My Hero Academia, Vol. 24 (My Hero Academia, #24)

by Kohei Horikoshi

Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world’s greatest hero, but greatness won’t come easy.

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called “Quirks”? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?

A new player emerges in the underground world of villains in the form of the Meta Liberation Army. Led by the CEO of the Detnerat Corporation, the MLA is preparing for a new metahuman revolution. In their eyes, the League of Villains is an obstacle to be removed, but Tomura and his band of miscreants aren’t about to go down quietly. It’s army versus league in all-out war, and dominance must be established.

• ISBN10: 197471120X
• ISBN13: 9781974711208
• Publish Date: 2 June 2020
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

In the world of My Hero Academia, approximately eighty percent of the population (and growing) have been born with quirks – unique superpowers. Midoriya is part of the twenty percent group – born without a quirk. He never let that destroy his dreams of becoming a hero, and look at him now!

The League of Villains is about to meet the Meta Liberation Army (MLA for short) in a clash of personalities – and quirks. Both have similar yet highly distinctive goals, which means they will argue about a few things.

Review:

Wow. I’ve been hearing SO much about this plot that I ended up caving and diving into it myself, partially because I was tired of all the spoilers but because I was eager to see what would happen next.

And I’m so glad that I checked it out. This volume of MHA takes some time to step back and show us the League of Villains. Yes, you did read that right. That means that all of the characters we love to hate (or are simply fascinated by) are the sole focus of this issue.

My Hero Academia Vol. 24: All It Takes Is One Bad Day was nothing like what I expected. It was so much better. I am still reeling from some of the events and revelations here. Confession time: once I finished this plot, I read the rest of the chapters available in Viz Manga. So now I’m not sure what volume I’m on. I’ll have to remedy that. But later!

Normally, I don’t go gaga over plot arcs focused entirely on the villains of a series (well, that’s not entirely true, but moving on). But in this case? These characters are well worth the deep dive. I have so much I want to say, but I won’t because I refuse to spoil any moment of what I just read.

I will say that this volume had several jaw-dropping moments for me and a few backstories that I’ve been desperately hoping to see. The League of Villains have always been interesting, but now they feel fully fleshed out. And that will probably make them more dangerous in the long run. I just can’t wait to see where this plot arc leads us.

Highlights:
Teenage Superheros
Shonen
Expansive Cast
Intense Plots
Hit Series

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