#I did another timeline post a while back but didn't really get into the mva stuff

[makeste]

What I don't get is where does the arc switch leave Heroes Rising in the timeline? Bc as it is in the manga, the movie takes place between the MVA and the work study with Endeavor. Nine had a cameo in the MVA and after the interview training they just adapted we have the meeting where they reference the program from Heroes Rising. But Heroes Rising spoils the MVA with certain details, so with this switching, does this mean Heroes Rising goes after the 3rd movie in the timeline? It's confusing.

the thing to understand about it is that the order of events is not being changed at all. the only thing that changes is the order in which we get to see the events. so in the current anime timeline, MVA has already happened. and eventually when we finally get to that arc, the entire thing will technically be a very long flashback (which in fact was partially the case in the manga as well).

here's the rough timeline really quick lol it's never quick but it's as thorough as I could make it without going overboard. this is in chronological order:

late October (end of ch. 219) - the LoV encounters Gigantomachia in the mountains and are then teleported to Ujiko's lab. Ujiko sends Tomura on a quest to prove his worth by getting Machia to submit to him. Dabi begins his courtship with Hawks. the rest of the LoV goes back to the mountains to battle Machia for another month and a half.

end of November (ch. 184) - the Pro Hero arc takes place. Endeavor battles the High End in Fukuoka. Hawks continues his courtship of Dabi.

three days after the end of the Pro Hero arc (end of ch. 192) - Deku has his dream about OFA and AFO. the next day the Joint Training arc takes place. Shinsou is accepted into the hero course. Deku awakens Blackwhip.

early December (ch. 218) - Bakugou and Shouto pass their exam and get their Provisional Licenses. on their way home they encounter Soda Sam and kick his ass and become famous.

early December, same day as the Soda Sam fight (mid ch. 219) - Re-Destro kidnaps Giran and starts leaving lil bits of his hand around in places as a message to the LoV.

early-to-mid December (eventually shown as a flashback in ch. 231) - Dabi decides to give Hawks one more test. Hawks meets up with Jeanist and tells him about this wacky idea he has to fake-kill him and present his "body" to Dabi. Jeanist is all "lmao sure why not."

mid December (ch. 223) - Re-Destro calls the LoV and stupidly invites them to a death battle in Deika City. Tomura and the LoV are all "okay" and go to Deika City and kick RD's ass in what becomes known as "the Deika City incident", which the public doesn't know much about. the PLF is formed, and Hawks is inducted into its ranks.

some nebulous period during early-to-late December (Heroes Rising) - the Hero Work Recommendation Project takes place. the class 1-A kids go to Nabu Island for a couple of weeks. Ujiko finishes upgrading Nine, and Nine and his gang head off to try and take over the world, and promptly get their asses kicked by a bunch of high schoolers. Tomura then kills Nine because lol fuck him.

late December (ch. 241) - Bakugou and Shouto wind down their press tour. Mt. Lady visits U.A. to teach the kids how not to suck at interviews. the kids have their Christmas party on December 24th. Shouto invites Bakugou and Deku to come intern with him at Endeavor's Agency (ch 242).

New Year's Eve (ch. 243) - the kids visit their parents' homes for one night.

New Year's Day (also ch. 243) - the kids begin their internships.

first week of January (ch. 243 through 252) - the Endeavor Agency arc takes place. Hawks warns Endeavor that the enemy is 100,000 strong and will be invincible if they don't stop them in the next four months. Endeavor begins training the trio. Shouto invites Bakugou and Deku to dinner at his house. Ending attacks Natsuo. Deku figures out Blackwhip. 

early January, immediately following the EA arc (ch. 253 through 257) - the kids head back to U.A., but continue their internships alongside their classes. Ujiko puts Tomura in a vat for safekeeping. Aizawa and Mic visit Shiragiri in Tartarus. the HPSC calls Hawks and tells him to start investigating hospitals.

literally any time between January and the end of March - movie 3 takes place.

end of March (ch. 258) - the War arc begins.

so basically the anime right now is jumping ahead to late December and then early January to finish up the EA arc. and once that's done, we'll flash back all the way to October, and then jump ahead once more to mid-December for the conclusion of MVA. and once that's finished up we'll jump back to the students, at which point we will be entirely caught up with everything on both the students' and villains' sides. I think the season is still most likely to end on the "on that day all the heroes disappeared" cliffhanger from chapter 257 (though it wouldn't surprise me if they literally jump ahead from the end of MVA straight to that, and skip the Shirakumo stuff and then go back and show it at the beginning of next season). so yeah. a lot of bouncing around, lol, but it all makes sense in the end.

#bnha season 5 #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha fanart #mha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #makeste reads bnha #makeste watches bnha #asks #anon asks #bnha timeline #bnha reference #long post #I did another timeline post a while back but didn't really get into the mva stuff #that arc does a lot of jumping around so doing this post actually helped me to get it sorted out in my head too