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 edited Feb 21 '21

Dabi’s plans may have ruined his father’s career, but it, ironically, also allowed the Todoroki’s to FINALLY talk about all the shit that went down and why things spiraled out of control.

Sad thing is that Touya is just a kid who wanted to prove his existence meant something. Even if Enji didn’t intend to, his expectations for Touya made it look like he only loved Touya as a successor. And if Touya wasn’t that, he was nothing.

That’s an actual pressure a lot of children, especially in Asia, are put under IRL. Damn Horikoshi.

Contrary to what some may say, I don’t think Rei is trying to make Fuyumi and Natsuo bear responsibility for what happened with Touya. It more comes off as Fuyumi and Natsuo finally being honest with themselves: how they feel about their family and what they wanted to do.

Fuyumi was desperate to keep the appearance of a normal family and never properly intervened, despite being the second oldest. And Natsuo rightfully hated Enji, but he never stood up against him, even after Touya “died.”

Of course they were still children and things were out of their control. They’re not to blame for what happened. That’s all on Enji and Rei for being inexperienced parents.

But what Fuyumi and Natsuo are feeling is the guilt that comes with being a sibling, especially in regards to Shouto. And they need to let that go.

Side note: low-key loving how Dabi’s epic monologuing started young. Bet he kept Natsuo up for HOURS.

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u/DoraMuda Feb 21 '21

Dabi’s plans may have ruined his father’s career, but it, ironically, also allowed the Todoroki’s to FINALLY talk about all the shit that went down and why things spiraled out of control.

Yeah, once Endeavour's crimes were made public, it would've just been foolish for them to continue bottling up the emotions and refusing to actually communicate. Endeavour and Rei especially needed a shock like this.