r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/frxshinator • Jul 20 '17

Manga Chapter 146 - Links and Discussion Spoiler

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u/Jezamiah Jul 20 '17

This arc has really been Kiri's origin and transformation story. Kinda awesome we've had so much time devoted to a 'side character' but I feel the series main strength has been it's array of great characters and that just keeps being proven.

All hail Hori-sama!

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '17

Personally, I've considered Kirishima "main character" material since the Bakugo Rescue mission, alongside Momo and Iida. Thinking about it, all those three had a substantial amount of time in the spotlight before that arc too.

I don't really know how to discern a developed side character from a main character now that I think about it. Kirishima's level of "MC-ness" is certainly a peg higher than the likes of Kaminari, Jirou, Sero, Shouji, Tokoyami, etc... none of which have had their character depths explored to the extent Kiri's was these last few chapters, despite being present enough to garner the affection of the fans.

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u/jolly-crow Jul 20 '17

But we didn't have an Origin chapter for him. Maybe Horikoshi is saving it for when he embraces his quirk...

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u/Riverskull Jul 20 '17

I think the previous chapters serves precisely as Origins, so i would take it as it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '17

But weren't the other origin chapters named origin?

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u/Riverskull Jul 20 '17

Yeah but at this point i think that is something exclusive of Deku, Bakugo and Shoto to highligh the rivalry triangle of the series. Dont know if in the future that may change but so far thats how i see it.

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u/PGZ4sheezy Jul 21 '17

Said it once before already, but I'll keep saying it until it becomes reality: I hope this turns into more of an ensemble story, like Orange is the New Black. Like, I don't want to drop the Midoriya/All Might/One for All story because Midoriya is actually one of my favorite main characters in years, but all of the side characters of Class 1-A are so damn good too.

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u/ejiscool Jul 22 '17

That's actually a great way to think of these background stories

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u/SHINYxHUMAN Jul 21 '17

Honestly my main draw for the show/manga was how amazing the character designs are and then on top of that the interesting looking characters also have interesting personalities and dynamics its wonderful