My Hero Academia has been focused on Deku as of late, but the rest of his classmates just made a big reentry to the manga. If you are caught up with the series, you will know Class 1-A has found Izuku on the run, and the whole gang did what it could to bring their friend home. And in the midst of all this, Bakugo Katsuki made history with his apology.
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And no, it isn’t the apology itself that is so historic. The moment is one for the books, but there is another thing pressing fans. After all, Bakugo makes his apology only after he’s called Deku by his real name.
This might not seem like a big deal, but Bakugo has a tense history with Izuku and his name. The two were good friends as kids, and Bakugo would call Izuku by his name then. However, once the boy was diagnosed with quirklessness, things all changed. Bakugo went on to label Izuku by his nickname Deku, and that is the only thing he’d refer to the boy by.
In fact, this continued well into high school even after Izuku gained a quirk. Deku was used as a casual insult, but Izuku did try to reframe the nickname in a better light. His classmates were horrified by this, but the reclamation was a source of strength for Izuku. And now, Bakugo has recognized his friend for real by using his actual name.
Chapter 323 follows Izuku and Bakugo during their one-on-one talk, and the latter explains his own feelings of insecurity. It is then Bakugo dropped his bombshell, saying, “Now, I don’t expect this to change a thing between us, but I gotta speak my truth. Izuku, I’m sorry for everything.”
Obviously, this moment is a huge one for Bakugo, and it shows how far he has come as a character. Fans aren’t sure where Deku will go from here, but fans are happy enough to have heard Bakugo call out his name just this once. So if it happens again, well – we’re sure the fandom will freak out yet again.
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