#MHA 184

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Clarification regarding MHA’s final chapter being published in a double issue

Weekly Shonen Jump’s annual publishing schedule plans for 52 issues. However, it might confuse you to know that those numbers begin in December, not January. For example, Issue #1 of the 2024 run was actually published in December of 2023, following 2023’s Issue #52 which was published in November.

WSJ also accounts for holiday breaks in this scheduling. Since 2016, they have released at least four “double issues” per year in accordance with Japanese holidays: Christmas, New Years, Golden Week, and Obon Festival, which fall in December, January, April, and August respectively.

As a result, you get back-to-back double issues in late December/early January, then a double issue in the last week of April and the first week of August.

Despite what you might think, double issues do not contain twice the amount of content.

Indeed, they occasionally have a couple extra color pages or two-page spreads than usual, but the main thing that is special about them is the “JUMP cast photo” covers. Weekly covers may highlight 2-3 characters from a couple series, or go for a bigger “splash page” look incorporating different series and more characters.

But double issues, without fail, cram absolutely everybody in there—the protagonist from nearly every series currently running in the magazine gets a spot on the cover, often with each of them matching in theme, as with this Christmas-themed one from the 2019 serialization:

And this year’s own Year of the Dragon New Years cover!

Obon’s double issue tends to have the summer theme, obviously, as we can see here with 2020 and 2022:

I even researched the last few times a series ended in the Obon double issue, and that would be Act-Age in 2020 and Nisekoi in 2016. From some light reading, Nisekoi typically had 16-17 pages per chapter, while the final chapter had 24. Act-Age, on the other hand, pretty consistently had 19-21, and its finale had 20 pages.

I researched how many pages MHA typically has for the Obon issue.

I also researched these numbers for the Golden Week double issue and it was similar, don’t question me, okay, I’m a freak.

These aren't noteworthy numbers; My Hero Academia has always varied between 15-21 pages, ebbing and flowing. Horikoshi said shortly after the Uraraka vs. Toga finale that his editor arranged for each chapter to be 15 pages because that was the number he could consistently complete, since sudden deviation or incomplete pages can cause serious stress to the rest of the publishing staff who have to arrange new chapters from around twenty different series every week.

From this information alone, we have no reason to believe the final chapter of MHA will contain double the typical number of pages.

However, we do have some tankōbon math to do here.

Volume 41 is being released a few days before the final chapter. We don’t have official confirmation, but most of the recent volumes have had 12 chapters and ended on a cliffhanger. In light of this, I suspect volume 41 will cover 411 through chapter 422, thus beginning the final volume, volume 42, on chapter 423.

The longest MHA tankōbon release has been 216 pages long, while the shortest is 184 pages.

We know we will get five more chapters from now, ending on chapter 430.

Every tankoban has at least 4 pages of table of contents and copyright, so the math works out this way:

4 pages + 45 pages with chapters 423, 424, and 425 = 49 pages Longest outcome: 216 – 49 = 167 167 divided into 5 new chapters: 33.40 average pages per chapter Shortest outcome: 184 – 49 = 135 135 divided into 5 new chapters: 27 average pages per chapter

This average is quite shocking to think about and begs the question, “what the fuck is UP, Horikoshi-sensei!?”

The recent trend of 15 pages per chapter for all eight chapters plus the four for table of contents/copyright would yield only 124 pages, which is definitely too few for release. I think there is a strong possibility we will get that upper range of his page count average, 20-21, until the end, which would yield about 154.

I said 184 was the shortest, but technically volume 7 had a unique release with 169 pages plus a drama CD and booklet, which makes me wonder if the final volume might have some sort of special content?? Or possibly volume 41 will end at 421, making it 11 chapters long while volume 42 is 9??

This answers some questions while raising a whole bunch more. I can't wait to find out~!!! <3

Note: I gathered most of the precise numbers-and-dates information referenced in this post—and my Jump GIGA post—from a fan-made Jump Database. Special thanks to the very dedicated people who maintain it.

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Me atleast once a day

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This is like the best and worst time to be a baku-deku shipper

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Me : Have you ever liked someone soo much that when you see them you see 🌸🌸flower petals🌸🌸 floating around them??

Girl that's his. bankai . RUN.

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Changed my avatar to be more recognisable to twitter friends

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It's funny following so many ppl from twitter and seeing who just made a tumblr and who has been here forever, silently (like me lol)

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MHA 341 SPOILERS

Man I can see it now

Toga has Twice's blood

She goes after Hawks for revenge

Turns into Twice into front of him

His carefully crafted hero mask he's been wearing since the War arc ended shatters

It's gonna be GREAT

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Endeavor’s (potential) death and Bojack Horseman

SPOILERS FOR MY HERO ACADEMIA CHAPTER 350//

So seeing a lot of discussion about Endeavor and what he deserves - should he die, should he be in jail etc. And honestly I’m ruling out him going to jail since japanese cultural norms don’t seem to see familial abuse as a going-to-jail crime (still pretty nasty though) and none of his family have brought it up (I also think it wouldn’t be the right thing for his family anyway for reasons I’ll get to later).

So, death.

I think if he does die it won’t be from Touya killing him. Enji is too much of a focus character to be killed like that, and it would represent the “failure” of his character arc. He’s a man who wants to redeem himself from his failure as a father, and the biggest failure is his neglect of Touya leading him to plot to kill him. For both Touya and Enji’s character arcs to end in “success”, Touya can’t succeed in his villainous goals. Touya himself can’t die either (because he WANTS to die) so lets rule out any murder-suicides.

So, if Enji does die, it would be in saving his children. And I think the child he has to save primarily is Touya. He looked away from Touya 10 years ago, so he has to look at him now (even though the plot currently has him far away from Touya there’s enough highlighting of this fact to know it will be corrected at some point). I’ve seen some people suggesting (mostly on reddit) that he’ll die saving Shoto from Touya but that wouldn’t be a “success” - it’ll just be seen by Touya as him putting Shoto above him. So while he can save Shoto, he has to save Touya as well.

And this would be a “success” for his character arc and Touya’s character arc in many ways (and Shoto to a lesser extent but I feel like Shoto’s arc with Enji is different and mostly resolved at this point)! He would show in one great act that he can put his children’s lives above his (his original sin being putting his own ambitions over the welfare of his children) and it would match the foreshadowing of his dream where his family are eating happily around the table but he isn’t there with them,

BUT! I don’t think this would be the best resolution, and this is where Bojack Horseman comes in.

So for people who don’t know, Bojack Horseman is an adult cartoon about a depressed alcoholic horse (sounds weird but it’s actually really good)

SPOILERS FOR BOJACK HORSEMAN

So, both Bojack and his best friend Diane have abusive parents - for Bojack, his mother, for Diane, her father. And over the series both parents die. And there’s one episode, Free Churro, where Bojack attends his mothers funeral and gives a eulogy (its a great episode and can be watched standalone).

And one of the great things about the episode is it addresses the difficulty in mourning an abusive parent. Bojack talks about Diane’s father, how she felt sad when he died even though “she never even liked the guy” because it meant the chance of him ever being a good father was gone forever. Bojack himself talks about how on her deathbed his mother looked at him and said “I see you” - and those words both made him very happy but also very angry. Because his mother finally acknowledged him, but at the same time she waited until the last moment to do it. He realised she could have done that the entire time, but didn’t, which meant she actively chose to be a bad mother his entire life until then.

And going back to MHA, I think this is where the issue with Enji dying as a “solution” comes. Because his whole character arc is him realising he could have been a good father the entire time, but put his ambition first every time. So him “Seeing” Touya and then promptly biting it- no, it doesn’t work, and leaves a hole in the Todoroki family. Because despite Enji thinking that the only way to atone is to seperate from his family, that isn’t the real solution. Obviously he needs to give his family freedom and space - Natsuo for example doesn’t want anything to do with his dad. But on the other hand as Rei said, “running away” was his sin. He needs to be their for his family, and ESPECIALLY Touya. He doesn’t get to run away this time, especially not by dying.

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Sometimes I like to read and analyze Peta articles for fun. For example:

Everything in this article is true. Rabbits are one of the most frequently surrendered pets in the US, and they do require expensive specialized veterinary care. They eat their droppings (called cecotropes) and are crepuscular. However, none of the points are even slightly related to their argument stated in the title. Look at these two:

Very convincing Peta! Sounds like a horrible pet to have! This whole page is written like all the dozens of “what to expect from your pet bunny” and “so you want a rabbit” articles I read when I got my first rabbit. Once again, I clearly see what Peta was trying to do yet they still fail at actually getting that point across.

(Are they just against the word “pet”? Is that what I’m missing? Would they be more comfortable with “companion”?)

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Imagine these four stuck in a room together

The chaos that would ensue

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I love seeing the Taika Waititi fandom(?) thriving after OFMD and the Love and Thunder trailer

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I still can’t believe this is an official manga panel. Bram got spotify and ascended.

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I want a one shot about a child of Athena who shows up her second summer at CHB with the fluffiest fucking rabbit ever and an alpaca, and a truck full of spinning equipment.

She just keeps her fluffy pets at CHB (maybe she’s a year rounder) and combs their wool and spins it into yarn and threat and she knits/crochets jumpers and beanies for her friends.

She bullies the Demeter cabin to grow certain types of fibers and stuff so she can make her own threads and weave fabric on the loom and sew

I just want a child of Athena that embodies the “goddess of weaving/woven crafts” side of Athena, not just the wisdom and war. I like to think that the cloth and yarn she makes has magical properties, and maybe she has some kind of magic WITH it

Annabeth comes by one summer and sees all this and remembers her time on her quest in Rome, and asks her sister to teach her more. Soon, all of the cabin has enchanted clothing and bags they made themselves (with the aid of Demeter or Hecate’s cabins) and become even MORE deadly bc on top of their wisdom and battle tactics and strategy, they can weave a trap in 5 minutes and good luck getting out. They can make their own beanies that turn you invisible, or make you lighter, or blind you, gloves that enable them to throw liquid fire at you. The most “unmagical” cabin suddenly has an offensive magic akin to artificing but with wool, and with a little bit of brains and prep they are D E A D L Y.

Also also so many ugly sweaters

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I don't wanna perpetuate amatonormativity but experience has shown you're going to be simping after someone new in a couple months

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Is it just me or do these two passages have the same energy

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you ever see a post in a fandom tag or a fanon version of the characters and wonder if you and the op read the same book?

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Okay one thing I really really like about heartstopper are the hugs. Like every single hug looks genuine and close and real, not stiff and awkward, and EVERYONE hugs. Guys hug. Girls hug. Boys and girls hug. Partners hug. Parents and kids hug. Siblings hug. And they always give hugs when they’re needed and they all cling to each other like they’re afraid to let go or like they need the other person and…. It makes me really happy

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Chapter 184

[madelleinne]

Kouta is the cutest, softest, purest boy. 

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We love a quirkless hero.

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We’ve just been blessed with cute panels today :’)

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Sorry I had to

[uraviteas]

「my bnha ch184 reactions」

hello everyone, i decided to start sharing my reactions/opinions on the latest chapters of bnha, just so i have somewhere to drop them and look back at later on! obviously, spoilers ahead.

FIRST, i screamed. dadzawa is canon, guys. aizawa is the main ‘guardian’ of eri’s. we will get our panel of him doing her hair. i believe it. i’m also kind of shook that eri was basically “adopted” by the entirety of UA. so UA is now in charge of eri and they’re like all one big happy family. i’m crying.

i’m not really sure why, but this panel here made me a little emo. i know mirio is smiling and being positive just like he alwAYS is but just the fact that he said “student-on-hiatus” made me think about everything all over again (like i so often do, and then proceed to cry myself to sleep). i hope this hiatus isn’t too long because how can one properly graduate after being on a hiatus for soo long. HE CAN’T GO FROM NUMBER ONE STUDENT TO DROPOUT(?)/UNABLE TO GRADUATE. *slams fists aggressively on table*

BUT THEN WE HAVE TAMAKI HERE, MAKING THINGS BETTER. i screamed, first of all, because it’s been waaaay too long since we had any miritama. also though, i really needed this reassurance that things weren’t all lost for mirio, and i’m glad tamaki said that (’: don’t worry guys, the return of the peerless hero might not be so far away.

birb boy sneeze. this is the cutest thing to happen in this series.

click 'keep reading’ because this ended up being a bit longer than i expected!

AAAAAAH, it’s the return of the wild wild pussycats and i was so excited to see this. what an ADORABLE crew, i absolutely love them. and RAGDOLL IN THESE CUSUAL CLOTHES. i’m living. why is she so adorablE?

okay this part.... i was actually ready to cry. it’s funny because my sister and i were talking about how we needed more kouta in our lives (bc we remembered how much we love him from the anime) and then BAM. HE APPEARS IN THIS CHAPTER. I LITERALLY SCREAMED. not only did he APPEAR, BUT WE GET THE CUTEST INTERACTIONS IN THE WORLD. look at this, he’s such a tsundere!!!!!!!!!!! and not only that but he wrote midoriya a LETTER. LIKE A LITTLE FANBOY (but on a deeper, more personal level obvs). and i’m sure that’s the first letter midoriya has received like that, so it must really mean a lot. ugh. i’m getting emo all over again thinking about it.

i didn’t include this panel but the little “shoes” thing. BREATHES. kouta is seriously a ‘deku’ fanboy and i absolutely LOVE this concept.

and things got a little serious here. i kinda got a little worried thinking about the importance of this page. i almost forgot about AFO for a little while. but i’m just sitting here thinking....... this major villain who has stockpiled a butt ton of quirks is in solitary confinement with some things holding him down. i mean, if you could steal ALL THE QUIRKS, can some restraints really keep him down forever?  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ maybe he’s just waiting for the perfect moment? I DUNNO. i’m not good at making predictions, all i know is that i’m worried.

it’s been far too long since we saw kirishima cry over how manly someone was. look at this boy. and look at kaminari telling him to shut up, LOL. i love all these friends. i love all these children.

SHOUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. i’ve missed you. he had a total of like.... 5 words in the last arc, and i’m feeling it in my bones, this is a todoroki (not just shouto) arc coming up. enjoy this one up close panel of him.

oh look it’s my hot girlfriend. she’s so cute.

wait, what. WHAT. a literal washing machine is the number eight hero, LMAO. i have so many questions. (i mean, i’m assuming most of this is sheer popularity. judging from the fact that they said he’s ‘from the commercial.’) but my real question is: how is one ever born a literal washing machine? i mean. HOW. can this washing machine ever have children? if so, HOW? does this washing machine have internal organs??! does this washing machine bleed?! if this washing machine doesn’t have any parts, is there a gender?!

KAMUI WOODS AND MT. LADY. i should have seen it coming, but i didn’t.

THESE TWO ARE REAAAAALLY COOL LOOKING. i want miruko to absolutely CRUSH ME. with those muscles she could destroy me with her thighs alone and i would say thank you. that costume though. peep at that crotch area that is.. really something. god bless horikoshi and his female character designs. ninja dude is funny and hot. “silence this is a public space”

this guy is REAAAAALLY COOL LOOKING. he reminds me of... angel? from x-men? i think? lmao. i don’t remember. but anyway, i think (hope?) we’ll be seeing more of him in the future. uraraka mentioned him earlier in the chapter after tokoyami sneezed so i’m assuming we will be seeing more of him. plus he’s the number two hero AND plus he was one of the silhouette figures when the pussycats first mentioned the jp billboard stuff.

aaaand, the final page of chapter 184. i knew it was coming, but i was too afraid to click to the next page. someone needs to throw a bucket of water over this man and his excessive flames. SOO, judging by the fact that this chapter (the first-ish chapter of the new arc) ended with a page talking about how ‘flame hero, endeavor’ is now the number one hero, i’m kind of expecting some kind of todoroki/endeavor arc.

redemption arc?

persecution arc?

i’m hoping for the latter. listen, before this man can be forgiven (IF HE SHOULD EVER BE FORGIVEN. I PERSONALLY DO NOT AND WILL NOT FORGIVE HIM) he needs to be found guilty first. maybe this will be the arc where the truth about endeavor comes out. maybe FINALLY the public will know about his un-heroic ways and the ways he’s treated his child/ren? 

MAYBE THIS WILL BE THE LONG AWAITED DABI IS TODOROKI THEORY ARC?!

anyway!! another great chapter! i’m excited for what’s to come! we got BOTH OF OUR CHILDREN IN THIS ONE CHAPTER. ERI. AND KOUTA. IN ONE CHAPTER. god i really wish they could have met and bonded over deku because i need that in my life. missed opportunity. cri.

thanks to anyone who read this! if no one did, that’s fine, too, LOL.

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Bnha 184 spoilers that seem legit

From Reddit

Chapter 184: Hero Billboard Charts JP.

The hero academy has officially taken Eri in since she can't just live in the hospital, according to Aizawa. Her horn is slowly growing back so she may be able to use her quirk again so they have to keep an eye on her.

The Pussy cats return to visit the students, and bring Kouta along (He's starting to worship Deku cause now he has the same shoes as him, lol.) They're announcing their return, though Ragdoll will be returning as support since she lost her quirk.

All for One implies he can't return what he's taken, hm. Anyway Momo asks why they've decided to return now, and they say it's because of the Billboard Charts.

Essentially it's a list of the top heroes that's published twice a year. The Pussycats were 32nd before but now they're 411.

The list this time around is:

10: Ryukyuu

9: Yoroimusha

8: Wash (The laundry hero, lol.)

7: Kamui

(Mt. Lady is mentioned but she's in 23rd, lol.)

6: Clust/Karst?

5: Milco

4: Edge Shot

3: Best Jeanist

2: Hawks

1: (Not surprisingly, Endeavor, but he has a new outfit.)

So it’s basically the aftermath of the festival and every headcanon of every living at U.A is CANON NOW. Thank you Hori. Kouta comes back, but the Pussycats have gotten real low in rankings which really sucks.

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