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An Analysis of the Nature of Izuku and Katsuki’s Relationship

Recently, I caught up to Boku no Hero Academia. I know nothing of the BNHA fandom, but I will say this: I’m disappointed by the fact that the relationship between Katsuki and Izuku isn’t generally considered to be the most profound. When I say profound, there are no positive connotations. Izuku and Katsuki are, as of now, not friends. When I say profound, I simply mean that I have a heck-ton of content to discuss. So yeah, this relationship is definitely the most complex in the series, albeit a flawed one.

Fortunately, this relationship is undergoing a transformation. By the end of the manga, it will have evolved into something that is complex, mutually supportive, and beautiful. In this post, I aim to examine and accentuate its intricacies. If you aren’t exactly a fan of Izuku and Katsuki’s relationship, I hope this post brings you to appreciate it as much as I do. (Please ignore any typos, by the way. I didn’t look over what I wrote.)

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BKDK vs Izuocha in the Joint Training Arc

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Bakugou and Uraraka. Surprising foils. Narrative rivals for Midoriya’s attention. And in the Joint Training arc, the difference between their abilities to engage, support, and stimulate Midoriya really come to a head. In an arc allegedly all about the Midoraka relationship (they’re on the same team and all), looking beneath the surface helps reveal just why so many fans feel that Bakugou is Midoriya’s soulmate and true life partner - or at least that Uraraka may not be the right partner for him. This is indeed the part of the story where a few troubling underlying aspects of Midoriya and Uraraka’s dynamic start to become obvious, especially when contrasted against Deku’s dynamic with Kacchan. Spoilers through 217. 

Let’s get close-reading:

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Home

When I woke up that morning, I saw everything as normally, however, a new but invisible wall slowly started to raise itself. 

Sometime later, even when years have passed from seeing your soft face emotionless and partially covered in red, I still watched the stars making a silent wish like you taught me to, feeling the breeze of the night without feeling it.

As life passed, as I grew older and so did our friends, I started dreaming more about you, about your blonde, spiky hair, your vermillion and determined eyes, when, suddenly, in one of those dreams, a “Welcome home” escaped your lips.

I knew I was home.

I love them

he’s so LOUD.

Something interesting in light 284 is Bakugou means this both figuratively

AND LITERALLY

He gets very very flustered when being close to Deku in any way. Poor bby gay.

The fact that ochako is REPEATEDLY shown to us that she is not as important as Katsuki in Izuku’s story is a queer narrative. There’s no denying it anymore. This is a queer story now whether you like it or not.

Now, I do genuinely like izuocha, but I like it in the same way that I like any other ship. It’s decent and cute. It’s built off of supporting each other. But lemme paint something that should have been clear to everyone when they read this manga: bkdk is built entirely on completing a puzzle piece, izuocha is built on supporting another person. But you do not complete that person. And no one will ever complete Izuku like Katsuki does, and the fact that shigaraki outright SAYS IT is pretty fucking gay. The series literally said it to your face, these two, complete each other. You cannot have one without the other.

And SPEAKING of datte atashi no hero, I WILL be posting my analysis of this song and what I think of the lyrics. Maybe some other mha songs while I’m at it too to really show how implied these mf have always been.

side by side, intertwined <3

You cannot tell me he doesn't love Midoriya Izuku. There's so much yearning in the soft way he says, Izuku.

Katsuki in love. There are no other thoughts inside that head, only Izuku.

He is dying, and he only cares about Izuku. He is dying, and he mourns the loss of a future with Izuku.

This Katsuki is already thinking about "for the rest of our lives" with Izuku.

This poor little gay boy made sure they put him in the same team as his Izuku for the final battle because there was a tiny part of his brain that probably thought "I might not make it, but I'll be with Izuku until the very end."

But Izuku is not there, and Katsuki cannot bear the thought of spending his finally moments without him, so he talks to him as if he's there. He pretends Izuku is there with him.

“Tch. Whatever.” Katsuki did do all of that btw :)