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A review by captwinghead
My Hero Academia, Vol. 20 by Kōhei Horikoshi
3.0
The conclusion of Midoriya’s fight with Gentle Criminal (a really creepy guy). It concludes in a way that honestly confused me. What was the purpose of it?
There’s some parallel made between Gentle trying to see La Brava smile (and no way you spin that, it reads really creepy) and Midoriya trying to see Eri smile. The difference being that Midoriya cared about Eri because she suffered a traumatic event and he didn’t think he really saved her until he could be sure she’d be able to feel joy again. Wholesome and sweet.
La Brava is a girl that truly just needed therapy. For some reason, getting rejected by one boy in middle school left her despondent and suicidal. That’s... so freaking weird and not a good story for anyone, especially a female character. She then gets unhealthily attached to a grown man who’s trying to seek glory any way that he can after failing out of hero school. La Brava’s only power helps him - which I feel was a (maybe unintentional?) metaphor for how a little girl’s praise helped Gentle feel better about himself. I mean... yikes. Maybe it’d be a tad less creepy if he was actually her father? This just reads like a story you hear about on To Catch a Predator...
Anyway, I enjoyed the festival. That was cute. I liked Hawks’ introduction and it ends on a cliffhanger.
There’s some parallel made between Gentle trying to see La Brava smile (and no way you spin that, it reads really creepy) and Midoriya trying to see Eri smile. The difference being that Midoriya cared about Eri because she suffered a traumatic event and he didn’t think he really saved her until he could be sure she’d be able to feel joy again. Wholesome and sweet.
La Brava is a girl that truly just needed therapy. For some reason, getting rejected by one boy in middle school left her despondent and suicidal. That’s... so freaking weird and not a good story for anyone, especially a female character. She then gets unhealthily attached to a grown man who’s trying to seek glory any way that he can after failing out of hero school. La Brava’s only power helps him - which I feel was a (maybe unintentional?) metaphor for how a little girl’s praise helped Gentle feel better about himself. I mean... yikes. Maybe it’d be a tad less creepy if he was actually her father? This just reads like a story you hear about on To Catch a Predator...
Anyway, I enjoyed the festival. That was cute. I liked Hawks’ introduction and it ends on a cliffhanger.