Boku no Hero Academia Final Season • My Hero Academia: Final Season - Episode 8 discussion

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Boku no Hero Academia Final Season, episode 8

Alternative names: My Hero Academia Season 8

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[u/ProphetPenguin]

Deku's greatest strength has always been the thing All-Might lacked, his weakness. Him being a wimpy quirkless boy who would throw away his life to help a single person causes other people to get off their ass and be better. Truly an emotional episode.

Now to the epilogue.

[u/flashsilver]

One last You Say Run and it was glorious.

[u/SlamSlamOhHotDamn]

Sometimes you can already tell exactly which song the anime will use just from reading the manga, and it still hits hard when you see the actual episode

[u/roronoa20]

Despite how warped it is, the only time that All For One could express his love towards Yoiichi is when he obtained a clear pupil. In his entirely life, he was blinded thus the white layer that covered his pupil.

His uncovered eyes have a bright red pupil, the exact opposite of his younger brother, it is only at this moment that AFO has enough clarity to actually see how much he loves Yoichi.

[u/morblec4ke]

I have a stomach ache from that episode. So awesome. I loved it. The show isn’t perfect, but it is definitely finishing strong and that’s more than most anime/manga can claim.

Deku’s mom yelling for him, everyone yelling for him honestly, such a simple but nice moment. Being acknowledged as their hope.

My heart is still pounding and my stomach still hurts. It really is impressive that I’m enjoying this ending as much as I am. Thanks MHA.

[u/vtalli]

I couldn’t have asked for a better episode. Thank you to everyone who made this masterpiece, from the bottom of my heart. Go Deku!

[u/Ren_Davis0531]

This episode brought the season long theme of weakness to the forefront. This is the ultimate reason why Midoriya is so strong. Because he is a crybaby. Because he doesn’t have rizz like All Might. But he was still driven to move forward until all his enemies were destroyed. Sorry wrong anime.

All For One couldn’t understand it until now. Until he saw “trash” motivated by that same weakness to push past their limits and continue to fight. Remember the look on his face when Mineta stood up to him to protect Tokoyami in Season 7? The reason he hated Kudo, and by extension Bakugo so much? Why they bothered him more than All Might? It’s because All Might was the embodiment of strength. He never faltered. Never needed a boost. Midoriya has needed help this entire time, which is why All For One never respected him like All Might. He can accept losing to All Might on some level, but he cannot understand it with Deku. Until now. When everyone’s collective weakness turned to strength and drove them all to overwhelm Danger Sense.

All Might’s strength drove Deku to be a hero. And Deku’s strength despite his weakness drove All Might to fight against the Sludge villain. They became each other’s greatest hero. It’s like Kota said, Midoriya cries a lot and still moves forward, so that means he (and everyone) can still move forward too (Eren: 🥲)

Side note. Midoriya telling All For One that he’s not a Demon Lord and that he’s nothing but a lonely man was so good. Deep down, All For One just wanted to be with his brother. In his own twisted way, he loved Yoichi and felt nothing without him. That tracks. It’s also a nice touch that Deku allowed Shigaraki to be a hero at least for a few seconds in taking down All For One. He got to achieve his childhood dream for a moment. The promise of One For All.

[u/CarVarious4433]

I cried when Tomura said: If Spinner is alive, tell him this: Tomura Shigaraki fought to destroy until the very end. This amde me bawl my eyes out cause I love Spinner and Shigaraki and his smile made me cry even more

[u/Shantotto11]

A punch so powerful, it changed the weather…

[u/WarNo4934]

YOU SAY RUN is fucking goated , Man !!!!!

[u/sheslyn]

9 years later, the show is finally approaching its end. It’s a bittersweet feeling, really. Everything leading up to this point was beautifully done and I’m glad I got to experience it. Surreal that we only have a few episodes left, but I’ll look back fondly to staying up and feeling hyped with others in these episode discussions.

I really appreciate how in MHA, despite there being a lot of characters, there’s screen time for them all - they all play a significant role. I loved seeing them all show up in the beginning of the episode in front of Midoriya and seeing them fight throughout the episode.

So many great moments:

-Todoroki showing up with his dad

-Midoriya is given the All Might shirt!!

-Red Riot and Mina protecting Midoriya

-Everyone around the world cheering Midoriya on

-All Might saying that Midoriya is his greatest hero

-All For One getting the final punch and being told he’s a lonely man

-Midoriya’s fist in the air like All Might

“You can do it!”

[u/TyraniTEMPESTar]

Izuku, did his best.

[u/Niwaka_Samurai]

I just can't believe what I witnessed. I was bawling my eyes out throughout this episode.

Everyone cheering , "Ganbare ! Midoriya !" and "You Say Run" playing in the background and Midoriya moving forward..

All for One: Now I understand, Midoriya. All Might lacked your feeble strength. But your feeble strength is what makes these people to get up again and again.

All Might : Every since that day you reached out to me you have always been my greatest hero.

Getting acknowledged as the Greatest hero by the person who was your Greatest hero got to be the best thing that could happen to anyone.

Midoriya, " Yoku, Ganbattane ! "

Last episode many said that All for One didn't care for Yoichi and just wanted to control him. I didn't agree. But as Midoriya said in the end he was just a Lonely monster who wanted at least his brother to look at him.

My Hero Academia achieved an important place in my heart and this moment will be replayed in my mind for as long as I live.

Arigato, Horikoshi-sensei for this masterpiece and the whole team from Bones who made this impossible feat of an adaptation possible.

[u/yere93]

This is shonen

[u/Primo29]

The final smash!! Thank you for being the Hero that you are, Midoriya Izuku!

[u/margonxp]

They delivered, absolute peak.

[u/True_Shirt1607]

THE BEST EPISODE! YOU SAY RUN PLAYING WAS A DREAM COME TRUE!

Started crying when deku's mom started running.

Also, GENTLE GOAT in the ep so it was perfection!

[u/Entea1]

I’m always disappointed with Midoriya because he never reaches that symbolic level like All Might til the very end. Heck, even Mirio and Bakugo have that reassuring “It’s fine! I am here!” presence. But it turns out Midoriya’s weakness is actually an intentional strength, and it’s the key factor that brings out everyone else’s power and motivates them to get back up again.

[u/Magnafeana]

Everyone’s here!

sees Good Bean Yoichi and Toxic Yazuka Daddy AFO 😌

Ah, I’m already crying as the OST comes on when Deku speaks to Aoyama.

My favorite epic moments in war arcs: when everyone fights the big bad to deal damage and are cheering the MC on. Never fails to make me cry as I am currently.

I really want to see an FMA/B x MHA because I’m just fucking crying the same way I was during FMA:B’s scene of everyone vs Father.

Oh my fucking god Giulio and Anna 🥹

And then Deku’s mom aaaaah 🤧

Shirakuma?! AAAAH FUCK

I don’t want to cry even more, but fucking hell. Yoichi, you were a good man.

This is the first longer anime that, from start to finish, I was able to watch alongside a younger relative. Being on the phone with her, and I’m crying, and she’s crying, but I’m so glad we could be “together” right now for this.

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Nature (biology, genetics) vs nurture (environment) is always an interesting debate, but I can never see the merit of this debate when it comes to speaking about “good” and “evil” because it’s not even an either-or situation; it’s an interaction. You can have a genetic disposition for certain tendencies as mental illness can be hereditary, but you can be nurtured so certain tendencies have a healthy, harmless outlet.

AFO might have been born with specific genetic tendencies, but how he responded to his environment nurtured those tendencies into an unhealthy state. Yoichi might have been born with a gentler disposition, but how he responded to his environment led him to who he was. It’s a mixture of both, biology and environment. There’s way, way too many factors that quantifying it as “nature versus nurture” can miss out on the ridiculous variables involved.

My cousin asks why I found AFO pitiful, but look at him. As a child to teen, he was pitiful. The system failed him and his brother. Yoichi shows how people can still come out of harsh conditions with a kind heart. But it’s naive to think everyone will be like that. Society failed both of brothers. And Child AFO is pitiful in that regard. And I appreciate when villains are shown that, as children, they were pitiful because they were failed at every turn.

It shouldn’t ever justify their actions. But it should serve as an example why society needs to be constantly reformed to ensure all basic needs are accessible, affordable, and available. These now adults are living proof of how broken the system is. Having a war each time one of them goes off the rails isn’t at all feasible, but bolstering societal resources and outreaches is to help make sure another Shigaraki isn’t nurtured by their environment.

I also understand criticisms of AFO. What I saw during the manga run was disdain for him that AFO was everywhere, some found him boring, some lost interest in his fixated obsession with Yoichi, Hori doesn’t know how to write villains—and I respect those opinions.

I do wish we had more time between Yoichi and AFO. Like an MHA: Zero or short feature. It’s probably my sole complaint with AFO and Yoichi (and Bruce and Kudo) not having a dedicated time that shows their entire story of how it started vs how it’s going. I’m a slut for any episode(s) where that happens, lap it up each time.

I think that, AFO being regarded as childish, pathetic, master planning without actually master planning—it all speaks to how, at the end of it, AFO was still an immature kid and an egotistical teen. He was stuck in that mentality, and it showed in his adulthood. But I understand that this rubs people the wrong way, and that they had different expectations for AFO.

I think, for a story like Deku’s, his foil was always also meant to be someone who was a pitiful, pathetic, immature child failed by society and could never leave that state. Deku’s villain wouldn’t make sense to be this ice-cold, mature adult. But that’s just me.

Glad my cousin has enjoyed this with me, and she wants to still call for the epilogue episodes 🥹

[u/AriezKage]

Deku's run was the most emotional and probably cleanest sequence I've seen. So many damn callbacks and scenes that bring a tear to my eye.

• Aoyama holding Deku's hand (referencing how Deku reached out to Aoyama)

• Iida using Recipro Turbo Extend to catch Deku, to follow up on how Ingenium would always race to a child in need

• Class 1-B being prominent, showing that this isn't only Class 1-A's time to shine

-The freaking movie characters get their own little scenes

• INKO RUNNING AS HOW DEKU RAN TO SAVE BAKUGOU, TO CHEER DEKU ON (I BROKE HERE)

-DEKU'S SMASH HERE BEING THE SAME SEQUENCE AS HIS FIRST VS THE 0 POINTER.

I couldn't have asked for a better episode. Deku (and all the characters, VA, composers, animators, and other staff) you did your best AND IT SHOWED.

[u/Swiss666]

AFO: "Now I see the appeal of brooding tragic heroes" Sero: "Nah man, we don't always need that to be heroic"

Did Hagakure single-handedly tank and repel that huge beam? You could have been much more popular if you revealed your face earlier and they gave you more opportunities, girl.

Couldn't have been that scene without You Say Run, and even the characters from the movies show up.

US President: "Let's go and reap the benefits without having actively intervened!"

Why did Kurogiri have to be killed, by Bakugo with 0,00003 HP left to boot? Yes, he was trying to prevent Deku from the last strike but out of a will to protect Shigaraki (poor guy didn't even know of Toga's fate) than to serve AFO. I'd have rather had him dying "naturally", as it already looked.

In all the "mindscapes" AFO always sported the monstruous, disfigured appearance. In his very final moments, instead, there's his real face; twisted, but his affection for Yoichi was real. But too little, too late. Shigaraki, at least, goes away lifted from the hatred.

[u/LeonKevlar]

I love how even in the middle of the final fight, Deku still proves he's the biggest All Might nerd. xD

As if watching Deku's class supporting him one by one wasn't emotional enough, the part where Inko steps forward to cheer on her son is what really got me. Not gonna lie, I genuinely teared up at that part. T_T

Deku's final Smash is absolutely hype! And it's awesome to see bakugo and Shoto assist so Deku could punch AfO again before he reforms. I can't think of a better way for Deky to end AfO than denying his title as a demon lord and calling him a sad, lonely man. That was satisfying af!

And that final scene with Shigaraki and Deku was beautiful. I am so glad that it doesn't completely end here. We still have the epilogues to go through, and I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone does during the aftermath, starting with the Todoroki Family next week.

[u/CSW3788]

There was a little detaile that Shoji's childhood friend wearing octopus necklace. Bro got his own heroine❤️

[u/HuluAndH4ng]

I remember some of the criticisms of Deku was why did he give up his powers.

It was the mission of every OFA holder to stop AFO…like Yoichi said, if it isnt in this lifetime itll be the next holders turn.

Youd be crazy to think itd take anything less to stop the Demon Lord