Manga Review: Boku no Hero Academia 309 “Can't Be A Child Anymore”

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Last week there was no chapter of One Piece, so this week there will be no manga review, but on Sunday there will be a new chapter, however, next week, due to Golden Week, there will be no publication of Shonen Jump, so all the manga of that magazine (and others) will have a well-deserved rest. But let's talk a little bit about the manga chapter 309 of Boku no Hero Academia, since after last chapter we saw how Midoriya has evolved, not only mentally, but also physically, by analyzing things from a much more mature perspective and using the abilities of the old carriers much better, this chapter will be focused on him and what made him make the decision to leave school. A rather relaxed chapter, compared to the previous one, but it serves as a prelude to what is to come in the future.

The chapter begins by showing us how Midoriya has easily subdued Muscular, and tying him up thanks to his Black Whips, he hands him over to the authorities so that they can lock him up in jail again.

Afterwards, he calls All-Might to meet him in a place, All-Might asks him if he is hurt, but Midoriya replies "No", that thanks to the new artifact he ordered from America, before they closed Japan's borders, it has helped him a lot in this time.

Hawks calls All-Might to ask about Midoriya, All-Might replies that "he's fine", but before he can continue the conversation, through the power of one of the old carriers, which is a power similar to Spiderman's "Arachnid Sense", Midoriya senses danger again and jumps into action, once more.

We go back a bit to the past, where Midoriya is still in the hospital and next to him is his mother and All-Might. A doctor enters the room and talks about Midoriya's physical condition. This time the injuries were not as bad as the other time, as Midoriya was able to take them to a more superficial level.

The doctor goes on to explain all of Midoriya's current condition, but his mother not understanding what is going on, asks All-Might what it all means. All-Might replies that because Midoriya was not born with Quirk it makes him the perfect candidate to be the OFA carrier and that is why the villains are after him. At that time, due to the great danger situation, Midoriya decides not to return to school.


His mother and All-Might are surprised, although All-Might already expected this answer from his apprentice. Midoriya knows that as long as he has that power, the villains will go after him and everyone who is by his side will be in complete danger, since he doesn't want anyone else to get hurt or killed.

After this, we have a very nice scene with Midoriya and his mother, which he thanks her for everything she has done for him and thanks to her smile. He also tells her that he is going back home. In a rather nice and sad scene of his mother and hugging him, just as she did in the past.

After this Midoriya goes to visit Gran Torino, who is very weak, Midoriya mentions to him that she was able to talk to Nanashimura and he is happy to hear from his partner once again. Also, he gives Midoriya some pretty good advice (which is advice that Naruto should have followed with Sasuke), Gran Torino tells him that "Killing can be another method of salvation for someone else", alluding to the fact that Midoriya wants to save Shigaraki, but if he can't do it in a "peaceful" way he should kill him for the sake of everyone, something that Naruto should have done at the time and not obsess stupidly over Sasuke. Anyway, Gran Torino gives his cape to Midoriya as a "souvenir" and as a symbol of will.

The chapter ends with Deku together with All-Might and the 3 strongest heroes forming the "Dream Team" to take down the League of Villains.