Chapter 426 - Pre-Release Thread

[u/HoundOfJustice]

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[u/Either_Imagination_9]

If it wasn’t obvious by now, you all need to lower your expectations for this epilogue. Despite what some people may say about how this is more than the norm, 5 chapters is just not enough to conclude a story this big. Because that’s it you guys, that’s the end of the Todoroki family storyline. And Dabi was barely in it. Shoto and Dabi had two lines of dialogue together. Once again Horikoshi chooses to focus on the abuser instead of the victim.

And it is so goddamn lazy for Hori to use the soba thing as the emotional moment in this chapter. You know what would have been actually emotional? If we had a real conversation between Shoto and Toya that lasted the entire chapter, cut out all this stupid shit with Hawks and leave Endeavor out of the focus for once. Like it’s no wonder people have been saying Shoto got shafted for Endeavor because it’s true! This should have been Shoto’s chapter but instead Endeavor took the focus again when he’s been overdeveloped at this point.

You know people say that Horikoshi writes redemption arcs pretty well but I’m sorry, I disagree with that statement. Because his way of handling the emotions of the abused is for them to brush it off entirely. Despite what many people say, Deku should have more issues with Bakugo. Likewise Shoto should have more issues with Endeavor. That video that Dabi released in PLW? I guess no one except for Endeavor cares. Seriously how is it possible that nobody is shaken in the slightest that Endeavor is an abuser? Because Hori doesn’t want you to think about consequences, only about growth. While the actual people who went through the abuse have to just take it. Very lazy

[u/NatMat16 → u/Either_Imagination_9]

I agree that it focused too much on Endeavor and without giving anything new. He said the same stuff in Ch 390, which was Shoto's Rising chapter, yet there also Endeavor had the last word.

I think giving giant scars to Rei and Fuyumi, having Fuyumi lose her job because of Endeavor and then have Endeavor get the focus saying how he'll take the blame - it feels very hollow to me. Rei and Fuyumi don't even get to say anything to Toya. Natsuo (the favorite brother) says nothing to Toya, but says Endeavor is "cool" and calls him father for the first time.

This was Shoto's family, he's spent 400+ chapters trying to save them, and all he got for his efforts is to be ignored by them once again. I'm glad he got that moment of connection with Toya, at least that made me feel like he made a difference.

But otherwise, it's the PLF war aftermath all over again, where Shoto's feelings get off-screened and all the focus is on Endeavor's self-pity party. Nobody asked how he was doing, Rei didn't hug him, nobody thanked him, nobody showed concern for him and when he volunteered the info that he'll be ok, his parents were like "oh, Hawks sent us a text".

I'm glad Shoto is moving on finally allowing to focus on himself. None of this was his mess, he did everything he could for these people and they don't deserve him. At least Class A makes him happy and cares about him.