I LIKE YOU - BAKUDEKU ANIMATIC

Well I’m a little late getting into BNHA, aren’t I? I’ve had my eye on it for its art style alone since I first saw Horikoshi’s work, but never actually bothered to read it. Suddenly though I just felt compelled to, in part because of how GOOD the art is, and in part because I really thought Katsuki looked like a cool character and I wanted to know more about him.

Glad I did! I love Horikoshi’s art and characters very much, and while there are plenty of flaws with the writing and treatment of various other elements of the story, I really appreciate BNHA overall. That being said, I’ve actually only read the manga thus far, and haven’t started the anime yet. I did watch Heroes Rising though, and have seen various clips here and there, like Deku and Kacchan’s 2nd fight (very beautiful animation, by the way!).

The best part about the series is definitely the characters, with such fun personalities and dynamics. Of course, Katsuki’s my favorite, but Deku is a close second! Also a big fan of Mina, Denki, Eijirou, Aizawa, All Might, Hawks, and Mirko. Honestly, all the students minus Mineta are great. I even really like reading about Endeavor’s atonement as a father. I like the running theme of being able to change and do better, despite what you may have done in the past. Doesn’t change the past or make it okay, but it’s not too late to start to fix your current actions.

ANYWAY! All that aside, for this animatic in particular I definitely took Horkoshi’s “taking/offering someone’s hand” symbolism and ran with it. It’s such a good part of Deku and Kacchan’s narrative, from how their relationship started to fall apart to how it’s begun to mend itself back together. Katsuki learning to understand and accept Deku’s hand, while also offering his own as he grows to want to save and support Deku just as Deku has always done for him, even when he may not have deserved it. They can hold each other up and be better together. Also, I just love drawing hands and getting to draw these two holding hands a bunch was a treat to myself lmao

Their relationship is definitely the most interesting from the series in my opinion, and I’m VERY excited to see where they’ll go from where they are in the current manga arc. Katsuki’s development as a character alone is fantastic, and because of his development as an individual who now sees his own flaws and is working to atone for his past mistakes, it’s also immensely satisfying to see Deku get what he’s always wanted out of Katsuki as a result- that being his friendship and trust! For Deku, I can’t imagine how good that must feel, to finally have the person you’ve admired your whole life finally understand you and stand as your equal. He also gets to see Katsuki be the hero he’s always known he could be, because he’s always had the skill, and now he’s got the heart to match.

I just want them to be close again. Let ‘em hug it out, let ‘em be the best heroes together! (The win to save/save to win/two sides of the same coin symbolism that they have is so good, btw)

This is getting long. Guess I needed to dump my thoughts on the series somewhere, since I’m not really in the fandom or anything. I just read the manga and liked it, so I made an animatic about it because I was fiddling with Toon Boom and got too attached to the idea once I started it. Truly, this wasn’t supposed to be a big finished project, but it spiraled and now here we are!

Hope you guys actually like BNHA/BKDK, cause that’s what you got! I’ll see you next time, whenever that is. :D

(ALSO: If you noticed that when they grab hands while they're running in that one shot, that I drew the wrong hands, no you didn’t)

((Also also, Deku getting both Black Whip and Danger Sense has such Spider-Man vibes. I knew I liked him for a reason.))

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Song: I Like You by Man Overboard

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LINKS

[mionno]

Can we just appreciate the fact they’re grinning every time they see each other? *-sobs in 1st season bnha-*

[foxy_dragon_sus]

even tho people say there relationship was bad, in the manga its such a different feel for some reason.

[jennyduong]

This is really amazing! I love how you depicted them having a rivalry but also fighting side by side as equals. Which is something they struggled with.

[bambaloob]

Bakugou smiled more here than in the actual show, that proves that bakudeku is the key for happiness.

[IzukuMidoriya-htxo]

I want this to happen in real life TwT also this art was awesome

[lilakibler]

This is the most wholesome Bakudeku video ever, I'm tearing up 😭

[hey.wassupbro]

Ok this was adorable- it showed like their actual friendship and I loved it-

[wolfcry]

Somone posted his on tumblr and I immediately searched it up on here, I was drawn in by the art style. I love the way you drew them, the concepts, the animated bits, it all came together so nicely! Like someone else said, I love how you still portrayed their rivalry while still managing to make these wholesome moments. This is one of the best Bakudeku animatics I've ever seen, you're hella underrated and I'm subscribing to ya!

[yourwatcher]

Gosh i don't even wach that show but this is just such a big great, the expressions, the poses, splendid!

[meenuniranjan]

Holy Animatic

I repeat

Holy Animatic

Bow before the sheer supremeness of the pure and wholesome display of Bakudeku Katsudeku 💚🧡💚🧡 more hoomans better find this video

[lilakibler]

0:39 Actual footage of Bakugo being a jealous pomeranian 🤧

[mia-pnjx]

also, i read all the description and it's never too late to get into mha!! I'm glad you're enjoying this awesome experience, I'm reading the manga too and I'm a big fan of all the things you've mentioned. deku is my favorite character!!

[rebeccazavala]

This looks absolutely amazing!!😍😤✨ I can tell this took a lot of time and effort, it's just breathtaking! I love BKDK and this animatic is beautiful! 💥🌲

[shaylawietelmann]

Wholesome underrated BakuDeku content we NEEDED! You did amazing!!!

[WheresWaldorf]

THis is ✨golden✨ the animation is so good and I love how you used the idea of accepting his hand when it reaches out. OMG and the log bridge from when they're kids!

[saturnpandasii]

Oh my god this is amazing where do i even begin? The way they're always grinning like idiots in love had me squealing so hard and my cheeks hurts from smiling too much. I also read the description and it's amazing how i agree with every single word you wrote there. It's hard to find people who think the same way as you in such a big fandom so i'm glad i came across this! I'm happy to see someone who can also recognise the poor way some stuff are handled in the writing despite this being a great series overall. Also I'm absolutely in love with the way you convey emotions and died at this cute little moment here 0:39 and the expression on Bakugou's face here 0:44. I'm gonna come back to watch this masterpiece over and over to get my much needed serotonin from now on :)

[nicte]

Ok but why is this so underrated? 😭❤️ Omg i love this so much

[fernanthaea]

I’ll never recover from how much your adorable art has slayed me

[tmeuersvideos]

At first I was like…. Bakudeku, as a joke!
But bro… I don’t think it’s a joke anymore….

[aqmarjabeen]

Just wow!
You absolutely caught the core of their relationship. They build each other up and make each other better just by being around one another. Just like all might said, if they can understand each other. They could both be heroes who win and save. 😭😭
I swear BakuDeku makes me cry everyday, and this animatic is so well done. The art is so beautiful and so dynamic??? And the hand holding motif throughout the animatic, and both of their feral grins whenever they look at each other AAAAH I love it 😫
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