My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions, Vol. 4

僕のヒーローアカデミア チームアップミッション [Boku no Hero Academia: Team Up Mission] #4

by Kohei Horikoshi, Kohei Horikoshi (Creator)

The ambitious Team-Up Missions Program pairs groups of aspiring heroes with pro heroes to go on action-packed missions! Although Izuku Midoriya and his U.A. High friends are thrilled to participate, there’s just one catch—there’s no telling who will be teamed up with whom! From top heroes to students from other classes and schools, anyone could be on the same team.

Are these hero hopefuls ready for a scare? Between a battle of spooks, an intense ski competition, and a ridiculous game of dodgeball, the U.A. students will have their mettle tested! Later, Eri recruits a bunch of friends to throw an apple party, while Yaoyorozu, Kaminari, and Hatsume get this series back on track with a proper team-up mission!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Comics, Shonen, Fiction

184 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2022

About the author

HORIKOSHI Kouhei
Name (in native language): 堀越耕平
Associated Names:
Kouhei Horikoshi

Born 1986 in the prefecture Aichi, Horikoshi first attracted attention in the second half of 2006 when he entered Shueisha's 72th Tezuka Award for Newcomers with his one shot "Nukegara" and made it to the final six, where he gained himself an "Honorable Mention".
Various short stories in Shueisha's Akamaru JUMP followed over the years until he published his one shot "Oumagadoki Doubutsuen" in issue #2/2010 of Weekly Shounen JUMP.

Kouhei Horikoshi is a graduate of Nagoya University of Arts. He was previously an assistant to TANAKA Yasuki.

Zodiac: Scorpio

Pixiv: 堀越

Reviews

[Toby · Rating 3 out of 5]

the worst one yet, only saving grace was some Hawks screentime

[Hannibal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I waited for that fuck ass sexy bird to appear and he did for like 26 pages what the hell

[FRAN_KITO · Rating 4 out of 5]

Creo que este tiene las historias mas simplonas hasta el momento.

[Sarah Ryder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, I know I read 4 before 3, but in my defense the library doesn’t have 3 (yet).

This one wasn’t as good as Volume 2 with me only liking a handful of the stories and really being annoyed with one, but first the good ones! I enjoyed the fright night one where these kids are, again, being freaked out by “ghosts” (see my review for School Briefs 3 for more context on this), and I really think they need to lay off on the horror for, like, forever, lol. Apple day was adorable because Eri, and the dodge ball one was so freaking FUN! Other then that the rest were just okay with one exception.

That exception is the last story, tilted “Ida’s Manners”, and I don’t like how Ida was made to be a complete fool who couldn’t see two villains right in front of his face. Ida may look for the deeper meanings of things that don’t have any and be rigid in being presentable and professional, but he’s not an idiot and this story bordered on making him just that which I didn’t like one bit.

So far I really like one out of two volumes in this series and I hope I like the others more, whenever my library decides to order them, lol. I also think this series would make a fun anime! I mean, if Vigilantes can gets an anime why not this one? I personally would love to see this as an anime, but that’s just me, and I clearly have awesome taste. 😜👍😂


‼️Content‼️

Language: sucks; sucked; crap; hell; crappy; geez; piss; what the heck; dang; freakin’; heck; screwed; screwed up; badass; gah; gosh; shtick; damned; freaking; crud; screw-up

Violence: injuries and blood (PG); fighting with weapons, superpowers, and hand to hand (PG); teens are hit in the face with balls

Sexual: a teen guy is a pervert

Other: superheroes/supervillains/superpowers; characters watch horror movies and try to scare each other; characters think they saw a ghost; people are tied up and gagged

[R.J. Sorrento · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun fluffy stories to take a break from the current heaviness of the actual MHA plot. The Eri story was adorable, but the Hawks one was the best, not that I’m biased or anything.

[Ulises Estrada · Rating 3 out of 5]

De momento es el que menos me ha gustado, pero aun así siguen siendo entretenidas las historias.

[Chelsea 🏳️‍🌈 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one!

I wish there was more Bakugo, but I liked the stories we got. Sero and Kirishima got some stories where they got to shine. Pretty much any story with Eri is always extremely adorable. Though, I still don’t get the hype over Togata, it was cool seeing Eri team up with Class A.

The Hawks story and the manner school stories were okay. I was surprised by how much I liked the end of Momo, Hatsume, and Denki’s story where they help the martial arts hero get recognized. I think a lot about how much it must suck to make a livable wage in that world if you’re not as flashy as the top heroes. I presume a lot of them make money from brand deals?

Anyway, this was a great installment in this series.

[Rin · Rating 2 out of 5]

2⭐
mostly rated because the characters and world are great but this volume is bland and boring. skippable

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little additions, but lacking in substance for the most part. The Eri story was cute, and I liked the manners story that capped everything off quite a bit.

[Ashley Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finished this in a sitting!

Hawk's Private Room was my favorite because you know, Hawks.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much Mineta.

[The Book Dragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, all these team-ups are taking place somewhere between volume 23 and volume 26 of My Hero Academia because of Deku's proficiency with One for All and because of... other... more sad reasons.

Team-Ups
1. Class A vs. Class B
    A Test-of-Courage rematch since the last one got interrupted (you'll never guess who is the scariest)
2. Midoriya, Bakugou, & Kirishima
    A ski jump contest that turns into a villain chase and a rescue
3. Eri, the Big 3, Class A, & Class B
    APPLE PARTY! (Oh my gosh it's so cute! Protect Eri at all costs)
4. Hatsume, Momo, & Kaminari
    The Martial Hero: Blackbelt needs some new gear.
5. Class A vs. Class A
    A really violent game of quirk dodgeball.
6. Midoriya, Tokoyami, & Mineta
    Playing tag with Hawks.
7. Bakugou, Kaminari, Iida, & Aoyama
    Time for some training... in manners.

I think my favorite part of this... is just how Class B (Monoma specifically) crashes into Class A's business like an obnoxious Kool-aid man and Class A is so used to it they don't question it anymore. It's like Monoma is Mr. Turner and Class A is Dinkleberg.

[Brooksie Fontaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. This one is super cute, the stories are very slice of life in a really charming way, Yōkō Akiyama handles the characters is just adorable.

I love the characters in their big puffy winter coats, Eri is too precious for words, and all the little character moments are wonderful. Like Katsuki being competitive with Todoroki over apple peeling abilities, or taking himself out in dodgeball instantly just for a chance to wham Izuku in the face with the ball. Katsuki is just absolutely hilarious and characterful as ever, wish there was more of him in this one!

My favorite story of the volume is definitely the manners school one, I liked the commentary on actual etiquette versus mere subservience to authority, and the incite it offered into Iida's character. And the "teachers" finding issues in everyone's appearance but Katsuki's was too funny.

Not enough Todoroki in this one, either! But on the plus side we got to see Mei, and she's delightful.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this latest installment of My Hero Academia's spin off "Team-Up Missions". I feel this volume had the least heroes vs. villains vibe to it, and really put me in the zone of the Chris Claremount X-men adventures when they were home in the X-Mansion. This has helping a hero with a way to upgrade their presence, a party making apple treats for the gang, quirk dodge-ball among other stories. Fun, light and nothing too heavy...but it also suffers from what I felt was the problem with the previous volume. Nothing involved that makes it shine and very memorable as a reader. The Art...SUPERB as it has been all series, but I'd argue it just needs a little more substance to make it memorable.

[Leonard Kearon MSc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Team-Up Missions 4 is where the series starts to become less about Team-Up Missions and more like School Briefs. There is only about two proper Team Missions and the majority of the others are more slice of life school stories that School Briefs used to do. The stories are well done, but it seems strange to pretty much drop the whole series premise, even the blurb on the back cover points this out.
Still I enjoyed the book with Er's Apple Day being my favourite, but maybe a rebranding is in order.

[Sunread26 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Extrait :
Avec ce quatrième volume, j’arrive à la moitié de cette série, de ce spin off. Je voyais assez mal la série durée très longtemps au vu de l’évolution de l’intrigue dans la série principale. Les intrigues s’enchaînent sans réel fil rouge entre elles, ce qui permet d’avoir un large choix d’intrigues à proposer. Je pense d’ailleurs que ce spin off se cantonnera à la première année des élèves, peut-être le début de la seconde.

Nouveau tome, donc nouvelles histoires, il y en aura sept différentes au total pour ce volume. Certaines ont une temporalité totalement identifiable (après l’attaque lors de l’entraînement extérieur ou après le stage), mais pour d’autres, c’est un peu plus compliqué. Après, il n’y a pas vraiment d’imprévus nécessitant d’avoir lu tels ou tels arcs. Toutefois, c’est sûr que si la série principale n’a pas été démarrée, il est inutile de commencer ce spin off. La classe B de la filière héroïque étant bien mise en avant, j’aurais tendance à conseiller de lire jusqu’à l’entraînement des deux classes, ce qui va assez loin en soi. D’un autre côté, des éléments d’informations sont donnés pour ne pas être perdu si ce n’est pas le cas. Comme souvent avec les histoires courtes, les intrigues sont assez inégales. J’entends par-là que l’intérêt que je leur porte peut varier d’une intrigue à l’autre. La première intrigue par exemple, qui va voir les deux classes se refaire un test de courage (après l’échec du précédent à cause des vilains) ne m’a pas intéressée plus que ça. Elle est fun oui, mais sans plus. L’intrigue confirme juste qu’un certain élève de la classe B passe vraiment tout son temps à chercher la classe A. Je ne sais pas s’il fait ça parce qu’il a un complexe d’infériorité ou s’il est juste un peu maso (vu qu’il se fait frapper à chaque fois par sa déléguée). J’en viens à me demander comment il se comporte avec ses camarades et ça serait cool une intrigue qui le montre ainsi. C’est aussi l’occasion de mettre plus en avant la classe B, ou le fonctionnement général de Yuei également. Après tout, ils font aussi une filière générale ou logistique (ceux qui fabriquent les costumes et accessoires). D’ailleurs, rien qu’en restant sur la filière héroïque il y aurait de quoi faire avec les différentes classes, mais bon, la plupart des personnages sont inexistants donc ça serait embêtant de devoir les créer. Ce qui me surprend le plus dans cette saga, c’est que l’on voit assez peu le gouvernement… On voit les héros, vilains et la police, mais le gouvernement semble un peu absent…

Par contre, j’ai beaucoup aimé l’intrigue avec Mirio et Eri, même si elle reste très simple, c’est l’exemple des petites intrigues bonus que j’aime lire. Le quotidien de ses deux personnages au sein de l’école est assez peu montré dans la série principale. Même si cette intrigue vient combler un peu les trous, elle ne les bouche pas tous pour autant. Mais il m’est impossible de résister à Eri et son côté innocent et mignon. Par contre, je plein un peu le personnage dont le corps semble ressembler à une pomme… est-ce qu’il est comestible du coup ? Ça signifie donc que l’on peut être de la bouffe suivant notre alter ? Tsuyu pourrait être vue ainsi, vu qu’en France on mange les cuisses de grenouilles, mais son design reste très humain comparé à l’homme pomme dont je parle. Il a vraiment la tête d’une pomme, le reste semble humain… dans tous les cas, il est juteux ! L’autre intrigue plutôt sympathique met en scène Denki, Momo et Mei. Leur mission consiste à aider un héros en service depuis une décennie mais qui ne parvient pas à percer auprès du public. Il ne faut pas oublier que la popularité joue grandement dans le classement des héros (comme pour le ballon d’or au foot, ce qui est complètement con selon moi… mélanger performance et popularité je trouve ça illogique, autant faire deux classements). Enfin, grâce à leur trois alters qui se combinent plutôt bien pour créer des équipements ou accessoires, ils doivent trouver des idées pour l’aider. Son plus gros défaut, c’est tout simplement d’être One-Punch man le bougre, il met K.O les vilains tellement vite que personne ne le voit faire. Tellement vite qu’il réussit à frapper le vilain une centaine de fois et que les gens ne voient qu’un seul coup. Autant le dire, il va en tester des choses vu les extravagances de Mei (Momo et Denki vont aussi en faire les frais).

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[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lessons of testing one's abilities and team-work capabilities appeared through every chapter, even in chapters not centered around out-of-campus assignments from the pro heroes. Villains didn't get as much of the spotlight as I expected, but the read was worthwhile regardless, and it had some feel-good moments. Here's hoping for more hero-versus-villain battles to test the amateurs in the next volume though.

[Brenda A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this volume. Any time with Hawks is the best time. I really enjoy these moments where we get to learn more about favorite characters. It was especially interesting to see a different side of Iida, while Bakugou is still very much himself, and Midoriya is happy. We need to keep that boy happy for as long as possible… knowing what’s coming.

[Daniel Griffith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another delightful entry in the MHA Team-Up Missions collection! Does a great job spotlighting characters that don’t often get a chance to take center stage in the main story. Also, there’s an entire Eri-centered chapter, so you know it’s a good time.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tomo 4 del segundo spin-off de MHA publicado en Argentina.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like these spin-off chapters because they're light-hearted!

[Luna · Rating 4 out of 5]

The cat in the first story is so adorable :))

[Emi えみ Takami 鷹見 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute Eri story and more Hawks content!

[Sydney Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last chapter had me dead on the floor, it was so stupid and yet so funny.

[nihaarika · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars
just the lighthearted escape that I need, considering most of the manga that I am reading is currently just full of pure angst and pain (and no comfort in sight)

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really fun volume! I really like seeing the other characters get the time in the spotlight they deserve

[Ben Zimmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

More silly fluff, but like not in a bad way.

[Sabi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 ✨️

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Given the current state of the manga it's nice to read just some fun loving missions where everyone still has their limbs, quirks, and lives.

[♡ Alisa Doe ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hawks is so amazing in this book if you like him 100% recommend and there were so many other funny stories in it. It made me smile alot <33