![]() ![]() A lot of gifted kids have grown up anxiety-ridden and depressed simply because we weren’t able to meet expectations. This gifted kid program was meant to help us find out potential and hopefully achieve that full potential, the actual reality is much less cheerful. Expectations placed upon us that frankly, a lot of us couldn’t keep up with. What is it? Well, in layman’s terms it’s a fixed mindset that has been instilled in a lot of us since we first entered school. “Gifted kid burnout,” a very real phenomenon has really taken control over my generation and many others. As of writing this piece these chapters have not been adapted into the anime.) (The rest of this piece contains spoilers for chapter 290 of the My Hero Academia manga. This conclusion led me to more questions, ‘why were people around my age liking this character so much?’ The answer lies in a lot of our childhoods, much like Dabi’s own motivations. Recently I saw a trend with all of the Dabi love and Dabi fan accounts that I was seeing, many of “his” fans were around my age, around 18 to 21. All of this talk about Dabi came to a head for me personally when Ryan Stegman the artist for such titles as Superior Spider-Man, Venom, King in Black, and Uncanny Avengers drew a cover for the french edition of the manga in September of 2020. Even when I was a reader had not been introduced to Dabi as a character I already kind of liked him. A villain with a unique flame quirk, much like another fan-favorite Todoroki, with the exception being his flames were blue. Throughout my time as a fan of My Hero Academia I’ve always seen posts online of fans gushing about the character of Dabi. So why has a villain character that’s been kept mostly a mystery grabbed the attention of the ever-growing fanbase, a character with less screen time than most of the other villains no less? Is it his cool attitude? Is it his simple emo-esque costume? Much of its popularity comes from fans who love the fantastical characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi, and it’s not hard to get why, a relatable main character with a slew of side characters that sweep across the personality spectrum, anyone who watches the series (or reads it) is bound to find a character that they enjoy, and with the screen time devoted to each character there’s no shortage in seeing your favorite in action. By Salem Hero Academia has taken the manga reading and anime watching community hostage, having approximately 30 million copies of its manga in circulation as of January 2021, and with its anime adaptation still airing its popularity is sure to continue climbing. ![]()
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