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My Hero Academia, Vol. 5 by Kōhei Horikoshi

remilauren's review against another edition

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4.0

Shoto Todoroki. That should be enough.

Beware! Entering the spoiler zone!

There were some great fights in this volume, but let me highlight few of the special moments.
- Needless to say Izuku gave it his all to his match, but did he just pull an Eren Yaegar there?
- Shoto choosing to lose because he needs to be Number One after having given it his all
- Bakugo refusing to accept victory as it was a one-sided fight

Probably the best volume so far in terms of the action, the character development and plot movement. Looking forward to have much more fun in the upcoming volumes.

erinthered's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

haselmaus94's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hallie_34's review

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adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

mehsi's review

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5.0

+Awesome fights (even if the first one was predictable and the last could have been much more). Such explosions, so much ouch, so much fire and ice, so YAS.
+Great backstory on Todoroki, poor kid. I can imagine why he became the way he is. Happy that Deku grabbed that out of him and let him go full out (maybe not the best, but it did help). Loved the end.
+Amazing chats between Deku and All Might
+The art was amazing
+New bad guy
+Deku is doing so awesome, though he really needs to stop putting himself in danger
-Bakugo can just be yeeted of a cliff for all I care. WTF is wrong with him. I would rather see him become a villain, he is much better suited for that.
-Did I mention Bakugo?

frouke_079's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ravenclawlibrary's review

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5.0

Absolutely loved the fight scenes in this volume. As well as more background information on my favourite character todorki. Defiantly my favourite manga so far

susanneverreads's review against another edition

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5.0

I love watching the sports festival and Todoroki's orgin episodes. Turns out,, reading them is no different!

snicf's review against another edition

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4.0

Wow, I think this is my favorite volume so far. We got plenty of action and Deku learning and showing what a great hero he will be. But my favorite part is that the side characters are actually starting to get their own stories that don't revolve around Deku. While I love him and know he is the main character, it's nice to see the other characters have lives outside of him.
The only complaint is Bakugo. I'm sure later on we will learn more about him and see him develop, but as of now he is so aggro for seemingly no reason. Now, don't get me wrong, I love a super aggressive character, but I like them to have a reason and as of now, to me, he doesn't. I hope to learn more about him soon.

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review

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4.0

4.5/5

And the plot has thickened! Loved this one so much and got so many interesting insights on characters and dang those battles were ruthless (especially the last one).