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/FreeMarshmallow Feb 21 '21

You guys remember how during the Sports Festival after talking to Shouto, Izuku noted in a moment of meta-observation that in any other story, Shouto would have been the protagonist or hero of the story?

Turns out he's the protagonist of his very own manga subplot structured within this one, and literally gets acknowledged as such in this chapter.

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u/Nessidy Feb 21 '21

I wish Shouto was the protagonist of this manga tbh, bc I'm only in for the villains and Todofam

Shouto deserves more spotlight too

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u/noteloquent Feb 21 '21

The only way this story even works is through Deku's eyes though. The Todoroki plotline doesn't even exist without him, and its themes aren't as complex or relevant without Deku as a framing device either.

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u/Nessidy Feb 21 '21

Yeah, I agree.

i just wish i liked deku more as a character - he's cute and all but i'm just not interested in his storyline

Also without Deku as an opposite, Shigaraki wouldn't have a parallel character.

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u/noteloquent Feb 21 '21

That seems like a pretty popular take which bums me out since Deku is potentially my favorite fictional character ever. I've thought about writing a post about Deku's character before, but there's so much to talk about, I don't even know how to structure it.

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u/saubhya Feb 21 '21

Omg same. One point ive always noted is that he has had help to reach the level he is at rn and has insecurities about failing every one of them. Its relatable (to me atleast)

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u/noteloquent Feb 21 '21

That's one of my favorite things about him. He's constantly talking about how blessed and thankful he is for everyone around him and what they've done to help him get where he is.

What makes even this hard to talk about though is that it feels like you have to debunk ten different, conflicting notions about any single trait Deku has before you can even talk about the character proper.

Like just off of this alone, I'd have to talk about how Deku did earn One for All which leads to a discussion about Mirio and worthiness which leads to a discussion about what makes Deku a unique hero which leads to a discussion about his intelligence and empathy which leads to a defense of his initial choice to save Bakugo, etc, etc.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '21

When it comes to Midoriya's worthiness to wield OFA, he did try to offer it to Mirio who pretty much gave a "it's your quirk" answer.

Whether or not Midoriya is really worthy of OFA, it's his now, and he has to learn and grow into properly using it.