I like the nickname Mr. Bombastic
My Hero Academia II - A true Hero
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@Long:
I like the nickname Mr. Bombastic
I like that one too. I'm fond of Ka-Boom too. I wonder if after this arc we'll go back to intern stuff.
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No, Bakugou isn't going to go all pokemon breeder/domestic abuser in order to "beat" heroes who are stronger than him.
You mean having an abrasive public personality? Very likelly.
No, I mean that Bakugou has an abusive personality and string of behavior, as well as an ego that teeters on a thin edge, and thus was purposely set up by Horikoshi to parallel with Endeavor, hence him hearing and being disturbed by Todoroki's backstory in the tournament.
Do you think Endeavor was always an advocate for eugenics?
No, he broke and reached a point where too him, his goals were the greater good and everyone else a stepping stone for a worthy/just outcome and his children an extension of his worth, so that Todoroki's victory could by proxy be his and not go against his personal obsession with winning on his own merit.
A Bakugou that doesn't grow properly, is at risk at abusing his family and treating the public in a similar fashion, if not apparent logically, then clearly by authorial intent.
My point isn't that Bakugou will become like Endeavor or hasn't took steps in the opposite direction, because I believe he has.
My only point is that if the parralel is brought up then people should engage with it rather than immediately jumping to Bakugou defense/denying that it exists/typing about how he doesn't abuse women and children as of yet (not that he's destined to) and that Endy's just trash.
@No:Yeah, Bakugou would have to regress all the way from now seeing Deku as a true rival (as All Might put it after their second fight) to how he was in chapter 1 for him to become anything like Endeavor.
Not really.
Endeavor is capable of showing a wider range of emotions and putting up a good public front, and has channeled a lot of his worse instincts into fighting villains.
He's capable of much more "adulting" than chapter one Bakugou would be, and has been shown to be capable of working well with others and recognizing other's strengths, and he doesn't "hate" All Might in the same way as Bakugou hated Izuku, he has a one sided rivalry with him and projects his issues onto him, which is similar to Bakugou, and chapter one Bakugou didn't see Izuku as a rival. -
I don't think your argument really works. I feel we are past the point Bakugou could devolve into what Endeavour was at the start. The author kinda saw to the end of that at the end of the extra provisional classes. I mean yes in theory he could become the ultimate bag of ducks but why would Horikoshi undo all of his characters progress to not look down on people or to go back to hating Midoriya? He's even done subtle things like dropping nicknames and just calls people by their names. His anger is now mostly shown as him being a partially harmless mad dog and is mostly glossed over when he yells. At least his class mates know how to decode what he's saying and if they don't he elaborates. His abrasive self is being more written as part of himself that probably won't change. But he's not being built up as someone that seems like he's not learning how to be a more proper hero.
In short, I don't think it's a parallel that works fully any more. Bakugou and Endeavor are different than they were months ago.
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I don't think your argument really works. I feel we are past the point Bakugou could devolve into what Endeavour was at the start. The author kinda saw to the end of that at the end of the extra provisional classes. I mean yes in theory he could become the ultimate bag of ducks but why would Horikoshi undo all of his characters progress to not look down on people or to go back to hating Midoriya? He's even done subtle things like dropping nicknames and just calls people by their names. His anger is now mostly shown as him being a partially harmless mad dog and is mostly glossed over when he yells. At least his class mates know how to decode what he's saying and if they don't he elaborates. His abrasive self is being more written as part of himself that probably won't change. But he's not being built up as someone that seems like he's not learning how to be a more proper hero.
In short, I don't think it's a parallel that works fully any more. Bakugou and Endeavor are different than they were months ago.
I agree that all those changes have occured, I still dislike seeing people deny the basis for the parralels and their interconnected arcs at big points for Bakugou (the tournament, afo, kids).
Bakugou has had points in the story where he backslides or his inner anger goes to his head, and the possibility for relapses in response to new developments is still there.
Endeavor has grown in certain aspects, otherwise he couldn't function as he does, Bakugou could grow in some ways and still end up at a negative place (I don't believe he ultimately will though).
I'm not arguing he will be Endeavor 2.0, just that it was and or is a possibility, and that Horikoshi has continued to highlight them together for a reason, so it's annoying to see people (not here) shut it down completely while they're excusing and woobifying Bakugou without engaging in the parallel on multiple levels. -
Everything turned into a storyboard (I think it's called a Name in manga terms).
I can't wait for this in the anime. 100% would have massive advantages, I think. The anime team just has to make use of them.
Also Jiro is best girl.
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Haha. Heck of a chapter to not be able to finish the art on.
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It is kind of sad that the climax of the arc had to be left half done.
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It'll also have a chance at being finished for the volume, right?
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It is usually but then again:
The weekly grind is not healthy for the authors, the series or the industry. 50 years is enough, the WSJ schedule is insane, organize the magazine so that every author gets Oda's current schedule of 2.5 or 3 chapters per month, put more series in to fill the gaps and keep having the same total output.
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I agree that all those changes have occured, I still dislike seeing people deny the basis for the parralels and their interconnected arcs at big points for Bakugou (the tournament, afo, kids).
Bakugou has had points in the story where he backsides or his inner anger goes to his head, and th possibility for relapses in response to me developments is a possibility.
Endeavor has grown in certain aspects, otherwise he couldn't function as he does, Bakugou could grow in some ways and still end up at a negative place (I don't believe he ultimately will though).
I'm not arguing he will be Endeavor 2.0, just that it was and or is a possibility, and that Horikoshi has continued to highlight them together for a reason, so it's annoying to see people (not here) shut it down completely while they're excusing and woobifying Bakugou without engaging in the parallel on multiple levels.I think the ship has sailed on a personality back slide entirely without Horikoshi writing something contrived. It wouldn't fit as well now. If Bakugou wasn't ranked so high, maybe? But it would be a pretty big mistake. He's not going to be number 1 hero. But I don't think he'll let it consume him. It just lets him have a longer goal.
Oh noes! This chapter…Well I'm hoping the anime gets to this point, I'm excited to see how the visuals and audio all work together. I think even if the chapter wasn't partially sketch it would still be a bit difficult to understand the flow. Still it looked like quite the routine.
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Jump's system is clearly growing increasingly dated.
These days if something catches on people will come back to it because news spreads really easily thanks to the internet.
Doing seasonal breaks these days isn't as destructive to a series' success from what I've noticed, for example.
So a break here and there/a little more lax of a release schedule won't affect much of anything.
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Well I think we can safely say this will be improved somewhat in the physical volume release…
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Guys, guys. Don't you get it?
The performance was so good that it caused reality itself to bend at points, making everything look all sketchy.
It's clearly 100% intentional.
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I liked the chapter, even with the unfinished parts, it was pretty fun to read.
I only hope that Hori is doing okay, he should take free weeks from time to time just like One Piece does. I don´t want Hori to become another Ashihara.
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Horikoshi should have taken a week off then release this half finished scribble mess. This was the climax of the arc ffs
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Agreed Hori should've delayed the chapter. An extra week off won't kill the fans. How many times has Hori taken a break? I think its been less than five throughout MHA's entire run. I blame Infinity War and the Detective Conan movie.:ninja:
Or, maybe its all part of the plan to get more people buying the volume. Horikoshi, you sly mofo.
@Long:
I like the nickname Mr. Bombastic
Welp, someone has to do it:
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Guys, guys. Don't you get it?
The performance was so good that it caused reality itself to bend at points, making everything look all sketchy.
It's clearly 100% intentional.
Like the Ark of the Covenant in Indiana Jones, if he drew it normally our faces would melt.
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Definitely should have taken a break in order to finish this chapter. The storyboard art really damaged this chapter and made it quite difficult to understand what was going on. The performance has been built up for ages and then for it to come out like this is such a shame. Sure it’ll be fixed in the volume but it’s not like I'm gonna go back and read that. Crying shame
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Well, better if it happened during some lame concert than during a fight scene.
Might sound mean but I'm not much of a fan of mute concerts.
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Totally a Binks' Sake deal - if done well, the anime could totally make this shine.
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For a silent concert with a few unfinished panels, that still got me feeling pretty energized. Go Jirou!
My point isn't that Bakugou will become like Endeavor or hasn't took steps in the opposite direction, because I believe he has.
My only point is that if the parralel is brought up then people should engage with it rather than immediately jumping to Bakugou defense/denying that it exists/typing about how he doesn't abuse women and children as of yet (not that he's destined to) and that Endy's just trash.I agree that all those changes have occured, I still dislike seeing people deny the basis for the parralels and their interconnected arcs at big points for Bakugou (the tournament, afo, kids).
Bakugou has had points in the story where he backsides or his inner anger goes to his head, and th possibility for relapses in response to me developments is a possibility.Oh, sorry for misinterpreting your point then. I thought you meant Bakugou could still turn into Endeavor without any changes from where he's gotten to now, and while the chapter one comparison was a bit exaggerated, I think we agree it would take some regressing for Bakugou to go down that path given all the development he's had so far. (Though I personally don't think Bakugou's had all those small developments over time only for them to be undone).
…and he doesn't "hate" All Might in the same way as Bakugou hated Izuku, he has a one sided rivalry with him and projects his issues onto him, which is similar to Bakugou, and chapter one Bakugou didn't see Izuku as a rival.
You are right about the differences about the hatred. However, Bakugou's rivalry with Izuku isn't one sided, as they both acknowledged each other after their second fight, with Bakugou even giving constructive criticism about Izuku's shoot style later in his own asshole-y way. Which makes it very unlikely that Bakugou will do what Endeavor did if he and Deku end up in a similar situation as Endeavor/AM with Deku as the uncontested number 1, though Sparky Sparky Boom Man definitely wouldn't be enthusiastic about it.
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The unfinished artwork is unfortunate but the chapter was still really wholesome and satisfying. I wound up enjoying this arc alot more than I thought I would've
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Hell of a chapter to have unfinished art on :-( Even more disappointing because the art that we DID see clearly was incredible! I couldn't hear the concert, but goddamn could I FEEL it! Guy's an amazing author.
I cheered for Eri, too. Poor girl finally got a genuine roller coaster moment to feel some exhilaration! How did I get sucked in to a plot about a concert? Iida furiously doing the robot with a "DON!" the entire time was a perfect character moment and made the chapter that much better X-D
Also, Shonen Jump authors should really consider striking for better working conditions. I guess they don't have unions in Japan, but it can't be beneficial for anyone to work your revenue producers to death.
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Would this chapter be the end of an actual volume or in the middle of it? Would this be in 19?
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Is the author unwell? I'm just wondering why the artwork was like it this week.
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Would this chapter be the end of an actual volume or in the middle of it? Would this be in 19?
Volume 19 will be ch168 through (most likely) 176 (sometimes they do 10 chapters instead of 9, when they're shorter than the average 19 pages, which is pretty often with MHA)
So this chapter is definitely in volume 20, closer to the middle of the book than the end.
Is the author unwell? I'm just wondering why the artwork was like it this week.
Tight Golden Week deadlines, most likely.
He had to turn in ch182 before the holidays (I received the raw for it on April 27). -
Yep, most of Jump had to do 2 chapters in like 8 or 9 days. It's why One Piece is short this week and BC has some sketchier art too.
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Yah… that's dumb on Jump's part. Was gonna make a Togashi 2.0 joke, but if it happened in two different manga on the same week, and authors were only given 9 days for 2 chapters, I can't really blame Horikoshi. It's well known that he doesn't leave himself much 'extra unreleased chapter space' between his work and his deadlines, so this is just unfortunate.
Hey, at least it'll look good in volume form when it comes out! And tbh, you could still follow everything, so I don't mind that much storywise.
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Lol at Horikoshi showing his hand by making sure every shot of Ochako is perfect while Tsuyu (and even Deku) is still rough in several panels.
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It's a little mindblowing to me that Jump editorial is apparently breathing down mangakas' necks to the extent that…Horikoshi couldn't be like, "hey just give me and my assistants literally like 2-3 more hours and we can avoid officially publishing unfinished sketches."
The amount of time required to physically print the magazines must leave them with that little leeway, I guess? That seems like a huge advantage of purely digital distribution; not that I can picture Japan doing away with physical Jump any time soon.
I wonder if Japanese fans take to the internet and complain when this happens... Or if it's just par for the course.
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Yeah, getting a chapter earlier didn't felt worthy.
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Hmm. I'm trying to figure out how Bakugou created a blast that size without destroying the drums lol. Can he make musical blasts?
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Lol at Horikoshi showing his hand by making sure every shot of Ochako is perfect while Tsuyu (and even Deku) is still rough in several panels.
And what hand is that? When's the last time Ochako did anything relevant :ninja:
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And what hand is that? When's the last time Ochako did anything relevant :ninja:
When's the last time Tsuyu did anything at all :ninja:
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When's the last time Tsuyu did anything at all :ninja:
Oh don't get me wrong, this wasn't me defending Tsuyu lol
I was just saying that if that's his favorite, then that's pretty sad lol
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It's a little mindblowing to me that Jump editorial is apparently breathing down mangakas' necks to the extent that…Horikoshi couldn't be like, "hey just give me and my assistants literally like 2-3 more hours and we can avoid officially publishing unfinished sketches."
The amount of time required to physically print the magazines must leave them with that little leeway, I guess? That seems like a huge advantage of purely digital distribution; not that I can picture Japan doing away with physical Jump any time soon.
I wonder if Japanese fans take to the internet and complain when this happens... Or if it's just par for the course.
I wonder if his editor really does stand silently in a corner, trying to make time go slower somehow.
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I was wondering if something weird happened with Jump due to the holiday since this chapter felt so unfinished and even One Piece ended pretty abruptly this week.
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Toga was excellent in todays episode, her whole scene with Ochaco was creepy, and looks like next week we might get anime original scenes with Class A vs Villain Alliance(basing on that Twich scene in the preview episode).
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I remember the All For One arc being great, but rewatching it in the anime I think I'm not as big on the setup leading to the fight. It's still solid, just not "great".
I think the great stuff kinda made me forget that. This and last episode gave solid focus to the side cast, but didn't blow me away.
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Im curious how they will handle Dekus breaking down after Bakugou gets kidnapped, its going to be sad.
For some reason I feel Ochaco shouldve broken Togas arm like this.(instead of asking Tsuyu to restrain her).
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I wish Tetsutetsu/Kendo vs Mustard was animated with the quality of the fights in this episode.
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My Hero Vigilantes chapter 29 is out!
! Not the multi-year time skip I thought would happen, maybe six months tops. Captain Celebrity knows their identities? Guess he’s part of the regular cast now. Like his banter with Koichi. And Pop considers herself a vigilante! Her and Crawler are a legit team, love it.
! Koichi getting a weapon? Doesn’t fit his character. It’ll have to be something that’s both offense and defense. A staff could work, but maybe a tactical flashlight is more up Koichi’s alley. A bit annoyed Koichi hasn't mentioned his quirk letting him fly again. Guess he's not getting that power-up anytime soon.As for this week's episode: Wow! Every time I thought it was ending it kept going. They blazed through chapters (not a complaint). Love watching anime only fans losing their minds over the ep.
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I wonder how the anime can live up to the manga in the AFO reveal, and not that cleaned up, nonsense volume version, the initial chapter release with the pure black smudge of dread and evil.
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I haven't read MHA since that horrible, no-good Internship/Rescue Eri arc ended. Did it return back to its old quality since then?
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I haven't read MHA since that horrible, no-good Internship/Rescue Eri arc ended. Did it return back to its old quality since then?
Well I think so. It's definitely more of a school arc.
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The most recent arc has been noticeably lighter hearted/lower stakes and the general consensus seems to be that it's better for it. The most recent villain is easily the most fun and arguably the most sympathetic we've had so far, making for a kick-ass fight with surprisingly strong emotional grounds. Definitely feels like a return to form for me.
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I haven't read MHA since that horrible, no-good Internship/Rescue Eri arc ended. Did it return back to its old quality since then?
It's not the Internship arc, but I haven't been particularly invested in the arcs that have came after it either.
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Ive never got the dislike of the internship arc. It was a bit long for the final fight compared to what we usually do but I never felt like it was wasting my time. Of course every my hero arc is fast paced, some to the detriment since the author still has a fear of cancellation affecting him ( The Kamino arc was great but came too soon and went by too fast )
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I liked the intern arc up until the raid. There was some highlights within. But overall I still didt give a flip about Deku's personal stake in it. I liked Kirishima getting some panel time. There were many dropped balls. The finale was kinda…Meh? But I liked/like the transition back to the school stuff, the Bakugou and Todoroki portion. Getting focus on other kids like Aoyoma and Jiro. Fun villains.