#mha chapter 431

[red-sneakers]

Why I don’t dislike TogaChako’s ending as much as I dislike DekuBaku’s:

Is the TogaChako ending bury your gays? ABSOLUTELY. And that is a fact worthy of disappointment and frustration. However, I believe TogaChako’s ending makes literary sense and is perfectly in character, especially for Toga.

Toga has always said she has romantic feelings for Ochako AND Izuku. She wants to talk about Izuku with Ochako. Toga wouldn’t be sad or jealous about Ochako being with Izuku. She’d be (and is?) overjoyed at the idea. I firmly believe she’d love nothing more than to be in a polyamorous triad with them, if given the chance.

Toga’s character arc was about learning that she is lovable, and that the better way to show her love is by caring about other people’s happiness, instead of taking from them. She shows this love by pushing Ochako toward happiness.

Ochako’s feelings for Toga aren’t disrespected by the narrative either. She’s spent 8 years unable to move on with her life without Toga, dedicating herself to helping children like Toga. It takes a hallucination (or visitation?) of Toga telling Ochako she loves her and it’s okay for her to move on for her to consider doing so.

Does it suck that the WLW couple can’t be the happy ending? Yes. But I still find their ending beautiful, in a way, and I think it is completely within character and the theme of their relationship.

But dkbk.

DekuBaku’s ending isn’t just heartbreaking; it doesn’t make sense for the characters and themes of the show.

Izuku’s dream was to be a Pro Hero, like All Might. His underdog passion for that dream is what made many of us fall in love with his character from the start.

Throughout the story, the narrative emphasizes that Izuku’s strength is Katsuki’s weakness, and visa versa. At the turning point in Izuku and Katsuki’s relationship, All Might (DekuBaku’s ultimate mentor) tells them that by combining their strengths, they could be the best heroes together.

I’ve felt this was a main theme of the show: Izuku and Katsuki both represent the best and worst qualities of a hero, and they must learn to complete each other.

Can people grow up and change their dreams? Of course. But it’s not satisfying in a fantastical story like this one, especially when all that change happens during a time skip. Are we supposed to be proud of Izuku for no-longer dreaming of fighting beside Katsuki above all else? How can I, when Katsuki (who has earned his character development like no other) is losing his dream in the process?

[cheese-doorstop48]

Time skip tdiidk, who go out on Fridays after a long week of work

[scftizuku]

Chapter 431 should have ended with a wholesome scene between Bakugo, Deku, and All Might. The three character we were introduced through the beginning of bnha. The characters who opened up the series for us should be the very same characters who help us wrap up the story. That would have felt more satisfying than to have the epilogue wrap up with making a ship canon.

[uglygreenjacket]

It's not about the ship.

A majority of us BKDKs never believed the ship would become canon. That was never really on the table.

What it is about, is 10 years of character and relationship development completely nuked for the establishment of a different relationship that had faded into the background at best for a lot of that time.

Izuku and Katsuki are important to one another. There's zero denying that. Katsuki died for Izuku. All of his scars come from protecting Izuku in one way or another. Katsuki was devastated when he learned of OFA's loss. He worked for eight years to make sure Izuku could live out his dream.

Izuku has looked up to Katsuki since they were children. He lost the plot multiple times when Katsuki was insulted or in trouble. Shigraki himself said Katsuki was closer to Izuku than anyone else.

And all of that development brought us zero discussions about what they've been through. No talk about the impact of Katsuki's death. No talk of Katsuki's apology. No talk about Izuku's feelings about the demise of his dream. Instead, we got Izuku rejecting the idea of being partners with Katsuki, something his character for the entirety of the series would have undoubtedly loved.

Yes, people can grow apart. But show me that. Give me background on why. Give me something, anything that would explain why the Izuku at the end of the epilogue is in diametric contrast to the Izuku we saw at the end of chapter 430.

These two characters mean so much to me. I don't see myself in their story, but the love (whether platonic or otherwise) and care that they show for each other speaks to me so deeply. Katsuki's growth as a person and Izuku's acceptance of and willingness to forgive Katsuki no matter what speaks to me so deeply, and to see that thrown away stings.

It's not about the ship. It was never really about the ship.

[beautifulbutterfly-123]

Artist: https://x.com/Linniss97

[eternalera]

ngl im not upset that izuocho is canon because that means tha bkdk isnt canon or togachako isnt canon (although im a little sad i wouldnt say upset. because ofc people are gonna be a little disappointed when soemthing they want doesnt happen)

im more so upset about how fucking bad their get together was like holy shit. or how little they interact or how just not close they seem to each other. like they were always shown admiring each other, but it always felt like they were doing so from afar.

whenever ochako was saying how much she admired izuku and wanted to be like him, even changing her costume to match hers it reminded me of izuku making his first costume like All Might and uh... you see the problem there? she changed it because she admired him and because she admired him she loved him. it wasnt she loves him so she admires him and that always made their relationship feel so distant

then whenever they did interact it just felt like all might and izuku's team ups and stuff like that. even with the blushing i couldnt get into their relationship because they hardly interacted and when they did their relationship always felt so surface level to me that i couldnt get into it

also not even mentioning that literal SHIGARAKI himself says how BAKUGO is the closest person to izuku, NOT ochako. which is... you'd think the person you love/get together with should be the one that you're closest with but thats just not the case here

he's closest with bakugo and with ochako she was closest with tsuyu or toga for that matter.

toga and her bonded over their love for izuku and while yes it was romantic they saw past that and loved each other (whether you think of it as platonic or romantic). they literally saw that and cared for each other. toga valued ochako's opinion and we're shown this when she asks ochako if ochako would kill her in s6 and when she says yes thats when toga basically becomes a 'full fledged' villain

like its so clear that these two are not each others #1's and are NOT each others first thought or anything. yes they're blushing when theyre around each other, yes theyre cute together, but in terms of who they develop the most with? who they're always with? who's on their mind pretty much 90% of the time?

its not each other.

hell whenever izuku goes berserk its because bakugo gets injured and yes he would do it for any of his classmates but it establishes their relationship a LOT more and states bakugo's importance to izuku more than anything.

idk anyways thanks for coming to my tedtalk lol-

[elkios-god-of-chaos]

How 431 shoulda gone:

Bonus:

[kaenineteef]

katsuki purposely letting his hero ranking slip to #15 because he wants to compete fairly w izuku once izuku's actively hero-ing again is the only explanation i will accept btw

"hes mean and has a bad attitude" SO?? endeavor was #2

[maryo274]

SPOILER ALERT FOR MY HERO ACADEMIA'S VOLUME 42, EXTRA CHAPTER 431.

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It took QUITE a while but now they're FINALLY and canonically TOGETHER!! 💚🩷🤩

Although, they need to get better at the handholding thing, they'll get it right. 😂

Sorry, again, for the lack of updates. I've gotten to that point in my life where after another day at work I just like the motivation or energy to do anything other than lay in bed and try to find my place in the universe. But after the MHA Volume 42 and the new extra chapter after the finale that's made to tie some loose ends and add some extra story, Deku and Uraraka finally getting together reignited my interest to take a pencil again.

Hope you guys like it. 😊

Kohei Horikoshi ©

Art by Maryo274©

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[ultimatelyre]

what's done is done, here's the action plan now

When I open AO3 after a couple of weeks, I better find the bakudeku tag filled with fics where IZUKU is the one comforting Katsuki. Izuku doing the heavy lifting and being the more whipped one.

Don't care if its canon/post canon/ some other freaking AU, Izuku apologizing for his canon actions is the only medicine for the betrayal I'm feeling right now.

sorry to be overdramatic but what the fuckkk

disclaimer: no hate towards anyone, I'm a multishipper myself. My point is that horikoshi should've made izuocha canon in any other way literally any other way The series was good for me despite its shortcomings cause

it had a strong msg in "you are a hero for more than your powers, because you work and dream for it"

ochako was more than a "romance lead", she did have romantic moments with izuku i wont deny it, but,

horikoshi had always kept it in balance with bkdk and even tddk moments, so i always thought horikoshi would keep the ending open.

The Izuku we know would go crazy at a chance to work with kacchan EVEN if he ends up romantically with Ochako, do ppl change so much in 8 years while their school crushes remain the same?

So please read this as me disapproving of the writing, and be kind to shippers who may be pissed off (the same applies to literally any ship)

With all respect to the creators of this series, if you have all the time and money in the world but you're not gng to take time to make the fans see why your characters are acting the way they are, then you kinda come off as not caring about it.

[rusted-soda-can]

Currently (humbly) seeking encouragement while writing my first fic in almost three years…

Here’s a sneak peak:

[smallvictorianchildwhofoundwifi]

Breaking my silence, I love both interpretations that Ochako had genuine feelings for Izuku but pushed the feelings so far down due to her commitment to her duty that she believed that following those feelings would be a reflection of her capability as a hero and only allowed herself to break from her expectations of herself in the last chapter

AND that Ochako never had genuine feelings for Izuku and only believed she did because of comphet and accidentally twisted her deep admiration for him for being the exact hero and person she strove to be into a false feeling of romantic intent

[yzccmz]

My ass is being HANDED to me by school so have this doodle until I can get back to actually being alive

Inspo/original by @amaranthdahlia!! Go look at that one it’s better anyways

[number1abbasupporter]

after many days, i’ve come to very loosely accept the mha epilogue

[calimonsartstuff]

unsure how to feel about that final chapter.

[vivika-ka]

Does realism dictate whether an anime is good?

This video explores how issues rooted in media comprehension seem to affect how (anime) audiences maintain the suspension of disbelief, often abandoning it in favor of applying harsh factual truths to fictional stories.

“Realism,” or rather, verisimilitude, is one of many literary devices. However, a significant number of audience members tend to comprehend and analyze media, such as anime, through facts instead of fictional media/literary standpoints (i.e. expecting plot and/or characters to follow real-world patterns and limitations).

The video primarily utilizes the anime “My Hero Academia” as an example of ineffective fictional logic, rooted in adhering to factual logic. It also explores how the aforementioned affected aspects such as worldbuilding, characterization, and overall meaning of the story. (A summary is provided in case you haven’t watched MHA).

There is a brief section that explores the cultural connotations related to the argument that realism is a major indicator of good writing, focusing on how Western countries tend to prioritize realism more than the Global South.

(I was a bit heated in some parts lol, but I hope it at least keeps people entertained. Apologies for some grammar slips there! I hope y'all like it! 💛)

>>> This video wouldn’t be possible without having insightful conversations with my tumblr mutual, @haine-kleine ! 💖 <<<