Is he dead dead? For real this time?
I’ll admit, this chapter was a shock to my system. I was like “Is this it? THIS is how it ends?” But at the same time, the battle overall has lasted a long time and it was overdue to end. I felt unsatisfied after reading it the first time.
Then, I waited and read it again.
And, you know what? I like it. I think I really like it.
I liked that the One For All Successors damaging All For Shiggy’s core was the beginning of the end. AFO desired OFA so much, it’s great that when he finally got it, it spelled his doom. The guy got pulverized from the inside and outside. Yikes! Monkey’s Paw rules in full effect!
I liked that this chapter is the climax of all the team work Team Deku did to get to this point from the beginning of this arc, to the last chapter with every available hero contributing to the final fight, to the ghosts of One For All (and Shigaraki) striking the final blow against AFO along with Deku. Team work really did make the dream work. Kudos, heroes!
1.) Thirsty? Would you like some punch?
2.) AFO’s about to get Shonen Jump’d.
3.) Looks like somebody dropped the soap.
I liked seeing AFO’s raw emotions when talking to Yoichi. His sadness. His loneliness. That’s the realist we’ve ever seen AFO. That was indeed his core self. Deku was right. AFO was a sad, lonely man who only thought of himself. I think Horikoshi showed us this so we can not only hate, but pity AFO. The man was pitiful. Truly pitiful. And he died a pitiful death.
So glad he’s gone!
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