Horikoshi Breaking Away From The Typical Shonen(and Media In General)Formula and DudeBros Can't Stand It.
I kinda wanted to talk about Horikoshi's writing; because it is really good. I feel like all the hate he has been getting and has gotten is so stupid. Not enough people are talking about it. (Probably because it's the Izuchakos making a ruckus.)
(⚠ I encourage everyone to try and keep in my mind that if you ever see people like this: do not interact. Just report them,they are not worth your time. And if they annoy you,try and stay kind and respectful,if they don't return the favor: REPORT. I don't choose what you do though,so,if you want to talk to them be my guest,but I encourage you to be respectful to try and spread positivity whenever you can even in the midst of a fucking asshole.We are all people behind these screens at the end of the day so let's be kind and civil.⚠)
Is Horikoshi Objectively Bad At Writing?
Okay,real quick,to the people who have and do @ Horkoshi to insult him and his manga: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?! As long as Horikoshi hasn't done anything actually wrong,like a crime or somethin' you should not @ him to call him an awful person because you don't like that the story isn't going in the direction you thought it was and now you're throwing a tantrum how he writes.
Obviously everyone has an opinion,but for a thing to be objectively bad writing would be:
No Consistent Plot
No Foreshadowing (That's more of my opinion,but still)
No Character Arcs
Close To No Character Interactions
And No Passion
This would be objectively bad writing,but no matter what you opinion is on Horikoshi and his writing,this are things he EXCELS in. You may not like it,but he does,especially in the foreshadowing apartment,which again is a more personal critic on most shows and things I read. If something has no and or bad foreshadowing I kinda hate it. But the arc for the story and characters has been consistent if you have actually read the manga. Like,I see people who left the fandom and dropped the manga and come back like,
"I dropped the manga,and I have no idea what's happening,but I'm just gonna say it bad and make no sense because I watched season one and read the first ten chapters >:( " People will admit they have not read all the chapters or dropped the show/manga And will claim they know it's bad even though they don't have any knowledge of the show essentially. And these people are typically Bakugo antis,so it just goes to show: People who read all of it have the same understanding of the people who have barely read any of it in regards to Bakugo's character.
Bakugo's Death Not Being a Redemption, But A Way To Show Izuku's Feelings.
(*I could not even fathom the feeling of working so hard,and people @ you that. It is so sad. I feel bad for Horikoshi,he does not deserve this hate,so,I will continue making posts about antis like this until they kinda disappear out of embarrassment when a certain relationship becomes canon.*)
Okay,here is a problem with shows in general:
STOP KILLING OFF CHARACTERS TO "REDEEM" THEM.
It is just so...lazy. Like,you can't write an actual good character development arc so you kill them off just so you don't have to keep them as a villain or whatever.
And with Katsuki,he's already redeemed himself. You know with the best apology to ever exist. This temporal death is important to his and Izuku's relationship. It was to show people,like this:
(*this is funny because this person used an "anti bkdk" tag for just Horikoshi's writing. So,they are admitting Horikoshi is a shipper,and that it is close to being canon.*)
The thing he spelled out wayyyyyyy before this.
Example:
Katsuki's death was to expand on Izuku's Black Whip arc,and to show that his feelings,the ones he has to control,cause him to become selfish.
And the whole "there are no stakes" argument is so stupid ,this manga is not about how Izuku can kick ass,it's about self love,love,forgiveness,self forgiveness,and just the impact that feelings have on people's lives and the world. If a show or book needs to have death to make their story interesting then the author isn't good at writing. And if you need death to make a story interesting for you,then watch and or read something that has a lot of character death. I also hate that they are so self absorbed that they claim they are the TARGET AUDIENCE.
Ego And Target Audience
(*That last one.did this person really just say that...a Fictional story was made up? I-I...I am mildly disappointed in this person's IQ. Or maybe they're too smart for me to understand.*)
...I...wha? Honey,Hori started making manga because his mom loved his drawings,Inko is also based off his mother,and Horikoshi is just a more emotional guy overall. Look,I think this manga is for EVERYONE,but things can have a target audience,and that target audience may be: Woman,"Feminine" guys(or just guys who's masculinity is not so fragile they can admit they have feelings,thoughts and emotions,and maybe they aren't the target audience for everything),and queer people.
Look,these are the people who understand and are more impacted by the story more than people like this,who have such a big ego that every main MC who's a dude is for them. Izuku,whether you want to admit it or not,is in touch with his feminine side. He openly cries,shares his feelings,(unless they're his feelings for Kacchan) has emotional intelligence,and is just kind and sweet to people in general. He has what most people would describe as, "feminine traits."
So,no,you are not the "target audience" ,but you can enjoy books,movies,shows,ect,without being the target audience. It may mean more and be more impactful for woman and mainly queer people such as myself. Which it has.
When Twice and Toga corrected Overhaul on using the wrong pronouns,I teared up. I never,and I mean never,had someone openly call me by they/them pronouns in my day to day life,so to see someone get the respect they deserve they way I've never had,made me a little emotional.
(*For context they were happy that Hori killed off Katsuki and they were making jokes about how it "ended bkdk," and was all dandy until Hori brought him back, then they started insulting the manga.*)
So,to sit there and insult Horikoshi,for writing the manga the way he's intended to,and at the same time claim that you are the target audience is so...Egotistical. And it honestly shows how much,these people will contradict themselves just to try and be right. Because if one Shonen,show,movie,book,and or comic,isn't about them their whole life is OVER. They act like a Shonen having a canon queer MC is the death of them,LITERALLY.
It really pisses me off the these people will say this is for them;and then as soon as something happens that they don't like,or proves that they aren't the target audience and not everything is going to cater to them(or their previous assumptions of the manga were wrong,and people that have been pointing this stuff out for years have been proven right),they immediately go to death threats and complaining.
Conclusion:
Stop insulting Horikoshi's work because it isn't what you expected,then turn around and claim you're the target audience. Horikoshi has been working HIMSELF TO DEATH to finish this,and you are seriously going to @ him to die because he didn't kill off a character? He's been working on this for ten years and is going to end it the way he wants to,the only person that has him at "gun point" is the people actively @ ing him because they can't handle the very thought of a Shonen MC being queer. And Characters do not need to die to make stories good.
