My Hero Academia will forever be one of my favorite series and I am so grateful to be able to read these advanced readers copies!

ARC From Netgalley.
War against the Paranormal Liberation Front continues!
Highlights:
- Dr Garaki continues to observe Shigaraki's recovery and powerup. Endeavor goes to the hospital to arrest him, but is fooled by one of Twice's clones.
- Garaki is found by Rabbit Hero Mirko, but before she can stop him, he activates tons of High-End Nomu to fight against the heroes. Mirko ends up losing an arm, but discovers the Nomu weakness is their head. They can be killed by removing it.
- A group of heroes attacks the PLF mansion. Kaminari is part of the group and helps a lot by using powerful electrical attacks against another electric user. This, in turn, gets a lot of attention placed on him.
- Hawks reveals to Twice that he is the spy in the organization, by pining him down with razor feathers. Twice breaks down, seeing that his kind nature always gets him in trouble. He unleashes a huge attack and the fight between Hawks and Twice begins.
- Tokoyami shows off a huge upgrade in his power and control of Dark Shadow, even allowing him to briefly fight back against Re-Destro.
- Hawks is defeating Twice easily, but then Dabi shows up and gets the upper hand quickly. Dabi calls Hawks by his real name, which shows that we know very little about who Dabi really is (my guess is the missing Todoroki child, but we'll see if I'm right)
- Twice is able to get away and save Toga and Mr Compress, but then is killed by Hawks.
- Dabi gets the upper hand over Hawks and reveals who he is in secret. He leaves Hawks defeated and broken.
- Mirko continues to fight the High-End Nomu, losing half an ear and being stabbed through the leg before Endeavor shows up to help.

WOW! The battle is getting so intense and we have a major casualty. Who else will we lose before this war is over?
Recommend.... where's the next Volume?

My hero academia volume 27, yes this book is getting ready for the big fight. I am very excited to see what happens to all the heroes and Deku.

My Hero Academia is a fan favorite among shonen readers. It’s filled with heroes who use their quirks to fight villains but it’s also effectively a coming of age story for U.A. Class 1-A. While the bulk of the series has been focused on the students and their journey of coming into their powers the Kohei Horikoshi, the series creator, has taken the time to craft a more expansive world that looks at the villains and the adult heroes of the world as well. It’s this last part that makes My Hero Academia Volume 27, the latest volume of the series in the US, one of the most emotional of the series so far.

My Hero Academia Volume 27 is written and illustrated by Horikoshi and is localized by VIZ Media, published by its Shonen Jump imprint. The translation and adaptation are from Caleb Cook, and the volume features touch-up art and letting by John Hunt. In this volume, the kids of U.A. aren’t the focus. Instead, the confrontation between heroes and the villains of the Paranormal Liberation Front kicks off in two places. First is at Jaku Hospital where a team attempts to capture the doctor responsible for keeping All of One alive and for making Shigaraki stronger. The second team confronts the Paranormal Liberation Army directly, but instead of focusing on the all-out battle, this section of the manga zeroes in on Hawks, who is still playing a dangerous game as a double agent until he drops his act and directly takes on the villains.

One of the reasons I’ve been drawn to My Hero Academia is that in the last 100 chapters or so, the concept of hero and villain has been warped. The line between the two has shrunk and while some are truly evil like Shigaraki, others like Twice, are just looking for a place to belong after hero society cast them out. It’s the latter that has a big impact on the back half of the manga as Twice does everything he can to try and save his friends, and as a reader, you can’t help but break for him. A man who has always struggled to maintain his identity, be seen a human and ultimately found friends among the League of Villains, especially Toga.

In opposition, Hawks is the cold and calculating hero. He is logical and aware that some heroism comes at a moral price. While this complicates his character, it also points out how Horikoshi’s world works. It isn’t black and white, but somewhere in between in a sprawling grey as well. During Twice’s chapters, it’s impossible not to feel for him, to even tear up. You don’t necessarily root for the villain, so much as wonder how much he belonged with them in the first place.

But the star of this My Hero Academia Volume 27 is Mirko. The No. 5 hero, Mirko is a rabbit hero who shows unshakeable resolve as she attempts to capture the doctor responsible for the Nomu, All For One, and Shigaraki. In the process, she’s left fighting alone against a number of high-end Nomu. While we had seen glimpses of her before, this volume is where we see her strength, her determination, and exactly why she’s a hero. While diving too deeply into this element of the volume would spoil it, her chapters stand out and well worth the read. Mirko is more than just a great character design.

Finally, My Hero Academia Volume 27 is expertly illustrated. It’s packed with action moments and character close-ups that keep each page interesting. Each panel is dynamic and it’s clear how wonderfully this will lend to animation once studio BONES gets a hold of it. In addition to the fantastic art, the writing is powerful, emotive, and some of Horikoshi’s best – translated with feeling by Cook. Overall, My Hero Academia Volume 27 is breathtaking and has all the reasons why I love this series.

Th sheer range and development of characters in this series is phenomenal. I couldn't put it down (just like every other volume). The action sequences in battle are well-developed and easy to follow unlike in many other series where there's too much cluttering up the page.

Reading vol. 27 of My Hero Academia was a great way to revisit how the most recent story arc started. Readers new to this title are joining a major battle, which is not a bad way to jump into a long-running series. This volume was high on action, and even gives some of the excellent supporting characters time in the spotlight. A very nice thing about vol. 27, unlike the weekly published version, is that the interstitial bonus art explains that we are jumping between two different venues of the battle --- I totally missed that while reading the weeklies. Horikoshi's art is wonderfully detailed, with small cameos here and there, but my favorite is that his assistants actually get mentioned at the end of the volume. (I got a free copy in exchange for my honest opinion._