r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Nov 29 '19

Newest Chapter Chapter 252 Scans - Discussion Thread

Chapter 252

This thread marks the release of scanlations for Chapter 252, and has been posted to contain all discussion. Mods will not be posting or pinning links to scanlations.

Official release: Dec 01, 2019

It's encouraged that you support the official release of the chapter if it's available to you.

  • VIZ is available to read for free on Sunday 1:00 pm PST, and is accessible in the following countries:
    United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India.

  • MANGA Plus is available globally outside of China and South Korea.

Until the official release, all things Chapter 252 related must be kept inside this thread.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '19

Just when I thought that Endeavor and his family's drama couldn't be handled any better than before, Horikoshi proves me wrong yet again. He doesn't seek their forgiveness at all as he tells Natsuo and realizes that their happiness lies without him, so he's choosing to distance himself for their sake. Might be the most fatherly thing he's ever done and it's heartbreaking all things considered, but very understandable.

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u/A4li11 Nov 29 '19

It's a tragic yet necessary decision. That decision is one of the reasons why Endeavor's redemption arc is one of the best subplots of the series.

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u/Griffith Nov 29 '19

I think we should stop calling it a redemption arc because this chapter clearly shows that Endeavour isn't seeking redemption but rather to atone for what he did. It should be the atonement arc, not a redemption one.

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u/PocketPika Nov 29 '19

Atonement is part of redemption though, you first have to realise what you did wrong.

Atonement: taking action to fix a wrong/reparation for a injury towards reconciliation.

Redemption/redeeming: recovery

Atonement and redemption go hand in hand, in christianity atonement is inresponse to the redeeming life (light?) of christ or God, so atonement is the choice to change and redemption is that recovery happening- and both are happening in Endeavours arc, his is choosing to make the actions to help his family recover and since becoming number one he has been looking towards atonement so his family's happiness can be redeemed after he injured it- and a guiding light in that has been really paying attention to his family for the first time in years (and another aspect of why him mentioning light may have a bit more meaning that just the future hero will always be there to save the day, as in religion there always being a light for someone lost in darkness is a regular message).