My Hero Academia Volume 5 by Kohei Horikoshi
The competition between the first year superheroes continues as the individual contestants go to the final four. The focus shifts from the main character, Midoriya, the quirkless (i.e. powerless) teenager who wants to be a hero and has received the power of All Might, currently the most popular hero. The focus is on Todoroki, another first year student who inherited his quirks from his parents. His dad is Endeavor, a fire-wielding superhero who is number two to All Might's number one. Naturally dad wants his son to be not only better than him but also better than All Might. Todoroki's mom has ice powers, so Todoroki is split--he has both fire power and ice power. But he's shunned his fire power because of his anger at his dad. That issue is explored in depth with Midoriya being a catalyst for change in Todoroki. But is the change for the better or for the worse?
The surface story of the rivalries between the students in the stadium is interesting enough. The deeper story of Todoroki's motivation gives this a lot more emotional and intellectual heft and interest. The bad guy conspiracy to take down heroes is revisited, keeping that narrative from being forgotten. Overall, this issues is better than the usual.
Recommended.
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