Does Ochako dye her hair or something? It's dark on the back, but her parents have light-colored hair.
I think that's supposed to be shadowing. Hair can look very dark in shadow.
Does Ochako dye her hair or something? It's dark on the back, but her parents have light-colored hair.
I think that's supposed to be shadowing. Hair can look very dark in shadow.
Die, you bacteria fucks, dieee!
Gotta love Kacchan lol
Yay, breather chapter.
Great chapter. The breather with these little character moments is better than most of the straightforward actioney stuff we've been getting, a nice change of pace.
Hopefully thats the last tourney for a while. I know they're a shonen staple since Dragonball, as a good way to introduce characters, do one on one fights, and not have to worry about plot for a while but… I just get so tired of every shonen going that route. Got me to stop reading Shokugeki No Soma because I was just bored by it. Everyone's done it since Dragonball, that's like 30 years of it being a standard staple.
I'm sure its good to the target young audience that hasn't seen em all before, but if you have to have these competitions, isn't there some way to break it up? Bakuman constantly had manga rankings which were different, and OP's tourney kkept it in fre-for-all mode, there weren't any one on ones... that was saved for real fights. Just... keep it a little fresher?
At least the main character didn't win. Didn't even come close, really.
Great chapter. The breather with these little character moments is better than most of the straightforward actioney stuff we've been getting, a nice change of pace.
Hopefully thats the last tourney for a while. I know they're a shonen staple since Dragonball, as a good way to introduce characters, do one on one fights, and not have to worry about plot for a while but… I just get so tired of every shonen going that route. Got me to stop reading Shokugeki No Soma because I was just bored by it. Everyone's done it since Dragonball, that's like 30 years of it being a standard staple.
I'm sure its good to the target young audience that hasn't seen em all before, but if you have to have these competitions, isn't there some way to break it up? Bakuman constantly had manga rankings which were different, and OP's tourney kkept it in fre-for-all mode, there weren't any one on ones... that was saved for real fights. Just... keep it a little fresher?
At least the main character didn't win. Didn't even come close, really.
Top 8 is fairly close, but yeah, that Izuku didn't win is very refreshing.
Top 8 is Ash Ketchum never growing up stats.
Top 8 isn't even Krillin status. It's Yamcha level.
TIL Ash is Yamcha level
Makes sense tho
This chapter is one of my favourite. Honestly, I didn't really like this arc that much. The 1v1 was getting really tedious and boring. A breather chapter that showcase the characters spending time with their family is fun.
Ochako's mum pushing her eyeball back was hilarious and disturbing at the same time.
Katchan was absolutely hilarious.
The arc did manage to accomplish a few things even if it felt a little disjointed
I'm a little thrown off by the fact all the top tier guys were the characters with the big showy flashy area of effect powers. No one with speed or smarts or creativity made it all that far. Just the guys that could blow you up from across the ring.
Kinda dull.
I hate to compare anything to Naruto, but Naruto's Chunin exams were way better for creating sympatetic and interesting characters, and showing interesting powers and strategies. And that was like 12-13 years ago, (back when Naruto was actually good!) plenty of time for the example to settle in for the next generation to build from. (It was in turn better than the Dragonball and YYH tournament rounds.)
Though Shaman King is still a pretty good example of an absolutely awful tournament format. It literally ate the series alive and took over the whole thing for 95% of its run. Eww.
Yes, MHA did introduce some characters more prominently and gave some backstories, but… I still dont feel all that strongly towards any of them.
Except Prince Zuko I guess.
I'm a little thrown off by the fact all the top tier guys were the characters with the big showy flashy area of effect powers. No one with speed or smarts or creativity made it all that far. Just the guys that could blow you up from across the ring.
Kinda dull.
I hate to compare anything to Naruto, but Naruto's Chunin exams were way better for creating sympatetic and interesting characters, and showing interesting powers and strategies. And that was like 12-13 years ago, (back when Naruto was actually good!) plenty of time for the example to settle in for the next generation to build from. (It was in turn better than the Dragonball and YYH tournament rounds.)
Though Shaman King is still a pretty good example of an absolutely awful tournament format. It literally ate the series alive and took over the whole thing for 95% of its run. Eww.
Yes, MHA did introduce some characters more prominently and gave some backstories, but… I still dont feel all that strongly towards any of them.
Except Prince Zuko I guess.
To me it's kinda more just an intro and setup for the bigger world around and that there's more beyond just the A Class. Naruto spent like, idk, 80 chapters or so for the exam something around 60 chapters for straight up matchups that actually showed off what people could do and their backstories and how they approach fights, whereas this entire tourney was 20 chapters long with only like 10 devoted to matchups and most of the development aimed at Todoroki. In that sense, part of the reason why the breather chapter was great was because you actually got to see more of the main cast actually doing things. But to me I think the tournament really was more of a vehicle to set up while showing off some neat tricks.
What it comes down to is the follow-up after the tournament I guess, but I'm not too bummed about it.
Note that in many of the little between-chapter character profiles in volumes 1-3 (so far), Horikoshi is talking about some relatively obscure class member and says, "I can't wait to showcase this guy" or "I'd really like to give her an 'episode' soon."
Seems like there's a lot he wants to do, so he just has to figure out how to weave it in around Izuku's story. From what we've seen so far, though, I'm not worried. Shoto got a ton of development, we've already got a feeling for Ochako's background/family/hopes/dreams, Ida's got a surprising amount going on for what could have been a one-dimensional nerd character, and even weirdos like Hitoshi Shinso are shown to have depth. And even just from the character interactions we have already (mostly the downtime when the kids are talking), I feel like we can see the seeds of decent development (Mineta's inferiority complex, Mashirao's honor, what is sure to be an incredibly dark past for Yuga, etc.).
And I really enjoyed the breather chapter, too. Interactions/home life are so refreshing after 15 weeks of battles…even if they do take way longer to translate. <_<
I thought that tournament was pretty good overall, but my issue is that it didn't really focus on the other characters we still didn't know much about. Uraraka's fight was cool, as the cavalry battle brought about character development for her. Todoroki's fight displayed character development for Todoroki and Izuku and the final fight with Todoroki and Bakugou also offered more character development room for Bakugou's character. We already knew about all these characters, though, I wished to learn more about the others - Tokoyami, Momo, Tsuyu, who we only barely know some character traits and quirks of. There were Shinsou, Ojiro and Hatsume I grew to like, but the tournament could've been a lot more in exploring all of the characters, but looks like it was designed with less significance in mind.
Personally, for example, I like Todoroki's fight more than Neji's in Naruto, but we learned more about the others in there - I think, it was also A LOT longer. I'm not a Naruto expert and don't remember it as clearly.
Yeah, the discrepency in sheer chapter allotment is a major factor. But I don't even mentally think of the paper test or forest of death or jiraiya training or invasion segments when I think about the Chunins…. I mostly think the first main round and maybe the naruto/neji fight... just the main first round tourney bit was about 30 chapters, with about 7 of those being Lee and Gaara
But yeah, even then thats a shitload more chapters.
More character stuff is what I want really
Damn you guys are making me remember how freaking good Naurto used to be. The character development, mystery, action and plot in that arc were so well done.
Yeah I have to agree with Robby that the main weakness of the MHA tournament arc was the lack of interesting/clever powers doing well. We get nothing like a Shikimaru or a HxH fight, instead we get fights where sheer power wins time and time again. What about that chick who can create literally anything? Loses. Guy who can mind control other people? Loses.
Yeah, the discrepency in sheer chapter allotment is a major factor. But I don't even mentally think of the paper test or forest of death or jiraiya training or invasion segments when I think about the Chunins…. I mostly think the first main round and maybe the naruto/neji fight... just the main first round tourney bit was about 30 chapters, with about 7 of those being Lee and Gaara
But yeah, even then thats a shitload more chapters.
More character stuff is what I want really
For comparison sake, the main tournament fights of Naruto/Neji and Shika/Temari were ~10 chapters together. Which was the entire length of the entire tournament bracket of 16 in MHA.
In theory, as CCC pointed out, it's likely that Horikoshi'll show'em off in the future. Guess he was more just laying the groundwork for stuff hopefully
This arc laid the groundwork for a ton of character developmentry and just scratched the surface of each person's powers. We've had development for both already recognizable characters like Ida and Ochiko as well as those who were previously just faces, like Todoroki and Tokoyami. It also introduced several entirely new characters. That's a lot of work for 20 chapters.
Also, the Chuunin exam exists in a world where they've been studying for it for years. Everyone has had a lot of time to fine tune their ninja abilities and they're applying for basically pro-level certification. The students here are still in their first year of school and are showcasing their stuff for the chance to be a sidekick. It's natural that they'll be a lot more raw.
I loved the chapter, and the arc as well! It was a nice wrap up/epilogue for the arc that does a great job of illustrating the students lives immediately after the tourney.
While it's true we didn't get the most interesting/clever fights this arc I don't think that's necessarily an issue right now. This arc (and Academia in general as of now) really just established a lot of the characters' combat abilities, in the school setting. The students are at their base level right now and we all know what they need in order to develop. Their powers weren't really made known to us, but rather their limitations. And I think we'll see more clever battles down the road as the powers develop and come across more difficult challenges.
Horikoshi knows how to draw interesting and exciting action, and we got plenty of that here.
Does this mean that I wish there hadn't been more to the fights? No, but I am satisfied with what we have from this series for now. Aside from the 1v1's we got plenty that scratched that clever battle itch. One that comes immediately to mind was back around chapter 16 when Midoriya the tiny dude and the frog girl (there are so many names in this series…) had to battle in the aquatic zone.
To compare it to other similar series such as Naruto and Hunter x Hunter I think we must consider chapter count as a major issue I've been seeing with Academia can often be attributed to there not being enough content out yet.
The equivalent place in Naruto was right after the written test ended, and in Hunter x Hunter was immediately after the Zoldyck arc. Sure Naruto had excellent development in the later Chunin exams but it had much more time to do so. When referring to Hunter x Hunter, Nen hadn't even been introduced yet and at that point was pretty much a typical Shonen. The Heavens Arena was arguably where Hunter x Hunter really began to stand out and get interesting battles.
I think My Hero Academia is comparable at this point in time with the quality in these series and certainly shows an exciting amount of potential. I for one am loving it and can't wait to see what Horikoshi is excited to show us (as CCC stated above), as I'm sure you all are too.
When did we get hints of this?
Sorry, that one was a joke.
…But surely there's _something_ there…
While it's true we didn't get the most interesting/clever fights this arc I don't think that's necessarily an issue right now. This arc (and Academia in general as of now) really just established a lot of the characters' combat abilities, in the school setting. The students are at their base level right now and we all know what they need in order to develop.
I'd be okay with that answer, except for the fact that, aside from our hero, these kids have had their powers their entire lives. It didn't just hit at puberty, they haven't had them for a few weeks… they've all had their powers for years and years.
Yes, proficient training and improvement under specific teachers is still to be a thing, obviouly, but you'd think there's be a little more crazy creativity going on than just "he who spams the area most with the biggest explosive, wins"..
I'd be okay with that answer, except for the fact that, aside from our hero, these kids have had their powers their entire lives. It didn't just hit at puberty, they haven't had them for a few weeks… they've all had their powers for years and years.
Yes, proficient training and improvement under specific teachers is still to be a thing, obviouly, but you'd think there's be a little more crazy creativity going on than just "he who spams the area most with the biggest explosive, wins"..
Since you mention explosions, Bakugo has been generally clever and/or tactical about how his powers are used. This is particularly noticeable with Tokoyami, using his explosions as much to create light as to do damage. Because Todoroki used his powers on huge bursts, he caught Iida off guard with a finesse move. We may not be seeing crazy creativity like in a Jojo battle, but there are moments of cleverness and tactics.
Also, something that I thought of while writing this, if I remember right, U.A. is the first place where these kids have been able to really let loose with their powers. I remember during their first classes that in things like athletic contests before starting at U.A. they had to use their Quirks as little as possible for the sake of fairness (and though not mentioned, to help learn control I'd bet). So this year may very well be the first time these kids have been encouraged to work out more creative and tactical uses for their Quirks.
I have been following My Hero Academia since Fallen Angels have picked it up (thanks, Gliblord, you might be making translation mistakes sometimes, but your English is very expressive and a pleasure to read), but haven’t written anything about it so far.
Despite all the hype around it, this manga is okay. A tried and true premise, basic story structure, at first sight it does not look very exciting. But it has its metaphoric heart at the right place, so reading experience is never boring. The characters and their interactions is what really makes this manga shine. Obviously, All Might is the best. Why? Because he is here, of course. Yes, this is stupid. But the rest of supporting cast is quite entertaining too. I think Bakugou has left the best impression on me so far: he is full of flaws, his rivalry with Midoriya just in 10 chapters became a real relationship Naruto and Sasuke could not make in seven hundreds.
! Uraraka isn't as flawed as character, and her development is more subtle, but I like how prominent and proactive she has been so far.
! The rest of the kids is great as well, so I wish Horikoshi gets to draw all he has planned for them. And hopefully, no hero switches side because the crowd wishing this to happen is extremely obnoxious.
And the protagonist? I think Horikoshi made the right call there. Midoriya’s struggle is fascinating to behold. Boy has guts, but in the face of overwhelming obstacles he has to clear and now his own overwhelming power (One for All is), that does not mean much. And that is what makes his development so engaging. It will be grand when the day arrives for him to embrace his quirk.
! I am not especially fond of the superhero theme, but I like the way Horikoshi treats it here, casually adapting vigilantism as a professional industry. There something very Japanese about it. It is fascinating to see a world accustomed to the variety of freaky superpowers and mutations its inhabitants have developed (which is very un-Japanese about it). Makes you want to see more of the world outside of UA, but that is something yet to come.
Speaking of sights, the visuals are really good. Character designs are distinctive, even if too busy sometimes, especially in the hero costumes case. Action and powers look good in dynamic too. Midoriya’s injuries look painfully believable. Composition and paneling sometimes feels a bit off though, and lacks proper focus. It is nice to see Horikoshi grow as an artist from manga to manga.
I just hope that the early popularity does not do anything to change Horikoshi’s approach to the manga. For now it seems he and his staff are having a lot of fun doing My Hero Academia, and I hope it stays that way.
They aren't vigilantes if they are goverment sanctioned. Vigilante includes working outside the law to bring justice.
My single favorite Bakugou/rivalry moment was after his fight with Uraraka where he confronts Midoriya about potentially endangering her. It shows both his respect for Deku and his concern for Uraraka in the same breath. Really, all his thoughts and most of his actions in the tournament portion added some great depth to him. It's great to see that both he and Deku have an analytical side to them.
Dude, this is like the best thing ever. And this comes from a guy who didn't even liked Stone Ocean.
My single favorite Bakugou/rivalry moment was after his fight with Uraraka where he confronts Midoriya about potentially endangering her. It shows both his respect for Deku and his concern for Uraraka in the same breath. Really, all his thoughts and most of his actions in the tournament portion added some great depth to him. It's great to see that both he and Deku have an analytical side to them.
I never thought of it as Bakugo showing concern for Uraraka, I think he was just annoyed about Midoriya giving her a plan to won. He certainly never had enough concern to hold back during the fight.
I never thought of it as Bakugo showing concern for Uraraka, I think he was just annoyed about Midoriya giving her a plan to won. He certainly never had enough concern to hold back during the fight.
Bakugou says to Midoriya: "You put that shitty plan in her head, right? The plan that had her fling herself around so dangerously!"
He is definitely showing concern.
I never thought of it as Bakugo showing concern for Uraraka, I think he was just annoyed about Midoriya giving her a plan to won. He certainly never had enough concern to hold back during the fight.
Nope, in Chapter 37 right after the fight he describes it as "the plan that had her fling herself around so dangerously." That's pretty clearly concern. I think Bakugou has a solid enough handle on his abilities in most cases, but when he has to try harder there's a greater chance of him hurting someone. After that fight he's at first angry because he had to use more of his power and risk hurting her, but later it's because he and most of the others thought she was weak and fragile. If he wants Todoroki to fight his best against him, why else wouldn't he want all his opponents to do so?
Bakugou wants to fight, to be challenged and to win, but he doesn't necessarily want to hurt people to do it. Uraraka put herself at way too much risk for his comfort.
I disagree. I think it was closer to warning Deku to not be so reckless. He's known Deku long enough that heknows the latter would keep coming up with suicidal, reckless plans whenever he's in a pinch. Remember, Bakugou will not let him die until he beats Deku.
The entire situation post-fight is tinged with concern/recognition of Uraraka's abilities. There's also another scene where the other students are berating Bakugou for attacking such a "fragile girl" to which he responds, "Where do you see fragile?"
While Bakugou doesn't have a full 180 change of heart, he's definitely being fleshed out and developing beyond the surface level "Things go Boom, I'll Kill you all, I'm the best attitude."
Bakugou says to Midoriya: "You put that shitty plan in her head, right? The plan that had her fling herself around so dangerously!"
He is definitely showing concern.
Nope, in Chapter 37 right after the fight he describes it as "the plan that had her fling herself around so dangerously." That's pretty clearly concern. I think Bakugou has a solid enough handle on his abilities in most cases, but when he has to try harder there's a greater chance of him hurting someone. After that fight he's at first angry because he had to use more of his power and risk hurting her, but later it's because he and most of the others thought she was weak and fragile. If he wants Todoroki to fight his best against him, why else wouldn't he want all his opponents to do so?
Bakugou wants to fight, to be challenged and to win, but he doesn't necessarily want to hurt people to do it. Uraraka put herself at way too much risk for his comfort.
I stand corrected. I was thinking as I typed that something seemed off about my interpretation of Bakugo's anger at Midoriya, but couldn't pin down what it was. Was probably me not remembering this.
I think I actually may have been a bit misleading with the translation there. I didn't read any concern for Uraraka's wellbeing in what he said there; rather I was trying to convey the concept of "self-sacrifice attack plan" without it sounding that stilted. What he was saying, in my informed opinion, was that such a plan must have come from shit-ass Deku. While Bakugou certainly doesn't actively want to harm her, as you said, he doesn't think she's fragile. Count that as a failure of translation finesse on my part.
Well, wouldn't that be basically the same thing I said? He scolded Deku for coming up with a reckless plan and warned him to stop it because one of these days, Deku might end up killing himself from overdoing it. (Even though it was Ochako's plan all along). If anything, it's not that he was showing concern in any way, but is angry because Deku's going too far with his attitude, even for his standards.
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currently translating vol 4 omake
Can anyone help me figure out what on earth あとカツキ戦犯。means? It's at the end of Monoma's page and it doesn't seem to have to do with any of the other information in it, so I'm well and truly stumped
Nah. There's honestly zero explicit concern for Uraraka, as Glib just said. The line is literally "That shitty self-sacrificing plan…must have been your idea." Then, "You made a lot of trouble for me, messing around like that [by coaching her]."
You coulllld interpret that as implicit, hidden concern, but it's an unverifiable stretch.
And the "Where do you see fragile?" line shows that our Katsuki is an excellent mold-breaking feminist, anyway.
currently translating vol 4 omake
Can anyone help me figure out what on earth あとカツキ戦犯。means? It's at the end of Monoma's page and it doesn't seem to have to do with any of the other information in it, so I'm well and truly stumped
No idea. But I'll be forced to figure it out too when they mail me the book haha.
currently translating vol 4 omake
Can anyone help me figure out what on earth あとカツキ戦犯。means? It's at the end of Monoma's page and it doesn't seem to have to do with any of the other information in it, so I'm well and truly stumped
カツキ = Katsuki = Bakugou?
戦犯 = Rikaichan says "war criminal"
Maybe it's referencing the fact that he pissed off Katsuki during the Cavalry Battle?
Ooh that does make sense. Thanks! ;)
Not related to anything in particular, but lately I've started listening to the Thrilling Adventure Hour and now, as a result, I've now started imagining its superhero character,
, similar to All-Might and, upon thinking about it, vice versa (imagining All-Might with John DiMaggio's Captain Laserbeam voice)Hey guys so where can I get Gliblord's english translation? All I get is Vietnamese.
Not related to anything in particular, but lately I've started listening to the Thrilling Adventure Hour and now, as a result, I've now started imagining its superhero character,
, similar to All-Might and, upon thinking about it, vice versa (imagining All-Might with John DiMaggio's Captain Laserbeam voice)
Does that make Eraserhead his Phillip Fathom :DNice to see another TAH Adventurekateer!
Does that make Eraserhead his Phillip Fathom :DNice to see another TAH Adventurekateer!
Haven't got that far in the episodes yet (last captain laserbeam I listened to was the "King Mammal" episode), so can't say. Though from what I've read of Fathom I imagine may not be too far off.
Hey guys so where can I get Gliblord's english translation? All I get is Vietnamese.
http://bato.to/read/_/302170/boku-no-hero-academia_ch1–v2-_by_fallen-angels
http://bato.to/read/_/302170/boku-no-hero-academia_ch1–v2-_by_fallen-angels
On page 18 of the most recent chapter, Deku's mom says she was close to dehydrating. That seems like a really unusual term to use there, since I'd think something like hyperventilating would make more sense. Is there something I'm missing?
On page 18 of the most recent chapter, Deku's mom says she was close to dehydrating. That seems like a really unusual term to use there, since I'd think something like hyperventilating would make more sense. Is there something I'm missing?
Excessive crying.
http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Boku-no-Hero-Academia/Ch-045–A-Meeting-For-Trying-Out-New-Names?id=231494
I wonder who nominated Deku.
Fun chapter, Bakugou once again was funny with his hero names.
Seeing the whole class interact is a lot of fun. The last bit from Deku was really sweet.