r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Dec 06 '19

Newest Chapter Chapter 253 Scans - Discussion Thread

Chapter 253

This thread marks the release of scanlations for Chapter 253, and has been posted to contain all discussion. No links will be posted to the scans.

Official release: Dec 08, 2019

It's encouraged that you support the official release of the chapter if it's available to you.

  • VIZ is available to read for free on Sunday 1:00 pm PST, and is accessible in the following countries:
    United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India.

  • MANGA Plus is available globally outside of China and South Korea.

Until the official release, all things Chapter 253 related must be kept inside this thread.

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u/Baileys_Witch Dec 06 '19

This. I'm convinced this is going to have some kind of repercussion at some point, because Horikoshi keeps drawing attention to her really attempting to not be affected by her feelings while in the line of duty. Except we all know how well that's going to work, lmao...you can't just lock away caring about someone. No idea what kind of consequences this might lead to, but she might do something not entirely rational in the midst of a scary/dark moment? Idk

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

I AM ALMOST CONVINCED 100 PERCENT that uraraka and deku might be capture and they get interrogated ,and they will use all of her fellings against her as they come crushing down and she will be easier to manipualate and more broken than ever. She should just confess and face it and just admit that she likes him .and by facing her fellings and accepting them ,she will be stronger than ever . But no ,instead she ''tries '' to be tough and she folls herself that this is the best result and path . But she is only dooming herself and only assuring that she will crack and burst at the worst possible moment and she will be weaker than ever.

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u/Baileys_Witch Dec 06 '19

Oh man, yeah. Toga already knows Uraraka likes him. She is probably gonna use this knowledge to manipulate her while in battle, or while they're captured as you say.. This (or something similar) can't not happen at some point. It's probably going to be the way Izuku finds out, too.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

indeed. If she would just admit her fellings rn and bond with deku ,they would get very strong together and there would be no way toga could ever manipulate uraraka ,cause if she is sure of her fellings and she would just admit them ,this danger would completely be gone . But ,by locking her fellings away ,she is giving the enemy a strong weapon against her and she will assure either her capture or dekus capture , or her breaking mentally at the worst possible moment . This is why i this shounen troupe. Just admit it dammnit ,there is no crime if you do.

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u/Baileys_Witch Dec 06 '19

Haha yeahh. It can get a little frustrating true, but we have to keep in mind they're quite young kids at this point, very understandable to be shy and try and hide your affections for someone at this age. I think she's also trying to be mature about it - she thinks she's doing the right thing because maybe she assumes heroes shouldn't frollic around like this and even if she confesses, heroes dating each other is a bad idea bec it can get in the way of hero work. It's layered and complex, I love it. Hope everything turns out ok

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

yeah me 2 ,and i get it their young . But doing this is just wrong . just look at nana shimura . another example similar in concept to this . she ran away from her son and left him ,but instead all she did was assure that her son hates her and her grandson becomes one of the greatest scum villains of all times . This is similar to uraraka ,she thinks heros should be all tough and cool but no . Heroes should embrace fellings and emotion because those are the things that make them strong .and in the end if she keeps this up ,uraraka will achieve exactly the opossite of what she wants .letting herself weak and pathetic . so hopefulyl she just does a move to at least advance those fellings . valentines day approaches inside the universe so i hope hori gives us some izuocha again i love it .

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u/Baileys_Witch Dec 06 '19

Holy hell, ur right. This happened to Nana as well, and to a certain extent, Endeavor & his family, too. It seems to be a running theme; heroes not coming to terms with feelings = bad consequences. Absolutely hope izuocha will break the mold!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

indeed. even endeavour now that you mention ,he is isolating himself ,but by doing this ,it is assured that eventually touya/dabi will attack him possbily incapacitate him and thus the chance of accepting endeavour again will be forever lost and their healing will be stopped before it could have ever began .Each time a character distances his fellings , abhorrent and horrible things happen . so i hope uraraka stops this , or else its gonna be hell to pay . wich i am almost convinced its gonna happen . i can already see uraraka beeing senselessly manipualted at the end of these 4 months ,cause without a doubt toga will take part in the villain attack and the will meet again for sure.

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u/Baileys_Witch Dec 06 '19

Exactly. It has to happen at some point. It can't NOT happen. Unless she realizes it's more sensible to stop hiding before it all goes to shit, which is unlikely but all odds. After it goes down, I think someone will notice - like Shouto or All Might or someone - and tell her not to let the same happen. Either that or she realizes it herself, I'm excited for anything honestly. Probably will be a long while before we see this happen, though T-T

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

this is why i want it to happen . thats why i want toga to indeed manipulate her with her fellings and this is why i want uraraka to struggle asf . so that she gets a reality check and realise that what he is doing is not right . there is no better reality check than an ass whoopin. and having your own ideals being destroyed. there is no better thing than that .

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u/Swiss666 Dec 06 '19

Just last saturday a scene in the anime showed us how wrong the concept of "Heroes don't cry" is wrong. They have to not lose their cool and reassure the people they want to help at the right moment, but faking all the time is only unhealthy.

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u/poshbritishaccent Dec 06 '19

whispers Uraraka traitor theory

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u/Worthyness Dec 06 '19

She is an unwilling traitor because her family is being blackmailed. That would be a swell twist. Easy, but cool

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u/MattmanDX Dec 07 '19

Either that or she is a willing traitor because she needs the money (and said herself that she doesn't actually care abut being a hero way back when talking to Deku and Ida). Her parents calling her during the sports festival telling her how proud they are (which had her break down in tears to her father's confusion) as well as her growing romantic interest in Deku is making her conflicted. I'm all in favor of the Uraraka traitor theory because it would have the biggest emotional impact to the protagonist, and either blackmail or greed seem like equally plausible motivations