Volume: 5 (of 10+)
Creator: Kohei Horikoshi
Format: Unflipped
Original Publisher: SHUEISHA
US Publisher: VIZ
Release Date: 8/2/16
Pages: 192
ISBN: 1421587025
MSRP: $9.99
Genre: Shonen Jump
Rated: T (For Teen)
Description: 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 final stages of the U.A. High sports festival promise to be explosive, as Uraraka takes on Bakugo in a head-to-head match! Bakugo never gives anyone a break, and the crowd holds its breath as the battle begins. The finals will push the students of Class 1-A to their limits and beyond!
Contains Numbers 36-44:
- No. 36: Bakugo vs. Uraraka
- No. 37: Midoriya and Endeavor
- No. 38: Todoroki vs. Midoriya
- No. 39: Shoto Todoroki: Origin
- No. 40: Emancipation
- No. 41: Fight On, Ida
- No. 42: Final-Match Time
- No. 43: Todoroki vs. Bakugo
- No. 44: Relaxing Day Off
Review:
Cover:The cover for this volume features a close up shot of Todoroki in his hero costume. The background color used is white, with some cloudes to the right. Ir really shows the emotion in this image that the character kind of goes through over the course of this volume. It's almost as if its showing the calm before the storm. The series title is across the top, with the volume number to the left of it. The volume number this time features Ida.
The spine from top to bottom contains the Shonen Jump brand logo, the series title, the volume number, the mangaka, an image of Ida from the volume number on the front cover, and the VIZ company logo.
The back cover has a white background and continues the theme of the previous volume. We have the volume summary across the left top side, with a yellow cartoon bubble with the series description in it. An image of Todoroki from the front is under that, in a comic book type panel. The right side of the cover has an add from the hero Endeavor, showcasing his Burning Black Coffee.
I actually enjoy this cover a lot more then a few of the previous ones. Showcasing one character then multiple really makes it stand out a lot more. We still have the same comic book cover designs, which I hope continues for the course of the series; it really is an amazing idea that the creator did this. My still real big complaint is just the reuse of art on the front and back. I wish there was some more original artwork instead of it being recycled.
The spine from top to bottom contains the Shonen Jump brand logo, the series title, the volume number, the mangaka, an image of Ida from the volume number on the front cover, and the VIZ company logo.
The back cover has a white background and continues the theme of the previous volume. We have the volume summary across the left top side, with a yellow cartoon bubble with the series description in it. An image of Todoroki from the front is under that, in a comic book type panel. The right side of the cover has an add from the hero Endeavor, showcasing his Burning Black Coffee.
I actually enjoy this cover a lot more then a few of the previous ones. Showcasing one character then multiple really makes it stand out a lot more. We still have the same comic book cover designs, which I hope continues for the course of the series; it really is an amazing idea that the creator did this. My still real big complaint is just the reuse of art on the front and back. I wish there was some more original artwork instead of it being recycled.
Artwork: Such a strong volume in terms of art and story. We continue to have the amazing Shonen stylized art that we have had in previous volumes, but we also have quite a few flashbacks dealing with the origins of some of the other characters of the series, so drama moments do happen as well. The action is explosive, and the emotion of the dramatic scenes is really showcased in the artwork too.
Translation:Character names, attacks, cultural references, and places are all kept intact. Sound effects have been changed per usual with most of VIZs releases.
Extras: More awesome character profiles. We also get some costume deconstruction where we get to see what all is involved with specific character's hero costumes. Last we have an afterword by the mangaka about the sports festival story arc, which pretty much concludes with this volume.
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): Not much really goes on in this story in terms of pivitol moving the story along much. This volume just continues with the fights of the sports festival, but as it ends, we do get a glimpse of what is to come.
First up is Bakugo vs Uraraka; we got to see that they were going to fight in the previous volume, but it didn't actually begin yet. This fight doesn't last too long, but Uraraka does show she has a lot of fight in her, just not enough to actually take down Bakugo's explosive sweat powers.
We then move on to the fight that is actually the most important part of this volume. Midoriya goes up against Todoroki. Before the fight though, Midoriya confronts Todoroki's father, who has been pushing Todoroki to use his fire powers but he refuses. Midoriya pretty much tells Endeavor that Todoroki is his own man and he will win on his own.
When the actual match begins we do get a nice flashback that goes into great detail on Todoroki's character. It really fleshes him out greatly and we see why he only uses the power he has inherited from his mother, but in order to beat Midoriya, he's going to have to use his father's fire to win.
Many more fights happen, but they are a bit too fast to really take notice of. In the middle of them, Ida recieves a call from his parent's about his brother being attacked by a villain and ending up seriously injured. The villain who caused it is Stain, the hero killer.
The final fight begins with Bakugo vs. Todoroki. In a great display of action, Bakugo wins the match, even though he really wanted the fight to still let him be the winner, but in a different way of winning. The volume ends with everyone going back to their homes and the places they need to be; all is right for now.
Although it does conclude with no serious cliffhanger, we still have the lingering presense of Stain, the next enemy our heroes will be up against. In terms of actual story, this volume does very little to progress forward what we love so much about this series. It's more a typical shonen tournament arc; I know most shonen series have this kind of theme in them at some point, My Hero Academia started the arc off in a rather bold move by not doing head to head combat, but eventually moved to that direction. As a whole, I did not really care for the pacing as we didn't really get to see our heroes shine like they should have in each fight, but we did get Todoroki's story fleshed out a lot, and I kind of feel this was the main reason this story arc was originally created for in the first place. Now that the Sport's Festival is over, let's hope the Hero Killer arc will be much more battle heavy and put our heroes back out on the front lines once again.
First up is Bakugo vs Uraraka; we got to see that they were going to fight in the previous volume, but it didn't actually begin yet. This fight doesn't last too long, but Uraraka does show she has a lot of fight in her, just not enough to actually take down Bakugo's explosive sweat powers.
We then move on to the fight that is actually the most important part of this volume. Midoriya goes up against Todoroki. Before the fight though, Midoriya confronts Todoroki's father, who has been pushing Todoroki to use his fire powers but he refuses. Midoriya pretty much tells Endeavor that Todoroki is his own man and he will win on his own.
When the actual match begins we do get a nice flashback that goes into great detail on Todoroki's character. It really fleshes him out greatly and we see why he only uses the power he has inherited from his mother, but in order to beat Midoriya, he's going to have to use his father's fire to win.
Many more fights happen, but they are a bit too fast to really take notice of. In the middle of them, Ida recieves a call from his parent's about his brother being attacked by a villain and ending up seriously injured. The villain who caused it is Stain, the hero killer.
The final fight begins with Bakugo vs. Todoroki. In a great display of action, Bakugo wins the match, even though he really wanted the fight to still let him be the winner, but in a different way of winning. The volume ends with everyone going back to their homes and the places they need to be; all is right for now.
Although it does conclude with no serious cliffhanger, we still have the lingering presense of Stain, the next enemy our heroes will be up against. In terms of actual story, this volume does very little to progress forward what we love so much about this series. It's more a typical shonen tournament arc; I know most shonen series have this kind of theme in them at some point, My Hero Academia started the arc off in a rather bold move by not doing head to head combat, but eventually moved to that direction. As a whole, I did not really care for the pacing as we didn't really get to see our heroes shine like they should have in each fight, but we did get Todoroki's story fleshed out a lot, and I kind of feel this was the main reason this story arc was originally created for in the first place. Now that the Sport's Festival is over, let's hope the Hero Killer arc will be much more battle heavy and put our heroes back out on the front lines once again.
Objectionable Content:
- Language: No
- Violence: Yes
- Nudity: No
- Sexual Situations: No
Score:
- Cover: 8/10
- Artwork: 8/10
- Translation: 7/10
- Extras: 10/10
- Story: 6/10
Overall Rating: 8/10
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 9/14/16
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 9/14/16
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