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Episode 8

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Bakugo's Start Line (スタートライン、爆豪の. Sutāto Rain, Bakugō no.?) is the eighth episode of the My Hero Academia anime.

Summary[]

Tenya is honored as the MVP of the Battle Trial.

Tenya is honored as the MVP of the Battle Trial.

The exercise between teams A and D has been completed and All Might declares Izuku and Ochaco as the winners. Katsuki becomes distraught over the fact that he lost to Izuku, starting to hyperventilate at the thought of possibly losing again. All Might consoles Katsuki, telling him that it is time for his critique. While Izuku is taken to the nurse's office, All Might tells Katsuki that whether he won or lost, he must take a look back, reflect on the experience and move on with life.

Back in the monitor room, All Might declares Tenya the MVP of the exercise and asks the class why they might think that is. Momo Yaoyorozu, one of the four students to be admitted to U.A. based on recommendation answers the question. She says that Katsuki and Izuku using large ranged attacks in an indoor area were too foolish. She also notes Ochaco let her guard down too early and her final improvised attack was too reckless. Despite losing, Momo explains that Tenya was the best for adapting to the situation and respecting the spirit of the exercise. All Might is extremely impressed with her answer and moves on to the next matchup between Team B and Team I.

Shoto recovers the warhead effortlessly.

Shoto recovers the warhead effortlessly.

Mashirao Ojiro and Toru Hagakure make up the villains team. They enter the building and gather around the payload on the fourth floor. Toru removes her clothes completely to maximize the effectiveness of her invisibility Quirk. The hero team, Shoto Todoroki, and Mezo Shoji enter the building minutes later. Mezo uses his Quirk to discover Team I's location and informs his teammate. Shoto instructs Mezo to exit the building for his own safety and proceeds to use his own Quirk to completely freeze the building and his opponents almost instantly. Mashirao and Toru's bare feet are stuck to the ground, giving Shoto an easy opening to touch the payload and secure the victory for Team B.

All Might praises Shoto for his technique. Katsuki and the class watch in awe of his incredible Quirk. Once all exercises are concluded, All Might praises his class for their efforts and sends them back off to their homeroom class. He narrowly escapes from the class before reverting from his hero form. All Might makes his way to the nurse's office where Recovery Girl complains about Izuku getting critically injured for the third time. She mentions that All Might shouldn't indulge Izuku just because he's inheriting One For All, but All Might tells her to keep her voice down because hardly anyone knows about the Quirk.

Izuku awakens later that day and returns to class. He is met by compliments from his classmates, but he notices that Katsuki isn't among them. Ochaco tells Izuku that Katsuki has already left, and Izuku leaves to find him. He finds Katsuki just outside the school and decides to tell him the truth: that he obtained his Quirk from someone else and had not been lying to Katsuki. However, Katsuki refuses to believe him and responds by admitting defeat.

Izuku tries to tell Katsuki the truth about his Quirk.

Izuku tries to tell Katsuki the truth about his Quirk.

Katsuki's pride has clearly been damaged, he begins to cry while he explains that Shoto's powers, as well as Momo's critique, has made him realize he still has work to do. Before storming off, he warns Izuku that he's just getting started, and will not lose again. All Might arrives to console Katsuki again, but Katsuki refuses him and promises to surpass the number one hero without his help.

Somewhere unknown, a mysterious person reads a newspaper about All Might becoming a teacher. He poses the question of what would happen if the "Symbol of Peace" got snuffed out by villains.

Characters in Order of Appearance[]

Quirks[]

Locations[]

Battle & Events[]

BGM[]

  1. Villain Invasion
  2. Mind of Evil
  3. Various Quirks
  4. Flustered
  5. Uh-oh?
  6. Mecha Mecha Meke Meke
  7. HERO A
  8. Izuku's Crisis
  9. Anguish of the Quirkless
  10. Bright and Cheerful
  11. I Will Become a Hero!
  12. Spreading Anxiety
  13. Darkness Dominates the Heart
  14. Plus Ultra
  15. I Am Here!!
  16. My Hero Academia
  17. Villain
  18. I Am Here!!

Anime & Manga Differences[]

  • In the manga, the Transport Robots started wheeling Izuku to Recovery Girl's office after Katsuki has his breakdown. In the anime, its before.
  • When Momo explains the results of the match, the anime adds flashbacks of Izuku and Katsuki's performance in the fight. In the manga, only Ochaco gets a flashback.
    • Additionally, when Momo comments on Izuku's performance in the exercise, the anime also has her say that his injuries from the recoil highlighted his reckless attack.
  • The anime shows Shoto touching the wall before freezing the entire building, while manga hard cuts to the building being frozen after Shoto comments on the other team's strategy.
  • The montage featuring the other teams' matches is signficantly extended in the anime.
    • In the manga, only Teams E, G, H, and J are featured in the montage. In the anime, every remaining team is featured.
  • In the anime, Tsuyu is the one who specifically comments on how less intense All Might's teaching is compared to Eraser Head's. In the manga, the text bubble just comes from a nondescript crowd shot of the class in the background.
  • In the manga, after All Might rushes away from 1-A once he dismisses them, Minoru comments on how cool he is. In the anime, its Denki.
  • Izuku's stay at the school clinic is extended.
    • The anime also adds a scene of Izuku dreaming about everything he's done since inheriting One For All, and a short scene of him waking up in the clinic.
  • The anime includes some flashbacks which are not shown in the manga.
  • Hanta, Yuga, and Minoru, are shown introducing themselves to Izuku in the anime.
    • Yuga is also constantly being interrupted by Mina in the anime.
  • The anime extends the scenes of Denki trying to ask out Ochaco, and Tenya grilling Fumikage for sitting on the desktop. Both scenes are also separated in the former instead of taking place on concurrently.
    • In Fumikage and Tenya's scene, Kyoka and Mashirao are also present in the anime, with both also criticizing Tenya's behavior.
  • After Ochaco checks on Izuku, the anime has her say that Katsuki left class before he returned, followed by a shot of his empty desk and a scene of Izuku running after him. She also says the class tried to stop him from leaving. In the manga, it directly cuts from the classroom to the boys' conversation outside, with some text to side from Izuku's perspective stating Katsuki was still in class at the time, before he just silently decided to head home.
  • After Katsuki leaves the campus, the anime adds a scene of Ochaco, Mina, and Tsuyu watching and commenting on them from the windows.
  • The anime slightly the extends the scene of All Might asking Izuku what he told Katsuki.
  • The anime slightly extends the debuting scene of the League of Villains.

Site Navigation[]

Battle Trial Arc
Chapters 8 • 9 • 10 • 11
Volumes 2
Episodes 6 • 7 • 8
Battles and Events Battle Trial (Izuku & Ochaco vs. Katsuki & Tenya • Shoto & Mezo vs. Mashirao & Toru)
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