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| For all of the gripes i have with this series and feelings of missed potential, this right here was a shining moment of its strengths and one that I think helps solidify the series overall as a worthwhile experience even with its many misses. This series long build up of the supposed big bad with the nigh unstoppable powers slowly being undone by a domino effect indirectly caused by him, literally and figuratively emasculated him, and one that damned him to become nothing more than the penultimate act, the secondary antagonist to his own creation that usurped him, its a brilliant through line to the themes of succession the series was at its strongest when it focused on it. Where deku was this organic successor that carred on the wills of the people before him as well as around him, AFO tried to always stand on top until he became redundant and just like how he quickly abandoned any and everyone, he too was reduced to a helpless child as a mere footnote to the true big bad of the story. Its the big thing I give this series props for committing to it, a much much much worse story would of just rolled with making AFO the final boss but theres a deep dive in dramatic irony thats far more entertaining to watch than just everyone beating up the demon king. |
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My hero academia will go down as one of the Top 10 Shonen. All the characters are so good. Bakugo's character development is one of the best I've seen in recent animes. |
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| At first, I rolled my eyes due to it starting with another backstory but yeah, that was worth it. Otherwise, really solid episode. |
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| No freaking way lol. Not BakuGOAT having his own "United States of Smash" moment. Man, they sure love his character at Studio Bones and I honestly can't blame them. Another outstanding episode. Would have loved to see Bakugou obliterating baby AFO for the lolz but guess that wouldn't have looked very heroic. P.S.: Baby Bakugou is so fucking ugly, bro. Wtf? xD |
Absolute Cinema The thing we wanted to get from OPM season we are getting from MHA, People could talk trash about other season but this season is Peak |
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| Bakugo straight up winning against all out AfO (should call him all for nothing from now on lol) was nice. I feared this entire episode would be just a backstory, glad it wasnt. Oh yeah leave it to Bakugo to beat up the baby! Can I stop watching this now? End it on a high note? I mean honestly I just dont care about Deku and Shigaraki. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would describe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| So All for One Prime is finally gone for good. Good riddance. A fascinating, near dazzling episode, with the exception of the twins' backstory. No newborn human, quirky or not, could ever survive on their own. That was the most ridiculous scene of the entire show, which nearly ruined a great episode. |
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| Bakugo finished with his fight and now it's Midoriya's turn wowie. |
 Never ending plan to watch list... |
| I hope there will be enough episodes left for the aftermath of this 50 chapter battle that is actually a stalemate. An epic battles looses it's appeal when it goes on forever without any results. I really would appreciate some SOL moments from time to time. 100 % Bakugo beaten by Shigaraki half dead Bakugo beating AFO Well, might be a super-saiyajin I was actually fine with the episode, but they ruined that first victory with showing |
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| The birth of All For One, which his meta powers divided the world and created the arrogant baby that his ailing mother just could not afford to take care of him, his company is only a young boy that he claims as his brother, and the assertion that he as the Demon Lord character, rules the world under the palm of his hands. That's how All For One and Yoichi's close relationship was basically formed, and the heroes that try to reach him, assimilated by All For One halfway. However, it's clear that Yoichi is not like All For One with meta powers within him, and instead, the latter looking to Kudo for all of his plans gone wrong, which he sees him within Bakugo. His Omni-Force big power force of a gamble losing to a drop of sweat, the negative connotations built up overtime, and the latter's Howitzer Impact, thanks to All Might's info on aging him in reverse instead by him taking damage, All For One is truly finished, for real. Bakugo's part is done, triumphant. Now it's Izuku's turn to take the mantle... |
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| Tbh I wasn't that interested in AFO's story, neither am I a fan of Bakugo. So this episode didn't really do it for me. |
| To be honest I'm actually disappointed with the fight. Bakugo's sweat turning to explosion is definitely a good power up but AFO still have multiple quirk which made him hard to deal with, he could've use bunch of multiple quirk that would've been nasty at his disposal and waste his energy in the process but instead, he pour all his energy by turning into grotesque and this is the best move he came up with? Seemingly more like a plot armor to me, AFO just acted suddenly stupid and self destructed. If this is the end for AFO then just doesn't make sense imo. Even All Might vs All for One fight more action packed and enjoyable which is Ironic because we know that it will be futile and All Might will lose. |
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| We got All For One's backstory and how it was for him and his little brother. He was a menace from the beginning. Killed his brother and tormented everyone else just for his own selfishness. Bakugo finally defeated him and scored a major win. He was very cool during this whole fight. It was a showdown, and he was the victor in the end. Good job, Bakugo. You can rest now. |
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| it turns out AFO has been pure evil since the womb egotistical and arrogant, wanting power over everything, assuming he owns everything maybe it's because their mother drank while she was pregnant "it could've been the kindest power in the world," that's also what I thought when AFO was first introduced; he takes powers from those who don't want them and gives them to those who do, but only for the sake of control, building a loyal following, and not altruism, for the love of others Yoichi wanting to see the control and possessiveness as kindness, the hand that AFO keeps on him as brotherly protection, is what makes me love this golden-hearted guy this episode being named after Bakugou despite most of the episode covering AFO's backstory is a peak metaphor (it's not AFO's story) and neither is it anyone's, which Bakugou realizing that makes him stronger IT"S OUR STORY!!!! |
| I forgot... but what was [Bird guy] (the guy with black wings I think) doing inside All For One conscious? lol... this felt kinda random... But well... I guess AFO is ded-ded now... So that other dude won't be able to get any super Quirk that AFO was gonna give to him? (AFO said something about a trump card that never activated cause he needed to transfer over his Quirk to the other dude) . BTW, I still find it kinda odd... that AFO only have ONE teleport quirk out of hundreds of quirks he's obtained over hundreds of years. Is teleport type quirks really that rare? lol... |
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
| I loved Bakugo in this episode. I'm so proud of him for finishing off One For All. A single quirk was all he needed to beat him! |
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| All For One at the end of it all showed what he really was. Not a Demon Lord but just a big baby. Ryan Negrón did an excellent job with AFO's last tantrum against Bakugo as he finally bit the dust. |
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| One of the best episodes of the show in a veryyyyyy long time. First of all, AFO's backstory is so cool. Love to see how he was with his brother and it's nice to have his face be unobscured in the flashbacks this time. I like the idea of Kudo's face haunting him years after he killed him. And ohhh my god Bakugo goes fucking hard as fuck in this I can't believe it. Really fucked him up I'm so serious. Animation went completely utterly insane and wow the English voice acting really knocked it out of the park too I have to say Incredible episode. They got his ass!!! |
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| Man, this was the best episode of this season so far! |
| Damn, that's finally AFO taken care of. Good thing Kacchan finished the job properly there, villains very evidently don't disappear quietly in this series after all. There's something about this series with depressing backstories that still hit. The undoing of Yoichi's will to support him turned out to AFO's downfall, that's a tragic story in itself. Howitzer impact and a half there, jeez. I fear this might be the last of Kacchan's hero career though. If he makes it out of this unscathed, that'd be putting dirt on the main villain of the entire series, I feel. Kacchan and Kudo's relation? Seems like there's no confirmation on this. AFO was unwinding so it would make sense that the uncanny coincidental resemblance just put him off, I suppose. OFA being passed down wasn't down to just DNA and birth, as shown from Ep 1 tbh. Good thing that turned out to be the case, eh. AFO tried to cover his bases, and that was definitely the most reasonable assumption to go with. Shimura-san got her power transfer through ingesting hair too in the nick of time, that was close. Anyways, 7 more episodes to go and we've got one big battle. I'm guessing it'll prob span for the next 4-5 episodes so that we get about an hour's worth of content for the epilogue and whatnot. |
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| This is why Bakugou's the GOAT! One of the best characters in all of anime. Fight me! |
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| I really like how Bakugo's development comes full circle. In the past, he had a similar mentality to All For One: because he's the strongest, everything should work for him, and the world revolves around him. A pretty serious case of main character syndrome, in other words. In his showdown with All For One, he makes it clear just how stupid that mentality is, saying to All For One that this is the story of everyone who helped him along the way to defeating All For One. It's the classic nature vs. nurture debate: All For One's personality and ideals were shaped by how powerful he was at birth, while Bakugo grew past that through his friends and mentors. And, of course, Bakugo always wins. He's the perfect person for destroying an infant. |
| Almights reaction to bakugo's comeback made this more bone chilling. |
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| Not a fan of All for One's backstory, I feel it's just too edgy just for being edgy. However, the fight was really badass, even if it was a little bit short. Victory ! |
| I love you so much, Kacchan 😭💛✨ |
| Well, Shigaraki’s backstory was way better tbh. A lot of thins just don't add up. |
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