My Hero Academia Appreciation

[Dark Soul # 7]

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Yeah, this is an alright follow up after last week's disappointment. I like all the things with Aizawa, Mic and Kurogiri. Still kinda hoping that Kurogiri/Shirakumo doesn't come back alive after all this, give them one final moment together and/or Kurogiri fetching the rest of the League as a way to protect Shigaraki. Then he can croak. The solution with Eri's horn is a fine compromise for getting Deku's arms back. I also like that she's been inspired to pursue singing, it's a cute way to tie back to the concert. I'm assuming that Ochako, Iida, Todoroki and Bakugo will all be brought back for some final assistance. Hopefully nothing to crazy. Just moral support would be nice, especially from Bakugo. And as for Deku's pondering about why All For One is back. I think it's just laying the groundwork for the idea that it's possible to save Tenko.

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Better that last time which wasn't hard. Plenty of Avengers: Ednegame vibes here, Eri breaking off her horn to help Deku heal is a nice touch, play the fact that it might have damaged her quirk is clearly a sign to remove anymore Deus Ex Eri's

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[Dark Soul # 7]

My Hero Academia Paved the Way for Anime's Recent Boom, Says Toho CEO

Pretty cool tidbit that the series helped in some part to pave the way for the recent mainstream success of anime.

And here's a new movie trailer putting some focus on the villain of the piece. Dark Might.

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Dark Might, he's not even trying to hide he's the villain

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Dark Might, he's not even trying to hide he's the villain

It's a throwback to those old Silver Age days when Magneto ran The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, or Lex Luthor was part of The Legion of Doom.

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No new chapter this week. But a subbed version of an older trailer for season 7.

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Every available hero still standing, including most of Class 1-A, are warped together and unite to face off against All For One, declaring "We are here!" All For One reveals the reason that he was able to survive within Shigaraki was due to the destruction of Yoichi's vestige, which fuelled his emptiness for vengeance. The battling commences with all the Heroes working together to counter each of All For One's multitude of attacks, with Shoto and Endeavor also joining the fight too. Deku is about to join in, but even despite his arms returning, he has to deal with the rest of the damage he accumulated during the battle. He also states that even though he gave up One For All, he still has the embers inside of him, so after being patched up and given a new shirt, rushes into the fight.

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Always cool to see big triumphant moments where everyone assembles together like this. For 1-A only Bakugo, Ochaco, Tokoyami, and Iida are missing, the former 3 being unconscious (don't know why Iida isn't here yet), so I hope they find some way to bring the others so it can be a true culmination of everyone. Sero has a nice little moment, basically being a meta take on him just being someone without a tragic backstory like Shoto, and how he feels about that. We also get the confirmation that Deku doesn't have OFA in his body anymore besides the embers, which leads to the question of whether he is going to get it back somehow, or if that really is it.

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This is a great start to the final battle. Hopefully this will be paced well and not be full of AFO asspulls. With Deku only having embers of OFA left, this is a clear throwback to All Might's clash with AFO, hopefully with Deku's own version of United States of Smash to finish AFO for good

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[Dark Soul # 7]

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Always cool to see big triumphant moments where everyone assembles together like this. For 1-A only Bakugo, Ochaco, Tokoyami, and Iida are missing, the former 3 being unconscious (don't know why Iida isn't here yet), so I hope they find some way to bring the others so it can be a true culmination of everyone. Sero has a nice little moment, basically being a meta take on him just being someone without a tragic backstory like Shoto, and how he feels about that. We also get the confirmation that Deku doesn't have OFA in his body anymore besides the embers, which leads to the question of whether he is going to get it back somehow, or if that really is it.

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Lots to love in this chapter. The epic assembly of wounded heroes is great as expected. And I always like it when somebody points that "No, heroes don't need tragic back stories to be heroes. Those honestly sound like a hassle.". And it's fun that Sero got that role. IIRC Iida and his engine was especially banged up. So he might need some time to recover. Hopefully that means he'll get a big moment rushing in to help out. He deserves it. It would be nice if he and Ochako got to be the last two people that came in and helped out. Seeing as they're Deku's true first friends. Given that Horikoshi's original plan was to have Deku gives OFA to Bakugo, based on comments regarding the second movie, I think it's always been his plan for Deku to loose his quirk in the end. So I suspect that he'll end up being quirkless again by the end of this fight.

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This is a great start to the final battle. Hopefully this will be paced well and not be full of AFO asspulls. With Deku only having embers of OFA left, this is a clear throwback to All Might's clash with AFO, hopefully with Deku's own version of United States of Smash to finish AFO for good

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I still think we have at least one more dip into the inner world before smashing AFO. Shiggy needs one last act of defiance.

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[Dark Soul # 7]

New episode! We get a few more scenes with Star and her squad, and get through about half her fight with Shigaraki. So far so good. It'll be interesting to see how the anime handles spoilers:

her death, since it's a bit controversial.

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And new opening.



Not my favourite song but I like a lot of the visuals. Especially Dabi lighting up his fire so that we can see little Toya who's in pain, and the sequence where the class helps Deku move through a burning city.

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And the latest ED.



I really like how it creates a contrasts between the villains' and heroes' pasts.

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Really like the song for the opening, and I think this opening handles the "standing around" issue some of the other openings have the best by having the shots be so dynamic and look really good. And then the actual motion parts are great too. Ending is also pretty good, including alot of very interesting foreshadowing.

[Dark Soul # 7]

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AFO unleashes the full might of his combined quirks. Unloading countless attacks on his opponents. With the pro heroes and his classmates dealing with all the attacks, Deku runs towards the enemy. Across the whole world everybody sees and cheers the hero Deku on. On the last page, Deku lands a massive blow against All For One.

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A simple but effective chapter. Seeing everybody help Deku so that can concentrate on running forward was great. Same with so many characters making cameos to cheer our boy on. He's finally getting the respect he deserves. And tying it all back to the day Ochako turned a childhood insult into something positive is a great touch. I also found AFO musing interesting. That Deku's ability to overcome his apparent weakness is something that All Might lacked, and that is what inspires those around them. It's a great way to further push back against those that call Deku a bad character because he started out quite weak. And AFO being kinda confused about it is amusing. And it seems unlikely that Ochako will be able to participate at all in this final final battle. Which is a bit annoying on the one hand, due to her missing out big roles in other important battles. But I appreciate the consistency in her injuries being that severe. Hopefully Bakugo will also stay out of this. Leave most of the support work to the rest of the supporting cast. I doubt this is how AFO is defeated. But this is a great start. Still hoping the injured LoV can show up to jump him to save Shigaraki.

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AFO unleashes the full might of his combined quirks. Unloading countless attacks on his opponents. With the pro heroes and his classmates dealing with all the attacks, Deku runs towards the enemy. Across the whole world everybody sees and cheers the hero Deku on. On the last page, Deku lands a massive blow against All For One.

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A simple but effective chapter. Seeing everybody help Deku so that can concentrate on running forward was great. Same with so many characters making cameos to cheer our boy on. He's finally getting the respect he deserves. And tying it all back to the day Ochako turned a childhood insult into something positive is a great touch. I also found AFO musing interesting. That Deku's ability to overcome his apparent weakness is something that All Might lacked, and that is what inspires those around them. It's a great way to further push back against those that call Deku a bad character because he started out quite weak. And AFO being kinda confused about it is amusing. And it seems unlikely that Ochako will be able to participate at all in this final final battle. Which is a bit annoying on the one hand, due to her missing out big roles in other important battles. But I appreciate the consistency in her injuries being that severe. Hopefully Bakugo will also stay out of this. Leave most of the support work to the rest of the supporting cast. I doubt this is how AFO is defeated. But this is a great start. Still hoping the injured LoV can show up to jump him to save Shigaraki.

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The chapter reminds me again of Endgame where A-Force help carol and the gauntlet. I'm suspecting given that Deku has embers of OFA, that he will use it to re-enter the mindscape and help Tomura. Alos Bakugo will sit this out, he's too badly injured and he already took out AFO, so it's Deku's turn

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Always get a kick at these moments when all the characters come together to support someone, tanking and repelling the hits to help him keep running. I really have to wonder if the Season 7 opening creators knew that this was happening, since that running bit is eerily similar. It is interesting to me how this chapter includes an appearance from every 1-A student, even cutting away to Tokoyami and Ochaco who are off somewhere else, but NOT Bakugo. Either because he already got his "Do your best/give em hell" moment, or he's gonna make another surprise appearance in the fight. I'd buy either one. Shigaraki's body also is starting to bleed and crack, so hopefully this means we're going to see him starting to re-surface again next. Re:the League, we do see Dabi being carted away with his siblings last chapter. Toga is still MIA, no idea if she's on the copter with Ochaco or not. Spinner is also still missing, and Kurogiri also looks like he's starting to give over too, so we probably won't get a big moment with all of them here, but I'm hoping them all still get paid off.

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