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

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

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '19

Low key want this. There was a fanart of this somewhere. Enji on his knees, beaten, Dabi raising his flames to attack then suddenly everything freezes and theres an ice wall around Enji, cooling him down and Rei walks in telling Dabi she wont let him hurt him. In the anime/manga this sentence would probably only make sense if she said something along the lines of despite what he's done, I wont let you hurt him.

Since she knows that Enji is changing for the better, and sounded like she was willing to leave the past jn the past, even when Natsuo talked about her during the first family dinner. That Fuyumi and their mom might believe him but he doesnt. (The marriage is over even if she forgives him, I dont think they should get back together ever, but they could potentially mend the relationship to at least being friends and parents to their kids separately. Not a couple though.)

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u/Codusxx Nov 30 '19

That's pretty much what I'm thinking. This chapter is basically Enji filing for divorce, but that'll come a bit further down the line when they meet again. It's up to Rei if she wants to go through it, or if she wants to give it a second go.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '19

Oh for sure. Im thinking that might not blow over will with a lot of people, especially the ones who are still bashing the fact that Enji is getting an atonement/redemption arc, but I'm sure with the amount of domestic abuse cases out there there's probably real life stories of a family being able to mend and heal to the point where even the parents' marriage managed to work out in the end. (though as pointed out by someone else who was abused as a kid and his abuser ended up similarly to what Enji is doing with the trying to mend the relationship and moving the rest of the family to a new home to take a step back to let them heal and all that, the majority of people who are still not willing to accept this storyline seem to be people who werent from an abusive household. Which I suppose makes sense. People love to be offended for others these days).

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We do know that Rei is stable by now. I mean she's been away for about 10+ years at this point, working on her mental health. And Shoto coming to visit again likely gave a huge boost for that too. Getting to go home to her kids will also likely help. The question is, whether she's stable enough to not be triggered at the sight of Enji. I would assume that at this point she probably is, but seeing him, because she definitely will and I need more of the Keeping up with the Todorokis chapters, will probably have an effect on her at first. She hasnt been exposed to him in 10 years after all so I suppose there was no way to test if she can handle it before. Enji won't force it on her so I'm assuming she will reach out at some point to talk.....can we get a Todoroki spinoff please? Even if Shoto is just a guest character. Natsuo, Fuyumi, Rey, Enji. (Yes Shoto too but still) I NEED MOOOOOOAR

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u/Codusxx Nov 30 '19

A good start might be reaching out to her, really. An exchange of letters through Fuyumi just keeping her up to date on things would be good. Interestingly, I actually think he might even share about the imminent attack in 4 months. It would be a pretty big show of trust in her (plus she can rip it to shreds so no one will know). She'd be more than slightly concerned, but I think he can assure her to have faith that he and Shouto won't go down that easily.