#bnha 232

[littleholmes]

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[saragirl32]

Boku no hero academia 5th season - Episode 22

Manga vs Anime

[moodyvoid]

MY HEART

Twice is literally too pure and too sweet and we don’t deserve him

[babes-and-baddies]

this is a quote bubble,,,, it’s not sfx. my man shiggy mcdiggy really went out there, going to collapse an entire big-ass tower and kill most or all of the people inside, and fuckin said, out loud, “Touch.” 

like ‘yeah i’m gonna cause chaos and death and destruction, but i’m gonna narrate my actions while doing it’. thats,,, so fuckin adorable wtf??

holy shit i love him so much

[lavender-soft]

“...are you the final boss?”

[sobasluuurp]

It’s probably been said a million times over at this point, but this panel is so cool I don’t care.

Twice is so sweet. All he ever wanted was somewhere that would accept him. They say that when you love someone you remember all the little things about them, and here we see Twice acknowledging two of the little things that Giran does. He’s brimming with emotion for not just Giran, but the whole League. I hope we get to see him influence his other teammates sometime soon. It’s about time these guys had someone to let their guards down around.

[latuuart]

Twice making Dabi and Shigaraki clones!

Clever!

[gloomymangos]

Hey if you didn’t know I love Shigaraki Tomura!!! A LOT.

Also let’s not forget he decayed the ENTIRE TOWER with just the touch of his hand!!! 

AN ABSOLUTE KING!! I can’t believe that I’ve gotta stan harder than I ever did before now!!

[khorale]

Bnha 232

Really great action and lore this chapter!

It’s the league of clones! Now, Everyone vs Re-Destro might be a bit one-sided, but every time Twice makes a copy, it’s always weaker than the one before. So after the nth copy, these clones may be very fragile.

1) Twice’s pep-talk to the clones... How reassuring XD. Is that how the clones know they’re clones when they’re created? I wonder what it’s like just coming into existence here and being told you’re (not) gonna die.

2) Shigaraki’s words lmao

3) So based on what Compress-clone is saying, since this Twice-clone never ran into Compress on his way here, his version of Compress doesn’t know he can multiply himself! Also while Shiggy-clone is without injury, Compress-clone did not regain his prosthetic arm. 

This proves that:

The clones have their memories up to the point where Twice last met them, and think they’re the original unless told otherwise.

The clones are physically fine without injury (proven by Twice’s unbroken arms and Shigaraki-clone not looking tired like his real self at the end of this chapter)

Any damage not related to the flesh will not be recovered (the prosthetic arm)

I think at this point, Giran is an honorary member of the League of Villains.

Re-Destro’s threat shook up Twice, but Shigaraki reassures him!

“It’s now one vs... a lot.” ily.

Gear 4th + Greed(FMA)’s Ultimate Shield + Dynamax

That black part strengthens or hardens, as we saw in previous pages where he destroys a Twice-clone with one finger. I wonder if it’s made of carbon?

His clothes also stretched to accommodate it, so I’m guessing his clothes are support items made by Detnerat.

Also, he tanked Dabi’s fire. Wow... When’s the last time we saw Dabi’s fire affecting someone? He’s due for a power-up in his fight with Geten.

This pose/paneling is very reminiscent of Shigaraki attacking Overhaul, as well as Overhaul reaching to grab Eri in the Overhaul vs Deku fight.

Anyways, all the clones got demolished except a Twice-clone who reproduced before it disappeared, and Shigaraki (even though I can’t find him in the panel)

What’s with that pose with one arm behind him though? It’s kind of an unnatural pose he’s kept up this entire chapter. Is he trying to prove he can destroy them all with a handicap?

TWICEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GIRANNNN!!!!!!!!!

You’re really tugging on my heart-strings and making me ship this, aren’t ya?? *sobs*

Re-Destro... I appreciate you giving exposition, but that’s not the real Shigaraki. Save yourself the energy so you don’t have to repeat the same monologue twice.

So that’s where the term “Quirk” comes from.

The mother was murdered by people with prejudice, when she just wanted her child to live a life where his power can be seen as just another aspect of him, a “quirk”.

But rather than looking at abilities as normal, the fact that it gained a label meant that it is still viewed as separate from the natural functions of a person.

Instead of:

Person = Person

It’s:

Baseline human + Quirk = Person.

And I think what the mother wanted was the first one.

While he has a point, I believe that in the end the Liberation Army is twisting these words for an way that suits themselves.

Re-Destro talks about oppression, but according to Geten, the new world they build will discriminate against people with weak quirks. Quirks becomes the defining aspect of your success.

He talks about addressing the suppression of quirk usage, and Curious attempts to interview someone she believed to be “suppressed”. But they were shoving their narrative on to Toga, who was this way because of her quirk, and not because of the environment around her. They want to frame “Quirks” as good and the system as “Bad”, but in actuality if the school counseling had allowed Toga free use of her quirk without reprimanding, then she would have killed a lot more people legally.

“She wished for a world where special abilities are just ‘Quirks’ in the truest sense”, but the creation of a literal army based on the single special power(talent) they have, is not what I call making quirks be ‘quirks’, as in, making it a mundane aspect about you.

This series is full of successors, and we see a lot of heroes and villains inherit powers and ideology from the previous generation. What I see from Re-Destro, whose existence isn’t even known to Destro, is that he believes he shares Destro’s ideology, but the way he’s going about things shows that he doesn’t truly understand what liberating quirks truly meant.

What he calls “Freedom” will become another shackle.

9/10 delivery on your ambitions, Re-Destro. It has great support and backstory, and credible reasons. But in the end your goal don’t line up with the belief you preach.

I love how Shigaraki didn’t even give him a reply. He’s ignoring him completely even while hanging upside-down.

And he knows himself too well.

(They’re on the top floor. How the heck is Twice going to make a good enough cushion for Giran)

And... tap.

We never saw Shigaraki use his quirk in such a large-scale way before. It’s awesome!

His hand twitched. Is decaying a large object a bigger strain for him?

All that time Re-Destro spent monologuing... wasted~!

I’m guessing Re-Destro’s quirk also functions as an armor (Greed's power theory is more possible now)

Interesting how real Shigaraki notes that Re-Destro is from the commercial (apparently the League watches tv regularly), and the clone never said anything.

Great chapter! And where the heck did Spinner go? (fighting Hanabata?)

[dabi-is-my-daddy]

Boku No Hero Academia

4 SEASON

[weird-indeed]

this is so,, beautiful and passive-aggressive,,,

[arkus-rhapsode]

I love how Horikoshi took the time to draw every Twice clone reacting to Rederstro’s quirk

[aysall]

fucking superb you funky little gremlin

[babes-and-baddies]

i dont know baldman mccapitalism, something tells me that those ‘unnecessary emotions’ youre insulting are exactly what’s gonna energize them when they entirely eviscerate your sorry ass

look how far it’s gotten them already, how much they’ve grown for eachother! you really think it’s a weakness? really??

[my-neighbour-totoroki]

shigaraki, before destroying an entire tower: i would like to tuch it

[sobasluuurp]

Chapter 232 reminded me of one of my favorite pieces of bnha world building: the life-like complexities and dual natures of social issues.

According to Redestro, the anti-quirk sentiments that once ran rampant were shoved into a corner by policies that effectively tried to put a band-aid over a gaping head wound. To those who were least affected by anti-quirk discrimination, the problem appeared to be solved, and further discussion was probably silenced with a simple “You’re equal now. Get over it.”

I have no reason to disbelieve Redestro about this. We’ve seen through Spinner that people with certain types of quirks are still at a disadvantage. People like Shinso are automatically feared instead of helped. Laws prevent everyday people from using their quirks in totally natural ways, resulting in Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki’s near arrest as well as Uraraka being forced into heroics just so that she can use her quirk in a totally harmless but life-changing way.

However, Redestro isn’t seeing the full picture. We can’t forget that this whole story is about a boy whose dreams, future, and safety were all endangered specifically because he wasn’t born with a quirk. Despite his incredible intelligence, he was neglected by his teachers for his classmate that had a strong quirk. Similarly, Endeavor focused all of his attention and time on Shoto while neglecting his other three siblings simply because of how desirable their quirks were.

This kind of double-edged sword is common in anti-discrimination debates of all kinds, and I continue to be blown away by Horikoshi’s ability to realistically portray just how complicated and tangled society can be. I feel like if quirks existed, this is exactly how it would go down.