Kouhei Horikoshi

I like that Horikoshi crafts redemption arcs that don’t center forgivenesss, but atonement. It isn't one panel “I’m sorry,” the next “I forgive you,” followed by “that's done moving on next arc everyone’s fine.” The growth is slow, the forgiveness earned, and it's integral to the main narrative. Makes the payoffs (Bakugou, Chaps 285 & 322 holy shit) immensely rewarding.

Still a boy's club shounen (can Mineta fuck off)(can Momo’s suit not look like that), but still a series I want to follow to the end.… (mer)

A fun and well-paced follow up to Vol.1! I enjoyed the action in this one a lot, and the setting of their training/battle was such a great location for what was happening. Also, I really like that everyone in the class is getting their moment to shine and have their character explored. Seeing all their powers in action is cool; I've never liked when the side characters get super shoved off to side to make way for the "main" heroes.
Honestly, the main thing that I didn't like about this is the weird comments the author makes on the characters profile pages separating chapters. He calls himself a "perv" and implies pervy characters are fun (??), which is shown pretty clearly in the multiple comments characters make about wanting to grope some boobs. I get that these are hormonal high school kids, but the fact that the author calls himself a perv and then writes like that just makes the situation a bit weird. Fingers crossed for more superhero action and less pervy comments in future volumes. 🤞🤞… (mer)