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My Hero Academia, Vol. 2

My Hero Academia, Vol. 2 by Kohei Horikoshi

School for heroes begins!

Two different exercises. One pitting two students as heroes against two students as villains, with a surprising call on wins and who was best. And one that goes awry badly. In between, a discussion of the class president and decisions.

the virtues of cliches in settings

There's a subtle problem with striking and unusual settings, especially in fantastic worlds.

You can plant a Chekhov's gun there without realizing it. Indeed, you can plant a whole armory of them.

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