Me: I wanna see Bakugo’s guns.

Me: NO HIS GUNS

Me: YEEEEEEE

hmmm... is this page raising Edgeshot death flags for anyone else or am I just paranoid?

Just read 358 and I just feel kinda upset by that coz

(it's just rant and not any serious analysis)

Is it bad that I feel unhappy about how both yaomomo and denki are playing a supporting role here and likely won't get much screen time in this last arc (cause there's no foreshadowing on their growth or development)

Especially for momo (my girl 🥲) putting her in the supply stocking position is really sad like she's went through a great deal and was close to the main plot/midoriya for the first few seasons up till kamino and she did so well in the 1Av1B trial too. I just feel like it's a big shame that she gets thrown into the background when she has so much potential/very malleable as a character (flexible quirk = more possibilities in plot building, quirk relies on food consumption [possible parallel with toga?], Great brain) and most importantly, she was present in kamino and witnessed all that first hand too. To put her in the background feels like her character path is lacking an important closure. While I think being in a support role can definitely lead to an important and interesting personal plot as well, I think it's unlikely judging from how the story is progressing and it's just really sad how she's casted aside like this right now. Momo sweetie I'm so sorry oh my god

The inner monologue by bakugou was fine, I'd say it's better than the apology even cause it addressed more about his insecurities and acknowledged other's effort, in which the latter wasn't addressed before and I thought it's very important for him to state that it didn't matter whether ones steps were fast or slow as long as they strive to be better and move forward, since he's always about being the best ever. Though I'd still like to see him acknowledge more about his internalised prejudice & past, I think I can do with this at the moment? Ah and the cannon thing was very cool, though I couldn't help but question how the physics was gonna work.... Like a usual cannon you'd need to nail it to the ground to prevent the recoil right?? Bakugou probably was gonna get his spine broken or something cjdjjckdkckxkxx but yep it's cool and I don't intend to question comic physics

I'm not even worried about Tomura's life right now, I know he's not going to die, I'm a little worried and annoyed that he's going to get hurt again since Horikoshi loves to burn him and destroy his body to the point of having to regenerate almost a corpse . However, I know that he will survive as Midoriya and Tomura must finally meet as Horikoshi said in his letter.

At this point the question is which heroes will die during the matchup and how will the remaining ones be saved, because like Endeavor vs. AFO, none of them in the fight represent Tomura's final showdown.

Strafing Panzer

Pls take All For Bitch away from my boy

Best Jeanist: Shigaraki’s open! GET HIM!!

Bakugo: okay hold on *closes eyes tightly to hallucinate about Deku*

Ah yes perfect, this is just what I needed

Also on the note of his scars disappearing and erasing his individuality:

AFO here is talking about controlling everything, how it’s better for everyone if he does so, blah blah blah.

Which is interesting because it’s in COMPLETE stark contrast to Shigaraki, who has zero desire to control anything at all, and just wants society destroyed so he and the other people within his scope who have suffered can live how they see fit.

Completely opposite goals. And as one goal takes precedent over the other, Shigaraki’s signs of identity start disappearing.

5th popularity poll Bakugou also made an appearance.

also, how are the bkdk nation feeling recently finding out that katsuki in canon recognizes his own weaknesses and admitting that he has them during the sludge incident back in middle school and worked on those weaknesses with deku alongside him _(:3」∠)_

the new bnha chapter...

i loved the leaked tomura panels, but given the context, it's just..... frustrating.

this is still clearly afo talking. i was expecting maybe while afo was too busy fighting endeavor and others, tomura might have came back for the moment. but no, afo still has the control over tomura's body.

tomura wouldn't say any of this. for tomura, it was never about creating a new world. it was always about destroying the current one. he didn't plan on becoming a god or anything, he just wanted to be free and take revenge from this society.

i hate this. it's been so long since we saw the real tomura. i want him back

“The One Who is in Control Is. . .”

They better spend a fucking million when they animate this

This, allies and ennemies, is G.E.M.G DynaMIGHT, GREAT EXLOSION MURDER GOD Dynamisme !!! KACCHAN !!! 大爆殺神ダイナマイト！FFFFHDHEVJDKEVDKFBZLVDHEBEIEGZDGDGZTDGZGHDNZLSPGKORLEHZGRZX

Since Bakugo's back in the manga, I'm seeing more of the same old arguments about why Bakugo's actually a bad character/person/whatever circling the fandom, and I figured, since no one asked, I'd share my thoughts and maybe dispute some of the more frequent issues people have. Considering my username, I feel like it's basically my duty lmao.

To start with the one I hear most often:

1) Bakugo gets away with being an asshole and his attitude is terrible

Horikoshi spends a lot of time working through the fact that while Bakugo can genuinely be a huge dick, he "gets away" with his general loud-mouthed, crass, rude attitude because, for the most part, people don't take him seriously. Like, Horikoshi goes out of his way to show him openly being mocked (bus ride to the USJ facility, during his internship with Best Jeanist a bunch of kids taunt him, the whole remedial course program with the kids who think he's as threatening as a house fly, basically every pro hero he interacts with), but also has the other characters mostly disregard the things Bakugo says. Why? Because it's made clear, frequently and often, that he doesn't actually mean them. He'll tell Kaminari he'll kill him and not even move. There's no follow through, and he's often teased about it or ignored. At best, someone will express annoyance. The use of other characters as a tonal tell is a method of including us, the audience, in the joke. The joke being, in this case, that whatever Bakugo's saying is meant sarcastically/humorously. Like most things, it's all about context.

Additionally, did you think the scene with Bakugo's mom was supposed to just be funny? It also is meant to inform the audience about where Bakugo got his speaking habits from, and helps show that, to him, telling someone to go fuck themselves is just like. How you talk to people. Pretty sure he genuinely thinks shouting is how you show you're listening and engaged. Class 1A picks up very quickly that, while yes Bakugo has a temper, he's almost all bark and no bite, except for the occasions when he does actually lose it. Which leads me to another common complaint:

2) Bakugo experiences no real consequences

This is just... straight up not true. Just about every single time he acts like an actual asshole, Bakugo gets immediate and direct consequences that occur specifically because of his own actions.

Examples: Bakugo gets all uppity about having a powerful quirk and tells Midoriya to kill himself -> he nearly gets murdered like two hours later because he's unable to defend himself. He tries to attack Midoriya on their first day of school -> he loses their first real fight (in front of their childhood hero no less) and gets pretty solidly humiliated. He goes nuts at the sports festival -> he doesn't get many internship opportunities he gets kidnapped by a fucking terrorist group. He smacks Midoriya during their final exam and doesn't want to cooperate -> Midoriya Detroit smashes his face lol. He acts like a huge asshole at the licensing exam -> he doesn't get his hero license. Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

And if your argument is that those aren't "real" consequences or whatever, keep in mind that part of writing consequences for a character well means tailoring them to what that character cares about and finds important, which guess what—Horikoshi does. All the consequences Bakugo faces tie into his character growth, and deal with issues that he takes extremely seriously, namely his hero career. Equally—and I've mentioned this before—it is not in the spirit of the story to go full on Gone Girl fuck-up-your-life on characters who start off being less than stellar. Especially since Bakugo basically functions as the character version of a moral litmus test for the audience; if you can't bring yourself to believe that a schoolyard bully deserves a second chance, how can you ever believe that real villains, who have killed people and done other awful shit, could ever deserve a shot at redemption?

Moving on!

3) Bakugo is too OP/has too much plot armor

To some extent, I mean, yeah. That's a fair argument. Bakugo is a prodigy, that's a big part of his character, and his quirk doesn't have any specific downsides or limitations the end up hindering him more than in passing. However, I will point out that as the story goes on and we're introduced to more pro heroes, overpowered quirks with limited or no downsides become much more common, so it doesn't stick out as much. Besides, when creating a character who wants to be the best hero in the world, who you'd like to have even a fighting chance in a universe where almost everyone has super powers, he kind of needs to have a badass quirk. Also, considering All Might is the figure both Bakugo and Midoriya are trying to live up to... that is overpowered. And as we're seeing in the manga, Bakugo is starting to come up short in the rat race. So I think some of the OP arguments had greater merit back in the day, but I don't really feel like they hold much water anymore.

When it comes to the plot armor issue... I see people's points, and don't always disagree, but Bakugo is the deuteragonist of the story, and he's in a shonen manga. Like of course he's got plot armor. Most of the universe wouldn't even function if there wasn't a lot of plot armor, because many of the quirks we see are basically magic and the fight scenes require a heck of a lot of suspension of disbelief. In the real world Deku wouldn't even have arms anymore. So yeah, I get it, but also... you know. Chill.

Lastly:

4) Bakugo hasn't actually made up for his actions against Midoriya

This one kind of ties in with the consequences one and also the attitude one, in that a lot of people's arguments about this are frankly just unrealistic. Like what exactly do you want Bakugo to do that he hasn't already done? Change his personality entirely? Be publicly humiliated and experience horrific suffering? What is the purpose? Especially when Midoriya, the person Bakugo has most hurt, has never once expressed that he wants Bakugo to be less like himself. He just wants them to be closer. Yes he could yell less, but Midoriya likes being competitive with Bakugo, he likes having someone who pushes him and won't put up with bullshit. He doesn't actually want Bakugo to change who he is as a person.

Additionally, I think it's only fair to point out that Bakugo has done most of his growth largely unaided and by himself. That's incredibly impressive. Like he, a sixteen year old with an inferiority complex and anger issues, realizes he was out of line and has a fucked-up view of the world and his relationships, and spends a lot of time, energy, and care in basically overhauling his entire life philosophy. Again, pretty much completely by himself. He takes responsibility for his own actions, he goes out of his way to try and fix his mistakes, he apologizes to Midoriya (publicly, expressing the emotions and reasons behind his actions without excusing them, and without pressuring Midoriya to forgive him, allowing the ball to fall firmly in Midoriya's court), and works to support Midoriya in any way he can, including taking a fucking bullet (slash weird finger blade thingy) to the chest to protect him. Nobody forced Bakugo to do those things, he chose to because he genuinely wants to do and be better. At this point, sure he's still a loud-mouth little shit, but being a loud-mouth little shit was never the problem, and he's addressed the things that were problems.

Basically, the point I'm trying to make is that while it's absolutely fine to not like Bakugo—he'll never appeal to everyone, no character can—a lot of the issues people bring up with him are relatively unfounded or over-exaggerated. If you're someone who dislikes him, cool! Just try to find something less superficial to criticize him for.

Surf’s up bitches!

MIRUKO OMG OMG

and is that a tinie kacchan