My Hero Academia Season 6 Sneaks in Vigilantes Easter Egg With Aizawa Flashback

By Nick Valdez

My Hero Academia's anime might not have had the time to explore one of the biggest arcs from its Vigilantes spin-off series in full, but the newest episode of the sixth season has managed to sneak in a major nod to the spin-off with Shota Aizawa's latest flashback. Although many fans did not get to check out My Hero Academia's official spin-off series, it ended up being crucial to big events from Kohei Horikoshi's main series. With the spin-off taking place years before its events, one of its major arcs actually fleshed out a key piece of Aizawa, Hizashi Yamada, and Oboro Shirakumo's histories together.

The story of the three young heroes played out in full with a special flashback arc all about Aizawa's time at U.A. Academy before becoming a full hero, and it's Shirakumo's death that ends up sparking the kind of hero and fighter he is today. It's this moment in particular that came to life briefly with a look back at Aizawa's past in Episode 119 of the series as a young and bloodied Aizawa is shocked over something that had just gone down. Check it out below:

What Happened in Aizawa's Past? 

The Shirakumo arc of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes saw a young Aizawa and Hamada vowing to become pro heroes with their friend Shirakumo, and as we found out in the fifth season, Shirakumo's body was ultimately used as the base for Kurogiri's Nomu. The flashback ended with a massive fight between Aizawa and a prototypical Nomu that ended up killing Shirakumo under some falling rubble despite Aizawa being key in taking down the massive monster. 

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It's a moment that helped to shape the young hero into the kind of pro and teacher that he is in the new series, and unfortunately without that greater context it's something fans of the anime are missing a key piece of. But at the same time, these nods to the dark past help to showcase what Aizawa really is fighting for as the fights against Tomura Shigaraki and his terrifying powers grow more intense with the coming episodes. 

How do you feel about this nod to My Hero Academia: Vigilantes' biggest arc? Do you hope to see more of it animated in the future? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

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