Warning: Contains spoilers for My Hero Academia chapter #355
Chapter #355 of My Hero Academia has the best possible answer for a long-standing critique that Kohei Horikoshi's hit manga has received from part of its fandom. Showing a confrontation between one of the «weakest» students of class 1-A against the almighty All for One, My Hero Academia proved that even if they did not get as much screen time as the fans wanted, the supporting cast from class 1-A played a fundamental part in this story.
One of the reasons why My Hero Academia is so successful is that it puts the excitement of a superhero action shonen in the context of a high-school drama. However, after class 1-A's introduction showed an interesting cast of young characters with their own perks and traits, the story slowly but surely focussed on the protagonist, Izuku Midoriya (Deku), and his closest friends/rivals, Bakugo and Todoroki. The manga also quickly introduced themes and plots that went well beyond the scope of U.A. High Academy, putting the world in danger from the actions of many groups of villains. As the focus shifted towards adult heroes, some fans started complaining that the series was not able to make all the student characters relevant, despite their interesting traits.
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In chapter #355, the final battle between the heroes and All for One and his group of villains is moving forward. The students from class 1-A decided to take part in it because Midoriya is All for One's main target. According to the heroes' plan, the villains have been divided, and the near-impossible task to fight All for One fell to Endeavor and Hawks, the top two heroes in Japan. They unwillingly
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