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My Hero Academia (Shonen Jump) move over pirates, ninjas, reapers, its Hero time
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I wish they'd expand this in the manga itself, i hate how shonen mangas typically dance around romantic relationships between main characters and then go nowhere with them, only in the very last chapter which feels ridiculous.
OniBarubary
Banned
I don't understand manga's insistence to have other couples not get together either.
Have your side characters be people too, fuck.
Hell, Nisekoi's Ruri romance sideplot was 100x better than the rest of the fucking manga.
Have your side characters be people too, fuck.
Hell, Nisekoi's Ruri romance sideplot was 100x better than the rest of the fucking manga.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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But what if I want the protag to get his dick wet via the big bad (the fake first big bad)?
Can you post examples? I never noticed.
This, on the other hand, was always obvious. They're perfect together. It's almost as blatant as Midoriya and Ochako.
FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
Don't worry, when Toga and Midoriya get trapped in a cave together against some third party threat, we'll all get what we're waiting for...
I am betting good money Toga is a Hero Nerd like Deku. Just think about it, it makes a lot of sense for her character.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I definitely agree that they should move forward with the relationships with a quickness. Let's not be doing this "will they or won't they" until the very end of the series, that shit's dull as all get out.
On Kirishima and Bakugou... I definitely agree that Kirishima reads as having a crush on Bakugou. It'd certainly explain why he's the only one in the class to not just tolerate but actively seek him out. Bakugou doesn't really seem to reciprocate, but that's could easily be because his default and majority emotion is outright belligerence; he hasn't shown any romantic affection for anybody else either. I could see it happening though, editorial approval permitting.
They spent a lot less time together, though. They're a perfect conceptual fit, but other than the vs. teachers arc, they don't really interact much. They fit well, but it's not on Deku and Ochako's tier at all.
Villain nerd maybe.
On Kirishima and Bakugou... I definitely agree that Kirishima reads as having a crush on Bakugou. It'd certainly explain why he's the only one in the class to not just tolerate but actively seek him out. Bakugou doesn't really seem to reciprocate, but that's could easily be because his default and majority emotion is outright belligerence; he hasn't shown any romantic affection for anybody else either. I could see it happening though, editorial approval permitting.
They spent a lot less time together, though. They're a perfect conceptual fit, but other than the vs. teachers arc, they don't really interact much. They fit well, but it's not on Deku and Ochako's tier at all.
Villain nerd maybe.
The vs teachers arc was what really got the ship sailing, but they've had a lot of subtle interactions where it seemed like something was going on there. The authorial intention was clear to me, at least. I've always viewed it as an inevitability.
I wouldn't be surprised if MHA will break the trend. I mean, meta-stuff aside, the series hasn't danced around any relationship, every one of them has been "yes, this is going to happen". There's nothing to dance around in the first place; Horikoshi had to have approved the drama CD, if not written it himself. And he's been pretty good at character writing and breaking shounen cliches, so... while I'm not getting my hopes up too much, if any series is going to do it right, it's this one.
Either way, I'm pretty sure Ochako's character arc and her relationship with Deku is going to be addressed in the next major arc. Here's hoping he does it right.
I know you guys aren't serious, but real talk, I really like Toga as a character, and I'm glad the manga doesn't excuse her behavior because she's a cute girl. She's a serial killer and a serious scary villain, not written off as a moe archetype.
It's something that happens in the background, but it's pretty obvious once you notice it and put the pieces together. He's the only boy Hagakure's been shown to be friends with, and she's pretty much constantly going out of her way to talk to him and give him compliments. (e.g., that time they judged everybody's rooms)
Agreed. If this was a comic book, I'd assume they were setting up a relationship there.
But while Horikoshi's a cool dude...it's Jump. Having an explicitly gay relationship in the country's biggest magazine aimed at kids and teenagers? The parent groups would fucking riot. Who knows, maybe Japan is at an era where that could actually happen...but it would literally be unprecedented, the kind of thing that'd get MHA listed on a Wikipedia article. Can't see the editors agreeing to that.
Newtype-001
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It was p much set from the Todoroki/Momo vs Aizawa fight.
NHarmonic.
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Besides from DTL stuff, it'd be so positive to have bakugou and kirishima as a couple in this magazine.
Would be a ncie message for the new generation of kids, and Horikoshi could have the chops to handle it imo.
Would be a ncie message for the new generation of kids, and Horikoshi could have the chops to handle it imo.
Regardless of Horikoshi intention would the editors let him do it. Doesn't Japan have a complicated relationship homosexuality
also, Horikoshi will probably wait until he hooks Deku and Ochako up before poking at other relationships (like Todoroki and Momo)
that assumes we get actual dating romance instead of typical shounen rubbish, of course
that assumes we get actual dating romance instead of typical shounen rubbish, of course
yeah, agreed. low chances it'll happen, but it'd be really nice if it did.
Dedication Through Light
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Always torn between wanting Kirishima and Bakugou...but then wanting Kaminari in there somewhere (best chara), KiriKami has such good friendship, but then also KamiBaku 
The only good non bl outcome is Bakugou Ochako. It helps enable my TodoMido desires since Todoroki shows no attraction to females and is all over Midoriya. And Bakugou has nice chemistry with Ochako.
The only good non bl outcome is Bakugou Ochako. It helps enable my TodoMido desires since Todoroki shows no attraction to females and is all over Midoriya. And Bakugou has nice chemistry with Ochako.
OniBarubary
Banned
There is a 0% chance of Kirishima and Bakugou getting together which is violently unfortunate because Horikoshi seems like one of the few mangaka who would be able to write it well, would be more than willing to do it and it would be incredibly uplifting and beneficial to just straight up have a well-presented gay couple in the pages of a Shonen magazine.
Japan being Japan tho ensures that this is all a pipe dream.
Japan being Japan tho ensures that this is all a pipe dream.
Considering he had like what two other failed series and this was basically his last chance if Bakuman is accurate i doubt he has the clout or leverage to do so.
Dedication Through Light
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Series can still fail, its not like we haven't seen series just collapse before reaching the 200's.
If this was Oda or maybe Kirishima, he could otherwise no.
I never ever thought i see myself agreeing with DTL
I never ever thought i see myself agreeing with DTL
It's possible, but plenty of things are possible. Maybe the entire Jump staff dies tomorrow when a meteor shaped like Tite Kubo's head crushes the Shueisha offices.
That is so bloody op
OniBarubary
Banned
I mean, I am almost positive that even Oda or Togashi would have to fight tooth and nail to have gay main characters, let alone a gay couple.
Could you imagine how strongly Jump would fight them if they made Luffy or Killua gay?
Could you imagine how strongly Jump would fight them if they made Luffy or Killua gay?
Also, though this is getting into theory... judging from how long it took for Endeavor to "get" Todoroki, quirks becoming more general is probably really rare. Something fire + ice -> temperature control is probably a lot rarer than, say, fire + ice -> steam.
That would fit in with, you know, Todoroki being the product of eugenics.
That would fit in with, you know, Todoroki being the product of eugenics.
Oda is in another league by himself in terms of profitability. If there is anyone who could blunt force his way into making the protagonist gay, it'd be him. However, he seems the least likely to. And personally speaking, I don't think he'd make a well written gay character anyway.
Togashi, I dunno. I feel he spends his capital on not working whenever he feels like it.
Horikoshi I think could do it once he establishes himself more and if his success grows to being the second pillar of shonen.
Togashi, I dunno. I feel he spends his capital on not working whenever he feels like it.
Horikoshi I think could do it once he establishes himself more and if his success grows to being the second pillar of shonen.
keep in mind that the Hunter x Hunter anime has stuff like this, and Togashi probably approved of it
Dedication Through Light
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They did have Naruto and Sasuke kiss in manga and three times in anime...so theres hope ^_^
Um What
hunter x hunter is really weird
Didn't think it was that weird, i should stop skipping those segments lol.
Dedication Through Light
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Im sad the tv airing doesnt have them.
I mean if there were any Shonen protags I could see actually forming a same sex relationship it would be Gon and Killua. I don't like reading into things but there are several moments in the anime where you could read it as brotherly love between best of friends or something more. Then again Gon might be the male prostitute of Whale Island for all we know.
FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
Diamonds ain't that rare anymore. Thanks to the wonders of modern science, we can all become diamonds if we really wanted to.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I doubt that Horikoshi has the juice to just muscle his way past editorial on Bakugou/Kirishima, but who knows? The times, they are a changing. Jump's lineup isn't as huge a deal as it used to be, and they might actually welcome the attention/commentary.
Easily my fav JoJo part btw
Easily my fav JoJo part btw
yoooo that chapter ending
edit: this is solid
apparently Black Clover had the same kind of problems with unfinished art, so might be a Jump-wide issue? it's weird.
edit: this is solid
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So I wasn't going crazy feeling like I was reading a magazine release of HxH with how off/unfinished the art felt on certain pages.
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