#mha final chapter

[epickiya722]

You know what the moment it was revealed Izuku was left with the embers back in 424, I knew he was going to become Horikoshi's previous protagonist from 2008... Jack Midoriya.

I'm sure almost everyone has heard of Jack Midoriya, right?

Well, guess what, you are today!

Let me just point out something that I noticed when it comes to Horikoshi and his concepts and characters. Some of the characters are characters from his previous works and maybe he has used a certain concept before. Izuku Midoriya and his story is no different. It's been told before but in a different flavor.

(I kid you not that every time I think I'm done finding every character and concept Horikoshi has used before, I'm not done. I'll probably make a post of a list!)

For those who don't know, Horikoshi had an one-shot manga published back in 2008, which is 16 years ago, called My Hero. Already seems familiar, doesn't it?

Well, it should be. My Hero Academia is like a more revamped version of that story, just expanded with more added themes and characters and a different setting.

In summary of My Hero, Jack Midoriya is a salesman who wants to be a hero, but due to being anemic and failing his Hero License exam (yes, that exists), he can't become one officially. However, it doesn't stop him from trying! Throughout the story, Jack does still try to be a hero, using the gadgets the company he works for makes. Spoiler alert, by the end of the story, he is recognized as a hero. Especially, by the one person he has looked up, Snipe aka the real Positive, the mantle Jack used during his vigilante run.

Now, how does this may relate to Izuku Midoriya?

Throughout the story, it seemed that a quirk, a good one, is what was needed for someone to be a Hero. Izuku was born Quirkless and his dreams of being a Hero seemed fruitless, nearly shut down when his role model, All Might tells him so. (Which Snipe does to Jack.) However, after trying to save Katsuki, All Might sees that Izuku does have the ambition to be a Hero and Izuku inherits the One For All Quirk from him.

Now I know some of you said that was pointless for him to have a Quirk and then lose if he was going to become a Hero anyways using gadgets.

But, folks, that was it. There is a point. And the point is... it was pointless.

Here's what I'm getting...

One theme I think is often looked over is "be your unapologetic self" and another could be "work with what you have".

Izuku never needed a Quirk to be the best Hero he could be because he already had Heroic qualities, but he did need a Quirk to see that.

One For All was a Quirk that needed to be gone. It was a curse disguised as a blessing. It worked so to challenge Izuku into becoming the Hero he always meant to be. Just as Jack Midoriya did in his story.

Now that Izuku is Quirkless, he now can become that Hero. He still has room to grow and learn from what he did fail at in the past to be better in the future.

It wasn't something he was going to learn overnight just as society isn't going to change overnight.

While MHA has some fantasy elements, just like many other stories before and after, it is a reflection of the real world sometimes. One reality is that it takes a long time to finally understand something.

In real life, it takes people years to understand "Hey, that's not right" or "maybe I should change this about me".

The characters of MHA are no different.

"Society hasn't changed, there's still discrimination, there's still rankings and---"

Well, yeah. Again reflection of the real world.

And just because the changes aren't seen, doesn't mean that they can't happen or that they didn't happen.

The last chapter gave us glimpses of what transpires over the eight years. What if those events have changed? Even not then, what about later?

"What about the talk between Katsuki and Izuku?" Just because we didn't see it, didn't mean it didn't happen. It was revealed Katsuki put in a lot of money for Izuku's Hero equipment, so that's a sign for me that they did talk some more because knowing Katsuki, he wouldn't have just done that unless he knew Izuku would be okay with it somehow.

Hell, they still had two years of high school left together. You're telling me it's impossible that they didn't have a talk?!

Sometimes I feel like some of you decide "this sucks" is because you just don't have the patience to try to decipher the message yourself. You want it handed out to you.

Not me, I want a writer to challenge my imagination because that gets my mind working and really engaged with the story. I might not understand it, but it's not that big of a deal for me. I'll still try to understand and if I never get it, I'll just move on.

Really my overall take from "Izuku being Quirkless again but still a Hero" among other things is that yeah, work with what you have. Just because you receive something that may be a blessing, it will also curse you in some way. The things and changes you want won't happen overnight, it takes time. Izuku was already a Hero, or at least one in the making.

And honestly, Izuku wearing a suit (because he's a teacher) and still being a Hero with gadgets just visually is like a reminder of "I'm not forgetting where I started" from Horikoshi.

It's wholesome in a way that he went back to an earlier work and still used his intended concept for Izuku (he wanted to make him an adult but had to change it to Izuku being a high schooler) of his last chapter. Full circle! My Hero may not be Horikoshi's first work (yes, folks, it's not), but it's familiar.

And I know some of you may not care for my opinion because I'm sure this post made you feel some kind of way (not my intention, but damn it, I'm tired of not expressing how I feel), but I know some of you might.

My overall thought of the finale? It is not as bad as some of you make it out to be. I'm sure there are worse endings out there and it's not like Izuku didn't become a Hero. It's not like Izuku didn't have people by his side because he did.

"But he was lonely." Well, you would, too if you couldn't hang out with your friends. But they're adults now and busy. Izuku is busy, too, he's a teacher.

"But Izuku's feelings!" Cut it because this is the same fandom where some of you don't care how he feels. He cries, it was annoying to you. Oh, but when he was neglecting himself y'all sure was like "yeah so badass".

I see myself in Izuku with how he treats his emotions. He's expressive, but he also tends to keep in his feelings. He even keeps them from us, the audience.

"Eight years it took him to be a Hero again!" Back to my original point. Izuku was always a Hero. You don't have to go out there and fight to be one. You don't need a Quirk to be one.

Overall, I don't hate the ending at all. It have easily been worse.

Sure I would have loved more Miruko, but I'm glad she's alive and some other Heroes didn't get the spotlight like that anyways. She is still a minor character, so I'm not actually upset. 😆

[doomedkts]

katsuki is better than me because if i was him, i would tell izuku to take a swan dive after he rejected me, break the fourth wall, come out from where hori was drawing me, kick him in the shin and finish the manga myself with izuku and i are kissing.

i would also confirm that touya is ALIVE and is safe with hawks no matter how ugly he looks.

i'd also make a podcast about me and izuku and start it with "izuku and i explored each other's bodies uhm... how many times again? i forgot to count after the 5th time... my bad"

(please don't take this seriously... i'm just pissed is all)

[chaoticsilver]

I don't need bakudeku to become canon

I just need them to have a moment comforting or having a deep conversation together in the final chapter

[extra-n1]

I know the author doesn't owe me anything personally, but I feel so fucking betrayed right now. It's sasunaru all over again.

[arazsen]

MHA CHAPTER 430 SPOILERS

It's over.

My Hero Academia has concluded its decade-long run. I am in shambles.

This story has always had a special place in my heart. I literally GREW UP with these characters. I do not care what anyone else says about this ending. It was perfect to me.

I may be uncontrollably sobbing on my beanbag as I write this, but I am happy. I'm so fucking happy that this is the ending we got. I could not have asked for a better one.

The way that Midoriya became a teacher at UA to help teach the next generations of heroes is so bittersweet and so perfect.

The way that kids were talking about Midoriya, Bakugou, and Todoroki in the dame sentences as All Might and Endeavor will forever make me so fucking proud of them!

The way Midoriya tells a little middle school boy he can become a hero in front of the All Might Statue is something I will never have the proper words for.

And let's never forget how for 8 WHOLE YEARS Bakugou and the rest of Class A (Mostly Bakugou) funded the making of Midoriya's support gear without him knowing, just so he can become a hero again.

It's perfect. Everything is so fucking perfect.

And to Horikoshi Kohei, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you so much for creating such a beautiful story. Thank you so much for making such amazing characters. And thank you so so much for everything you and your team have put into this world that I love so dearly.

And as a final goodbye to my favorite manga ever, let's end this rant with a saying from my favorite heroes!

Go Beyond, PLUS ULTRA!!

[littleholmes]

It’s the end of an era and I’ve loved it!

Thank you Horikoshi for all the work and energy you’ve put into this series. I know the anime is still going but I hope that now that the manga is complete, you’re able to get some more rest and focus on your health.

[paintsplash1712]

I can't believe this series is over.

10 year! After 10 years it's over!

My childhood, My Hero Academia, is finally over!

I watched MHA when there was only 5 episodes and now I've finished the whole manga.

Izuku got to be a hero, quirkless or not. His dream came true! I’m so happy for him! Even if it took longer then he thought and there were obstacles along the way, he and his friends are saving the world together!

My mind can't possess this series is over.

Sure is it a perfect series? No. I'm still annoyed by certain story choices but I don't care!

This was my favourite series for a time, I still have my Izuku and Shouto figurines chilling in my room. I love this series and I'm happy it ended on a high note instead of getting cancelled or going on too long.

You go be a hero, Deku! Be the best hero!

[idreaminmugiwara]

I have seen the chapter 430 leaks. I have cried through every page. Without spoiling anything, I don't think this could have ended much better, y'all.

[bs-mental-musings20]

I didn't really like the ending to MHA cause for me personally the fact that 1-A seemingly moved on after Deku lost One for All hit way to close to home with how My friends from college moved on and all have jobs and are getting married now. Like they're still around and care but I can't help but feel hurt that they moved on without me

[intheticklecloset]

I promise no spoilers from me but I just finished the MHA manga and MY HEART 😭😭😭

I'm gonna get sappy below the cut, be warned 😅

Words can't express how much this series has meant to me. It was the first anime I REALLY got into, the one that kickstarted all of my most popular writing here. The one that broadened my horizons and made me brave enough to try and share my silly tickle fics with the world.

Deku and Bakugou and Todoroki and Uraraka and all of them have been so important to me. I'm so sad their manga is finally over, but also so happy that the possibilities are not!

Idk how much more I'll write for the fandom, but if I do, there is a whole world of ideas brewing now that I know how everything ends.

It's been a fantastic journey. My heart is so full. 💖

[iheartpinky]

im so sad

Im going to fucking cry

[doomedkts]

it's been three fucking days since 431 but i'm still gonna post abt it because; i'm pissed, that chapter is NOT real, it does NOT belong to horikoshi and most importantly, i'm funny

[thoughtsnsh1t]

Horikoshi bro wyd what’s that ending like what

like mha was finally getting good and then THAT??? im actually really hoping he revisits this at a later time with another manga with them as adults cause im fr so dissapointed

[kiisaes]

crepe date for yaoi day (8/1) 👍

[littleholmes]

Koda being at UA and Izuku being his teacher 🥹idk why I never considered it before but Izuku being a teach at UA makes sense. I can’t put into words right now why but it just does and I’m so happy to see him helping the next generation

[girlatrocity]

touya's dance