Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)
Release Date: June 2018
Volumes: 20+
Spoilers?: Not really.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world’s greatest hero, but greatness won’t come easy.
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?
The students of Class 1-A have reached another milestone—the Provisional Licensing Exam. After making it through the first part of the test, they ready themselves for the next phase, which takes place in a simulated disaster area. Midoriya and his friends have to rescue as many victims as they can, and although the students of rival Shiketsu High are technically supposed to be helping, competition between them is fierce and even dangerous! As the scenario unfolds and actual villains arrive to shake things up, the UA students will have to find new ways to work with each other and make use of their Quirks.
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?
The students of Class 1-A have reached another milestone—the Provisional Licensing Exam. After making it through the first part of the test, they ready themselves for the next phase, which takes place in a simulated disaster area. Midoriya and his friends have to rescue as many victims as they can, and although the students of rival Shiketsu High are technically supposed to be helping, competition between them is fierce and even dangerous! As the scenario unfolds and actual villains arrive to shake things up, the UA students will have to find new ways to work with each other and make use of their Quirks.
Review:
This volume concludes the hero test. It's a tough test, with a few
twists thrown in, and gives them the chance to prove whether they
would be good out in the world as heroes or not. It actually has a
surprising result for a few people—or not so surprising, given how
a few of them acted on the battle field. Afterward, select characters
get a following chance, and they get to reflect on how they did.
There are mixed feelings for why some of them passed and some of them
didn't.
The main conflict is between Deku and Bakugo, which Bakugo decides to
confront, once and for all. This has really been coming for a long
time now. I'm not sure when Bakugo was seen as a possible good guy,
and not a complete bully, but there's still been some underlying
tension between these two this whole time. Bakugo has gotten the
feeling there was some connection between Deku and All Might, though
he hasn't known what or why, and he's been resentful of it this whole
time.
It'll be interesting to see what happens between them, when they
actually fight all out against each other. Although, it did bother me
how Deku feels responsible, just like Bakugo does, for All Might's
downfall, when I'm pretty sure it has been coming from the very
beginning.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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