The Ramen Shop

Chapter 237 concluded Tenko’s backstory by showing the final stages of his path towards villainy while also continuing the fight between the League of Villains and the Liberation Army. This chapter revealed surprising new information such as how exactly AFO morphed Tomura into the person he is today and gave more insight into both of their characters. The first few pages showcasing how Shigaraki was actively avoided on the streets were harrowing as he was desperately looking for help while scaring everyone off due to his appearance. Shigaraki mentions how he believed he was being punished for murdering his family during this time and not only do I think that that’s the case but also that Shigaraki deserves it. While his intentions and mental state at the time were extremely confused during the situation involving his mother, sister, and grandparents, Tomura willingly murdered his father with his own hands while fully aware of what he was doing. His fe...

Nothing could have prepared me for what was to come in Chapter 236. Within this chapter, we finally get to see the horrifying fate that befell upon Shigaraki’s family. In only 15 pages, we see Shigaraki go from being terrified upon discovering his quirk to fully embracing its power in order to murder his father. The start of the chapter was brutal with Shigaraki unknowingly using his quirk on his family dog with it only escalating further as he reaches out for his family members. Chapter 236 was absolutely harrowing and it surprised me to see how much Horikoshi didn’t hold back when showing the seriousness of the situation. Horikoshi has always been great at showcasing raw emotion with his art but never have I felt it as much as with Shigaraki’s mental breakdown upon accidentally murdering his family. The pages involving his mother and sister especially heartbreaking. The final two pages of showcase Shigaraki’s first true descent into his twisted nature and were b...

Chapter 235 began the long-awaited backstory of Shigaraki and so far it’s been every bit of heartwrenching as I expected it would be. It’s revealed that Shigaraki’s prime cause for becoming as twisted as he is was due to the physical abuse he suffered from his father, Kotaro Shimura, who rejected the idea of him becoming a hero. Despite these horrible actions, I ended up feeling sympathetic and heartbroken for both Shigaraki and his father because of what they both had gone through. Kotaro was the son of Nana Shimura, All Might’s predecessor. She ended up leaving her son in order to fulfill her duty as a hero and did not survive. Similar to Kota’s bias against heroes, Kotaro feels as if Nana prioritized saving complete strangers over her own family and thus refuses to allow any kind of benevolence towards heroes in his household. The chapter then climaxes with Kotaro striking Tomura after he discovers that his sister and he had gone through his belongings and dis...

The fight between The Liberation Army and The League of Villians has begun to reach its climax and with it, we see more of Re-Destro’s Quirk and Shigaraki’s memories returning to him. The chapter starts right after the shocking reveal of Re-Destro’s stress-based quirk and three of Shigraki’s fingers being completely torn off. This initially comes off as a massive blow for Shigaraki due to him needing to lay all five of his fingers on an object to disintegrate it. However, this injury causes Shigaraki to have more flashbacks of his family resulting in him beginning another Quirk awakening being able to damage Re-Destro using his two remaining fingers and break free from his hold. Re-Destro quickly knocks Shigaraki back down to the ground and the chapter ends with Shigaraki getting back on his feet and Re-Destro being informed that Gigantomachia has begun to attack the city. The pacing of this chapter was well done with it balancing the fight between R...