOT SHIGARAKI ANYMORE HE TOOK OVER”- And as Tomura’s control slips away, so too does his face, leaving only the black human-shaped being that is AFO in command, his exterior a mirror of his twisted soul within, faceless and malevolent as always, no matter the age of his current target.

(MHA ch 261) 9) “What did he asked you? To make sure they were dead? Well, its not like you werent planning to give them the oldouble tap anyway, right? Nothing is dead enough that you cant kill it again.”- This statement only becomes more ironically appropriate as Tomura’s durability keeps holding him together despite everything. The man’s practically a cooked corpse here and he’s coming back from even that, and with his body staring to fall to bits like a literal Zombie’s.

10) “BAKUGO YOU BETTER NOT DO SOMETHING STUPID CONSIDERING WE’RE DEALING WITH AFO NOW DON’T JUMP IN AND GET YOUR QUIRK STOLEN, BECAUSE YOU FUCKING KNOW THIS CAN HAPPEN”- Hitting AFO in Tomura’s durable shell does nothing, but hitting the target out of the way….

11) “IS THAT ANOTHER FLASH OF YOUR LIFE BEFORE YOUR EYES BAKUGO I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD IF YOU GET YOURSELF KILLED I’M GOING TO FUCKING SCREAM”- Better warm those pipes up, it’s time to hit the high notes.

(MHA ch 276) 12) “Oh wow this does not bode well for the new big three, considering how were seeing their family members… Its like one of them is gonna die, but considering how Shoto is away from the killzone, we have a 50/50 chance of it being either Midoriya or Bakugo. I vote Bakugo, because of course I would.”- Your vote was counted, the sacrifice accepted…

(MHA ch 276) 13) “Bye bye kids, have fun as far away as fuckily possible, we don`t want any of you two dying today. Wait until Shoto get here so we have a 1/3 chance instead.”- Well, Shoto arrived, and now Bakugou’s been shishkabobbed.

14) “JESUS FUCKING CHRIST I CAN’T BELIEVE BAKUGO IS FUCKING DEAD AS IS ENDEAVOR AND SHIGARAKI BECAUSE AFO IS BACK THROUGH HIM CHRIST WHAT THE FUCK WAS THIS ALSO, HA HA FOR THE TITLE. YEAH BAKUGO IS RISING, RISING TOWARDS THE FUCKING PEARLY GATES WHAT IN THE FUCK”-

“Rising”

The arc words used alongside “origin” to mark the point wherever somebody performs a truly heroic and selfless action that elevates the from being somebody who merely took the career of a hero to actually being one in the flesh.

And just in case the Bakuagnst in this chapter wasn’t enough, here’s the volume cover.

He’s been thinking about the wrongdoing he did to Izuku for a long time, wondering how different they could have been if he’d only had to courage to reach out to Izuku as well…. NOTE: Oh, before I forget, there was actually somebody on reddit named Doodlelotl who made a few MHA chapter summeries when these were coming out the first time. They only go up to like, 337 or so, but they're pretty enjoyable. Sadly i forgot to upload them when they first became relevant, but I can patch them in here.

@thelreads

#my hero academia #bnha #chapter replies #thelreads #mha 285

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is-bkdk-canon-yet · 2 years

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is bkdk canon yet?

10/08/22

#bakudeku #bkdk #bnha #sometimes i think a little too hard about stuff like 285 and 322 #god DAMN those chapters ACTUALLY HAPPENED #that’s crazy!!! bkdk real!!!!

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kirikiribaku · 2 years

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yeah so I know I don’t talk bnha anymore, but the spoilers for chapter 362…. man.

#bnha #what the fuck man #what #the fuck.#i’m just not believing it #after what hori did in chapter 285? yeah no fuck off i’m not believing it #the panels are horrifying to look at #i cant #i refuse to shed a single fucking tear until we know it’s happened for real #so im just gonna live in denial for at least the next two weeks

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spacelesscowboy · 1 year

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bakugou katsuki rising goes live in 26 minutes. i’m going to kill myself i think.

#I AM SORRY FOR THE PERSON I AM ABOUT TO BECOME.#CHAPTER 285 MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME. SHE'S LIKE A BROTHER.#emyrs.txt #bnha

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epickiya722 · 3 months

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Kiya, can I ask, when did you start shipping BakuDeku and SatoSugu? For me it's in BNHA chp 285 (I know, kinda late) and the JJK chp 90 (one of my top 10 fav manga chapter ever)....

Ooooh, I'm gonna be honest... I don't even know. At least, with BkDk.

Now for SatoSugu, it was probably when I watched the movie. At that time, I was already into NanaGo (still like it), watched the movie and went "Well, adding one more ship to the armada" because why not?

I'm sorry, there are just too many SatoSugu bits in there and how can I not ship them?! 😆

It will always be funny to me that Suguru was renaming folks with names close to Satoru's name and wearing a piece that has his name in it and Satoru just recognizes Suguru's scent.

Like, bro... HOW?! HOW?!

As I said, I'm not too sure with BakuDeku. I actually watched seasons 2 and 3 first before season 1, and by then I did have other Izuku and Katsuki ships I liked. But watching season 3, especially became an eye opener, so I wanna say around that time.

I also binge read the manga, so then it was like "Oh my gosh"...

It was just always stuck out to me that Izuku calls Katsuki "Kacchan" and not once Katsuki tells him not to. Katsuki being Katsuki, you would think he wouldn't like to be called such a cute nickname and given he will be bold about anything else and have said something before but no. Izuku can call him that however he pleases.

#kiya answers #bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #midoriya izuku #bakugou katsuki #bakudeku #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #gojo satoru #geto suguru #satosugu #kiya answers questions

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makeste · 1 year

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BnHA Episode 122, a.k.a. NOBUHIKO YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN

THEY CAN'T KEEP LETTING HIM GET AWAY WITH IT!

oh my god.

so first off, let's just get the one big major criticism out of the way: this episode was definitely not up to the same high quality standards as the first third of this season. and hey, I get it! you're doing 24 episodes in all, you're on a time crunch, and you've only got so many animators to go around. and the quality of some of these earlier season 6 eps (118 and 119 especially) was seriously some of the best this series has ever had. by contrast, chapters 284 and 285, while still easily ranking among my favorite chapters of all time, definitely do not go as hard with the visuals as some of the other War arc chapters (that very last 285 page being the one standout exception).

anyway so yeah, it was still a slight disappointment, but I'm fine with it. it does mean Deku vs Kacchan 2 will still retain its crown as my all time fave, but the real meat of this episode was never going to be about the flashy visuals -- it's all about that sweet, sweet character development.

two more very minor criticisms before I get to the OMG nonstop gushing part of this post! one, they did cut out this scene from ch 282 where Tomura originally had TWO quirk-be-gone bullets in his possession and Kacchan actually destroyed the second one.

YOU THOUGHT WE WOULDN'T REMEMBER, BONES. BUT WE DID. so for everyone who is giving Kacchan his well-earned love, praise, and admiration today, don't forget to also give him props for saving Aizawa's other leg, or whichever other appendage this doubtless would have hit. my boy out here lowkey saving his sensei from being ReDestro'd.

and then one final nitpicky little quibble, which is that the anime subtitlers declined to use the "Catch-A-Kacchan" translation, despite it being the single cleverest translation of all time, and by far Caleb Cook's biggest and most important contribution to the BnHA canon. alas, twas not meant to be. BUT ANYWAY NOW ON TO THE GUSHING.

okay so first off, we all know that Aizawa is an absolute badass and the most metal motherfucker in this entire series, and that Shouto has by this point all but perfected the art of swooping in to save the day at pivotal moments, and that the U.A. kids all need ALL OF THE THERAPY GODDAMMIT, and that Deku is a COMPLETE LUNATIC who thinks that HAVING FUNCTIONAL ARMS IS OVERRATED ANYWAYS. yes and yes and yes and yes. and if you wish, you can read all about my thoughts on these things and more, here and here and here and here.

but you already know what I actually came here to talk about today.

first of all, YOU GUYS. the music. THIS FUCKING MUSIC, THOUGH. they used the exact same OST track that was used for the "why was I the one who ended All Might?" speech all the way back in DvK2. THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE "TIME FOR NOBUHIKO TO FLEX HIS VOICE ACTING CHOPS" MUSIC. A TRADITION HAS BEEN BORN.

anyway so if anyone needs me I'll just be sitting here playing this scene on repeat until the end of time. no big deal though. I can quit at any time. not like I'm obsessed with it or anything. I definitely love this scene and this character a perfectly normal amount.

All Might talking about how Katsuki understood from the get-go about how OFA was a secret that could put other people at great risk really hits hard in hindsight. especially when you realize that Katsuki really did know right from the start, and he willingly accepted that risk with no hesitation, and he absolutely did suffer consequences for it (it was his knowledge of OFA that led to him following Deku and subsequently getting involved in this battle). and I don't doubt that he has absolutely zero regrets.

okay but can we seriously just talk for a sec about the way Kacchan's anxiety is practically boiling over when he starts to ask All Might about the Fourth's cause of death?? I feel like this is one thing that kind of got overlooked at the time in the manga because we were so completely distracted by EVERY SINGLE OTHER DAMN THING IN THAT CHAPTER lol. but hearing it again here, you feel how worried he actually is about Deku, and idk why but it all of a sudden just hit me so damn hard.

"I'm worried about him. you are, too." because that truly is what this whole conversation is really about. or at least that's the driving force behind it. behind this whole episode, in fact. it's simple, when you get right down to it: Kacchan is afraid that Deku is going to die. it's literally been the biggest fear on his mind ever since Deku unlocked SIXQUIRKS. right from the start, his mind was immediately going to the worst case scenarios. he immediately deduced that OFA might have a deeper connection to AFO than any of them realized (shoutout to Kacchan for being the original "Deku is a horcrux" truther lol. ONE DAY HORIKOSHI WILL FINALLY REVEAL THE TRUTH AND PROVE US RIGHT). he instantly zeroed in on the sobering fact that all of the previous OFA users died young. and as he reveals here, he took particular notice of the fact that All Might seems to be hiding something about OFA IV's death, and he is goddamn PRESSED about it.

and I absolutely LOVE the way that Nobu voiced this part of the conversation. when he starts to question All Might, his breathing starts to pick up a little, and his voice starts to get louder, and the words start to spill out faster and faster almost like he's in a rush to get it all out, and his voice starts to crack just a little, and he goes from not looking at All Might to hesitantly, almost fearfully glancing at him from the side, and then finally turning to face him head on with his eyes all wary and his teeth gritted like he's bracing himself for the very worst (because he is).

and then he finally just asks him, "was it because you realized something?" and then he takes in this achingly hesitant little breath before finishing with, "...about One for All?" and just. the whole scene is just SO well done. like, he's seriously so fucking scared about this, though. but at the same time he just needs to know, and just. oh my god. and Nobuhiko manages to emote all of this so clearly, and that is such a difficult line to walk when you're dealing with a character like Katsuki who's always so hesitant to show his vulnerability. he has to portray these two separate layers of Bakugou at the same time -- the part of him that is trying his hardest to be nonchalant and matter-of-fact in order to hide his fears and emotions; while at the same time also portraying said emotions which are clearly seeping through anyway, regardless of his efforts.

anyway so yeah. I could talk about this for eighty years and never get sick of it honestly but let's move on.

let me tell you guys, I've been bracing myself for this scene for two full years, and it still kicked my ass. THIS SCENE HAD NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE. literally RIGHT IN the feels. direct hit.

"he's always been that way." no, but guys. the regret when he says that. the way he states it with such simplicity and clarity. almost profound. this is just a truth of the world. this is just how Deku is. this is something that took him so long to understand, but now that he does, he can't fathom how he was never able to see it before. and then that ever-so-slight bitterness that creeps into his voice as he goes on to describe how he fucked it all up. ;_;

and then last but not least!!

"ijimeta." one word, in Japanese. it all comes down to that. and his voice gets so quiet. this whole last part of his speech is so quiet and so soft. but when he says this very last part, his voice wavers perfectly on that last word, and it just. sounds so resigned, somehow, but also just... almost faltering, for just a moment. you can hear the regret as clear as day, but you also hear the fear once again as he finally reveals this fact -- literally his biggest shame; the worst thing that he's ever done -- to All Might. his hero. just, damn.

anyway. so needless to say, despite my expectations being SKY HIGH, this scene absolutely met all of them and blew me away. as expected from the best fucking voice actor in Japan, according to me, a single lone person, whose subjective opinion is absolutely definitely not biased in any possible way.

back to the action! and Nobu getting to do his very best Deku impression lol.

can you believe this kid. one single nerdy analysis speech was all it took for him to start emitting such powerful Main Character Energy that even Endeavor got taken in and was just automatically following orders lol.

awesome choice of music here while Deku and Tomura continued to battle and Bakugou laid out his plan. you know it's good when they still manage to make you feel the tension even though this is basically just a generic action scene, and you additionally already know exactly what's going to happen.

I have no idea why, but that part with Deku's "Kacchan... my 'Deku' means 'you can do it!'" speech juxtaposed against the image of him going all out against Tomura with such fierce determination hit me like 100x harder than it did in the manga. I was NOT expecting that to be as powerful as it was. damn near gave me chills.

literally the only time I've ever been on board with the whole "FUCK YEAH, I'LL JUST BREAK ALL MY BONES AT YOU!!" deal lol. it literally makes no goddamn sense but this scene is just so raw.

THEN WE YEET THE ENDEAVOR!!!!

SO ON-BRAND. NO DEKU-INSPIRED PLAN IS EVER TRULY COMPLETE WITHOUT A GOOD YEETING.

and then the next few moments are some of the most legitimately unsettling of the entire series, as we have Tomura screaming at the top of his lungs while being burnt to cinders (and I mean, I love Tomura dearly, but I get it; he literally just Thanos'd tens of thousands of innocent people), followed by AFO's creepy fucking ghost hand reaching out all "LEND ME YOUR BODY~~~" which is a scene that absolutely NO ONE ASKED FOR but okay.

but then right afterwards though! when AFO finally did take over, and you hear that "TV shutting down" sound effect all of a sudden? and then the next few scenes with all the BKDK flashbacks are also weirdly TV-themed? I could not for the life of me figure this out at first, but now I'm actually thinking it could be a reference to the chapter 306 color page?

OR MAYBE NOT? I actually have no idea. anyway though it may have been random af but it worked for me, what can I say.

AND THEN THE MOMENT OF TRUTH AT LONG LAST.

THIS ACTUALLY IS SO PRETTY THOUGH?? LIKE I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT COLOR COMBINATION AT ALL?

AND IT HAPPENS SO QUICKLY!!!!??? YOU BARELY EVEN HAVE TIME TO BLINK?!?!!

oh. my. god.

THE WAY THE MUSIC SUDDENLY GOT QUIET. THE WAY HIS NARRATING VOICE CAME ON AND, PRAISE EVERYTHING, IT REALLY WAS DEEPER. THAT REALLY WAS THE ADULT HIM. SAME AS DEKU. MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS ARE SO FUCKING MUCH RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN THE FLASHBACKS!! THE SCENES OF THEM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL!! AND GROUND ZERO!! AND THEN CUTTING TO THE TWO OF THEM AS LITTLE BABIES, AND THE TV SCREEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SWITCHING TO COLOR??? AND THE HANDS??? THE REACHING?!?!

AND THEN?!?!?!

"HEY MAKESTE, IF WE GO AHEAD AND ACTUALLY MAKE THE VOLUME 29 COVER CANON, WILL YOU FINALLY FORGIVE US FOR ALL OF THE HALF-BAKED PAINFULLY OOC FILLER EPISODES AND OVAS?" WELL, STUDIO BONES, YOU DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN, BUT HOW CAN I POSSIBLY REFUSE.

AND THEN THEY FULL ON MURDERED ME!!!!!

that's right bitches. DREAD IT. RUN FROM IT. THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ARRIVES ALL THE SAME.

holy shit. and then THE END CREDITS oh my freaking heart. words can't even describe.

Studio Bones out here not resting until they've succeeded in making EVERY SINGLE PERSON feel the MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SADNESS THAT A HUMAN BEING CAN SUSTAIN. their callousness truly knows no bounds.

anyway so there we have it! part one of the spectacular season 6 Bakugou Katsuki Redemption Saga. I laughed, I cried, I cried, I cried, I cried a little bit more, and then I cried a little bit more after that. final verdict: yeah, it was pretty good.

#bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha season 6 #bnha episode 122 #bakugou katsuki #bakugou meta #makeste watches bnha #okamoto nobuhiko appreciation post #and I feel character development in this chili's tonight

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rowanwithaz · 8 months

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"Can't People (of the same gender) Just Be Friends Anymore? "

This is gonna be a fun one.

I kinda never went over this in my, "Deku Is Straight" post,and I guess it is a little different; but it's still a very popular argument against just queer ships in general. So,I will bring up how queer shippers get treated in most fandoms and just some problems in the media when it comes to representation; but it will mostly be about GreeNade and BNHA.

(⚠This post is not supposed to be hating on any one! It's absolutely fine if people view certain relationships as platonic,but what's not okay is having double standards and being a godamned hypocrite about it. This is just addressing issues that seem to pop up mainly against the queer shipping communities; not some kind of hate post. I encourage everyone to try and have an open mind and to try and be respectful of everyone's opinions.And as usual: as long as something is legal,ship away!⚠)

Broship

If you could not tell the ones on the top are taking about this scene:

And,from what I'm reading,they didn't get it. Bakugo didn't do it for "humanity" he didn't do it because Izuku is just a good friend of his. His.Body.Moved.On.Its.Own. He wanted to protect Izuku so badly that his body made him do it. He also copied Izuku,like when Izuku's body moved in its own...? Y'know,like,the scientifically proven thing you do when you love someone in a romantic way?

(*Also,when Izuku does this for Ochaco he second guesses himself and forces himself to do it unlike with Kacchan. Just found that interesting; and Izuku even says "it wasn't like last time" because he had to force himself to move. His thoughts also get cut off before he can come to a conclusion...hmmm,interesting.*)

Which Izuku has done this about a million times and even admits to it,

but chapter 285 is where Bakugo mirrors Izuku(he has,I believe in some other moments in the manga,I can't remember for sure; but this is the chapter it's most apparent in.) ,he also does the analyzing thing Izuku does.

Okay,now that is the significance (there is so much more that makes it so beautiful but that was just some of the quick stuff) So,can we really call this "friendship" ? Honestly,I guess,if you don't know anything about the relationship prior to this scene...actually no that's wrong. My Aunt saw this scene and asked if they were canon,she had not known anything about bnha/mha at the time. And when I gave context she was like, "so they're gay,?"

So, yeah. That scene even with no context; looks like someone dying for the person they love. But,perspective.

Here's the thing I'm addressing in this post. It isn't, "Guys,they don't do this for their other friends and they mirror each other on accident and the author himself doesn't refer to them as friends,ect,ect." There is too much that supports them being romantically interested in each other,but that's not the point. The whole "Friendship is dead,isn't it?" because people can see two dudes/girls liking each other romantically is.

And that moves us to the next section of this post.

Double Standards

The only time when someone says something like this Is when it's between people of the same gender. They aren't mad at people for shipping Momo with Izuku because they're just friends,that's okay because...don't tell anyone this is a secret antis have...they don't care as long as it's straight.

If it's queer it's "Friendship dead :(" but if it's someone like Melissa it's okay. It's honestly so...pathetic.

"Boy and boy have to be friend or my life is over 😠" or "Gal Pals or my life is RUINED 😨" Like, I have never seen someone get mad about straight ships like this. Honey,if someone said, "WHY can't a guy and girl just be friends for once?" Everyone would laugh in their face. Which is actually something I wish was normalized more. Once I had a dude friend and my whole family made fun of us and I literally cried because I had just figured out I liked girls a lot more than boys and I was having this thing pushed on me. That does not happen with gay people,actually get this,being called gay is still used as an insult.

(*That first one though...Like do they not know there are several canon trans characters and bisexual characters in bnha? And the Izuchako drawing 💀 I cried I was laughing so hard the first time I saw it.*)

If you know about the sonic idw comics,there are these two characters Whisper and Tangle. People instantly started shipping them because they were so cute with each other,but other people were mad because "two girls just can't be friends anymore" and it pretty much happens in every show that isn't LGBTQ+ centric.

Because people aren't going to read/watch Heartstopper and go, "Uh,these guys are straight why do you keep shipping them?" And as much as I love that we are getting stories and shows all about the queer experience, it does still piss me off that if it isn't something like a queer romance drama and or comedy people get mad at queer people for being in other things. People will be like, "You have shows that are centered around being queer,stop bringing it into our stuff," and it's exhausting. Like,there are billions of T.V shows,moves,books,comics,ect,that have nothing to do with a romance centered plot but they throw in this random hetro relationship that doesn't add to the characters or plot.

And that's one of the reasons I love BloodBubbles and GreNade,they add to the characters and parallel the story into their dynamics. I think all romance in stories should be like that. If a romantic relationship doesn't add anything but a little *smooch* *smooch* then it is ultimately useless. I understand if people like the *smooch* *smooches* but don't act like the relationship is well developed and needed. With a romance centered plot the romance is obviously needed. But does it mean it's good? Hell no. Most romantic movies have the characters fall in love in a week. That's just my opinion though.

Conclusion:

Stop using the "can't two people of the same sex/gender be friends anymore" argument,it just shows how much you do not know about queer people/relationships or just relationships in general. Queer people should be able to be represented in (God forbid) a Shonen and just media in general that isn't just a romance show. Everyone has different thoughts,opinions,and experiences,that shapes them into having a different perspective on things; but just because they have a different perspective doesn't mean it can disprove a plantain fact: Straight people have representation. Straight people do not need to fight for it either. So,stop fighting to be oppressed so badly.

Sorry to get so serious in the end...here this might lighten the mood!

This is the angle number for 285! The chapter Bakugo's body moved on its own. I find the angle number being about kindness very interesting. :)

That worked right? Also,I like doing the conclusion in a bigger font,so I'll probably be doing that from now on when I'm wrapping my posts up.

#mha #bkdk #dkbk #bnha #dekucchan #greenade #togachaco #blood bubbles #dekugou #izukats #silly antis #lbtgq #Antis really are so funny #I appreciate their opinions #Without them everyone would be so much more happier #And if I can't be happy no one can

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is-bakugou-alive-yet · 1 year

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I just wanted to say thank you for your services. I dropped bnha years ago and am not particularly interested in picking up the main plot again but I AM heavily invested in Bakugou's fate haha you're a gem

That's very fair. The manga right now is going through the different battles and you don't know which pov it's going to next, it's either going to be the same one in the next chapter or something else entirely.

Bakugou was my favorite from the very beginning of when I started the anime in 2018 and then I picked up the manga right around chapter 285, so I am particularly very invested in his fate.

I'd hate to be an anime only in season 7

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thelreads · 4 months

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Boy oh boy, are we in for a treat today aren't we? The first Chapter that we liveblog in 2024, and look at that, is a BNHA chapter where the name isn't listed on the folder. That... seems like it will be FUN :)

But alright alright, I know that there's always a huge revelation or the title itself is a spoiler, I know how it works, it ain't my first rodeo, so, where did we left last time? Oh Yeah, Bakugo taking steps on his redemption arc and Midoriya being fucking pissed. Yeah, that's the gist of it, so let us jump in on Chapter 285!

THAT CERTAINLY BODES WELL FOR THIS CHAPTER :))))

But even with that in mind, Midoriya seems to have been using a higher output of power and even so he hasn't slink-ified his arms yet, so, it seems like we know what the chapter will be about.

Boy Uraraka's parents are gonna be fucking loaded once this all is done. Christ, her family, is gonna be living like royalty.

#TheLreads #liveblog #reading #manga #bnha #boku no hero academia #mha #my hero academia #bnha liveblog #BNHAC285

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oshiawaseni · 2 years

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The beauty of volume 29 cover

I honestly can’t say enough good things about this cover and the “potential” draft of it that Horikoshi drew. Both of them kind of emit different emotions but he NAILED it with this one he picked... Why? Because this cover is the best version that represents the Kacchan in the Bakugou Katsuki Rising chapter.

When I first got into the Bnha fandom and eventually read ch 285 and found the volume 29 art for it, I shed a few tears because the drawing of Kacchan in this cover art is just so beautiful and heartfelt... I wasn’t used to volume cover art making my heart wrench this much and the feelings this stirred in me were several.

1. A Person in Need is... Still A Person

This is a big one for Kacchan. He has not been able to wrap his mind around being a victim for his whole life. He felt like accepting help from others is putting himself below them. But no... everybody needs help in some way or another at some point. Sometimes we need a helping hand to get through the trials of life and in the JT arc it definitely felt like Kacchan was starting to understand what it means to give help and receive it. It doesn’t make him lesser of a person. I think this image is a full acceptance of the concept that it’s okay to need somebody. And he looks like he wants to take the hand... but at the same time is wondering, this is okay, right? Do I deserve to? (You do bc Izuku already forgave you and loves you so much🧡)

2. The Acceptance of Deku

How many times has Kacchan slapped away Izuku’s hand when he tries to help him up? He wasn’t only rejecting kindness from others, he was rejecting Deku himself. This is the answer to the concept that Kacchan might have never been saved if it had been Deku reaching out at Kamino. The current him would take Deku’s hand. This cover portrays Kacchan accepting Deku’s hand... and Deku as a person he desires to be by his side... finally.

3. The Heroic Heart

Deku was the person who helped Kacchan find his heroic heart. In a sense, this image is almost a symbolism of him receiving it from Deku. Because that’s all he has been seeing from Deku, during the times Kacchan misunderstood him, when Deku was just doing his best to help Kacchan or other people. Kacchan was witnessing his heroic heart this whole time, but Kacchan only knew it then as a /something/ he was missing and that always made him feel inferior to Deku which is why he was relentless with him. This art and Bakugou Katsuki Rising symbolise Kacchan’s ascension into true heroism because of and for Izuku, respectively.

4. A Wish.

I see a wish in Kacchan’s eyes and the way it’s his then ‘current self’ and not kid self facing Deku. His wish is to show Deku he wants to grab his hand and not slap it away anymore. To show Deku his personal growth and acceptance of his kind heart... if given the opportunity to. The distance of their hands gives a feeling of so close, yet so far. Because they haven’t quite made it there in the material.

Now let’s talk about this draft one...

I think the feeling this image was supposed to elicit was regret and an impossible wish to re-do it all over again.

Regret for not having taken his hand. Kind of like, if Kacchan could go back in time, take Deku’s hand in this moment, and erase the way he treated Izuku, he would do so now in a heart beat. This is regret for not understanding and accepting Deku’s kindness and heroism. Regret for rejecting someone he cared quite a lot for due to that lack of understanding.

Because this was the start point of the breakdown of their friendship, it feels like he wishes he could have always stayed friends with Deku without the huge mess he made of things in between. Wishing he had looked up at him a little embarrassed but accepting. For Kacchan, it’s time he lost from not cherishing someone he knows now is and always was so precious to him. They would have grown up together as best friends the whole time... so I think inside, Kacchan wishes him and Deku were best friends who could communicate easily and he knows if he had taken his hand back then, that would be their reality right now.

But Horikoshi decided to go with the first one because he can’t go back in time and fix his mistakes, all he can do is change for the better going forward. And I agree with his decision, it was a well thought out choice because the imagery of it is so very beautiful. It’s prettiness and thoughtfulness to the story moves me so much. Ever since they reconnected with the apology, they are closer than ever to Kacchan’s wish of being true besties. They are also now equals in being motivated by their pure love for one another. And Izuku is so very touched with how hard Kacchan has been trying for him. How could he not be?

#❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️#volume 29 #volume 29 cover art #bakudeku #horikoshi art #Bnha manga #I had this in drafts a long time and well this cover art saved me and I adore it and it’s the 29th of April today so why not 😅#op #Katsuki Bakugou #next time they talk for real Izuku be like ‘you had me at shitnerd’#I think he’s gooooone 🥰#long post #Gomen!🙏#horikoshi made me love the number 29 after my heart had cancelled it 😭#thank you hori

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neonscandal · 3 months

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From when did you start shipping BakuDeku and SatoSugu? For me it's in BNHA chp 285 (I know, kinda late) and the JJK chp 90 (one of my top 10 fav manga chapter ever)....

Look at this idiot.

BakuDeku - To be honest, the training arc was pretty damning for Midoriya. His exchange with Compress, in particular, was really vulnerable (and embarrassing, what a nerd). But it took a lot longer to understand where the feelings could be reciprocated by Bakugo because of Midoriya’s limited perspective. This is why I don’t pass up on KiriBaku, either. However, the more information we get, the more we see that the ship has been sailing since day one.

This is the face of someone seeing their ex and acting like it doesn’t bother them.

SatoSugu - JJK 0 because why are y’all like that!? Hidden Inventory was, of course, exquisite evidence of their fondness but you mean to tell me y’all are on a flirty first name basis STILL and Gojo just ponders a sunset alone when he’s predisposed to talk shit before and during a fight? PLEASE. Geto basically invited him for crepes and Gojo just moped. I am unwell and I would like their story to have way more air time and exposure.

#neon asks #anon asks

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Thelreads, MHA 285, Replies Part 1

1) “But alright alright, I know that there’s always a huge revelation or the title itself is a spoiler, I know how it works, it ain’t my first rodeo, so, where did we left last time? Oh Yeah, Bakugo taking steps on his redemption arc and Midoriya being fucking pissed. Yeah, that’s the gist of it, so let us jump in on Chapter 285!”- Hey, you know what the most popular form of redemption is?….dying through a heroic sacrifice to save the hero! It happened in Star Wars, and since Horikoshi’s a proven SW nerd….

2) “THAT CERTAINLY BODES WELL FOR THIS CHAPTER :)))) “- Well, they stopped Izuku from reaching the point of no return, but given who swapped out for Tomura as their main opponent, it might actually have been better to let him keep going, even with the sacrifice of his body….

3) “But even with that in mind, Midoriya seems to have been using a higher output of power and even so he hasn’t slink-ified his arms yet, so, it seems like we know what the chapter will be about.”- His arms are still pointing the right way, and he’s been training his body’s durability to better contain his full power. Sadly, AFO accelerated his plans so quickly there’s just not enough time to properly master his strength no matter how hard he focuses on it, so all Izuku can do is push himself to whatever limits he’s got and work with that, praying it’ll be enough….but it looks like that’s a vain hope regardless. Toura’s biggest advantage is no doubt his healing right now. No matter how hard Izuku beats him, the fact that Tomura can undo it means that he can always recover better than izuku, and nothing the heroes have hit him with has yet managed to psuh im beyond the point of no return. Unless somebody can figure out a way to make the damage permanently stick, conflict with Tomura is a steady losing one regardless of what advantages we have against him.

4) “huummmmmm… I know what it means when the arms looks like that, seems like we’re slowly getting to the point of no return for that limb.”- Not yet past the limit, but Izuku should prey that Eri’s managed to master her Rewind enough to get him back into fighting shape. At this point, he’ll have to cripple himself just to get AFO to back off from the fighting, let alone actually stopping him.

5) “You know Midoriya, I think it would be far safer and more devastating if you were using your legs to kick him around. Keep the arms intact to allow you to use blackwhip and kick him like the football”- On the other (non-broken) hand, Izuku still needs to walk and move under his own power. When the dust settles in the aftermath, Izuku needs his legs to be functioning more than he needs his arms, and whilst he is using all his limbs right now, he can more afford to go hog-wild with his upper set than his lower, because his Black Whip can, if needed, compensate for his arms, even if he can no longer throw a punch. If he’s gonna cripple himself stopping Tomura, then his arms are simply better to fully exhaust than his legs.

6) “Midoriya my boy I know you’re absolutely livid but jesus fuck that is a lot of punishment on your arms! I haven’t seen you throw a single kick so far even though that was supposed to be your thing, what happened? Did the rage clouded your mind, and you want to defeat him All Might-style?”- It might be a bit hard to tell, but Izuku actually is throwing kicks in there- just so fast it’s hard to see. The “st Louis” attack is one he used for his kick-based style, and his legs are constantly blurring throughout this barrage because he’s using all four limbs to batter Tomura’s shit in – if they weren’t in mid-air, he’d be an immobile target flopping about on the ground right now, but thanks to his current Quirk combination, he can fully burn through every limb he’s got until Tomura takes more damage than he can recover from – which also fuels the reasoning behind him going that far. Once Izuku stops, he won’t be able to fight at this 100% level anymore, and will be wide open, so it’s all or nothing right now.

7) “Okay so it is in fact working, even with the regeneration at a fraction of the expected it seems like Midoriya is managing to overpower it, but to be honest I don’t know if Midoriya’s body can keep it together long enough to finish Shigaraki. We’re on a point where it’s a race to see whose body’s blow up first.”- One boy’s racing towards self-destruction, the other’s trying to resist it, and it’s hard to tell whose physical conditioning will allow them to triumph – only that no other hero/villain could force the other to go this far to win. If nothing else, this fight cements that each other is the only counter to their immense full power.

8) “Midoriya please take a chill pill before you burst a vein on your brain”- Unfortunately, AFO’s here to throw a barrel of gasoline on the fire….

9) “I have a feeling this is gonna be a hell of a high-five they are about to inflict upon the world”- Izuku will throw hands until he literally only has stubs to thrash Tomura with.

10) “There must be a myriad of quirks that can be used to counter Midoriya’s onslaught, but can you manage to use them properly Shigaraki? This boy specializes in analyzing the situation and counteracting it immediately, and he just shut-off any sense of self-preservation, are you sure you have what it takes to stand up to him?”- Having so many powers you’ve only just wakened to and haven’t gotten a feel for is actually a massive disadvantage. It means you have too many options in a fight, whereas Izuku’s more limited number in comparison allows him to be quicker in action. Yes, Tomura may actually be stronger than Izuku in theory, but if he never gets a chance to use said strength, it’s meaningless.

11) “Also, yeah, Midoriya can’t, but does he care? And even if Shigaraki can regenerate, he himself already admitted that it is not managing to keep up, so he probably is gonna break down eventually. Both of them will in fact.”- The Hyper Regeneration is the key element here. With it, all Tomura needs is rest and the Quirk will eventually restore all the damage he’s taken like it never happened at all. In contrast, if Izuku gets too damaged, it means he can’t recover to the same extent, and with him accumulating injuries every time he’s gone overboard like this, it means if they both break down, Tomura’s the one who’ll come off better in the aftermath, so Izuku’s only real chance is to put everything he’s got into play, in hopes that Tomura get stuck with an injury he can’t recover from.

12) “Alright, so Shoto got promoted to lift operator, he’s gonna bring them closer to the two clashing titans so they don’t waste their precious firepower. Literally on Endeavor’s case. The roads have no idea what’s coming for them…”- Endeavour’s heat control and the ability to carbonise cells beyond Hyper Regeneration’s capacity to heal is their second-best option after OFA’s might- I believe that’s why parts of Tomura’s body are crumbling off after his barbequing – they’re too damaged to heal, so they’re being ejected from the main body for new tissue to replace them. Which means that the prominence burn was enough to almost kill Tomura….but sadly, pushing him to the brink of death just allowed his master the opportunity to step in and take the reins once his grip slipped.

13) “Rock please, you have no idea how many times they face death every week, trust me, they’ll be fine. The same can’t be said about endeavor, he’s about to go out with a boom, so to speak.”- Rock Lock being faced with the fact that he, the adult in this situation, can do nothing to protect them, despite the fact he logically should, because he’s ultimately just a side-character in this clash of titans. He wouldn’t have been even able to help with carbonising Tomura if he stepped in now. On the other hand, I like that the characters always acknowledge that these kids shouldn’t be doing this, fighting on the front lines, because whilst this is a war, it doesn’t need to be theirs. Unforcedly, whether he likes it or not, it’s always been Izuku’s war, his burden to bear alongside OFA, and his classmates are there to help him shoulder it however they can.

14) “WAIT BAKUGO, I THOUGHT THAT SHOTO WAS GONNA BRING YOU UP THERE AS WELL SO YOU DIDN’T WASTE YOUR SWEAT ARE YOU THAT IMPATIENT?!”- Might need a re-read. Bakugo says that he’s got the lifting covered, Shoto’s just there to help cool Endeavour down as much as he can so he can unleash a maximum Prominence Burn to his very limits.

15) “Look, by the time you guys get in there he’s gonna be a bit more than a piece of flesh barely holding on to itself, but still fighting. There’s no way to stop him now, even if Shigaraki is put down, he won’t stop.”- If he breaks off his limbs, he’s still got his teeth.

16) “Ooookay bakugo, this moment again… tell me, are you suspecting about something? Did you figure out on your own what is it that All Might was keeping from Midoriya? Have you found out how the not-Nana user meet their end?”- It’s not so much that Bakugo’s figured something out – in fact it’s the opposite. It’s what he doesn’t know about OFA, the unspoken mystery around the 4th and all the changes that have been occurring in the power that not even All Might is fully aware of or has any context for, and what the end result of these will be for Izuku – why him specifically, did it manifest? Will he be negatively affected by this transformation? Can he handle the full power, or will it be too much for his body, even after non-stop training? These and all the rest of the flashbacks tie into the underlying theme- Bakugo’s worried for Izuku, specifically because he knows him better than anybody else, and he knows he’s not worried for himself, no matter the damage he takes.

17) “I mean, yeah it is pretty much the same thing, we already talked about it before. They are the same, but they operate on opposite ends of the same scale, one grows by taking by force, the other grows by giving with consent. They are the same, but also, they are opposites.”- The opposite, but the same. In much the same way, for all the benefits that OFA gives Izuku, it brings him a lot of disadvantages- the self-damage to his body, the unknown changes taking place within it, how Izuku’s somehow in connection with actual ghosts of dead people, the fact that it makes him a massive target for Villains and specifically AFO – OFA has let Izuku do a lot of good, but it’s also been a curse to him as well, looking at all the negatives it’s brought into his life.

18) “Oh I remember this moment… Seems like you’re having some bad flashbacks right now Bakugo”- Worried for izuku’s wellbeing, because he’s seen him at his lowest, and knows he’s played a large part in that – guilt over how his insecurity lead to him bullying Izuku out of rejection for him, and how that fed into izuku’s low self-esteen which is playing a part in him brutally destroying himself at present right now, heedless of the self-damage.

19) “okay sorry I’m immediately distracted by the person back there on the right with eye-stalks. I want to know more about them, are they a slug? I want to see the Slugson (Slug person)”- But as much as the power has resulted in some negatives in Izuku’s life, it inspired him and Bakugo both, allowed All Might to show them what a real hero was like and gave them both a direction to channel their efforts into, gave Izuku hope of actually becoming a hero despite his powerlessness, even if it was originally created for a darker purpose of killing an evil madman, it’s become so much more than that. It’s been a blessing to Izuku in many ways as well, one that Bakugo is actually grateful for as much as he’s scared for Izuku’s wellbeing, because it allowed Izuku to confront him and Bakugo to acknowledge his own weakness that lead to their falling out. Good and bad things have both come from this power. @thelreads

#my hero academia #bnha #chapter replies #thelreads #mha 285

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that-spider-fan-over-there · 1 month

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Okay so the last post wasn't my last BNHA one for the time being but I wanted to expand on this one (how I think Midoriya Izuku: Rising would go), 'cause I kept thinking "how would the buildup to it even go" and I wanted to share!

Also, I'll alternate between Tenko and Tomura a lot in this post, I apologize for it.

So, with that in mind, spoilers for the manga, up until Chapter 417, ahead!

Okay, so the vestige world is going back in time for Izuku and Tomura; and it has currently rewinded to their origins- Izuku, as at least a part of his origins (as you could make a case he was already on his way since the Quirkless diagnosis, while the Sludge Villain incident was a checkpoint). As such, it's likely Izuku will rewind the closer he gets to Shimura family death.

So, based on previous encounters, Tomura would need to be shown a commonality between him and Izuku (being underestimated, told it's impossible for them to be heroes) or the extent he's willing to go to save a person (Lady Nagant, Eri, Kota, Katsuki). With that in mind, I don't know if Izuku would be willing to think about the last one, because of the worms inside that can.

It's a little tiring to hear the same thing, but that "control your heart" thing is indeed very important for Izuku- because how do you connect to someone like Tomura- who has (mostly) lost hope for help if you keep repressing the feeling he'd also connect with? Can anyone recall the last time we've seen, unambiguously, Izuku's thoughts?

This, is where Izuku's repression problem comes in- the first and last setback of his: "Not all men are created equal"; he is the central representation of the matter... and so are the two people involved in this narrative:

Izuku wasn't created equal to most characters, despite BNHA's house of mirrors game: no relation to heroes, no Quirk, no one to encourage him to become one through other means, no self-worth- He's like a lot of characters, but no character is like him, period, least of all Tenko or Katsuki.

Tenko wasn't created equal to Izuku because his relation to Nana (a hero) is what caused Kotaro's resentment to resurface, and Tomura's faith in heroes was shattered because the one who "cared" for him was AFO, who groomed him to be a vessel. We don't even know yet if Decay was his all along or not!

Katsuki wasn't created equal to Izuku because he was thought strong by his Quirk, and too much encouragement caused confidence to become arrogance. He grew up with love, yes, but what was expected of him (to be an arrogant hero? Izuku's closest person? An extra character?) could've been the reason he would have died.

So, they all foil each other in some way, shape or form- but the main contrast between Izuku, and Katsuki and Tomura: he hides one emotion he should be allowed to feel since chapter 1: Unbridled rage. Even in situations he'd be justified, do we see him lose it like in chapter 82-83, 210, 285 and just barely 367?

With all of that information, let's return to Chapter 417; the most recent one as of now.

We know Izuku's priorities- others before himself, even at the cost of his safety. A suicidal recklessness, especially when it comes to kids-Kota and Eri come to mind, Katsuma and Mahoro as well. The panel of him jumping in to reach for Tenko while Nana confronts Kotaro is the best representation of it. So it wouldn't be surprising if he'd stick by Tenko's side during the first Decay (assuming it's Tomura's memory and not the actual person). He's always been like that, the Quirkless teen who just wanted to help people like All Might once did.

Tomura would most likely falter on his resolve, after all, no one helped him in the aftermath of the Shimura tragedy, while Izuku just saw a kid in need and decided to protect him. But I can also see this is where Izuku would lose it as well.

This is where, I think, the memory merging would come in. Tomura reminiscing on the misery that is his life, and Izuku finally losing it once he realized he and Tomura are similar, with all of his rage finally coming loose... But also that he can use that to connect to him, using the embers of OFA he can feel. Not all, but just enough. Dark Deku returns, his feelings of inadequacy, of not belonging anywhere.

Because Izuku knows that feeling of unfairness, of knowing people don't believe in his dreams. But he knows anyone can make a difference, he needs to see how much he already did, just by being the one willing to give a hand for those who needed it. He needs to know where his origin really begins- not when All Might decided to be his mentor, but when he was the first who stepped up to help when it mattered, the sludge villain incident.

For someone who would've fit with the League, had the wrong right cards been dealt for him.

This would be where Tenko would probably cease, at least enough to hear Izuku out. Still as kids, they would probably fight until Izuku breaks through, until both collapse in exhaustion in the vestige world- not only from the fight, but from their emotional state. Just two kids who are tired.

Who, by all accounts, should've been like Tomura, right?

Weren't heroes and villains the same, after all?

The outside world holds their breath, for there is no movement yet. But all beg Izuku to do his best.

Nothing can erase their pasts, but Izuku doesn't want to focus on that. He needs to accept it's a part of him. So does Tomura.

And just as they finally come to an understanding, and Izuku lends a hand- a promise the future can be better despite everything, Tenko is snatched again by a plethora of forceful grips. AFO's trump card is activated- something that tries to break Tenko and possess Tomura again. Izuku tries pulling him out of it, but is slowly consumed as well. In this moment, they grow back to their current ages, while Izuku can barely move. He has no strength, no Quirks, no help, and he'll die then and there.

But.

The vestiges are conscious enough to rebel against AFO, like before. One more time. Maybe for the last time?

Izuku is still connected to One For All.

And he's not the only one.

Maybe this is the last time One For All will exist. But if All For One is defeated, if Tomura is saved, it's worth it at any costs.

The vestiges find their way back to Izuku, trying to pull him out, while he holds on to Tomura, who's terrified of being taken control of once again. They lack the same strength of the Quirk, but still make enough of a difference. Yet, it's not enough.

Until the two hands of a UA student appear beside him.

If their feelings are one, then Izuku knows who it is, and feels something new, worrying, regretful and afraid, but surprisingly for Izuku, he's kind, fully trusting. Vestige or not, that weakness needs to become his strength, just like before, then. So, Izuku channels that part of him, the one he’s ashamed of, and turns into something he’s proud of.

That voice says one thing: Do your best.

And therefore, his strength, complemented by the missing piece of Katsuki’s vestige, ends up being the turning point.

Izuku rips Tomura out of All For One’s grip, in the vestige world and the real world— an explosion; the shape of a star just like the one moments before. The cocoon is destroyed, the hands are shattered and falling from the sky. Tomura is unconscious, but his grip doesn’t decay Izuku at all.

In that moment, the world cheers, as Izuku gets up, a scarred right fist in the air just like his idol. The fight was won, and Tomura was defeated., No, he was saved. Japan was saved. The world was saved.

Deku, Midoriya Izuku rises, and becomes the world’s greatest hero.

#gentlefolk. I don't know at which point this essentially became a fanfic draft but I don't regret writing it #I can't say this is a theory or speculation cause it fits neither and I'm probably wrong about all of this.#And you know what I'm okay with it! I just wanted to share it #spider.posts #spider.writes #or something idk. qualifies as draft tho XD #Boku No Hero Academia #BNHA Spoilers #MHA Spoilers #Midoriya Izuku #Bakugou Katsuki #Shigaraki Tomura #Okay for now I'm satisfied. If you've read it this far thank you so much for reading! o/#also I forgot to mention but part of what I was trying to say is a callback to Ch. 076 #AKA the one in which he fucks up his arms trying to save Kota and defeat Muscular #iykyk #long post

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What was you first impression of bakugo? Is there specific scene in bnha that made you feel that bakugo's gonna be your favorite character?

I’ve mentioned this before in passing, but the best I can do is describe my first impression of Katsuki to be “Koi no yokan” - or “premonition of love” or even “love at second sight”.

A friend at a con introduced me to the MHA English dub anime because I asked - it was on the rise as the next big popular shonen - and they tried to sell me on it by virtue of Izuku’s qualities as a character. More fool they, because I took one look at Bakugo and knew I would love him. I even turned to them and said, near the end of the first episode when Katsuki is stomping away after ungratefully yelling at Izuku for trying to save him (and in the middle of them saying something about what they liked about Izuku and All Might’s relationship), “and what about this one? This sullen boy. Because I think… yes, he’s going to be my favorite.”

Even without the obvious signifiers of Katsuki’s delinquent status and speech, even without the obviously-highlighted “Baku” character of “Bakugo” in the introductory nameplate, even without the overt context of Izuku and Katsuki as labeled “childhood friends”, there was something about him that told me that the situation was… bigger than it seemed and he was only in the middle of it.

But I knew I loved him when he punched Izuku in the face in their exam versus All Might. I’ve never been a bully in the sense that Katsuki is for Izuku, but I empathize with someone who cannot communicate with someone they cannot escape, and feels like they have no other options available to them to move forward nor do they have any avenues to ask for help. When he hit Izuku I sensed very viscerally that he was really inflicting just as much upon himself.

I also knew I loved him when I stopped watching the anime (which I watched out of order - I skipped the first part of season 2 entirely at first because of what was available to me at the time!) or engaging with the manga and the fandom because of how fucking idiotic the western fandom was about Bakugo in particular, but promised myself, “I’ll come back for this one.” This was just after the end of season 3.

Skip forward a few years, and I saw the manga leaks of the last page of Chapter 285, and the impact of it made me so upset I felt physically ill for a week - not because I thought he was going to die, but because I wanted to throw something and tell everyone who still - or ever - thought Katsuki’s arc wasn’t overwhelmingly one of love for others and further complicated by the line of things in his control and ones that are systemic, or that it made no sense for him to save Izuku, that I was gonna rip out their heart and eat it.

I started the manga over from the beginning the very next week.

#bnha #Bakugo katsuki #Katsuki Bakugo #Bakugo #my hero academia #ask

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