Imagine people who don't know anything about mha watching this they'd have no idea what is going on

Is it just me or does the fact that Enji and Touya were once close make the neglect and abuse more tragic since Touya actually knew Endeavor when he was a good dad before he let his obsession poison every aspect of his (and by extension his family's) life?

This is horribly underrated

This... just hits. Like, especially at the very end when he prepared to set himself on fire, I felt that. The expressions & body language is so raw and deliberate, it's awesome. So many feels.

Okay. So. Sue me. I love the AU idea where Endeavor WAS a good dad. Until he wasn't. I've only recently found it, this is literally the only second one I've found at ALL, but I am in love with it. FIGHT me.

"No I never really had it in me did I did I?" That describes touya perfectly during the years where he started to question his own existence after his reason for living was taken from him I love it

Isn't it hurtful that a child had to yearn for his parent's love and had to feel envious for his brother underwent an abuse? He was so influenced by his pure child love towards his parent and wishes to please his father's ambition that when his father abandoned him away he couldn't help but started asking the reason why he even lived! It's really breaking my heart, Touya's backstory can't be more heartbreaking (which I'm sure I'll be proved wrong when the manga will explore more what was really happened at him after that fire in the forest). You really captured that heart-breaking feeling and this song choice was perfect! Well done!!

Ho-lee shit. I've seen a lot of Dabi-Touya animatics but this one takes the goddamn cake. Your style, your depiction of Touya's backstory, the song's lyrics and fast pace tying it all together, the flashes from Dabi to Touya throughout, I love it. I'm particularly weak for the transition at 1:12. Also, the final panels, where Touya's attempting to set himself on fire, I-that hit me, it made me fucking *feel*. Dude, you're a talent. Props to you.

This....this can’t be your first animatic! This...this is a master piece!

I love the way you made villain Dabi move, he's so snarky and fluid, it suits him

This both warmed and broke my heart. I thank you for that. This style of Dabi is also now my favourite. The animation was smooth and you managed to capture emotion extremely well, especially the two types of anger Dabi expressed when he looked at the big screen and first saw his father then his brother and in the end, Endeavour's horror. My favourite times was at 2:07 and 3:29, especially the latter where Touya transformed into Dabi. I also love how you captured Touya's slow spiral into madness and just why he snapped. Also Endeavour's own spiral into his obsession to beat all might. Agh, there's not enough words or time to explain this masterpiece. Very well done.

As someone who relates to Dabi's character on a visceral, horrible level, (I mean murder is wrong but if it was dear old dad-) this is incredible. The body-language, the pacing, the art! It made me cry a bit, thank you

This needs to blow up with how amazing it is and how it is canon. Like don’t get me wrong I love the idea of Touya being a good brother but with him hating Shoto it makes so much sense. The drawing skills are amazing! I can’t stop wondering how you do it.

The difference between those two scowls really sells it for me- rage and hatred in the first, jealousy and despair in the other. He may want to hurt both his father and his replacement, but for different reasons.

That one dislike is either from someone who miss clicked or doesn’t like bnha because there is no WAY someone could dislike this animatic

How did you get such a perfect song to this part in the manga? Because this song is PERFECT!

Please tell me I’m not the only one who cried watching this

This is one of the more accurate ones because a lot of people portray Touya as the big brother who protected Shoto from Endeavor and loves him very much when really Touya resents his younger brother for stealing his Dad’s love away from him. Really great job btw! 🙃

thank you I think I have depression now I think Touya's story is very sad, imagine what he had to go through to question why he was born? This is too sad, I think we will have several flashbacks but counted from the point of view of the Todoroki brothers other than Touya himself, I think it would be interesting to see Natsuo's point of view

I love how this really shows that at an earliy age. When Touya was young and before he hade any siblings. How much he wanted to please his dad. And then the part we get in the futrue and we see his angry. the transformashion at 3:24 is awesome! and it fits with the song. I would have loved seeing this colored since I think it would of made it cooler. But other then that is everything perfect.

Holy crap.. I could literally hear Touya's scream at the end, literal chills. This is literally one of the BEST Dabi animatics I've ever come across. (And that's saying something considering I've seen almost everyone on KZfaq.) You're style, the animation, the emotions you portrayed on Dabi, all of it is absolutely beautiful. You're such an underrated artist and I really hope more people see this because DAMN does it deserve more attention! I'm definitely subscribing, I can't wait to see more animatics from you in the future!

I originally wasn’t going to click this video and ignored it in my recommended twice, thinking it wasn’t going to be good and going about my day. To think I almost made the biggest mistake of my life by ignoring it again, because this is fucking amazing and the music is also fucking fantastic, omfg. Good work, man.

god i loved this so much, it still makes me cackles that he danced when he revealed who he was XD

Hey everyone! I'm working on a speedpaint to upload and I figured I could do a little Q & A to listen to over it! Reply to this comment any question you have about me, about my art, about animatics, anything!

Little Touya is CUTEEEE Dabi is too cute

this was amazing, I always feel for both Dabi and Shigaraki, they weren't truly evil...just broken. sometimes you live with monsters long enough that you become one and start to resent anyone who's happier than you

Has anyone else commented on how well this animatic has managed to capture Dabi's sass in spite of how heavy it is because I got to say, I appreciate that a lot.

I'm a simple person. I see something underrated, I like it, I subscribe and turn on notifications, and I watch it a dozen more times after leaving a comment for a beautiful artist.

The two dislikes are from Enji and the "can't you see?!" kid. I wanted to do a funny but i also want to praise this because god Damn its so good so here we go. GOD IM IN LOVE WITH THIS. The way you took Touya's story and expressed it through his perspective, the way you expressed his emotions, the way its scratchy and rough but that fits so god damn well with Touya's story. The part where he set himself on fire, the pure anguish coming from him was palpable. The hair dye coming off and the horror on Shoto's face and the regret and shock on Enji's is amazing. God, and the transitions. The way you showed his relationship with Enji transforming. His relationship with his siblings. The way he reacted to each of his brother's births. Him seeing the news broadcasts and the rage and jealousy at Shoto and the hatred at Enji. The way shotos birth affects not only touya but Natsuo too. The footsteps at the beginning and end tying it all together. Even the song choice created this environment of sadness and hope and betrayal and story that just fits. It feels like youre watching his whole life unfold, seeing every defining moment in his life, and its so amazing to watch his transformation from Touya to Dabi. Just. Everything. Every little thing. It works so well. Amazing.

This is gorgeous. Half of the villains in my hero academia aren’t even villains. They are victims of trauma which heroes didn’t help them with. Heck Davi is the way he is solemnly because of Endeavour and nothing else. The way you captured it is incredible, I rewatched it 10 times and nearly cried every time. Thank you for making this ❤️

This has to be one of, if not the best animatic I have ever seen. The transitions are gorgeous, the art is amazing I love it so much!! You are underrated as hell Touya didn't deserve anything that happened to him, the pain he must have been through both physical and mental is horrible. I hope we see his story from his perspective eventually and I want him to have a redemption of sorts but its unlikely.

All these dislikes are from the people who believe that dabi is not touya todoroki

2:04 is so freaking good, THAT SMIRK AND EVERYTHING

I'm... in absolute tears. Never before has an animatic made me feel this strongly. You dont rely on the lyrics to drive the story. Instead you rely on the story to drive the lyrics and gosh damn with the smoothness of the transitions???? im...wow

Ok, on top of the perfect song choice, on top of the smooth as butter animation, on top of the perfectly drawn facial expressions, can we talk about how well they aged Dabi? I have no clue how they did it but teenage Dabi looked exactly like grown up Dabi 20/10

That one dislike is endeavor but, I LOVED this animatic

Now that these chapters have finally been animated, I find myself once again coming back to this animatic. The very first time I watched it, having just read the chapters of the manga, it was incredibly emotional for me. The combination of the melody of the song and it’s powerful lyrics paired with the breathtaking animations brought tears to my eyes. Now that I am watching again 2 years later, I feel the exact same emotions. This has got to be one of the most beautiful and powerful animatics I have ever seen. The way the artist conveys the emotions of Dabi/Touya and his whole story through their animations is simply awe inspiring. I hope to enjoy watching this incredible animation for many years to come! ❤❤❤

I was not crying by the end of this it was allergies This was so amazing

I still remember watching this during science class on repet instead of paying attention that's how much I love it

This is absolutely great. As much as I love other Dabi animatics that try to paint Dabi as regretful of what he does and not resentful toward Shoto, they just don't feel right when I'm trying to think of what Dabi's mindset is. This showed how he fell into madness. Not running away because of physical abuse and no love toward Shoto. Dabi hates Shoto. And the body language he had, starting so happy and upbeat, slowly becoming less happy, more slouched, his facial expressions less and less, it's great. And the moments before Touya set himself on fire *chef's kiss*. I could really feel his pain and hear his scream of pain and sorrow. He felt useless. I love how it showed that when he saw how happy his father was to see a baby Shoto, a half and half child, it literally shows how insane this makes Touya, how upset, how scared. Shoto, in Touya's mind, literally took away any chance at ever becoming what Endeavor wanted out of him, and that crushed him, which drove him to do what he did. So does this deserve more attention? Yes. Is the underrated? Yes. Do I love it? Yes. Have a great day you great human being :)

THIS IS INCREDIBLE- IT HAS TO BE JUST ABOUT THE MOST HEARTBREAKING ANIMATIC I’VE EVER SEEN! It seems like you whipped this put so fast after the chapter but it’s still so well made- the expressions, the animation, and the story are all just beautiful. Like the way you build up the relationship between Touya and Endeavor and his heartbreak at being abandoned just hits so hard... an added bonus is that this fits like all of my headcanons, particularly that his ‘death’ was intentional because the signs were there and it was never explicitly stated that it was an accident. Anyways. I will be saving this and rewatching it religiously. Thank you so much for pouring your talent into such an incredible work of art.

That one dislike is endeavour finding out that dabi was touya

This is exactly what chapter 301 says- this was amazing to watch!! ^^ great work!

I absolutely LOVE the facial expressions in this. Touya's emotions are displayed so perfectly.

I’m literally crying this is so sad and completely underrated

I- I have no words. This is absolutely amazing. The way that everything from how Endeavor would have been a good dad at a young age to the kind he is now, and how Dabi slowly just went mad in a way, is absolutely amazing. I have literal tears right now.

This actually got me to listen to this song and I've been replaying it ever since. So beautifully animated, and the song is unbelievably accurate to what I imagined Touya feeling. "But I never really had it in me, did I?" just such a powerful line for how desperate he felt, and how worthless he thought he was because he wasn't built for what his father wanted.

The expression and body movement is just so RAW here. It just adds to the emotion and I love to see it.

we never got a better explanation on his backstory but you really made it perfect! I think thats exactly how it happened! your work is amazing and in my eyes its the most canon thing ever thank you so much for this masterpiece its sadly very underrated but I really hope that changes!! (I literally can't stop watching it on repeat)

My heart was broken by this one💔💔 I've watched it so many time. It's really beautiful❤

When was the last time I saw an animatic this smooth?!👏👏👏

This is EXTREMELY underrated!!! Oh my goshhhh this is one of the best animatics I’ve ever seen!! Your art style is beautiful!! Keep up the good work! You just got yourself a subscriber! I hope you have a wonderful week, you’re doing great!

This is so good. Its so sad to see Dabi's past and how bad he was neglected and looked down upon. He just wanted his father to be proud o him Extremely underrated

I. I don't have the fucking words. This hurt so badly and it was so well done. I'm literally speechless and I'm pretty sure this is gonna be on repeat for a while.

Dabi doesn't look like a villian in this aspect and I love how you focused on the backstory and what happened BEFORE he ran away instead of during or after it makes this so much more special ❤

its scary how many times i've rewatched this video

I loved the way you captured the emotions that Touya feels, both in his backstory and his motivation as a villain. He really does just want to be seen and acknowledged, and it really sucks because a lot of this could have been circumvented if the family had just communicated more.

Every now and then I come back to this video. It’s so damn good.

The part where he cries n burns everything jst goes with the music n is so heart wrenching n beautiful!!!?

who needs an intact heart, not me. anyway thanks for the opportunity to cry

2:06 This part omg that was so smooth

I'm in love with your animatic ! You're so underrated !

I honestly wish that it was possible to like a video more than once, especially after watching this

I knew about dabi because of fan fiction so I didn't get to cry and be shocked at the reveal of him. This made me cry. This made me feel his pain. Thank you. I just can't stop watching the last 45 seconds. (Reposted because when I edited my comment, I lost OP's heart reaction.)

I keep coming back to watch this masterpiece and I'm just in shock- Where are the likes??? This is so underrated and I'm in complete awe, how is that even possible.

This is absolutely amazing! I love how you represented the love of young Touya towards his dad, that later becomes hate towards Hero Endeavor and Little Shoute, whose only crime was existing. And Endeavor? I adore how he is a good dad until he isn't, until he wants more and more power and how Touya and his siblings are affected by that. Endeavor is a controversial subject and you represented it here perfectly! Oh, and the animation is sooo smooth and I looooved the part of Dabi smile at 2:06 in comparison of those when he was little Touya... heartbreaking. Love your work

THE PART AT THE END WHERE KID TOUYA'S EYES CLOSE AND THEN OPEN AS ADULT TOUYA AND THEN HIS HAIR GOES DARK???!!?!? OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CINNAMON TOPOGRAPHY OMFG

1:08 I’M CRYING I IMAGINED THAT AS A DANCE INSTEAD OF AN ANGRY WALK

Bro this deserves at least 700K views. This is friggin masterpiece, just the facial expressions and the body language are just drawn so amazingly and the transitions are everything

If Dabi was drawn like this in the Anime, I could see why people would simp for him

SCREAMING CRYING WHY IS THIS SO GOOD- and something about literally every scene with dabi reminds me why I simp on him

This was incredible!! The emotions looked amazing and everything was so well done!! I watched this a million times!! But it never gets old!! Truly a masterpiece 👍

Lyrics: I was your sailor, your demon, your lover, your overbearing Best friend hoping for some attention I saw through your automatic heartache, now I know That love is as love was, it's downhill from here. Should I run a million miles away from every memory of you? You? Let that be a lesson to me, think not with my heart but with my head. Ah. But I never really had it in me, did I, did I? No I never really had it in me, did I? Said I never really had it in me, did I, did I? Did I? Ah. I was your armchair, your mattress, your TV, your everlasting Talk show host, mouthing "baby, you're wonderful" I fell under your control, switch on switch off, robotic And I lost every ounce of myself. Should I run a million miles away from every memory of you? You? Let that be a lesson to me, think not with my heart but with my head. Ah. But I never really had it in me, did I, did I? No I never really had it in me, did I? Did I, I never really had it in me, did I, did I? Did I? No I never really had it in me, did I? Did I never really had it in me, did I? No I never really had it in me, never really had it in me Never really had it in me, did I, did I? Lalala ah ah ah Lalala ah ah ah ah ah Lalala ah ah ah Lalala ah ah ah ah ah oh ah I was your sailor, your demon, your lover, your overbearing Best friend hoping for some attention.

You are so underrated everything about this was so good especially at 2:06 the animation was so smooth keep up the hard work

I am so obsessed with this animatic, I've watched it countless times 😭

Absolute masterpiece. The way you portrayed Touya's emotions in every single scene brought me to tears. Literal chills when he prepares himself to let his fire go wild. Thank you for this.

the way you portrayed the story was absolutely beautiful- the amount of pure _emotion_ i’m in awe, thank you so much for creating and sharing this

OKAY I KNOW I JUST COMMENTED ALREADY B UT. I actually saw this the first time last week and I JUST. It's soooooo good!! but I just wanted to point out some specifics! the scene transitions and movement and stuff I'd wax poetry about if i had the energy and also was a poet, they're amazing! and just also wanted to point out I love how you drew the specific character with such defining facial structures and eyes and builds. I love how you portrayed them. all of the characters, but a good example is how squishy and energetic you drew him small (bonus points for that scene where he notices his hair changing and his little dismissive gesture at it, I rlly liked that) then his gangly, pointy, kind of long, teenagerness was GREAT, and then the way you drew Dabi! it's all just really great.. +his interactions with Enji and the EXPRESSIONS! And!! I don't even have words for the Touya-Dabi and Dabi-Touya transition scenes. ESPECIALLY the end , I just-!! like the eyes and moving lines in the hair showing his color hair changing and just! everything! sorry if this is a little incoherent lol you're work is just so great and has a lot of great thought put into it This animatic told *such* a wonderful story.

This is a masterpiece

fuuck im crying rn and its your fault. this is a work of ART and its AMAZING UUUUUUGGGHH i just wanna know what he had been through and protect him

One reason toya/Dabi is my comfort charecter i relate to him so much he just wanted his father to be proud of him and for his whole existence to be questioned his father giving up on him andjust trying for more powerful children all i ever want if for my dad to be proud of me but i wasnt enough and he wanted a boy more so after 2 years of trying they got a boy my little brother who is favored and loved more given more and whenever he wants treated better given more attention he spends the mosttime with my father and my dad dosnt hug me unless i beg for a hug i never knew i would relate to a charecter this much but here I am sobing watching this

Serious Plot followers and Dabi fans: Awesome underrated animatics (like this one) and many many AUs and Theories and regrets. Less serious fans, simps and followers: S T A P L E R and S T A P L E G U N .

This is extremely underrated

this.. this is legitimately once of the best animatics I've ever seen, I think

I have rewatched this I dont even know how many times but it's so good!!!!!!!!! this is too underrated

Oh shit, this is so perfect! I have watched it over fifty times and it isn't enough! I love it so much

I Love the whole the animatic, But what really Hit for me was the last Bit Where Dabi revealed himself with the lyrics "open to some attention", After all this Time his father looked at him finally Awesome Work

Came back her after the latest episode, and I gotta say this might just be one of my favorite animatics out there

This is the BEST goddamn Dabi animatic I have ever seen & the fact that there are only 5.5k views is HORRIBLE! This deserves so much more attention! You've done so well with this! Your art styles gorgeous & you deserve more recognition for your use of expressive body language!!!

Bruh-bruh the freaking transitions at the end with the footsteps and the eyes opening/closing. Screeeeechhhhh it was so good! I love that you also conveyed the fact that Touya/Dabi used to be close with Endeavor but overtime their relationship fell apart because of Enji's ambition to surpass Allmight. Just amazing work all around. 👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤

All I can say is WOW, that was absolutely amazing!!! I loves the transitions and the expressions and how real everything felt! You did a great job on this!

I like how you actually understand Touya, like he doesn't care about his siblings anymore, he hates Shoto and isn't trying to save him but so many people frame him that way.

This is one of the best animatics ever!! God the song and visuals match up so well, it's just stunning to look at and really encapsulates dabi's story beautifully. Thank you so much for making this!

Ouch my heart-

even though you said some liberties were taken, I feel like you portrayed the situation, the frustration and the anguish of Toya so well. Amazingly well done!

i’ve litteraly loved anything more than this jesus i’m gonna sob you made dabi just so perfect, every emotion was so well drawn and shown

Oh god this made me cry. This hits so strongly. Amazing!

I come back here like every 3 days it’s so amazing

All of that has so much character oh wow- ouch. That hit.

**takes deep breath** **Sobs and gives weak thumbs up**