My Hero Academia, Vol. 22: That Which Is Inherited, by Kohei Horikoshi

As the second round comes to a quick end, the third round begins. Class 1-A has a tough time against this match, and even one of the best students, Todoroki, has some trouble. Honenuki's softening quirk makes it all the harder. Aware that Todoroki is a threat, Tetsutetsu decides to fight him, one on one. Todoroki attempts to use his flames, but to no avail. Tetsutetsu's quirk allows him to go into Todoroki's flames without breaking a sweat. That;s when Todoroki decides that his flames need to step up a notch. Their battle is close, and very intense, until it gets interrupted by something unexpected.

While this battle was going on, both classes were having a difficult time against each other. One minute it seems like class 1-A is in the lead, but in the next 1-B is already on a path to victory. This continues until the time elapses and the team who won is revealed.

Match 4 begins. It automatically seems like class 1-A has the disadvantage, having Bakugo on their team who's known for his hot-headedness. 1-B think's that since their "leader" will most likely be Bakugo, they'll all fall behind him and fail. But to their surprise, this is not the case. Despite not seeming like it, their team has great cooperation and synergy. This battle is starting to get interesting in the book My Hero Academia, Vol. 22: That Which Is Inherited, by Kohei Horikoshi. 

In the final match, match 5, Deku is ready to go all out. The battle starts like any other, a bit challenging and intense, but average. That is until suddenly, something happens to Deku's quirk. Something that had to do with One for All.

This still is one of my absolute favorite volumes in the entire series. If you read any of my other reviews, I really like the heroes storyline, and this volume was all about that! Also Bakugo gets a lot of screen time which I really appreciate. Honestly, I loved seeing the heroes try to devise their own plans to victory, and see how well they work with each other. There are always unexpected things that can happen in each battle that you can never take account of. That's what I really love about this volume. It's so entertaining, and we can see the characters' thought process and strategizing skills. The art is beautiful, as always, and I love it very much. The ending was great too, and very surprising. Overall, 100%, if you like this series, please read this volume. It's great, personally I really enjoyed it, and I think you will too!

Reviewed by Arpi, Grade 9

Glendale Central Library