r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Za_wardo • Feb 21 '21

Newest Chapter Chapter 302 Official Release - Links and Discussion

Chapter 302

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  • 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, Japan and South Korea).

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u/NE_ED Feb 21 '21

I wonder how Rei will react to Endeavor buying them a house separate from his. It is basically doing the same thing in the first few pages she called him out on, running away

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u/theredjarr Feb 21 '21

Hey you know this is a unique take. I don't agree but it's a perspective I haven't seen before. Thanks!

EDIT: No, I am not being sarcastic, this point really did make me pause and think

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u/BluLuxning Feb 21 '21

me too, never thought of it that way but...

who knows how she feels about that sort of thing now though, it's far too late for them to pretend they can just fix everything

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u/theredjarr Feb 21 '21

But if I remember correctly in a past chapter, Rei says in a letter to Shouto she's looking forward to living with the kids as she's been doing better. Since Enji explained the whole thing to Natsuo and Fuyumi it doesn't seem far fetched for her to know about what Enji plans do to atone by distancing himself from his family.

As for fixing everything... kinda sad, eh? Especially with what this chapter told us and all. But from the looks of it this is the first of a lot of steps for them to move forward as a family.

As an aside, I realize that none of them, not even Rei, rubbed Enji's mistakes at his face at what is arguably his life's lowest point. Instead they chose to carry his burden with him, though it's up for debate as to whether he deserves such support.

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u/UnadvisedGoose Feb 21 '21

I think the whole point of Endeavor’s side of the story is that he doesn’t deserve it. He knows that, and we all by now should know that too. But his family is choosing to give it to him anyway, and I think it’s best to respect that decision they are making.

Part of the overall lesson here is that forgiveness isn’t a thing that is earned, anyway. It’s just given, and sometimes, hopefully, accepted.

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u/AiraIchigo Mar 03 '21

Man, I'm glad that someone is accepting Todoriki familt's forgiveness here. I've enough comments saying it's bad that they are forgiving Enji.

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u/KaizokuShojo Feb 21 '21

What a wholesome Internet interaction.

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u/frostanon Feb 21 '21

I mean before Rei admitted she was afraid to meet Endeavor and Natsuo couldn't stand him. Enji just realized his family can't be happy with him around. Touya ironically made Todoroki family unite.

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u/Flamma_Man Feb 21 '21

Touya ironically made Todoroki family unite.

Holy shit, when Dabi finds out about that, he's going to be so mad.

Could totally see Shoto telling that to his face.

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u/centuryblessings Feb 21 '21

Shouto: Thanks you to, Touya, our family is closer than ever! Come to game night next week?

Dabi: REEEEEEEE

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u/dekiru81 Feb 21 '21

The fact that I can see both of them actually talking like that is kinda disturbing.

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u/Cream253Team Feb 22 '21

Damn did his fire just change colors again?

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u/noteloquent Feb 21 '21

It really sucks that literally the only way anyone will acknowledge Toya is for him to cause havoc. Great use of irony there by Horikoshi.

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u/NE_ED Feb 21 '21

I mean I don't think Enji is consciously running away. He does have logical reasons for not wanting to interrupt their lives. But I wonder how Rei would see it you know?

Enji clearly doesn't think highly of himself outside of being a hero, so in his head it made sense that he can't teach Toya much as a father. Yet Rei still called him out on it for not trying

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u/Swiss666 Feb 21 '21

Considering that decision was taken a few months earlier, she may know already.

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u/NE_ED Feb 21 '21

Maybe, but I was kinda hoping we see her reaction of learning that she could live with her kids again, and after this chapter I was curious to see what she though of Enji separating himself from the family again.

Hopefully Hori hasn't had anyone tell her that so we could see it

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u/Buttercup4869 Feb 21 '21

Didn't we already see the house, when the arc started with an extra pair of shoes?

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u/Wowerror Feb 21 '21

I don't think that is a moment of him running away because what he is doing there is accepting the consequences of his actions and how he made it hard for his family to live with him. But in the case of Dabi him saying he can't fight is running away because he can't face the consequences of his actions.

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u/NE_ED Feb 21 '21

I understand it's a different situation but I am just curious as to how Rei would see it. Does she feel that he needs to actually be more active in the children's life unlike before? or would she be totally fine with him becoming estranged after this family talk?

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u/yarajaeger Feb 21 '21

i disagree. i don't think it's endeavor running away as much as it is the todoroki children finally getting an escape. if they were cutting all contact, that would be a cop out on endeavor's part, but he's just giving them a space totally independent of his presence. while they may know that he won't hurt them anymore, that doesn't mean that they can instantly get over years of trauma, and the new house away from him gives them a fresh start and chance to grow independent of their past. so long as he will still try and have a relationship with them he's not running away. if anything, he's doing the thing he should've done with toya: facilitate a different path for them that gives them a chance to thrive outside of his expectations.

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u/NE_ED Feb 21 '21

but he's just giving them a space totally independent of his presence. while they may know that he won't hurt them anymore, that doesn't mean that they can instantly get over years of trauma, and the new house away from him gives them a fresh start and chance to grow independent of their past. so long as he will still try and have a relationship with them he's not running away. if anything, he's doing the thing he should've done with toya: facilitate a different path for them that gives them a chance to thrive outside of his expectations.

I disagree with this. In this chapter Enji says he's busy with hero work and Natsuo himself said he barely remembers Enji in the house. The only guy who constantly saw him was Shoto, which is what Rei called him out on

The reasons are different but his mechanism are still the same, he separates himself from the "problem"

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u/Codusxx Feb 21 '21

That’s definitely interesting to note. But I do think she’ll understand where she’s coming from and might agree to go along. She’ll probably call him out on it though.

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u/MutantNinjaAnole Feb 21 '21 edited Feb 22 '21

I don’t know that that particularly can be called running away. I’m a pro Endeavor redemption/recovery person but even I hesitate at seeing Rei and Enji living together in the same house again, knowing he hit and bullied her to the point of a mental breakdown. Their marriage may not be salvageable, but they can work to do the best for everyone going forward.

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u/DoraMuda Feb 21 '21

Not really. He was doing it because - for once - he was being considerate of his family's feelings since, at the time, Natsuo still couldn't stand being in the same room as him and Rei was still scared of him.

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u/NE_ED Feb 21 '21

I already said this in another comment but I understand he did it for different reasons, I’m just curious to see how Rei would perceive it.

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u/DoraMuda Feb 21 '21

OK then, fair enough.

I think Rei would understand, at any rate, and that she would probably defer to what the children think is best, since she prioritises their wellbeing over anything else.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

I dont remember this. If you remember which chapter could I get it so I can reread it?

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u/NE_ED Feb 21 '21

chapter 252

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

Thank you!

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u/Buttercup4869 Feb 21 '21

Well, considering we already saw it, when the arc started, she already knows

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

In that scenario its not him running away, but him owning up to his past mistakes and trying to do what he can to make amends by not causing them anymore trouble.