My Hero Academia Volume 24: “All It Takes Is One Bad Day” (Chapters 225 through 235) Manga Review
Major Spoilers are included in this manga review. Please read with caution.
Synopsis: Written and drawn by Kohei Horikoshi, the main series follows Izuku Midoriya—nicknamed Deku—and his dream to become a hero someday. In a world where 80% of the superhuman society had powers—dubbed Quirks in this series—the dream to become a superhero became way more common. Sadly enough, Deku fell into the 20% category, effectively making him average—or Quirkless. After a fateful encounter with the number one hero All Might though, Deku’s fate changes forever.
On August 9, 2020, I started and finished reading My Hero Academia’s Volume 24: “All It Takes Is One Bad Day”. With my completion of this volume, I have caught up with all the current My Hero Academia volume books available. The reading experience only took me 19 days, but the heroic journey was truly worthwhile.
Volume 25: “Tomura Shigaraki: Origin” will be released on October 6, 2020. Unlike the previous volumes in the series so far, this one was dedicated to the League of Villains and their war against the Meta Liberation Army. Aside from Tomura Shigaraki, the other villains—like fan favorites Twice and Himiko Toga—were finally given some much-needed screen time.
Izuku Midoriya—our main protagonist—made no appearance during this volume.
Twice and Himiko Toga’s backstories were expanded upon during this volume, and they were also given moments to shine. Rather than treating them as one-dimensional villains, the volume took the time to peel back the character layers and giving us valid reasons to sympathize with them. For villains, they acted truly heroic. I knew they had some honor in them since the “Overhaul Arc”.
The leader of the Meta Liberation Army—original founder Destro’s son—Re-Destro surprised me the most when he proved to be more than a match for the League of Villains. I also enjoyed his pointy-nose. The artwork behind Re-Destro’s character design made me—and likely everyone else—underestimate him. I truly believed he was a figurehead with no powers whatsoever trying to carry his father’s metahuman crusade.
Kohei Horikoshi’s artwork truly excelled in this volume, putting more emotional strokes into the fight scenes—particularly Twice and Himiko Toga’s. Other villains shined too like Dabi using his hot blue flames against an ice-based opponent. The pacing was amped up as a result too, making this volume a real page-turner. The ending to the volume was also interesting and thought-provoking in regards to Shigaraki gradually remembering his background.
Overall, I enjoyed reading Volume 24 and seeing the League of Villains being treated like the main protagonists. The character development for all the villains was incredible, and something I would like to see more of in the near future. I’m excited to see what happens next in Volume 25. Thanks for reading my manga review, everyone! For those interested in my previous volume reviews, anime seasons 1 through 4 reviews, and movie reviews, I have complied the link here. Let’s keep it reading! Plus Ultra!