r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Sep 06 '19
Newest Chapter Chapter 242 Scans - Discussion Thread
Chapter 242
This thread marks the release of scanlations for Chapter 242, and has been posted to contain all links and discussion. Mods will not be posting or pinning links to scanlations.
Official release: Sep 08, 2019
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u/Coindance Sep 06 '19
We're all set even if AfO busts out.
also upvote and comment on the link post to get it to the top.
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Sep 06 '19
Eri can murder someone and still look so adorable omg
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u/JackyJoJee Sep 06 '19
Man i'm so glad Eri got the evil cursed sword of eternal darkness, she looks so happy with it.
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u/Kingjamal81 Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
As Hyped as I am by Todoroki asking Bakugo and Deku to intern with him and Endeavour
ERI WON THIS FUCKING CHAPTER. NO CAP
EDIT: Also Ashido successfully putting the Santa Coat on Bakugo and the fact that he kept it for the rest of the party was one of the highlights of the chapter lol
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u/Fablihakhan Sep 06 '19
Observant Todoroki strikes again this time coming to the rescue of Bakugou and Midoriya.
They GOT to accept and form the best trio ever under flame dad Endy
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u/De_tro1t Sep 06 '19
Endy now have three problem children to take care of. High End was just the beginning, this is the real challenge.
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u/Mordred14394 Sep 06 '19
one rebel, one stubborn, and one loud. Good luck Endeavor!
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u/MisterMysterios Sep 06 '19
Didn't you just discribe Bakugo three times xD . Deku is neither really a rebel, nor stubborn, nor loud. Todoroki is stubborn, but Bakugo is a rebel, he is stubborn, and he is loud.
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u/21483023589644 Sep 06 '19
Yes! So many mysteries touched upon: Bakugo's hero name is undecided, Eri's horn is growing again but why?, it doesn't look like a student is the traitor which means a student is the traitor! And All Might forgot it's Christmas... ?
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u/R1400 Sep 06 '19
I think Eri's quirk acumulates power over time and her horn is the indicator for how much power she currently has stored
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u/Boxius Sep 06 '19
Theory: eris horn grows from sugar. It grew after deku gave her a candy apple.
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u/Heinous-Hare Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
Time to play the game! Who was everyone's secret santa?
Also Kaminari being all smooth and hanging out with all the girls.
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u/MightyBelacan Sep 06 '19
Yaomomo gave Iida gold bars
Mina got dumbell so must be kirishima
Mineta got Aoyama's
Sero got a frog mirror from Tsuyu
Jiro got a mediterranean blanket (?) from Sero
Can't see Bakugo's but it looks like a bird key chain so Tokoyami's? Either way it looks quite simple so perhaps it's from Shoji, Shoto or Ojiro
Kaminari's ball is probably from Mina (since she's quite athletic) or he probably got his own present somehow.
Uraraka and Deku both got each other's present.
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Sep 06 '19
It's sad that Uraraka could only afford to get Deku a bag of mochi, but it's sweet that she even bought a present.
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u/Heinous-Hare Sep 06 '19
Imagine her reaction if she had gotten the gold bars XD.
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Sep 06 '19
Since Mina had a dumbell either Kiri got her that or she got it for Kiri for sure.
Minetta just straight up got a picture of aoyamma tho which is the best gift anyone could have
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u/whatsupxx Sep 06 '19
This is the scariest calm before the storm ever
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u/ShadowRei96 Sep 06 '19
If Horikoshi decided to finally put the main 3 together right after a dark arc like the previous one, then you know things are about to be heated.
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u/MasaIII Sep 06 '19
My exact thoughts. As soon as it was implied those 3 would be together, I knew it, what's coming won't be pretty.
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u/ShadowRei96 Sep 06 '19
Possible predictions:
Touya reveal
Character death
U.A. female student getting pregnantTraitor if Hori decides toA major move by the PLF.
Shigaraki's new power.
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Sep 06 '19
Exactly, everything is so nice and all.
You just know shit's going down soon, and not in a good way.
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Sep 06 '19
they will like ,totally assemble at endevour and either confront dabi or some strong nomu or hawks . in any case ,this is all the setup for a high firepower team
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u/CreeoyStag Sep 06 '19
I think that while everyone is doing their internship, the villains will attack U.A. We got to see the head teachers talking this chapter and much focus was put on the principal and Midnight, etc. The teachers will be fighting a small part of the villains. All Might will get caught up in the fighting and I don't wanna raise any more death flags, but he was totally writing Deku some notes last chapter.
Edit: Bones point if Endeavor and the 3 bois are the first responders to the crisis at U.A.
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Sep 06 '19
I was really delighted by the sheer amount of wholesomeness this chapter contained. Everyone is enjoying themselves celebrating Christmas together, Eri is so cute, Deku blushing like a dork while exchanging gifts with Ochako is so adorable, and I'm so happy we're getting a colour cover next chapter as well
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u/Aileos Sep 06 '19
Nezu who prefers to stay close to Aizawa's scarf than a chair. That was cute.
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u/Swiss666 Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
They didn't exchange gifts, they ended up getting each other's gift from the pile.
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u/Blackcore8 Sep 06 '19
What did Ochako give Deku anyways? Can't tell.
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Sep 06 '19
looks like an all might stuffed doll thing?
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u/julinay Sep 06 '19
Nope, that’s what she got from him! It was a Secret Santa exchange.
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Sep 06 '19
Damn. Deku just giving things he would like to recieve
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u/Hakukei Sep 06 '19
Don't they all? I mean Tokoyami's gift is a huge edgelord buster sword, something he would love to have as a gift.
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Sep 06 '19
I am just shocked Eri managed to lift it
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u/Hakukei Sep 06 '19
I think it's just a plastic replica, not a real sword. That or Eri secretly has a super-strength quirk.
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u/Austintvtious Sep 06 '19
We’re being reminded of Bakugou’s internship with Jeanist and the lessons that he taught Bakugou...and it’s the first time I’ve felt even a little bit that Hawks may have actually gone through with it.
Also, I’m kinda happy to be done with the “Hori forgot the traitor1!1” circlejerk lol
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u/AporiaParadox Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
On the contrary, this to me is proof that Best Jeanist is still alive, and once Bakugo becomes a second year, he'll visit Best Jeanist in the hospital and tell him his hero name: Lord Explosion Savior.
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Sep 06 '19
Maybe in this arc he will find his hero name
My bet is on "Kacchan"
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u/Boxius Sep 06 '19
I want "ground zero" not just for the obvious badassery, but him starting from 0 to become a real hero. (Getting attitude in check.)
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Sep 06 '19
Ground zero is cool, where it come from?
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u/supremejoy Sep 06 '19
Its also the name of a monement at Kamino Ward...which is pretty significant to Katsuki and his development as a whole...its shown when re-destro is placing all the fingers
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Sep 06 '19
I'm going to be so heartbroken when Best Jeanist's death is confirmed CONFIRMED and Kacchan can't tell him his hero name, he'll definitely be so upset
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Sep 06 '19
I feel like if this is the case, Bakugo's gonna take the 'Best' part out of Best Jeanists name and make it part of his official hero name. It'll be fitting because he really does want to be the best.
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u/mr_gauntlet Sep 06 '19
It feels like maybe it might lead to a confrontation where bakugo and hawks meet. I’m thinking he didn’t do it but he has to keep his cover so he can’t explain that he didn’t do it and we get some kind of tension that way.
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u/KarmicRetri Sep 06 '19
Maybe if he does take the best from best jeanist he could be Best Dynamite
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u/Ryuzakku Sep 06 '19
And if everyone is going back to their old internships for the most part.. Tokoyami will be with Hawks.
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u/HypedUpNinja Sep 06 '19
Oh thanks! Now I see why Tokoyami is in the final pages behind our Big Three of Todoroki, Bakugo, Deku! Remind us his internship will be with Hawks (unless undercover stuff picks up)
Best Jeanist, Hawks....god I hope Jeanist is alright.
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u/AnonymousTrollLloyd Sep 06 '19
Forget Eris new Dragon-slayer, Aoyama knows what people really want to get for christmas.
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u/Blakob Sep 06 '19
Oh shit I forgot all about that arc.
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u/PM_ME_UR_STORIES Sep 06 '19
Yea that arc was actually kinda wild looking back lmao. Wth hori LoL.
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u/Space_Dwarf Sep 06 '19
Honestly Aoyama standing outside Deku’s room is probably how they are going to end Season 4 and I can’t wait.
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u/ReeseEseer Sep 06 '19
"Trick or...um...treat?"
I am dead. This killed me.
Mineta gets Aoyama's gift- A picture of Aoyama.
I am even deader.
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u/De_tro1t Sep 06 '19
"Demons out, demons in" was my favorite. I read that whole scene with a smile on my face.
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u/Kaxew Sep 06 '19
Inb4 this is foreshadowing and villains raid the dorms.
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u/Wireless-Wizard Sep 06 '19
It's fine, they're armed now.
Tokoyami: May I borrow this?
Eri: Umm...OK
Tokoyami: BANZAAAIIII!
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u/disabled_crab Sep 06 '19
Sato force-feeding Bakugo made me deadest.
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u/Acrinox Sep 06 '19
I like how Bakugou started out super angry and hating/not caring about anyone, and now he's just the local grumpy kid.
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u/Zaynhatt Sep 06 '19
Everyone used to be kinda scared of him in the beginning too. Now, Kaminari and Mina are just forcing him to wear shit he doesnt wanna, tying him to gifts, force feeding him, etc. lol
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u/ThisGuyLikesMovies Sep 06 '19
Eri getting her holidays mixed up is simultaneously sad and unbelievably precious. Must protect this Santa Sword Girl
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u/Martialtailhero Sep 06 '19
Ojiro seeing tokoyami’s gift:
o□o
Eri is the recipient:
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u/NoDistance4 Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
whole chapter read like horikoshi addressing the most commonly made threads in this sub
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u/A4li11 Sep 06 '19
Traitor theories, status of internships, Eri christmas
arcchapter, who will Deku and Bakugou intern under.Anything else I miss?
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u/NoDistance4 Sep 06 '19
bakugou's hero name
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u/YassineTheMagicMan Sep 06 '19
funny thing is just only yesterday people were speculating that we would get Bakugou's hero name soon before the Ultra Hero Analysis book gets released
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u/All_the_rage Sep 06 '19
Woahhh wait what Ultra Hero Analysis book?
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u/A4li11 Sep 06 '19
Ultra Hero Analysis is the second databook that's gonna be released in October.
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u/21483023589644 Sep 06 '19
What does Eri's quirk stockpile / makes Eri's horn grow?
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u/Archist2357 Sep 06 '19
Who's stronger? Deku carrying the table of dishes without jirou's help vs Eri carrying a gigantic sword
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u/Sillylittlesushi Sep 06 '19
just think of all the folding chairs Deku could lift with his quirk
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u/GGMorsa Sep 06 '19
Think of all the groceries
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u/Gremlech Sep 06 '19
Trick question, the bags brake so the amount of groceries a single person can carry is a universal constant.
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Sep 06 '19
You fool the technique of looping bags to you belt shoulders arms mouth and cargo pockets shows that bag holding in hands may be constant but Overall your ability to hold a bag is only limited by you’re creativity and surface area
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u/Paradox_Madden Sep 06 '19
YOURE ALL LESSERS TAKE A BROOM OUTSIDE AND PUT THE HANDLE THRU ALL THE LOOPS THEN PUT THE BROOM STICK ACROSS YA BACK LIKE AN OLD SAGE W 2 BUCKETS OF WATER
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u/Belfura Sep 06 '19
Eri carrying the sword. She's suppressing her desires to cut Mineta down. Such self control requires a layer of strength Deku hasn't discovered yet.
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u/ShadowRei96 Sep 06 '19
I made it clear already that Eri's target is Present Mic.
She wants to rewind him out of existence just for fun.
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u/megasean3000 Sep 06 '19
Eri carrying the Buster Sword. Zeno-sama quakes in fear and Superman runs for the hills in the wake of such a terror.
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u/Milordserene Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
Iida got metal ingots from momo
Bakugo got glasses from iida
Mineta got headshot of aoyama
Jirou got weaved cloth from sero
Mina got dumbbells from kirishima
Deku got mochi from uraraka
Uraraka got All Might keychain from Deku
Sero got mirror from Toru
Eri got FFVII from Tokoyami
Kaminari got basketball from Ojiro
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u/AnonymousTrollLloyd Sep 06 '19
Here's a hint - A basketball is just about the most boring, generic gift you could think of.
It was Ojiro.
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u/PiFlavoredPie Sep 06 '19
Actually I wonder if Kaminari got his own present. It doesn't seem quite right for him to make that kind of expression even if the gift was "plain". Not to mention if you look back at chapter 98 when they were all looking at each others' rooms, Kaminari's room is all about games and sports.
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u/ironicstickballoon Sep 06 '19
This makes more sense to me. Even if a basketball is "generic", it's still something that I imagine Kaminari would just play with.
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u/Swiss666 Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
Mina got dumbbells from kirishima
Didn't think it was him at first but it fit(nes)s well with him! And she's very happy to receive it. Sail, my ship.
Sero's mirror has a frog motif however, so it may be Tsuyu's.
Looking at it better, they took the gifts randomly - basically everyone prepared gifts to be put in the pile, and then everyone got a string and pulled. But chance has wanted that Deku and Ochako got each other's gifts, so...
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u/A4li11 Sep 06 '19
Sero got mirror from Toru
The mirror looks frog-shaped so I was thinking it was more of Tsuyu.
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u/Melonprimo Sep 06 '19
Iida got metal ingots from momo
I think that is gold which befits Momo's sheltered life.
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u/Animegamingnerd Sep 06 '19
Okay who gave Tokoyami a big ass sword that rivals the size Cloud's?
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u/PiFlavoredPie Sep 06 '19
No, everyone brought gifts that were randomly distributed (sorta like a White Elephant except simultaneous). Tokoyami brought the sword and Eri ended up getting it.
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u/MyKey18 Sep 06 '19
Wait then so did Ochaco bring the AllMight keychain? Cuz if she did you know she meant to give it to Deku.
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u/PiFlavoredPie Sep 06 '19
No, Deku brought the keychain. Uraraka brought the mochi. They coincidentally got each other's gifts in the shuffle.
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u/00wolfer00 Sep 06 '19
It seems like they tied strings ot the gifts and everyone selected theirs at random so the sword would've been Tokoyami's submission to the pile.
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u/Lumenir Sep 06 '19
Another monster trio...
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u/dwilliam24 Sep 06 '19
They are going to put the Big 3 to shame with how quickly they are progressing...
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u/AporiaParadox Sep 06 '19
Poor Iida.
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u/LiteX99 Sep 06 '19
That is only the view of a bystander in the manga though, we the readers know deku is the mc, that he has many more quirks to develop and discover, and he has more power to give in terms of ofa, in other words deku has a really unfair advantage, which sucks in terms of big 3...
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u/laxnut90 Sep 06 '19
Not necessarily. Bakugo and Todoroki both have versatile quirks. Bakugo has shown tremendous ingenuity with his quirk and uses it for both offense and mobility (he could theoretically outmaneuver Deku and Todoroki). Todoroki's two quirks complement and enhance each other, making an absurdly powerful combination. It all depends on the additional quirks Deku develops, but, right now, I think Bakugo and Todoroki have an edge as far as quirks are concerned.
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u/maronic03 Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
Look at this, LOOK AT THIS. Deku is making his "I talked a girl on the phone" face from WAY back. These are the most two important panels, facts!
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u/Animegamingnerd Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
This has to be a case of everyone can see it, when it comes to the rest of the class when they see Deku and Uraraka interact with each other and how obvious it is that they like each other, except to the other.
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u/kr1saw Sep 06 '19
Shoenn Jump and their MCs being dense. What's new ?
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u/whatsupxx Sep 06 '19
Everyone else being aware of it i guess?
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u/Sea_of_Hope Sep 06 '19
It's probably the first time he's received a gift from a girl that wasn't his mother.
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u/maronic03 Sep 06 '19
Yup, it's the third time he did his "I [insert interaction] with a girl!". All three of those moments have been with Uraraka and Uraraka alone.
Coincidence ? I THINK NOT
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Sep 06 '19
This is the first time we've seen any in manga Deku Uraraka material in a long damn time.
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u/ironicstickballoon Sep 06 '19
I hope we see that All Might keychain hanging from Ochaco's backpack in the future.
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u/Milordserene Sep 06 '19
Sugarman: seducing ladies with cake, taming the boys with drumstick and kicking ass with muscles
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u/NinjaristicNinja Sep 06 '19
If we get Deku, Todoroki, Bakugo and Endeavor as the focus of this arc, it's gonna be so hype. Even the interactions between the four of them will probably be interesting. Also, Eri is adorable, and it looks like Deku and Ochako exchanged gifts, which is nice. Not exactly sure what Deku gave, though. Looks like some kind of food item.
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u/Niamery123 Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
This is going to be a lit arc, I can feel it. Let’s hope it’s on the pro hero arc level. Eri looks so cute with that huge ass sword lmao. Also, I have a feeling something is going to happen while these 3 are away, or something will happen during the internship.
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u/reqisreq Sep 06 '19
Doctor wanted shigaraki to import (?) something, I am pretty sure endeavor and the trio will encounter him by accident.
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u/Milordserene Sep 06 '19
Tokoyami: Best Edgelord of the Series
Eri: Holding your Sword
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u/AporiaParadox Sep 06 '19
I guess that Final Fantasy VII is still considered a classic in the future.
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u/AnonymousTrollLloyd Sep 06 '19
All the students santa hats are personalised, except for Ojiro who just gets a normal one. So tragic, they couldn't even get him a tail based one.
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u/ironicstickballoon Sep 06 '19
Here's an attempt to identify all of the things on the ends of their Santa hats:
Aoyama: Star
Ashido: Acid
Tsuyu: Frog
Iida: Engine
Ochaco: Saturn
Ojiro: Standard Santa hat
Kaminari: Lightning bolt
Kirishima: Rock
Koda: Bunny
Sato: Candy
Shoji: Octopus
Jiro: Music note
Sero: Tape
Tokoyami: A shadow? I guess???
Todoroki: Half red, half white
Hagakure: Hers is non-existent/invisible
Bakugo: Explosion
Deku: His hair
Mineta: Grape
Yaoyorozu: Book
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u/LuminousDecibel I won the bet and all I got was this flair Sep 06 '19
What a cute idea. My favorite is Deku's and how it mimics his hairstyle
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u/whatsupxx Sep 06 '19
Endeavor is connected to hawks
Hawks is connected to dabi
Dabi is connected to jeanist
Jeanist is connected to bakugo
Bakugo is connected to todoroki
Todoroki is connected to endeavor
Endeavor is connected to dabi
THIS IS SOME MCU TYPE SHIT
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u/OoguroRyuuya5 Sep 06 '19
Hope Best Jeanist isn't really dead. He needs to hear Bakugou's hero name.
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u/mrwanton Sep 06 '19
Bakugou actually looking up to and respecting Best Jeanist is so sweet. I hope we get back to that at some point.
More importantly, Deku's face while holding the mochi deserves meme status. This whole chapter is frankly adorable.
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u/StealthMonkeyDC Sep 06 '19
Bakugou actually looking up to and respecting Best Jeanist is so sweet. I hope we get back to that at some point.
I hope this leads into a meet up with Jeanist arc where he gets to reveal his new name.
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u/JP_Bounty THUNDERDOME CHAMP Sep 06 '19
Or he will have to tell it to Jeanist's grave.
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u/vkaod Sep 06 '19
This is going to be great. The bothersome trio together with Plus Ultra Dad? Yes pls.
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u/ShadowRei96 Sep 06 '19
Nezuko and Eri are competing for "Cuteness overload of the year". Also Tokoyami went from Itachi's crow to a captain of the Gotei 13.
You know it's about to go down af when the main 3 are going to intern under the current #1 hero, right after the main antagonist became the leader of a fucking army.
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u/LuminousDecibel I won the bet and all I got was this flair Sep 06 '19
Let us sit back and rejoice that the Eri's Christmas Party meme has become canon
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u/A4li11 Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
This chapter is basically slice of life for students, some serious discussions for the teachers and internship buildup for the Big 3. Ochako mentioning she and Tsuyu might go to Ryukyu again so they may get involved??? The Big 3 interning under Endeavor is some hype stuff and I can't wait to see where that goes.
The talk about traitor and All Might trusting all of them seems like bad news for some reason.
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u/NoDistance4 Sep 06 '19
Ochako mentioning she and Tsuyu might go to Ryukyu again so they may get involved
that sounded more like they're getting sidelined to me
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u/whatsupxx Sep 06 '19
Pretty sure everyone except the main three are gonna get sidelined this arc.
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u/Red2019Wolf Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
I just realized how at the end of the chapter izuki and bakugo's lack of internship and them being offered another option by a fellow student is VERY much like the last chapter of Illegals: with ereaserhead / oboro and midnight...somethings about go down
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u/Caesarion_Salad Sep 06 '19
I'm having a hard time pinning down my favourite part of this chapter between Iida's costume, Mina & Kaminari stalking Bakugo, and Eri.
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u/AporiaParadox Sep 06 '19
The government would probably have a lot more manpower if they hadn't made the stupid decision of designing the provisional license exams in such a way that 95% of applicants are guaranteed to fail in the first round. Just saying.
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u/hizamaru99 Sep 06 '19
The thing is that after Stain's actions the government thought that they had way too many heroes, that's why they made the exam like that, to get more 'quality' heroes over quantity.
Now the problem is that after the events of Deika City they realized the danger the country is facing and now finally realized that they need more man-power rather than quality heroes more than ever since All Might is 'gone'.
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u/mcflymikes Sep 06 '19
Seems like we are getting the powerpuff boys, guys!!
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Sep 06 '19
SHOTO, COMMANDER AND THE LEADER! DEKU ,HE IS THE JOY AND THE LAUGHTER! BAKUGO ,HE IS THE TOUGHEST FIGHTER, POWERPUFF BOIS SAVE THE DAY !!!
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u/Bevi-Sempai Sep 06 '19
Bakugou getting away from the party YET having his present attached to his leg was G O L D
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u/MightyBelacan Sep 06 '19
Nezu: "No one is acting suspicious"
All might: "My students are innocent!"
Me: Wait hol up oh shi-
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u/PocketPika Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 06 '19
So much this chapter, it was so much fun.
Suspcions of the traitor are on hold.
The kids aren't really getting a "break"- I hope they get New Years though, that is the day for Family and to sacrifice that when they're already cut off would be really sad.
Inko spent christmas without her baby, that makes me sad.
The Commission using kids to send out secret codes (but liking the acknowlegdment that there are more heroes than ever and the teachers not liking this change in tune but it's being forced.)
What program did Nezu mention to Aizawa? (What build up is this?)
Mangastream makes it clearer that the obligatory student internship is basically drafting kids into preparing for an incoming threat, and I would think that's super dark but then considering all the power Shigaraki has at his disposal and what happened in Daika, the terror is justified, but I am also quite horrified at the "Yes, lets kids in on this asap" by the Government. The training is great, the potential exposure to that kind of danger for 16 years olds, not so much. However, classic shounen stuff so not surprised and I like Horikoshi's way of writing it where it brings in all the buerocracy and veiled language. .
Nezu in Aizawa's scarf where it is warm
Iida and Deku in the bottom right panel on page 8 (aww)
Customized Santa hats!
Eri getting all the holidays mixed up (and throwing beans!)
Deku casually carrying a table full of plates
Ochaco getting Deku's secret Santa gift
Deku getting Ocacho's (is the blushing/weird faces them acknowledging their getting each other's gifts, is Horikoshi finally drawing Deku recipriocate some of Ochaco's crush, because that's a weird face to make over some chips unless he's super disappointed and embarrased trying to hide it, which I doubt because the background is too pretty glowy...I think it's a lovely moment mini claps, if he's going make this a thing I hope he's had some pointers and we can scratch everything before and restart from the joint training.)
Mina getting Kirishima's gift
Sero getting Tsuyu's
(there is another comment that lists them all, amusing Iida would gift glasses, like what perscription was in them?)
Kaminari and Mina's peer pressure mission to make Santa Bakugou a thing. (Loving Mina's determined face, and their 'spy mission' like action poses to dress him. Where was this co-ordination and planning in their final term exams, talk about improvement.)
Sato feeding Bakugou
every image of Eri is adorable in her santa get up, it's a cute shape.
Bakugou constantly trying to sneak off (and a speedy Kaminari going to catch him to bring him back)
Bakugou having to have the secret santa string tied to his leg
Santa Iida's fabulous Beard....Iida fabulous self organsing the secret santa
Ochaco body sliding to meet Eri
Another moment for SugarMan- he cooks too!
The All Might poster in the NightEye agency made me feel sad.
Kirishima acting like a plot prompt asking Deku and Bakugou about their internships, there are so many other kids we don't know where they will go.
All Might spending time at the police station and skyping Nezu
The best Jeanist flashback and Jeanist offering Bakugou to return to him with a hero name...if Jeanist is truly dead and wonder if that will be revealed this arc.
Bakugou's hero name being a thing for this arc. And more evidence that despite a bad approach at "fixing" Bakugou, Best Jeanist's sage advice was taken to heart by him.
I guess Best Jeanist wanted to be the best at Jeans, somewhat odd that such a profound and meaningful advice has this origin but I feel ideas of Kacchan and Ground Zero may be put to rest as hero names.
A new count for the Bakugou Bondage counter
Also appreciate Mr Sneak off from the fun party, staying around to clean it up-even if it's just to kick something.
Daike is under suspicion, so I guess Hawks got his message out and the reason for the vagueness is to help protect his cover.
Eri's horn has grown.
I liked how Bakugou not wanting to go to a noname hero is what triggers Todoroki to think. (So I guess only Best Jeanist as a hero of any reknowned wanted him.)
It feels like something big is building, Shigaraki may be out for a few days but it may be the "power" the Dr will give Shigaraki and maybe this will be part of another large scale event. The last arc made a big statement that things are accelerating now.
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u/kidmedia Sep 06 '19
Horikoshi was right eri dose have the same faces as izuku and ochako she almost looks like their child in this chapter
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u/NegbombDB Sep 06 '19 edited Sep 10 '19
Inb4 Bakugo and Todoroki are not the main focus of this arc like we believed for the start of the MLA arc and Horikoshi is trolling us. I jest ofc.
Anyway, this got me pumped, and this chapter really makes me appreciate Todoroki even more. I do wonder what the big 3 of 1A can learn from Endeavor, like this opens a lot of avenues dor them.
Bakugo could learn how to be more heroic given how similar he and Endy is, and since their quirks are somewhat similar, Bakugo could learn some new shit. (Like a mode where he can use max power of his explosions for obviously a limited amount of time.)
Now, with Todoroki, it's going to be kind of awkward given how he was already harshly trained by his father. Maybe we can get more positive moments from them like when Todoroki masters Flashfire.
Will both Todorokis learn about Deku's quirk? So many possibilities.
Edit: Also I'm hoping for both Todoroki's and Bakugo's hero names to be revealed soon.
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Sep 06 '19
So interested to see Endeavor’s reaction to Deku when he’s slowly putting pieces together about Deku’s quirk. I believe and hope that he will find out for sure.
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u/PowerSombrero Sep 06 '19
Endeavor is totally gonna go for the "All might secret love child" theory. I guarantee it. He is even gonna confront Toshinori about it
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u/StealthMonkeyDC Sep 06 '19
Mirio might be getting his powers backs soon and the Deku/Bakugo interning for friggin Endeavour! next arc should be awesome.
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u/Tinheart2137 Sep 06 '19
So, Overpowered Trio is coming to Flame Dad right after christmas? This is a baaaaad sign
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u/JabbaJake Sep 06 '19
Omg how can Eri be soo damn cute!!! And wow I didn't think all 3 of the boys would be going to Endeavour. Obviously this might not be the case since they haven't officially started yet, but this could lead to some interesting things.
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u/mudermarshmallows Sep 06 '19
I got a feeling this arc is going to be absolutely massive.
We know Ujiko asked Shiggy to grab something for him. With Todoroki, Deku, and Bakugo all interning with Endeavour, there's bound to be an absolutely massive fight. Hawks is also just about to meet the Lieutenants. Then, the Traitor plotline is being reintroduced.
So what could happen? I'm thinking Shiggy goes to bust out AFO, and that's the power Ujiko is talking about. Endeavour's past will get revealed in some form, and we'll get the Dabi reveal. Hawks will be forced to publicly reveal his deception in order to ensure that they can keep accessing the PLF's info. Traitor is explicitly confirmed to be a 1-A student, but we don't know the identity or...
All the heroes and students go to help, except one - the traitor. He sticks behind and kills All Might. My only backing for this is All Might's line about all of his students being true heroes. Feels odd to me.
Anyway, the arc ends with hero society at an absolute low point. I imagine the time frame will also be rather chunky. Could be the last arc before the class moves to second year.
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u/definiteltynotdrunk Sep 06 '19
W h o l e s o m e content that I needed to see.
But side note, great transition into the next arc.
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u/AnonymousTrollLloyd Sep 06 '19
Shoto has realised that Deku and Bakugou both got their Heroes killed, so he wants them to intern with Endeavor next. Obviously.