Boku no Hero Academia

So, is this a Japanese attempt at comic book superheroes, with a narrative concerning a young boy and the essence of heroism, as he has no powers and virtually no chance of becoming a superhero in a world where everyone has powers? The show is very predictable, the way it is heading is also quite obvious because they just gave it away at the end of the second episode. On the other hand, it is quite entertaining and also gets pretty emotional. I really enjoyed both the sad and happy experiences of the main male protagonist (although I understand anyone who says it sucks because the main male protagonist just cried his way through the entire first half of the season). The style of the animation is a bit "retro", and I like it. It is basically a classic shonen anime series, centered around fight scenes, which are really especially good in the second half of the season. I have basically now got a good idea of what superhero comics would have looked like if they had been made by a Japanese dude, and that does not seem like such a terrible thing. Sure, you cannot compare it to the Marvel or DC universes, however, I personally enjoyed this show, because it has that sense of playfulness the Japanese are good at, is suitably over-the-top and the emotional side is handled in a good way... Perhaps this show is "designed for five-year-old Japanese kids", although after thinking about it for a long time (since JackStrange advised me to do that), I finally realized that I just cannot escape that pleasant feeling I get from watching it. I am going to go even further and even declare that I probably enjoyed this show the most out of all the spring 2016 releases. What does that say about me? I guess it mostly says that I can enjoy the simplicity of this show as, despite the fact I am a thirty-something adult man, I am really just a big kid at heart... On the other hand, I feel fine and happy with myself (I have a job, no debts, and I do what I want) and I had that same fine feeling and contentment from watching "My Hero Academia". 8.3/10. (25.05.2019)

Tournaments, practices, and final exams are practically nothing new in any student's life and special academy for heroes is no exception. Still, even these fairly typical episodes were pretty decent and each had at least one epic moment that reminded me why I love watching this anime series so much. It still gives me that lovely feeling and makes me realize why I enjoy heroic narratives so much and why people like comic books so much, for example. Plus, things are getting much more dramatic at a rapid pace as the dark side is also gaining momentum. Most importantly, though, we have been introduced to this show's main vilain. Personally speaking, I am satisfied and want to praise what I think is a very well-produced second season. Compared to the first season, the  second season has lost none of its pace or atmosphere. It still has the same good, likable characters, plus the interesting animation and appropriately chosen soundtrack. 8.4/10. (30.09.2017)

This is definitely the best season of this anime series so far. Again it features some great scenes, featuring two epic fights - "All for One" vs. "One for All" (it makes you wonder what else someone could accomplish using the basic story of Dumas' The Three Musketeers...) and Midoriya vs. Bakugo. This time it is extremely emotionally charged and suspenseful - it is really more interesting than the first two seasons. There are a few answers and a lot of new questions, and it even manages to act as a promotion for the upcoming movie (OK this is not that cool...). Another reviewer Toren wrote that this show is "the best that modern shonen has to offer" and I agree - both the narrative and the atmosphere are definitely very good. In addition, as the fight scenes pack a punch, the characters are still quite relatable (the main protagonist especially gets more bearable from one season to the next), I have to pull the highest rating out of my hat this time. It was extremely entertaining, so 8.8/10. P.S. I would recommend that "Nyanta" look to cleanse her soul by watching the anime series Black Clover because it would help her to realize that Deku is definitely not the worst main male protagonist out there. o.0 (29.09.2018)

This season has been rather disappointing, at least in the beginning. I am not inetersted about Class B of UA, and in all honesty, I didn't even remember most their members from the previous seasons. I mean, it makes complete sense, I can remember the names of most of my own classmates from my school days, even though I can only remember one or two names at most from the schoolmates in the other classes. So, anyway, I somehow cannot understand why I should be invested in the members of the other grades, as I did not spend enough time with them to really get to know them much and the only reason I can remember them is because of their sometimes embarrassing supposed rivalry with the Class A. I therefore could not really care about their competition and the whole first half of the season felt like an incredibly long-winded training arc so everyone, including the main male protagonist, could acquire some new skills. Like, good, I get it, even though YAWN... It then just goes from one training arc to another. This time the practices were shorter and more boring than in the previous season (practically nothing much happened...) and the whole thing centered around the Todoroki family way too much for my taste, as I just did not find it as interesting as the anime series tried to make it out to be. A peculiar thing caught my attention, and that was the talk of another mysterious sibling, and I got the impression the show will introduce this new character sometime in the future because otherwise the anime’s creators would not have mentioned his existence at all and according to the rules of making TV shows - I have not yet seen a dead body... The ending was, as always, very good. This whole season was once again about worldbuilding, however, the demonstration of how the disparate group of mediocre League of Villains became the most powerful criminal organization capable of destroying the world around them, was excellent and, most importantly, necessary. All for One gave me a feeling of respect and fear, however, I never found Shigaraki and his League of Villains very frightening, and I was just not very impressed by them. That has of course now changed, the evil is now more powerful than ever, and I am anxiously awaiting doomsday. So even though this season is more like the calm before the storm, which lovers of shows that are more action-packed are not going to love, it has given me an overall impression of like 7/10 (and that is mainly due to the finále), I am anxiously looking forward to the next season, because, in my opinion, the atmosphere around the epic confrontation between good and evil they managed to build up during this season was very good… (25.09.2021)

What Avengers: Infinity War is to the MCU, My Hero Academia – Season 6 is to MHA. It’s an epic battle of good versus evil. All the elaborate worldbuilding from the previous seasons has paid off. No character is left out in this massive conflict. It's the first "Avengers Assemble" moment where we see all the major characters from the two generations in action, fighting a threat beyond anything that’s ever happened within the universe. Some villains are fleshed out so well that it makes you sympathize with them or at least understand them a little. Just like in Infinity War, it's just an introduction to the Endgame, which starts with The Dark Knight in this season. Season 6 is what fans have been waiting for. If you're still not convinced of its qualities, then it's probably time to admit that it's just not for you... It’s the best of MHA so far, and it’s also the answer to my fears about where things would go after the slightly unconvincing previous season. It’s a promise of even crazier things to come, a demonstration that MHA can be a really cool shounen, with deeper themes and a darker atmosphere. I want to leave some room in case the Endgame is even better than Infinity War (which I can’t say about the MCU – I like IW better) but considering how many emotions it made me feel and how much I enjoyed it all, I cannot go below 9/10. (25.03.2023)