My Hero Academia, Vol. 26

僕のヒーローアカデミア [Boku no Hero Academia] #26

by Kohei Horikoshi, Andrea Maniscalco (Translator)

Hawks e la Commissione per la Sicurezza Pubblica hanno ottenuto delle importanti informazioni segrete. Per prepararsi all’imminente entrata in azione dei Villain, il fronte degli Heroes decide di schierare tutte le forze in campo, studenti compresi, che in vista del grande momento affineranno il proprio addestramento tramite nuovi tirocini. Midoriya, Bakugo e Todoroki iniziano così la loro formazione sotto Endeavor, l’attuale Number One Hero!

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

208 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2020

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

[Lia Carstairs · Rating 4 out of 5]

the todoroki family getting more spotlight is everything omg

and my love for hawks and bakugo just went📈📈📈

[Paris Whitehouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lucy Tonks (the invisible life of a reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was here for the Todoroki family and seeing their dynamics.

Bakugo is the best. Why are all the scenes with him so funny? 😂😈

Also I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I feel bad for Twice.

[Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series gets better and better. This volume was incredible. Easily one of the most emotional in all kinds of ways. The series is building up towards another huge climax quite nicely, and it's doing so using all of the previous arcs as building blocks. Everything up to this point feels essential, and that's something that most shonen manga don't get right. The art has also improved a lot, now being a lot clearer, with better page composition, and better pacing between panels. Super excited for the future of this series.

[Coco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estoy TAN ORGULLOSA de la evolución de mis hijos. AY.

[Mizuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

That day feels like ancient history now. You don't...look back at me anymore.

And you don't need to, go on Kid!"

All Might is Izuku's father figure! There is no doubt!! T_T

"Writhing in that hellscape, as they lay down to die...the past users made sure the power would reach the future.

They weren't really chosen ones. Through all those battles...all they could do was receive it and then entrust it to another."

I like this nature for One For All, aren't we ordinary humans all trying to do the same thing? We try to keep the goodness, our power and our experience alive and pass them down to the next person. *sob sobs*

PS: but I admit I'd read the cute boy's love fanfics on Ao3 first before I even started reading the manga series or watching the anime! XD

Note: I re-read this volume because I am writing a MHA fanfic...

Review for vol. 29 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This calm before the storm, the heartwarming passage of time, improvement of skills, and the gathering of troops sure had a lot of great tension building for me.

I can feel the moment about to rise. Chaos.

[chelsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

when the trio ate at todoroki’s :,)

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Horikoshi what are you doing to me.

One of the best shonen manga that's about at the moment, obviously I wouldn't recommend starting here. I recommend picking it up from volume 1 or at least where you left off in the anime. The story is in the middle of ramping up DRAMATICALLY, and looking back, the art has increased so much, and it was never even bad to begin with.

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume is setting up some good things and promising much for the future... and even if those things would not pay off very well and end up falling flat quite badly in some cases, volume 26 is not to be blamed for it.

[Sarah Ryder · Rating 4 out of 5]

On the one hand I was just jazzed to see my three boys working together under Endeavor but then we add in actual CHARACTER GROWTH for the most hated superhero in this series EVER AND some intensely cool action on top of that?! My goodness what is going on, I feel spoiled!

(though as of writing this review I’ve read Volume 27 and now I realize I was just being buttered up for extreme intense pain and suffering ahead. I don’t know if I should feel honored at being so thoroughly tricked or ticked off… 👀😅😂)

The dinner scene at the Todoroki house was both awkward and amazingly endearing with the highlights being Deku and Bakugo whispering about their buddy (aka Todoroki) and then Bakugo demanding the tofu recipe from Todoroki’s sister—must have been some good tofu for him of all people to go this crazy over it! Needless to say I loved it all and especially the super intense fight scene and WHY AM I NOW FEELING BAD FOR ENDEAVOR?!?! 😱😱 There should be a crime for making me feel this way, but it’s known as good writing and I don’t want to make that illegal so I guess I’ll just suffer.

Speaking of suffering, I feel TERRIBLE for Eraser and Present Mic, what a horrible thing to go through! And seeing Eraser cry…that scene’s gonna kill me in the anime, I just know it. I’m already bracing for the tears and pain. 😭😭😭 But the talk between him and All Might later on was wonderful and had so much depth but also a kindness and support Eraser hasn’t shown towards All Might before that made me smile.

And as I said before I’ve already read Volume 27 as of writing this and, well…just let me suffer in peace until that review, okay? Okay.


‼️Content‼️

Language: gah; dammit; crap; darn; hellish; freakin’; what the; what the hell; bastards; crappy; screw; sucked; screws up; hell; what the heck; hellscape; heck; shtick; pissed

Violence: injuries and blood (PG-PG-13/R); fighting with weapons, superpowers, and hand to hand (PG-PG-13/R); cars with people inside are flung; a guy is chained/wired down with blood spurting out of him (PG-13/R); a boy died when a building fell on him (not shown); a man stands on a pile of rubble with crushed bloody bodies underneath (PG-13/R); bleeding/dying people (PG-13/R)

Sexual: a teen guy is a pervert; a girl’s shirt opens in the front all the way down to her stomach; a guy’s called a hunk

Other: superheroes/supervillains/superpowers; a girl’s power has her “transform” into people by drinking their blood; a character is captured and tied up; monster like beings are created from human corpses; the phrase “forced to wipe that gloomy brat’s butt”; the phrase “gotta take a dump”

[Celeste · Rating 5 out of 5]

EN RESUMEN
Deku, Shoto y Bakugo comienzan sus prácticas con Endeavour.

ASPECTOS POSITIVOS
- Todo el desarrollo que tuvimos para el trio principal + Endeavour es bello, perfecto. Endeavour terminó siendo muchísimo mejor profesor que All Might, así que por lo menos puede presumir de algo. Entendió al toque los dones de Bakugo y Deku, y supo darles tareas a los tres de acuerdo a su potencial y limitaciones. ESA ESCENA EN LA QUE DEKU LE SUELTA UN DISCURSO DE LPM SOBRE LAS ESPECIFICACIONES DE SU DON Y ENDEAVOUR ENTENDIÓ TODO AL TOQUE ES TODO. Y ADEMÁS ME LO TENES HACIENDO CARAS CUANDO DEKU LE DICE QUE ENCONTRÓ UNA FORMA DE USAR SU DON SIN LASTIMARSE. HORIKOSHIIIIIIIIIIIIII HERMANO DEJA DE AMAGAR ASÍ CON EL TEMA.
Toda la escena en la casa de los Todoroki me encantó. El drama familiar esta sacando a relucir muy buenos diálogos y reflexiones. Confirmo mi amor por Natsu y voy a defender su postura hasta el fin de los tiempos. En sí todos tuvieron su momento de brillar en ese mini arco. Me gustó conocer más a Fuyumi y ver su relación con sus hermanos y su padre. Reitero una vez más que me agrada como esta llevando el tema el autor y este tomo no hizo más que reforzar ese pensamiento. La confusión de Shoto es entendible, así como también el odio de Natsu y el deseo de una familia normal de Fuyumi. Por fin vemos a Toya y lo que el fantasma de su muerte le produce a la familia. La escena en la que el trio salva a Natsu del villano es increíble porque le pone fin a su desarrollo en la agencia de Endeavour, y al mismo tiempo te da esa conversación final entre Endeavour y Natsu. Leer a Endeavour asegurándole a Natsu que no tiene que perdonarlo y que esta bien si no lo hace, que no es una mala persona por no hacerlo, fue muy importante y emocionante. Así es como demostrás que Endeavour está cambiando.
Además hay que recalcar que Bakugo se robó parte del protagonismo en todo ese kilombo. No hay nada como la incomodidad de presenciar los líos de una familia cuando te invitan a comer. Me hizo apreciarlo más :)
- Aizawa. Todos sus capítulos me hicieron amarlo más, cosa que no creía posible. Su dolor y sus arrepentimientos te tocan en lo más profundo, especialmente si tenés en cuenta el tipo de personaje que fue Aizawa hasta ese punto.
Terminar todo eso con la conversación entre Aizawa y All Might me parece un crimen contra mis emociones.
- El dibujo otra vez fue perfecto. La emoción que traslucía Aizawa, ese panel con el trio salvando a Natsu, Shirakumo apareciendo entre las sombras de Kurogiri, esa escena en la que All Might está observando a Deku desde lo bajo y admira su progreso. Todo bello y hermoso.
-El final. Es el momento de empezar la guerra y que mejor idea que enviar a niños a combatir sin que sus padres se enteren :)))))))))))))))))))))

ASPECTOS NEGATIVOS
- Nunca le voy a perdonar a Horikoshi que no haya mostrado el pasado de un personaje tan importante como Aizawa en el manga principal. Tener que ir a Vigilantes para tener un mínimo de contexto de quién es Shirakumo es estresante, especialmente si vas a hacer de su personaje parte de un giro tan importante.

CONCLUSIÓN
El tomo 26 continúa un poco en la línea del anterior en el sentido que todo es build up para lo que viene, pero lo presenta todo de una manera maravillosa: desarrollo de personajes, revelaciones, acción con un dibujo impecable, conversaciones emocionantes y memorables.

2da lectura: mantengo el mismo rating. LAS MALDITAS EMOCIONES QUE TRASMITE ESTE MANGA LPM.

[Nea Poulain · Rating 5 out of 5]

La OT3 en la agencia de Endeavor: 10/10.
Shirakumo y Aizawa y Present Mic: 10/10.
Deku y Kacchan llevándose mejor: 10/10.
Aizawa y All Might platicando: 10/10.
Hawks y Twice: 10/10.

¿Un poco biased mi opinión? POR SUPUESTO.

Mi única pregunta es ¿Y DÓNDE ESTA SHIGARAKI?

[Vail Chester · Rating 4 out of 5]

EDIT 4/19/2022
Read Volume 8&9 of the spin-off Vigilantes to get what's going on with the supposed dead friend in the mist-head of Eraserhead & Mic-head.

I have no love of Endeavor.
He's a horrible person and the lengths he'll go to for his ambition makes him even worse, other people caught in the crossfire be damned.
BUT!
I do love he's actively trying now to be better. Like the side of "the abuela from Encanto is not the villain cuz she's TRYING to be better now, with actual steps towards reconciliation seen" argument I keep finding myself on, I can't hate him.
He's still gruff and how he handles his family is still less than ideal, but seeing as he pushed the three of our protagonists to outshine him in all three ways of heroism that he boasted his agency covers, and those three rose to the occasion magnificently, I still can't hate him.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing mostly because of chapter 253 which broke me. But there’s a lot going on and it feels like an end point is coming.

[Maxi Jansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It took me a while to realize, but MHA is actually one of my favorite comic series. Really looking forward to this arc and Midoriya learning about All-Might’s predecessor’s Quirk.

[Ridgewood Public Library Youth Services · Rating 4 out of 5]

Endeavor runs into family problems when Todoroki’s sister asks her father to bring Todoroki, Midoriya, and Bakugo over for a meal. Todoroki’s brother, Natsuo, still holds ill feelings towards his father and Endeavor struggles to patch things up with his family. After getting into a small accident with a villain trying to take Natsuo, the father-son duo express their feelings. They may not be a completely healed family yet, but they are making noticeable progress.

Back at U.A. High School after winter vacation, the heroes are suiting up to prepare for a big enemy attack coming their way. Thanks to Hawks sending Endeavor a secret message to warn him in advance, the big time heroes are ready to do what they do best!

As this series reveals more background information and each character’s personal stories come to light, I have taken a liking to Todoroki the most. The students and readers know that though he puts up an intimidating front, Todoroki is a struggling kid like everyone else. All of the kids have gone through their own highs and lows but Todoroki seems jaded by events that he’s faced before. As a result, he hides his emotions from the people around him.

- Chloe, Grade 11

[Betweenpaperbackworlds · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is one of my favorite volumes so far!! This showed the passage of time soooo well and the development of all the students powers. And those scenes between Shoto, his brother, and his father…POWERFUL!!

The character development that Endeavor is having I reallllllyyyy like. I like that some of his family hasn’t forgiven him for the things that he has done in his past while others are trying to move on and build back up the family.

I also love my man Aizawa and the emotions he is showing in this volume and I also love 💗 the caring father storyline that’s happening between him and Eri (my sweet little baby boo 😇)

Not a bad book to read for my 200th book of the year!!

[Chelsea 🏳️‍🌈 · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite volume so far. I loved all of the emotional bits with the Todoroki family. I loved the action scenes and the downtime with the kids having dinner. I loved Deku’s role in all of this. I’m really invested in how he strives to both earn Bakugou’s respect and to surpass them. Their dynamic is my favorite in this series.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm enjoying this story!

[R.J. Sorrento · Rating 5 out of 5]

Give me all the Todoroki family drama.

[Elena Marmiroli · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5+

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You don't have to forgive me. I'm not looking for forgiveness. Just atonement."

[Delaney · Rating 3 out of 5]

We got back to Deku soft boy hours in this one which was nice.

[K.N. Timofeev · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG My heart!!! I can't believe that they're using the corpses of people to make the nomus. I mean, Horikoshi did have that weird hint about the flying nomu several volumes back. Poor Mic and Aizawa.

[Ilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Endeavor ti amo

[Lexine Higgins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this volume blew me away. Definitely the best one yet. It's so full of twists, painful reveals, and emotional turmoil that I struggled to put it down.

We pick up with the main trio: Midoriya, Bakugou, and Todoroki, at their work study with Endeavor. He's forced to really try to be a decent teacher, focusing on someone other than his son, Shoto, for once. He can't be selfish and greedy anymore by focusing on his number one status or making his son good enough to take his place one day. Endeavor realises that it's imperative that he helps other students too. He's a surprisingly good teacher, and the kids learn a lot from him about their techniques and Quirk usage, especially Midoriya. He begins to gain a handle on his new ability of One for All, Black Whip, that we saw back in the Joint Battle Training Arc in volumes 23-24.

It surprises me with every volume how Endeavor is growing as a person, and becoming more likable. His change doesn't excuse what he did to his family, and Shoto sure as heck isn't looking to forgive him any time soon and still fights him at every turn, but it's clear now that Endeavor was sincere when he declared his new goal to make amends and become a better hero and father.

We also get a look at the Todoroki family, specifically Shoto's siblings: Natsu and Fuyumi. As the blurb describes, Midoriya and Bakugou are invited to dinner with the Todoroki family, and you can imagine how chaotic the affair is with all the family together in one room. There's plenty of tension and anger between them, mostly directed towards Endeavor. There's family drama that gives us an insight into why the Todoroki family so dysfunctional and why a few members simply refuse to forgive Endeavor for what he did to the mother, Shoto, and their deceased brother, Touya. It's one messy family, that's for sure.

There's a huge reveal for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes fans too, specifically those who have read volumes 8-9 of the Vigilantes manga, which I highly recommend you do before reading this volume, as it will help give context to the scene in question. It's also a really great series that's on-par with the main series! (If you didn't want to read the entire series and just want to learn about Aizawa's backstory that's relevant to this volume, the chapters are 59-65). We learn some heart-wrenching information about the fate of a beloved character from Vigilantes as well as a brief peek into Aizawa and Yamada's (Present Mic) backstory, specifically their days as students at U.A. High School. Aizawa and Yamada reunite with someone they knew from their past, and it's so emotional and heartbreaking that it feels like a knife is in your chest and someone's twisting it to add insult to injury. I adored said character from Vigilantes, and to see what happened to them is so saddening.

Then, moving onto happier times, we get a lesson with All Might again which we haven't really seen since he retired. 1-A get to show off what they've been learning during their work studies, specifically new abilities and techniques they can use in battle. There's also a major shift in the Midoriya-All Might student-teacher relationship. Midoriya has advanced beyond what All Might can teach him, and in a way he's leaving him behind. He doesn't need to rely on All Might so heavily anymore. He's gained more control over his power, and is exploring new areas of One for All that All Might never had access too. It's great to see Midoriya growing and improving, but it's a little saddening to see All Might become less helpful, turning into more of an advisor than a mentor.

Finally, we return to the Paranormal Liberation Army and discover what Hawks has learned about them. Originally, the League of Villains was just a ragtag group of villains with no structure or resources, but now they've become a true force to be reckoned with. Shigaraki is still undergoing his work with the doctor and is out of the picture for the moment, but that doesn't mean the Paranormal Liberation Army is standing still. They're preparing for something big, and through Hawks we learn what their goal is.

All of Hawks' double-agent work is about to pay off, and it seems like a huge battle is on the horizon between the heroes and villains. Things are seriously heating up.

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[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Going to just give this Five Stars because there are quite a few good character moments. Mostly regarding the Todoroki family. There's an attempt to flesh Aizawa out a bit more, and it's alright, but I think it's not done as well as it could have been, because it mostly involves around a) a character we've never really seen and b) a character we haven't seen in ages.

The volume is actually a little weak in some areas. The training with Endeavor and his agency mostly happens off-screen, and the main fight for this little arc ends up feeling less of a big deal than Gentle, whose fight was pretty short but who felt more relevant as a character overall. Ending here could have been easily replaced with a Nomu or something without really changing anything. He only ends up being "relevant" to me at all because he's one of the Adventure Mode bosses in the second BE Memory for Vital Bracelet....

Todoroki's sister's boobs look great on the back cover. Uraraka looks good as well, but it's a bit unfortunate the framing cuts off her hips. Burnin is always hot (heh) every time she appears, which is unfortunately not very frequently (and is another reason why I wish the Endeavor Agency Arc was longer...). Uraraka and Hadou both look great on the cover for Chapter 248, but it runs into that weird thing that happens a lot in Horikoshi's art where it's obvious he's trying to show off armpits, but these girls are in skintight suits so their armpits are technically not as lewd as they maybe could be. Uraraka looks good again in the first panel we see her updated costume in Chapter 253, but it also kind of makes me wish her hair color was lighter in color, as she looks so much better in black-and-white here and other such pages. The next page has decent little pics of Yaoyorozu's ass, Jirou's legs, and Ashido's cleavage. The cover of Chapter 254 has Uraraka and Yaoyorozu looking especially nice in these super-detailed costumes, but I feel vaguely that Toga's simple black thigh-highs steal the show. Fuwa from Class 2-A is pretty hot, but I doubt we'll see much of her in the future, if at all. In Chapter 256, we see Ashido with her hair matted down from her Acidman technique, and she actually looks way better this way.... There's a good shot of Yaoyorozu cleavage shortly afterward, as well. Nana's muscular groin looks amazing in the scene where All Might is theorizing on Deku's next Quirk unlock. I already gave a blanket statement regarding Burnin, but her thighs on the cover of Chapter 258 are important enough to mention specifically. We see a brief image of Mirko on the last page.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Midoriya and Bakugo continue their work study at Endeavour's agency, but a family dinner at the Todoroki's ends in tears when a villain attacks. Then Eraser Head and Present Mic visit Tartarus for a revelation about Kurogiri, and the final term of the UA kids' first year begins!

A decent volume if a little piecemeal. The first half with the Endeavour stuff is good fun, although I do think Bakugo's general demeanour is losing its humour. Yeah, the dude's cool, but he could chill out just ONCE and I'd be happy.

I need to apologise to the Vigilantes spin-off, because the Eraser Head flashback stuff there makes the middle part of this volume even more powerful, so sorry Vigilantes!

Then the ending is fairly quiet, more of a calm before the storm type deal. I've said before that these volumes always seem to collect arcs in weird ways, but I guess it's just an ongoing thing to deal with.

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume focuses on several different elements and pushes the story forward, setting up big things to come in future story arcs. There is a good chunk of this volume that also looks into Shoto Todoroki, his father, and their family's drama. The story also digs deeper into the newly found creatures, the Nomu, as they try and understand the villains' plans.

There's a great balance between humour and tragedy in this volume as our heroes learn new knowledge regarding their abilities and try and establish new goals as they approach their 2nd year.

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
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