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My Hero Academia Chapter 155 Review

Okay, this was... Something

It opens on Aizawa and Chrono. We see that Aizawa is of value to Overhaul’s plan.

We then learn two ground breaking things, the first id Chrono’s amazing hair and the second is Eri is the Yakuza boss’s daughter not Overhaul’s.

We cut to the fight and this takes up a good chunk of the chapter.

Deku eventually gets to the point where he wants to end it with one strike.

Well that failed...

We cut to Mirio and Eri and he’s still hanging on. Well not really. Eri sees this and seems to really think this is hopeless.

We cut back to the fight and Overhaul begins to taunt Deku

We also see that Shin still has a level of individuality. And uses his quirk to start messing with Eri.

I got nothing to say, just let this heartbreak play out.

But Deku stand up and proclaims he’ll save everyone. I like that, nice parallel to Mirio and how he wouldn’t give up.

But now we get to... This scene.

Team Ryuku enters the fray... Bullshit. No, Bullshit. Okay I need to explain my feelings on this and by extension one problem I’ve had with MHA. Many people have pointed out that many of the female characters in this series often get the shaft or seem to not have as much importance as the male characters. Trust me, everyone is correct with that. This is something very upsetting given Horikoshi’s ability to be subversive. So now team Ryuku is going to help in the fight against Overhaul. Y’know why I’m so mad at this? Because this is plot convenience in its purest form.

You have these characters on the battlefield right above this fight and you don’t bother to cut to them or show them their fight and show that they matter to this arc. At best we got Mirio thinking of them, but even that was just a single panel.

With all the action in this chapter, couldn’t you take a page to show that they were still relevant and had a level of awareness? Horikoshi spent more time focusing on Toga and Twice sneaking around and by doing so it creates the impression that they will be relevant to the upcoming events, but by not showing that Ryuku’s group still matters then this supposedly cool moment seems lacking. I want to see Ryuku’s group, I want to see female characters get their moment to shine, hell Tsuyu is one of my favorite character, but I want it to be given the same amount of focus and belief that Fatgum and Kirishima got. The same amount that Twice and Toga got.

You might think I’m being to hard on this scene and development, but the reason I’m angry at this is this the shit I expected to see in Fairy Tail. Bending the plot in a hopeless situation without any buildup to it. It be very hypocritical of me to not give Horikoshi the once over for this. While I have faith that Horikoshi will probably give us some cool moments and character bits, especially given that we have yet to see the other big 3 member in action, but this is something that deserved attention. And attention is not shoehorning in someone.

Post Chapter Follow Up: Okay I think you can all guess what the big negative of this chapter was, so instead I just wanna take this time to say something. MHA is an amazing series with some of the best writing I’ve seen. Horikoshi is beyond talented, but here’s the thing, nobody’s perfect. The things about Hiro Mashima and Fairy Tail that I pointed out are not good things to have in series, but the reason why Mashima is worse is that all the shit he pulled with FT is excusable in small doses. Every series no matter how good can have a moment like this, where they need to bend the plot to make it work, but Mashima did that so frequently that it becomes nothing less than unbearable.

The thing is Horikoshi is only human. He can make this kind of mistake, but its okay as Horikoshi has proven himself capable to make this work. This chapter doesn’t automatically break the arc or damage his credibility, he made a mistake any creator or writer could’ve made. What matters is how he rolls with it and I am beyond certain he can make this work. I just wanted to point that out.

As for the good stuff in this chapter, It was mainly action, but I love it. The action scenes are cool and Overhaul is still terrifying. Another cool thing is all the revelations in this chapter: Eri’s history, Shin’s state of being, and Aizawa being kidnapped are all amazing.

Deku’s heroism on display and his evolving style is great too. I also do like that it shows Mirio and Deku’s difference given how difficult Overhaul is for Deku as compared to Mirio. It shows Deku still has development to make, but he’s vastly improved since he started.

Final Verdict: 7/10

Not the best chapter this arc

Amazing action

Amazing characterization

Little bit of a lackluster ending.

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