Warning: Chapter 371 of My Hero Academia contains spoilers.
Spoilers for My Hero Academia 371 centre on the divergent views of Spinner and Shoji on the subject of mutant persecution, as seen in a sequence of flashbacks. Spoilers suggest the working title for My Hero Academia chapter 371 is Together with Shoji. At the beginning of this chapter, Shoji’s scars astonish the mutant aggressors, but Spinner continues to be completely oblivious to his surroundings. The PLF general manipulates Spinner’s lack of knowledge into inspiration for his troops. The attack, Shoji points out, will simply serve to fuel already-existing anti-mutant sentiment. Upon hearing this, Spinner reflects back to the time when AFO bestowed upon him the oddities of Scale Armor and Rigidity. The scene shifts to a younger Shigaraki informing an older Spinner that he played League of Legends, and Spinner comes to his senses.
As part of his assault, Spinner severed one of Shoji’s arms. Concerned, Kouda recalls the day Shoji told Class A about his background. Shoji was persecuted because he was born to normal parents and hence was considered a mutation. The situation on the periphery is dire, and while Tokoyami and Kouda in the city may not realise it, they should. He needs to hide his identity from the general public, therefore he wears a mask. The only positive experience he can recall is using his arms to save a young child. Mineta apologises to Shoji for calling him an octopus, and Tokoyami remarks on Shoji’s strength. He receives consolation from his fellow pupils and makes a commitment to be an exemplary role model for the youth of today. Shoji acknowledges that the situation is grave, recalling the big citizen who was expelled from the shelters because he was a mutant, but he hopes to choose a better way. With no regard for the situation, Spinner retaliates by attacking Shoji once more. With the help of a swarm of birds, Kouda undergoes a bodily transformation and rushes to his friend’s aid. Shoji, in turn, develops a number of eyeballs on his arms and readies himself for battle.
Speculations for Chapter 371
Spinner has great memories of Shigaraki, which is in stark contrast to his impression of AFO. Possible evidence that AFO’s followers place less importance on Shigaraki than their leader and are open to persuasion by Tomura. Chapter 371 of My Hero Academia further establishes that Spinner does not care about the freedom of mutants. On the other hand, Shoji is concerned about more than just the cause. But he also approaches it with a more positive outlook. He’s more equipped to be the herald of hope, which is what Spinner was tasked with becoming by the PLF general so that everyone would do AFO’s bidding. In the event that any of the mutant civilians who are blindly following Spinner due to false propaganda become aware of Shoji’s stance, they will be able to deflect and join the heroes instead. It would improve the heroes’ odds of success. The importance of Kurogiri to Spinner is reaffirmed in Chapter 371 of My Hero Academia.
It’s safe to suppose that AFO would only have one shot at using the transportation quirk and that the villains would require Kurogiri in order to easily transition from one fight to the next. This seems AFO anticipated the heroes would attempt to divide them. And that means Dabi might abandon his fight with Shoto at Kamino and head towards the Gunga Mountain Ruins in search of Endeavor. Spoilers suggest that Kouda will undergo either a quirk awakening or an evolution. It’s possible that the spikes protruding from his skull are a sign of a peculiarity he’s always hidden.
Even Shoji’s use of his peculiarity has been more creative and widespread of late. This approaching conflict may determine the ultimate fate of the Mutant race. We can only hope that the English version of My Hero Academia Chapter 371 will provide some answers. Chapter 371 of My Hero Academia provided more background on Shoji after the previous chapter revealed his appearance. Spoilers indicate that it is just as horrible as readers feared, yet readers will be inspired by Shoji’s remarkable maturity as he deals with his hellish background. Chapter 371 of My Hero Academia likewise centres on Spinner and the fact that he is under the influence of both AFO and Shigaraki. In case you were wondering, this chapter addresses the theoretical vs practical aspects of mutant discrimination.