Denki's Past

#### 12 Episodes

**Episode 1:** Denki has a flashback to him playing videogames as a ten-year-old kid.

Featured Song: As It Was - Harry Styles

**Episode 2: Hero** Denki's mother Narihana tells a kid Denki about his "responsibility" to continue the Kaminari family hero legacy and aim to become a hero himself. Denki follows what Narihana tells him to do and training with her, but it seems his heart isn't in it.

Featured Song: Thumbs - Sabrina Carpenter

**Episode 3: Happy Birthday** Kid Denki is left home alone to entertain himself while his parents are out doing hero work, a typical occurrence. Today just happens to be Denki's birthday. When Kenji and Narihana get home from work, Denki is excited and asks to celebrate with his parents, but they tell him to wait to celebrate until the next day so they can rest. The next day, they did not end up celebrating his birthday.

Featured Song: Lights Are On - Tom Rosenthal

**Episode 4: Left outside alone** Denki's mom, Prohero Electricks, saved a foster care facility and is asked in an interview if she thinks her son is proud of her. She states that she thinks he is. Meanwhile, Denki is watching the interview on TV and gets upset as he remembers all the times he was left alone because his mom was at the job he is supposedly proud of.

Featured Song: Left Outside Alone - Anastacia

**Episode 5: ADHD** Denki is trying to do homework while his mother is on a phone call, but he keeps getting distracted. Narihana, frustrated by how distracted Denki is, takes him to a psychiatrist who diagnoses him with ADHD and prescribes medication and cognitive behavioral therapy. Denki is confused about what is happening and Narihana's biggest concern is if her son can still become a Prohero with an ADHD diagnosis.

Featured Song: I Don't Know What We're Talking About (And I Haven't For a While) - Ninja Sex Party

**Episode 6: Cheating** Narihana is seen on a phone call and pulls some strings to get Denki into UA even if he fails his entrance exam. Denki walks in during the phone call and Narihana tells him the news. Denki asks if Narihana's actions are considered cheating and looks torn about the moral implications.

Featured Song: Boogie Woogie Wu - Insane Clown Posse

**Episode 7: What if..?** A young Denki talks to his mother about not wanting to be a hero because he is scared of the danger heroes face. Narihana guilt trips Denki into continuing hero training by mentioning all the lives he could save through hero work.

Featured Song: Another Love - Tom Odell

**Episode 8: Coming Out** Seventeen-year-old Denki tells Narihana that he has a crush on someone at school. Narihana, assuming Denki has a crush on a girl asks what her quirk is. Denki states "Mind control," which reveals to the audience that Denki has a crush on Hitoshi Shinsou. Denki then reveals that his crush is not a girl, but a boy and that he thinks he is bisexual. Narihana is shocked and freaks out, insisting that it must be a phase and that Denki should ask out Kyoka Jirou instead. Denki reveals that Jirou has turned him down already, to which Narihana responds "try harder."

Featured Song: Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood (slowed)

**Episode 9: Argument** Denki and Narihana are fighting because Denki feels that Narihana is being hard and controlling on him. Narihana laments about how she was raised to be "perfect" and how Denki does not live up to those expectations. Denki, being sassy, states that he'll marry Jirou like she married Kenji. In a moment of anger, Narihana yells that she never wanted to marry Kenji and only married him for the good of hero society.

Featured Song: Movie audio from Encanto

**Episode 10: Final Part** Denki, now a young adult and engaged to Jirou, calls his mom. She does not pick up, and Denki leaves a voicemail message saying that his interview did not go well and lamenting about how he feels like a disappointment.

Featured Song: Audio is Charlie from Hazbin Hotel by VivziePop

**Episode 11:** Denki visits the EraserMic household once he starts dating Hitoshi Shinsou and sees how the family interacts while at dinner. The camera slowly zooms into Denki as he looks increasingly upset, implying that he is getting emotional seeing how his family could have been if his Prohero parents weren't so busy.

Featured Song: As the World Caves In - Matt Maltese (cover by Sarah Cothran)

**Episode 12: Special** A *non-canon* special episode. A young Denki goes out to sell cookies door-to-door as a fundraiser for the Hero Commission. He knocks on a door and young Hitoshi Shinsou answers. Denki gets flustered and dives into his speech about the cookies and the fundraiser. When asked what flavors there are, Denki states that Eraserhead's favorites are included in the selection, which interests Hitoshi. Hitoshi then asks Denki to come inside his home, but Denki reacts by hurriedly stating that he is not supposed to enter people's houses because of the dangers of villains and runs off, leaving Hitoshi offended because he thinks Denki called *him* a villain.

Featured Song: Girl Scout from Beetlejuice the Musical