The penultimate installment of Yoco Akiyama's spin-off gathers a wide slice of Class 1-A for a shared fight, with Deku, Dynamight and Shoto fronting the cover. It ran in the January 2025 issue of Saikyo Jump and closes into volume 8.
Main Characters (6)
Summary
Numbered fifty-one in the run of My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions, this chapter carries the title Joint Struggle and was drawn and scripted by Yoco Akiyama. Its cover trio pairs Deku with Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight and Shoto.
A detailed plot synopsis has not been documented for the chapter. What is recorded is the roster: alongside the cover characters, the cast takes in Uravity, Tentacole, Ingenium, Tsukuyomi, Earphone Jack, Creati, Mashirao Ojiro, Chargebolt and Red Riot, with Blackbelt and Odd-Eye also present and Takeshi Bushijima appearing in flashback.
Key Events
A large portion of Class 1-A operates together under their hero names, which the title itself points to.
Odd-Eye and Blackbelt appear, and Takeshi Bushijima features in flashback.
The chapter leads directly into Chapter 52, the final entry of the spin-off.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Team-Up Missions Chapter 51 about?
Team-Up Missions Chapter 51, titled Joint Struggle, gathers a wide cross-section of Class 1-A operating together under their hero names, including Deku, Dynamight, Shoto, Uravity, Ingenium, Creati and Red Riot.
Who is on the cover of Chapter 51?
The cover of Chapter 51 features Deku, Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight (Katsuki Bakugo) and Shoto Todoroki.
How does Chapter 51 connect to the rest of the spin-off?
Chapter 51 leads directly into Chapter 52, the fifty-second and final chapter of My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions.
When was Chapter 51 of Team-Up Missions published?
Chapter 51 was published on December 4, 2024, in the January 2025 issue of Saikyo Jump, running twenty-six pages, and was collected in Volume 8.
Which characters appear only briefly in Chapter 51?
Odd-Eye and Blackbelt appear in Chapter 51, while Takeshi Bushijima features only in a flashback.
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