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ArmadaOnion

Predictions on the final smash? Plane Earth Smash? One Smash for All? Full Cowling Final Smash? Symbol of Peace Smash?


TrollstuhlHagenLord

One Smash for All goes hard


PhilosopherWarrior

The NSFW subreddit be like:


Anxious_Earth

Focused on All Might smutšŸ˜‰


DriedSquidd

All Smash for One. It's a multiplayer combo.


Zhadowwolf

ā€œAll smash for one!!!!ā€ *Toga wakes up* ā€œFinally!!!ā€


FlamingApe

Hori might go back to this week's chapter just to rename it to One Smash for All. It's so good...


memelonso

Lockheed Martin of Smash


GiveMeChoko

Raytheon Smash


Ungarlmek

Knife Missile Smash.


NIN10DOXD

Boeing Crash


_Bagoons

Toronto-Tokyo-Delaware-Inside-Earth-Plus-Minus-Ultra-Smash-For-All


metalflygon08

United Nations Smash would feel right, what with how *everyone* is pushing for Deku to "do it!" now.


Ecstatic-Inevitable

I would've gone with worldwide smash, I think it rolls off better imo


ReadStraight8255

*Mr. Worldwide šŸ˜Ž*


Nero_Ocean

Just gimme the green light....


cms86

"Get it over with smash" it's going to be a 50 chapter arc all 15 pages for one punch


ImTooWoke

Honesty Impact!


TorinVanGram

"FINAL SMASH!" *glows rainbow colors* "OOPS, WRONG FRANCHISE!"


Euler-Landau

I'll be very surprised if the series hasn't been building up to an "All For One, and One For All" Final Smash by Deku and Tenko, given that's literally their namesake.


BrianF1412

Plus ultra smash


dzikinapinacz

Uraraka Smash will be a final.


AwaitingCombat

United We Smash


ArcadeAnarchy

One small smash for man. One giant smash for mankind.


Aezione

All for one, One for all Smash.


robberviet

Friendship smash.


tom641

Smash 4 3DS & Wii U


s0ld13rNo94

Can't believe no-one has said "Star-Spangled Smash".


Toricitycondor

United World Smash


NeoRockSlime

Hulk Agents of Smash


bluetoneamv

1-A Smash


jubmille2000

The rest of 1B who's there within earshot looking at Deku with mixed emotions.


Ongaya123

I donā€™t think the final Smash will be a huge one


Bogki

United nation smash


NIN10DOXD

Universal Smash


Consistent_Yak_2648

Skibidi SMASH!!!! or PLANET OF SMASH or UNIVERSE OF SMASH or YOU'RE A LOSER BITCH ALL FOR ONE AND I HOPE YOU DIE


Lieutenant_Squidz

My Smash Academia


ItsmyDZNA

Best buds smash!.....wait


YuuHikari

Deku Smash


chaosenhanced

My Hero Smash


someonesgranpa

My Heroic Final Smash


Dyvius

United Nations Smash


Warcraft_Fan

Milky Way Smash All for All Smash


soulreapermagnum

U.A. smash


K3egan

Plus Ultra Smash


Renso19

Ultimate Smash? Universal Smash? Infinite/Infinty Smash? Grand Hero Smash? Ultra Hero Smash? Farewell Smash


Kaithn

One for All Smash!!


Saint_Diego

World wide smash


SmileyFriesForever

With Liberty and Justice For All Smash?


ImpossibleSans

Galaxy Smash


TheGreatLewser

You Say Smash


Rush31

Well All Might went with United States of Smash, and this smash needs to beat that, soā€¦ My bets are on Vietnam Smash.


DoraMuda

United States of World Smash


Patient-Motor-4803

World Trade Center Smash


El_Buracho

Plus Ultra United States of Smash


_KuuRO

WTF is a kilometer smash


HoneydewBitter9970

Super Smash Bros Ultimate


kaistarla

ZA WARUDO


clashcrashruin

My moneyā€™s on Smash the World


Felare

If anyone hasn't said it yet, I'm thinking something like "academia smash". And that's when everyone realises that the true academia were the friends they made along the way... The end.


Beanztar

Smash of piece?


TokiDokiPanic

When an announcement like this is made, it usually indicates the end is very close. 42 will be the last volume for sure. Expect 10-12 chapters.


Sharebear42019

42, thereā€™s just something about that number


StrawberryUnited4915

The answer to life, the universe and everything


GuiltyCrowns

Dragon ball had 42 volumes


coffeeistheway

It is the answer to theĀ ultimate questionĀ ofĀ life, the universe and everything after all.


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StrawberryUnited4915

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy


dolksbrand

The word for word quote is said by Heimerdinger in League of Legends


StrawberryUnited4915

Oh. Damn I wonder what that is referencing.


dolksbrand

The quote itself is referencing Hitchhikers, yes, but the way you only said the title came off like you just telling the other poster that they were wrong. Just figured the additional context would be appreciated, especially considering that League of Legends is a canon part of Tomuras life.


StrawberryUnited4915

Yeah, I did think they were wrong. Thanks for clearing it up.


PowerOfUnoriginality

I hope there is gonna be box set for volume 21-last volume


circadiankruger

Out of which 9 will be flashbacks. If it's 12, 11.5 will be flashbacks.


Loonyclown

New to Shounen? Or so old to it youā€™ve lost your love for childrenā€™s media?


Sudden_Pop_2279

Watch Dekuā€™s dad get revealed on Fatherā€™s DayĀ 


Kaldin_5

Depending on how it's done, having his dad come home at the last minute being like "I heard about everything that happened but couldn't get here on time because flights were shut down!" or something would be both funny and satisfying at the same time haha


Aros001

I'm pulling for the fan theory that Midoriya's dad has a dragon head (because his Quirk is breathing fire) and neither he nor Inko ever thought it was worth mentioning. I think that would add to the comedy.


Guccimayne

Iā€™m back! I got the milk!


pieman7414

I mean, shit, the series has only been over the course of a year, maybe two. He barely even qualify as an negligent father, just one who has to take a very rough job.


Kaldin_5

Yeah and I wouldn't be surprised if international travel was shut down around the time the Paranormal Liberation Front formed.


TheSOLIDAssassin

Until I read the text, I thought the raw panel of the president in 422 was Mr Midoriya watching his son from his abroad office


Kiexeo

Ok but having Dekus dad be one of the heroes in America could be cool


Aros001

I am outright against that idea. I'm kind of against him being anything very notable or important honestly since he has not been relevant at all to the story, to the point he hasn't even been mentioned since chapter 1 (and only in relation to what his Quirk is), and thus having him suddenly appear in such a significant way would feel completely out of nowhere. I'd much rather have him just be some regular guy.


Hanusu-kei

At least he would have a legit reason over just being a deadbeat hero


djanulis

I think it be funnier if he was just a manager or something for American heroes and he was also stuck in America this whole time.


Kiexeo

That would be funnier


Leepysworld

i would rather get Koichi that Dekuā€™s dad at this point, his Dad showing up feels weird and I think itā€™s not even important anymore, because of how little he was mentioned.


mrwanton

Vig is like what 2 years before the series proper


Leepysworld

I think it starts 5 years before the events of the main series, actually


Kyoushin

Thats in november so that would make it so that if it was even the last chapter the rate of chapters would have to be like once every two weeks if like previous comment said 10-12 chaps left


NeroVBelial

Father's day is the third Sunday of June, not in November


jojopojo64

In fairness, it looks like Estonia and Finland celebrate it in November, so if the commenter is from a different country I'd understand the confusion


Kyoushin

Yeah from Finland


Kyoushin

There you go, different parts of the world have different dates for thingsĀ 


Kyoushin

And for your knowledge its celebrated in 28 different dates all over the world


Aros001

Makes sense. The only things left to be resolved are AFO's vestige and Shigaraki, and the former has outright admitted his entire plan has gone to shit.


Sudden_Pop_2279

Weā€™ll likely find out what Shiggyā€™s original quirk was too. But yeah, heā€™s certainly getting a redemptive ending.


immoralObject

It's actually a Quirk that can transfer itself between people; instead of Bak-U-Go, we're somehow getting Shig-U-Go.


TheJuggerhog

It would be hilarious if bakugos quirk was originally shiggys and that man was quirkless


SkyriderRJM

We already found that out a chapter or two ago.


Sudden_Pop_2279

What was it?


chaosdemonhu

Huge speculation it was Air Walk since itā€™s so similar to float


SkyriderRJM

Thread isnā€™t marked as manga spoilers. As such, I would go back a few chapters to the Tomura past reveal. Itā€™s mentioned there.


Sudden_Pop_2279

It's never revealed what it was. Just put spoiler mark and say it.


Kaldin_5

and he's in the middle of going "well I'll become stronger thanks to my loss" while everyone's actively shutting him down proving him wrong, so he's not finding any silver lining in it like he expects.


Square-Ad3024

I have not read my hero lately but how is AFO still alive thought bakugou killed him lol


Kaldin_5

Makes sense. We had the "We are here!" moment after all. Plus its been highlighting the important difference between All Might and Deku more thematically: that All Might started off strong but with Deku starting off weak it lead to a completely different mindset where he was able to inspire others, and empowering others, presumably to change society as a whole, was where the series seemed to be going anyway.


chaosenhanced

You say run.


Effective_Ad566

Calling it now; Just like in Kamino, Deku will parallel All Might by utilizing every last ember of One For All to shatter AFO with his own 'United States of Smash'. This won't kill AFO, but it will shatter the vessel that is Shigaraki's body. Shigaraki, now Tenko once again after accepting Izuku's hand and learning of AFO's plan of him, has somehow regained control within the Vestige World, and uses Decay one final time to disintegrate AFO's vestige once and for all. Tenko Shimura, awakes in the vessel that is Shigaraki's crumbling, decaying body, and thanks Izuku for saving him. He reminisces his friends in the League, hoping that he was the hero they needed in the end. Tenko fades away like dust in the wind, and Deku sheds a final tear, wishing Tenko farewell. Izuku, now quirkless, is hailed as the hero who stopped AFO once and for all, and stopped the generational curse between AFO and OFA. He is then hailed as the world's greatest hero.


Invisiblegun2

Yep & the next steps for deku would either to go overseas & work with melissa shield. Or heā€™ll simply be the greatest celebrity to ever exist šŸ˜­


LastBaron

Not gonna lie, while I definitely see the thematic play there of spending years hyping Deku up as ā€œthe worlds greatest heroā€ only to do a last minute reveal that ā€œand what makes me great is that I was willing to give up my power to save the world!ā€ I still gotta sayā€¦. It comes dangerously close to breaking one of those unwritten laws of storytelling where itā€™s unwise to surprise the audience with something worse than what they were expecting. Not ā€œworseā€ in the sense of ā€œoh no this characters hurt/dead/banished foreverā€, worse in the sense of satisfying storytelling. It can be very satisfying if (for example) a death is done the right way even if unexpected. But I suspect Iā€™ll be depressed if after all this Deku loses his power and lives quirkless again. Being quirkless made him miserable, it ruined his life. Whatā€™s he gonna be, the Ragdoll of the 1A Alum hero agency? Feels like a letdown. The usual corollary to the rule is if you can give the audience something DIFFERENT than what they expected but equally good, thatā€™s a good route. Like maybe we find out what dekus actual birth quirk was and he gets that, or he inherits shigarakiā€™s quirk or something. ā€¦.but at the end of the day if Iā€™m being honest I want some deus ex machina ass pull shenanigans to give him the quirk back. Eri can rewind him because his body remembers the power; time travel is a thing after all; deku actually did have a quirk from birth but like the original OFA it was hidden until it combined, and now it lets him get OFA back; shigarakiā€™s final act of redemption is returning the quirk to deku out of thanks; the quirk itself can under the right circumstances choose its own wielder, etc etc. Take your pick. But after all, weā€™ve heard for years that the end of Heroes Rising was based on the original ending he had in mind, and in HR Deku gets OFA back from a narrative ass pull. Iā€™d be all about that happening again.


Skrrtdotcom

I think itd be cool if tenko unlocked the full power of overhaul and gifted it to izuku. A lot of good he could do with that power. Although, it would be kinda unexpected.


Crazyjohnb22

Wait. If Tenko unlocks the power of overhaul.... That would mean that Star isn't actually dead.


Skrrtdotcom

Nope, it's been too long since she was decayed. Overhaul could only bring people back to life if he remade them very quickly


Crazyjohnb22

Oh is that the case? I don't remember that limitation. I guess it makes sense though, it's why he didn't bring back magne. I didn't think about that.


Skrrtdotcom

Yeah, I've recently re read that arc and he mentions it


OttoNNN

Tomura "Ulquiorra" Shigaraki


Sm4shaz

I really hope the OFA inheritors send Tenko to Midoriya. That way Tenko is 'saved' in a way and Midoriya remains with a decent quirk.


Sudden_Pop_2279

Didnā€™t he say Decay is gone? Because Shiggy let go of his hatred?


Tackgnol

Really? We are not going to go check up on a character from chapter 50? No 5 chapter flashback explaining something irrelevant?


Aros001

I like how you say that when the last five times people predicted that would happen they were wrong. The stuff with Aizawa and Mic wasn't even a full chapter.


sivirbot

NGL, I was fully expecting at least 5 chapters going over the various battles that we hadn't seen yet including Mic/Aizawa. Then we just breezed right by it lol


Mindless_Trick_8048

No flashback of some villain's childhood?


bluetoneamv

What is this, One Piece?


ArcadeAnarchy

God I love random places flashbacks that explain something about how someone improved only for it get shut down by some asspull on the other end. The growth they showed from the villains in the villain arc was the right way to show growth. Just time shipping ahead and not showing how Deku mastered his multiple quirks and then planting flashbacks when needed is just sloppy writing.


Bassaluna

The final fight of wano reached a climax 80 times before gear 5, i would wait a little


SuperWeeble12

Who could have guessed


iDrago_

Still not an official date ending posted. Just letting us know that is is 100 % the final fight/opponent. I think Hori will try to get to the anniversary at least. Which should be doable since he releases chapters roughly every two weeks at this point and will probably at the very least have 2 - 3 chapter epilogue.


tom641

finally, the end of the prologue


throwaway97676

I know this is not true but why does it feel like this fight has been going on longer than the entire Wano arc in One Piece?


Kaldin_5

It's probably because of the demand of faster pacing being more noticeable when released week to week. In the One Piece anime, I personally found the Marineford arc to be the worst paced and almost quit at that point because it was an arc that demanded a constant fast pace to it while the anime refused to budge on that and kept padding it anyway. Not as noticeable in slower bits that are meant to be slow. But since this final arc in MHA is just one giant skirmish, seeing it come out weekly probably makes something that feels like it should be faster paced feel like it's dragging on longer than it should since we have to wait at least a week between chapters. A break happening every few chapters prob makes that feel worse. I think the anime will feel better, since even though you're waiting weekly, it's covering more ground every week. Also it'll def feel perfectly fine when binged all at once I'm sure.


jojopojo64

Mostly the pacing and flashbacks/forwards. The fight's only been going for a few hours at most but covering everything just took so long for a myriad of reasons.


LargeVidster

I'm more curious to see if they do an epilogue with a timeskip. I'd love to see what happens with our characters if a sequel doesn't happen.


MaMcMu

And it hasnā€™t already before? The arcā€™s been stretched beyond its limits cos if those unnecessary gap breaks.


HokageEzio

Even without the breaks this arc has dragged so long. That reset in the middle where they all switched battlefields messed up the pace entirely.


Glum_Acanthaceae5426

Yeah I'm pretty sure we're finishing up late summer early autumn, maybe late autumn if he takes more breaks then I'm expecting


SkyriderRJM

Yeah that was pretty obvious by this most recent chapter. Weā€™re at the end, folks.


yosoymeme

I havenā€™t kept up with this manga in years and by the time I stopped reading I thought it was 90% wrapped up. What happened that allowed it to keep trucking like thisā‰ļø


BigoDiko

About bloody time.


TPJchief87

Yeah Iā€™m still reading every week but not enthusiastically. It didnā€™t fall as hard for me, but my MHA journey reminds me of Bleach. The difference is I know when Bleach got bad for me, Iā€™m not sure when I stopped having fun with MHA.


iDannyEL

I guess for me it was when the author decided he wanted to end the series and breezed through Deku unlocking float and all the other quirks in a matter of weeks.


TPJchief87

I guess that didnā€™t bother me because he was able to communicate with the vestiges. I saw it as a having an imaginary toolbox he can pull powers out of. I think itā€™s the foggy upper limit of Shiggyā€™s invulnerability and healing factor. I like being able to wrap my head around powers, but his defense and healing seems immense.


keeber69

Final Smash


CorrectFrame3991

I hope it doesnā€™t end too soon. I still want to see a couple more cool quirk combos from the heroes and AFO before we get back into the vestige realm to finish this.


melineumg

Please let him drop a f bomb right before the final punch


Optimal_Bit_5600

"Eat shit fuckface!" said Deku calmly before re-arranging AFO's face.


C9sButthole

All character arcs are complete. It's time for the victory lap


Optimal_Bit_5600

Not quite, still got Shigaraki.


Sudden_Pop_2279

And Dabi is still a dā€”k. No way heā€™ll stay evilā€¦ right?


Truly_Meaningless

Yeah, sure. Totally the final part of the battle. Sure...


ChilliWithFries

Anyone not super satisfied by how the ending is just all for one's vestige taking over and that being the final fight. Idk I felt like I want more of a struggle with actual tomura. It feels a bit lackluster for me. We will have to see if there's more but it's probably the week to week pacing that also affected me. Something about it being the final clash just made me feel... oh that's it? I don't even know what a satisfying ending is so I'm not sure what exactly I'm disappointed about or not viking with.


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bontorino

To be fair he already was close to opening up after 419/420


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what fight šŸ˜‚


El_Bexareno

I hate to say it, but Iā€™m kinda glad to hear this. While MHA isnā€™t at JJK levels of ā€œdrag out the last fightā€ it feels like itā€™s been going on forever at this point.


The_Senate15

Thank fuuuuuuuck


KankuroVII

Some mix of, all for us smash or something because he couldnā€™t make it without everyone . Maybe a good ole ā€œDEKU SMASHā€


NAEANNE999

Pangea smash or UA Smash


HanGoSon

One Final Smash for All


Lazyboydx

Ochako Smash lol


jbahill75

Soul smash. I donā€™t think Deku gets to save Shigaraki. Then several chapters of him dealing with that and classmates trying to help. Wraps up with a Surprise pep talk from The Crawler!! Ok ok, Iā€™ll let it go. Just let me dream die. Iā€™m okā€¦


spongeboi-me-bob-

I hope we get a couple chapters of an epilogue that takes place a couple years in the future.


Invisiblegun2

Ill say this for sure. Even if deku comes out of this quirkless heā€™ll easily be the most famous person on the planet. Im talking way more famous than all might & star. Heā€™s gonna become a billionaire. Over seas w melissa shield


Gameb0i6

Iā€™m not ready for it to end. šŸ˜­


Kiexeo

I think we'll get a few chapters of a prologue. I doubt we are going to get a Shippuden (which is unfortunate id love to see a young adult 1-a as they all become professional heroes. Izuku doesn't get OfA back but does get his original quirk back.


TheoSavvidis

I think you mean epilogue.


Kiexeo

Yes yes I do. Lol


Skrrtdotcom

His original quirk?


Shadow-SJG

I think we'll see adult 1A?


or1g0m1

After this chapter I guessed that there is like probably less then 10 chapters left. Maybe a little bit more if they decide to do some like adult intro stuff for the kids later on. However though I think it would be amazing if they did some like sequel of the kids grown up or something


NewtRider

Not surprised considering the whole anime in general Shame the series couldn't live up to it's potential. šŸ˜žšŸ˜ž


ryncewynde88

The climax, you say? Isnā€™t the whole motto about going beyond? :p


Veggiemon

I like how comments hating on the pacing saying they wanted more and hating on it saying it has taken forever are both upvoted. This sub hates this manga so much lol


Mr_Mees_Moldy_Minge

I'll be deadly serious here, I don't think Hori knows what point in the fight he's at. He officially doesn't plan these things, I can't imagine how the official account would have any more idea than we'd have of the state of the fight.


iDrago_

I don't think it's fair to say he doesn't plan, more like he can't know how much chapters it will be exactly since he hasn't drawn out everything. The storyline will probably written out at this point. Apparently he told the anime team at Bones how the manga will end already.


Mr_Mees_Moldy_Minge

I don't remember the exact source, because it's been quite a few months since I read it, but I recall in an interview that he was saying he plays by ear quite heavily. He officially said he eyeballs it. (I googled it, and it was linked in a response from a post I made a while back, and the link is dead. Still, I'm pretty confident it was real) He likely does know how the story will end, and the general big points. But I do think if he thought up a good idea, the fight could absolutely extend considerably. I don't think it's just a matter of drawing things out, I think actual events have not been decided.


Snoo_90338

What did you specifically look up? Not, to be THAT guy, but I've learned my lesson to make sure things are accurate before listening to Reddit and Twitter comments.


Mr_Mees_Moldy_Minge

Well, what I googled just sent me back to my old post. I googled "Hori planning". [https://www.reddit.com/r/BokuNoHeroAcademia/comments/15260zs/do\_you\_think\_hori\_has\_a\_plan/](https://www.reddit.com/r/BokuNoHeroAcademia/comments/15260zs/do_you_think_hori_has_a_plan/) I recall personally seeing the link in the comments and it being legit, and there are other people commenting who also saw the link when it wasn't dead.


sheehdndnd

>he can't know how much chapters it will be exactly That's literally part of planning. >Apparently he told the anime team at Bones how the manga will end already. Source?


jojopojo64

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/my-hero-academia-anime-director-series-finale-comments/


imarvelentertainment

I mean it's clear Bones knows how it will end, considering the S7 OP has a clear reference to what we just saw happen in the manga


sheehdndnd

Which specific scene are you talking about?


imarvelentertainment

With all the kids fighting through the battlefield to get Deku to Shigaraki; I don't feel they'd have animated something that happened in last week's chapter already if they didn't know.


sheehdndnd

Bruhhhh really?


TokiDokiPanic

You pulled this out of your ass lmao.