My Hero Academia 16

僕のヒーローアカデミア [Boku no Hero Academia] #16

by Kohei Horikoshi

緑谷・切島・麗日・蛙吹のインターン組がプロヒーローと組んで突入作戦に参加するらしい。切島、お前は仲間のために体を張れる頼れる漢だ。自信をもって挑んでいけ！　“Plus Ultra”！！

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

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2017

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

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Confirmed: Tamaki and Kirishima are angels that must be protected at all costs.

[Valeria Laurino · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved that we got the backstories of minor characters like Suneater and Kirishima. Deku was hardly present in this volume, which is interesting. Instead, we got to see the awesome Kirishima in action. I really enjoyed it.

Honestly, this is one of the best shounen mangas I've read so far. It reminds me of the glory days of Fairy Tail, before it got repetitive and overloaded with fan service. All the characters are special in their own way, I haven't felt like any of them are stereotypes, and they all have their depth and complexity. It has all the tropes of Shounen, but it uses them in the best way.

[Gabriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es increíble lo buena que es la historia en este punto.

Tamaki soy yo todo el tiempo. Imposible no sentirme representado e interpelado. Me encantó su historia de fondo con Mirio. Son tan opuestos como la luna y el sol.

Y luego está otra vez el protagonista absoluto del tomo anterior y nuevamente de este: Red Riot o más conocido como Kirishima. Sobran las palabras para un personaje secundario tan bien hecho. Mi protegido.

Y bueno, mención especial para Fat Gum otra vez.

Y qué bonito, hermoso y precioso es cuando no aparece la cara del pendejo de Bakugo. Soy tan feliz sin su fastidiosa presencia.

[giulia ✿ · Rating 5 out of 5]

things i loved and will always cherish in my heart:

- tamaki and mirio's friendship
- tamaki's backstory
- kirishima's backstory
- kirishima's SOLO ARC that he deserves so much i'm the happiest mother in this universe
- kirishima growth from believing he's worthless to become appreciated even by his enemies and proving he's going to be an amazing hero
- kirishima
- k i r i s h i m a.

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deep in the underground facility, the battles are raging strong. The real spotlight goes to Red Riot, however. A true manly man! ;)

[Victoria ✮⋆˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really appreciate this volume, loads of good battles and u get to see so many people's quirks in action!

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like these villains - interesting, quirky, and you can see where they're coming from even if you don't condone their actions. I wish we'd get to see more of them after this arc is done. Alas.

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amajiki and Kirishima BODIED this volume. This raid is so awesome but particularly loved having these two guys take the spotlight for a bit because I love them both!!

[Toby · Rating 5 out of 5]

red riot you'll always be loved

[Maru · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kirishima, my beautiful child.

[Sara L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this.

[Rafa Araujo · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5
Esto ya se prendió. Ya siento conexión con algunos personajes y esta muy bien dosificada la acción con la trama. El dibujo también lo siento de mejor calidad.

[Armin safa · Rating 5 out of 5]

واینم از جلد شانزدهم مانگاmy hero academia...
این جلد شروع نبرد در برابر یاکوزای هشت حکم بود که روی یک سری فایت خاص زوم کرده بود این جلد که فایت فت گام و کیریشیما در برابر دو عضو هشت حکم بود که فایت جالب و زیبایی بود و خیلی لذت بخش بود و در طی فایت هم با گذشته کیریشیما اشنا شدیم و سیر تحولش رو شاهد بودیم...
و در اخر جلد شاهد شروع فایتی دیگر در برابر دو عضو لیگ تاریکی بودیم که امیدوارم فایت خوبی بشه.....
آرت خیلی جذابی داشت که خیلی پرجزییات کار شده بود و مثل همیشه عالی بود.....
این مانگا رو از دست ندید.....
Rate:5/5

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was fantastic! It is one of those rare volumes where the main character is put aside to focus on other secondary characters, and it turned out to be brilliantly executed.

Eijiro Kirishima’s character is the one that got the best focus and I loved how much development goes on around him.

The story also reveals a lot of the villains’ plan and where it’s all headed. I like the structure of these stories and how fun it is to follow everything.

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/

[Sarah Ryder · Rating 4 out of 5]

We hit the ground running from the very start and there was so much action, twists and turns, all of it so very exciting and nail biting! The action is amazingly drawn along with the characters’ emotions as always, but it was just so much more noticeable in this volume, especially with Kirishima and Tamaki’s backstories woven in at just the right moments to enhance their fights and the motivations driving them.

I am still freaked out by Toga though, what a disturbing person. *shudder* So glad she didn’t permanently harm Deku or Eraser Head though I dread her popping back into the fight in the next volume.

Things left on a cliffhanger which normally wouldn’t be bad except that the next few volumes are checked out at my library so now I have to wait, gah! I hate waiting when things are heating up like this! Unfortunately I have no choice but to wait, lol. Eagerly looking forward to the next volume!


‼️Content‼️

TRIGGER WARNING: guys talk about trying to kill themselves in the past (not shown)

Language: hell; heck; crap; what the heck; screw up; damn; sucks; dammit; darn; freaking

Violence: injuries and blood (PG-PG-13); fighting with weapons, superpowers, and hand to hand (PG-PG-13)

Sexual: a girl’s outfit shows her entire midriff from bottom of her breasts down to navel; a naked girl (only her bare back is shown)

Drugs/Alcohol: drugs that both stop and enhance superpowers with the use of human blood and cells

Other: superheroes/supervillains/superpowers; yakuza; guys talk about trying to kill themselves in the past (not shown)

[Victor The Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Class 1-A and the supers commence their rescue mission and ambush on the League of Villains and their Yakuza member, and it’s a face off with full of serious tension and action that’s only the buildup. A (100%/Outstanding)

[LW · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS WAS AMAZING.

Kirishima is my favorite. :)

[Reese · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tamaki and Kirishima are some of my favorites so this is great!

Though I can 100% see why I don’t read battle shonen often. I’m always more invested in the backstories or interactions lol

[lily ✿ · Rating 5 out of 5]

[4.5 stars]

[oscar⭒ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Surely it was an entertaining read. But the battle arc really bores me. 2stars just for the towson Kirishima, which is my favorite character along Bakugo.

[Matthew Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome volume focusing on a lot of action, but what I enjoyed even more than that was the character development for Tamaki and Kirishima! I love when Horikoshi dives deeper into the characters in his universe!

[mai · Rating 4 out of 5]

kirishima’s backstory my heart

[David]

8/10

Kirishima, you are so cool. I love you baby <3

[chelsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

hands down one of the best volumes in the manga

[Fina {A World of Endless Pages Book Reviews} · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the entire volume right after I woke up this morning. This is such a great one: Suneater's moment in the spotlight and Kirishima's backstory, plus the action gearing up towards the final fight. Just overall awesome.

[desmond e · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like getting to see some of the more side characters getting to have the spotlight. Kirishima is definitely more interesting to me after reading this volume. I also like seeing the big 3.

[Mizuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the new villains' backstory, and I wonder how will they work together with the League of Villains?

This time the story is focused on Red Riot and how he found his footing in the practice of hero work, and there are three other upper-classers battling the bad guys, so far so good.

PS: but I admit I first read some super cute boy's love fanfics about this series first before I got to the story canon!

[Dani St-Onge · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best volumes of My Hero Academia to date. It isn’t split between two arcs and instead focuses entirely on the storming of the Yakuza stronghold. The pacing is fantastic and there’s a lot of focus on supporting characters which you all know I love.

We get a two chapter mini-arc that focuses heavily on Tamaki Amajiki, a recently introduced third year and member of The Big Three. He is also the most precious character in the series. We get some nice flashbacks and get to see him use his quirk at it’s strongest. Tamaki has one of the most unique and interesting quirks in the series so it’s really fun to see it drawn in action.

The rest of the book heavily focuses on Kirishima. He direly needed some development outside of being manly and being Bakugo’s best friend. We get a lot of background on him, and he gets some really cool action in the present. I’m a lot more invested in him as a characters now. I also kind of want to ship him and Mina together. I never really thought she belonged in the BakuSquad until these chapters.

I really hope the next volume holds up to this kind of quality. I’m of the slightly unpopular opinion that My Hero Academia had a bit of a shaky start but I firmly believe that it has molded itself into one of the best shounen manga ever created and I’m so glad that I’m along for the ride.

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[Will Robinson Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horikoshi keeps bringing all that shonen goodness! Kohei Horikoshi continues the amazing world building and action you expect out this manga series. What impresses me the most about this series is how Horikoshi balances the focus on so many characters. This volume is no exception as Eijiro Kirishima aka Red Riot gets the spotlight this time around. To many Kirishima's super power might seem a little boring. He simply has the ability to harden his skin into stone. In this volume of the current arc Kirishima is having trouble finding courage to face villains in life or death situations. After all the definition of hero is being willing to lay down ones own life to protect others. The battles and flashbacks featuring Red Riot carry a lot of weight and really resonated with me. We all hope that we have the strength of character and will to protect the innocent and our friends as well. This book was all about those youth that feel inadequate compared to their peers overcoming these fears and finding their own unique strength. The book ends on a great cliffhanger as the League of Villains has entered the fray. I am excited to see how our heroes of Class A will fare in the coming battle.

[Mothman · Rating 5 out of 5]

GOODEST BOY KIRI