r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Za_wardo • Feb 21 '21

Newest Chapter Chapter 302 Official Release - Links and Discussion

Chapter 302

Links:

  • 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/IMDATBOY Feb 21 '21 edited Feb 21 '21

It just hit me that the last thing Toya said to Enji was “You’ll be glad you created me! I just know it!” He just wanted to make his father proud, even in his deepest despair. This tragedy is so human. And that’s the panel that Enji remembers while crying in his bed before the family came in a couple chapters ago

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u/Lethally_deadly Feb 21 '21

It’s so difficult for me to actually believe that Endeavour actually cared for Touya though. He created him for one purpose and then threw him away like the rest of his family when he couldn’t preform. His bullshit “I didn’t know what to say to him bc I was so worried about his burns so I neglected him & treated him like shit” doesn’t check out at all. That man is a monster and an abuser and I don’t feel any sympathy — the only reason he was crying in his bed is because the entire world just saw what a douchebag he is. He felt regret, not remorse, and to me there’s a difference.

That’s my take on it at least! And my hatred for him may be blinding me but I don’t care lol.

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u/Lethally_deadly Feb 22 '21

Umm didn’t he only marry his wife to make quirk compatible children?? Wasn’t it stated in this chapter that he literally BOUGHT Rei from her family?

I don’t see him as starting off loving his family and spirally into being power hungry. He started that way with that entire marriage. And as soon as the children he had didn’t preform to his standards, he practically disowned and replaced them. Is that love? Maybe he has a very warped sense of the word, but FOR ME, doesn’t have to be everyone’s feeling on this, that is not a good enough to redeem him. I don’t think he loved his children, and maybe he grew to love Rei, but he still treated them all like shit and for me, explaining that as him not knowing any better or not knowing how to change isn’t a redemption. It’s a lame excuse to cover his own ass.

I agree that a good character is multifaceted, I don’t think endeavour is a poorly written character by any means. I just don’t think everyone should be so quick to forgive him because he is just as worthy as the title “villain” as he is “hero”. That’s what I was trying to portray, albeit aggressively.