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We've done a lot of talking about My Hero Academia on this podcast. We've talked about Deku's strength and vulnerability, Bakugo's growth into a leader, and now, we're going to talk about Endeavor. More specifically in this episode, we talk about Endeavor, the purpose of redemption arcs, and ultimately is there a difference between redemption and atonement. We dive into Kohei Horikoshi's writing of Endeavor and break down how the mangaka doesn't just focus on making Endeavor likable like most redemption arcs in media. Instead, Horikoshi continually reminds the readers of the abuse that Endeavor has committed and doesn't try to apologize for it with backstories of tragedy. Instead, Horikoshi turns this into a story of atonement and one where Endeavor doesn't expect forgiveness and with some people doesn't receive it.