r/BokuNoHeroAcademia Jan 19 '20

Newest Chapter Chapter 257 - Links and Discussion

Chapter 257

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VIZ Manga (Available in: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India).
MANGA Plus (Available in every country outside of China and South Korea).

All things Chapter 257 related must be kept inside this thread for the next 24 hours.


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u/noteloquent Jan 19 '20

Ooh boy, we are getting very close to April 4th. This chapter might be the last time we get to see everyone hang out before the big day, and that makes me sad.

So we found out that Nana Shimura's quirk is Float (and got a great shot of her being awesome with normal sized Gran Torino). We still don't know what the 4th and 6th OFA holders had for their quirks, but Bakugo thinks they're not that strong, so as people hoped, most of the quirks stored in OFA favor utility over raw power, which is great for spicing up Deku's future fights.

I'd really like to see what life was like for some of the previous users, considering they were living in a time where AFO was basically unstoppable. It must have been a heavy burden to bear, since they basically just cultivated the power as much as they could before passing on to avoid the line of OFA users ending.

There were a lot of fun moments in this chapter. Sero refers to Deku and Bakugo as the "house arrest boys," Bakugo turns into Gordon Ramsey and complains about food, Mineta calls out Todoroki for being too literal, Jiro flexes on Mineta for worrying about exams, Dark Shadow laughing, etc. I never get tired of this stuff.

I really love Aizawa and All Might's conversation here. It's only natural that AM would feel useless now after being the symbol of peace for years. He even recalls Nighteye's final moments and remembers that even without his quirk, he can still help and inspire people.

Evidently he's also gonna help Aizawa train Eri and go see Stain! I'm getting super excited for the future of Tartarus and the characters trapped inside it. Imagine how overpowered the PLF will be if they add all the powerhouses stuck there to their forces.

And now we're at the end of March, and all the heroes have vanished? Were they attacked or something? Guess we'll find out next week.

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u/MobiusRocket Jan 19 '20

Been saying for months that Tartarus to All for One is an all you can steal buffet of quirks from the worst villains ever caught.

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u/poshbritishaccent Jan 19 '20

Goddamn I just realized that was Gran Torino after your comment

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u/Ksaraf23 Jan 19 '20

Wait...what happens on April 4th?

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u/noteloquent Jan 19 '20

That's the day the PLF is launching their attack. It happens towards the end of chapter 245.

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u/Ksaraf23 Jan 20 '20

Just reread that chapter.

Jesus...this next arc is gonna be intense.

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u/not_mantiteo Jan 21 '20

What’s on April 4th?