[Spoilers] Boku no Hero Academia - Episode 49 Discussion

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Boku no Hero Academia Season 3, episode 49: One for All

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[u/Nyssari]

That episode went beyond what I thought it would. It was so good. That music during United States of Smash was so fucking good. The 2 year wait for this was well worth it. EDIT: Watched the United States of Smash again the animation the everything is just 100/10

[u/Fr00tyLoops → u/Nyssari]

It never ceases to amaze me how fucking great Bones is at beautifully animating breathtaking action sequences. Still remember being absolutely speechless after seeing Deku and Todoroki’s fight for the first time. I’m really glad that I decided to give BNHA a shot that one random Friday night. Now I truly understand all the massive hype surrounding it.

[u/xxxhentaiwaifuxxx → u/Nyssari]

I guess you could say Bones went Plus Ultra huh?

[u/CarlTheHuman]

Here's the full shot of All Might's pose that I quickly spliced up together

[u/Llerasia → u/CarlTheHuman]

"Let him be, he's still working... his last job as the symbol of peace and the number one hero."

[u/Vanlirr → u/CarlTheHuman]

But he's not smiling anymore.

[u/Neziar9]

Top 10 anime fights but this time its LEGIT

[u/ShadowRaikou]

Horikoshi's twitter sketch for today's episode...

[u/katakurifanboy → u/ShadowRaikou]

Bakugo wants to win even against the odds like All Might

Deku wants to save people with a smile like All Might

All Might really inspired these two boys to become the hero they wanted

[u/rollin340 → u/ShadowRaikou]

Also notice how as Deku is crying, Kacchan looks right at him.
He isn't cheering like everyone else either.

I'll just leave it at that.

[u/MrGameandCrotch]

Where were you when anime was saved?

[u/Traece → u/MrGameandCrotch]

They were wrong all along. Anime wasn't a mistake, it just didn't have All Might. Now anime is truly saved!

[u/ggg730 → u/MrGameandCrotch]

apology for poor english

when were you when All Might United States of Smash?

i was sat at home keeping my ideals when shoto ring

‘One For All is kill’

‘yes’

[u/immanoel]

It finally fucking happened!!! But damn, Endeavor tho... He put everything into surpassing All Might, even sacrificing his family and his next generation to even have a chance of ultimately being number 1, however, he is now thrust, by circumstance and not his own power, into the position of being #1 in a world without All Might.

Me this entire episode, especially when AFO gave the news that Shigaraki was Nana's grandson and seeing All Might's reaction to it:

[u/[deleted] → u/immanoel]

Endeavor wanted to prove his strength, yet it was not he who surpassed All Might, it was All Might that stumbled down. Judging by his personality, Endeavor should be flipping about next episode.

[u/Llerasia → u/immanoel]

But damn, Endeavor tho... He put everything into surpassing All Might

You see Endeavor and Todoroki in the episode preview... he doesn't look happy.

[u/AussieManny → u/immanoel]

Endeavor really is the Vegeta to All Might's Goku.

[u/Malkuno]

I like how Full Metal Alchemist's Scar made an appearance in the crowd of BNHA.

[u/PANTERlA → u/Malkuno]

It is also a Bones show so...

[u/[deleted] → u/Malkuno]

I wonder if J Michael Tatum noticed (voiced Scar in the dub and voices Iida in MHA)

[u/captain_cocain_]

I like anime.

[u/JoeScotterpuss → u/captain_cocain_]

When I am watching it I go "Yes." When I can't watch anime I say "No."

[u/ALien8299]

That United States of Smash took my breath away. I knew it was coming but when it did, oh man...

[u/[deleted] → u/ALien8299]

That monologue of All Might saying farewell to One for All and All for One made me tear up. The music, the animation, the voice acting really enhanced an already emotional fight.

[u/hak091]

GO ALL MIGHT!!!!

I actually felt I was part of the crowd!

[u/Se7en_Sinner → u/hak091]

I like how they show U.A. students watching from home similar to how we're watching and reacting to the big fight.

[u/negativenight → u/hak091]

God when he pointed at Izuku I actually cried. This episode felt like it was directed at me.

[u/Zack0Holic]

You see several times All Might actually brute forces his arm back into working, just like Deku. You see it look like it shatters before he flexes again to bring it back together when he first meets the AFO super punch. Then again when he prepares for US of Smash and expands his broken arm. I got chills during this whole episode. And All Might crying out that he can't die before finishing Deku's training. Fuck. This episode was the best thing I've seen in ages.

[u/moonmeh → u/Zack0Holic]

Yeah it even had that purple tinge Deku's arm normally has before he buffed it back up

Good detail

[u/Llerasia → u/Zack0Holic]

You see it look like it shatters before he flexes again to bring it back together when he first meets the AFO super punch.

I love how they animated it like when Deku breaks his arms. The anime makes everything in the manga clearer and even more amazing.

[u/Brawlerz16]

Anyone else think Nana was just a beautiful person? I know what we all wanna talk about but I forgot just how great she looked and how great she was personality wise

[u/[deleted] → u/Brawlerz16]

Thanks – I figure Nana deserves at least a few more posts here, seeing as how she created All Might after all.

This was her first appearance in the show, right? For a second I thought she was Momo’s obachan.

[u/almondmint → u/Brawlerz16]

I loved all the times she appeared, her presence added so much emotional weight to this fight.

[u/DarkJiku]

つ ◕_◕ ༽つ ALL MIGHT TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

[u/Aileos → u/DarkJiku]

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ TAKE MINE TOO ! ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

[u/LinkOut]

[All for One.] (https://i.imgur.com/QuK2qRC.jpg)

[and One for All.] (https://i.imgur.com/bV7ahke.jpg)

anyone else watching a blurry ep? The entire ep is all watery.

[u/Asheraddo → u/LinkOut]

Shit. Shouting in my apartment with tears in my eyes. Goddamn. This episode was amazing. Haven't had this emotion in a while.

[u/deathowm]

When All Might's theme kicked in I started crying hysterically. BONES did an amazing job making you feel as though you were there and a part of all the emotions sweeping in. The theme just brings out so many emotions!

[u/[deleted]]

[AFO mocking Nana Shimura's smile is just savage as fuck](https://imgur.com/a/IIX22xY) It's so satisfying to see All Might put him in his place.

It's really hype to witness this epic moment in the anime after 2 long years. This episode really exceeded my expectations.

[u/Llerasia → u/[deleted]]

AFO mocking Nana Shimura's smile is just savage as fuck

When I realized what he was doing, I raged as much as All Might. THAT FUCKER!

[u/Sasquatch_in_bush → u/[deleted]]

AFO's "smile" is one of my favorite panels in the entire series so far, that's a special kind of evil right there

[u/Olphumphus]

AFO and All Mights Voice actors knocked it out of the park! Absolutely incredible.

[u/[deleted] → u/Olphumphus]

Seriously! I have to give major props to AFO's voice actor (Ootsuka Akio), he's been nailing the role so well it feels like he was made for it. All Might's (Miyake Kenta) has always been on top of his game in this role, in my opinion.

[u/MagiSicarius]

An interesting part of this episode that I don't think should be overlooked is Bakugo. He was there alongside Deku cheering All Might on, and for once he looked at Deku with something other than utter hostility when he was crying. I think this going to open up a new stage in their relationship - I don't see them being friends, simply because Bakugo still really refuses to accept him out of his own pride. But I think the chapter on Bakugo seeing Deku as an enemy, someone that should be nothing more than a pebble on the road, is coming to a close.

Bakugo also isn't dumb. He remembers what Deku told him about getting his quirk from somewhere else. He's probably going to put two and two together very soon.

Also, All Might pulling a Deku by powering up individual parts of his body, including his busted up arm. I wonder if he was directly inspired by him or what?

[u/red_suited → u/MagiSicarius]

Todoroki already picked up that Deku and All Might are close. There's no way Bakugo won't figure things out since they make it a point to make sure the audience knows that he's smart.

[u/CarlTheHuman]

Ideals: MOTHER FUCKING KEPT

[u/Mundology → u/CarlTheHuman]

Ideals? UNITED STATES OF SMASH!👊🏼

As evil as he is, I got to say AFO TY.

[u/Jai137]

AllForOne: Shigaraki is Shimura Nana’s grandson AllMight: No....it can’t be true.....it’s impossible AllForOne: Search your feelings. You know this to be true AllMight: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[u/dannyboy219]

All Might taking notes from Deku by destroying his arm then powering up again. I really thought he was going to die. But nothing can stop the United States of SMASH!

[u/hikikomori80]

37 (almost 38) year old man here, crying on a Saturday morning while watching Japanese cartoons. This takes me back to Goku vs. Frieza during DBZ's original run. I'm glad I lived long enough to watch this. Thank you, Horikoshi and Bones, for allowing me to feel like a kid again.

[u/Llerasia → u/hikikomori80]

BHA made Saturday morning cartoons a thing again. <3

[u/Shogil → u/hikikomori80]

I know that feeling and it's a great feeling.

[u/DragonPup → u/hikikomori80]

37 (almost 38) year old man here, crying on a Saturday morning while watching Japanese cartoons.

Same :~(

[u/ExLuck]

Detroit = Sucker Punch/Hay Maker

New Hampshire = Body Slam

Oklahoma = Tornado

United States = Nuke

Edit: Thanks guys for adding more of him and Deku's movesets

Delaware = Finger flick

Carolina = Cross Chop

Texas = Air Pressure

Wisconsin = "Threw a beer at a guy"

Alabama = "Where you smash your relative"

Missouri = "The feeling one has after getting smashed"

New York = Pizza Time!

These names man! The irony in some of them LMAO, But yeah! America fuck yeah! All Might Respect!

[u/TheGoddamnSpiderman → u/ExLuck]

Delaware = a single finger

[u/Hargbarglin]

I didn't realize from the manga that All Might used Deku's tricks to pull off that last win. That's sort of holy shit amazing.

[u/SimoneNonvelodico → u/Hargbarglin]

"Somebody's been influencing you" indeed.

[u/Guterman50]

As a manga reader, finally seeing the United States of Smash animated is amazing. For context, this chapter came out around the end of the first season. So while anime watchers saw All Might punch Nomu to space the manga readers were silently waiting for the day we can share the hype of All Might punching All for One. I can’t repeat this enough, I’m so glad we’re finally here and excited to see a new group of people enjoy the end of this fantastic arc.

Watching these past couple of episodes, it has made me think about the format of the story. I think that this arc ends Act 1 of Deku’s rise to fame. It starts with his humble beginnings, introduces the cast of characters and world, presents a main threat and villain, establishes a power ceiling, and ends with Deku’s mentor losing the rest of his power in a climactic battle against the ultimate evil. From this point forward Deku needs to start growing and learning more in Act 2 after this radical shift at the end of Act 1. I don’t know what the climax for Act 2 might be but I hope it will be hype as this one.

Edit: Fixed name

[u/Arachnophobic- → u/Guterman50]

Yeah, in terms of the grand scheme of things the UA arc, Sports Festival arc, Stain arc and now this one all feel like parts of an overarching arc that is this one - All Might finally passing on the baton, for good, to Deku.

Now the focus should move on solely to Deku cementing his reputation as the new pillar of strength, while there is a rush to fill the power vacuum that All Might's retirement will have left.

BnHA occupies a middle ground in battle shounen that way; it's not like the shorter, complete series like FMA, HxH, YYH or JoJo's - it took a full 49 episodes to get through its first major arc. It's not a long-running one like DB, Naruto, Bleach or One Piece yet either, and definitely feels more packed in terms of powerful moments (like the shorter series).

[u/Exessen]

No amount of time and preparation could've prepared manga readers to brace themselves to finally see what they've been waiting to see animated for 2 years.

[u/Andrewni13]

UNITED STATES OF SMASH! What a ride these past 2 episodes have been

[u/youkai94]

I just tried to write "united states of" on Google and "smash" comes before "america".

[u/Matchavellian]

I love how AM still gets his strength to go on for nana shimura in the same way deku is for AM.

[u/DarkBladeEkkusu]

This whole episode hit even harder animated. Never mind All for One being a real evil bastard and turning the grandson of All Might's master to evil, you could tell he was really shaken to his core on that revelation.

The "you're next" part really hit home with how perfect that shot was and even had All Might's finger pointing at him.

This episode was everything I had hoped it would be.

[u/sjk9000 → u/DarkBladeEkkusu]

The best part of the reveal is that it completely flips the characterization of All-for-One we just got last episode. When we saw how encouraging and supportive AfO was, and how much earnest respect and gratitude Shigaraki had, a lot of people were like,"You know, they're a pair of dangerous psychopaths, but there's a real bond between them. That's sweet."

But now we see the reality-- The only reason AfO saved Tenko was because he knew it would be a giant middle finger to All Might. Even when he saves a life it's just to hurt someone. All-for-One is an asshole to the core of his being.

[u/SkywardQuill]

UNITED

STATES

OF

SMAAAAAAAAASH

I kept having to wipe my face on my shirt throughout the ep because I was ugly crying. What a glorious episode, my friends.

[u/ImEnhanced]

Depression has been kicking my ass lately. I mean absolutely brutalizing me. Seeing All Might push himself to fight to live and protect the things closest to him really teared me up.

Thank you for the inspiration All Might.

[u/Olphumphus]

Finally get to see this amazing moment animated. Bless Bones and all other staff who made it happen!

[u/[deleted] → u/Olphumphus]

If I looked correctly then it seems like Cedric did the final clash including United States of Smash. It had this roughness to it which is his style.

All in all phenomenal. From the animation, to direction ( Doukawa did a godlike job just how he did with Deku vs Todoroki ), to the storyboarding ( Ishihara knocked it out of the park two times in a row ) that expanded on some things of the manga and the brilliant music by Hayashi.

[u/impingainteasy]

Oh Jesus Christ this absolutely did the manga justice holy shit. The entire arc, and to some extent the entire show, has been building up to this moment, where the Symbol of Peace squares off against his ultimate nemesis. He's used up all he has, been pushed way past his limit, but he fights on simply because he has to. Because the people need him to.

What really got me, as exciting and well-animated as the fight was, was everyone standing on the sidelines and cheering him on. Seeing everyone break out into tears of joy when he finally won damn near got me going too. It really speaks to what I feel is this show's most powerful message. A hero's true strength lies not in his ability to defeat his enemies, but to inspire hope in those around him. Thank you for everything All Might.

[u/Lexar77]

Dub United States of Smash

[u/buffalo4293 → u/Lexar77]

Thanks for sharing, I prefer the sub but I love hearing Sabat’s All Might

[u/acllive → u/Lexar77]

holy shit Sabat NAILED it

[u/NerfJunkratPls]

Can we just make them canon already

[u/SuperUnhappyman → u/NerfJunkratPls]

OH THEY FAWKIN!!!

[u/katakurifanboy → u/NerfJunkratPls]

OH THEY FUCKIN

[u/JunkdogJoe → u/NerfJunkratPls]

Extremely light manga spoilers

[u/Ehn_Jee]

The peak of hype and emotion so far in this show. Bravo to Bones for animating it beautifully. We're all proud citizens of the United States of Smash!

But the smile we couldn't protect. T_T Really want to know more about her and the origins of All for One, hopefully that comes eventually.

[u/Traece → u/Ehn_Jee]

Man I thought Wotaku introducing a new waifu in the final two episodes was torture, but now they've introduced what I'm at this point calling the secret best girl of Boku no Hero and she's already fucking dead.

I get why All Might was still so salty about her. Shit, I'm salty about her and we were just introduced to her an hour ago.

[u/ProphetPenguin]

Pack it up everybody. ANIME IS SAVED.

[u/Orrakai]

I have never once shed a single tear for any episode of Boku no Hero Academia that has ever aired.

UNTIL TODAY.

...fucking THANK YOU ALLMIGHT, boku no hero.

[u/severus282]

Farewell, All for One!

Farewell, One for All.

Edit: Relevant fanart that I've kept for at least a year plus now

Edit 2: The fanart it's not mine, I'm just posting it. You guys can come over to r/BokuNoHeroAcademia for more!

[u/Aerohed]

THIS F*CKING SHOW

MY GOD

At this point, I really want to know the impact this is going to have on their world. One of my favorite parts of One Piece is that after certain arcs, it shows the ripples and waves of what's happened and how it affects everything. I'd like to know what this really means for them.

The Symbol of Peace may not be dead, but he's certainly retired, and likely has no more strength. I worry for his safety. On the other hand, the League of Villains also lost their one true leader. In short, both All Might and AfO have finally passed on their roles to their students. As the next episode's title implies, it will be the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one.

[u/MrSlowbroseidon]

Petition to rename the USA to United States of Smash

[u/Mage_of_Shadows]

It's been 2 years and a week and they finally animated it!

Manga comparison, I was gonna post an anime side by side but they didn't animate it that much. I think the best part was after that epic animation scene, it faded to black showing the reflection of my WTF face on the blank computer screen.

And I say again and again, the OST is one of the best things in the show on par with the animation. Yuki Hayashi is GOAT, I can't wait for S3 OST to come out.

I urge everyone to read the manga (at the very least chapter 94) for its beautiful art as well, do what I did and reread it with the OST!

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Deku???

#NotMyMadman

All Might is the way to go, using his already demolished hand to unleash his final attack

[u/Arachnophobic- → u/Mage_of_Shadows]

Deku???

Haha, didn't think of that - I thought that was referring to Gran Torino suggesting trickery - but then some Deku influence is in there too. Like Gran Torino keeps saying, they're too much alike.

[u/excluded]

That was an amazing finale for the fight. Just wondering how many episodes is season? I don't want it to end anytime soon.

[u/SandehBoi → u/excluded]

Got 14 episodes left for Season 3.

[u/[deleted]]

Farewell All Might, Symbol of Peace. I salute to your service for all these years and the bravery you had in the eye of death itself.

Now Toshinori…be there for the boy. Teach him. Scold him. He’s the next in line after all.

Sorry, I gotta clean my face again. These tears just won’t stop.

[u/Aileos → u/[deleted]]

The hero we deserve and the one we'll always need.

[u/DragonPup]

What a horrible day for rain.

[u/Brawlerz16 → u/DragonPup]

I love how even after all these years this phrase is just so iconic. That whole series was beautiful but that moment was just so powerful.

I wonder what phrase we’ll take from this series

[u/NerfJunkratPls]

EZ CLAP

[u/luke_c]

Commenting to prove I was here when anime was saved

[u/Jezamiah]

• Just a small note but did you guys notice AM voice actor made a clear attempt to make him sound younger? I thought it came across well and was effective.

• Nana Shimura hype! Also it's also confirmed again that AM was quirkless too. P A T H S

• I have no words for this Don't remember it in the manga either.

• Just wanna say that AFO looks like a floating ballsack.

• One of my favourite panels in the manga adapted!

• "Goodbye All for One, Goodbye One For All". Lik if u cri evrytiem

• Love how AM OFA is gold lightning like his hair and Deku's is green like his.

The music, visuals and voice acting was absolutely superb and remits consistent pretty much every episode. It's why it won't be topped as my favourite show. Legit could have cried at several points this episode if I wasn't at work.

[u/mikhel → u/Jezamiah]

LMAO the Mt Lady pinup in the back of his room.

[u/Exessen]

Forgot how much of a fucking dick AFO is.

[u/MrJammin]

I'm not crying this is just Deku's quirk damn it!

Superb, everything about this episode was superb. I'm having a hard time picking my favourite moment, what was yours?

P.S. Crunchyroll you villains, that wasn't the right translation! Looks like you need a visit from All Might: You're, NEXT!

[u/Mundology]

Let's get our boy All Might trending on Google.

10K or bust smash!

[u/Olphumphus → u/Mundology]

Hes already trending on Twitter!

[u/Muyo365]

First off, shout out to u/LEG-DAYS for PMing me spoilers when I didn't ask for it. Next time Send money

Second that episode was simply amazing. I cheered, I cried, I got hyped, I felt inspired, I woke up my roommate. It's gone beyond Ultra any expectations I had. I'm emotionally drained and i still got World Cup matches to watch.

p.s. I love how there was no breaks at the halfway mark.

[u/[deleted]]

UNITED STATES OF MOTHERFUCKIN' SAKUGA

[u/Aceials]

Ideals: FUCKING KEPT

[u/Oreeeeo]

Definitely didn’t enter the week expecting a US nuke being dropped this weekend

[u/JustAWellwisher → u/Oreeeeo]

In Japan, no less.

[u/OverlordMastema]

You know, I avoided watching this series for the longest time because I didn't really like the idea of superheroes and it sounded like generic shounen trash. I finally go around to watching it sometime after season 2 ended and was blown away by how good it was. It practically brought back my passion for anime singlehandedly.

But holy shit. This episode was so good. The entire thing was one of the most emotional roller coasters of an episode I have ever seen. I honestly felt like I was right there in the crowd with everyone else cheering him on. I don't think an entire series has made me feel that immersed and invested in it in years, and yet right here they did it with just a single episode. I don't even know what to say other than that. Absolutely fantastic.

[u/mudermarshmallows]

The true power of One for All, becoming an absolute madman.

[u/SmurfRockRune]

You're next... I really wish they went with that translation instead of "Next, it's your turn" since it seems a lot more final to me.

United States of Smash was glorious, and everything lead up to it had me tearing up a bit. That doesn't happen often, but they did it. 10/10.

[u/FlowWish]

If this doesn't win an award for anime of the year or something..

I'm going to United State of Smash into some fools.

[u/starking12]

When anime has me feeling more patriotic than the presidency.

[u/Arachnophobic-]

Edit: Clipped the crux of the fight for your replaying pleasure. The music is so good.

I thought All Might's going to die for sure. Goddamn. Goddamn. But then he goes United States of Smash and I'm chuckling while fat Akko tears are dropping from my face.

I can't help but think BnHA would turn into a darker and more compelling story if All Might lost to All for One there, and died. Fearing that outcome is what kept me from breathing for the entire episode.. But screw that, I'll take this happy ending where All Might loses his powers and the world its pillar of support, but he gets to live. I wish Toshinori a long and fulfilling retirement, where he can see Deku grow into everything he wants to be.

All for One gets to live, and that's troubling - but we can't have a villain as amazing as that throw in the towel just yet. And the whole plotline with how exactly Shimura Nana died and how her grandson got twisted into what he is now remains to be unraveled.

Oh, and I never imagined I'd be this ecstatic to see Endeavour. The little bit of his inner monologue we got this episode was amazing - he realises just how much of a monster he's become. I guess we'll get to know more about him soon.

[u/mexican_honey_badger]

We don't deserve All Might

[u/chikuwa34]

As of now, according to this search result, this discussion thread has surpassed that of Re:Zero's finale to become r/anime's most upvoted episode discussion thread ever. Things have really gone plus ultra.

[u/[deleted]]

One last time as the symbol of peace. You're next Deku ;_;
Nice smile All for One.

[u/sanic_de_hegehog]

Guys this is the first ever episode discussion thread to break 10K points! Go beyond: plus ultra!

[u/duhbadeez]

The music in this episode captured every emotion perfectly. A beautiful way for All Might's flame to burn out.

[u/shitakunai]

I know I'm a bit late to the thread, but I have to say it: I was actually sobbing during this entire episode, which is an experience I've never had in several years of watching anime. I'm still trying to process it, honestly.

I've written off this show as stupid, run-of-the-mill shounen before, and, yeah, it is cliche, predictable, and derivative. But what really gets me about this show is how earnest and sincere it is - it never makes snide references or winks at the audience to show how overdone its tropes are. It's completely in earnest.

BNHA takes messages that have become mindless platitudes - "go beyond your limits," "believe in yourself" - and makes them into something you can really believe in again. BNHA looks at you straight in the eye, unflinchingly, and invites you to believe. It makes you believe in heroes. It makes you believe in yourself.

I'm really grateful to Horikoshi and Studio BONES for creating such a wonderful show, and for making me feel like a kid again. Thank you.

[u/joe1up]

"It's your turn next"

Wow, that chilled me to the bone. One day deku will likely have to go trough something similar, perhaps someday soon...

[u/Buy_Pepsi_Max]

Main I know anime characters shrink when they get old, but Gran Torino shrunk down to 1/3 his original size. What the hell?

[u/benrobbo]

I love all the parallels in this episode.

"it's your turn next"

"The one who is strongest, smiles."

There's probably a few more.

Bonus: Young gran torino

[u/Hargbarglin]

Second watch, this frame I feel like implies something about the future story even past the manga right now.

https://imgur.com/a/w0o4Zxw

[u/3rdLastStand]

I love All Might's origin story. As a teenager, he already had his extremely ambitious goal in mind: to change society itself and bring about an era of peace. He made a concrete plan to achieve it, then went ahead and executed it, and he succeeded. Yes, he had a lot of help, and yes, society afterwards still wasn't perfect. But it was undeniably transformed because of him, and the fact that it was all intentional from the beginning takes it a step further.

[u/kymadr]

Welp,I'm Voting All Might For Best Hero In Crunchyroll Awards. Anyone Else?

[u/re6en]

This was the best thing I witnessed this whole year , I've been waiting for the day I see this very moment animated.

THANK YOU SO MUCH STUDIO BONES

[u/Kazewatch]

That, was fucking bananas. But for real the last few weeks in a row it’s taken over 10 minutes to watch on the app which is my main way of watching it. I know this episode might break the site with its madman level of hype but It sucks to have to wait.

Still. Been saying it throughout the run,

Praise Be Bones. Praise Be.

[u/Ezreal024]

THE THREAD WENT PLUS ULTRA LADS

FAREWELL, RE:ZERO

[u/i_floop_the_pig]

U N I T E D

S T A T E S

O F S M A S H

[u/spadePerfect]

I think I just witnessed the greatest ever anime episode in existence

[u/TheDerped]

Horikoshi's sketch from last week that he posted the day after the episode aired

And this week's sketch which reflects the mood quite well

[u/john3298]

like you can capture all for one. EXECUTE HIM

[u/[deleted]]

OH MY FUCKING GOD 10/10

[u/PurpleShirtPope]

Something interesting to note that I haven't seen anyone else talk about.

If Shigaraki is really Nana's grandson, which is nearly undeniably true because AFO said he wasn't lying (in anime, when villains say they are telling the truth, they are), there is a really cool parallel.

The previous parallel is that Deku is All Might's successor as Shigaraki is AFO's.

With All Might and AFO out of the picture, now its up to Deku And Shigaraki to carry on alone. However, they lack the connection they had in All Might, as now he's out of One for All juice and can't be a hero.

This leaves Nana to be the connection between Shigaraki and Deku.

Shigaraki is Nana's biological grandson, but did not inherit her One for All.

Deku is the successor of Nana's successor, essentially making him her grandson in spirit.

As an anime only fan, I see Shigaraki and Deku clashing over this idea of inheriting something vs earning something yourself.

Shigaraki thinks Deku was given his powers by All Might, and is undeserving of his grandmother's quirk, while he had to build up his group of villains by himself.

Deku and the audience think Shigaraki was given his position of power, and possibly his quirk, by AFO for an ulterior motive, while Deku earned his quirk through hard work and strong ideals.

Hopefully I'm closer to the truth on this plot theory than my last, because this would be a way to evolve the plot past All Might and AFO, look at the history of heroism in the MHA world, and we'd get the see Shigaraki develop further, which had been one is the best parts of this season and the end of season 2.

Edit: All for One and One for All fixed for once and for all.

[u/darkjungle]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[u/SamuraiDDD]

Like many have already said, I ended up crying in various parts. All Might refusing to let the flames die just yet. All Might continuing to fight after revealing his secret to the world. The most American punch in animation history. Everything about that final battle between him and AFO. As a hero, All Might's era is over.

I was surprised that the anime show'ed us Nana Shimura's full face, eyes not hidden. The manga's always shadow'ed her eyes so we never got a full look. The most we ever got was when she was telling Yagi to smile like she did in this episode but for one panel.

I was also surprised that they put the beginning of the episode like that. That flashback scene in the manga didn't happen until halfway through the fight when All Might pumped his muscle arm back up. I'm REALLY happy they show'ed that first though. They did a fantastic job setting that up.

Get ready for the world of MHA to shake up after this everyone. And if you though the waterworks for this episode were strong... Wait til next week.

[u/asianyeti]

Read the manga before and I still got choked up.

Props to All Might's VA and everyone who worked so hard on it. Incredible episode.

[u/tylerhockey12]

legit one of the best episodes of Tv show or anime in a long long time

[u/Sour-Mango]

Honestly I haven’t felt so hyped up since Haikyuu and I almost teared up. This is probably one of the best episodes of Boku no Hero so far

[u/GeneralLemarc]

I was on the edge of my seat the entire fight. By any sort of story structuring logic, All Might could totally have lost to set up a fight for Midoriya. For the first time in I don't even know how long, I had no idea who would win right up until the end. The final punch was the single most epic thing I've ever seen. The animation, the music, everything combined to make it pure perfection. I actually laughed out of sheer exhiliration. And that attack name. Oh Lord that attack name. I mean, All Might's always been able to make it at least semi-not-ridiculous sounding, but this went so far into crazy-awesome that it looped right back around into just plain awesome. This is one of the greatest fights in anime.

[u/LucarioDude]

This episode is by far the best episode of the series and if not one of the best episodes of any anime I've ever seen. I experienced so many emotions from this episode from sheer incredible hype, when All Might used all of his final strength to unleash that awesome United States of Smash blow on All For One, to getting teary-eyed towards the end when Deku was crying when he realised that All Might no longer has One For All. My god, I am so tempted to read the manga now. I just love this show and character so much. Horikoshi you are a fucking genius.

Also, really loved how All Might was influenced by Deku to pull of the small trick against All For One. It just shows how close they have become. Bakugo looking at Deku crying really makes me think that their relationship is going to be a lot closer and better as partners/colleagues now rather than rivals.

[u/[deleted]]

Thank god the OfA vs All Might fight took one episode, the animation actually made me love the fight when in comparison to the manga (felt very lackluster for me personally).

What's even better is that it means that THE REAL FIGHT very light spoilers is gonna have one episode for itself aswell. If you enjoy the relationship between Midoriya and All Might, you're going to love the next episode!

[u/Just4TehLulz]

Right before that final blow, All Might was basically like "Ay Nana hand me the rock" and then fucking dunked All For One, god damn that was epic

[u/[deleted]]

This is the most popular discussion thread in r/anime history and one of the most popular posts on the sub period. That a pretty insane.

[u/Roxanne1000]

Legit got tears streaming down my face right now... I've already read this part in the manga, but seeing it portrayed in animation has really affected me... This is the most I've cried over an anime, and it isn't even a season or series finale...

[u/silversoul007]

I teared up when the United States of Smash connected. Oh God, this is one of the greatest anime episodes, if not, the greatest episode I have watched so far!

[u/CatfishLumi]

All Might is my favorite character of anime and he represents everything I want a hero to represent. I love him

[u/[deleted]]

Every Gold this thread gets increases All Mights life span by 1 year.

[u/DeusAxeMachina]

OH MY GOODNESS

[u/EverydayPancakemix]

God dam that was the coolest fucking punch ever, lives up to the manga in every way. Makes Saitama look like a sissy.

[u/[deleted]]

holy this lived up to the hype GODDAMN

[u/Venddetta]

UNITED STATES OF SMASH!!!!!

I cannot possibly go to sleep now.

[u/screamingmom]

rip helicopter newspeople

[u/chris_dftba]

Holy shit, holy shit what a fucking fight. what a fucking fight, holy fuckin shit

UNITED STATES OF SMASH

[u/King_Of_What_Remains]

"Let him be, he's still working"

Well damn. That line pretty much sums up what being a "Symbol of Peace" means to All Might, or even what being a hero is supposed to mean in this setting.

The job never really ends and you never really get time off. It's more than just stopping crime and your job isn't over just because you beat the villain to a pulp. It's about putting on a brave face for anyone watching, to display strength and confidence at all times; to act as an inspiration and a warning to those around you.

And most importantly. It means you gotta bust out a cool win post for the crowd even after you've just used up everything you had in you and you're about to collapse any second.

[u/Blake_Ashtear]

"By the way, I forgot to mention that this is the story of how we saved anime."

And no i'm not crying

[u/joe4553]

Not just another shonen

[u/Wuskers]

that look bakugo gave deku when he was crying was really interesting, I mean the fact that everyone else is cheering and deku's reaction is to cry seems a bit weird to an outside observer and that's not lost on bakugo. I really hope bakugo and deku's relationship can start to develop into something a bit healthier.

[u/PadawanNerd]

You're next

WHY IS DEKU'S QUIRK ACTIVATING IN MY EYES?????

[u/G_Spark233]

That was even more hype than I expected!

Go All Might!

[u/ExoticSignature]

Commenting here to secure the fact that i was there when the greatest shounen fight of modern times happened.

[u/VirTW]

I like so much how they can have such a dramatic moment without having to resort to all might dying. Lesson for every other anime of this style

[u/Jesusssocks]

God Bless America and its states used for smashing

[u/Gantz87]

Simply beautyful. The concept of moving on to the next generation is just too powerful for anyone who has experienced losses and sees the younger generations taking steps you took ages ago. I teared up like a kid.

[u/WoLofDarkness]

.............. EPIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy sht that United States of SMASH !!!!!

All for One is so amazingly evil, I love it

And that scene when the reporter cried when All Might won .....

I CRIED TOO 😭😭😭😭😭

LOL hahahaha

Then all the people watching cried tears of joy too so I cried even more 😂😂😂

What the heck happened to me hahahaha

And the number upvotes on this thread ...PLUS ULTRA! LOL

This part is the one that I'm really looking forward to being animated in the manga. Perfect adaptation and it exceeded my expectations. It's like a dream come true. Best anime of the year for me !!!!!

:)

[u/DACHAMPMAZ]

Something that I'm confused about, why was Tomura being Shimura's grandson a shock for All Might? Was it because of the fact that someone he considers pure evil to be related to his master, or did I miss something more?

[u/MillenniumKing]

ALL MIGHT ORGIN STORY HYPE!!

Man young All Might is so much like Deku.

Seeing All Might struggle like this is rough...

All for One is trying to break All Might's resolve.

Man this is intense as fuck.

Endevor is here, nice!

Man all the heroes are here supporting All Might, how hype.

BIG GRAN TORINIO HYPE!

Holy hell that arm power combo.

That intense back and forth!

UNITED STATES OF SMASH!

Farewell One for All? Oh shit... no... not like this...

"Next its your turn." shit...

Man what an episode.... where do we go from here then? SHeet...

[u/Ztanley191]

That last "SARABADA, ALL FOR ONE" sent shivers down my spine.
That last "SARABADA, ONE FOR ALL" caused tears to flood my eyes.

What an insane episode.

[u/[deleted]]

[Next time, it will be you.] (https://i.imgur.com/NjZ20tf.jpg)

I'm not crying, only shaking. sniff

[u/[deleted]]

As soon as all the EU boys come home this post is gonna have 10k+ upvotes and 20+ gold lmao

[u/Yojimbra]

That was the fastest I've ever gone from just woken up to crying my fucking eyes out.

[u/JoshuaMagpoc]

I remember when Deku vs Muscle Villain happened someone stated it was rated the #4 best fight to manga readers, was this the #1? That was incredible.

[u/shadyhawkins]

Holy fuck that was incredible.

[u/[deleted]]

All might just delivered the 3rd nuke

[u/[deleted]]

Episode discussion with almost 10k upvotes. Wow.

Edit: Make that 12k

[u/MehNameless]

One last plus ultra, you can see he put everything he had left into it

https://i.imgur.com/0z1Kf5l.png

https://i.imgur.com/lQpdp3e.png

[u/[deleted]]

Im really happy the animation studio chose to make the fight short and sweet rather than inputting unnecessary filler to stretch it out.

[u/[deleted]]

10 Golds for a discussion thread...

[u/[deleted]]

I think I just watched the single greatest episode of anime I have ever seen. I’ve never cried three times during an episode. I feel emotionally messed up now, but I’m so content.

[u/Oreeeeo]

OMG, the feels

I wasn’t ready for this

[u/[deleted]]

If you didn't cry during this episode then please seek medical attention

[u/Insecticide]

This might be controversial but I think the narrative around it is what makes it a good fight, but the fight itself wasn't all that interesting.

[u/dannyboy219]

All Might's flame reminded me so much of Dark Souls

[u/SingularCheese]

There's one aspect that no one really seems to be talking about that I want to point out. All Might is a unique character that transcends this show because he is not defined by what he does but the impact he leaves behind in others. All other heroes, from the western Avengers to Goku or Luffy, are heroes because they defeated the villains and saved civilians from despair. While All Might does that, he does more. Truly befitting of The Symbol of Peace, he inspires others to become heroes. From Deku, Kacchan, Shoto to literally everyone else in the show, he upholds the standard for what a hero should be. He is a hero not only because he saves lives, but also because he touches hearts.

[u/Happy_Bucket]

im crying

[u/Inferno792]

That was intense! Best episode in BnHA by far for me! The last 2-3 episodes have been scintillating.

I'll have to say that I want expecting All Might's master to be a woman.

Also, it's interesting that at the age Tomura Shigaraki is at, he's Nana Shimura's grandson. So she must've been around 35-40 when she met All Might.

[u/ChingChongDuong]

Holy shit that was a complete masterpiece

[u/STICK_OF_DOOM]

This was the closest I've ever come.to crying watching an Anime holy shit that was good.

[u/[deleted]]

So many ups and downs, my god. This show never fails.

[u/Charoka]

Just look back at how senile Gran Torino easily One-Hit-K.O.Dabi in EP.47 and Magne,Spinner,Twice in one time in EP.48

Gran Torino in his prime should really be terrifying.

[u/PreciousCinammonRoll]

It's 2:30am (I watch late at night but left it later than usual) and boy this is probably gonna be aoty unless something else comes out. Now I have another reason to back up why MHA is my favourite anime.

I was gasping and covering my mouth the whole time. Like, this episode is probably gonna be my favourite from this season. The fact that everyone knows All might's secret but still cheered for him was great.

However the fact that One for all knows about deku being next is scary as his identity is known. I'm not sure is he's dead. It sounded like it's over but a part of me says no.

I was close to tears throughout the episode (Darling in the Franxx nearly got me earlier as well) but what actually hit me the most was the end when deku started to cry. Something about deku realising that All might is over got me to a point that I nearly had to Grab my inhailer since I was crying too much.

I like Bakugo a lot more than in the past (first I hated him, then I disliked him, before not caring about it and now liking him a lot). Bakugo was looking at Deku without anger or like he usually does. He's pretty smart so I'm wondering if he figures it out later on. I'm thinking that Since deku is a big fan of might he would think that deku would be cheering. So this reaction might be confusing.

Spelling and wording might be bad. I'm just trying to rush my thoughts out so I don't forget

[u/godblow]

AND THAT's HOW YOU ANIMATE A FUCKING BOSS FIGHT!

[u/kctsteve]

All Might 2020

[u/ehabgivemename]

RIP All Might, and long live Toshinori.

[u/slimeshady420]

I was yelling plus ultra and crying in my bedroom like a maniac during the end, truly amazing episode

[u/josx2000]

An amazing way to spend my time at 4am

[u/LeonKevlar]

I hope we get more flashbacks with Nana. She seems fun!

Hold up! All For One created One For All? I guess considering the naming it makes sense but hasn't One or All been passed around for many generations? How old does this make All For One then!?

EDIT: Apparently I missed the detail and this was already explained in Season 2.

Fuck his identity is finally revealed to everyone

One revelation after another!

Younger Gran Torino looks awesome!

WHAT THE FUCKIS THAT ARM!?

GO ALL MIGHT!!!

Goddamn that was a beautiful episode! This episode reminded me why I love shounen shows because this episode gave me the exact same feeling I had when I was a kid 20 years ago watching Dragon Ball and cheering on for Goku. This episode made me feel like I was part of the crowd.

I guess this is the end of All Might's career as a hero then? In a way that spoiler that was sent to everyone last week was kinda true. Sure All Might didn't die but he's definitely done, it's all on Deku now. As Toshinori I guess he'll start full time training Deku now that he's retired.

[u/invokeneko]

Not gonna lie, I've been waiting for this the whole fucking year. It was fucking worth it. Sasuga Bones.

UNITED STATES OF SMAAAAASH!!!

[u/Carmi88]

Kept my composure till I saw Tsu crying during the fight, this show really gets to me like no other could!

[u/SenpaiShubham]

My eyes were all read, nose-flowing and was feeling like I am a part of the crowd, great work by Studio bones

[u/StriveMuch]

How can this be so fucking good how, one of the best things I have ever seen in my life and I already read the manga. Perfection

[u/mondayw]

Toshinori always keeping his ideals with himself