The Summer Hope is a two page extra slotted in among the fiftieth chapter and the one before it, and it carries none of the weight of the Hero Killer storyline surrounding it. Denki Kaminari and Minoru Mineta simply lounge about while the season steers their imaginations toward their Class 1-A classmates in swimsuits.
Summary
Nothing happens here in any plot sense. Denki and Mineta take it easy, and with summer arriving their thoughts drift in exactly the direction anyone familiar with the pair would predict: the girls of Class 1-A, and what those girls might look like at a beach.
Key Events
The piece exists purely as a gag interlude and advances no storyline. Mina Ashido, Momo Yaoyorozu, Tsuyu Asui, Kyoka Jiro and Ochaco Uraraka feature as the objects of the daydream rather than as participants in a scene.
Notes
Only two pages long, the extra was printed on July 10, 2015 in the third issue of Shonen Jump Next!! for that year and gathered into Volume 5, one volume earlier than the chapters bracketing it. It falls within the Vs. Hero Killer Arc and is adapted as part of Episode 39.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Chapter 49.5, The Summer Hope?
Chapter 49.5, titled The Summer Hope, is a gag interlude in which Denki Kaminari and Minoru Mineta simply lounge around and daydream about their female Class 1-A classmates at the beach. The two page extra advances no storyline.
Which characters are featured in Denki and Mineta's daydream?
Denki Kaminari and Minoru Mineta's daydream in this chapter features Mina Ashido, Momo Yaoyorozu, Tsuyu Asui, Kyoka Jiro, and Ochaco Uraraka.
How long is Chapter 49.5 and where was it originally published?
Chapter 49.5 is only two pages long and was printed July 10, 2015 in the third issue of Shonen Jump Next!! for that year.
Which volume collects Chapter 49.5?
Chapter 49.5 collects into Volume 5, one volume earlier than the numbered chapters that bracket it.
What anime episode adapts Chapter 49.5?
Chapter 49.5, The Summer Hope, is adapted as part of Episode 39 of the My Hero Academia anime.
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