- lilly bean -

[symbol-of-victory]

[beybuniki]

float this fool, uraraka!!!

[beybuniki]

comfort

[noifzmonstrumkhaosed]

The “Uselessness” of Midoriya Izuku

Today, Hori shares an interesting fact through his author’s note:

The poem is called Ame ni mo Makezu in Japan, written by Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, and it is a very famous poem. The verse Horikoshi is referring to is [ミンナニデクノボートヨバレ] (originally written in katakana) or “minna ni deku-no-bō to yobare”. Translated straight, means “Called useless by all.”

I’ve always wondered why Izuku never really gets credit or widespread acknowledgement whenever he wins villain fights, of how he doesn’t seem to be known more than being ‘the boy who broke his bones during the U.A. Sports Festival.’ The shared victory against Stain was credited to Endeavor, his personal fight against Overhaul was never televised, and his defeat of Gentle Criminal was never relayed to his classmates.

Even now, he’s known as ‘the cryptid who saves people.’ In the span of the entire manga, Deku never really sought popularity nor money. The closest he did this was when he was told by All Might to announce his presence to the world via the Sports Festival, but even then, he prioritized saving his classmate over winning and wasn’t recognized for his previous victories. He didn’t even receive a single internship offer aside from Gran Torino. Plus, Deku doesn’t exude a natural charm when it comes to scripted interviews.

The poem:

The poem illustrates a person who lives simply, who helps those who are in need of help, and doesn’t get praise for it (nor desires to be praised.) So aside from it’s other meaning ‘dekiru’ or ‘I can do it!’, Deku as a hero name means that he doesn’t seek credit for doing what should come naturally.

But since Izuku choosing it for a hero name is yet another statement: he still hopes to become someone that everyone aspires to. That is, by asking people to call him Deku, he becomes a ‘No One who can save everyone.’

And that is the theme of BnHA. Izuku is supposed to symbolize the turning point, the revolution against the broken Hero Society, the society which is built upon the self-interests of “Heroes” barring a few. Izuku choosing Deku as a name means to impart that anyone who ‘helps/reaches out a hand to those who needed saving without expecting anything in return’ is already a hero.

Read More: The “Popularity” of Midoriya Izuku

[queenie435]

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Kou has the standard shounen protagonist drive of wanting to get stronger, but the reason he repeatedly fails at this is not because he’s weak, but because he doesn’t have a fucking teacher

[parkjihyoist]

“I knew all along. And what’ll happen now, too. That’s why I never liked that brat, ever since I first laid eyes on him.”

[mojinchiimanga]

[yeonjune]

YEONJUN ✙ GQ Korea x Jo Malone London

[gmajortom]

face you make when the world is falling apart all around you and you just kissed the girl of your dreams (that you thought you'd never see again)(whose best friend you have ritually sacrificed to extend her life span) and kinda sorta confessed that you like her and she pulls out a pure white 2000 piece puzzle in response

[courtesanofdeath]

She was always destined to die...

[yeonjune]

beomgyu with cute little puppies 🐶❤️🐶

[courtesanofdeath]

Don't worry, Yashiro. I'll save you.

[masterqifrey]

JIBAKU SHOUNEN HANAKO-KUN S2 (2025) created by aidairo

[mahoumisfit]

Let’s run away together. To the real world.

[lumina-649]

One of the cutest aspects about the direction of Yashiro's character in the newer chapters is how much she's openly simping for Hanako. We even get a glimpse into how Yashiro actually views him.

In the beginning, Yashiro was dead-set on only getting with the hottest of hot guys---the whole prince charming type. In fact, this is why she was obsessed with Teru for quite a bit.

But as of chapter you-know-who, there's very clearly a distinction between how the series/other people portray and see Hanako versus how Yashiro views him.

Throughout all the bullcrap these two go through, Yashiro realizes she can't keep her feelings buried anymore (though, I don't see why you would when you literally fight your way through this world's version of hell just to get to this dude, but I digress) and goes all in with acknowledging she wants nothing more than to be with Hanako.

Heck, even when her former crush, Nakahara was (creepily) hitting on her (actually, he was harassing her), she wanted nothing to do with him because Nakahara wasn't Hanako. It literally takes her a few seconds for her to even remember who he is because that's how insignificant he is in comparison to the one and only toilet ghost.

As she runs away from him due to his downright creeptitude (which ironically enough, smartly shows that he wouldn't have even made a good partner anyway so it was actually a good thing he rejected her), she reflects on how she DID want to confess to someone, but it wasn't to him---it was---say it with me: HANAKO--

And the best part from her reflecting on how she wanted to confess to him, it goes back to that part where he was with her in the stage where they'd be holding the performance for the Wizard of Oz. See how the series objectively portrays him versus how Yashiro sees him?

Yashiro is no longer concerned with any prince charming because in her eyes, Hanako IS exactly THAT. From what she originally saw as this snarky boy in a hat, she now sees him as the most handsome because of who he is and what they've both been through together.

He looks more attractive to her because of the fact she recognizes the bond she has with him and wants nothing more than to delve deeper into it.

As messy as these two are, I will say this: AidaIro are MASTERS at subtext and tugging my heart strings.

[redcamellia13]

Wow, is Camellia actually divulging from Mitsukou land? This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Jokes aside, this post is so beautiful, and it reminded me why I fell in love with Hananene in the first place.

The intricate character growth, the way it genuinely feels like they are each other’s irreplaceable special someone, just the way they even look at each other…

God, I need a good Hananene fic right about now. No seriously, anybody got recommendations? I’ll take Mitsukou, Terukane, and AoiAoi.

[shizuhanaart]

oh, to fly with you again