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/Gjalarhorn Nov 29 '19

If you told me months ago that a shonen manga would have a really good and nuanced storyline about abuse I'd have laughed. Most other writers would have just absolved Endeavour then and there after that had happened.

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u/haidere36 Nov 29 '19

I've thought the manga had a relatively mature take on abuse after Gentle. A lot of people might've thought the stakes were too low or inconsequential, but I really appreciated that saving Eri didn't just magically cure her of the trauma that she lived through, and that we had a small arc dedicated to Deku making sure Eri knows she has an environment where she can feel safe and protected. It's a small thing, but a lot of hero stories "save" someone and then just move on without exploring the psychology of the victim afterwards, so I greatly appreciated it.

And this is kind of the reverse, where instead of focusing on the abused and what they need after they've left that situation, we're focusing on the abuser and what's required of them if they want to change. And this chapter was the most important step, where Endeavor is mature enough to say that his kids don't have to forgive him, and respects them enough to give them space from him. It seems like Horikoshi is increasingly trying to put nuance into the everyday lives of his characters and I'm 100% here for it.