Boku No Hero Academia is one of the landmark manga of the 21st Century. Here's a look back at its ten-year run.
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「タルタロス」 (Tarutarosu) "Tartarus" This part of the story is kind of Horikoshi’s “Empire Strikes Back” arc.
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 04
「皆がヒーローになるまでの物語」 (Min'na ga Hīrou ni Naru Made no Monogatari) "The Story of How We All Became Heroes" A last stand for idealism?
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 13
「連なる星霜」 (Tsuranaru Seisou) "A Chain of Events, Across the Ages" Mirio Very Productive
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「火の不始末」 (Hi no Fushimatsu) "The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire" Endeavor’s problems are entirely of his own making, entirely avoidable, and ended up hurting (and worse) a lot…
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「友だち」 (Toomodachi) "Friend" Essentially, what’s critical here is not that the hero society created all the problems – it’s that it’s unable to solve any of them.
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 20
「刺客」 (Shikaku) "Hired Gun" There's something quite touching about watching Toshinori, formerly the most formidable hero in the land, trying to act like a parent to Deku now.
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 05
「破滅のボルテージ」 (Hametsu no Borutēji") "The Thrill of Destruction" Too bad he didn't hit the snooze.
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 16
「ここに至るまでの連なり」 ( Koko ni Itaru Made no Tsuranari) "The Chain Thus Far" If victory is ever achieved, what sort of world follows it depends very much on the…
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「麗しきレディ・ナガン」 (Uruwashiki Redi Nagan) "The Lovely Lady Nagant" The very foundation of hero society is rooted in exceptionalism – and that’s its greatest weakness.
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「地獄の轟くん家 2」 (Jigoku no Todoroki-kun-chi 2) "The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2" Does regret matter?
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 23
「デクvsA組」 (Deku Bāsasu Ē-gumi) "Deku vs. Class A" Who will protect the heroes?
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 19
「全力!!」 (Zenryoku!!) "Full Power!!" Now the Izuku as Luke Skywalker thing is impossible to ignore.
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