REVIEW: Chapter 47 (To Wriggle)

Quite a late update for the latest release of Boku no Hero Academia but I can't wait to give a review about this chapter.

Lots of revelations and I came up with some of the usual speculation about some information that was given by the characters in this chapter. Not a lot of things going on since I think this is the training arc and the focus seems to be only on Midoriya's power upgrade and his growth.

All Might and the Inspector (I forgot his name) were the characters who opened the chapter and Inspector was telling All Might about the latest information he gathered about Noumu. Through DNA analysis, they were able to get a hold of Noumu's identity. He was a small time thug and he had a history of violent behavior. But also through DNA analysis it was revealed that there are atleast four people's DNA were mixed with Noumu's. Inspector said that Noumu's body had been "tweaked with drugs" and he's an "artificial human being made to measure up to multiple quirks" as a result, "his brain activity dropped." Inspector surmised that another person has a quirk that can grant quirks. Pretty much how One For All can be transferred.

I am assuming that whoever made Noumu has an idea about OFA. That person did not just grant another person a quirk, but he gave multiple quirks to that person. Like OFA. The strength of its wielders can be passed to another.

Is this person someone who accidentally received OFA? Let us not forget that Midoriya received OFA by swallowing a strand of All Might's hair.

There are plenty of questions that need to be addressed regarding the transfer of OFA. It was not stated how many can receive the power. Or if a person accidentally swallowed a body part of the current wielder. Or if the wielder dies without transferring it, will the power die with him.

Iida's headshot looks like a gundam here

However we did see Iida together with a hero from Tokyo Normal Hero Office. They seem to be patrolling. I don't know anything about what this hero office do but I mentioned from my preceding chapter review that the office might be a way for Iida to be able to cross path with Stain. So, I guess they're in charge of patrolling duties for peace and order.

It's revealed that Iida was really looking for Stain.

Then we saw Stain talking with Shigaraki Tomura and Black Mist who doesn't look all smokey. He's got a solid mass of a body afterall. This is the first time I saw him in that form, IIRC.

The characters with the most impressive character
designs gathered in a single panel - fangirl mode activated!

They were asking Stain to join their company. But Stain was not impressed of Tomura's objective.

Shigaraki Tomura revealed that want to kill All Might and destroy the things he didn't like. He then showed Stain some pictures with Midoriya's face from the Sports Festival. We can tell he's holding the photos of every student from class 1A.

Tomura said he can start from them.

I think because All Might proclaimed during the awarding ceremonies that they will be heroes and Tomura remembered what his master telling him they will be his opponents someday so he decided to kill them immediately.

Stain answered, "What sense is there to bloodlust without a cause?" which added more mystery to his personality. Therefore Stain is not someone who just want to kill heroes to satisfy his bloodlust.

Tomura's sensei told Black Mist he wanted Stain to stimulate growth in Tomura whose impulse is to destroy. His sensei wants him to think from his shortcomings for that growth to happen. He said it's what education is all about.

Another person who wants to stimulate growth by letting the student realize his shortcomings...

The last part of the chapter, we saw the continuation of Midoriya's encounter with All Might's former homeroom teacher, Gran Torino. At last, Midoriya's new hero costume is finally unveiled and it...

Midoriya's newly repaired hero costume with minimal changes

looks the same old jumpsuit his mom made for him but apparently the people from support made just a few alterations to it.

I think it turned a shade darker than the older version or maybe the room was only dark it seemed darker.

Gran Torino and Midoriya resumed their training. As expected, GT was bouncing off the walls at an incredible speed. Midoriya began to wonder about the old man's quirk.

GT mentioned something about the ninth inheritor of OFA. I thought he was referring to All Might. I checked chapter 33 and counted the eyes peeking out, there were only eight including All Might. Which means Midoriya is the ninth?

Looking at the present chapter where GT said: "To think the ninth inheritor' be such a soggy man... He's a damned novice to the end, that All Might!"

He's referring to All Might, right? Which makes Midoriya the tenth inheritor. But there were eight and a half (there was one who only had an eye) eyes that were peeking through the entrance! Confusing.

Midoriya never got a single blow landed on GT and he was stopped at the end. GT said that Midoriya was rigid and his awareness is disjointed. He told Midoriya: " your feelings of admiration for and sense of responsibility to All Might has become fetters. Shackles."

GT said that Midoriya thinks of OFA as special and when Midoriya asked GT about what he should do, GT answered he must figure it out himself.

When left alone, Midoriya realized he was thinking OFA as a trump card when in fact, a quirk is "just another function of the body" so he must think of it "flatly".

Finally. Midoriya will be able to free himself from the shadows of All Might. GT is right, he copied how All Might used OFA and that was his shackles. Midoriya failed to see that he is different from All Might. He even used the names All Might called his finishing blows. I find it ironic that Midoriya told Todoroki he owns his quirks when he did not applied it to himself.

Original moves coming from Midoriya in the coming chapters are to be expected. I'm sure he'll develop super-speed since GT is fast.

I am guessing Gran Torino's quirk involves springy legs? He seems to be bouncing. Also, in his prime, he's a muscle-dude which can be expected since he needs muscle power to counter the speed and prevent bone breaking from using that type of quirk. Also, from the picture I posted above, his boots emitted something like air. I assume this acts like a counter-force to halt his movements. Bouncing is very difficult. You need to strike fast to avoid the enemy hitting you while in midair. I guess those boots created helps if ever those sort of things happen.

Another theory about GT's quirk, he's a human ricochet.

I think the best revelation of this chapter was All Might's real name: Toshinori, how adorable.

Fitting way to end the chapter: revealing All Might''s name!

Let's talk about GT being All Might's former teacher. He was a teacher at Yuuei for only a year. I think it's because of extreme training methods he imposed on students. He also had a hand at All Might's training. Did All Might's former master (former OFA wielder) suddenly died? I think it's a possibility. Since Gran Torino is All Might's master's friend, he felt compelled to train Toshinori in his friend's stead. Might be, might be.

Something unexpected that happened to Toshinori's master (like being murdered by villains since he won't be as powerful as he was when he still got OFA) is the only possibility I can think of for GT to personally oversee his training.

I will repeat it again, this is a dark forbearance that All Might is about to say goodbye to all of us.