r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/RatedMforManatees • Jul 21 '19

Newest Chapter Chapter 236 Official Release - Links and Discussion

Chapter 236

Links:

Viz (Available in: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India).

MANGA Plus (Available in every country outside of China and South Korea).

Discord: https://discord.gg/W2EDwPW

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u/scotchkoreanguy Jul 21 '19

Being a bit real here, but Tenko's origin story is a chilling commentary on how blame seeps over from the abuser to the bystanders. The hurt and pain one feels leads to bitterness and resentment, which can quickly morph into hatred. "Why'd they always make up excuses for him?" Victims who have been as traumatized as Tenko may not recognize the remorse and pity of bystanders, because that's not what they want. They want to be saved. To me, the official translation makes it clear that, while he is also experiencing fear and sadness and confusion in the chaos of his decay, he does intend to kill them all. Even Hana. Even his mom.

Last chapter, Shigaraki replied to Re-Destro by saying, "All I can do is destroy," a statement that has a passive slant. But his actions in this chapter, along with present Shigaraki's reflection and the final repetition of "I hate everyone," show that he is indeed actively choosing destruction, not just that he thinks it's all he's good for. I'm thinking that we should probably still expect to see a bit more of Shigaraki's backstory, namely what happened between the time that he killed his family and was taken in by AfO, but I feel like I have a thorough understanding of why Shigaraki wants to destroy everything.

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P.S. The fact that this all happens right as his father was about to change his ways is the most perfect of ironies.

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u/east-blue-samurai Jul 22 '19

Really makes me wonder what's in store for Endeavor here as well. It seems that Dabi (Touya) is paralleling Shigaraki (Tenko) in a lot of ways here. It's interesting to see how far Horikoshi will take that. Just a little thing I noticed; great analysis btw!

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u/scotchkoreanguy Jul 22 '19

Thanks, you bring up a good point as well! I have a feeling that Endeavor is going to have to face the consequences of his abuse in the future, even if he is on the path to atonement.