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pikahlua · 1 year

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Winner Stage-Left, or: Did you know any MHA character’s position in the frame is a spoiler?

(Subtitle: Who’s gonna stop me from converting other old Discord conversations into meta? You? YOU? Doubtful.)

Honestly it’s just embarrassing that I haven’t made this post yet.

I’ve talked before about horizontal and vertical design on the faces of MHA characters, but there’s another visual trick that’s ever-so-present in MHA--nay, in all of shounen manga and anime--that deserves at least a cursory discussion. Ever since I was a wee tyke, I noticed an odd tendency in anime to always place the winner of a fight (or...children’s card game) on the right of the screen. I never thought anything of it for a long time, but a few years ago a friend mentioned something about it to me in passing. This friend was very unfamiliar with anime but had somehow heard something about this phenomenon and its potential origins. Naturally, I had to look into it.

The research I did wasn’t as conclusive as I would have liked, but I did discover something about the topic. What I discovered was that in traditional forms of Japanese theater such as kabuki and noh, stage-left is considered a superior position to stage-right. Someone of a superior ranking to the other would stand stage-left. Sometimes this “superiority” would be as simple as social ranking or whatever.

But then you have various anime with confrontation via martial arts or sports or fights where "stage-left" can take on a different meaning.

As we explore this concept as presented in MHA, I would like to start with this back cover of tankoban #33.

For clarity’s sake, note that Izuku is looking towards the right of the page while Katsuki is looking to the left side. Stage-left is determined by looking to the left of an actor when they stand on stage and face the audience (in other words, from the audience’s perspective, stage-left is to the right). Izuku and Katsuki in the above page are facing each other, and so on-screen Izuku would be standing stage-right and Katsuki would be standing stage-left.

But what does it all mean?

(It means Katsuki is the hero in this moment.)

I wrote above that in anime confrontations "stage-left" can take on a new meaning. Specifically, the concept of what "superior ranking" is can be played with. We end up with the story’s hero often being stage-left. Or sometimes this positioning is broadcasting who will be the winner of the match. Go watch an older anime like Dragonball Z or Yugioh and take note of each match-up: who is standing on the left and who is on the right? Then guess who wins the match. The statistics are pretty clear on this: stage-left is most often (if not always) the winner.

But in many of these older anime, the positioning of the characters remains the same for the entire match. That’s not the case with MHA; Horikoshi loves to change up who is standing where throughout a match (or dialogue, if you will), so it’s important to pay attention to what’s happening when positions get swapped around.

With regards to the above image and the events of Deku vs Class 1-A, consider who is positioned where and when. Just think about these images:

Here in chapter 319, Izuku is stage-left. The depiction is supposed to prime us to believe he is stronger than Class 1-A, which technically he is--in a contest of each individual’s strength.

But then if you read chapter 320, you'll find that once the action starts, Class 1-A is almost always standing stage-left of Izuku, specifically when they're trying to talk him down.

The whole ice ramp chase sequence in chapter 321 shows Izuku fleeing towards stage-right while the others are stage-left and chase after him.

And then you have this moment, where Iida passes Izuku just to get more stage-right of him. This is an interesting way to play with the “winner” side of the stage. In order to save Izuku, Iida is elevating him from the self-destructive “Symbol of Peace" back into Izuku Midoriya their classmate. Izuku, their friend and one piece of class 1-A, is meant to be the “hero” they wish to save, not the loner Deku whom Izuku tried to become.

And then we get to think about what this staging means in the apology.

Katsuki stands stage-left, which we’d expect him to do as the forecast "winner." But this is such an interesting take on staging because Katsuki is essentially debasing himself by bowing to Izuku with his apology--but it’s in order to win, in order to get Izuku back, in order to achieve his goal of saving Izuku. It's almost paradoxical, but it's basically broadcasting to us the reading audience whom we should be cheering for: Katsuki.

This isn’t the first time MHA has played with positioning like this. The sports festival is one of my favorite examples. If you look at how the anime depicts the match-ups and who wins each match, the matches can be listed in stage-right vs stage-left format (bold names are the winners):

Midoriya vs Shinsou Todoroki vs Sero Kaminari vs Ibara Iida vs Hatsume Ashido vs Aoyama Yaoyorozu vs Tokoyami Kirishima vs Tetsutetsu (draw) Uraraka vs Bakugou

Tetsutetsu vs Kirishima (arm-wrestle tiebreaker)

Midoriya vs Todoroki Ibara vs Iida Ashido vs Tokoyami Kirishima vs Bakugou

Iida vs Todoroki Tokoyami vs Bakugou

Bakugou vs Todoroki

And if we take a closer look at the anomalous stage-right winners:

Midoriya vs Shinsou ends with Midoriya's victory, but Shinsou is portrayed as the hero we should sympathize with in the end. Thus, he wins the attention of Aizawa and the audience enough to give him a shot at the hero course, which fulfills his original goal in competing.

Todoroki vs Sero ends with Todoroki's victory, but the end is perceived by Midoriya as "sad," and the audience ends up cheering for Sero when it's all over. Todoroki is still a captive of his hatred for his father, and in that sense he is the loser.

Iida vs Hatsume ends with Iida's win on a technicality. Hatsume clearly has control over the entire match and only loses because she wants to, and even then only after she presents all the gadgets she wanted to, which achieves her goal in competing.

Ashido vs Aoyama can be considered an outlier with Ashido's win until we remember Aoyama as the unwitting traitor may have actually wanted to lose? Either that or this fight is meant as a joke to subvert our expectations because of Mineta's call to see Ashido's underwear at the start. Either way, even if Ashido starts on stage-right, she actually swings her way over to stage-left for her surprise victory at the end.

And then we have Bakugou vs Todoroki, which actually becomes Todoroki vs Bakugou as soon as the story makes it clear to us that Torodoki is wavering on whether or not he'll use his fire. Bakugou switches over to stage-left before the end, and the final non-clash keeps him there, even if that's not how he wants things to play out (he certainly would have a hard time considering himself the “winner.”)

Another one worth rewatching while keeping this positioning phenomenon in mind is absolutely “Deku vs Kacchan, Part 2.” Holy shit, they swap places so damn often, and it's always about what they're saying or doing in the moment.

What’s wild is how in the manga, this sequence is played with Katsuki stage-right...

...but in the anime he’s played as stage-left.

And just think about how that affects the portrayal. In the manga version, is Katsuki being portrayed as a victim who needs saving by hero (stage-left) Izuku? Is Katsuki’s despair the trial for the hero to overcome? In the anime version, is Katsuki’s anxiety meant to be relatable and sympathetic for the audience? Is Izuku’s ignorance of Katsuki’s true feelings the obstacle for hero (stage-left) Katsuki to overcome?

Stage-left is even played with when the boys are airing their grievances! Whoever is speaking gets to occupy the hero spot:

And of course there’s my favorite example from this face-off: the ending where stage-right Katsuki, refusing to lose, grabs Izuku's sleeve and forcefully switches them around to pin Izuku from stage-left.

We have a winner!

These examples, of course, are not the entire list. Read the chapters or watch the episode and count how many times they swap places. It puts that whole sequence in the anime where the camera swoops around the boys as they clash in the sky into a whole new perspective (like the story-boarders just gave up on all the position swaps and pulled out the 3-D graphics in protest.)

So give it a shot next time you read/watch MHA and see if you notice these positions. I obviously pay the most attention to the ones with Izuku and Katsuki (their stage positions get played around with a lot). Consider the first anime opening when they're drawn in one positioning as kids but swap when they hit middle school. And the creek flashback scene? Izuku offers his hand to Katsuki from stage-left. And in the PLW arc? Izuku vs Tomura in the sky? Izuku starts out stage-left, but they swap when Izuku goes feral and Katsuki starts panicking. Katsuki saves Izuku by traveling from stage-left. In the final panel of chapter 285, we see Katsuki still positioned stage-left as he’s stabbed, which highlights his heroism.

Oh, and here’s the new part I’m adding that wasn’t in the Discord conversation that spawned this meta: Katsuki vs TomurAFO. I just find it so telling wherever Katsuki is positioned.

Chapter 359: Katsuki is portrayed as stage-left.

Chapter 360: Katsuki is forced stage-right by TomurAFO...

...but the heroes pluck Katsuki back into stage-left...

...where he stays.

Chapter 362: Katsuki attacks from stage-left and continues to circle around TomurAFO to stage-left.

Katsuki is depicted as stage-left as he meets All Might’s vestige...

...but as soon as he expresses his desire for an autograph, he unexpectedly moves to stage-right...

...and takes a fatal blow.

Talk about a visual plot twist!

(I also happen to think Tomura’s positioning throughout this arc is very curious, and I will continue to pay attention to it.)

Have fun with the new lens!

#my hero academia manga spoilers #final showdown spoilers #meta #izuku midoriya #katsuki bakugou #tenya iida #shouto todoroki #for reference to potentially use in analyses later #just wanted to give y'all SOMETHING yanno?

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fand0m-trashh · 3 years

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So, we all had theories of having another DvK part 3 but it seems like it’ll be D vs. 1a and I’m am so damn excited about it.

I hope Bakugou and Deku clash like no other. I want all of that anger and frustration and determination to BUURRRRNN. I want that emotional ride of pain, anger, worry and CARE to come through so damn much.

I like seeing how Bakugou is seemingly closer to Uraraka and Iida than what we see before the war arc started.

That trio shocked the fuck out of me!

Now, I definitely gotta catch up! (Currently on chapter 215)

#bakudeku #mha #bkdk #my hero academia #bnha #izuku midoriya #katsuki bakugou #mha fandom #katsudeku #decchan #mhachapter319 #mha chapter 319 spoilers #chapter 319 #mha ch 319 #319 spoilers

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floweyvalley · 3 years

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I love my son bakugo. Please refrain from talking shit or you will indeed get hit. My beautiful boy by John Lennon

#bakugo #bakugo katsuki #bnha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #bnha chapter 319 #mha chapter 319 #mha manga spoilers #mha chapter 319 spoilers #bnha chapter 319 spoilers #MY SON

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natasha-lightwood · 3 years

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⚠️MHA 319 SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!! ⚠️

these leaks are literally everything i wanted and more.

deku's extreme altruism being finally seen as a flaw and its connection to all might being acknowledged.

shouto being allowed to feel resentment and disappointment about being kept in the dark about ofa after he bared his sould to deku!! yay!! i was so scared we were not gonna get this.

in general, the kids in class 1-A being allowed to be hurt and angry about being declassified from teammates to people to protect.

class 1-A staying together and working together to build each other up after the war and bring deku back.

bakugou. everything about him. from dressing up properly when they asked nedzu permission to go help deku, to being perfectly integrated in the class, to being a perfect team leader and team player. he has grown so much.

bakugou angrily mocking deku to get a rise out of him and get him to snap out of it. trying to make him understand he can't do it all on his own, because he is the first one who had to learned this lesson the hard way.

BAKUGOU RIPPING THE LETTER??? STRAIGHT OUT OF A FANFICTION ISTG

no but in all seriousness, whether that gesture meant "tell me this shit face to face, you nerd" or "i don't need to read this because i already made up my mind that we're going to find you and bring you back"... that was so good and in character.

uraraka and iida being in the last panel w bakugou after he told deku he needs to fight them if he wants to make them move... i think it's great.

class 1-A realizing that deku needs help even though he's the ofa holder/chosen one, something that the pros have forgotten (in my opinion, because once they learned about deku having ofa, they've been subconsciously thinking about him as all might the sequel, instead of the kid he is)

never shutting up about bakugou seeing right through his self sacrificial bullshit and how tied it is to all-might's mentorship.

i love that all of the class is here, i love that they're so united.

(crumbs for the krbks and tdbks) kiri and bakugou finally being in the same panel again and bakugou putting his hand on shouto's shoulder.

i know a lot of people are hyped about class 1-A vs Deku but i really hope it doesn't happen. i don't really feel like watching deku solo the entire class mirio style (what would be the point?) instead i hope he either passes out out of exhaustion or finally snaps out of it and lets his friends showing up be the turnpoint.

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br-dlee · 3 years

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I don’t always post here because the account sadly feels a bit dead besides people liking very old posts, but please take this manga redraw!

Panel is below!

#mha #bnha #my hero academia #chapter 319 #mha chapter 319 #minor spoilers #bkdk #bakudeku #izuku midoriya #katsuki bakugou #bakugou #izuku #dekubaku #fanart #boku no hero academia #art #digital art #anime #manga

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aesthetics---trash · 3 years

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finally got around to coloring some izukus from the recent chapters :D i love him so much, these chapters have been painful...

(please like/reblog/credit if you use somewhere!)

bonus dark/glowy version of this panel bc it might be my favorite one of him rn, i wish i had a cleaner version!!

#bnha #boku no hero academia #manga coloring #my hero academia #bnha manga #my manga colorings #mha #midoriya izuku #bnha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #bnha 306 #bnha 319 #ngl i can’t remember which chapters these are from #deku #dark deku #vigilante deku #bnha manga colorings #bnha manga coloring #bnha manga panels

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pikahlua · 8 months

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[MASTERPOST] My Hero Academia Spoilers/Manga Translations Part 2

Continued from Part 1 here.

Ch. 359

Ch. 358

Ch. 357

Ch. 356

Ch. 355

Ch. 354

Ch. 353

Ch. 352 (full chapter)

Ch. 352

Ch. 351

Ch. 350

Ch. 349

Ch. 348 (clarification on Izuku’s response to Toga)

Ch. 348 (first three pages complete)

Ch. 348

Ch. 347

Ch. 346

Ch. 345

Ch. 344

Ch. 343 (full chapter)

Ch. 343

Ch. 342

Ch. 341 (first six pages)

Ch. 340

Ch. 338

Ch. 337

Ch. 336 Part 1

Ch. 336 Part 2

Ch. 336: The MHA 336 leak(???) translated

Ch. 335

Ch. 334

Ch. 333

Ch. 332

Ch. 330

Ch. 329

Ch. 327 (but only the first three pages)

Ch. 326

Ch. 325

Ch. 324

Ch. 322: What Katsuki needs to say

Ch. 322

Ch. 321

Ch. 320

Ch. 319

Ch. 318 Part 1

Ch. 318 Part 2

Ch. 318 Part 3

Ch. 310 Translation Notes

Ch. 302 Translation Notes

Ch. 290-291 Dabi’s broadcast translation

Ch. 284 Translation Notes

#mha manga translations #mha spoilers #my hero academia leak translations #anime only friendly #linguistics fun #masterpost #meta index

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jaggidart · 3 years

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Spoilers for chapter 319! Plus predictions wishes for 320:

This has been in my brain for weeks! And I've finally drawn it before aizawa reappeared. Speaking of: WHERE. IS. AIZAWA?!

Y'all know he's one of the few who Deku would not want to cross even now ��

I had fun with this! (I think Uraraka's expression is my favourite 😂)

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gayanddeadinsidious · 3 years

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Ok but. Kacchan picking Deku up bridal style bc Deku can’t walk on his own.

And Deku is clearly trying super hard not to cry and Kacchan’s just like “What’re you doin’, Nerd? It’s nothing I haven’t seen before”

And Deku finally just lets himself cry, here safe in Kacchan’s arms, and lets himself be the helpless kid in need of rescue that he is.

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