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Apr 24, 10:01 PM

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deg

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"my hero academia we are here"

how poetic if deku will be quirkless again after the fight because he is using the embers of one for all only now

Apr 25, 3:45 AM

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Aditya_Ranjan

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One Last Time......

Apr 26, 7:27 AM

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Green_Giorno

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The heroes are taking turns jabbing at AFO, and Deku will use the embers of OFA to defeat him!!! Will it work!!??? I don't know!!!

Since he gave up the power, I was thinking it can't be passed on to anyone else ever again ... which kinda sucks. I guess. If it's over it's over.

But how will they actually defeat this guy who is so powerful and Deku doesn't even have his whole quirk anymore??? What on earth are they gonna do???

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Apr 26, 12:31 PM

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thebrentinator24

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I can already hear You Say Run playing on this part once it gets animated.

That “We are here” panel was dope ngl, and I’m glad Shoto and Endeavor are back. Interesting to see what Deku will do and how they plan to defeat AFO with him only having the embers of OFA left.

People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime.

Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait.

MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol.

Apr 26, 12:41 PM

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Yeah man this sucks. So the main character loses the fight he's been preparing the whole series for horribly. In front of the entire world, then needs to be bailed out of it by everyone else, then loses his powers at the end. Never seen a manga fall off this hard

Apr 26, 1:10 PM

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landofthekwt

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our boi is buoyed by the power of friendship

Apr 26, 2:43 PM

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jas-samaaa

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Power of friendship at this point 😂😂😂 honestly dont know what I was thinking.

Apr 26, 3:41 PM

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WoodedSkate89 said:
Yeah man this sucks. So the main character loses the fight he's been preparing the whole series for horribly. In front of the entire world, then needs to be bailed out of it by everyone else, then loses his powers at the end. Never seen a manga fall off this hard


That's every shonen story ever. DB had it, OP, Naruto, etc. Quit complaining, it's a common story telling trope to give the protagonist a struggle they can't win without help.

Apr 26, 3:42 PM

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otakuweek

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not the best art but we are there...

Midoriya kun will not stop to fight!!!

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Apr 26, 3:51 PM

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THE_UNKILLED777

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the part at the end is almost the same as when almight fought all for one in kamino.
Amazing chapter!

Apr 26, 5:21 PM

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WoodedSkate89

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BlandBoi said:

WoodedSkate89 said:
Yeah man this sucks. So the main character loses the fight he's been preparing the whole series for horribly. In front of the entire world, then needs to be bailed out of it by everyone else, then loses his powers at the end. Never seen a manga fall off this hard

That's every shonen story ever. DB had it, OP, Naruto, etc. Quit complaining, it's a common story telling trope to give the protagonist a struggle they can't win without help.


Literally all of those shows respected their mc far more than this.

The problem is that Deku literally does nothing, is about to be surpassed by all his friends, and will probably leave the show with nothing. Shigaraki at this point is at least a multi-continental+, a bunch of street to building levels have no business even approaching him.

Also, I fail to see how midoriya is the #1 hero after this... His rival beat a major series villain (AFO), whilst he loses no diff, needs his friends to bail him out and (possibly) ends up quirkless.

Apr 26, 6:28 PM

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blud thinks he's the gun devil.

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Apr 27, 12:41 AM

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Abyhape

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I don't think he lost OFA completely.
I think he just lost the extra quirk, rendering him to All Might state (accumulated of pure strength).
I thought of this because Deku said he hasn't lost his ember.
because if not, there's no way Deku could win this fight as a quirkless person.

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Apr 27, 3:47 PM

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ThatDeadMikey

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classic,do the thing that everyone expects from an shounen,had no expectations anyway
im reading this for the villains
too bad they'll lose

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Apr 27, 5:04 PM

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IzanaSolos

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Hit the damn music.

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Apr 28, 11:17 AM

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A_Shinoda

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That final panel really might be my favorite from the series on emotions alone. Such a simple yet meaningful way to capture how in the middle of all the conflict the unshakable spirit of a kid was inspired by the heroes that came before and is now a symbol for the next generation can follow.

<ALL MIGHT> best char in all of MHA by far... as a character himself, how he ties into the themes of the series (THE SYMBOL), and what he means in Midoriya's own story, I think Horikoshi knocked it out of the park with All Might.

Apr 28, 11:18 AM

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WE ARE HERE!!! I loved that moment, you say run was playing in my head during that moment. I wonder if Deku will be able to continue to grow with only the embers or if he's just capped at the strength he had built up.

It would be very full circle if Deku ends up exactly as All Might did

Deku from the boy with no quirks, to many and back to none, it would be extremely poetic

Apr 28, 6:40 PM

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linkmax1412

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Great buildup as the heroes combine their powers and hype up Deku for the final push.

Apr 28, 8:19 PM

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marquinti2

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"You say Run!" started playing!! 😭 I love this chapter. And, "We are Here" totally reminds of the Avengers! 😊 Deku --- with the All Might shirt from that guy... 😳 Anyway, this chapter is epic! Sero dragging in Endeavor and Shōtō in the fight is sooo slick!!! Deku's quirkless now, but he still has the embers of One for All! 😖


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Apr 28, 10:04 PM

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I hate when an author makes a monologue and splits between different characters as if they would have the same line of thought

Apr 30, 12:31 AM

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xZabuzax

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This chapter was a bit cheesy but that's ok, after the previous good chapters I guess I can take a bit of cheese.

Apr 30, 11:18 AM

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Softhenic03

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Walmart version of avengers endgame.. fuck this.

Though hey, that doesn't mean Deku is going to die in the end, or in fact no one would.

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Apr 30, 4:31 PM

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I just want this manga to end at this point. I don't see a good ending, but I just want to see how it ends, it's been dragging for a while now.

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Apr 30, 4:33 PM

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Reply to WoodedSkate89

Yeah man this sucks. So the main character loses the fight he's been preparing the whole series for horribly. In front of the entire world, then needs to be bailed out of it by everyone else, then loses his powers at the end. Never seen a manga fall off this hard

@WoodedSkate89 I sadly have to agree. Loved this manga because of its concept and Deku but now, it's just disappointing to read. Some of the past chapters I have mildly enjoyed, but this chapter was just... nothing, like seriously, absolutely nothing happened and it was a drag to read.

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Apr 30, 4:34 PM

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Kreikka95

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Reply to curvedtree

I hate when an author makes a monologue and splits between different characters as if they would have the same line of thought

@curvedtree That was sooooo annoying to read, I felt the cringe in my heart

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May 2, 1:04 AM

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Sun_Chan

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Watch out AFO, the power of friendship is coming

Also don't let marvel see this chapter or is over

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May 2, 1:33 PM

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Kanelbullar

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That page of everybody gathering around Deku went hard. 🔥 Truly My Hero Endgamia moment.

May 2, 9:40 PM

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ReaperCreeper

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Would have loved this kind of chapter if the series hadn't fallen so hard, but honestly it's still pretty nice.

May 8, 1:43 AM

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Kamui777

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Really hope he doesn’t lose ofa

Sep 4, 3:03 PM

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There's no way Deku will be completely quirkless by the end of the series right?!!!!!

5/5 chapter

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Sep 11, 4:50 AM

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Ranxomare

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Great T-shirt!!!
Midoriya lost the OFA but the power is there!!!
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