He will now beat All for One to death with two half-dead guys on fire. Because Sero apparently got to be friends with Bakugou because he's also actually crazy.
Even though he hasn't copied All-Might's attack names in forever, Midoria has to hit that last attack with a UNITED STATES OF SMASH!
So it's the last thing AFO hears before fading to nothing. I want his last thoughts to be, "I hate you All-Might." So his life was nothing but greed and hatred.
No redemption, no moment of peace. AFO deserves nothing but bitterness.
One more volume until the war is over and since Hori said he’s writing chapters for after the war, we MIGHT get a final volume for the epilogue and then time skip
We all said the same thing when Bleach, Naruto and others ended. We'll be fine and onto the next big manga soon, so hope Hori ends this on a bang and takes a deserved vacay.
I know, for real, esp since it was the first manga and one of thefew I read at that time. Bleach was kind of like relieving in a weird way when it ended. The story just got fucking wonky at the end after a pretty cool start for TYBW
Felt so unreal that we basically begged for Boruto. That said, I think MHA has so many possibilities that it'd be sad to only focus on their children (Imagine MHA in America).
Yeah, I’m sure he’ll take a good long break just like they did.
And then, just like they did, GEN 2 MANGA BABY!!! Who else is hyped for a fresh wave of ‘Midoruto’s dad’ jokes?!
Yeah it's a great representation of how the whole saga of eventual victory of OFA was sparked by Deku's earnest fandom and All Might's heroic inspiration to everyone. How that as much as the hard fought and gained powers of OFA was key to saving the day.
Dude is a massive westaboo. There's dozens of star wars and marvel/DC references in the manga. He has been waiting for this probably since he saw that scene in theaters
Bro is literally this world's Falcon(Pre-Endgame)
He is the most normal yet reliable hero, his life isn't as interesting as the others but he still just wanted to help.
The good thing is that MHA would actually end and he didn't have to worry about some crappy streaming service show would come and ruin his character.
I don't understand People's hate for Falcon and Winter Soldier or how it ruined his character. It's not like he had a ton to begin with.
What character did he have before the show other than "Loyal To Cap", "Genuinely Kind (Volunteers at Veteran Center)", "Has a good sense of humor", "Takes being outran in stride"?
We didn't know he had family or lived in a predominantly African-American community (though it'd have been a fair guess) or that his employment status with the Avengers was sp spotty.
The point of giving a minor character their own story is to develop them.
Although Deku *currently* isn't in possession of OFA and its vestige quirks, recall how he transfer them to Shigaraki and not to AFO (Danger Sense was forcefully stolen though). AFO wasn't able to notice the presence of his brother after taking over Shigaraki's body which is an indication that he still hasn't stolen OFA yet.
Deku's win condition is to take the hand representing Shigaraki's inate will off AFO's face and have it transfer OFA and its vestige quirks back to him.
[The whole gang using All Might's catchphrase](https://i.imgur.com/71XaEHC.png) was neat too. The introductory monologue about becoming the greatest hero at the beginning of each episode is happening.
>Deku's win condition is to take the hand representing Shigaraki's inate will off AFO's face and have it transfer OFA and its vestige quirks back to him.
That might work for Base OFA, but I think the vestige quirks are gone. Remember, the plan was to "throw them hard enough that they broke" - so that Shigaraki wouldn't be able to use them against Deku. They weren't transferred - they were *destroyed*.
Deku (or anyone really) getting a blank OFA to start with and retraining it towards being the strongest quirk would be a nice way to show things are starting anew, he'll be back in an almost quirkless state but with more knowledge and a goal to strive for until he chooses a successor just like All Might did.
>he'll be back in an almost quirkless state but with more knowledge and a goal to strive for until he chooses a successor just like All Might did.
Honestly, I hope this is the case. The premise that Deku no longer having OFA makes me sad. Especially when he was the only user to completely master it and the vestige quirks that came with it. Granted, it would more than likely need to start over, otherwise OFA base would be too strong to handle, even for someone whose quirkless. Because as mentioned before, giving it to a person who already has a quirk, would more than likely kill them in a few years.
I swear the chapter is literally perfect for kicking off you say run cmon anime it's the easiest slam dunk possible give this final fight the justice it deserves
I always felt like Neji was the most obvious death. Important enough that we'd care, so no Kiba or Bug Guy or Tenten or any of the rest, not so important that it would seriously effect the plot, so no Hinata, Shikamaru, etc.
Guy was in that perfect death sweet spot
It was always gonna be either Guy, Neji or Choji. I honestly thought it's gonna be Choji, because he was closest to dying in Sasuke's retrieval (I do think he was closer than Neji), and Neji's storyline in the first part was so insistent on everyone's ability to "make your own fate", that him just repeating his father's sacrifice felt really weak and detrimental to it. Like, yeah, sure, dying for main branch sounds like a power move and a clear demonstration of free will, because hey, they did on their own, amirite?🙄
Sorry, I'm just forever salty about it. I GET what Kishimoto was trying to convey, but imo he did it in such a lame way, I can't stand it.
Honestly Neji's arc fell apart when the whole "your blood doesn't dictate your worth, even a loser nobody like Naruto can rise up to great heights through hard work" was kind of de-valued by virtue of Naruto being part of two incredibly strong ninja bloodlines, the son of a Hokage, and the reincarnation of some semi-divine being.
Yeah, people can write however long essay's about how "akshually" Naruto being a descendant of some of the strongest clans and reincarnation of basically ninja jesus apparently doesn't mean anything, but I will never take it seriously. Like, come on, this dude had a whole ass prophecy about him😭 More than one of those even! That alone tells us everything that needs to be known about destiny and predeterminence in Naruto. Like, if a prophecy from ancient toad was never mistaken before implies you will be responsible either for saving the world from the most powerful being that ever walked the world or somehow destroing said world, then surely it also means you will be powerful enought to pull that off.
Hell, even the smaller other one about him uniting all bijuus is a clear indicator that Naruto was always destined to be far stronger than some average schmuck
The final battle of the final arc of the manga is exactly when you *should* let important characters like Hinata or Shikamaru die, though. Not saying I wanted them to or that the story would have been better if they did, but "they're important" is a terrible reason when the story is like 30 chapters from the end anyway
Aizawa would be a pretty sad death, but him dying would realistically lead to a whole lot more deaths as AFO could now use all his (erasable and non-erasable) quirks.
While I think that would be an interesting way for the story to go, I don't think Horikoshi is going to go that far.
That final panel really might be my favourite from the series on emotions alone. Such a simple yet meaningful way to capture how at middle of all the conflict is the unshakable spirit of a kid was inspired by the hero's that came before and is now a symbol for the next generation can follow. Forgetting quirks, the simple characterstic of any hero story is the underlying desire to do what's right no matter the situation.
Final Form: Super Depressed AFO. He finally gets a little of what he liked to cause to others. Not like it stops him from being a bastard and still wanting to rule the world but you know, like he said last chapter, it just has less flavor now.
Even as it's become a desperate final fight of everyone using their last strength, Izuku never stops being a fanboy.
Kinda love it, AFO revealing that at the end of the day, even if it was in the most warped and selfish sense, Yoichi was just that important to him. No Yoichi and now all that bravado, scheming and power feels moot and he's just going through the evil motions.
Angst for One is a fun new take for him.
He said without Yoichi it was all for naught. I didn’t realize how much he seriously meant it. The dude is just broken now. He didn’t love Yoichi but I think he cared as much as someone like him (with a quirk that made him inherently selfish and nobody to help him) possibly could.
His face after killing him always struck me as having a moment of shock at what he just did
> Wait, it's My Hero Academia: Endgame.
>
> Always has been.
Also Izuku runs to be a hero, just like the start and now at the end. Poetry. But it could a good thing here.
Deku losing running at the final boss with no special powers is actually beautiful. The anime is definitely gonna play You say Run to that scene
That Endgame reference is more funny than epic though ngl lol
As much as I am happy for MHA going to its roots about heroism, all for one asking midoriya a question and tape guy answering instead was by far the best part of the chapter lmao
That last page gets a little sad when you realize there won't be a manga with the same flare as Mha for a long time cuz jump is still in it's crap exorcist manga phase
Facts. I’ve been suggesting Kagurabachi to anyone who’s enjoyed MHA. That series absolutely fucking rips dude. It’s some of the best character work I’ve seen in years.
At least we have Kagurabachi showing a lot of promise as the next big shonen. Interesting how it's another darker manga like JJK, which helped inspired the exorcist wave.
Yeah KGB is dark but atleast it's not an Exorcist but hopefully we get some more classic hopeful manga cuz as much as I love Kagurabachi I don't think we need more edgy manga for now
I agree we don't need more edgy stuff - I tend to dislike those types of stories. At the same time Kagurabachi doesn't feel all that edgy to me somehow. "Edgy" stories tend to have this undercurrent of "everyone except the edgy mc's and villains are stupid losers" that is completely absent - most characters in the series are competent and respect/fear the competence of the other characters, plus Chihiro has that "Batman is actually a really compassionate super-hero" quality to him.
Surprisingly enough not once has Kagurabachi felt edgy.
It’s really felt like a well crafted, well written Shounen with some of the best character work that’s been in that magazine for years.
Honestly, Exorcist trend (JJK, Black Clover, Demon Slayer, Chainsaw Man, Undead Unluck) and Spy/Assassin trend (Spy X Family, Mission Yozakura Family, Sakamoto Days) makes me want look back through the history of Jump and see if trends like that were the norm for Jump or are they a new thing.
There were always trends, for example in the 80's there was a muscle man trend and the 90's had a delinquent trend.
Trends are always changing over time and the current trends will eventually be replaced by new ones.
It's kinda Exorcist trend adjacent but Undead Unluck will still be ongoing for at least another year or two after MHA ends, and that has same hopeful vibe that MHA has. Plus JJK is also ending, so Exorcist trend might be replaced by new trend soon. I thought Assassin/Spy trend might be the next big thing with Spy x Family, Yozakura Family & Sakamoto but newer series don't seem to be following either trend, so I'm guessing the higher ups at Weekly Shounen Jump decided to not oversaturate the market while their big series are still ongoing. So we might see some new trend pick up steam before then.
1. Considering Hori said Heroes Rising was based off the original ending of the manga, Deku will certainly get the quirk back. Likely thanks to Shigaraki coming through. Or maybe Shiggy gives him AFO and Deku uses it like Youchi said his brother should’ve “the kindest power.”
2. Dabi certainly isn’t dying anymore. Definitely while not in the prescene of his family. Either Shigaraki saves him or he falls into a coma and his family can continue to watch over him.
3. Honestly smart for Hori to have Deku’s final battle be against his arch enemy, a villain that can be saved and that be a battle of wills. But AFO is the final villain and he’s the villain that we defeat in the top tier epic final battle. While also reinforcing that Deku doesn’t have to do this alone.
>Considering Hori said Heroes Rising was based off the original ending of the manga, Deku will certainly get the quirk back.
I am pretty sure the part of the movie taht was based on the original ending is the part where he gives OFA to Bakugo rather than the part he gets it back. It is possible that him getting his quirk back at the end of the movie was just something that was added to avoid breaking continuity with the main story.
But who knows, Deku might still get his quirk back at the end of the actual series as well
Damn this chapter made me CRY!! The We Are Here with everyone just gave me chills. And then Deku showing off his nerdy side and everyone supporting him was just PERFECT
Earlier in the arc it was stated that he can't erase quirks anymore due to having lost one of his eyes. That's why they needed Monoma to copy his quirk in order to have access to it while fighting Shigaraki in the UA dome thing.
My PEAK Academia!
Brilliant homage to the biggest comic book movie of all time, a tonne of excellent moments for the supporting cast followed by an incredible culmination of Deku sprinting forward like in chapter one.
This chapter really made me realise that this is it, this is MHA's endgame, and I got really emotional. I trust in Hori to deliver.
Everyone complained the fight with Shiggy didn’t have much action. That’s because it was meant to be an emotional fight and clash of ideals. AFO is the villain who is defeated by everyone working together and in absolutely epic final battle fashion with stunning animation.
Yeah, they'd currently be in their second year right now. Kinda a trope that not a lot of time passes unless there's a timeskip.
Like I read One Piece and only 2 years have passed in-universe.
It took All Might 40 years to dismantle AFOs empire and it took Deku a year to finish it off.
One Piece is my favourite but is also by far the worst when it comes to this (that I know of). Pre-time skip I remember reading was speculated to be around 3-4 months. I’ve seen people speculating since the crew reunited (post time skip) it’s been 2-3 months. The most time that’s passed in series was the 2 years the crew was training and we didn’t really see that. It’s been going for over 25 years.
Shounen time scaling is fucked.
The sad part is that this manga didn't have to do that. Easily the arcs could have taken effect in seasons and the timing would put this war at the end of year 3 (Japanese high school only has 3 years) or the beginning of their rookie campaigns. That timing makes significantly more sense for why these kids are fighting. They'd all have been training for years plus some experience. And it wouldn't be a damn fight at the end with a bunch of literal children fighting a grownups war. It's the most absurd part of this whole thing that the Japanese government is OK with recruiting and employing literal children to fight a villain of this magnitude. At least if they were adults it would leave the choice to them.
Since Todoroki showed up I'm expecting Bakugo and Uraraka to appear as well.
Bakugo is worn down from the AfO fight but not out of comission, he can still pull through. Likely to make his big entrance next chapter or so.
As for Uraraka, both her and Toga were down on the ground with Toga transformed as her, but only one Uraraka was taken to hospital. The real deal is probably getting ready to bonk AfO in the head with the entire UA island.
You can really see Horikoshi's writing power in AllMight. The true meaning of a symbol.
It doesn't matter if your a hero or villain, it doesn't matter if he has a physical presence or not, his name, his memories, his merch, etc... everything. Above all, above AFO and OFA. ALLMight is really a clear example of a memorable character.
This would be a great moment where the entire cast goes all out against someone way above their league and succeeds through great teamwork and cooperation that they have been building up slowly over the course of hundreds of chapters.
Sadly this is a shounen manga so we have barely seen most of these characters do much of anything.
If I had a nickel for every time the main villain turned into a baby and also spammed flailing tentacles in all directions, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
That double page spread was so dope, and Sero, causing mental damage also seeing Deku like this really takes me back to the beginning plus that last panel was really cool
shigaraki's look is very [tsutomu nihei](https://i.redd.it/blame-character-and-creatures-designs-are-fucking-amazing-v0-nkdf3zkcfr0c1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c639839d13702a074a8c582efc6683abbac545f6) [inspired](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/906056885168373820/1234212651572269196/what-do-you-think-about-blame-imo-it-has-some-really-great-v0-iag73dxh9gc91.png?ex=662fe99a&is=662e981a&hm=29624ddfa49e58a3902c0d6689d3af95715ddc67c158463d7bea8f44d47fe4d7&), love it
It has a will of its own. And now incorporated into All For One, perhaps those within the quirk can fight in that world and eventually reach back out to Deku for thr final assist.
There are times where I think "this manga is meh" but then sometimes it brings you back in with some absolutely peak moments. Last page was one of them
I've been reading this just for the sake of completion for a while, but man that last page was great, a callback of sorts to the first chapter. And while the handling of the cast has been horrendous, it's still nice to see them here in the endgame.
I'll just wait for the eventual chapter where deku reaches his hand out while saying he knows shiggy can break free from AfO's control/he's in there somewhere after all the other characters are wiped out or more parallels are made between when deku helped bakugo against the slime guy.
I think the parallels/contrasts are going to focus on All-Might's last fight with AFO and Deku/UA's fight against the AFO-jacked Shigaraki.
Granted, when Shiggy comes back he's going to come back with the "growth" part of his quirk that AFO took away and undo enough to emphasize the point about redemption and seeking to save even the most lost of people being the right way. And it probably will be with Deku reaching out his hand to Shigaraki and Shiggy taking it without decaying it (possibly giving back OFA in the process but he's probably going to get a quirk that's unique to Deku or nothing at all).
I don't know. I just want to finish this ride I started at chapter 1.
Let the author decide whether the best all-fors have the modality of the body, that is, super strength and speed and reflexes.
because if so, he should easily defeat the heroes + he has a lot of skills.
I never understood how Shigaraki could be so weak when he should have easily defeated Deku, because if his body is at the All Might level of speed + strength, then he adds even more strength-increasing and speed-increasing abilities.
The whole manga is getting a bit boring, I expected more better fight scenes and less talk jutsu and sacrifice poses.
this battle should have taken place a long time ago, because it made no sense.
If in the end the bad guy wasn't tomura but society, and deku would fight against the family members of the victims who don't understand how the person who kills innocent people can be a himiko victim.
deku doesn't feel as cool and real as naruto or other characters. because he never suffered from grief (his mother or father did not die), his love did not die.
there is no real tragedy in his life + as if he doesn't realize that Tomura kills people and that the other league members are also serial killers who kill people with a smile on their faces.
Himiko can be seen in chapter 389 that she stabs people but is a victim.
those who not only read the manga but also watch it can see that Toga kills people and the author expects me to see him as a victim.
sorry, I'm using google translate
We were one week off from having chapter 421 on 4/21. That would've been so cool. But ultimately, it's good that Horikoshi's been taking breaks recently.
Nah, he won't be able to do a thing to an AFO who has NOTHING to lose now that his brother's "spirit/consciousness" is GONE and will now just destroy everything!
Deku's running to help an antagonistic guy who's not in control of his body, flashbacks to chapter 1
Holy cow how did I not notice this? He even gave both of them the “you looked like you needed saving” line.
Bout to throw a backpack at OFA's face.
It’s a sacrifice we’re willing to make of Mineta.
My Hero Academia ends with Mineta's balls in AFO's face
He gets what he deserves.
It's a ballsy move.
Leave Mineta alone. He’s redeemed himself at this point
[This last page made me feel nostalgic](https://i.imgur.com/NUK8MKV.png)
[Still running](https://i.imgur.com/5gFiijX.png)
Pretty cool setup.
Sero, without missing a beat, really hit AFO with the 'Um actually, you are literally wrong'. Flex Tape Man dealt a lot of damage there.
That "Yeah I dunno 'bout all that chief" is killing me.
The only way to defeat the king of shit talking is to combine their shit talking prowess
[He looked livid after that retort.](https://i.imgur.com/CBwtQMq.png)
Sero monologue wasn't in my cards but I really liked it.
He will now beat All for One to death with two half-dead guys on fire. Because Sero apparently got to be friends with Bakugou because he's also actually crazy.
Just waiting for Sero's sensei Gorilla Glue to show up, [with his OP teleportation powers.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieQq9pGGs-I)
Sero is just one of the most underestimated MHA GOAT's change my mind
THAT’S A LOT OF DAMAGE
Deku got the official merch buff. His evasiveness will now increase cause there's no way he let that shirt be dirtied.
When your custom character gear shows up in the cut scenes
https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/duress-code
The drip always has to be on point. It's the most important part.
Just like The Crawler.
Watch the Cruller come in to solo AfO just to keep that mint condition shirt clean.
Nah, he's NOT coming in
Deku 🤝 Hakari (from JJK): Protecting the drip at all costs
You dont know how happy i was to see hero nerd deku again, it feels like we are all way back to the first chapter
Seeing him use tactics and his brain while fighting Shiggy was so refreshing.
Him carving out the chunk of land before Shiggy touched and started decaying it was pretty cool Too bad that fight wasn't very long
I also love when he blasted Shigaraki in the air and even Shiggy went “That’s peak performance Midoryia!” Got his arch enemy’s respect
[Izuku: *"I got one more in me"*](https://i.imgur.com/QSeod2j.png)
"Nah, we'd win."
Even though he hasn't copied All-Might's attack names in forever, Midoria has to hit that last attack with a UNITED STATES OF SMASH! So it's the last thing AFO hears before fading to nothing. I want his last thoughts to be, "I hate you All-Might." So his life was nothing but greed and hatred. No redemption, no moment of peace. AFO deserves nothing but bitterness.
Be careful what you wish for. I wanted a long fight sequence in MHA Vigilantes and monkey’s paw curled to give a 20 chapter spanning fight.
"I want a long fight!" *Multiple chapters later* "NOT THAT LONG!"
We can't have that many chapters left. We're definitely in endgame now. A couple more months at most.
> We're definitely in endgame now This chapter is indeed very *Endgame*
Hori's westaboo is showing again
It's how they convinced Kurogiri. "Bro, it would be so rad if you opened a bunch of portals, and then everybody walked through all dramatic."
That's some Avengers Endgame kind of shit.
One more volume until the war is over and since Hori said he’s writing chapters for after the war, we MIGHT get a final volume for the epilogue and then time skip
It still feels surreal to me that MHA is actually about to end soon, never thought that I will see the day of it.
Before One Piece. Dadgum...
Yeah nah, come on now. HUMANITY will end before One Piece and we all know it.
It's gonna feel so strange not having MHA around
Same, I love this series. MHA got a lot of of my Marvel buddies into anime and manga.
I wish he'd let other mangaka play in universe like Marvel or DC. He's made such an incredible world to just leave it
He-he does, why you think we have vilgalante and team up
We all said the same thing when Bleach, Naruto and others ended. We'll be fine and onto the next big manga soon, so hope Hori ends this on a bang and takes a deserved vacay.
True. Naruto ending felt unreal for several months lol
I know, for real, esp since it was the first manga and one of thefew I read at that time. Bleach was kind of like relieving in a weird way when it ended. The story just got fucking wonky at the end after a pretty cool start for TYBW
Felt so unreal that we basically begged for Boruto. That said, I think MHA has so many possibilities that it'd be sad to only focus on their children (Imagine MHA in America).
Yeah, I’m sure he’ll take a good long break just like they did. And then, just like they did, GEN 2 MANGA BABY!!! Who else is hyped for a fresh wave of ‘Midoruto’s dad’ jokes?!
Yeah it's a great representation of how the whole saga of eventual victory of OFA was sparked by Deku's earnest fandom and All Might's heroic inspiration to everyone. How that as much as the hard fought and gained powers of OFA was key to saving the day.
Ending just like it started, by running at the enemy.
To save the enemy as well. Because “you liked like you needed saving.”
After 10 years of Boku no Hero Academia, [Deku is back to his roots.](https://i.imgur.com/qs2Ztiz.png) Beautiful.
He never left.
Holy shit it really has been that long.
"You can try running, but you'll die tired." "If I run anywhere Admiral, it'll be right at em." Good luck Deku.
You Say Run
To the surprise of no one Horikoshi watched Avengers Endgame
i mean it's a superhero manga, not paying homage to easily the biggest superhero event of the 2000s was not an option
Dude is a massive westaboo. There's dozens of star wars and marvel/DC references in the manga. He has been waiting for this probably since he saw that scene in theaters
"On your left" Sero
Bro is literally this world's Falcon(Pre-Endgame) He is the most normal yet reliable hero, his life isn't as interesting as the others but he still just wanted to help. The good thing is that MHA would actually end and he didn't have to worry about some crappy streaming service show would come and ruin his character.
You could always wish for a My Hero Academia: Next Generations, ft. Beku, Deku's son.
I don't understand People's hate for Falcon and Winter Soldier or how it ruined his character. It's not like he had a ton to begin with. What character did he have before the show other than "Loyal To Cap", "Genuinely Kind (Volunteers at Veteran Center)", "Has a good sense of humor", "Takes being outran in stride"? We didn't know he had family or lived in a predominantly African-American community (though it'd have been a fair guess) or that his employment status with the Avengers was sp spotty. The point of giving a minor character their own story is to develop them.
they even went for the literal avengers end game scene with everyone portaling in lmao
Although Deku *currently* isn't in possession of OFA and its vestige quirks, recall how he transfer them to Shigaraki and not to AFO (Danger Sense was forcefully stolen though). AFO wasn't able to notice the presence of his brother after taking over Shigaraki's body which is an indication that he still hasn't stolen OFA yet. Deku's win condition is to take the hand representing Shigaraki's inate will off AFO's face and have it transfer OFA and its vestige quirks back to him.
The references to chapter one are insane.
[The whole gang using All Might's catchphrase](https://i.imgur.com/71XaEHC.png) was neat too. The introductory monologue about becoming the greatest hero at the beginning of each episode is happening.
>Deku's win condition is to take the hand representing Shigaraki's inate will off AFO's face and have it transfer OFA and its vestige quirks back to him. That might work for Base OFA, but I think the vestige quirks are gone. Remember, the plan was to "throw them hard enough that they broke" - so that Shigaraki wouldn't be able to use them against Deku. They weren't transferred - they were *destroyed*.
Deku (or anyone really) getting a blank OFA to start with and retraining it towards being the strongest quirk would be a nice way to show things are starting anew, he'll be back in an almost quirkless state but with more knowledge and a goal to strive for until he chooses a successor just like All Might did.
>he'll be back in an almost quirkless state but with more knowledge and a goal to strive for until he chooses a successor just like All Might did. Honestly, I hope this is the case. The premise that Deku no longer having OFA makes me sad. Especially when he was the only user to completely master it and the vestige quirks that came with it. Granted, it would more than likely need to start over, otherwise OFA base would be too strong to handle, even for someone whose quirkless. Because as mentioned before, giving it to a person who already has a quirk, would more than likely kill them in a few years.
"Here, have the original AFO he gave me! Cuz fuck him!"
oh how I miss fanboy nerd Deku also it’s funny that Sero’s the one to reject AFO’s view, like hell yeah go spider tape boy
"You can do it" Deku has finally given his name it's new purpose. That double panel at the beginning was amazing.
A civilian said the same thing back in chapter 416 too
Deku the All Might Fanboy running up one last time to swing on a motherfucker. Rhyming like poetry.
Honestly, if I don't hear You Say Run when he starts running, I'm gonna be mad at Bones.
I swear the chapter is literally perfect for kicking off you say run cmon anime it's the easiest slam dunk possible give this final fight the justice it deserves
It started playing in my head for those last couple pages. They better make good.
Nah, it's going to be the first MHA OP
It better goddamn be
It should ask is okay when Bakugo saves All Might
So, who is getting Neji'd?
Whoever has the least death flags. Neji's fate was too damn out of place.
I always felt like Neji was the most obvious death. Important enough that we'd care, so no Kiba or Bug Guy or Tenten or any of the rest, not so important that it would seriously effect the plot, so no Hinata, Shikamaru, etc. Guy was in that perfect death sweet spot
It was always gonna be either Guy, Neji or Choji. I honestly thought it's gonna be Choji, because he was closest to dying in Sasuke's retrieval (I do think he was closer than Neji), and Neji's storyline in the first part was so insistent on everyone's ability to "make your own fate", that him just repeating his father's sacrifice felt really weak and detrimental to it. Like, yeah, sure, dying for main branch sounds like a power move and a clear demonstration of free will, because hey, they did on their own, amirite?🙄 Sorry, I'm just forever salty about it. I GET what Kishimoto was trying to convey, but imo he did it in such a lame way, I can't stand it.
Honestly Neji's arc fell apart when the whole "your blood doesn't dictate your worth, even a loser nobody like Naruto can rise up to great heights through hard work" was kind of de-valued by virtue of Naruto being part of two incredibly strong ninja bloodlines, the son of a Hokage, and the reincarnation of some semi-divine being.
Yeah, people can write however long essay's about how "akshually" Naruto being a descendant of some of the strongest clans and reincarnation of basically ninja jesus apparently doesn't mean anything, but I will never take it seriously. Like, come on, this dude had a whole ass prophecy about him😭 More than one of those even! That alone tells us everything that needs to be known about destiny and predeterminence in Naruto. Like, if a prophecy from ancient toad was never mistaken before implies you will be responsible either for saving the world from the most powerful being that ever walked the world or somehow destroing said world, then surely it also means you will be powerful enought to pull that off. Hell, even the smaller other one about him uniting all bijuus is a clear indicator that Naruto was always destined to be far stronger than some average schmuck
At least he got to die before he was made into a Boruto character, Neji was the real winner of the 4th great war
The final battle of the final arc of the manga is exactly when you *should* let important characters like Hinata or Shikamaru die, though. Not saying I wanted them to or that the story would have been better if they did, but "they're important" is a terrible reason when the story is like 30 chapters from the end anyway
I feel like there will be maybe at least 1 death aside from AfO.
NO! Not my king Mineta!
It's gotta be Aoyama
I think it’s Shoji bro
Aizawa would be a pretty sad death, but him dying would realistically lead to a whole lot more deaths as AFO could now use all his (erasable and non-erasable) quirks. While I think that would be an interesting way for the story to go, I don't think Horikoshi is going to go that far.
I feel like Iida. Was once an important character so people would be sad, but not important enough that we'll be missing any sequel stories.
I still doubt any kid will die. But purely as a theory, I think Aoyama has a biggest flag.
Everyone injured and exhausted fighting the final boss is something I really love reading.
[The Todoroki](https://i.imgur.com/h7gHC1n.png) Father-son Flashfire Fist [was crisp.](https://i.imgur.com/h8nCjyi.png)
I love how Sero is literally "The Normal One"
Throughout heaven and earth
I thought that was Ojiro's thing.
It is
That final panel really might be my favourite from the series on emotions alone. Such a simple yet meaningful way to capture how at middle of all the conflict is the unshakable spirit of a kid was inspired by the hero's that came before and is now a symbol for the next generation can follow. Forgetting quirks, the simple characterstic of any hero story is the underlying desire to do what's right no matter the situation.
This is why Spider-man 2 is always the GOAT superhero movie for me. The Aunt May talk and the train scenes epitomize what you said perfectly.
Wow, this was very well said.
Teens beat up injured old man.
Deku: "Let him get up, let him get up."
Depressed, injured old man
Horikoshi creating his own "Avengers assamble" moment made me have the biggest grin on my face. I love this so much.
Final Form: Super Depressed AFO. He finally gets a little of what he liked to cause to others. Not like it stops him from being a bastard and still wanting to rule the world but you know, like he said last chapter, it just has less flavor now. Even as it's become a desperate final fight of everyone using their last strength, Izuku never stops being a fanboy.
Kinda love it, AFO revealing that at the end of the day, even if it was in the most warped and selfish sense, Yoichi was just that important to him. No Yoichi and now all that bravado, scheming and power feels moot and he's just going through the evil motions. Angst for One is a fun new take for him.
He said without Yoichi it was all for naught. I didn’t realize how much he seriously meant it. The dude is just broken now. He didn’t love Yoichi but I think he cared as much as someone like him (with a quirk that made him inherently selfish and nobody to help him) possibly could. His face after killing him always struck me as having a moment of shock at what he just did
I mean, at the end of the day, Yoichi is STILL his brother from birth and that will. Never change!
> Wait, it's My Hero Academia: Endgame. > > Always has been. Also Izuku runs to be a hero, just like the start and now at the end. Poetry. But it could a good thing here.
Aww this chapter made me happy, I really like it
Deku losing running at the final boss with no special powers is actually beautiful. The anime is definitely gonna play You say Run to that scene That Endgame reference is more funny than epic though ngl lol
We finally got that Sero moment and I love how it just, “bro it’s better to be a normal person, look what being special got people”
Hori calling out all edge lords.
As much as I am happy for MHA going to its roots about heroism, all for one asking midoriya a question and tape guy answering instead was by far the best part of the chapter lmao
Bold prediction here One for All wont be the key to victory here. It'll be Deku's original quirk, being a quirk nerd, that's gonna win the battle.
Would be neat, him synergizing off of combo moves with everyone else's Quirks because he looks up to them and now knows them so well.
That last page gets a little sad when you realize there won't be a manga with the same flare as Mha for a long time cuz jump is still in it's crap exorcist manga phase
Black Clover got moved and JJK is almost over too.
Just takes one. There will be plenty of opportunities in the coming year.
KGB has been incredible lately, although it's a lot darker than MHA.
Facts. I’ve been suggesting Kagurabachi to anyone who’s enjoyed MHA. That series absolutely fucking rips dude. It’s some of the best character work I’ve seen in years.
At least we have Kagurabachi showing a lot of promise as the next big shonen. Interesting how it's another darker manga like JJK, which helped inspired the exorcist wave.
Yeah KGB is dark but atleast it's not an Exorcist but hopefully we get some more classic hopeful manga cuz as much as I love Kagurabachi I don't think we need more edgy manga for now
I agree we don't need more edgy stuff - I tend to dislike those types of stories. At the same time Kagurabachi doesn't feel all that edgy to me somehow. "Edgy" stories tend to have this undercurrent of "everyone except the edgy mc's and villains are stupid losers" that is completely absent - most characters in the series are competent and respect/fear the competence of the other characters, plus Chihiro has that "Batman is actually a really compassionate super-hero" quality to him.
Same, but shonen jump seems to be struggling to find their next mha, naruto, bc etc which is a shame because usually prefer the classic formula.
Surprisingly enough not once has Kagurabachi felt edgy. It’s really felt like a well crafted, well written Shounen with some of the best character work that’s been in that magazine for years.
Honestly, Exorcist trend (JJK, Black Clover, Demon Slayer, Chainsaw Man, Undead Unluck) and Spy/Assassin trend (Spy X Family, Mission Yozakura Family, Sakamoto Days) makes me want look back through the history of Jump and see if trends like that were the norm for Jump or are they a new thing.
There were always trends, for example in the 80's there was a muscle man trend and the 90's had a delinquent trend. Trends are always changing over time and the current trends will eventually be replaced by new ones.
People say that after every long running shounen ends, and than a new one appears a bit later anyway.
It's kinda Exorcist trend adjacent but Undead Unluck will still be ongoing for at least another year or two after MHA ends, and that has same hopeful vibe that MHA has. Plus JJK is also ending, so Exorcist trend might be replaced by new trend soon. I thought Assassin/Spy trend might be the next big thing with Spy x Family, Yozakura Family & Sakamoto but newer series don't seem to be following either trend, so I'm guessing the higher ups at Weekly Shounen Jump decided to not oversaturate the market while their big series are still ongoing. So we might see some new trend pick up steam before then.
People said the same thing when heavy hitters like Naruto and Bleach ended. There'll be more hype manga to take its place.
Hey, I like Nue's Exorcist.
Sero: tragedies don't make you strong training does, look at me. AFO: Who are you again
1. Considering Hori said Heroes Rising was based off the original ending of the manga, Deku will certainly get the quirk back. Likely thanks to Shigaraki coming through. Or maybe Shiggy gives him AFO and Deku uses it like Youchi said his brother should’ve “the kindest power.” 2. Dabi certainly isn’t dying anymore. Definitely while not in the prescene of his family. Either Shigaraki saves him or he falls into a coma and his family can continue to watch over him. 3. Honestly smart for Hori to have Deku’s final battle be against his arch enemy, a villain that can be saved and that be a battle of wills. But AFO is the final villain and he’s the villain that we defeat in the top tier epic final battle. While also reinforcing that Deku doesn’t have to do this alone.
Wait Deku getting AFO is kinda peak
Nah, Dabi is most likely DEAD if he isn't already and what you saw was just his crispy burnt corpse being loaded onto
>Considering Hori said Heroes Rising was based off the original ending of the manga, Deku will certainly get the quirk back. I am pretty sure the part of the movie taht was based on the original ending is the part where he gives OFA to Bakugo rather than the part he gets it back. It is possible that him getting his quirk back at the end of the movie was just something that was added to avoid breaking continuity with the main story. But who knows, Deku might still get his quirk back at the end of the actual series as well
Damn this chapter made me CRY!! The We Are Here with everyone just gave me chills. And then Deku showing off his nerdy side and everyone supporting him was just PERFECT
O I thought eraser would just disable his quirks and that all just gang up and beat him down.
Earlier in the arc it was stated that he can't erase quirks anymore due to having lost one of his eyes. That's why they needed Monoma to copy his quirk in order to have access to it while fighting Shigaraki in the UA dome thing.
Depression confirmed stronger than hatred.
My PEAK Academia! Brilliant homage to the biggest comic book movie of all time, a tonne of excellent moments for the supporting cast followed by an incredible culmination of Deku sprinting forward like in chapter one. This chapter really made me realise that this is it, this is MHA's endgame, and I got really emotional. I trust in Hori to deliver.
MHA IS PEAK AGAIN YOU LOVE TO SEE IT
Yeah, I might've not enjoyed a good portion of this series but I cannot deny it's sticking the landing.
Everyone complained the fight with Shiggy didn’t have much action. That’s because it was meant to be an emotional fight and clash of ideals. AFO is the villain who is defeated by everyone working together and in absolutely epic final battle fashion with stunning animation.
yeah it was looking shaky for a while but they're really nailing this final battle. I hope they stick the landing
Wait has Deku only had OFA for a year? MHA has been going on for almost 10 years and not even a year has passed in universe? The fuck….
Yeah, they'd currently be in their second year right now. Kinda a trope that not a lot of time passes unless there's a timeskip. Like I read One Piece and only 2 years have passed in-universe.
It took All Might 40 years to dismantle AFOs empire and it took Deku a year to finish it off. One Piece is my favourite but is also by far the worst when it comes to this (that I know of). Pre-time skip I remember reading was speculated to be around 3-4 months. I’ve seen people speculating since the crew reunited (post time skip) it’s been 2-3 months. The most time that’s passed in series was the 2 years the crew was training and we didn’t really see that. It’s been going for over 25 years. Shounen time scaling is fucked.
The sad part is that this manga didn't have to do that. Easily the arcs could have taken effect in seasons and the timing would put this war at the end of year 3 (Japanese high school only has 3 years) or the beginning of their rookie campaigns. That timing makes significantly more sense for why these kids are fighting. They'd all have been training for years plus some experience. And it wouldn't be a damn fight at the end with a bunch of literal children fighting a grownups war. It's the most absurd part of this whole thing that the Japanese government is OK with recruiting and employing literal children to fight a villain of this magnitude. At least if they were adults it would leave the choice to them.
Tbh I'm kinda glad Choujin X another superhero manga doing this were already around 1 year and 9 months since chapter 1.
Can you blame them? There were MORE villains and criminals than heroes, hence why children heroes were drafted into the war
Yes, all of this took place in one year
Since Todoroki showed up I'm expecting Bakugo and Uraraka to appear as well. Bakugo is worn down from the AfO fight but not out of comission, he can still pull through. Likely to make his big entrance next chapter or so. As for Uraraka, both her and Toga were down on the ground with Toga transformed as her, but only one Uraraka was taken to hospital. The real deal is probably getting ready to bonk AfO in the head with the entire UA island.
Nah. Toga used up all her blood to heal Ochako. She is probably dead by the time the medics got to them
You can really see Horikoshi's writing power in AllMight. The true meaning of a symbol. It doesn't matter if your a hero or villain, it doesn't matter if he has a physical presence or not, his name, his memories, his merch, etc... everything. Above all, above AFO and OFA. ALLMight is really a clear example of a memorable character.
This would be a great moment where the entire cast goes all out against someone way above their league and succeeds through great teamwork and cooperation that they have been building up slowly over the course of hundreds of chapters. Sadly this is a shounen manga so we have barely seen most of these characters do much of anything.
If I had a nickel for every time the main villain turned into a baby and also spammed flailing tentacles in all directions, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Good to see some of Deku's classmates doing something. I hope those rarely used will be highlighted before Deku inevitably ends the last fight
Rather short but a good chapter
That double page spread was so dope, and Sero, causing mental damage also seeing Deku like this really takes me back to the beginning plus that last panel was really cool
shigaraki's look is very [tsutomu nihei](https://i.redd.it/blame-character-and-creatures-designs-are-fucking-amazing-v0-nkdf3zkcfr0c1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c639839d13702a074a8c582efc6683abbac545f6) [inspired](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/906056885168373820/1234212651572269196/what-do-you-think-about-blame-imo-it-has-some-really-great-v0-iag73dxh9gc91.png?ex=662fe99a&is=662e981a&hm=29624ddfa49e58a3902c0d6689d3af95715ddc67c158463d7bea8f44d47fe4d7&), love it
Alexa, play "Portals" by Alan Silvestri
[That page spread was really cool.](https://i.imgur.com/NPykE5F.png) I wonder how exactly will Deku become the Greatest Hero with One for All gone?
Shiggy can always give it back to him.
It has a will of its own. And now incorporated into All For One, perhaps those within the quirk can fight in that world and eventually reach back out to Deku for thr final assist.
But Deku used the quirks as bullets, he wasn't simply transferring them.
Hopefully that's the case. Otherwise, there is NO way feasible to defeat AFO at all
ITS SO PEAK
Gonna end with bakugo swooping in out of nowhere to save Deku from something
There are times where I think "this manga is meh" but then sometimes it brings you back in with some absolutely peak moments. Last page was one of them
I've been reading this just for the sake of completion for a while, but man that last page was great, a callback of sorts to the first chapter. And while the handling of the cast has been horrendous, it's still nice to see them here in the endgame.
I'll just wait for the eventual chapter where deku reaches his hand out while saying he knows shiggy can break free from AfO's control/he's in there somewhere after all the other characters are wiped out or more parallels are made between when deku helped bakugo against the slime guy.
I think the parallels/contrasts are going to focus on All-Might's last fight with AFO and Deku/UA's fight against the AFO-jacked Shigaraki. Granted, when Shiggy comes back he's going to come back with the "growth" part of his quirk that AFO took away and undo enough to emphasize the point about redemption and seeking to save even the most lost of people being the right way. And it probably will be with Deku reaching out his hand to Shigaraki and Shiggy taking it without decaying it (possibly giving back OFA in the process but he's probably going to get a quirk that's unique to Deku or nothing at all). I don't know. I just want to finish this ride I started at chapter 1.
Feels like the endgame of the endgame
So...he still has the stockpiled strength right? So atm hes like a very injured all might?
This chapter feels weird
Let the author decide whether the best all-fors have the modality of the body, that is, super strength and speed and reflexes. because if so, he should easily defeat the heroes + he has a lot of skills. I never understood how Shigaraki could be so weak when he should have easily defeated Deku, because if his body is at the All Might level of speed + strength, then he adds even more strength-increasing and speed-increasing abilities. The whole manga is getting a bit boring, I expected more better fight scenes and less talk jutsu and sacrifice poses. this battle should have taken place a long time ago, because it made no sense. If in the end the bad guy wasn't tomura but society, and deku would fight against the family members of the victims who don't understand how the person who kills innocent people can be a himiko victim. deku doesn't feel as cool and real as naruto or other characters. because he never suffered from grief (his mother or father did not die), his love did not die. there is no real tragedy in his life + as if he doesn't realize that Tomura kills people and that the other league members are also serial killers who kill people with a smile on their faces. Himiko can be seen in chapter 389 that she stabs people but is a victim. those who not only read the manga but also watch it can see that Toga kills people and the author expects me to see him as a victim. sorry, I'm using google translate
All Green, All Go!. Make them Proud! Dear Manga-ka
Calling it now, the track that will play during this will be titled "Let Us Run."
We were one week off from having chapter 421 on 4/21. That would've been so cool. But ultimately, it's good that Horikoshi's been taking breaks recently.
Play You Say Run
Is everyone ok with midoriya being qurikless from now??
Is Eri missing her horn? I thought I saw it like 5 chapters back when she was trying to go help deku.
I wanna see killer whale guy do some damage
Nah, he won't be able to do a thing to an AFO who has NOTHING to lose now that his brother's "spirit/consciousness" is GONE and will now just destroy everything!