Even When Told to "Give Up"... Deku's Hero Spirit Wanting to Save Shigaraki Moves Hearts with "That's What Makes You Cool!" - Anime "My Hero Academia" Episode 164

Episode 164 of the anime "My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON" has been airing sequentially since November 1st. The passion of Deku, aka Izuku Midoriya (CV: Daiki Yamashita), wanting to save his arch-nemesis Tomura Shigaraki (CV: Koki Uchiyama), struck viewers' hearts with comments like "That's so typical of Deku-kun" and "That's what makes you cool!!"

Shigaraki's former name was Tenko Shimura (CV: Arisa Sekine), and he is the grandson of the hero Nana Shimura (CV: Mie Sonozaki). He has a past where he killed his own family during childhood, and inside his heart, the boy Tenko remains wounded and crying. Deku wants to help Shigaraki, but in Episode 164 "The Worst Villain in History," Shigaraki rejected Deku. Nana spoke to Deku, saying "Give up. There are people beyond saving" and "The only option is to erase him completely in one strike! Endure it! Izuku-kun!"

However, Deku countered, "I can't...... Then why does he carry such a lonely past in his heart......!" He continued, "He just...... put a lid on it...... Pretending not to see what he couldn't protect, putting a lid over the wounded parts," and declared, "I won't stop punching until that lid breaks!" vowing to save Shigaraki no matter what.

Many viewers were moved by Deku's determination to save Shigaraki, expressing sentiments like "That's so typical of Deku-kun," "That's what makes you cool!!," and "Deku trying to save Shigaraki as one human being is genuinely tear-inducing."