My Hero Academia Chapter 281: Release Date, Delay, Read Online

My Hero Academia takes the portrayal of the fight between good and evil to the next level.

In a world full of quirks that grant everyone powers, our young protagonist – Izuku Midoriya, tries to become the strongest Hero despite being born with no quirks.

My Hero Academia released chapter 280 on Sunday, titled “Red Riot” So, it’s time to discuss the release date, scans, and other details for chapter 281.

1. Chapter 281 Release Date

Chapter 281 of the My Hero Academia manga will be released on Sunday, August 23, at 9:30 am PDT. The title for the upcoming chapter has not yet been released.

My Hero Academia manga is published under Shonen Jump magazine, which is a weekly magazine that comes out every Sunday.

2. Is My Hero Academia on a Break this Week?

Chapter 281 of the My Hero Academia manga is not on a break this week. Chapter 281 will be released in the Weekly Shonen Jump on Sunday, August 23, 9:30 am PDT.

3. Chapter 281 Speculations/Predictions

I. Tomura Shigaraki – the Inheritor of Evil

Shigaraki had been a big threat for a long time. He has been serving as the main antagonist of the series for quite a while.

Chapter 280 ended with Shigaraki being overpowered by the heroes since he cannot access his quirks. Unless someone takes down Eraserhead, it seems that Shigaraki is about to lose.

II. Gigantomachia Goes to Sleep

Gigantomachia is one of the strongest creatures we have encountered in the story so far. He is far stronger than any Nomu ever seen in the story and seems to have an impenetrable defence.

Chapter 280 showed Red Riot successfully throwing a strong sedative in Gigantomachia’s mouth. This will give the heroes the upper hand as he was one of the strongest forces at Shigaraki’s disposal. Now that Shigaraki will get no backup, there’s a high chance that the heroes will come out of top on both fronts.

III. All for One vs One for All

Chapter 274 ended with Deku trying to lead Shigaraki away from a crowded location. Shigaraki is itching to get his hands on One for All and is going to relentlessly pursue Deku.

Deku has called Endeavor for backup and Bakugo is tagging along with Deku, so the first fight between the new generation of All for one and One for All is about to kick off.

Shigaraki is currently quirkless and fighting against the trio of Bakugo, Endeavor & Midoriya.

Since Shigaraki will definitely not die in this fight, it’s likely that a full on All for One vs One for All fight is a long ways away.

4. Where To Read

5. Chapter 281 Raw Scans, Leaks & Spoilers

Raw scans for Chapter 281 of the My Hero Academia were released recently.

The chapter, titled “Plus Ultra,” shows us the fight between Shigaraki and Endeavour. After being completely beaten down at the end of last chapter, Shigaraki has a flashback of his father’s words. He transforms into something yet unknown as his hate for the society of heroes grows deeper.

Endeavor goes into attack Shigaraki, but isn’t able to land it. Gran Torino kicks Shigaraki away as he notices that Endeavor has used too much of his flame and has burnt out for now. Shigaraki rips one of Gran Torino’s legs off. Gran Torino looks at Shigaraki’s evil grin and has a flashback about Nana Shimura, which ends with him regretting that he didn’t take care of Shigaraki’s father when Nana abandoned him. Shigaraki strikes through Gran Torino’s chest, killing him.

Deku and Bakugo try to subdue Shigaraki with the help of Ryukyuu as Endeavor powers up for a final attack. The chapter ends as Shigaraki takes out a quirk nullifying bullet from his pocket and flings it at Aizawa.

6. Chapter 280 Plot

The chapter continues showing us the fight between Gigantomachia and the students of U.A.

After the dire situation that Gigantomachia was in last chapter, Dabi releases a giant fire attack which engulfs a few students. Mina, surrounded by her poison, keeps moving forward as the fire doesn’t harm her.

Gigantomachia remembers Shigaraki’s order to take the shortest path and reach him as soon as possible.

In the face of this giant, Mina has a flashback regarding Gigantomachia’s voice. It seems like the person who cornered Mina and her friends in middle school was none other than Gigantomachia.

After a prolonged fight, we see Kirishima finally being able to throw the sedative into Gigantomachia’s mouth.

This symbolises that Kirshishima has grown and is making up for helping Mina, as he could not during the middle school incident.

The chapter then ends with a change of scenery. We see Shigaraki laying on the ground, he has taken severe damage, but refuses to stop fighting.

7. About My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.

It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of August 2019. It follows a quirkless boy Izuku Midoriya and how he backed the greatest Hero alive.

Midoriya, a boy who has been admiring heroes and their ventures since the day he was born, came into this world without a quirk. On one fateful day, he meets All Might the greatest Hero of all time and discovers that he was quirkless as well.

With his diligent attitude and unwavering spirit about being a hero, Midoriya manages to impress All Might. He is chosen to be the heir to the power of One for All.