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[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 310: A Tale of Two Kacchans

Previously on BnHA: Flashback!Deku was all, “hey, you know what sounds like a good decision? Abandoning my studies at the safest place in the country so that the bad guy who wants to find me and kill me has literally nothing standing in his way of doing that.” All Might was all, “I fucking knew you were going to say some bullshit like that so whatever, but I’M COMING WITH YOU and I’m also going to invite the Hawksquad to come with us, mostly so that I can steal Jeanist’s car.” Jeanist was all, “okay fine you can borrow my car, All Might, but only if you wear jeans.” All Might was all, “okay sure” and he wore jeans and also sunglasses and a leather jacket and it was pretty rad. Anyway so now they’re out there fighting crime and hunting down the LoV and stuff, and absolutely none of it is going to end well, I’m just letting you know now. But I guess we’ll let them enjoy it while it lasts.

Today on BnHA: Horikoshi is all “happy belated Kacchan’s Birthday makeste, here’s the flashback you really wanted at long last,” and proceeds to pull the old vestige flashback out of the kitchen drawer and upend its contents all over my Friday afternoon without the slightest bit of warning. OFA III is all “WHAT’S UP I’M JUST SOME GUY, HELLO,” and okay?? Hello yourself. OFA II, on the other hand, is all, “okay yeah I have different hair and stuff, but I’m like 98% sure I’m either Bakugou or his goddamn twin, I mean look at me.” Which, yeah. I looked, and he really is though you guys. Anyway though, so he and OFA II basically just showed up in the First (who goes by Yoichi now)’s prison cell one day all “HEY THERE, WE’RE HERE TO SAVE YOU, APPARENTLY, ALTHOUGH WE SEEM REAL CONFUSED ABOUT IT TBH BUT HEY.” And so they saved him, and Yoichi was all “hey nice to meet you do you want to join my super-exclusive Saving The World Club”, and so they did, and then the chapter ended lol. I would have said yes too.

oh my sweet lord?? I didn’t realize we were getting a color page this week, but LOOK AT THIS

this could have been a fucking volume cover. I’m almost mad that it wasn’t, lol but I mean fkldjslklk just look at it??! Horikoshi out here spoiling us and making sure we’re well fed since next week the manga is on break for Golden Week. well this will certainly help to tide me over. hot damn look at those colors

so now it’s raining on some dumb building in the middle of somewhere

is this where the Hawksquad has set up camp for the night? or are we actually cutting back to the League? that’d be unexpected (but not unwelcome)

ffff nevermind dammit it’s just more random citizens under attack

feels like this is the third or fourth scene we’ve had of civilians being Under Attack since this arc started. I mean no offense, but I think we get it by this point. it’s the end times, etc. etc. we’re well aware that things have gone to shit

so apparently these two guys are facing off against a girl with a mutant quirk. and she’s telling them that she’s not a monster and she was just scared, oh shit. I believe her btw, you can see it in her face

but these assholes don’t believe her at all and they’re pointing what looks to be some type of support item gun at her

you know what’s interesting, is that this kind of random quirk discrimination is the exact kind of thing PLF and the like were swearing up and down they’d put a stop to with their glorious revolution. it’s almost like those guys were completely full of shit. huh

so yeah, fortunately for this woman someone is stepping in and intervening before she can be blasted to bits by this trigger-happy asshole for absolutely no fucking reason

looks like a hero actually stepped in and saved her?? but no that can’t be, heroes are the ones that ruin everything and make everything worse, or so I understand. lol where did all of this sarcasm come from out of nowhere dlkdsjlk I’m sorry guys I just suddenly got swept up in the hypocrisy of certain people’s philosophies out of the blue idek

anyway so it is of course Deku saving her, and now he’s trying to talk thess jerks down all diplomatically instead of just kicking their asses, which is certainly a choice

MOTHERFUCKER I’M

fucking impossible to miss the real world parallels here. shit. this woman nearly died for her crime of Walking While Having A Mutant Quirk huh. and meanwhile Deku is just letting this guy scurry away and even letting him keep that fucking bazooka of his, like, ????

fucking hell she’s crying!!

lmao this chapter is actively trying to make me mad now huh. that’s some genuine righteous anger I’m feeling on behalf of this fictional ferret lady whom I only met two minutes ago. girl you are not the one who needs to explain herself here!! you didn’t do anything wrong holy fuck. everything about this situation sucks so much

fkKJKLMMMHFGH

“I’m sorry I made you upset, please enjoy this panel of tiny!floating!Deku hefting this lady’s massive beach umbrella up for her like the fucking gentleman he is” well okay then thank you sir

and JUST LIKE THAT the tension is broken and I’m entirely incapable of taking the rest of this conversation seriously because Deku’s trying to be all calming and authoritative, but now the illusion has been broken because I know he only comes up to like her knees

“well thanks again for saving me young man. I’ll leave you to it, I’m sure you’ve got more important things to do like protecting your Lucky Charms cereal from all those greedy children”

oh hey All Might

you wouldn’t have just let that guy with the bazooka just walk away to commit more attempted murders would you?? man

OH MY GOD DEKU IS IMMEDIATELY DITCHING HIM AGAIN

I ~CANNOT STAY HERE~ oh, well, sorry to keep you detained I know you’re busy

dfslkjlk oh my god

fucking told you Deku didn’t pack any food lol. it’s literally all notebooks in that bag you guys. he couldn’t just leave them all in his dorm room when he left, because what if someone tried to read them and came across one of the pages where he absentmindedly doodled Kacchan’s name surrounded by little tiny hearts oh gosh

AWWWWW

I needed this Horikoshi. thank you for this wholesome soul-cleansing interaction after all of that bullshit earlier

so now Deku’s climbing up this tall building to eat his lunchbox more dramatically. Tokoyami would be proud

and Banjou is saying that society right now is just like in The Good Old Days (read: bad old days) when quirk society was even more of a mess than it is now

which is exactly how AFO likes it, no doubt

so now Deku’s having a whole conversation with Banjou seemingly out loud lol, weird. and he’s basically saying that they don’t have any clues as to where TomurAFO and the League are hiding right now, and none of the Tartarus escapees they’ve found knew anything either

mmmmmfmhm, marge simpson noises

but you think you can?? you, alone, by yourself?? you think you stand a chance?? I just need you to think this all through a bit more kid

Deku it is NOT JUST YOUR RESPONSIBILITY ALONE, PLEASE REALIZE THIS ALREADY. YOU MAY BE THE CHOSEN ONE, BUT EVEN THE CHOSEN ONE NEEDS HIS FRIENDS BY HIS SIDE GODDAMMIT

and of course my pleading is all in vain, because he’s a fictional character who can’t fucking hear me, and also because I’m pretty sure there’s only one character who is going to actually be able to get him to hear reason here. I’ve been saying it, and I’ll keep saying it lol. so until then I guess I’ll just have to be patient

anyway so it appears we’re segueing into another flashback??? HORIKOSHI PLEASE GIVE ME SOME BAKUCRUMBS BEFORE THE TWO WEEK BREAK, I BEG YOU

dlKSDJLFKWJELKGHSLGKLEKJLFKHLGK

YES, THANK YOU, I KNOW WHERE THIS FUCKING IS LOL, IT’S NOT LIKE I’VE BEEN OBSESSED WITH FINDING OUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE REST OF THIS SCENE OR ANYTHING LMAO. BUT ANYWAYS DON’T MIND ME, YOU WERE SAYING??

oh my god oh my god I’m not readyyyyy, but also FUCK YEAH I AM SO FUCKING READY LOL LET’S DO THIS

YOU GUYS

I’M ABOUT TO STEP IN THAT ROOM AND YEET ONE OF THOSE FUCKING CHAIRS AT YOU ALL

NOOOOO

I’M ABOUT TO GRAB BANJOU’S GOGGLES AND STRETCH THEM OUT AND SNAP THEM BACK SO THEY SMACK THE SHIT OUT OF HIS FOREHEAD!!! IT’S WHAT HE DESERVES!!! I’M ABOUT TO MOVE TO JAPAN AND GET A JOB WITH DOORDASH AND FIND OUT WHAT HORIKOSHI LIKES TO ORDER FOR LUNCH SO I CAN BE THE ONE TO DELIVER IT SO THAT WHEN HE OPENS THE DOOR I CAN FINALLY ASK HIM “HEY WHAT THE FUCK” IN PERSON

AHHH NO EVERYBODY SHHHHH STOP TALKING!!!!

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL THAT PERSON SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS IN THE BACKGROUND TO SHUT THE FUCK UP, OH WAIT, THAT’S ME

(」゜ロ゜)」 щ(゜ロ゜щ)

LOL THIS FUCKING ASSHOLE!!! LOOK AT YOU!!! YOU’RE NOT KIRISHIMA OR SHINSOU OR IIDA IN A WIG OR ANYBODY LOL. YOU’RE JUST A DUDE. BROOOOO ABOUT FUCKING TIME, WHAT’S GOOD

I CAN’T SCROLL DOWN AHHHH BUT I HAVE TO BUT IT’S TOO INTENSE AHHHHHHH

I CAN SEE THE TOP OF HIS SPIKY HEAD, IT’S FINALLY THAT TIME AHHHHHHHH OKAY I’M GONNA DO IT HERE GOES

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

IT’S HIM. IT FUCKING REALLY FUCKIGN IS HIM OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. WHY AM I SO SHOCKED LMAO I’M THE ONE WHO’S BEEN SAYING THIS THE WHOLE DAMN TIME LMAO. OH GOD. O H MY FUCKING GOD

well okay then sir. so are you an ~ancestor~ or a Kacchan from another timeline or so what’s your deal then

YOICHI WHO IS YOICHI

YOICHI ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT’S UP. LMAO WHO IS YOICHI

(ETA: I’m going to punch myself in the face lmao. he’s Yoichi. he, the First. that’s his name. name reveal at long last what what!!)

MORE IMPORTANTLY SHOULD I BE IMAGINING NOBU’S VOICE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE LMAO I AM ANYWAY BUT YEAH

(ETA: I actually think he’s going to end up being voiced by Nobuhiko whether he ends up being Kacchan or not, just because it fits right in with the general “identical in almost every way” aesthetic he’s got going on.)

TUMBLR HOW WE LIKING OUR ANGSTY ALTERNATE UNIVERSE KACCHAN?? EVERYONE HATED YOU SO MUCH BEFORE THEY EVEN MET YOU, BUT THEY FORGOT TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU MIGHT BE HOT LMAO WHAT A TWIST

“some bright-eyed brat” oh come on. IT’S GOTTA BE HIM LOL

oh my god you all are probably TIRED AS FUCK of all my screaming but I’M SORRY IMMA HAVE TO DO IT ONE LAST TIME BECAUSE...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

that face. that expression!! THE FACT THAT HE’S OUT HERE OPENING DOORS WITH HIS FEET, LIKE HOLY SHIT!! JUST ADMIT THE JIG IS UP ALREADY

and so they really are the ones who busted First out of his jail cell huh

so how did they know you were in the room?? why did they come and break you out?? and how, pray tell, did they know to get you to transfer OFA to them?? hmmmMMMMMMMM

oh MY GOD

you guys. oh my god. it’s too much. every last bit of it lines up exactly with the Bakuverse theory sdkjfj I’m short-circuiting. it’s really fucking happening oh my lord

HELLO SEXY ALTERNATE UNIVERSE KACCHAN WITH HIS SEXY FUCKING SCAR, FUCK YEAH WE REALLY ARE EATING GOOD THIS CHAPTER

HELL YEAH WE’RE GOING. WE’RE GOING FULL SPEED YOU GUYS. LMAO I’M SO FUCKING HYPED RIGHT NOW I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF WEFKJLDKFFFF

SO, EVERYONE, LET’S RECAP. -- ACTUALLY NO, I STARTED TO WRITE UP A LIST, BUT I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED IT REALLY JUST NEEDS TO GO IN ITS OWN THREAD. SO I MADE IT AND POSTED IT, AND NOW I’M FINISHING UP THIS HOT MESS OF A RECAP POST. SO NOW WE’RE BACK TO THIS ONE FINAL PANEL OF DEKU EATING HIS KATSU ALL SERIOUS

YES SIR. YES SIR, WE GOING, FULL SPEED AHEAD, WHATEVER, IDK WTF IS HAPPENING BUT YES!!

lol, anyways so as I said in my other post, mysterious sexy guys with tragic pasts are what bring us together as a fandom, so whatever your thoughts are on the rest of it, let’s just rejoice in that. it’s what we deserve

[scholar-for-christ]

Eloi, Eloi, lama sabathanei

(aka, Holy Smokes Research pt 2!)

Since we’re headed into Lent I thought I’d share another Bible insight with everybody.

On Palm Sunday, we’ll hear the story of the crucifixion and Jesus’s death, and there is a TON to unpack along the way, but I want to focus on one line.

“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

Jesus says these words from the cross soon before His death and for the longest time, I thought it was a cry of despair. He’s in agony, dying, and feels like God has abandoned Him to this terrible fate. He didn’t, God was there with Him the whole time, and there’s an important lesson to be learned here about how we will sometimes feel so bad that it SEEMS like God has left us, though He never does/will.

But that’s not what Jesus meant.

It wasn’t a cry of despair.

It was a message: “I am the Messiah.”

In those times, learning and memorizing scripture was very important in a young Jew’s life. From the age of 4-5 they would learn scripture and since many didn’t have access to scrolls or books, memorizing verses was a standard part of their education. This mainly focused on the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament), but also extended to writings by the prophets and others.

This likely included Psalms which would either have been learned as scripture or potentially as the songs they were written to be.

So imagine you’re a Jewish guy (sorry, gals but the guys were more likely to be educated at a higher level at that point. Blame society, the gals probably got this too, though, since psalms may well have been songs at that point) and you’re watching the crucifixion.

Who’s getting nailed up there today? That guy the rabbis say is a terrible blasphemer, claims to be the Son of God, the Messiah and stuff. Thinks he’s fulfilling the prophesies. Crazy.

Now my fellow Christians on Tumblr have probably seen that post going around that details just how terrible crucifixion is. How it suffocates you and that in order to speak, you’d have to push yourself up on the nails through your feet/hands to get a proper breath in. So ANYTHING Jesus says on the cross is gonna be MAJORLY important or He wouldn’t have said it at all

So, you’re watching the crucifixion and suddenly Jesus takes a breath and “cries out in a loud voice”:

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (forsaken or abandoned, the translation varies)

You hear those words and your Jewish mind automatically goes, “Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning….” And you recognize these lines not as a dying cry of despair but as a quote.

Jesus is quoting the first line of Psalm 22 (often thought to have been written by King David or Queen Esther).

The Psalm is a “Plea for deliverance from suffering and hostility.” But the psalm, which starts out like any other, becomes strangely specific in the middle… Here is the psalm in its entirety:

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?     Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;     and by night, but find no rest.

3 Yet you are holy,     enthroned on the praises of Israel. 4 In you our ancestors trusted;     they trusted, and you delivered them. 5 To you they cried, and were saved;     in you they trusted, and were not put to shame.

6 But I am a worm, and not human;     scorned by others, and despised by the people. 7 All who see me mock at me;     they make mouths at me, they shake their heads; 8 “Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver—     let him rescue the one in whom he delights!”

9 Yet it was you who took me from the womb;     you kept me safe on my mother’s breast. 10 On you I was cast from my birth,     and since my mother bore me you have been my God. 11 Do not be far from me,     for trouble is near     and there is no one to help.

12 Many bulls encircle me,     strong bulls of Bashan surround me; 13 they open wide their mouths at me,     like a ravening and roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water,     and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax;     it is melted within my breast; 15 my mouth[a] is dried up like a potsherd,     and my tongue sticks to my jaws;     you lay me in the dust of death.

16 For dogs are all around me;     a company of evildoers encircles me. My hands and feet have shriveled;[b] 17 I can count all my bones. They stare and gloat over me; 18 they divide my clothes among themselves,     and for my clothing they cast lots.

19 But you, O Lord, do not be far away!     O my help, come quickly to my aid! 20 Deliver my soul from the sword,     my life[c] from the power of the dog! 21     Save me from the mouth of the lion!

From the horns of the wild oxen you have rescued[d] me. 22 I will tell of your name to my brothers and sisters;[e]     in the midst of the congregation I will praise you: 23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!     All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him;     stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel! 24 For he did not despise or abhor     the affliction of the afflicted; he did not hide his face from me,[f]     but heard when I[g] cried to him.

25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation;     my vows I will pay before those who fear him. 26 The poor[h] shall eat and be satisfied;     those who seek him shall praise the Lord.     May your hearts live forever!

27 All the ends of the earth shall remember     and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations     shall worship before him.[i] 28 For dominion belongs to the Lord,     and he rules over the nations.

29 To him,[j] indeed, shall all who sleep in[k] the earth bow down;     before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,     and I shall live for him.[l] 30 Posterity will serve him;     future generations will be told about the Lord, 31 and[m] proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn,     saying that he has done it.

  Important Parts to Note

1.       Lines 7-8 describe the victim being mocked. In Matthew, 27:40, the Jews mock Jesus saying “Save yourself if you are God’s son and come down from the cross!”

2.       Lines 12-17 describe more of the same mocking. Bulls of Bashan were known for being well fed as well as for the “proud, fierce, and sullen manner in which they exercise their great strength” (https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/treasury-of-david/psalms-22-12.html). And it also describes the pain endured during crucifixion.

3.       Line 18 matches with Matthew’s 27:35-36 in which the guards cast lots for Jesus’s clothing

4.       I find it intriguing that the final line of the Psalm includes the phrase “he has done it” and Jesus’ last words were “It is finished.”

 This wasn’t a cry of despair.

It was a message to every Jewish citizen present that this prophecy, the prophecy of the Messiah was being fulfilled right there in front of them.

Jesus knew God never left Him. It might’ve felt like it but even then He had the strength to point out to His children the truth.

So don’t be discouraged and think that God left Jesus in that terrible moment. Even at the moment of His death, Jesus was reaching out to the lost sheep and pointing them to the truth.

“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthanei”

“I am the Messiah. The Prophecy is fulfilled. It is finished.”