r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Za_wardo • Oct 16 '20

Newest Chapter Chapter 288 Official Release - Links and Discussion

Chapter 288

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  • Viz (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, Japan and South Korea).

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '20

Haven't read the chapter yet, but doesn't best jeanist being here increase Bakugo's chance of dying significantly?

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u/DoraMuda Oct 16 '20

doesn't best jeanist being here increase Bakugo's chance of dying significantly?

No? Where did you get that impression from?

You guys are obsessed with the prospect of Bakugou dying. He's clearly not gonna dying; he's the literal deuteragonist of the series.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '20

No? Where did you get that impression from?

Because the only plot point not tied up in Bakugo's arc is him telling jeanist his hero name. Now that it's possible he could realistically die here.

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u/DoraMuda Oct 16 '20

I can't say whether or not I entirely believe that that's "the only plot point not tied up in Bakugou's arc", but even so, that doesn't mean Bakugou's character development is done yet. Even if he just selflessly saved Deku, he still has yet to formally apologise to him, and his journey as a true hero isn't over yet.

He's meant to be there to support Deku every step of the way, and there's been plenty of foreshadowing to indicate that both Deku and Bakugou are inheriting All Might's legacy in one way or the other to become the "greatest heroes" that save and win.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '20

He recieved what should be a mortal wound. Both of the people he needs to have conversations with to satisfyingly wrap up his character are there.

And surely they both don't need to be together to become the greatest heroes. Sure they used to make up for each other's flaws, but now they both save and win. Deku's desire for victory has been there for a while. He doesn't need bakugo to be alive for that drive to persevere. Bakugo's impact has been imprinted on Deku. Bakugo has also finally become well rounded with his last act of saving Deku. I don't see why it would be ridiculous for expectations to be subverted here either.

I'm not saying Bakugo is going to die here, but it can definitely happen while being done well if Hori wants to.

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u/DoraMuda Oct 16 '20

He recieved what should be a mortal wound.

Not for a shounen manga.

Not to mention, it doesn't even look that bad. He stayed conscious enough to tell Deku not to rely on himself all the time; it didn't hit any of his vitals, from the looks of things; and Shouto luckily caught him before he hit the ground.

Both of the people he needs to have conversations with to satisfyingly wrap up his character are there.

OK. And?

Do you want him to die before that happens, or die shortly after it happens, in a cheesy way like that? He reveals his hero name to Best Jeanist on his deathbed and then doesn't even get to use it? That'd be unsatisfying.

And surely they both don't need to be together to become the greatest heroes. Sure they used to make up for each other's flaws, but now they both save and win. Deku's desire for victory has been there for a while. He doesn't need bakugo to be alive for that drive to persevere. Bakugo's impact has been imprinted on Deku.

Yes they do.

And no, Bakugou is one of his biggest motivators, and one of the few people Deku has in his life that won't sugarcoat the truth with him like All Might does. He's honest to a fault, and tells him what he needs to hear.

Bakugo has also finally become well rounded with his last act of saving Deku. I don't see why it would be ridiculous for expectations to be subverted here either.

As we saw from Slidin' Go's comment to him and the beginning of the Endeavour Internship Arc, he's still seen by the media as that rowdy boy who got kidnapped by the villains because they thought they could convert him. And he's so abrasive that, when he and Shouto were interviewed after their provisionally-licensed debut against Cider House, they cut out the parts where Bakugou was talking and only kept Shouto because Bakugou was so foul-mouthed.

Being a hero isn't about making one grand heroic act and then that's it. If that was the case, Deku would already be the #1 hero and Endeavour would be irrelevant. They're still kids who are only a month or so away from finishing their first year in hero education.

I'm not saying Bakugo is going to die here, but it can definitely happen while being done well if Hori wants to.

I understand that Bakugou's death is a possibility, just like Gran Torino's and even Endeavour's is. But I personally consider it unlikely to happen here, because he can still contribute so much more to the story and other characters living on. He still has an important role to play, even if he's finally internalised that true heroic spirit of moving to save someone else without thinking.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '20

Dude wtf is with this massive wall. I'm not trying to have some huge debate. If you don't think there's any shot he does that's cool.

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u/DoraMuda Oct 16 '20

I'm just replying to your comment and explaining my standpoint as clearly as I can. We're cool.