My Hero Academia #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeVolume 5 of My Hero Academia, titled 'Shoto Todoroki: Origin,' collects chapters 36-44 of Kohei Horikoshi's hit superhero manga. This volume focuses on the U.A. High School Sports Festival, where Izuku Midoriya faces off against the powerful and emotionally conflicted Shoto Todoroki, son of the Number Two hero Endeavor. The story deepens Todoroki's backstory and his struggle to accept his own fire-based Quirk, setting the stage for a pivotal character moment.
In "Bakugo vs. Uraraka," the tension escalates as Bakugo's explosive temper reaches a breaking point at the awards ceremony, forcing him to be restrained—while the aftermath ripples through his classmates. Tenya confronts the weight of his brother's condition in intensive care, Shoto grapples with the silence of his mother's asylum, and Ochako is stunned by an unexpected visit from her parents. Amid the emotional fallout, Izuku begins to question how he can evolve his Quirk in ways he hasn't before. Written by Kōhei Horikoshi and Caleb Cook, with art by Horikoshi and inks by Fujiya, Horie, Ikeda, Neda, Yuzawa, Yokoyama, and Horikoshi himself, this issue captures a pivotal moment in the series' early arc. The cover, also by Kōhei Horikoshi, captures the intensity of the moment with striking clarity.
In a quiet moment after the chaos of battle, Izuku faces the weight of expectations when he crosses paths with Endeavor, the famed hero whose relentless drive to shape his son Shoto into a rival to All Might casts a long shadow. The encounter is tense, charged with unspoken history and the quiet tension of a father’s ambition pressing down on a boy still finding his own path.
In "Emancipation," Shoto Todoroki faces a pivotal moment after a grueling match, confronting his father Endeavor with a long-overdue declaration of independence from the man’s relentless ambitions. The stakes are personal and physical, as Izuku Midoriya’s future hangs in the balance after a battle that may leave him permanently unable to use his right hand.
In "Relaxing Day Off," a quiet day at U.A. High takes a sharp turn as the students confront personal struggles: Bakugo’s outburst leads to a tense moment at the awards ceremony, Tenya visits his brother in intensive care, Shoto checks in on his mother at the asylum, Ochako is surprised by a visit from her parents, and Izuku begins to question how he can grow beyond his current use of his Quirk.
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