Recaps

A masked intruder broke into Shige and Ochaco’s home and struck Shige from behind, leaving him badly hurt and unable to move. Ochaco fought back and knocked the intruder down, while Shige remained helpless on the sofa.

• Shige and Ochaco abandoned their search for their parents and hurried home to avoid causing them more trouble.
• A masked, dwarf-like intruder ambushed Shige with a wooden stick, striking the back of his head and leaving him unable to move.
• The intruder swung at Ochaco, then redirected his stick toward Shige, but Ochaco used her Quirk to intercept it and protect her brother.
• The intruder threw a cup of warm water at Ochaco, but she caught it, made it weightless, and hurled it back at his chin.
• The cup struck the intruder and made him fall hard onto his backside.

Uraraka Shige regained control of his body and intervened when a masked intruder attacked Ochaco. He protected his sister and knocked the intruder’s face covering away, revealing that the attacker’s identity might soon be exposed.

• Ochaco fought the young-sounding intruder while he redirected attacks toward the motionless Uraraka Shige and avoided her attempts to touch him with her Quirk.
• As Ochaco cried out in pain, Uraraka Shige broke free of his paralysis and saw her shielding him from the intruder’s blows.
• Uraraka Shige used his Quirk to slow the intruder’s wooden stick, caught it, and tore it from the attacker’s grasp.
• Uraraka Shige swung the stick at the intruder, but the blow only grazed him and knocked off the object concealing his face.

After the intruder escaped, Uraraka Shige and Ochaco recovered from their injuries, then learned that the former class president had been replaced by a serial killer who murdered his parents. With the immediate threat temporarily reduced, Uraraka Shige turned to his family’s worsening financial problems and his unresolved effort to prevent All Might’s coming battle with All For One.

• Uraraka Shige let the intruder escape and took the injured Ochaco with him to the hospital after their parents returned home.
• Doctors discharged Uraraka Shige quickly, while Ochaco remained hospitalized with suspected minor fractures.
• Uraraka Shige’s classmates reported that the former class president had been exposed as a villain who killed his parents and was suspected of taking over their bodies with a Quirk.
• Police questioned Uraraka Shige and Ochaco, and the villain was believed unlikely to attack them again soon.
• Uraraka Shige investigated his family’s financial crisis but still had no way to find All For One or prevent the coming fight with All Might.

Shige and Ochaco learned that their family’s construction company had received earlier contracts through Genga’s family, but was now struggling because rivals of Genga’s family were quietly encouraging others to undermine it. They understood that the Gray Rat Society thugs outside the company office were among the trouble, and their parents warned them to stay away.

• Shige and Ochaco’s parents explained that the family’s construction company had improved after Shige left the hospital because Genga’s family had referred contracts to it.
• Shige’s father revealed that rivals of Genga’s family were indirectly harming the construction company by prompting others to act against it.
• Shige connected the trouble to the Gray Rat Society, and his father mistakenly thought the thugs had attacked Shige and Ochaco at home.
• Ochaco clarified that she and Shige had only encountered the Gray Rat Society while trying to visit their parents at the company office.
• Shige’s father warned them not to visit the company for a few days, and Shige and Ochaco understood the situation facing the business.

Shige and Ochaco learned that their family’s construction company was being pressured by minor rivals misled by a rumor, but their ideas for solving the problem were rejected. Elsewhere, a desperate man ordered his associate to kidnap the children as leverage against their parents.

• Shige compared the people troubling the Uraraka family to little devils, and his parents discussed whether the family should feel lucky or sad about its predicament.
• Shige and Ochaco tried to help find a solution, but their parents rejected Shige’s costly and unscrupulous proposals.
• A gaunt middle-aged man told a fat associate that they would resort to illegal methods if their efforts failed again.
• The gaunt man proposed kidnapping Shige and Ochaco to force their parents to submit, and the fat man objected that it would break the rules.
• The gaunt man insisted that the rules did not matter because this was his last chance.

Uraraka Shige felt uneasy during class on a sunny day, while a group of thugs received a lucrative job to capture two children. The Gray Rat Society boss insisted they take the job, leaving the silver-gray-haired thug concerned about what would happen to the children afterward.

• Uraraka Shige sat in class with a bad feeling as the weather cleared.
• A thug took charge of a KTV room and told the group that their previous employer had offered them a new job.
• The boss promised the thugs 250,000 yen to bring back two children, alarming some of them and exciting others.
• The silver-gray-haired thug questioned whether capturing children violated the Gray Rat Society's rules.
• The boss dismissed the concern and said they only had to capture the children and send the employer their location.

Yamanaka Koichi challenged the Gray Rat Society boss over a dangerous job and the boss’s motives, but the boss persuaded most of the thugs to support him. Koichi then accused him of keeping the promised opportunity for himself, and the boss responded by accusing Koichi of betrayal.

• Yamanaka Koichi questioned whether the job could expose the Gray Rat Society to kidnapping charges and put its members at risk.
• A multicolored-haired thug challenged Koichi, but Koichi warned him he could be made the fall guy if the police and Pro Heroes investigated.
• Koichi reminded the Gray Rat Society that its members were Quirkless thugs looked down on by others, and urged them not to forget their identity.
• The boss appealed to the thugs’ hopes of becoming better and promised the job could help them rise, winning most of their support.
• Koichi accused the boss of receiving the promised opportunity alone and planning to leave the other members behind.
• The boss acted hurt and accused Koichi of trying to divide the brothers and betray him.

Uraraka Shige walked home with Ochaco and tried to cheer her up by offering to buy ice cream, but she refused because of the family’s financial troubles. Their conversation shifted when Shige spotted familiar thugs approaching and warned Ochaco, as the thugs recognized them as their targets.

• Shige noticed Ochaco eyeing an ice cream shop and offered to buy her a treat.
• Ochaco refused, saying they should not trouble their parents, and Shige struggled with his loneliness and what to say next.
• Shige spotted familiar dyed-haired thugs and warned Ochaco that they were the men he had seen near the family company’s office.
• Ochaco recalled the thugs and grew wary as they approached.
• The thugs recognized Shige and Ochaco as their targets and alerted their boss.

Uraraka Shige stayed behind to hold off the thugs while Ochaco ran to find help. His Quirk initially knocked several attackers down, but the thugs used medicine to counter its effects and began surrounding him.

• Shige told Ochaco to run for the police or a hero while he stalled the thugs.
• Ochaco made herself lighter with her Quirk and ran to get help, trusting Shige to hold on.
• Shige used his Quirk, “Chaos,” to disrupt the thugs’ sense of gravity and knock several of them down.
• The thugs took milky-white capsules prepared by their boss, which dulled the effects of Shige’s Quirk.
• Some thugs chased Ochaco while the others surrounded Shige, leaving him unable to stop them and hoping she would find help soon.

Uraraka Shige used his gravity-altering Quirk and physical abilities to break through the Gray Rat Society thugs trying to capture him. He escaped their circle, leaving the thugs behind as he rushed away.

• Uraraka Shige waited for the police or Heroes while the thugs recovered, but their boss ordered them to grab him before help arrived.
• Uraraka Shige used Level and Strike to knock down nearby thugs, then used Rise to leap over them.
• He shifted his Quirk's chaotic gravity field forward, making more thugs stumble as he moved toward the boss.
• The boss grabbed Uraraka Shige's ankle as he tried to escape, but Uraraka Shige stayed on his feet and broke through the circle.

Uraraka Shige escaped the thugs and hid in Granny Songju’s apartment courtyard, but she stopped him and insisted on accompanying him to rescue Ochaco. They set off together, with Shige still unnerved by Granny Songju’s strange strength and attention.

• Uraraka Shige used his Quirk to evade the thugs and vault into an apartment courtyard while worrying about Ochaco.
• Granny Songju introduced herself as the building’s owner and caretaker, then stopped Shige from leaving with her crutch.
• Shige explained that thugs had taken Ochaco and asked Granny Songju to let him go rescue her.
• Granny Songju refused to let Shige go alone and followed him as he hurried toward Ochaco.

After Ochaco was rescued from the thugs, Shige escorted her home and realized he had neglected developing new techniques while focusing on his foundations. A granny-gray-haired thug then approached him from an alley, offering to help him get revenge.

• Shige discovered that Granny Songju had slipped away, then comforted Ochaco after she was rescued by Pro Heroes.
• Shige decided he would eventually confront the thugs who had chased him and Ochaco, but first focused on getting his sister home safely.
• On the way home, Shige concluded that his training had strengthened his foundations while leaving him with too few new techniques for immediate combat.
• A granny-gray-haired thug stepped out of an alley and offered to help Shige get back at the thugs who had attacked him.

After Granny Gray warned Uraraka Shige to be careful and said he would meet him again, Shige wondered whether the thugs would attack him and Ochaco again and resolved to prepare. As Shige considered how to improve his Quirk and skills, Ochaco reflected on her helplessness and found another reason to become a Hero.

• Granny Gray offered to help Uraraka Shige and Ochaco get revenge on the thugs, but Shige refused and took Ochaco inside.
• Granny Gray said he would come find Shige next time, leaving Shige suspicious that the thugs might attack them again.
• Shige resolved to prepare by developing new Quirk techniques and learning martial arts, while wondering why Granny Gray had approached him.
• Shige set aside his questions to heat dinner while Ochaco struggled to focus on her schoolwork.
• Ochaco felt guilty that Shige had protected and comforted her, and she gained another reason to become a Hero.

After the police released five members of the Gray Rat Society, Uraraka Shige followed them and ambushed them in a quiet alley. He knocked them down but they were still able to get back up and fight.

• Uraraka Shige made little progress developing his Quirk over three days, though he improved slightly at basic body and Quirk control.
• The police released the five thugs after holding them for three days because they could not charge them with a serious offense.
• Uraraka Shige waited near the police station, then secretly followed the five thugs when no one from the Gray Rat Society came to meet them.
• Uraraka Shige used Heavy Burden to disrupt the thugs' steps, shouted to distract them, and swept all five off their feet.
• Uraraka Shige mocked the thugs as weak, but they were not badly hurt and could still continue fighting.

Uraraka Shige fought five Quirkless thugs in an alley and defeated them using physical skill and strength. The thugs were left unable to continue fighting.

• Uraraka Shige followed up the surprise attack by kicking one thug in the elbow and striking another in the lower back.
• Uraraka Shige hit two thugs in the groin, then headbutted one and punched him in the solar plexus.
• Uraraka Shige grabbed a thug’s leg and forced him into a split after his teammate’s kick struck him.
• Uraraka Shige dodged the last thug’s stomp, swept his legs, and kicked him down, leaving all five thugs unable to fight.

Uraraka Shige defeated five Gray Rat Society thugs and questioned them about why they had targeted him and Ochaco. After learning that an employer had hired them, he went to train and considered how to deal with the boss, the employer, and the job.

• Uraraka Shige told the five defeated Gray Rat Society thugs that they were weak, and they silently accepted the loss.
• Shige asked why the thugs had come after him and Ochaco, and they quickly told him what they knew.
• Shige questioned the five in different ways until he was satisfied that their story was true or would not change.
• Shige left the alley for his usual training spot and thought about the boss, the employer, and the job.

Uraraka Shige woke in a warehouse after being attacked and began assessing his injuries, surroundings, and chances of escape. As he cautiously explored, he heard a man tell his boss that another boy was being brought in.

• Uraraka Shige woke on a bed in a warehouse and realized he had been attacked after exercising.
• Uraraka Shige examined the painful mark on the back of his neck and considered why his attacker had brought him there.
• Uraraka Shige got out of bed and quietly explored the warehouse despite his neck injury.
• Uraraka Shige hid when he heard a rolling shutter and overheard a man tell his boss that he had caught one kid and sent his men to bring another.

Uraraka Shige overheard two men discussing their plans for Ochaco and decided to ambush them before they discovered he was awake. He attacked as they approached the bed, leaving the outcome of the strike unresolved.

• Shige hid among the crates and quietly moved toward the warehouse exit as the men approached the bed.
• Shige heard the men reveal that they had captured a boy while their boss wanted the girl, and that the boss intended to abuse her.
• Shige decided to attack before the men could find him or become more alert.
• Shige used his Quirk to rush the men from behind and struck at both of their necks with his fists.

Uraraka Shige fought the gang’s fat boss in the warehouse and knocked him unconscious with a Quirk-enhanced uppercut. He continued deeper into the warehouse, wondering whether he was simply too strong, while still worried about Ochaco.

• Uraraka Shige found the gang leader unconscious and faced the fat Mr. Penguin, who threatened him after surviving Shige’s sneak attack.
• Shige taunted Mr. Penguin, provoking him to charge and attempt to grab Shige.
• Shige climbed a pile of crates, dodged behind Mr. Penguin, and knocked him out with an uppercut to the crotch.
• Shige left the two unconscious men behind and ran farther into the warehouse, muttering about their weakness and his concern for Ochaco.

Uraraka Shige left the warehouse and reasoned that a mysterious boss might have arranged the attack on his family and the kidnapping attempt. As he headed home, he heard Ochaco calling for help and raced toward her, despite her warning that many bad guys were with her.

• Uraraka Shige considered whether his family's business rival and a hidden boss had sent the thugs who attacked him and targeted Ochaco.
• Uraraka Shige decided to revisit his training spot for clues and worried briefly about whether Ochaco had eaten lunch.
• Uraraka Shige heard Ochaco's faint cry and recognized that she was in trouble.
• Uraraka Shige sprinted toward Ochaco and shouted for her, using his Quirk to move faster.
• Ochaco warned Uraraka Shige that many bad guys were there and told him not to come, but he shouted that he was coming.

Uraraka Shige reached Ochaco as the thugs tried to abduct her and fought his way through their group to protect her. After declaring himself her brother, he unleashed his Quirk, Chaos, on the attackers, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Uraraka Shige found Ochaco surrounded by thugs holding her down and pressing an ether-soaked handkerchief over her face.
• Uraraka Shige rushed the group and quickly knocked down six thugs before reaching the unconscious Ochaco.
• Uraraka Shige shielded Ochaco from the fifteen remaining thugs and worried that they might harm her.
• Uraraka Shige called Ochaco his dear sister and challenged the thugs to attack him.
• Uraraka Shige activated Chaos, mangling the thugs’ arms and crushing their internal organs, with their survival left uncertain.

After killing most of the thugs who had attacked Ochaco, Uraraka Shige sat at home in shock and struggled to understand why he had acted so decisively. As his awareness returned, he agreed to go with the police for questioning.

• Uraraka Shige brought Ochaco home after killing most of the thugs and let the survivors escape.
• Uraraka Shige reflected on his past kills and wondered why he had lost his pity for the thugs.
• Uraraka Shige connected his actions to advice he had remembered and to his fear and anger over Ochaco being attacked.
• Ochaco noticed Uraraka Shige’s eyes regain their color and realized he had come back to himself.
• Mother argued with the police officers, but Uraraka Shige told her he would go with them.

Nine-and-a-half-year-old Uraraka Shige was questioned and held by police after killing several men, while his mother worried about him and was urged to go home. A silver-gray-haired man warned Shige that his arrest would leave his family vulnerable, and the next day brought news of another victim and Shige’s verdict.

• A middle-aged policeman questioned Uraraka Shige and said the dead men had been selling children, while a young officer criticized Shige for using his Quirk to kill them.
• A female officer urged Mother to go home and rest, and Shige comforted her and asked her to stay with Ochaco.
• Mother left the police station, and officers carried Uraraka Shige to an empty holding cell.
• At midnight, a silver-gray-haired man was brought to a cell opposite Shige’s and warned him that his arrest could expose his family to retaliation.
• The following day, police learned of another victim, and the final judgment on Shige’s actions was decided.

Uraraka Shige was sentenced to eighteen years in juvenile prison, but on the way there he decided he had to protect his family and repay All Might before accepting his punishment. He used his Quirk to escape from the police vehicle, prepared to break the law if necessary.

• Uraraka Shige received an eighteen-year prison sentence despite being under fourteen and was escorted toward juvenile prison.
• After hearing a child call out to All Might, Shige remembered his debt to the hero and worried that criminals would keep targeting his family's construction company.
• Shige decided he could not let All Might suffer the fate he remembered from the original story and resolved to protect Ochaco and his family first.
• Shige activated his Quirk, disoriented the people in the vehicle, and knocked out the driver to escape.

After escaping a crashed transport vehicle, Uraraka Shige hid in a tree and weighed how to survive as a fugitive while trying to find All Might’s whereabouts. By dusk, hunger forced him to leave his hiding place, but he refused to steal, rob, or go home and risk burdening his family.

• Uraraka Shige escaped from the crashed transport vehicle after knocking out a police officer and hid in a tree in the park where he had trained.
• Uraraka Shige decided he needed to avoid capture and find All Might before his coming fight with AFO.
• Uraraka Shige considered asking Genga’s family, a strange old woman, and a gray-haired man for information, but dismissed the first two and remained unsure about the man’s motives.
• Uraraka Shige went hungry through the day, chewed twigs, and climbed down from the tree to find food.
• Uraraka Shige refused to return home or steal and rob someone to feed himself.