Self-Sacrifice Is Not Justice: What My Hero Academia Makes Us Realize

I'm Hatoko.
I'm in my 40s and I love manga.

I'm going to write whatever I want about the moving parts of My Hero Academia volume 40.

This is just the rambling of an otaku who doesn't care about those who haven't seen it.
(If you're going to read it from here on, beware of spoilers.)

Volume 40 was recently published. The story is still ongoing.
*It's been so long since I wrote this that volume 41 is out, and the main magazine series has reached its final chapter~.

My Hero Academia
It seems to be called Hiroaka in the community?

Hiroaka has profound stories for each character.
They areall so charming that I can't pick a favorite.

Deku, the protagonist, who heads straight toward his ideals and mission.
Aizawa-sensei, whose words and actions are scary, but whose deep affection is just overwhelming.
The girls and boys of Class 1-A, Deku's classmates, are all cute and really great people.
Both heroes and villains are cool. I can empathize with each of them.

But after all,I love Kacchan!!

I lied just now. I do have a favorite. I have a postcard of him on my fridge.
And that Kacchan! He's back~!!
Saying, "I'll win!" Ahhh~, he's so cool.
From there, it's Kacchan's turn in a torrent of action, isn't it?
Wait, how many pages are just his highlight scenes? (Joy)

Kacchan used to have a personality like stewed sewage.
Now, he's able to admit his own weakness in having despised Deku.
Seeing him try to overcome his past self is heart-wrenching!
I mean, if someone who can do anything becomes a good guy, they're just the strongest, right?
He's too handsome!!

Sorry for the otaku rapid-fire talk.

The madness of "I'm happy to be of use to others"

Let me calm down a bit.

In volume 40, the scene where All Might monologues "I'm happy to be of use to others" in the middle of a battle left an impression on me.
In this scene, All Might says this line with a grin.

A panel where the sense of discomfort stands out.

It expresses how important "being useful to others" and "saving someone" is to him.
That obsession is a form of madness, and perhaps it has seeped into him to a level close to instinct.

He is fulfilling his desires and, in a sense, seems happy.

Heroic tales of devotion and self-sacrifice have been depicted repeatedly.
Trying to accomplish something by throwing one's life away has been romanticized.

Couldn't All Might be called the symbol of that?

But in Hiroaka, there are people who literally put their bodies on the line to stop these self-sacrificing fools, saying "That's wrong."

One of them is Kacchan.He's so cool after all!

The protagonist Deku also possesses the same mentality as All Might.
He doesn't mind his own body breaking.

There are people who get angry at him, telling him not to go alone.
It makes me tear up when I see that.

A job where you put your body on the line to do the right thing

Welfare work is similar. It's a job that embodies doing the right thing.
It assumes someone's conscience and good intentions.

Should the reward for care work also be "joy"?
Is it placed as an extension of care provided for free at home or volunteering?

For me, living in reality, that is painful.
Wearing down my heart and body, and the reward is my own joy?
For me, who pays rent, buys groceries at the supermarket, and raises children, that's difficult.

In Hiroaka, people who step away from hero work as they are consumed by battle are depicted.

I think I'm on that side.
They are depicting us on that side.

It is not a simple story about the heroes winning peace by sacrificing themselves.

This kind of profound expression is what makes my heart race.
I have been reading it while crying constantly since around volume 35.

The final stretch

It denies the self-sacrifice and devotion that have been ingrained in us over and over again.

I think it repeatedly makes us realize, "That is not right."
I can safely (?) get drawn into the world of My Hero Academia.

I hope there are many people in the real world who can get angry at those who sacrifice themselves, telling them, "Don't go alone."

And yet, the world of My Hero Academia has a sense of empathy for the hearts of villains.

People who are angry are people who are troubled or suffering.
Being kind means being strong.

I feel like my own interpretation fits into My Hero Academia.
It is a simple platitude within myself.

When I apply it to this structure (?), it feels like various things at work become a little easier to understand, or maybe not.

The long story is finally nearing its end.
I think I will probably finish reading it while crying a lot, and I will end up re-reading it many times.