My Hero Academia Finally Explains Why Shigaraki Feuds With Bakugo

My Hero Academia has been heating up the final war between the heroes and villains, and the newest chapter of the series has finally gotten to the heart of why Tomura Shigaraki has been focused on Katsuki Bakugo so far. The final war between the heroes and villains has reached an intense new phase as while fighting with Dabi and All For One have come to a temporary end, Shigaraki is still very much at full form as Bakugo and the others heroes fail to deal any real damage to the villain. It’s been a tough pill for Bakugo to swallow.

When we had last seen Bakugo and the other heroes facing off against Shigaraki, the explosive young hero was launching himself at the villain with everything he had. But Shigaraki is not backing down in the slightest, and as he continues to fight against Bakugo, it’s starting to swirl up all of those memories from before. While it had seemed like Bakugo was a person of interest for Shigaraki and the others, the newest chapter of the series reveals that the villain really only cared about Bakugo in the first place because he was so close to Izuku Midoriya. 

Chapter 359 of My Hero Academia picks up right after Bakugo had collided with Shigaraki and both of them took on some major heavy damage. Shigaraki explains how Bakugo’s new ultimate move worked and was impressed to see him pull it off, but also noted how his growth had no real interest to him in any way. In fact he really doesn’t care about how Bakugo feels about it in any case as he outright states to him that the only thing about him that caught the villain’s interest in the first place was how he’s closer to Izuku than anyone else. 

This is part of the Shigaraki that’s been absorbed by All For One as Shigaraki never really seemed to talk this way in the first place. That means All For One’s interest to Bakugo only amounts to how it impacts Izuku, and this throws in more salt into the wound. Because Bakugo’s not only taking on some heavy physical damage, but his confidence in his own strength has taken a hit as well. It’s certainly not going to be much better for Bakugo going forward either. 

How do you feel about Shigaraki’s interest in Bakugo? Does it explain their connection through the series so far? 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!