What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks”? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?
Tomura Shigaraki has finally awakened, and as he begins to unleash his savage powers, the heroes realize it’s going to take everyone and everything they have to stop him. Several heroes have been lost already, and even as the number one hero, Endeavor, takes on Tomura, Midoriya and Bakugo must put themselves on the line. Meanwhile, the massive villain Gigantomachia rampages toward Jaku City, and it seems nothing can stop him—but the students of U.A. are determined to succeed or die trying…
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.
WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?! I'M PANICKING WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?!
As of the volumes I've read so far this is definitely my favourite. It was just perfection and it kept on the edge of my sit the whole time. I need to know more. I need to know everything.
Also I think I'm liking Bakugo just as much as Todoroki now. I didn't know that coudl be possible, but it is. The development he goes through. You would not believe he is the same boy from the beginning.
The accumulation of all the good stuff is right here. I love this kind of thing. All that previous leveling up has now got Deku and Shigaraki in a one-on-one battle that's kinda mind-blowing compared to where they started.
Two parallel stories take place in this one and they both culminate to a devastating cliffhanger that will have readers dreading what will come next. First, there's Shigaraki Tomura's grand performance as he goes off on a chase to put an end to everything good that stands, forcing Midoriya and Bakugo to take the lead as Endeavor struggles to fight a weakness to exploit. Second, there's Gigantomachia rampaging toward Jaku City with only the students of U.A. to strategically find a way to stop him. Expect this volume to break hearts by the end.
I'm crying incessant fat tears, swooning on the cover of this volume! It's like I've waited for what feels like FOREVER to reach this point. This point where Bakugo's anger makes sense to everyone and I can finally explain to everyone what I'd already suspected. His anger was a by-product of pain and self-doubt and fear and all those dark pesky emotions of one's youth that some of us never outgrow and -- He. Was. Drowning. Can you blame the guy for hiding beneath all that anger? I don't care if you do. I sure don't! Never did. Never will.
This cover is everything!! I’m still screaming over the contents though....these chapters caused me much pain. Especially that last one....gut punch to the feels.....my anxiety is high.
These characters are going through so much so fast and yet these teens especially just keep rising to the challenge and crazy stuff Shigaraki and the League keep chucking at them…! I’m so proud of them all yet so terrified for them at the same time!
Between trying to stop Shigaraki and the rampaging giant, so many people try and fail and triumph only for another curve ball to be thrown at them or another character to get taken out in the most horrifying ways without killing them—this situation just keeps getting worse and worse by the second! (I wasn’t kidding by saying this series is going to be the death of me…) And what Shigaraki did to my beloved Eraser is unforgivable!!!! My only consolations are that he’s still alive and that Deku was just as livid as me, and, boy, did he take action!
And Bakugo…this kid just keeps growing, keeps getting stronger, is more of a friend and hero then ever before and seeing him own up to what he did to Deku in the past…this is wonderful, awesome character growth, people. Those last few pages will forever live in my head, wow, that was powerful and perfectly syncs with Deku waaayyyy back in Volume One in the opposite situation and just…!!! I cannot stress enough how much he’s changed in the course of this series and it’s amazing.
‼️Content‼️
Language: crap; hell; geez; dammit; damn; gah; what the; helluva
Violence: injuries and blood (PG-PG-13/R); fighting with weapons, superpowers, and hand to hand (PG-PG-13/R); a character can reassemble themself (PG-13); a hand is punched through another’s (PG-13); a character amputates their own leg (PG-13/R); characters are stabbed with long black lines (PG-13)
Sexual: a girl’s shirt opens in the front all the way down to her stomach; shirtless guys
Alcohol/Drugs: characters try to sedate a monster
Other: superheroes/supervillains/superpowers; a girl’s power has her “transform” into people by drinking their blood; monster like beings with “brains” outside their skulls; death and grief
I don’t like Bakugo, and I don’t think I will until he stops being an unreasonable headstrong little shit. I appreciate that he is growing as a character and reflecting upon his past actions, but like I am in no way gonna treat this as a redemption arc-thing because what he did to Izuku is not justifiable, even if he was a small child at the time. (Hot take: shipping Bakugo and Midoriya is more problematic than Drarry).
My Hero Academia, Vol. 29 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (277–285) of the on-going manga series.
It continues the Paranormal Liberation War Arc. Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugō and the other heroes engage a fight with Tomura Shigaraki. Gran Torino is nearly killed by Tomura, who throws one of the quirk-destroying bullets at Shōta Aizawa, thus forcing him to amputate his leg before the drug can spread into his body. Shōto Todoroki joins the fight, but Aizawa closes his eyes, allowing Tomura to regenerate.
Meanwhile, Gigantomachia brings with him the other villains to reach Tomura and overwhelms all the heroes who try to stop him, so Momo Yaoyorozu organizes a plan to stop his advance. The students manage to briefly stall the monster, while Eijirō Kirishima throws a sedative into his mouth as Gigantomachia continues his path of destruction, destroying various cities.
Tomura's body begins to tear itself apart as his upgrade is incomplete, while Midoriya unlocks Nana Shimura's quirk which allows him to float. While Midoriya continues to fight Tomura regardless of the consequences on his physique, Bakugō prepares a plan to help him. Endeavor uses his most powerful move on Tomura, but All For One takes possession of his body and, after injuring Endeavor, tries to strike Izuku as well, but Bakugō saves his classmate by being stabbed in place of him.
Kohei Horikoshi has written and illustrated this tankōbon. It mainly focuses on two battles – the one against Tomura Shigaraki that Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugō, Shōto Todoroki, and many heroes including Endeavour, Shōta Aizawa, and Gran Torino. Meanwhile, Gigantomachia – a kaiju-sized Villain who is All For One's bodyguard and secret weapon, possessing multiple Quirks, makes its way towards Tomura – leaving destruction in his path.
All in all, My Hero Academia, Vol. 29 is a good continuation of the series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read what happens next.
Man once this is animated this is gonna be all kinds of awesome.
Deku, Endevor, Bakugo, Icey Hot, Gran Tarino, Eraser and more verses Shiggy in a great fight that's both epic and emotional. People make bold choices, cut off limbs, sacrifice their body, protect others. Without spoilers, this is the kind of big boss, end of the road, we might not survive fight I like to see. A 4.5-5 out of 5.
The Bakugo growth!! I love it so much. I'm tearing up a bit. So much to fucking process holy shit. This volume really hit me with the bakudeku. I am firmly kiribaku, but shittt. This volume pushed me to the other side a little bit. Damn. What a volume.
This is just more of one long long battle. There is a lot of action and sometimes the art is such I can not tell characters apart - they are all kind of blurring from the action. The fight has been going for a couple of volumes now and frankly I am losing interest in this fight. If I wanted nothing but fights I could just read American comics. What is not helping is characters are finding new powers (or using them for the first time in front of the readers. It is like a Dragon Ball Z episodes - now you can see my super power, well now to counter that I will use my super duper super power, What? Now I have to use this Other super power duper power to top you... this power will not just kill me but destroy the world!!!...... it gets silly after a while.
Not to mention, why has the super fast guy "class president" not done recon and found out the rest of the heroes and classmates need lots of (his) help? I mean waiting for orders? The coms are down. He could have stopped some of these villains cold. Not to mention the lady who makes things float? Could have been useful to stop the unstoppable mountain bad guy. Oh and more flashbacks! that is what is needed during a highly danger battle.
Like I said not bad but taking a while to get there so end the battle or the world so we can move on. ;-)
It was poetic, beautiful, and I am so ready for this new arc in Bakugo's story.
I also want to say that Bakugo and Midoriya's rivalry (and their general relationship) is just better than any other one I've seen (fuck you Naruto and Sasuke). Don't @ me though.
EN RESUMEN Bakugo Katsuki: Rising. That's it. That's the plot.
ASPECTOS POSITIVOS - Empecemos por esa portada. Ambas, la de la sobrecubierta del tomo y la de la portada propiamente dicha. Las portadas de los volúmenes de MHA empezaron bien pero luego de cierto arco empezaron a ser MALDITAMENTE INCREÍBLES. La portada de este tomo es igual de increíble que las demás pero incluso más por el simbolismo que guarda, por lo que significa para los personajes (a.k.a Bakugo) y lo que significa para el tema principal de MHA. Porque no se si la gente no se dio cuenta a estas alturas pero MHA es una historia sobre manos. Y no, no es broma.
- Shigaraki. Tengo un cariño muy profundo por su desarrollo y crecimiento. Su arco con las Fuerzas de Liberación le dio ese empuje que andaba necesitando después de tantas batallas perdidas. - Mt. Lady. Que mujer. La heroína que necesitábamos y no lo sabíamos. - Momo. MI PERSONAJE FEMENINO PREFERIDO, NO SE DIGA MÁS. En ese sentido, también estoy super orgullosa de toda la clase, A y B. Todos esos arcos de entrenamiento por fin están dando sus frutos y el trabajo en equipo que mostraron es perfecto. Quiero más de esto en el arco final, Horikoshi, por favor, muchas gracias.
- La tensión que se crea con un solo tomo es INCREÍBLE. Hasta ahora los personajes se enfrentaron a situaciones muy engorrosas pero lograron salir victoriosos de alguna forma. Acá solo hay caos y desesperación, y se siente en cada página, en cada expresión de los personajes, en cada sacrificio. Por primera vez en todo el manga no tengo idea como mierda van a hacer los héroes para reponerse de esto. Hay mucha destrucción. - Gigantomachia. Fue introducido como un monstruo sin mucho pensamiento salvo su adoración por AFO. Lo que este tomo hace es darle un poco más de personalidad e inteligencia que potencia su destrucción. Funciona perfecto como la otra principal fuerza antagonista aparte de Shigaraki y la Liga. Es más, funciona mucho más que los nomus. Gigantomachia está empezando a dar miedo y la destrucción que está causando se siente casi apocalíptica. - El dibujo sigue siendo perfecto. No puedo creer que este manga sea semanal. Me dan ganas de que el tipo se tome el trabajo de dibujar un manga mensual o cuando se le cante para ver hasta dónde puede llegar con su arte. - Bakugo. FUCK. No odiaba a Bakugo al principio de la historia, pero tampoco lo amaba. Desde el momento que se nos presentó el mundo y la forma en la que funciona, entendí que el autor tenía planes para Bakugo y que esa era la razón por la que necesitaba estar cerca de Deku, por la que sus arcos debían ir en consonancia. Sí, volví a leer 28 tomos de esta historia no solo porque la amo con todo mi corazón, sino también porque en el momento en que vi la portada del tomo 29 entendí que para apreciar lo que sea que iba a pasar en ese volumen tenía que tener fresco el camino que recorrió Bakugo desde el capítulo 1.
En fin. Estoy muy ansiosa por saber qué sigue y hacia dónde va a llevar Horikoshi el desarrollo de Bakugo. Ver a Deku y Bakugo pasar de amigos de la infancia a bully/víctima a enemigos a rivales propiamente dichos a amigos de nuevo es de mis cosas preferidas de este manga.
ASPECTOS NEGATIVOS - Nada en absoluto y quién diga lo contrario está equivocado :)
CONCLUSIÓN Este arco es una montaña rusa y cada nuevo tomo no hace más que subir la apuesta. Toda la desesperación que los personajes sienten traspasan las páginas y los desarrollos están alcanzando niveles increíbles que esperaba hace tiempo. Literalmente no puedo esperar al próximo volumen.
This volume is packed full of action fights, specifically against Gigantomachia and AFO/Shigaraki. While the Giganto fight was really good, the last few chapters in this book with Shigaraki really killed it with the storytelling!