HORIKOSHI Kouhei Name (in native language): 堀越耕平 Associated Names: Kouhei Horikoshi
Born 1986 in the prefecture Aichi, Horikoshi first attracted attention in the second half of 2006 when he entered Shueisha's 72th Tezuka Award for Newcomers with his one shot "Nukegara" and made it to the final six, where he gained himself an "Honorable Mention". Various short stories in Shueisha's Akamaru JUMP followed over the years until he published his one shot "Oumagadoki Doubutsuen" in issue #2/2010 of Weekly Shounen JUMP.
Kouhei Horikoshi is a graduate of Nagoya University of Arts. He was previously an assistant to TANAKA Yasuki.
the shimura segment at the beginning of this volume was fucking brutal on the heart... but everyone saying 'do you best!' to izuku and then finally his SWEET TEARFUL MOTHER saying 'do your best, izuku!!!' fucking tears in my eyes. what a fucking great call back. it just screams, 'do your best'!
TENKO, MY TENKO SHIMURA. OUR DEKU, IZUKU MIDORIYA. You both were born a blessed child, do they know that?! I hope—inside them, even if just by the slightest—that they know that, else I'm going to end myself.
This manga is put out of its misery with Deku using all the fifty superpowers he was handed over without deserving them to Texas smash the big bad. The same thing he had done with every other enemy in the entire manga. What happened to the notes you kept, Deku? Hell, what happened to your fame? You became a powerless wage slave that nobody even knows if you exist or not. Horikoshit even retconed what he had said about becoming the greatest hero. He changed it to everyone became the greatest hero. Which was a lie, since Deku wasn’t doing anything without superpowers while all the other students did (even Mineta).
At the same time he wanted you to believe you don’t need superpowers to be heroic. What kind of contradicting bullshit is this? Deku didn’t even bother to raise money and get himself some gadgets, by using his fame as the one who defeated All For One. He did absolutely nothing and was forgotten by everyone including his friends and his own father. Remember when Horikoshit promised to reveal him before the end of the story? He didn’t even do that. How incompetent can this guy be?
Anyways, Deku did nothing and just waited for Almight to once again hand him over another superpower in the form of an Iron Man suit, proving once again the nepobaby he was all along and that you can’t be a hero without superpowers, or that you can’t get yourself an Iron Man suit without being rich and famous, thus completely contradicting every single message this stupid manga was going for. The end. And yes, I know there will be 40 more pages in the final volume when it finally comes out, but I don’t care. I will be something Horikoshit made to please the shippers. This is how it ends initially, and this is the true end. Anything else will just be a retooling, imposed by the fans. Now I am free to read all the fanboys in the comments yapping about me not knowing how to read.
Now THAT was one HECK of a volume. The final battle against Shigaraki comes to a close, and a (SURPRISE) further battle with All for One takes place. Deku really REALLY comes into his own in this volume as the true hero, and the inspiration to all those watching (civilian and hero alike), and ESPECIALLY to his mentor, All Might. This is such an emotional volume and just incredibly well done and I can't believe it's the penultimate one and there's just one more to go. I really hope that this battle ends well, and that if we ARE going to lose more heroes, that it's not many... Being so close to the end is TERRIFYING.
Chapter notes below for personal reference: (potentially spoiler heavy)
La force des faibles ! Voilà qui résume à merveille la philosophie que l’auteur essaie d’insuffler mais qu’il n’est parvenu malheureusement qu’à moitié à me transmettre.
Avec cet avant-dernier tome, je m’attendais en effet à quelque chose d’épique, à couper le souffle et ce n’est pas totalement ce que j’ai eu. Le focus sur Deku et Tomura n’a pas pleinement fonctionné sur moi. J’ai trouvé le dialogue entre les deux des plus brouillons pour le lecteur, au point de faire perdre de son impact à ces scènes qui se veulent pourtant culte et essentiel.
J’ai ainsi passé toute la première partie spectatrice du combat de nerf qui se jouait entre les deux, avec leurs idéaux et leur fa?on de combattre qui s’affronte, mais sans le spectaculaire que j’attendais. Le fait de donner une dimension psychologique est une belle idée, mais graphiquement ce n’est pas aussi impactant que je l’aurais voulu. De plus, on a l’impression un peu de patauger avec une autrice qui fait tout pour contenir, contenir jusqu’au grand final au point de tourner en rond et de ne pas raconter grand-chose de neuf.
Tout se résout et trouve ainsi son aboutissement seulement dans les ultimes pages, comme de par hasard… Et alors oui, c’est classique mais génial, de retrouver comme dans bon nombre de shonen cette énergie universelle d’une foule réunie vers le même objectif : sauver tout le monde. Tout le monde participe d’ailleurs, ce qui donne une autre dimension à l’oeuvre. Nous ne sommes pas dans un manga où ce sera simplement un homme qui fera tout et vaincra, mais une équipe, une équipe ensemble, une équipe qui le portera, une équipe qui l’accompagnera et participera. J’aime.
Le message est ainsi plus intéressant et important que la mise en scène. Celle-ci ne m’apporte pas le souffle que j’attendais. En revanche, le message, lui, est porteur. J’aime ce héros qui se dépouille de tout pour aller sauver quelqu’un a priori horrible, mais surtout profondément blessé, qui pourrait ne pas le mériter mais qu’il veut aider quand même. C’est simpliste mais fort à la fois. Et surtout, j’aime que ce ne soit pas la force brute qui gagne mais quelque chose de bien plus fin, plus humain. Kohei Horikoshi nous touche ici. Il sait parler à nos coeur et pas juste à nos désirs de gros combats. Il prend un contre-pied savoureux et hautement souhaitable au contraire.
Alors non, je n’ai pas eu pleinement le tome que j’aurais voulu. L’auteur joue trop la montre et ne donne pas l’ampleur à son récit et surtout à sa mise en scène qu’elle pourrait avoir. Pour autant, il est porteur de très beau, puissant et pénétrant message, plus intime que nombre de shonen nekketsu avec un discours sur la vraie force et l’entraide, pas forcément inovant, mais marquant. Alors l’amorce de ce final est maladroite, oui, pas à couper le souffle comme souhaité, oui, mais elle reste mémorable et c’est ce qu’on lui demande.
The plan to give the One for All to Shigaraki was definitely unexpected, and honestly, I couldn’t think of another solution because he was fuking overpowered. Seeing Shigaraki's and Deku's memories mixed together was really incredible and beutifull—it felt like reliving all the moments our protagonist and antagonist went through.
All for One has a habit of looking badass in almost every appearance. That man has aura, and I liked a lot that he’s literally the mastermind behind everything (because Shigaraki is THE VILLIAN). Seeing everyone arrive to help Midoriya felt incredible, and I liked that they didn’t bring everyone, especially since Uraraka and Tokoyami were almost killed and it wouldn’t be so credible if they showed to the final fight
There was only one thing I didn’t like: the moment when Deku lost his arms. And it’s not the fact that he lost them, but that he got them back way too quickly. Horikoshi, you needed to give it more drama, and mkae it last more chapters. Honestly, you could have even made him fight in those inhuman conditions (like with his Black Whip strategy). I don’t mind that he recovered them, but Deku should have spent more time without arms.
The final panel was incredible. In general, all the double-page spreads were excellent, and with this, we have the penultimate volume of My Hero Academia.
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There are a lot of revelations that need to be talked about when it comes to Volume 41 of My Hero Academia:
Deku is now Quirkless. He gave up the One for All factors one by one so that the Vestiges of One for All can penetrate Tomura Shigaraki’s soul and destroy it. All for One gave the Decay Quirk to baby Tenko Shimura ??. That really hurts, man! Deku and Tomura have become armless in this volume, but for brief moments only in the One for All subconscious. All for One insists he loves Yoichi. That is why, All for One can’t let go of Yoichi (One for All). Class 1-A and all the other pro-heroes opened a pathway for Deku so he can reach Tomura! And, Deku was running towards Tomura with an All Might shirt he received from one of the refugees. ? Also, it looks like the Avengers (the Class 1-A heroes, along with the pro-heroes) when they arrived in the battle scene! Everything is teamwork in this volume! ? But, in the end, Tomura Shigaraki, all the One for All Vestiges (including Nana Shimura who got repelled by Tomura), and Deku destroyed the soul of All for One (from inside the One for All subconscious).
van a decir como puedes marcarlo como leido cuando no sabes hasta que capitulo contiene... bueno segun los calculos de personas del internet tal vez hasta el 422 que es Izuku Midoriya Rising o el 423 que es ofa vs afo y no importa cual sea ya los acabo de leer, quiero decir que esta super bien escrito la verdad no he parado de llorar desde que inicio esta pelea, estoy al corriente con el anime y soy super fan desde el 2021 2022 no recuerdo en que a?o comence pero lo siento muy parte de mi, habia pospuesto una lectura asi ya que no queria que terminara pero al saber que ya quedan 4 capitulos por publicar seré sincera, me rompió el corazón espero que Horikoshi haga una secuela de aventuras o algo asi mi corazón lo apreciaria mucho. quiero decir que quiero mucho a Bakugo y a Deku, los amo mucho la verdad me pone muy triste todo lo que sufrieron y los sacrificios que todos tuvieron que hacer para hacer que esta ultima batalla valiera la pena, no le quiero decir adios a una obra maestra que me ha tocado el corazon y me ha hecho feliz... recuerdo cuando empecé el anime en un momento muy triste y me puso muy feliz la verdad, gracias Horikoshi por deku y bakugo <3
ya quiero ver quien será la portada de este volumen
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sei lá chorei igual uma pata lendo os últimos capítulos KKKKKKK
izuku midoriya e tenko shimura s?o os MEUS filhos e nada jamais irá mudar este fato ? gosto muito que a luta dos dois envolve todos os outros portadores do one for all (tenko shimura décimo portador truther SIM) e que no fim as memórias dos dois viram uma coisa só!!! gosto ainda MAIS dos dois crian?as de m?os dadas!!!! deku o MAIOR de todos nunca deixou ninguém pra trás muito menos o menino fodido que ele queria proteger acima de tudo!!!!! mesmo que isso signifique sacrificar a coisa mais importante do mundo pra ele!!!! e TUDO BEM se sacrificar pq quando ele mais precisar todas as pessoas que ele tocou de uma forma ou outra v?o se levantar pra ajudá-lo a lutar contra o afo e meu deus estou chorando de novo???? KKKKKKK
por fim um beijo especial para meus dois gays the ogs os dois que descobriram o one for all e tiveram o romance mais trágico de todos os tempos!!!!!! yoichi e kudo eu amo vocês ???
This is one hell of an almost-end. The final moments, the final build-up, and release...
And of course, there's the requisite twist, the fan service, and the acknowledgements to all the other shonen that came before it. (I actually DO respect that a LOT, considering that it STARTED that way).
I think it's sticking to a great, if short, landing. Not quite there yet, but this feels like a great blow-out. I'm already feeling sad that the next is the last volume.
My synesthesia needs to take a nice, warm bath after this one. It's definitely made me dirty and raw.
Personal note: If anyone reading my reviews might be interested in reading my own SF, I'm going to be open to requests. Just direct message me in goodreads or email me on my site. I'd love to get some eyes on my novels.
While I really did not like the decision that Deku makes at the very start of this volume as it feels wrong he should give it up. But this does something that I have wanted for so long that other Shonen series fail to do like Naruto and Bleach and that is not have the final battle be a simple one on one fight. This makes Deku vs Shirigaki so much better then the final fights in those series. As we get the entire cast of supporting characters getting involved and helping Deku out. And I hope they continue this as seeing all of the other characters Deku has helped make the final battle feel bigger.
Pero que explicación toda rancia que todo desde el inicio de Tomurs Shigaraki estaba controlado por All for one
hubiera sido más satisfactorio creer que por un cruel destino el don natural de Shigaraki sea destruir, en vez de que se lo implantó All for one. Porque... Como iba a saber qué Shigaraki enloquecería y de repente mataría a su familia? Porque si, si padre era un pedazo de monstruo, pero todo lo demás? Su hermanita, su perro, su madre ... Nada que ver con la historia de Dabi