On April 2nd, Volume 30 of My Hero Academia was published in Japan, containing the final chapters of the incredible saga of the clash between heroes and villains. The cover was dedicated to Dabi, but within the band itself, fans could watch some sketches by Horikoshi that were never completed, including the first discarded cover with Deku.

You can see two pictures below. The first shows Deku, or rather "Feral Deku", as many have called him after his monstrous "transformation" of chapter 286, while the second shows Bakugo after he was pierced by Shigaraki. The two images should be the cover and title pagebut Horikoshi preferred to replace them with the dabi dance and the illustration of toga and uraraka.

The first picture is of course the one that caught the attention of fans as Deku is depicted on what appears to be a pile of bodies. The lines are not fully defined, but they look nice It is possible to see Gran Torino, Eraserhead, and other heroes who were sacrificed during the clash with Shigaraki. Many of them managed to survive, but those who follow the manga will well remember how Deku reacted to the sight of his injured comrades.

My Hero Academia recently returned to focus solely on the protagonist with the new story arc, and Chapter 307 of the manga, slated for Sunday April 11th, will finally put Deku and Muscular against each other. With a little bit of luck, The cover of the next volume could be just as epic.


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