@puppyochaco Well, we don't know yet, but don't horikoshi said that 430 (the ending) was the ending that he had planed for the whole history? Maybe 431 came later, I don't really know haha
Horikoshi's last line in the answer to the question is extremely philosophical and honestly does leave room for interpretation imho.
He writes 恋愛というより、もっと大きな拘りでの愛に見えるよう描いたつもりですが、どうでしょうね。
I personally interpret this as moreso than romance, he wanted to depict a love that was part of a bigger picture. I read it as it being tied to what Toga says in Chapter 394, of being able to live and love the way she wants.
It also ties into Chapter 431 where she tells Ochako to live the way she loves to live.
So for me, I view it as an extension of Toga's message of love through Ochako that is conveyed to the audience, that you should live and love the way YOU, the reader, want to.
Whether you want to tie that to Deku and Ochako is up to you. At least, that's how I interpreted what he meant. It's spoken in a rather vague way, classic of Horikoshi haha.
There's a scene where Giulio talks about killing Anna in front of Deku, Uraraka, and the rest of the class... Reading this after the finale is just sad. [From the movie novelization]
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