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Vigilantes Ch. 125 Review (the penultimate one, sob!!!)
It’s always hard to say goodbye. But it seems like we’re getting a good ending that fits thematically with both this series AND with MHA, and that gives me such a comforting feeling!!! Ok, the big news first…..
KOICHI IS A PRO HERO IN NEW YORK CITY!! KOICHI GETS THE SPIDER-MAN ENDING! And he’s no longer “just” the ground crawler or the wall crawler…he’s the SKYCRAWLER! Bless him for keeping the hoodie on his uniform.
Koichi examining his scar in the mirror was a great callback to Chapter 1, when Koichi got into his first battle with Soga (defending Pop!) and Soga slashed his cheek in the same spot.
Speaking of, Pop is still recovering in Naruhata, but I like that Soga is watching over her while Koichi is away. Considering that the series started with Soga as a villain assaulting Pop, seeing him go out of his way to take care of her is sweet. It’s also a great parallel to MHA, where this week’s chapter has Shoto convincing Dabi that he can choose a different path for his life. In case anyone’s curious about whether the MHA villains will be given second chances….yeah, they will.
And then, there’s AFO. He’s confused and baffled how an “utterly average civilian” could become so powerful. Circumstance, life experience, and “force of will” are not things he can manipulate or control, no matter how much money AFO spends.
AFO is very willing to pay a very exorbitant cost to keep OFA from interfering with his plans to live forever. But even with his funding, how can he possibly stop civilians from rising up and taking action? How can he destroy their hope? He can destroy their Symbol of Peace…..
Now, where’s Knuckleduster???
VIGILANTES FINALE Ch.126
There be spoilers below!
Chapter title: SKYCRAWLER RISING!!!! I am SO happy to see Koichi is still Koichi! Still saving people, still awkward, still struggling with public image. Bless his grit.
Pop is in a new city herself. Still recovering, still friends with Koichi. Not “together,” but in touch, and I love it.
Finally we see Knuckleduster, still kicking ass in the dark alleyways.
Yeah, we got a happy ending for our main 3, plus all the MHA characters we know and love (retiree Tanuma is there too). Knowing All Might is watching Koichi makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
My only complaint? There’s so little Shonen Jump fanfare!! I mean, I know they can be brutal about axing a series, but I didn’t get any email blast or anything about the finale. And Sakamoto Days gets the headline spot on the app. Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court did fantastic work on Vigilantes and deserve to be celebrated for enriching the MHA world.
Not gonna lie, this gave me a scare!
I’m so glad these scenes were in the same chapter with the above.
This one has me really worried though, for if the series is close to end (I don’t know if it is, but I’d think so), then Koichi might actually die.
I forgot how funny this series can be.
Yes! He became a hero!
Personally, I like Koichi’s path to his hero career more than Izuku’s, even though that one’s still incomplete. Sure, Izuku starts out quirkless, but very soon in to the story he meets the number 1, gets trained by him and gets a quirk from him. He gets in to the best school, meets the other kids destined to be some of the best of the best, gets opposed by top villains, yadda yadda… it’s just so cliche. Meanwhile, there’s our average dude Koichi from average college who does his best in life without aiming for the top and sorta ends up there as an accident, on hard work and some luck. Like, hell yeah! Lesson of the day: getting in to an elite school isn’t the only way to succeed in life; with a little luck, sometimes working hard pays off!
When the whole mess started, her big bro didtell her to stand down and focus on what she can do about the aftermath when situation is under control. Well, now it is and Makoto’s in her element! Bravo, Makoto, bravo!
And I think she just made Koichi CC’s official sidekick without him realizing it! Well, he isgraduating from university soon and is already job hunting, so I guess the timing couldn’t be better?
