MHA Season 6, Ep 21: Cryptid Working for the Government

[00:00:00] Hey y'all, this podcast contains cursing, references to alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs, and thirsty comments about adult characters. Thanks for listening!

[00:00:22] Hey y'all, this is My Hero Analysis, a podcast about My Hero Academia, aka Boku no Hero Academia. We are three grown adults who mind Japanese children's cartoons for serotonin because God knows our brains aren't making it naturally. Hey y'all, I'm Fern and I am finally the owner of my kitten. She is my legal property, she is now mine, and I'm very happy. I'm so happy, finally. It took, what, a month? Yes. It took far too long.

[00:00:53] Yeah, it took like a month and then almost a week, so like five weeks. Ridiculous. Yeah. Absolutely ridiculous. You can just walk into any shelter around here and say, I want a dog, and they'd be like, here! Take it, take it, take it! Here, have some food to go along with it. And some soy. They did give him more food, so that was nice. Okay, that's good. That's good. But still, annoying. Yeah. Technically her upper respiratory infection is back, but I took her to my vet, so. Much better.

[00:01:22] They don't need to know about that. Yeah. It's fine. Just give, just give her some kitty mucinex, she'll be fine. That's basically what they gave me to give her. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, I'm Nicole. I don't remember taking these notes, because time has passed, and my memory is, you know how they have like those sieves for flour where you sift it, and it's nice and pat, it's just a hole. It's just a hole. There's no memory. Mm-hmm.

[00:01:51] I did get my flu and COVID shots over the weekend, and I think that's contributing to the brain fog. Go get your vaccines, but just know that this season you'll probably get a headache, because that's what I got. Rudely. Oh, I actually, oh, hey y'all, it's María. Anyways, I actually had a friend who got their COVID shot, and the same thing happened. They got nauseous and had a headache, and like... I got nauseous too! I was fine. How dare you? I was perfectly fine. How dare you?

[00:02:20] Kind of just the one that will rule them all. Anyways. I don't know what version y'all got the... I got the Pfizer, because I'm trying to stay loyal to the original, and I guess that's not what to do now. I have no idea which one I got. Yeah. They asked me if I had a preference. I said no. I need to get them. And now what's going to get them? Oh, God. So, again, hey y'all, it's Maria, and my life is a mess. It's fine.

[00:02:45] So, my OBGYN, OBGYN, decided to retire, and I got a message over the weekend. What the fuck? No, you're not allowed! How dare! I know! I have been going to this lady for almost 10 years. Since like 2017? How dare she? I know! Nine years! What the fuck? I need! So now, they have a bunch of other OBGYNs there, and they had automatically reassigned me to this one lady.

[00:03:15] It is booked out. Like literally, I cannot find a fucking opening. I looked all week until January. Yeah, because literally everyone is trying to book with their new OBGYN. Yeah. So... They're getting all of her former patients. So yeah. You can get your shots at the pharmacy. I probably will have to do that. But also, I have to do my yearly. Oh yeah. The pharmacy can't do that.

[00:03:43] No, I need them to go up in my vagina and look at my vagina. I was about to say, pharmacy don't got the speculum. They're not going to do that for you. Yeah, I know. They can do a yearly physical, but it will not include your vagina. Yeah. And your cervix. So I was going to talk to call them until I got rudely sidetracked, well not so rudely, by people who don't understand the concept of being a friend. Yeah. Hmm. I'm still mad at them. Me too. Fuck them.

[00:04:12] Listeners, if you're a part of a wedding and you don't want to be a part of the wedding, say it from the get-go. Don't wait till the last minute. Yeah. Not Maria's wedding. No, not Maria. Maria was not getting married. I am not. A friend of mine is getting ready. Getting married. But people fucked her over. And she's like the nicest person. She's a bitch. And I love her. But... She's the nicest person. She's a bitch. And I love her. Perfect. No notes. Thank you. Thank you. Episode title.

[00:04:42] I try. But anyways, if you're going to be a part of a wedding and you have already said yes, don't go and make things difficult for the bride and groom. You're supposed to be bending over backwards for her day or their day. Also, if they're being a bride, that's a different thing. But yeah, no, if they're not asking that much of you, like, don't be a bitch or a hoe. Just, like, be there for your friend. Yeah.

[00:05:07] And if you don't want to be in the wedding party, you can just say that when you're first asked. That is okay. Yeah. It's fine. Then don't wait until, like, 12 fucking days before the wedding to change your goddamn mind. Anyways. It's fine. Everything's fine. After months and months of, like, consistently moving the goalposts to make sure everyone understands that you're doing this under duress. Yeah. Yeah. Duress that no one put on you except yourself. Exactly.

[00:05:36] It's fine. Everything's fine. But also, like, I have two more days to finish testing for the quarter and one of them just failed. So. Oh, y'all are definitely not getting that contract. It's fine. And, like, you read that. You just start looking for a job now. Fuck wait until January. Oh, I've been looking for a job. It is what it is. But now I have to talk to management.

[00:06:06] And, of course, it happens at the end of the day, so no management is there. And then, on top of that, it's the 30th. It's the last day where all my peeps who, last episode, we got, I told y'all that they hired layoffs. So, the 30th, September 30th is the last day of the layout. So, after that, I'm fucked. You should just leave. I'm already. I'm looking for jobs. But also, it's the worst time to look for a fucking job.

[00:06:36] Yeah. I know. Because it's the end of the year. It's the end of the year. Nobody's hiring right now. Exactly. So, I have to wait until after January. So, at least, I need to survive. You should find your other favorite company, as if that would exist. Find whoever has your dream role. And put that person, just very, very gently break their hands. And then, you can get their job. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

[00:07:04] Very, very gently run them over with your car. Yep. Oh, talking about running over with the car. Who did you run over? I did not run over. Oh, God. Did you get hit by a fucking car? Oh, my God. I did not get hit by a car. Nobody. Okay. Well, someone did get hit by a car. Oh, Lord. I called my sister to tell her about the shenanigans of me now being in a wedding. And then she told me her best friend got T-boned. Oh, my God. Oh, Jesus.

[00:07:34] He's okay. That's good, at least. But she's like, yeah, no, fuck this Monday. Yeah. Again, fuck this Monday. So, yeah. This is the energy I'm bringing today, y'all. Oh, our anniversary episode is going to be incredible. It's going to be delicious. I haven't looked at any of the notes, so I don't know. I think this episode comes out after the anniversary episode. Yeah.

[00:08:03] Yeah, it'll give them context. Yep. That's true. We'll just have to mention, listen, if you're a little confused and concerned, it's fine. Just wait till next Monday. We explain it vaguely. Can y'all hear my cats running around? No. No. Oh, my God. I think one of them just leaped across the entire room. Love it. Yeah. Greening has figured out parkour, so. Love the after. That's been happening. So, Maria, what is your recording snack?

[00:08:32] Y'all would never guess what I'm eating. I'm eating an entire slice of cake. Yes. Yes. What flavor? Strawberry shortcake. Yum. Oh. The best. With guava juice. I just, I've been doing so good not eating sweets. But today, fucking today. Yes. All the cake. I was just like, I needed a fucking slice of cake. Yeah. Oh, my God. Incredible. Incredible.

[00:09:02] I want a burrito. That sounds incredible, too. Should I order a burrito? Yes. Let's. It's Monday. It's burrito Monday. Come on. I mean, listen. It's Monday. And then tomorrow is burrito Tuesday. Mm-hmm. It is. Because I always get, I always get two. Because I know I want one for now and then one for tomorrow. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yes. All right. Well. I think I'm making spam and rice.

[00:09:32] Yum. I have to make lentils or something. I don't know. I'll figure it out. Just a reminder to everyone that you can leave a comment on Spotify or a review on our website, my hero analysis.com. And we'll give you a shout out during recording. If you wanted to submit to our anniversary episode, it is too late. That has already come out by the time you're listening to it. It's already come out of the closet. I hope y'all enjoyed. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep.

[00:10:11] I really want to get to a convention or an event or something that I will not be attending instead of a movie like everyone actually wanted. Horikoshi. Mm hmm. Mm hmm. If y'all were going, I hope you enjoy. Yeah. Take pics. Yeah. Do not invite me. I will not go. Yeah. Because it involves people and fuck people. Fuck people. Also, fuck crowds. Just kind of in general. I do love a good convention though. It must be said. I feel like I've never really been to a really good one.

[00:10:40] I really want to do an Diego convention. But it's so expensive. God, yeah, that's a thing. All right, I'm getting, I'm getting a, I'm getting, do I get two or three burritos is the question? I'll only get two. How many burritos can you eat? I can eat, listen. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. I think I'm only going to get two this time because last time I got three, I was so sick of it by the third one.

[00:11:09] And I don't want you to eat that. Just get two. Yeah. ADHD problems. Yeah, for real. Oh, and I have a coupon. Delicious. All right. So that way. I had to change the, I had to change the instructions on my, on my DoorDash because I can't let people use my front porch anymore because remember I fell through it. Yeah. Yeah. How's your bruises doing? How's my what doing? Your bruises. Oh, I'm fine.

[00:11:38] I, the only thing that's still around is the main knee scrape, which is, it's still just kind of red and boring and rough. When I take a shower, like in the hot water, it glows really pretty red. But yeah, I don't have any fun war wounds. Boo. That's unfortunate. Yeah, for real. It's like the only reason you should get hurt is so you can show off your sexy scars. Exactly. Yep.

[00:12:07] Well, this week we're covering episode 21 of My Hero Academia season six, The Lovely Lady Dinkant, which in the manga is chapters 313 through 316. So as usual, I will lead us through a synopsis. Then Nicole is going to jump in for discussion topics, manga differences and Easter eggs. And then we'll wrap up the episode with a fun fact about death. Yeah, and I forget which fact I chose. So it's going to be fun for everyone. I also forget.

[00:12:38] I never look at the notes nowadays. It's fine. There's no need. It's a ride. So the episode starts with Toshi's car getting smoke bombed, and he's cornered by two assassins who are trying to separate him from Izuku. But Toshi is so insane about his son that he scares them off with vibes alone. No, I'm not kidding. No, literally. He knocked one of them on his ass with aura alone. Like, literally.

[00:13:08] He was aura farming, as the kids these days say. Yeah. He was pissed. He farmed that aura so good. Nope. No crops for anyone. He farm on my aura till I ing. Anyway. I don't know what you just said, but ew.

[00:13:27] So we come back to Izuku, who is still Spider-manning through the city, trying to dodge Lady Nagant's bullets while simultaneously trying to track her down so he can get All for One's location from her. And Izuku realizes that she has been given a second quirk called air walk, so she can just walk on air. And she's, God, she's so hot. I am dying. She is the hottest.

[00:13:53] But also, I desperately want that air walk quirk. Like, specifically, I've literally had dreams about doing that specific kind of shit. So, Horikoshi, give it to me. Me. God, talk about aura farming. She is very hot. And also, like, her shooting, amazing. Ten out of ten. But also, she's trying to kill her kids. So, you know, please don't. No, she's only trying to maim him because AFO wants him alive. Yep.

[00:14:24] Yep, yep. Just a little maiming. Just a little quadriplegic-ifying. So, Izuku is like, well, fuck it. And he sets off smoke screen. And then he starts using Fajin. Sorry, I have to, like, burp and it's, like, stuck in my throat. Sexy. So, that's probably going to happen at some point. But anyway, Izuku starts using Fajin, even though he has zero experience using it. And the sixth user and the third user are like, what the fuck are you doing?

[00:14:53] You suicidal weirdo. But Izuku's like, nah, I got this. And you know what? It fucking works. And he cashes up to Lady Degant. And I just, ugh. And he looks ridiculous doing it. But it's fine. Ah, I love the way this episode, this whole scene, this whole scenario plays out. Like, it's written as this natural culmination of all of Izuku's hard work and experience finally kicking in. And so it has more weight and believability than most shounen power-ups.

[00:15:22] And I was just like, yes, that is my boy. And he has earned that confidence. And also, I feel genuinely bad for Lady Degant because All For One sent her after a fucking cryptid, completely unprepared. Yeah. Yeah. No. Also, I have to bring it back down. Because when he landed and, like, released smokescreen at that point, when he looked like he just shat out smoke. Like, massive shit of smoke.

[00:15:52] It kind of did. But I don't care. It was awesome. Also, fucking cryptid. That's very well to describe him at this point. That's what he is. He's full on. He's encrypted mode. Just, like, losing it. It's fine. Yeah. It's fine. It's fine. Also, again, he's not a vigilante. He's just a cryptid working for the government. Yep. So Nagant shoots him away. But then it's Izuku. So he starts yelling.

[00:16:19] And he demands to know why she's doing All For One's bidding when she used to be a hero. Which means it's backstory time. Yeah. Love it. So basically, she was Hawk's predecessor. She was an assassin for the commission who was supposed to be fighting corruption. But instead, she found herself killing people who hadn't even committed a crime yet.

[00:16:40] And covering up the actions of corrupt heroes that she had assassinated so the public wouldn't, quote unquote, lose trust in hero society. And one day, she finally snaps. But she still tries to do the right thing. And she goes and talks to her handler about it. And first, he tries to fucking gaslight her about it. But then that doesn't work. So he tries to kill her. So she kills him and the rest of the commission instead. And honestly, good for her. Yep. Good for her. Yep. Fucking Mara Mallet.

[00:17:11] Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yeah. Like, seriously. Maintaining an illusion of overall peace and tranquility instead of giving society and victims the transparency they deserve? Gee, that sounds so fucking familiar. Ugh. Just tell us what's going on. We can handle it. It can't be worse than everything else we're imagining. I mean, they casually put up by their aliens in the world. So they keep casually dropping this.

[00:17:36] They keep trying to make us care about aliens when really it's the Epstein files everyone cares about. Exactly. Give us Epstein files. Yeah. Christ alive. Anyways, continuing on. Yeah. So back in the present, Nagant confronts Izuku about wanting to bring back the previous status quo because it fucking sucked. And Izuku's like, yeah, I agree. Like, nothing is black and white and we've got a lot of stuff to fix.

[00:18:03] But the only way I can do anything about it is to offer my help to people who need it. So no, I'm not fucking being delusional. I'm being pragmatic. Yeah. And remember, kids. Bitch. The powers that be want you to be disillusioned and petty about the state of the world like Nagant is at the moment. But that helps the powers that be continue to be powerful because they suck. So be helpful instead like Izuku.

[00:18:32] But you can be grumpy about it. Yes, you can absolutely be grumpy about it. I don't see how you would not be grumpy about it, honestly. Yeah. Fuck the government. Fuck it. Fuck it. Where's my burrito? Oh, I need a burrito. They're still making it. It's fine. So Nagant is so done with this boy. She doesn't know anything about him. So she thinks he's just some ignorant fucking schmuck.

[00:18:55] So she tries to throw him off his game by shooting at Overhaul instead, thinking that he'll be too distracted saving him to save himself. Yeah. I feel like Nagant could have at least like pinned his sleeves up for him and just kind of waving around. I bet you he wanted them like that. Yeah. Fair. Because he's a pathetic fucking tool. Yeah. That's true. That's true. Yeah. Yeah. It seems like something he would do. So now we get another flashback.

[00:19:22] This one is of Nagant going clothes shopping and she decides to use Overhaul to identify Izuku. And he agrees on the condition that she take him to Pops, who is the old mafia boss he overthrew. And I'm not going to lie. I totally forgot he didn't kill him. He just like put him in a coma or something. I can't even remember what happened. But I thought that guy was dead. Yeah. I mean, it's not really clear what he did to him.

[00:19:48] Um, also clothes shopping, clothes stealing. Same thing. Fuck capitalism. Yeah. There is no market anymore. So. Yeah. Nope. So cut back to the present. Izuku uses Fajin again to travel faster than a speeding bullet. Hashtag Superman reference. Save Overhaul and defeat Nagant. Because again, Izuku is insane. And even the third year, the third user is fucking shook.

[00:20:17] Like, I just, ugh, I love this fight so much. It's so good. It's so good. Even the animation is like next level in this. Honestly, it's more of a mini arc than a full arc. It's amazing. I know. It's only, it's only a couple episodes. But what an impact they have. Yeah. It's beautiful. Mm. I can see why you got, you were obsessed with her. Yes. Mm-hmm. Yes. Listeners. It was a lot. I would do.

[00:20:46] I had Nagant-esque hair for a while. It's, it was the whole thing. Yeah. Oh, man. Yeah. Writing the notes for this episode was such a treat. Like, I was so tired and run down. And I was like, oh, it's these episodes. And I was like, okay, now I remember why I love this show. Like. Really sexy lady. Yes. Ugh. Yes. Sexy lady. Doing good story things. Good. Delicious. Good story things. And there's a hot lady. Amazing.

[00:21:16] Amazing. No notes. Some notes. No notes. For now, no notes. So then Izuku puts his money where his mouth is. And he saves Nagant from falling. And then he asks her to switch sides and fight with him. Because he believes that she still has the heart of a hero. Hero. And Nagant is mind blown. She's just about to call him a real hero. But then she explodes.

[00:21:42] Because fuck ass all for one planted a fail safe in the quirk he gave her. Because you can't trust a hoe. Fucking asshole. Don't trust a hoe. You can't trust him. But yeah, fortunately, Hawks and Endeavor arrive just in time to grab her and get her to a hospital and recapture Overhaul. Yeah, like the whole thing was, in case you breach our contract, you die. Like, bro. No. That's not. No. You suck. Also, fuck you, Endeavor.

[00:22:12] Sorry we're late because I'm not good in the rain. Get a goddamn umbrella and do your fucking job. Walk it off. Literally. It's rain. You're fine. Oh, God. I'm so ready. I'm so ready. So Hawks also tries to talk to Nagant and ask what she knows. And her flabbers are so gasted that she uses the last of her strength to give them all for one's location and warn them that others are coming for Izuku.

[00:22:41] And then Nagant asks Hawks how he's still okay. Like, how he's still functioning when she couldn't handle it and had her little menti bee. And girl, that man is so very far from okay. Like, Endeavor is his emotional support object. That's how not okay he is. Mm-hmm. I mean, it's fine, though. He's hot even in the rain and even when his wings are little bitty chicken wings. Mm-hmm. Still hot. But also if he needs a better emotional support object.

[00:23:11] Yeah. I know. I know. Stupid ass bitch. I feel like... So smart and so stupid. I feel like he has that little Endeavor doll. I feel like he still has it. Oh, you know he does. You know he does. He sleeps with it. Nerd. Mm-hmm. Yep. It's bad. It's never going away. He's just gonna be like that forever. Stupid ass bitch. So then Endeavor brings Overhaul to Izuku.

[00:23:41] And Overhaul is ranting about wanting to apologize to Pops. And Izuku is like, okay, you know what? How about this? How about this? I'll take you to Pops. If you apologize to Eri too. Yeah. Remember Eri? The little girl that you tortured in your basement for years? Yeah. How about you go apologize to her? You absolute fuck. Like he is just... He's so done with him. And it's another excellent example of Izuku trying to be a moral person. Trying to live up to his ideals.

[00:24:11] Even when he clearly wants to throw someone in a dumpster and light it on fire. Yeah. Like Izuku doesn't even... Oh, go for it. He doesn't even raise his voice to Overhaul. He's just so deadpan about it. Mm-hmm. I know. He's just like, do you remember her? Staring at him. Unblinking. I feel like Izuku just needs to put more people in a dumpster. But that's just me. Yeah. Yep. Yeah. Well, he has got Katsuki to do that. Oh, yeah.

[00:24:38] Katsuki's throwing everyone in the dumpster and blowing up. There. You make a solid point. So Toshi finally catches up to everyone. And Hawks points out that Izuku needs a hospital because he's been shot multiple times. He's fine. He's been shot multiple times. He's been doing all this with multiple gunshot wounds. But Izuku is busy staring at Nagant's almost corpse. And just burning with rage. Yeah.

[00:25:07] He's so pissed his eyes have turned blue instead of green because his quirks are just simmering beneath the surface. Mm-hmm. Also, wasn't Toshi just like in a car crash in a big fireball that he overformed? I don't fucking remember. But maybe it's like a Batmobile and it can put itself back together. Yeah. Like, your car just crashed in a fireball. How did you just drive up, bro? I have questions. The car can fix itself.

[00:25:37] No, I disagree. But okay. Also, also, where the hell is not best but moderately okay, I guess, genus? Like, he can't get his denim wet? Freaking men. Get an umbrella. What the fuck? I'm sure he's just not on this particular team. But this is very funny. No, he was driving Hawks at Endeavor.

[00:26:06] And then they showed up to catch the gun. He's probably not parking the car. You know that man. He's got to make sure the car is parked. You can't park in the rubble of society. Just pull up to the damn conversation. He's probably dealing with another altercation because there's literally too many to count. Well, he needs to get it together. Oh my god. I'm so sick of these men. I know. But that's the end of the episode. It was beautiful. It was.

[00:26:36] I loved every second. All right. Well, Maria, do we have any science? No science because... Because the only science is the walking on air. And that's like magic. It's fine. She's just controlling the volume of the air. It's fine. Yeah. So we're going to move along to discussion topics. Fern has one. But they didn't give me a title for it. So go ahead. Sorry. I couldn't think of one. It's fine. So I'm just going to rant at y'all.

[00:27:04] So one thing that I love about my hero, as much as it also sometimes frustrates me, is that it's a critical investigation of the traditional shonen power fantasy. And like, don't get me wrong. I love power fantasies. Like One Piece, for example. The thing I'm watching currently. Classic power fantasy. They're awesome. They need to exist. It's great that they exist. But like, okay, we all know me. I'm a whole poker.

[00:27:29] I like to take a thing and pick it apart and wonder how it could play out in real life where people are at best inconsistent and flawed. And like so much of this story is built on the tension between Izuku's idealism and his universe's harsh realities. And granted, Horikoshi doesn't always handle that the way I would want him to. And of course, he's also facing his own institutional pressures. So like there's layers there because in real life, everything is complicated. Go figure.

[00:27:58] This is all incredibly meta. But I think he really nailed it in this episode. Like Izuku's growth is written so well here. And I just, I fucking love it. It's amazing. Yeah. True, true main character energy. Living up to your own promises when the literal universe is working against you. Izuku's doing amazing. He is. He is. He is. Yeah, no, like now he's truly going towards that protagonist. Mm-hmm.

[00:28:28] Um. What is it, bubble? No. You, what is that fucking word? I don't know. There's so many words. I'm sorry. I can't help you. Yeah, no, I was like. Just keep talking around it and we'll figure it out together. I'm trying. Like, archetype. That's what it is. The fucking protagonist archetype. Like, he's finally there. Mm-hmm. But it's not like a lot of other shounen where like, you know from the get-go, like, they have that protagonist archetype.

[00:28:56] Like, he's been building up to that and like. Yes. Where Kotsuki has been building down from that. Mm-hmm. And both of them are each also like their own critical investigation of other shounen tropes. And it's just like, ugh. Delicious. It is great. But also, lucky Horikoshi for making such good writing. Yeah, how dare you? This baby can fit so much trope dissection in it. Ugh. Ridiculous. Lapshood.

[00:29:26] I love it. It really is just kind of like a love letter to the genre. Yeah. It is. And also, like, all his Star Wars love. Oh, yeah. No. Anyway. It's a little bit of a love letter to Star Wars. Like, Star Wars is in the best way. And Spider-Man. Yeah. I'll take the Spider-Man. Again, it's also like a love letter to anything superhero-ish. Yeah, superhero action.

[00:29:53] And the fucked up members of society. Mm-hmm. Like, it is a critical investigation. But again, you can only do a critical investigation this well if you genuinely love something. Yeah. Yeah. That was beautiful. Also, remember the archer lady who is arguably as sexy as Lady Nagant? Yes, I do. Except she's arrows. And Lady Nagant is bullets. Delicious. Where did she... I'm still convinced she's not dead. She survived. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:30:23] She did. All right. Moving along to manga differences. For 3.13, there were no changes. For 3.14, Lady Nagant mentions that a future ruled by AFO would be a lot more transparent than the manufactured sham that the commission created. And you know what? Yeah. I think it would be. Just because it was... It'd be all violence. No... Yeah. It would be more transparent. You're correct. Yeah. Because everybody would just be dead. Yeah.

[00:30:53] I do kind of get it, though. Like, after so long of living under oppression, you almost just want the... You want everything to be snapped. You just want the straightforwardness, right? Yeah. You're like, this feels easier to deal with, even if it's not. Yeah. And then in chapter 3.15, AFO calls this soul fickle in the manga, where in the anime, it says it's the heart. This is not actually a big change, unless you want to think about the quirk as soul gene

[00:31:20] carrier and vice versa, which we'd never expand upon. Horikoshi! I need to add that. Anyway. I already did. Oh, good. Never mind. I'll let you take care of it. Sounds good. Ah! And then for chapter 3.16, we see the silhouettes of some of the other hired guns that AFO is sending after Izuku. And I do recognize one of them from an upcoming episode, but the rest are too vague.

[00:31:47] Or I don't remember, because remember, my memory sieve is just a hole. Nothing I can see. Nope. The chapter continues from where the episode ended, and I can't remember when or how they weave it into upcoming episodes. So we're all going to find out together. Yep. Great. I still... A lot of these episodes now, or I'm seeing them for the first time. Oh, yeah. Brand new. Your thoughts are fresh. Pretty much. All right.

[00:32:16] So for Easter eggs, I honestly can't remember if it's an Easter egg or not, but in the dub, all Chisaki really says about Aerie is that she can be used to rewind the boss again. But again, I can't remember if that little subplot actually plays out. No clue. I feel like there's some resolution, but the details escape me. We'll find out. Maybe. Maybe. I don't know. I don't remember any resolution whatsoever. Like I said, I thought that guy was just dead.

[00:32:45] It's either there's resolution or we get more of Chisaki's backstory in the orphanage from hell arc. I'll leave it at that. Could be. No clue. Yeah. I don't know. Okay. And then Izuku really made both Stain and Lady Nagant say, you know what? Yeah. You're the real deal in this world of manufactured shit. Yes, he is. Yep. Hell yeah. That's Katsuki's lifelong obsession with him. Yeah.

[00:33:16] Katsuki was the first to see it and it scared the shit out of him. He's like, oh no, it's hot. What do I do? Slap him. No. He's like, no, I'm falling in love with the main character. Damn it. I'm the main character. I can't be the dead wife. I can't be fridged. Damn it. Wait. Hey, we'll get to it. We'll get to it. It's like either he or me is going to die and that can't happen. It can't happen. Rude. All right. So again, we don't have any big spoilers.

[00:33:45] So the fun fact, this happened at the time I was writing the notes. So that's why I included it. It's ridiculous. People make stupid decisions with their after death money. It's fine. But you could name a funeral home in your life insurance policy to cover your final expenses. Great. Awesome. But also, you need to get all the details in writing because they will charge you for shit you never wanted. Allegedly. Hypothetically.

[00:34:13] Like, funeral homes can be shady as fuck, people. Get it in writing. Get it signed, dated, notarized. Also, don't leave all your money to put flowers on a grave for 150 years. That's stupid. Donate it to a charity. Yeah, that's really dumb. Yeah, that's pretty dumb. It's really, it's so dumb. And like, not for, not for the whole cemetery, like giving flowers out to like graves for folks who can't really afford it. No. One grave for 150 years. Stupid.

[00:34:44] You're stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Your choices are dumb. Okay. Final comments. Or do we want to save our final comments for the dumpster fire that is to come? Yes. All listeners, all I can think of is stuff that I need to remember to say in the next episode that we're recording.

[00:35:08] I'm just thinking like this, hopefully this episode gives you context for all the rage from the other. From the previous episode, but the future episode that we're doing. We're doing, yeah. We're recording these out of order. It's fine. It's fine. Episode-ception. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Time isn't linear. Fuck you. Okay. Do we really need context for our rage though? I feel like our rage is well established. That's true. That's true.

[00:35:37] Our long-time listeners come for it. I feel like if there's anybody new though, maybe a little context is nice. I don't know. This has been my hero analysis. You'll hear us again very soon. And in the meantime, go beyond plus ultra thirst responsibly and use a goddamn umbrella. Bye y'all. Thanks again for listening. Theme music is The Happy Cowboy by Gary the Canary, remixed by Fern.

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