even narratively, both gwen & katsuki are specifically targeted by the villain for their close relationship with peter & izuku. it’s not crazy to make this connection at all.
i’m thinking about this again & i think it’s interesting that when you make this observation, some ppl will be like “it’s actually a reference to batman or xyz” as if izuku’s character design doesn’t have the most similarities to spider-man (blackwhip & danger sense, notably).
horikoshi has never come outright and said “this volume cover is a reference to x” so it’s all up to interpretation, but it’s just funny that you’ll get called delusional for pointing out obvious similarities between the two.
@nmia3369 i think that’s the chapter that has a scene that resembles bkdk’s river scene with the guy holding out his hand for the girl. and that scene comes after horikoshi recommended blooming love so it’s a pretty obvious reference
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@nmia3369 this also doesn’t check out when izuku literally acknowledges katsuki as his symbol of victory. if there’s anyone he holds the most faith in, it’s him.
dudebros are so funny because they’re like “bkdk is the most disgusting ship ever holy larp keep coping freak fetishizers” and then ship an adult with a child
@FirisL72146 girl what i’m talking about ppl who call bkdkbk gross & prefer an adult x minor ship because they’re homophobic 😭 it’s just ironic to me