Toshinori Yagi’s still alive? Okay. You win, Horikoshi.
That’s right. You win. I have no idea if Toshinori will survive the series. So, I’m just gonna stop guessing and enjoy the ride.
I had hoped Gentle would help save All Might but All For One shut that idea down along with America’s X-66 jets saving the former number one hero. Horikoshi removed every obstacle in AFO’s way except for Deku and Bakugo.
After thousands of death flags, we’re finally at the end of All Might’s road.
It’s not confirmed yet, but this whole chapter signaled All Might dying to protect Deku. It’s similar to how Nana Shimura sacrificed herself for Toshinori Yagi all those years ago. I’m 99.99% sure All Might is dead. If he survives, my next My Hero Academia review will contain a lot more yelling and ranting than you could ever imagine.
Yes, All Might’s dead, but he should be joining the Force—erm—One Fore All vestiges soon enough. The ole’ dead mentor encourages the hero trope is coming. Or, is he? Without a quirk of his own, is All Might’s connection to OFA severed forever? I doubt it. If only for narrative purposes. We’ll see “All Might” talking to Deku again.
This fight’s just dumb.
I know you’ve seen it before. A manga/anime fight that goes on for so long it’s becomes absolutely ridiculous. Whether it be constant power-ups, cliffhangers, or last-minute saves, the longer a fight goes, the dumber it gets. All Mech VS All For One, has indeed, went on for too long.
We get it. AFO is unstoppable. And, yes, the main point of the fight is damaging AFO enough for Eri’s Rewind to finish him off. Still, AFO expunges all of his blood to counter Stain’s quirk with a quirk specifically able to do that? Come the hell on, Horikoshi! That’s just too much. Oh! But we’re not done, because AFO can apparently change his blood type.
Look, I like the explanation that the blood type quirk helped him hide in the shadows but that doesn’t take away from it being ridiculous. Again, we shouldn’t have gotten to this point or AFO’s counter to Stain should’ve been less jarring. Sure, AFO was planning ahead but that whole scene left a bad taste in my mouth. And it tastes like demon lord bodily fluid. Next chapter, I’m bringing my umbrella.
Stain is dead. No surprise there. Stain was the type of character who’s destined to go out in a blaze of glory. Well, in this case, a blaze of failure. Anyway, he died for All Might, so good for him?
Say no to drugs, kids.
Or, yes. It depends on the drug. Illegal drugs aren’t good for you. Aspirin is a legal drug. But don’t smoke it! Anyway, Gear 5 Luffy VS Still Not Fully Serious Admiral Kizaru revs up. Kinda.
Oda seems to be slowly building up the main fight of the arc. Classic shonen stuff. It also signals this arc could last longer than we think. Especially, now that Team Luffy has separated.
Zoro VS Rob Lucci. Zoro fights the second strongest person in an arc. Is that Lucci? At the moment, yes. But, what about the Seraphim? Could Lucci simply be round one? I’m gonna say, yes. As much as Lucci’s improved, I see Oda ending this arc with a weakened Zoro battling the Seraphim, specifically, S-Hawk.
Looking for a feel good slice-of-life series with a splash of drama? Then, give Me And My Gangster Neighbour a shot.
Created by Momose Wataru, Me And My Gangster Neighbour is a manga series about an elementary boy, named Yuuhi and his apartment complex neighbor, Mr. Aoi. Due to an unexcepted event, Yuuhi discovers Mr. Aoi’s secrets: one, that he’s a gangster and, two, he loves cute things. Yuuhi agrees to keep his secrets and a friendship is born.
One big theme of MAMGN (Me And My Gangster Neighbour) is acceptance. Yuuhi accepting Mr. Aoi for who his is as well as his Uncle are good examples of that. It’s not always easy living your life in contrast to what society says is normal. I love how the manga explores that without sounding preachy. People are who they are and that’s that. It’s simple but effective storytelling.
Only one quirk left for All Mech to copy.
Bakugo’s Explosion quirk is all All Might has to stall All For One with. Interesting how it’s the one quirk that could also be interpreted as All Might’s mech suit self-destructing. Did you see All Might rushing at AFO at the end of the chapter? Either he’s trying to use Explosion at point-blank range or he’s gonna blow himself up. …Maybe both.
I think we all knew Stain was gonna step in at some point. Horikoshi made a point of showing him following All Might several chapters ago. Seeing Stain flying on a glider that looks similar to All Mech’s gadgets has me guessing the two worked out some kind of a plan before AFO showed up.
Gear 4 against Admiral Kizaru? Seriously?
Come on! You know better than that, Luffy. In fact, I don’t blame you. I blame Oda for wanting to end this chapter on a Gear 5 cliffhanger at logic’s expense.
Jewelry Bonney got the snot kicked out of her! I guess she fell down to the Fabriophase. Just her and that awakening Ancient Robot. Get in that robot and go Gundam on the Navy, Bonney!
Is Kunieda the last powerful Tartarus escapee?
I guess so. Too bad. Seems like the Tartarus escapees were mostly just fodder to wear out Deku. There was a real opportunity to see a lot more powerful villains with crazy quirks. Oh well, I’m grateful for the ones we got.
The Aoyama/Hagakure team-up attack was great! Y’All know I’m a sucker for combo moves. Still, I don’t think it was worth the wait. Anyway, with the Kunieda fight over, that leaves only All For One and Shigaraki to deal with. We’re really nearing the end of the road, my friends.
You did your bet, Sentomaru.
Still, I don’t think you’re worthy of getting the chapter named after you. We did see your (short) backstory, so I guess that’s fine. Hey? Was Sentomaru’s backstory the first time we’ve seen Admiral Kizaru laugh? I think so.
Bye-bye, Sea Beast Weapons! Watch out, Navy. Animal-cyborg rights groups are gonna flip out once they find out. Talk about a PR nightmare! But, at least the Navy now controls of the PX-IIIs. Guess we’ll see them again during the final war playing a similar back-up role like the OG Pacifistas during the Marineford War.
Stussy’s down! Oh, no! How dare you finger her without permission, Rob Lucci! Forget, Zoro. Women’s rights groups are gonna rip you a new one. Knowing the World Government, he’ll probably just get promoted again. That’s what happens when the world is literally controlled by guys. Where’s Susan D. Anthony when we need her?
Start the All Might Dying Countdown!
All Might fighting All For One at Tatoin Station. The same place he first met Midoriya in chapter one. All Might’s first appearance in the series could also be his last alive. Now, that’s what I call a poetic death flag. But, don’t worry, All Might fans. The world’s greatest hero has more Class 1-A modifications to use. No doubt he’s saving Bakugo, Todoroki, and Deku’s for last. My guess is we have at least another three or four chapters of All Might goodness left. So, stock up on your tissues now. You’re gonna need ’em.
Wait. You don’t think Horikoshi is killing All Might in chapter 400? Do you? Hmm…
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