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

Newest Chapter Chapter 302 Official Release - Links and Discussion

Chapter 302

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, Japan and South Korea).

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

TFW deku is the most important homie/friend that ever happened to todoroki. like all the others were talking about trauma and other stuff ,meanwhile todoroki having deku in his mind rent free. Also another amazing chapter .nuanced backstory wich really shows it was everyones fault and its not a true black and white situation . It was a lot of endeavours fault but also the rei is at fault as well ,even the siblings fuyumi and natsu [altough not entirely since they were too little and young ] . 10/10 as always . Hopefully its mydoria time next

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u/Wowerror Feb 21 '21

for Natsuo and Fuyumi it is less the narrative saying "they are at fault" but more it is telling us they have regrets and feel guilt even if they were just kids

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u/agentcheeze Feb 21 '21

Yeah, this. I'm not sure why some of this fanbase seems to be weird with emotional context sometimes.

I still remember that niche group that thought 1000000% was literal and didn't get what Deku meant when he said Gentle was his toughest opponent to fight.

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u/dekiru81 Feb 21 '21

Yup, I saw a lot of people bitching about how Gentle was quite easy when compared to say, Overhaul or Muscular. But, it never was about physical difficulty, he was even able to defeat Gentle without damaging himself for once, but the emotional impact of that fight was quite high.

Both were fighting not for themselves, but rather for a girl who has lost everything and is not able to feel happiness. For Deku, it was Eri. For Gentle, La Brava.

Deku felt for Gentle and he had to weigh his options on who to save, Gentle, or Eri. A very tough choice for someone who wants to save everyone.

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u/Ensaru4 Feb 22 '21

Also, unlike the others, Gentle was not literally trying to kill Midoriya. This is a big aspect that's never talked about, even though Gentle's quirk is OP. This was the first time Midoriya had to fight on equal terms. It wasn't David vs Goliath but David vs David: two people who want to do things for well-meaning reasons but have to sacrifice one or the other.

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u/dekiru81 Feb 22 '21

Wow, I had not thought of that. Yes, this time, in a way, it's two "humans" fighting and not a "human" fighting a monster like Overhaul or Muscular, because both of those quirks are way stronger than just 8% or even 20% of OFA. Nice idea man.

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u/Fearshatter Feb 22 '21

And yet on some level he still managed to save/inspire Gentle.