The “Uselessness” of Midoriya Izuku

Today, Hori shares an interesting fact through his author’s note:

The poem is called Ame ni mo Makezu in Japan, written by Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, and it is a very famous poem. The verse Horikoshi is referring to is [ミンナニデクノボートヨバレ] (originally written in katakana) or “minna ni deku-no-bō to yobare”. Translated straight, means “Called useless by all.”

I’ve always wondered why Izuku never really gets credit or widespread acknowledgement whenever he wins villain fights, of how he doesn’t seem to be known more than being ‘the boy who broke his bones during the U.A. Sports Festival.’ The shared victory against Stain was credited to Endeavor, his personal fight against Overhaul was never televised, and his defeat of Gentle Criminal was never relayed to his classmates.

Even now, he’s known as ‘the cryptid who saves people.’ In the span of the entire manga, Deku never really sought popularity nor money. The closest he did this was when he was told by All Might to announce his presence to the world via the Sports Festival, but even then, he prioritized saving his classmate over winning and wasn’t recognized for his previous victories. He didn’t even receive a single internship offer aside from Gran Torino. Plus, Deku doesn’t exude a natural charm when it comes to scripted interviews.

The poem:

The poem illustrates a person who lives simply, who helps those who are in need of help, and doesn’t get praise for it (nor desires to be praised.) So aside from it’s other meaning ‘dekiru’ or ‘I can do it!’, Deku as a hero name means that he doesn’t seek credit for doing what should come naturally.

But since Izuku choosing it for a hero name is yet another statement: he still hopes to become someone that everyone aspires to. That is, by asking people to call him Deku, he becomes a ‘No One who can save everyone.’

And that is the theme of BnHA. Izuku is supposed to symbolize the turning point, the revolution against the broken Hero Society, the society which is built upon the self-interests of “Heroes” barring a few. Izuku choosing Deku as a name means to impart that anyone who ‘helps/reaches out a hand to those who needed saving without expecting anything in return’ is already a hero.

Read More: The “Popularity” of Midoriya Izuku

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Hoping That You're Thinking of Me

hoping that you’re thinking of me by awake atnight

I’m writing this because I can’t help what my heart longs for.

A cramp shoots through his hand and Hitoshi drops his pen. Grimacing, he tries to soothe the throbbing pain by rubbing circles into his hand. He’d gone through about a page and a half, and that one half of non-writing were the practice equations he was attempting before all of this.

Dear Midoriya, it starts, and the rest is an utter word vomit of venting about feelings and fighting and Hitoshi’s fucked up self doubt, and most importantly a—a—

Hitoshi squeezes his eyes shut and pinches the bridge of his nose.

He wrote a confession letter. - Hitoshi, stressed out by exams and also new found romantic feelings, writes a love letter that no one else will see.

Someone ends up seeing it.

Words: 4190, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Shinsou Hitoshi, Midoriya Izuku

Relationships: Midoriya Izuku/Shinsou Hitoshi

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43974108

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noifzmonstrumkhaosed

1 year ago

Shinsou's shirt says "Moist Towelette"

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noifzmonstrumkhaosed

3 years ago

someone save them

prequel to this. art twitter here

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noifzmonstrumkhaosed

3 years ago

Sketch designs for Mer!Dekusquad!!

It's just sketches, but now I'm kinda tempted to draw them properly sjdjdj

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Do not edit or repost my art.

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2 years ago

Omg hello there! Congrats, you're one of the nine owners holders of the OFA charm! If you hold it up to the light, the other side's stars should coincide with the front, I hope. Thank you very much for supporting my work during the JDC Mart event!

Mr. Midoriya Izuku took the longest to draw. Mr. Might is the easiest, balancing it out.

Thank you @noifzmonstrumkhaosed I love my new charm! The holders all came out beautifully. Izuku looks very determined.

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don't forget to peel off the protection sticker! a friend who has apparently spoken with you advised me to tell you that I purposefully drew the second's eye to be looking at Yoichi

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1 year ago

Eri's First Day In The Erasermic Household 🥺💕

Eri's first day in the erasermic household 🥺💕

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noifzmonstrumkhaosed

3 years ago

Happy Birthday, Deku!

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9 months ago

Commission piece

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noifzmonstrumkhaosed

2 years ago

How about a fic, in which…

For a huge fundraising event, Class 2-A decides to host a haunted house as their contribution. Because none of them knows how to chill, they hold an internal contest, with the students splitting into two main teams and a prop department. Midoriya himself is super excited to use his Quirk for actual fun and entertainment, except that some have brought up that his array of powers and ghosts would make it unfair for the opponent.

“How about this?” Midoriya bargains, slightly miffed. “I don’t need One For All to strike fear. I'll do it Quirkless.”

Or,

Kind, compassionate Midoriya shouldn’t be able to fucking terrify anyone without his eldritch-like powers, but non-believers who’ve faced literal war hell find out that he does. He does.

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