#some captain satou appreciation

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Nakazawa: I'm going to run a quick errand. I need you to watch your teammates for a minute.

Satou: But they never listen to me.

Nakazawa: You'll be fine. They never listen to me, either.

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Can you spare some izuku headcanons in these trying times? Ty and have a safe day!

izuku headcanons? you may have some headcanons, just as a treat anon

despite fan speculation that izuku is almost clueless when it comes to household-like chores, i believe this boy knows himself really well when it comes to fixing/repairing things, cooking, cleaning, you name it! sometimes he may look over details, but he is no slouch. if you can’t find someone like shouji and kaminari to repair something you’ve accidentally broken, izuku would be more than willing to give a hand!

this can range from personal belongings, or other things such as sinks, broken doors, stains you just can’t get out, he’s bound to have a solution he can try! growing up without his dad’s constant presence caused him to start helping out inko as soon as he could!

this also means he knows his way around the kitchen - and he knows how to make a mean katsudon, one that bakugou tries to overtake from time to time. not that he succeeds very often...

before having his hand crooked and broken due to both his fight with todoroki and muscular, izuku also knew how to do more mundane things, like sewing and knitting! whenever bakugou, his goons, or some other bullies would rip and tear his clothing, he’d do his best to cover it up as to not waste inko’s money. this is something he’s carried on even up into u.a, although it’s proven to be pretty difficult to achieve now because of his crooked hand. it doesn’t stop him from trying however, and he’s even started to teach uraraka, iida, and whoever else wants to sit in.

uraraka and iida in particular tend to knit izuku mittens/gloves every winter, something that helps prevent the poor boys hands from getting too cold. the cold impacts the stability of his hands drastically, and neither like to see their friend struggle.

izuku finds himself to be greatly interested in the times before quirked heroes - and popular heroes before people like all might and captain celebrity were a thing. if he had to choose a favourite, izuku finds himself very partial to batman, as well as his sidekick robin. this has also caused him to get his hands on some older comic books, which he reads in his spare time.

no thanks to all might, the two often have discussions about old, well-known heroes whenever they have a free moment alone, and no other business to attend to/talk about.

izuku finds himself often drifting towards kouda, the quietest kid in the class by far. despite not interacting with the taller that much, he finds it admirable how far the other boy has moved past his own fears, and finds his quirk one of the most interesting in the class. izuku however also respects his need to want quiet space, so he always pays attention to whenever the other starts to feel uncomfortable.

the first day kouda hands off his rabbit with a bright, small smile on his face, izuku almost bursts into happy tears.

izuku keeps the letters from both kouta and eri safe and sound; tucked away in a special book on his bookcase. he knows exactly where to find them, and each reading gives him immense about of joy. they’re also both good reminders, for when he has a bad day.

he tends to often overwork himself, that is nothing new on him nor his classmates. however, whenever the opposite happens, izuku always steps in to prevent a classmate from going overboard, worried about their safety. hypocrite much?

despite the happy, friendly and safe aura izuku has around him most of the time...few have discovered that he does have his off days, holding back emotions he’d rather not reveal the ugly side for. bakugou is one of the few that has been exposed to such a thing...izuku never noticed how the blond would sometimes falter in his taunting, whenever he was feeling overly tense.

izuku has a habit of being able to sleep just about anywhere, and in such a short amount of time. and it takes more than just some gentle nudging to get the boy to awaken.

at the moment, as his body constantly adjusts to the immense power that one for all holds, he often forgets his own strength - even without the usage of his quirk. izuku has no issues moving some of the heavier furniture without breaking a sweat, and he almost forgets how unreal it is whenever his friends freak out, thinking he’ll break his back over lifting something too heavy. he subconsciously finds himself being more careful around his friends after that, not wanting to accidentally hurt them.

whenever training outside of class and not on his own, you can often find him lifting weights or sparring with satou, kirishima, shouji and tokoyami. or he’ll be running track with iida and ashido.

whenever it comes to game night, his classmates have found out that he can be a rather mean player, some of his best games being monopoly and uno.

he always makes time for his friends - something he never had a lot of before u.a, and he’ll be dammed if he doesn’t make sure they all know how much he appreciates their company.

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Bookshelf Briefs 9/4/19

Ace of the Diamond, Vol. 23 | By Yuji Terajima | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – Seido is reeling from their surprising loss in the final round of the West Tokyo qualifiers. Promptly, the third years retire to focus on college while the rest of the team gears up for the fall tournament. Many pivotal spots have been left vacant, so the junior varsity players are fired up to finally secure a place on the varsity squad. Not fired up are Eijun, who has trouble shaking the image of his pitch hitting a batter, and Kawakami, who squandered Seido’s lead and ruined the upperclassmen’s hopes of making it to Koshien. I always appreciate anything that leads Eijun to a more humble state of being and also really liked seeing Miyuki seriously step up to a leadership role after he is made the new team captain. I’m excited to see how this iteration of the team fares. – Michelle Smith

Barakamon, Vol. 18 | By Satsuki Yoshino | Yen Press – Much of the final volume in this series involves showing us that time is slowly marching on. There’s no time skip or anything, but life keeps happening. Tama gets a manga published. Miwa’s father is leaving to work on a ship, similar to Naru’s father, and Naru and Hina move on to the next grade, though the island is so small that they don’t get any underclassman to be sempai to. As for Handa, he’s become the stable part of the group; still teaching calligraphy, still being a bit of a goofball, but not going anywhere—this is where he belongs now. The overall tome of this series was relaaxing and fun, and that’s how it ended up, with the characters undergoing mild but meaningful journeys. I’ll miss it. – Sean Gaffney

Count Fujiwara’s Suffering | By Mahito Aobe | Yen Press – I’ve talked before about how I think that omnibuses of comedy manga are a bad idea, and this 540-page volume bears that out. That said, I don’t think I’d love this even in single volumes. Count Fujiwara is a cat, whose thoughts we are privy to. He’s dealing with two sisters—one an airheaded NEET who stopped going to school after a past event we only find out about near the end; the other is a more “normal” girl who has an unfortunate crush on her sister—unfortunate in that it contains all the annoying “comedy lesbian” tropes. There’s a speck of a storyline here about what happened to make Shizuka like this, but for the most part it’s “look at the silly girls and their frustrated cat.” You can do better. – Sean Gaffney

Hatsu*Haru, Vol. 8 | By Shizuki Fujisawa | Yen Press – I have occasionally wondered as I read a manga where a character discusses the fact that they’ve never felt love like other people if said character will actually end up being asexual. It’s rarely happened, and I don’t expect it to happen here, but it’s an interesting thought. Ayumi’s thoroughly analytical personality is great for a career as a newshound, but very bad when dealing with Takaya, who we’ve known for a while has fallen for her in his quiet, hard-to-read way. Her thesis paper on why they should or shouldn’t go out doesn’t help. Fortunately, we have Kai and Riko being adorable fluffs in love to balance things out. And this time Kagura’s on the cover, but STILL gets nothing to do. Arc when? -Sean Gaffney

Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 2 | By Tomohito Oda | VIZ Media – Much of this volume is cute. A classmate declares herself Komi’s rival in the national health exams. Komi attempts to tell (lame) jokes in writing. The gang goes out for ramen after school. Najimi encourages Komi to go shopping for clothes and the gang all chooses different outfits for her to try on and rate. And then there’s Ren Yamai, who has a crush on Komi and promptly goes into scary, knife-wielding psycho mode. I liked that Yamai’s threats against Tadano prompted Komi to firmly state (in writing) that she decides who her friends are, as well as the fact that this whole situation prompted Komi to “talk” a lot with Tadano and allowed for some funny Najimi moments. But I really disliked that, after all Yamai’s terrible, alarming behavior, Komi consents to be friends with her after all. Yamai is the Mineta of an otherwise really fun series. Sad face. – Michelle Smith

Murcielago, Vol. 11 | By Yoshimurakana | Yen Press – The police have had a very odd relationship with Kuroko, for obvious reasons, but they find themselves more drawn into the current case than usual. The people getting eaten by sharks rapidly led to brains in jars, including the wife of Tsuru, who he’s been trying to avenge but sadly reality gets in the way. Also, his partner may be secretly evil? Fortunately, Suiren is saved, and deals with her grief. She’s not even seduced by Kuroko—yet. And so we move on to a new arc, which involves someone going around killing master swordsmen. Murcielago will never win any good taste awards, and its leads are all sociopaths (even the police, to a degree), but it’s fun, and there are some great Kuroko faces here. – Sean Gaffney

One-Punch Man, Vol. 17 | By ONE and Yusuke Murata | Viz Media – When the hell did this get so boring? Its strength remains its humor, and the best parts of the volume are showing off that humor, such as Fubuki desperately trying to rally the incredibly apathetic troops, or Saitama only getting really pissed off because the hero hunter keeps ignoring him. But for the most part, it’s serious fights between serious heroes and serious villains, and honestly I can get that much better in My Hero Academia. The world is also pretty nihilistic here—we need the heroes because the villains are not going to stop and wait for them, as a Private Merc Force finds out when they are quickly beaten and enslaved. I want more funny stuff, please. – Sean Gaffney

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Vol. 8 | By Kagiji Kumanomata | Viz Media – It’s time for new employee orientation, including a field trip and a hot springs visit. This actually means a bit more fanservice than the other seven volumes combined, as of course Syalis goes along with everyone—they have to pretend she’s working as a demon in order not to give it away. (This being a comedy manga, the author lampshades that Syalis is in a swimsuit twice within three chapters.) The jokes are the same, though—Syalsi is spoiled and a bit appalling but also too difficult to say no to, and also sort of cute and adorable. At least she’s not gleefully killing everyone anymore, so that’s a plus. It even feels a bit like an extended family now. – Sean Gaffney

Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 7 | By Maybe | Yen Press – We’ve hit a new harem manga record with this volume, as fully HALF THE BOOK is set up to have Satou and his fiancées get it on so that they can gain the power needed to defeat the Abyss King. Sadly, for anyone hoping for a payoff, there’s lots of skin and titillation but everyone is still a virgin by the end of the book. We also get some details of the prior hero, who was seemingly corrupted by the situation of “get to bone all these girls” and ended up getting killed by said girls, one of whom is still around thanks to the long lives of elves. Will Satou end up going down the same path? Well, not if this keeps up. This is a good series for fantasy fans but harem fans may be getting irritated. – Sean Gaffney

We Never Learn, Vol. 5 | By Taishi Tsutsui | Viz Media – As with the series’ spiritual successor, Nisekoi, We Never Learn is very good at balancing out each girl in the romantic comedy stakes so that they all get something to do. Unlike Nisekoi, the choice is not obvious from chapter one, either. It doesn’t help that Fumino seems to be honestly trying to help Naruyuki get together with someone else… even as she gets the shippiest chapter in the book, the classic “we have to share a hotel room and there is only one bed” trope. But the others get their moments as well (including the teacher, which I suppose I will have to get used to), and it’s cute, fun, and a bit sweet and romantic as long as you don’t mind it then snapping back to status quo. – Sean Gaffney

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, Vol. 3 | By Fujita | Kodansha Comics – Sometimes series can falter after their respective love interests get together, but so far that hasn’t been an issue with Wotakoi. There are some chapters that I find less engaging (generally the few that take place “in game”—I prefer the manga’s exploration of real life experiences), but as a whole it’s still consistently entertaining. I especially appreciate the importance placed on the series’ non-romantic friendships. The fact that Hirotaka and Narumi are dating is still being kept a secret in the workplace, so one of my favorite running gags in the third omnibus of Wotakoi is that their coworkers are all essentially rooting for them to hook up. In part this requires Fujita to introduce a few new recurring side characters who end up being a rather amusing addition to the manga. I continue to greatly enjoy Wotakoi. – Ash Brown

Yuri Life | By Kurukuruhime | Yen Press – Yuri Life is a collection of 4-koma vignettes about various cohabitating couples, the vast majority of whom are working women in their twenties. Some stories are kind of cute, but none is in the least bit funny, so it’s not that kind of 4-koma. Probably the best story in the lot is “Life with a Grim Reaper,” in which a grim reaper falls in love with a woman who’s supposed to die soon. I could see a concept like that filling at least one volume, but not so much the rest. The collection also includes “Life with a Yandere,” in which we get creepy inner monologues like, “If I snipped off those small, slim fingers, would I be the only one you touched?” Um, that is seriously fucked up! Why is that in the same collection as these other frothy tales? This is definitely a mixed bag. – Michelle Smith

By: Ash Brown