My Hero Academia Discussion Thread

Knyght

The Collector
#26
Something like that just taken in more directions, yeah. Though I wasn't sure if that was something he had learned and practised or if he just thought it up as the best response to Bakugou.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
#27
I'm not sure he could have pulled that move off as well as he did, if he hadn't practised it.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
#32
Chapter 101: Looks like I was right. It was a good chapter  -_-
 

Knyght

The Collector
#34
Chapter 102: Despite being mentioned not too long ago, it somehow never crossed my mind that we'd see hero students from other schools.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
#35
knight504 said:
Chapter 102: Despite being mentioned not too long ago, it somehow never crossed my mind that we'd see hero students from other schools.
I had completely forgotten other schools existed...
 

burnerx7

Well-Known Member
#36
New chapter, scary new girl who might want to be virginia smashed and no comments from this forum... I'm dissapoint
 

Knyght

The Collector
#37
So they're not just leg braces but kick amplifiers too. Neat.
 

burnerx7

Well-Known Member
#38
Girl continues to be creepy and sexy. Deku saw his first pair of tatas. And this manga continues being awesome. Greatest shonen right now
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
#39
I like how Deku says not to follow her 'cause she's a pervert.
 

burnerx7

Well-Known Member
#40
My guy is a smart cookie... I also wouldn't follow
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
#42
So the next exam is gonna involve pensioners in some way...
 

chronodekar

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#43
I did not realize we even had a MHA thread! Many thanks to @seitora for pointing me to this.

Some months ago I came across a Konosuba cross-over story involving Izuku. I *think* it was this one "Blessed with a Hero's Heart " by Magnus9284 ,
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13128750/1/Blessed-with-a-Hero-s-Heart

Digging into the crossovers this other story popped up = "This Goddess Must Be Crazy " by Full-Paragon
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13557542/1/This-Goddess-Must-Be-Crazy

One of these stories has a wedding scene between Izuku and Mei (the inventor). It was really sweet and I had fun reading that part. Ever since then, I've had the My Hero Academia series on my radar. A couple of weeks ago, I got round to watching the first season.

And I have to say, this is a fun show! Soon after that, I got digging into the world of MHA (or BNHA?) fanfiction. There are some gems in here, my current favorite being = Rejected Stones by Full-Paragon . It is simply an amazing story of how Izuku encounters Mei in a dumpster, befriends her, becomes closer with her and well, saves the world. And that just skims over a lot of the events in the story! No idea how it holds up to canon, but it was a good read. The side pairings were fun too! I especially like the Bakugo + Ochaka pairing he went with. That was nicely handled.

Will post more about stories I've read later. Need to, well, remember what I read and where I found it. Seriously, binge reading fanficiton makes me dizzy ...

-chronodekar
 

chronodekar

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#44
Here is an interesting story,
Level Up! by Yojimbra = https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13430275/1/Level-Up

It is an AU story where Izuku has the "quirk?" of The Gamer. As in, he gets an interface that only he (and his party) can see and can plan events or things to level himself up. For better or worse, it's a harem story. -_- Ignoring that, I found the writing and events in the story amusing. Early on, an incident occurs which results in Izuku "summonning" Itsuka. Our hero was in danger and basically hit the first button or option he could get his hands on. From that point on, Itsuka joins him in his adventures. Eventually, they gather Momo and Nejire. I *think* Nejire is already a part of UA and is their senior. They start living together in the dorms - although, I do not think everyone is aware that they have their own space. Izuku's Gamer ability grants him his own "living space" . Exploring the living space, they encounter another entity - the physical manifestation of his gamer ability!

I don't remember what happened after that, because around the time when physical-ability gets introduced, something broke my suspension of disbelief and I stopped reading. :thinking: Might just read it again, just to remember what it was.

In summary - this is not too bad a story to pick up for time-pass, but it is not going to be for everyone.

-chronodekar

EDIT:
Here is a better link = https://archiveofourown.org/works/21393373/chapters/50964985
(Turns out that the author left FF.NET for reasons)
 
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chronodekar

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#45
I binged "Level Up!" and remembered why I stopped reading it. Oddly enough, I was able to finish the story the second time around. Probably because I was not taking the story as seriously as I was the first time.

Simply put, it is a story with Izuku having a sentient quirk which grants him abilities of "The Gamer". It is also an over-powered quirk. An example of this over-powering is that it can easily withstand Aizawa's quirk-nullification ability. The explanation for this is comical, so I'm not going to spoil it. What I will spoil is the fact that it is a harem story. By itself, not really an issue if one were to start reading it with that in mind. What was unexpected for me (the first time round), was that the harem kept on growing! As in; remember Shoto Todoroki? The soba-loving fellow? In this story, Izuku becomes an excellent chef. One who knows how to make good soba. You can guess where this is headed - one thing led to another and Shoto willing drinks a potion to swap genders and joins the harem. Thankfully, his was the last. The love-nest does not grow further than that. But the first time around, it annoyed me. As in; it started to feel like the entire cast might become female and join Izuku's love pile.

The second time I started reading the story, I was half-expecting that to happen. It was surprising to see that things do not go that way.

A word of warning about this story: It has 18+ material ... I think (the author was good enough to mark out those sections and I just skipped over them) .

A silly time-pass of a story. Will make you chuckle or cringe in agony with the kind of humor it has.

-chronodekar
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
#46
Yeah, I remember absolutely hating that story, which was a shame since I did like some of the author's other works.
 

alansg

Well-Known Member
#47
So I'm not the only one that has issues with that story. I have tried to read it at least 3 times, at one point I lost interest and forgot about it, only to start again later. As said before the author has some really good stories but for some reason I just can't get into this one.
 

chronodekar

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#48
There is the old saying "Greater than the sum of its parts". As far as fanfiction is concerned, we use this expression to refer to a rare gem of a story. One which must be read from beginning to end for the full experience. Most importantly, it refers to a story whose individual chapters might not be so great.

Allow me to recommend the opposite in this story,
Cursed Blood by Magnus9284
story = https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13113605/1/Cursed-Blood

There is a *lot* to like about this story. It has good grammar and story-telling. The individual chapters *are* gripping. i.e. once you start reading, it is hard to stop.

The premise, is that Izuku has a quirk - his blood has healing properties. During his early school years, he discovers that minor cuts or scrapes would heal without leaving any marks. During a field trip, he gets trapped in a cabin with a villain and a used young girl. I use the term "used young girl" in one of the worst possible ways here - the poor thing had suffered abuse, rape, drugs, psychological damage ... etc. She was brought to the cabin by some thugs/yakuza for disposal. Izuku happened to be an unfortunate witness - so they shoot him too, not realizing that he could recover from most mortal wounds, as long as his organs were still working.

Izuku recovers, but has sympathy for the girl - or more accurately, her dead body. In desperation to help her, he bleeds onto her wounds. Miraculously, they heal. Unfortunately, she is still very much dead. Even worse - to everyone's horror, she comes back as a near-mindless zombie. I say near-mindless, because that appears to be a plot-point in the story. Izuku is traumatized by the ordeal and is granted custody of her. It is at this point that the real story begins - of Izuku being some kind of a zombie-master. I think the author has taken inspiration from another show, but I do not recognize which one.

As the story progresses, we (and Izuku) discover more issues or powers from his blood - namely that it can cure almost anything. Events happen with Asui becoming his girlfriend. The pairing is done tastefully and I found the couple moments enjoyable. Then more events happen and Izuku starts growing a collection of zombies around him. A lot of effort is taken to prevent his quirk's true ability from getting exposed publicly. Then, something happens which causes it to be broadcast on international TV. It was about this point that I dropped the story.

One thing this story does well is exposing folks to real-life consequences. A simple example is Bakugo (and his mother) getting taken to court. By itself, those segments and scenes were done/written VERY well. What I have issue with, is that, it does not make sense relative to the world these events are portrayed in. I'm not saying that bullying should be pushed under the rug, but in a world with the likes of Recovery Girl and Izuku who can cure most physical wounds to the point of non-existence, the punishment handed out to Bakugo felt extreme. Another example - during another combat exercise some students get hurt and we have a scene of some parents threatening the school with lawsuits. By themselves, these scenes are written VERY well. What is bizzare is that we are talking about a hero school which does not hide the fact that combat is involved.

To compare to the real world, it makes sense to start a lawsuit against an art college if students get severely injured during an official event. It does not make sense to start a similar lawsuit if such injuries happened on a military campus or police training grounds.

Please make no mistake - this is a Wonderful story with excellent writing, grammar and good chapters. What is disappointing was that it felt like the author did not have a direction with the story. He (or she) just kept writing and writing. It's good writing, but at a certain point, I grew tired and stopped reading.

-chronodekar
 

Jimbobob5536

Well-Known Member
#49
.....it almost sounds like they gave Deku the powers of Giselle Gewelle from Bleach.

Also, yeah, that story does sound kind of rambly.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
#50
I started reading Cursed Blood a while ago, but while I do admit there are some neat plot twists and ideas there, the writing can be choppy and the romance aspects are forced. Asui/Midoriya, okay, I can see them getting together given the circumstances. But the author seems to think that every student needs to be paired up, and that teenage romances go at the speed of light. (See: the proposal scene. Or the sex scene.)

It's not a bad story per say, but it needs a fair bit of work to really be considered 'good'. As is, I'd say it was fair-ish.
 
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