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I think people are just supposing things about the ending that are not there.

I read people to complain Rei is still pushing Endeavor in a wheelchair 8 years later (that's no true, the scene they are talking to is before than the "eight later" time jump) or that seems Endeavor was still an active hero after the war (again not true). In this scene Dai is thinking to what people USED to say... yeah, it's weird Hakws isn't mentioned, but it can be explained by the fact he never was the N.1

(All Might was the number one, then Endeavor, then BJ because when Endeavor went out of commission, Hawks lost his quirk and BJ was the next in line as N.1).

So Dai is talking about the three heroes of the old generation who some point held the N.1 position, and of the three young heroes who were strongest and popular when he was ten years old or so... that also says us Deku got to be on league with them for a while before to lose the embers and became a teacher...

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Genuinely I don’t have a problem with criticism of MHA. What keeps getting me is the lack of self-reflection and good faith.

Maybe it’s just the framing, but so much criticism is framed as “Horikoshi tried to do this familiar (western) theme but failed” or “he didn’t properly criticize society in a way that matches my personal beliefs” and “I don’t like the morals” without first demonstrating the critic actually understands the morals in the story or that their personal perspective may be heavily colored by their views of their own society. Like, Japanese society is not exempt from criticism, but depictions of society as imperfect and difficult to change aren’t the same thing as saying the current system is good. Does Japan have systemic issues in its justice system and such? Yes, but if you’re using shorthand about western culture’s systemic issues to describe Japan’s issues, I don’t yet believe you actually know what those systemic issues are. There are plenty of Japanese stories with morals I personally find distasteful as a person with a more individualistic worldview, but I also understand how they can read as good morals from a collectivist perspective. And I don’t recall reading all that many novels in school where the reason they were considered good and classic was because they had such good morals. They were stories written from the perspectives of various cultures and eras, and there was a lot more to them than “do I agree with what the author is depicting here, assuming they’re depicting something they even fully agree with at all?”

In the end I guess I was never into 100% of what was going on in MHA anyway. I’ve been pretty open about why I’m here. But that’s part of why it feels like I’ve been able to adjust my expectations of the series as it gave me new information rather than what sadly appears to me like a lot of people clinging to their own personal interpretations far past the point of viability. I predicted years ago there would be a large contingent of disappointed readers at the end because the interpretations across the fandom were so varied and in many cases so rigid. They couldn’t all be right in the end. But I just hope some people take the time to try to understand MHA in good faith. Of course some points were interesting world-building details the story didn’t want to linger on, but that means those topics aren’t the story MHA is trying to tell. I want to read criticism of the actual story MHA is trying to tell, not what could have been two or three years ago.

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People keep to miss the point with Touya/Enji thing. Touya wants Enji's attention. It isn't about "reconciliation" for the sake of it, it is supposed to be what Touya needs. That's underlined by the fact Natsuo and Enji not had exactly a "reconciliation", because this isn't a "everybody should reconciliate", it is "Touya always wanted this".

Also, the thing about "they are not asking him what he wants"... Touya literally said he wanted all dead and to die himself some time ago. What kind of answer people expect now? And why they are so convinced he doesn't want exactly that, the undivided attention, when we basically saw him to rejoice about the fact everybody were looking at him just some chapter ago?

Some more negative reactions to 426 in Japanese fandom

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This chapter was kind of depressing. To see Todoroki's family all burned up was terrible. Also, the entire thing with Touya, Enji... it was expected, but something in the way it was made... it was so dry and tragic in a desolated way.

Also, I don't really get why suddenly Touya is apologizing to Shoto. He wasn't exactly repentant the last time we saw him. He being suddenly remorseful is kinda random, it's like they wrote that scene just because people wanted it.

I don't know why, but Natsuo saying he doesn't want to see Enji never and ever shocked me. I mean, he SAID it was a truce until they didn't bring back Touya, but I didn't realize he would never see him again after that. I imagined he would not forgive him, but I didn't think the family would be outright separated like that with Touya in hospital. It's also weird to match that declaration with Natsuo saying he thinks Enji did enough and was punished enough and should move on... like, whut. Is that the way of the plot to tell us a reconciliation is possible after all, or Natsuo is just uncomfortable with the idea Enji keep to punish himself after he cut up him from his life?

Weird for weird, it's weird also the fact Rei and Enji seem to be together again. I got they resolved to be there for Touya as parents, so they have to plan and work together... but it's weird to see her staying with Endeavor while the children go for their way, when Enji built the house for the entire family to be without him. I suppose that project crumbled too, like all Enji's projects for his family.

The kids just have to go and create their own life independent from their parents, and stop to think they eventually will be a big happy family, even with one or two members missing. That ship sailed.

I suppose Rei and Enji being together and separated from their children in that scene it is to remark the responsibility of both of them in the family they created (the kids can move on, they are not supposed to do that).

And Rei picking Endeavor's phone with Hawks messages make almost to think she is there just because Keigo couldn't be there.

But how much messed up is that the people who Rei said smugly are watching over them... are all people who are there because they are friends with Endeavor? Hawks, his sidekicks... behold, his TRUE family. Enji is not alone, but what about Rei? That woman has NO friends. It's tragic but beside her children (who are her "victims" too, in a way, so she can't burden them), her only emotional link in all this is Enji himself. I got they couldn't exactly to pull a supportive family and friends from the hat for her NOW, it still sucks for her, at this point let her to have the children, even thinking is not their work to comfort the parent.

I thought the family would stay together, even brittle and broke like it is, to watch over Touya. It doesn't look like that now, they won't work on it together. Endeavor is supposed to face it "alone", with the support of his circle of hero friends... and Rei, who looks SO out of place. It MAKE SENSE for her being there, but it would make more sense with the rest of the family there too. To play the route "it's time for your kids to care about yourself" makes sense on a side, it's weird on the other.

And I should really pickup that from the beginning of the chapter, with all the "you should not be there" bouncing around.

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Rei has exactly the same burn of Shoto on her eye now.

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What I think is happening here

1. Uraraka is deeply traumatized and she is pretending to be happy. That's why Deku is looking so worried.

2. This guy or gal seems to be a prisoner of some sort, the clothes are kept together with cable ties and they clearly have some gag of sort... organic gag? Right now, I think they are one of AFO's "spares". Maybe he was locked some where because the doctor was experimenting on him but he didn't complete the process because he was arrested. The crazy scientist probably had more than a lab around. Now the question is: he has some AFO or Shigaraki copy inside the head, or not?

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WHAT ABOUT HAWKS

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NEW Code Geass POP UP SHOP for Suzaku's birthday in MEDICOS SHOP

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Wait... she is dressed in the anime? They gave her invisible pants?

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People saying "it actually doesn't change nothing if AFO literally is the reason because Shigaraki is born and got that power".

Yeah, but also no. Because it's obvious that will be the only reason Midoriya will be in able to "save" Tenko now... no arguments would convince him that to destroy the world isn't cool, he will stop only out of spite for AFO because he just revealed him that what he thought about his freedom is a lie, and to destroy everything would be AFO's will. Basically, Shigaraki would not stop without this revelation. Btw, this revelation ironically means Tenko WAS actually "born for this", and not that he was an unlucky boy just victim of a society who saw his quirk as villainous... his quirk WAS LITERALLY BUILT to be villainous. It didn't exist in nature.

(Btw, the line "people need to have siblings to support themselves" he said to Shimura sr, it is the same thing Rei said to Enji, I really hope it doesn't mean AFO used to talk to her too and we'll discover she accepted to marry Enji because AFO convinced her it was her best chance).

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Yeeah, this entire "It was me all along" is kind of a cop out. We see it even with Touya but people were too busy to gloat on AfO "calling out" Endeavor to understand the implications of it. Yeah, Enji was still an asshole, just like Shimura Sr (see him saying to bring Tenko to a specialist doesn't worth the trouble - even thinking he inadvertently saved him because the specialist was 100% the crazy doctor Ujiko), but nothing of all this would ever happen without AFO. Probably they would be only two very unhappy guys like the guys who are cheering up Shigaraki now. (Or dead.)

Also, Tenko saying he HAD to be a villain or what is the purpose of his hands is really remembering me Hawks and "why you have those wings for". And the fact he decided they were to save people and not to steal like her mother wanted.

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Pinned Masterpost of AUs

Feralnette AU: main comic I'm working on, Marinette Is Going Through It x1billion

Dad Villain AU: also a sort-of ongoing comic. what if Tom got to beat up Gabriel. what if everyone clapped, too

Villain/Villains au (I accidentally used two tags for it): what if we do a switcharoo with the miraculi. also adrien gets to scream

Manynette AU: feralnette being dropped in canon. 99% shitpost 1% hot gas

this isn't all of them but these are the ones i play w/ the most. peace be with you

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I'm betting on the girl they found being Toga while Ochako went to support Deku

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Endeavor (bodybuilding pose): Just watch me.

Hawks: N.1! Be cool! Be cool!