Head Canons are RUINING My Hero Academia...

Anime fans are no stranger to having weird head canons, and My Hero Academia is no exception. So in this video I'm breaking down the controversy around Mina Ashido and why head canons are ruining the series as a whole...
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[@dontaedon5182]

Bro imagine...an Asian character...being Asian.

[@nicwithnok]

🤯🤯🤯

[@Sunny_DeeMILLER]

Mind blowing bro

[@javondozier7904]

The funny thing is until now I didn’t know that her quirk is what made her pink. I just thought that she was just born pink

[@aros0018]

I always figured her skin was pink because it had something in it that made it resistent to her own acid, since she never gets burned by it.

[@umbreonhyperdream]

Same

[@wingedbluj1674]

@@aros0018 Turns out she just has high resistance to it, Like Todoroki not burning himself with his flames. This also means her acid is just sitting under her skin the whole time.

[@crossanddream2]

Same, and I didn't once see anyone even mention that in the manga (I don't know where) it says the reason why she has pink skin. I've seen a screenshot of it in another video talking about this situation

[@hasseo195]

​@@crossanddream2 Its mentioned at the Cover of chp 58, that the quirk maked her pink. At last in the english Version of the page, found in the i-net

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Really shows how dense people are to assume a character who lives in Japan, has a Japanese name, is actually black. Why? Cause she has curlish hair and likes to breakdance, what happened to stereotypes were racist.

[@thatsmugbastard4929]

Didn't they do the same with Miruko? Whom used to be a violent delinquent in her school years. And then when she got a black voice actress in the English/American dub, they complained that she didn't sound black enough.

[@calebkaminski6951]

Honestly I thought her skin was just permanently pink kinda like the tail of the one kid whose name escapes me

[@j0doe1]

​@@calebkaminski6951 I'd still consider her skin pink for all intents and purposes. It's like if you were drained of all your blood your skin would change colour too, right? I know it's not the best example but it's the best I could think of. The pink skin is her natural state. She only got pushed to that pigmentation because of how much of her own biological acid she used up.

[@itsjustvin7630]

Doesn't Rocklock have a Japanese name

[@thatsmugbastard4929]

@@itsjustvin7630 Yes. I think he is at least maybe Half-Japanese, as his full name is Tagaki Ken and he was born in Japan (Tokushima Prefecture). But there was no info about his parents or grandparents (that I could find at least), so I couldn't tell you if he got his darker complexion from his parents or due to his quirk.

[@milicabojic9434]

How and Why did they think she was black broooo 😭🙏😭🙏

[@nicwithnok]

Like I said they thought she “acted black” 💀

[@blackcatiscool]

they are using stereotype so that why they think they are black ig

[@marvin39195]

I think it's because mina's pink skin in the manga is dark or tan...

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

She likes to breakdance... that's it... I wish I was joking.

[@thatsmugbastard4929]

@@marvin39195 I think that is either a technique that Horikoshi used to just to show that her skin is differently coloured due to the acid build up, or it got like that due to Horikoshi using a darker pink than her hair when he coloured the manga and that is the result of trying to print a coloured page in grayscale. (Like when you copy a picture in colour, but the printer was set to print black and white, and all the other colours becomes different shades of gray.)

[@duomaxwell6356]

She lives in japan with japanese name and was not hinted to that race. Their got backup evidence of acting black💀💀💀💀

[@firepuppies4086]

Weirdly enough, Ashido IS a name found mostly in Nigeria it seems.

[@ViviBeep]

@@firepuppies4086really? I come from Nigeria and didn’t know

[@firepuppies4086]

@@ViviBeep it seems to be really rare, but when I looked it up it seemed to mostly be there, it is a country so I can understand not seeing it. I know it was probably a play on "Amino acid" with a change from Amino to Mina (though I do know a black girl named Amina funny enough) and Acid said with more of a Japanese accent, and it was most likely coincidence but.. yeah, anyone who says it's a Japanese name are both right in the sense of reference but also wrong in the way of actual usage.

[@firepuppies4086]

@@ViviBeep it's less a Japanese name, more a Japanese take on an English word used as a name

[@someguy2352]

Ashido is also the direct translation of Acid into Japanese, just sound it out.

[@Kyubee5136]

This is what I’ve been saying. If someone interprets a story a certain way all the power to them. The problem is when anime fans gaslight themselves (and others) into thinking their personal interpretation is the only way to interpret the anime. There are multimillions of people watching/reading MHA with their own life experiences that influences how they interact with the story. Everyone’s headcanon is one among a sea of millions of other headcanons.

[@nicwithnok]

Precisely!

[@UncensoredScion]

I'll give a small correction hee It's a mostly Western problem, there are the crazies in Japan but they're far less numerous as they get told to shut up quicker over there.

[@jaderoze9156]

It always makes me uncomfortable when people use stereotypes to call a character black. It happens with sasy characters all the time. :(

[@bronxishomenomatterwhereig3149]

Mina ain't even sassy. It's her boldness, life of the party personality, and use of Black American lingo that had people thinking she was black coded.

[@jaderoze9156]

@@bronxishomenomatterwhereig3149 I wasn't referring to her, also she uses aave? I haven't seen a lot of the show.

[@assssaaasasass]

It reminds me of when Bayonetta was shown to have a relationship and a daughter with a man and people got angry because she wasn't lesbian like their headcanons. 😑

[@viruschris3160]

And I played and finished the first game the first time months before 3 came out and even in the first game greatly implied she likes to do the act of making kids instead of raising one.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

@@viruschris3160 I feel bad for Luka's pelvis

[@larimarum-3546]

I was never part of the drama when the game came out but i never see anyone complain about that especificly i only see people complaining about other people appparently complaining. and everybody keeps forgetting that viola is not their child she is from another variant

[@Quickdrawingartist]

... Why would she be lez? These people have goop for brains at this point.

[@kalypso4133]

To be fair, it would have been more interesting with the bombastic style of the series, BUT it's not THEIR character.

[@goldenwitherphoenix1389]

Headcanons are fun. That is until people get so obsessed with them that when information that contradicts their headcanon is confirmed, they throw a tantrum. Headcanons are meant to be fun lil things you make to expand on a character in your own way, lil ideas that could be canon but aren't confirmed. Not things that the creator needs to confirm as canon. If the creator likes the headcanons, they might consider it. But they are not obliged to bend the story to the fans. Its their story.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

And yeah, plus an example of what happens when a series overtly panders to a fans' headcanons is RWBY. They really ruined the character development and relationships of Blake and Yang, a lot of the time. Their team is less like Team RWBY, and more so Team RW with BY on the side

[@goldenwitherphoenix1389]

@@vardiganxpl1698 As someone who has not seen RWBY (im really new to watching anime) that sounds really annoying.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

​@@goldenwitherphoenix1389It really does get annoying with it's pandering of headcanons, especially in Volumes 6-9

[@flyingfridgezzz7347]

Agreed. I had the black Mina headcanon due to being chronically online and was so chronically online that I was literally jumpscared by pale Mina, but I wasn’t like angry about it. Just had to take a moment to remember that oh yeah, that wasn’t canon. Nothing wrong with being so chronically online something like that surprises you, but you gotta be able to give yourself a reality check and remember that canon exists and it’s probably not gonna be perfect to your headcanons 😭

[@goldenwitherphoenix1389]

@@flyingfridgezzz7347 exactly!

[@ForgottenForce]

IMO Headcannons are only good to fill gaps, once it tries to replace or overwrite canon then it becomes a problem. This isn't just MHA this is for every series

[@wingadept8793]

Headcanons are fine so long as you don't force them unto others. It's fun to share thoughts and everything. It results to many cool things like fan arts, fanfictions, etc.

[@Shadow_Microwaive]

Head cannons are all fun in games until people let them consume them and believe that their head cannon is actually cannon to the material.

[@infamousbry2951]

The only reason Mina was even pink was because her skin contains her acid which effects its pigment nothing pointed towards her being black but if that’s what people want to believe let them but there was no need to attack the series and author for her not being what they envisioned

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

That does make me wonder: Is her hair naturally pink or does it also contain acid?

[@ashuraomega1000]

​@@insertclevernamehere1186well her hair didn't change color when she was draining her acid so 🤷‍♂️

[@marioachim2692]

As far as I am aware Mirko isn’t black in the cannon she’s just tanned. Rocklock is the only black main character in the MHA universe

[@Stumbo99]

If you read Vigilantes you see that she dresses as a gyaru in her high school days. Shes literally just tan!

[@zen7RZ]

Just like how Genshin & One Piece Twitter has a very SERIOUS head-canon problem

[@idkagoodname042]

Almost like some of the hoyoverse fandom in general care more about their head canons than actual lore

[@itsjustJex]

A.K.A. Twitter doesn't understand pigmentation

[@DarkknightChris]

At least the Naruto fanbase knows NaruSasu isn't going to canonically happen. They know the author likes to tease the fans with the infamous kiss scene or all the openings that have their face inches away from each other. That doesn't mean they're certain that they're going to hook up. However with MHA, I hardly see anything that ship teases the two rival characters but they get triggered that Deku is straight despite he gets flustered around women.

[@wingadept8793]

Oh it was bad at the time! When NaruHina was confirmed as the winner, Kishimoto received a lot of death threats. Hell it was so toxic that I remember there being a funraiser done called Ban Naruto, just because of what happened. It was that toxic, even his editor had to make a tweet in regards to asking people to respect his work. The same thing happened with Bleach to a lesser extent when Ichihime beat out Ichiruki. A lot of fans were upset at the time (Me being one of them, but I've accepted it). But yeah man, back in the day it was wild.

[@DarkknightChris]

@wingadept8793 True, the shipping wars were crazy back then. I blame the anime adaptation for making the shipping wars worse for Bleach. I realized midway watching they were very biased for IchiRuki. I don't know if anyone actually believed that Naruto and Sasuke were going to end up, but most people I seen joked about them, and it didn't help there was a dozen ship tease moments. Now Deku and Bakugo, I don't see any ship tease moments and people get triggered the mere thought that Deku is straight

[@wingadept8793]

@@DarkknightChris I agree that the anime were biased but to me there always seemed to be a deeper connection between Ichigo and Rukia in the manga. Ichigo would always confide in her, showing her his vulnerable side. Not with Orihime. It both Ichigo and Rukia that were there for one another at each other's lowest point. I along with many others just felt their chemistry was just so much better. So it felt like the floor was swept right from under us when Kubo had him marry Orihime. I don't like it but I accepted it. That's why we have fanfiction and fanart to cope right? XD As for MHA, I'm not a Yoai/Yuri shipper. Personally I shipped Midoriya with either Momo or the animal lady he saved during the vigilante arc. As for Bakugo I ship him with Uraraka. I think their personalities would blend well.

[@Xeno_Solarus]

​@@wingadept8793 shippers are cancerous

[@kannan07]

​@@wingadept8793 with all due respect, your shipping opinions suck

[@bearkid1]

If anything I'd compare the way Mina acts to the troupe "Gyaru" that are more and more popular with each modern anime. Especially since the Gal Motif is often said to be inspired by western culture's influence on Japan. All in all I agree with your take that so many people are stigmatized and think that 'Cancel' and 'Ethnic Diversity' Culture is universal... when the simple fact is... quite a bit of the world is not that way... in most acceptance cases the best way to not need 'ethnically diverse' stories is to just see people as people. One must try to understand the culture of the source world before going off about their head canon's possibility of being true. For the first 2 Seasons, I was a big fan of BnHA, got my now ex-gf into the series, and then the writing just started to taper off after Stain. I don't dislike Horikoshi's writing style, but the thing about Head Canons is.... There's such a thing as writing fan fiction for a reason. My ex and I were writing a fanfic during that time with the controversial head canon that at the end of the story Tetsutetsu and Kirishima began a relationship together... but we kept it at just that head canon that personally I no longer believe but it fit our end of the story that we were piecing out right around the beginning to the first war arc... and then Tetsutetsu and other great characters never showed up again. TLDR: Head canons are okay to have as long as you accept that you aren't the author and aren't responsible for writing a series. You wanna make Mina black even though she displays more traits of a Gyaru? Write your own fanfic where she is that.

[@abhabh6896]

If I ever write a book I will put an inclusivity disclamer. Will it make me look like an ass? Yes. Will it deter this toxic mobs? Yes. "UNLESS I SPECIFY A CHARACTER IS X, THEY ARENT X"

[@atomicblaed4312]

Tldr: toxic fans hate when authors don't make their headcannons Cannon.

[@CJ-442]

If I had to guess, the reason they were so disappointed was because they wanted to feel “represented” in the 1-A class. There was no harm in feeling that way, and up to that point there was nothing to directly contradict that claim. That’s fine and all, but people seriously need to chill. I mean, it’s a manga from Japan. Not a whole lot of “diversity” over there, and they’re definitely not in a hurry to add to their “color palette”. The fact that dark-skinned characters like Mirko and Rock-Lock are in the story at all is kind of impressive. Hell, if you want to get technical the only “white representation” we really see for major characters are the Shields (mostly Melissa, if we’re being honest), Star and Stripes, and Pony from 1-B. Literally every other major character of even the slightest importance is Asian.

[@fork-man]

It never stuck to me why someone can't feel represented when a fictional character shares traits with them that's non physical just because I'm not white doesn't mean I can't see myself as Spiderman who in some version has to juggle work school and his duty as a hero within his life that's something that I can connect too as somone who during his high-school years had a part time job and vist/help take care my grandmother

[@BrandonPyle-v5m]

I think it's more because they can't project themselves into another person based on personality. Something that is rather insane to think about given that's actually why most Shonen protagonists are typically teenagers and why the stories follow their friend groups. That's the audience.

[@Stumbo99]

​@@BrandonPyle-v5m I agree, I would even take it a step farther and say they can't project themselves on characters based on personality or other non-physical things because they have no identity outside of their race, sexuality, etc.

[@supernerd8067]

To go off your point, I find Americans are told to be the stereotypes of whatever group they are part of or born into. If you don't behave, look like, or agree with the stereotype, you are seen as not being "(insert label here) enough" at best or a "traitor" or "othered" at worst. The internet exacerbates this problem, especially in a fandom where people project themselves, their beliefs, and their sexualities onto the characters.

[@C-View1]

The Mina skin color debate is the funniest controversy I’ve seen on the internet in a while, like, it actually made me laugh.

[@bryana.escaleralopez]

yup. headcannons is the reason why manga and anime why authors are quitting their stories and ending their stories short. They're tired of competing with people who make them.

[@Ante-Anima]

My genuine headcanon about MHA is Bakugo is constantly angry because his explosive sweat palm stop him from "releasing some tension" as any teen like him usually do, a fact too gross for the author to adress explicitly. Good luck finding more stupid yet plausible headcanon.

[@Stumbo99]

That is literally perfect head cannon, and the exact deranged and gross stuff I love to see in the anime/manga fandom

[@slasherhacker2116]

Just to be transparent, some Japanese people can breakdance. I mean look at the older Olympics winners.

[@anusaukko6792]

MHA fans and JJK fans are in a direct competition of who can understand their own stories (that they haven't read btw, they're tiktok fans) the worst. Newgen anime fans are the worst bro, the rise of tiktok and twitter anime culture is a plague on the wider animanga community.

[@TCIndiana]

Oh hey I'm early to a nic video! Issues like these are why I typically ignore fandoms.

[@nicwithnok]

Yeahhhh MHA is better when not engaging with the fandom

[@neofulcrum5013]

Definitely a good call

[@PresentAdrien-ct6rv]

I literally NEVER thought about any of this before now

[@nicwithnok]

Me either tbh, I was just watching a really good anime

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

Yea the Baku/Deku ship is the strangest thing I’ve ever seen, this is a mainstream Shonen, this is not a Yaoi. Why on earth would anyone actually believe that was going to happen? I’m trying to think how many gay characters there actually are in a main Shonen and my mind is going blank, the only one that comes to mind is Bulat from Akame Ga Kill. I know there’s a few others but I just can’t think at the moment. So why on earth would these people actually believe they would have a relationship like that in a manga like this? I can’t wrap my head around it.

[@Akathetwitterdog1882]

I completely agree with you though their beliefs won’t make sense to me 😂

[@nicwithnok]

Yeah it usually doesn’t make sense 😂

[@kalebdoesstuff5648]

My god. I fucking love My hero academia. Screw those crazy ass fans, it’ll always be my number one anime.

[@Xeno_Solarus]

Damn if that's your number one, more power to you I guess but you gotta watch some others.

[@xcyan_lilyx5788]

Yeah I don't care about people's headcanons unless they start screaming that they are facts and get mad at you for wanting to follow the cannon. MHA fandom is really bad about this, especially with shipping, and I don't wanna touch that can of worms with a ten foot pole.

[@aros0018]

I feel the same about the shipping. In MHA I've actually been fine with most ships, it's just when people start getting toxic about them that they lose all enjoyment because that toxicity gives them such a negative association.

[@imson00bTnT]

I mean MHA is bad but I feel like jjk is even worse

[@KITTYTHEWORM]

When i read the manga i thought "maybe she's blasain" cause of her inking but when I realized she was pink and i knew "yeah alright shes probably not" i don't understand why people thought she was black???

[@trunksbriefs8800]

Idk why the people want representation bro, I'm a American ginger boy n I'ma not saying "where is the American ginger boy?" Wtf? they should to like a caracter for the way the caracter is, for me representation is a poor excuse to see themselves in a show or movie n that's is narcissism bros

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

Says the white boy

[@ironman99ify]

Fuk it. She still invited to the cookout.

[@oreotaku4017]

I figured she was supposed to be a gyaru

[@ashuraomega1000]

What's that?

[@oreotaku4017]

@@ashuraomega1000 gyaru(gal) it’s a term used for a fashion subculture in Japan. It’s the girls who would glam up in flashy died hair, tanned skin, and makeup.

[@ashuraomega1000]

@@oreotaku4017 oh

[@gatorayds]

they probably all Japanese except for that new stars and stripes superhero

[@bubblegumteal3236]

I'm so glad you called shippers out they are so annoying lol

[@ChrisBleu]

Headcanon in other shows: This character is actually this character or this character got a transformation because of _____ Headcanon in MHA: These characters are *gay* and this character is *Black...*

[@Noodles_donteatme]

I’m more confused how she got the horns

[@JollyGood.]

That is the true question 🙏😭

[@megasean3000]

It’s also hilarious when you remember Rock Lock is black and was meant to be the natural black representation. What? Is one black representation in a mostly-Japanese cast not good enough? How many people need to be black to validate its existence?

[@maravreloaded]

The problem is the WOKEism Say it. It isn't a problem of the fandom. The english VA for Yamato in One Piece was going to war to say her character was TRANS and used "he/him" pronouns, even when Oda said she just acted like another pirate. A character of legends.

[@ninjadanoite1560]

No the problem is stupidity.

[@skyevalentine26]

in the case of Yamato. they do use He/Him pronouns. not because they are trans but because they believe they are Oden and want to be Oden. they don't want to be a man. they want to be Oden, a very specific man.

[@Elli_Hamato_Todoroki]

Then there are obviously differences from headcanon to headcanon and how seriously you take it. I personally headcanon shoto and Enji as autistic and that Enji has the need for glasses but doesn’t use them cuz he thinks he would look stupid wearing glasses. But I’m also not upset if this turns out to not be canon whatsoever

[@trashdog6666]

I love the biracial Mina headcanon myself and I know some people were joking, but others do get overzealous and it's exhausting. I've also been fighting for my life as an aroace person with how they treat the aromantic Mina headcanon, acting like it's absolutely canon but only really bringing it up when people have ships they don't like rather than portraying it properly. Another prevalent one that makes me raise an eyebrow is Latino Sero, which is fine, but it's often in combination with him being a stoner...

[@Weapart]

Im not a anime watcher so take my words with a grain of salt. But usually i dont really care about the rest of a community when i for example play a game. If people get upset about headcanons and stuff this isnt my problem... UNTIL the devs of said game start listening to these people and do bad descisions based on that. I can imagine the same would go for any show id watch. Aslong as peoples headcanons dont affect me. "Lol go suffer"

[@XxNo_InterestxX]

Honestly, I like to use headcanons to further characterize character such as Geten and Tomoyasu, but if they were to get proven wrong, is there truly any harm done. If they are proven wrong, then that just means that these characters are getting focused on for once. That's intriguing.

[@Mandus_The_Mad]

I feel like a lot of people's enjoyment of stories is bogged down by expectations and promises that those stories never made.

[@wut0w092]

Honestly kinda surprised because I saw lots of videos and posts saying she was canonically black for years, so I genuinely believed that she was 😭

[@maxwellwelcome6810]

Are headcanons bad? Nah. Its only bad when people don't realize it's just a headcanon. Also why avoid an anime because the fanbase is trash you don't have to interact with them online and even if you do they are in the minority i have never come across any weird mha fan online.i personally think that reason is kinda dumb.

[@pkjose1343]

I agree with you that avoiding an anime or a piece of media solely because the fan base is bad is usually not that good of a reason to not watch it. But I think the reasoning in their minds is less to do with the show itself and more of "I don't want to be associated with THESE people for watch THIS show." Even if it's just a minority. I understand that feeling but as you already explained, you can just not interact with those moronic individuals. So it's usually a non issue if your not in that space on social media.

[@froststormy9781]

honestly im not entirely against the bkdk fanbase as in the bkdk, not bakudeku. To elaborate the differences those are just non-problematic vs problematic. bakudeku i'd say is the people you are describing in the video. I don't completely understand it but we all got to remember WHAT headcanons are. Headcanons are like if you watched a show and its not in a time period they'd play specific sports, but sometimes you go like "Oh that person would definetly play baseball" and things like that. Some people might not agree and argue "they'd definetly play soccer". We don't understand where someone gets that but thats just an opinion, theres no right or wrong. I feel like bkdk fans KNOW it's only a headcannon and it'll never happen in the series, but its something they like on a side note while watching it. Usually from the ones i met they dont try to shove it in other peoples face, so I don't hate against them.

[@----x-----]

I don't see these issues in the latin american communities either, are they not in the west too? This is a USA issue.

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

Latin America isn't "the west". The west refers to the US, Canada, and western European countries

[@thenobody7509]

Speaking of headcannons. For me personally i dont think izuku should have gotten Ofa heck i dont think Izuku should be in hero school because i like the idea of Afo getting ahold of him and izuku eventually turning against him and become a hero in his own way. But am i gonna attack the series no

[@H3y_Im_Rob]

"Head Canons are RUINING My Hero Academia" ...the series ended, so WHY should I care about Head/Fan Canons, now?

[@skymario1012]

I agree. Just because the creators don’t know your own headcannon, doesn’t mean that you should attack them and the series, just because your headcannon isn’t true. The creators won’t have the same image of the franchise as you, so it’s stupid to get upset over a headcannon, not being cannon. You’re allowed to have headcannons, but don’t act like it’s fact, especially when actual cannon does something different.

[@TTVLordGoose]

I just waited to see what Kohei Horikoshi wrote as it's his story and he will write what he likes

[@andrewkful]

... I have never seen a mic like that. ... is that even a mic!?

[@pillowanimation9549]

I hate head canon, shipping and fanfiction because some fans take things seriously by confirming things what the creator didn’t. to the point they get so upset they bully the creator and sending death threats. I bump into crazy fans to take things seriously or confirming something by their head canon. yamato being trans not true, riley from inside out saying she’s gay that’s not true and etc.

[@pillowanimation9549]

For example grim from Billy and Mandy. people thought he was black because his Jamaican accent. but really, he was white. when we saw that we was like OK cool then move on. Even if you dig deeper of the character, originally he was supposed to be British or Australian. But the voice actor put his spin on it. The maker liked it, and went for it. so that’s my guess why he is white.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

I saw someone say she looked like majin buu as a girl and that made me really thing about the buu line of stuff

[@bloodysimile4893]

MHA fandom headcannon suck, saying Sharagki is ruin because AFO is back, or Endeavor and Bakugo are getting redemption arc, All might should have died, Deku having many quirks or Deku shouldn't have gotten a quirk at all. Yeah it goes all the way back. they completely ignore all the context.

[@rackynjeff]

Mina ASHIDO .. also lives in Japan…should not be a shock she was Japanese LOL you said same thing like 30 seconds later 😊 I agree head canons are fun but let’s try and keep them fun

[@maravreloaded]

5:11 that's not the west that's just the United States being the cesspool of keyboard warriors.

[@webmen-kun7453]

I don’t know why and I really hate when people project a race on to a character instead of enjoying a the character and what they do in the story. And the person who made this issue probably doesn’t really care about black characters if they didn’t even remember that there is a black character in MHA and his name is Ken Takagi or his hero name Rock Lock

[@ViperineHero]

i thought the tweat was about her skin not being pink rather than not asian 💀

[@dragonmaster48141]

Honestly MHA has one of the most toxic fandoms out there and it's stuff like this that makes me glad the series is ending. I mean I love the series, but talking about it is really hard.

[@SapphyTaffy]

I have this headcanon that Tsuyu can fit approximately 42 grapes in her mouth

[@junglekxngtalksanime]

Headcanons can be harmless only, and I mean ONLY, if you keep them separate from what's actually happening in whatever manga you're reading or anime you're watching👍🏾

[@Nasiruify]

The cringe clips online already killed it for me 🤣

[@savageboi8619]

I've said it before under a reddit post, and I'll say it again here, she's pink, and she will never be anything to me other than pink

[@Darkvega2k7]

Much like with Batman. I love MHA but I FUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING HATE the Fandom for this series.

[@Orez-Suke]

🧍‍♀️ kinda reminds me how some people with trans character headcanon(that they try to pass as being real fact) almost pull the transphobic card when someone just kindly try to inform the creators said it was canonically a cis character (Nothing wrong with gender headcanon, just wish that some people wouldn't take it as an offense that when they try to pass it as real canon fact they got someone just respectfully saying the real canon said otherwise) Thankfully people taking it as an offense are just a minority, and a majority don't try to pass their headcanon for real fact As long as everyone is respectful any headcanon is fine 🙏

[@bronxishomenomatterwhereig3149]

It's her boldness, life of the party personality, being "thicker" than the other girls. And use of Black American lingo that had people thinking she was black coded. People started seeing her as a great representation of young black girls more positive traits. So feelings got hurt when it was confirmed she wasn't black.

[@Maybeyoudorho]

BL/ GL fans scare me. same with Genshin, you draw or talk about a straight ship for fun it’s like you committed a war crime.

[@DavidHubbardsd]

I am with you.

[@butterwishes]

Idk if the title is just for clicks but To say its ruining the anime its self is a bit silly

[@thedarknessinthelight9824]

8:41 what the fk? I've never seen that before... What is this? 👀

[@junglekxngtalksanime]

It's the 3rd ED of MHA. It debuts after the Sports Festival arc

[@the_dapper_stormtrooper9302]

Interpreting a character's race is fine for characters like Piccolo from Dragon Ball, or Tali from Mass Effect. They arnt regular earthly beings with ties too actual irl races. So its 100% ok to interpret them in a way to feel a bigger connection to the character. But when its a canonicaly Japanese human girl and your only reasoning is "she is loud, brash, and likes to breakdance" i think thats crosing a few lines too put it lightly.

[@Xeno_Solarus]

I'd argue it's bad either way. Piccolo isn't black, he's a freakin' alien slug creature.

[@MasterEth]

I love your natural demeanor and chill vibes, keep it up! I definitely agree with the sentiment of this video

[@nicwithnok]

Thank you! I try to bring those vibes to all my videos

[@quietone2674]

Have not heard of this. I've seen "MHA characters without quirks" art online and the way they color her hair and skin Mina just looks good with black/tan skin. But it was just fan art coloring, not an official thing, and it could've just been that the hair color or particular shade of light skin wasn't complimentary in lighter versions. Far as I'm concerned Mina's "race" will always be Alien Queen.

[@Xeno_Solarus]

And so you force your false head canon onto the actual canon. Mina is Japanese, end of story.

[@quietone2674]

@@Xeno_Solarus I wasn't forcing any head canon. I just said I saw art of her with dark skin and thought it looked good, and that the lighter skin versions I'd seen weren't as well made. The alien queen part was a joke.

[@Mario-s5z3o]

I thought she was pink like born pink also I think people want more black people in anime but honestly idk

[@DARK4KNIGHT1]

I mean we shouldn't really be surprised.. they're the same type of people making some weird ass fucking ships. Another thing i had to witness.. was one of their horrendous fanfics.. and some of their cringy tictoks.

[@cedricdavis1670]

Still love her anyway. ❤️

[@trunksbriefs8800]

Bro I think is the bad fanbase, I have head canons too... n I know they don't are canon n I don't get angry because my head canon is not canon

[@ezequielinsaurralde5058]

People Should *NEVER* Take HeadCanon As Factual Nor As Actual Canon The Only Canon Is The One That The Author Gives Them Cry All You Want, A Super Saiyan Is Triggered By The S-Cells A Saiyan Body Produces And That's All

[@cerealgoesfirst341]

3:32 - 3:43 this summarizes exactly how I feel

[@cerealgoesfirst341]

Off topic but I just subscribed after noticing that you were Christian 🔥🔥 Always nice to find another anime loving sibling in Christ

[@nicwithnok]

That’s awesome! Thanks for the sub!

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

Bro black anime fans love making characters black. Like Piccolo

[@Xeno_Solarus]

Despite being a literal alien with green skin. People are weird.

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

This just seems like a none issue. Literally whining over like 5 people on twitter 😂

[@zuziiice8907]

Personally, for me, i think headcannons are not bad but the people who get too into it then get upset to the point of attacking the person creating the story is bad.. can be bumed out but just do that in the back of your mind, noone wants to be around someone who gets that crazy about a show or game or story or basically anything.. ruins the reason why the creation is there which is for entertainment.

[@soul8648]

so going by what people say (not you), if I got skin burn I am black?

[@zuziiice8907]

@@soul8648 my answer would be no but for others honestly idk. With how people steryotype they probably would try to label so depends.

[@zuziiice8907]

@@soul8648 got shadow banned for answering but pretty sure you can read it.

[@soul8648]

@@zuziiice8907 I GET what you saying but I still think it's ridiculous for headcanons (not yours) to be the reason why you hate a series. Like, it's great that you have headcanon and do a what if, it still doesn't make you the right for backlashing or death threats a creator for that or critize a character based on color. If you get what I'm saying. I just realize that I pretty much typed what you did in the first post lol my bad, but yeah I agree with you 100%

[@obrians-brown1307]

When you start telling the creator of the story he's wrong for writing his story his way. Its time to statt seeking help.

[@TwilightWolf032]

I often hear people saying "representation is important" like a mantra, but I have several questions about that: - Why is representation important? If the author doesn't want to represent anything other than what they're already writing, trying to force representation of something else will just lead to tokenism. - How much representation is enough representation? If we don't set a clear goal for how much representation is enough, activists will just keep demanding more and more until they take over the entire project. But if a set goal is determined, inserting representation becomes just tokenism, as executives will demand representation in the exact quantity that is necessary to complete the quota and nothing of value will be done with it. -What or who should be represented? Are we talking body types, age, gender, ethnicity, religion, geographical locations, costumes, culture, historical people, contemporary names or something else entirely? Just what exactly is being demanded with "representation"? - Are there exceptions to that demand? There will be times when something or someone not being represented makes sense within the context of the project, and inserting representation would break the lore/canon/immersion. Are the people demanding for representation willing to acknowledge that fact or are they going to force representation regardless? - What are the consequences of there being no representation? If the consequence of there being no representation is simply that a group isn't portrayed in the project, what's the big deal? Conversely, why should that group even be depicted in a project that doesn't involve that type of person to begin with? The more you think about it, the more "representation is important" seems like a fallacy! Just let writers, directors and animators do their thing, and if you would like to see something else, look elsewhere or go create your own!

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

"Representation" only matters to raging narcissists. That's it, people too in love with themselves to ever enjoy the journey of a character that isn't quite literally just them. People too sociopathic to put themselves in the shoes of anyone else.

[@dontaedon5182]

This is why...I don't look for films or anime with whatever kind if representation. Nor do I care if my autism is being represented I don't care.

[@Devilsblight86]

Thank you!

[@ell4450]

Honestly I’d rather take no representation at all in place of representation thats forced and made to check off a box.

[@lonestargazer8541]

Good comment! I feel that folks who ask for representation are just very insecure about themselves and have abysmal self-esteem. I kinda pity them, to be honest...

[@nomansland1494]

Headcanons used to be based on info from the series Nowadays they’re baseless claims and changes that fandom members do in order to get a character to fit that they want, instead of enjoying the character for what it is.

[@arashi2003]

In my opinion if people can’t separate canon from headcanon than maybe they shouldn’t make headcanons at all. Also for the ashido situation, I’m hoping it’s like newer mha fans that think she’s black because that I can understand since they can get their information from anywhere and maybe they got their information from twitter who knows, but if it’s an older mha fan and they think that she’s black than maybe they should reread or rewatch the anime/manga or at this point just take a break from headcanons in general.

[@dspace4514]

This is the same fandom that said certain ships were canon and threatened the creator because they didn't get enough moments, even though romance isn't the point of the story. This is the same fandom that said Momo should be a bit chubbier, even though her quirk literally makes her lose weight. At this point, we shouldn't be surprised with certain people making a fuss over MHA.

[@CheeseyWitch]

Personally, I think Momo should be sexualized a lot less in the anime.

[@sharzinlalebazri5673]

​@@CheeseyWitchPussy

[@lazybuddah9639]

​@@CheeseyWitchis it the costume? if so then she really can't do anything since any extra clothes would rip when she makes something using her quirk so she needs as much skin out to produce small stuff as fast as possible or make a big thing without obstruction

[@CheeseyWitch]

@@lazybuddah9639 Buddy.. watch the anime.. Momo gets sexualized a lot.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

@@CheeseyWitch Not to sound like that guy. But let be it let it be, It's japan, they have different cultural values compared to most in the west

[@elfegrise]

THAT WAS UNSCRIPTED?? Bro that was a great video can't wait to see you blow up. You're a natural at this

[@HoldUpDonald]

i dropped the series the fisrt time because of the same headcannons, i didn't want to watch MHA related content because all there was were headcannons. even tho i like horikoshi's work a much as other great manga and anime, just the fanbase putting the headcannons on top of the main story really ruined my experience when i first started the series

[@zuziiice8907]

Can agree.. haven't dropped the anime but how people act about stuff in the anime is why i try to keep off of that part of the internet.. already know how the ending goes so will not be suprised if we see thousands of videos about 'fans' rioting not just on twitter but likely horikoshi's front door cuz people go nuts for the stupidest things.

[@nicwithnok]

Yeah I've talked to a lot of people in the same situation, hence why I tell them to just ignore the fanbase and enjoy the series for what it is

[@nicwithnok]

There's gonna be a whole nother wave of "hate" when the anime gets to the ending...

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

Don’t let creepy fans scare you from watching something.

[@vardiganxpl1698]

I know I get told to ignore it. But it is sometimes hard to enjoy his work when many are constantly trying to gaslight me that their headcanon of the month is canon

[@sevendeadlynoobs7577]

As someone who is black and acts nothing like how people think I should act I do not know what their smoking like seriously how does your personality determine your race

[@keondramcintyre3444]

Funny how this video was in recommended after I saw a MHA HC about Momo getting pregnant at high school, and been getting Abortions to safe her family's reputation. Some people should never make HCs. Especially OOC HCs

[@truteń2002]

Headcanons are usually perfectly fine and can be fun UNTIL people forget the "head" part and get mad at anyone else who doesn't, even the actual canon.

[@JomaXZ]

Super powers aside, MHA is a fairly realistic story in terms of what happens and how the world of the story works (at least compared to a lot of other stories like this). And most of this stems from the 'authors' view of the real world. The fact that MHA has any representation AT ALL considering how Japan 'is' as a country, is kind of a welcome surprise. The fans who had that 'need' to be pleased and validated by the story in their own very specific ways without keeping their expectations grounded, where never going to be to begin with.

[@assssaaasasass]

I miss the time where we correlated with a character because of their personality and struggles, not the color of the skin...

[@johnnylight0]

Modern identities are weirdly tied to stereotypes, even tho we've been raised to not judge by them

[@elliotsturtplus340]

This video honestly speaks to me this whole *representation shouldn’t need to take over the whole story* only a small piece that’s not necessarily a little percent of the time

[@wander7812]

Remember that Momo liking Todoroki is just a headcanon - yet the fandom endorsed it so much that ppl from in and outside the fandom think its been confirmed as canon, when it isn't really.

[@claiternaiter446]

Interesting. I’ve not looked into the MHA fandom, but I always thought there was some feelings from Momo. I guess you can say she just respects him, but I always got a crush vibe from her (at least in the early manga).

[@wander7812]

@@claiternaiter446 She had actually a much bigger crush vibe on Iida, and they're both even called the "mom and dad of the class". Momo always felt like just a friend to Todoroki to me.

[@FairyMochi-ls1od]

I only ship that slightly only because of the BNHAsmash series