Trash Cleanup runs just seven pages, the shortest main entry the series has printed, and it is All Might taunting All For One into sloppiness. He works the villain's hunger for One For All, absorbs a scattershot Quirk barrage, and keeps grinning while the suit tallies his fractures.
Summary
Past fifty-five and pounding on a helpless lad, All Might laughs at how wrong the picture is. The fight only exists because All For One's rage hungers for One For All, and that hunger is the lever he is pulling, the fate tying the two of them together. No real Demon Lord, he crows, would tolerate a beating from a Quirkless man, and the insult keeps the villain's eyes locked on him.
All For One answers from his palm with Impure Beam, Dark Ball, Rivet Stab, Air Cannon, Brawn Boost and Spring-ify all at once, a scattershot that punches All Might through several buildings. The Utility Cape Auto-Guard running Dark Shadow carries him through it, and the randomness of that combination tells him the taunting is working, so he winds himself up to keep it coming.
The suit reports the cape gone and damage to his clavicle and left humerus, and he sets movement assist to maximum. All For One reappears overhead, calling him washed-up garbage whose trash bag has cost him all perspective, and reasoning that breaking the gadgets ends it, since equipment cannot exceed its own limits. All Might recalls warning Izuku against leaning on support items, having watched too many heroes lose their power along with their gear, and jokes that their minds run along the same track.
He remembers meeting Nana Shimura for the first time, floating above beaten villains and asking a boy with a lead pipe what exactly he intended to do. He flies in for another punch. All For One insists he never fell for the cheap stalling, that he can spare the time to take out the trash, and fires a heavy energy beam through him. All Might keeps smiling and tells him that playing it cool looks undignified on him.
Key Events
All Might keeps All For One occupied with the Armored All Might suit.
All For One begins throwing Quirks together at random, and All Might takes injuries the suit cannot fully absorb.
A flashback shows All Might's first encounter with Nana Shimura.
Notes
Chapter 397 of My Hero Academia, by Kohei Horikoshi, ran August 21, 2023 in issue 38 and sits in Volume 39. Episode 159 adapts it.
Its seven-page length makes it the briefest main installment in the whole run.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in My Hero Academia Chapter 397?
In Chapter 397, All Might taunts All For One to keep his rage focused on him rather than on Izuku Midoriya. All For One answers by firing a random combination of stolen Quirks, and All Might absorbs heavy damage while the Armored All Might suit keeps him fighting.
Why is Chapter 397 notable for its length?
Chapter 397, titled Trash Cleanup, runs only seven pages, making it the shortest main installment in the entire My Hero Academia manga.
What Quirks does All For One combine to attack All Might in Chapter 397?
All For One fires Impure Beam, Dark Ball, Rivet Stab, Air Cannon, Brawn Boost and Spring-ify all at once. The random scattershot punches All Might through several buildings, though the Utility Cape Auto-Guard running Dark Shadow carries him through it.
What flashback appears in Chapter 397?
Chapter 397 includes a flashback to All Might's first encounter with Nana Shimura, showing him floating above beaten villains and questioning a boy holding a lead pipe.
What volume is Chapter 397 of My Hero Academia collected in?
Chapter 397 is collected in Volume 39. It was published on August 21, 2023 and is adapted in Episode 159 of the anime.
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