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It’s happening again. I’m ready for this series to just…………. be over already; ready to close the final volume and leave this series on my shelf for good- never to pick it up against because of what it did to me. Trying to guess when we’d be getting to the Finale, seeing what the inevitable Flash Forward/Sequel Bait would do. And then……………. I look at the art. I see it, and I see that Horikoshi- despite everything that crafting this series has done to him between his mental and physical health- he’s still drawing his heart out; no matter the quality of the writing– Man can draw a Battle Shonen Manga. It’s killing him, but he’s doing it. And in looking at it; I just can’t help but talk about it. That being said; this- much like the recent One Piece dump- was meant to be a Short Review. One of 3 that I’m trying to work on, and of 2 that I am working on. I’m trying to do Dragon Ball Super and Boruto, too, but……………. well, now I remember why I said “Dumps Only The Week of Monthlies.“ But……………………. I WANT to talk about this series. It’s like……….. I don’t know; it feels like I’m never going to look back at the series once it’s over, but…………….. gah. It’s just DIFFICULT to work out how I feel about this series ever time I think about it.
This story has gone this long for a f*ckin’ reason, and I’ve continued to follow the series FOR that reason. Something about this series just won’t let me go. As I speculated: It might be the art. ‘Cause what Horikoshi does in these 2 chapters we’re about to discuss- makes it a shame that he won’t be back to the manga making world for a while. No matter how I or anyone else(Shueisha Included) feel about it, this man is not coming back to make a manga of any kind any time soon. It’s not even just that he doesn’t want to right now because of what this serialization has put him through- the rejections of his other series, his idea’s for this one getting scrapped all because they didn’t sell well with the wider audience, and the way this series has pushed him to his physical limits- it’s that he physically CAN’T come back soon. At least he shouldn’t. He should take all this time to rest and just let the profits roll on in from selling one the most successful manga in ages. Genuinely, I hope this man just takes it easy once the final chapter is wrapped up. Just hearing that story about his editor that pushed him to make an extra page for the chapter………….. made my skin crawl.
But let me start this post before I ramble on about something I’ve talked about already. I’m running out of time as it stands……………..
Chapter 412: “History’s Maddest Hero“
A little over 200 chapters after its introduction and Horikoshi is STILL finding new ways to use it: Because his body more or less focused on Not Getting Dusted, Izuku is using “Black Whips” on the inside of his body to expand his muscles, making his body and fingers strong enough to pull off a Full Hand Delaware Smash, blowing Tomura back and halting the spread of “Decay.” But it’s only a fleeting delay- ’cause Tomura’s not gonna stop ’til the Japan is nothing but ashes in the wind. But as he dives back in he notices that the “Dust Cloud” still hasn’t cleared. What Deku Did was apply “Gear Shift’s” First Gear to “Smokescreen” to keep it in overdrive, keeping him covered long enough to come up behind Tomura and break his arm off. He’s got “Hyper Regen” and is going through Singularity, so…………… not like it matters. But he managed to pull it off by “overloading” “Danger Sense.” He knows what happens when one become too reliant on that one.
He starts building up energy for “Fa Jin,” but Tomura’s “Search” tells him the location and weaknesses of up to 100 people he’s laid eyes on. And HE knows that Dear Little Deku can’t catch his d@mn breath. And “Fa Jin” is suited for rapid fire battles like this. Then again- it’s not like Izuku’s saving up for a “Kill Shot.” He’s still trying to save Tenko Shimura. But as Tomura tells him: His thinking’s to “narrow-” when people come up against what they can’t explain, they begin think up some rationality to comprehend what they don’t understand. And what Izuku needs to grasp is that that “crying child” is in lock up– TOMURA SHIGARAKI is in the driver’s seat. And he Couldn’t Be Happier.
Nana comes to Izuku, recalling his goal in saving Tenko. But looking at the monster before them, she has to agree and tells Izuku to let this go; “Some People Are Beyond Saving,” and that wall isn’t something that needs to be overcome. So it’s time to start building towards a Finisher. But…………. he just can’t do it. Because Tomura can’t let go of Tenko; all he did was lock Tenko in a ball– he didn’t “get rid of him” out right. To put it in Tomura’s OWN words: “He Swept It Under The Rug.” And it’s Izuku’s job as a Hero to Shred. That. Rug. PAUSE. And that’s what bothered Kudo in the beginning: The desire to “save” the Ultimate Enemy? A Naive Thought Born From A Peaceful Era. Or so that’s what he saw in Izuku. But peering into the past a little- seeing how he was with that Bakugo guy- he chose to see what Izuku Midoriya could do. And what he JUST saw in there…………… confirms that this was the right idea. However, there Is just the ONE catch:
Izuku’s Gonna Have To Let One For All Go.
Chapter 413: “Leaden Mass“
FLASHBACK: Star And Stripe is defeated– her quirk “New Order” rages against all the other quirks within the Vestige World, burning itself out and leaving All For Nothing with a few “parting words.” But as her Vestige starts to dissipate, she got to have a closer look into the tetanus of hands, and sees him: Tenko Shimura who started it all. And he’s NOT fully locked up in that lead ball– she made a crack in the barrier. That’s how they’re going to hit Tomura where it hurts- and hopefully save Tenko. Her “Embers” tell this to Small Might’s vestige, who relays this information to the others. They contact Izuku silently, letting him know that Tomura used all of his rage and frustration to confine Tenko, turning him into Hatred Personified. But that small crack- one likely made by Star during their encounter- isn’t something any “Super Regen” quirk can heal. With All For One’s vestige now absorbed, Tomura’s basically Invincible- even Kudo admits Izuku won’t be able to win this if things keep going like this. So the plan: Throw One For All In His Face.
Think of it like when Bakugo has to pass Izuku a test: He throws it in his face. It’s like that: When Tomura pulls– Izuku pushes it on him, doing some actual damage in the Vestige World and harming Tomura from the inside– throwing each factor at him so hard they break. And because of who they just lost, they know that the quirks within the core of One For All can be “transferred” one at a time. And they’re stronger the longer they’ve been in there. Thus- seeing as it was his idea- Kudo decides to be the first test subject. Everyone else is against it because of just how powerful “Gear Shift” is right now, and worry that Tomura will actually be unstoppable with it. Best Case Scenario: Izuku no longer suffers the “Recoil Damage” from using “Gear Shift,” and Tomura does. WORST Case: Instant Death. “All Or Nothing” Gamble Time, Folks. Banjo is ordered to stick by Izuku right up to the end, since he’s so proficient with “Black Whips” at this point. Tomura moves in for another attack, but Izuku gets back up– taking a form Very Unheroic for the situation. And one of his fist glowing, ready for the Hammer Throw…………………
REVIEW
Okay, finished with Dinner on Saturday, January 27th, 2024, 9:27 pm- some time after wrapping up the recent One Piece Dump. Took some time to digest my food and all, and had some time to think about what I was going to say this time around. Unlike with “One Piece,” I hadn’t written anything down for this one yet. Comin’ in to this one fresh. But I still have the original notes I was going to used, plus the ones for the latest chapter. And in those notes, what I said I thought about more before starting this point. And that point was: What Exactly Is Tomura Shigaraki?I’ve come up with some idea’s, sure- all of which going back to that All For One quote I keep using. In short: My thinking is that Tomura Shigaraki is………………………..
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