Boku no Hero Academia

I went into Boku no Hero Academia with the certainty that I'm gonna like it, and a lot at that, because I believed it resembled one of my favorite shows - Hunter x Hunter. The similarities I expected to see weren't in plot and characters, but in genre and more important, mood. Well, I was right.

The plot of BHA is the typical shounen underdog plot - the protagonist starts out weak and maybe goes through a defeat or two by his arch rival or another strong character, only to grow stronger in the course of the story and defeat them by the end of it. ... Done poorly, this type of story is predictable and doesn't provoke any emotions in the viewer. Done well, such a story is by no means less predictable, but it becomes strong and emotional as well. It all depends on the execution of the tropes.

Boku no Hero Academia is on the emotional side - it manages to provoke the right emotions at the right moment and THAT's the reason why I compared it to Hunter x Hunter at the beginning - because the latter does the same. The emotions BHA provokes are definite, specific, and what is most important, strong. I've seen many shows that try to force emotions into the viewer, but to no avail. With the time I've come to realize that the reason why this is unsuccessful is the vagueness of the topic in question, the uncertainty and confusion of the scene/plot, so that in the end the viewer doesn't know what kind of emotion they should be feeling. Love? Hatred? Annoyance? Euphoria? Maybe the reason is that these shows try to provoke contradictory emotions at once, so that these emotions cancel one another. Or maybe they just don't dig deep enough into the characters' minds and explore their true feelings. Or they just try to be a bit too subtle about the emotions and spare them. BHA doesn't spare anything in regard to emotions.

Another aspect of the anime I liked was its pacing. BHA is a fast-paced show that doesn't waste episodes to set up the mood - because it can do this in the course of the story instead.

As for the characters in BHA, they might not be the most original ones in terms of personality, but they are interesting. The best part about the characters is that they are not overpowered and everyone possesses at least one major weakness. I've seen many anime shows with similar plots where everyone but the protagonist is shamelessly overpowered. Not only that, but the protagonists of such shows grow into the same or even stronger overpowered beasts as their enemies in very short a period. Which leads me to the next major asset of the characters in BHA, in this case the protagonist, Izuku - the acquiring of power. Izuku starts as quirkless, much to his dismay, only to later receive the Quirk of his favorite superhero. However, the means through which this happens differ from those in many other shows. Izuku is not gratuitously granted these powers. He has to work out to receive them - he has to deserve them. Not only that, but even after finally receiving them, he still can't make use of them without painful consequences. This places a natural limit to how strong a character can be and creates both plausibility and tension.

The rest of the cast each have their own charm. The best thing about them is that even when each of them represents a certain character archetype, they still have some quality that defines their personality as unique and belonging to only them.

Coming to the art, I found the character designs to be original and unforgettable, which is a plus. I watched the show in 720p, so the quality wasn't very good, but I still liked the animation, especially during the action sequences. Actually, the animation of BHA is one of its main assets. It further adds to the emotional appeal of the show, that is. I like shows with dynamic animation and BHA is one such show.

The sound and music were nice as well. The OP and ED were energetic and in mood with the show and I downloaded them in the end (I just couldn't help it). The overall soundtrack was nice, too. The voice acting was good - I believe the VAs did a great job with each of the characters.

As for my enjoyment, I believe it's needless to say it was high. Shounen series usually have higher enjoyment rates than other types of shows (at least to me), but only the best of them can leave me with a long-term impression. If there was anything I didn't like about Boku no Hero Academia, it was its length - I wished it could go on longer. That's why I liked Hunter x Hunter - because it was good and entertained me for two long weeks, which felt like two days, to be honest. Anyway, I'm happy that a second season has been announced and I'll be looking forward to it. I might even rewatch the first season in 1080p if it's released before the second season.

All in all, Boku no Hero Academia is an excellent shounen series and I recommend it to all shounen fans. Even if you aren't a fan of shounen, you may still find the concept about superpowers interesting.

Boku no overrated is a more accurate title considering that children and adults everywhere gush over this dumpster fire despite it not being any better than Naruto or bleach.

The story is pretty much the story of Naruto. You follow this friendless wimpy little brat that can't fight but wants to become the most powerful fighter in their place of residence. And they don't really make any meaningful jump in power until they meet an overpowered old man (Hokaga = super hero. Toad sage= allmight) But that's where the similarities end. Unlike midoriya, Naruto worked for the shit he got and when he failed he tried ... again that made him endearing...

Midoriya just cried for an episode or two until someone handed him powers.

what I'm trying to say is midoriya is one of the many things that ruined this anime for me. He's an entitled brat that any sensible person would want to smack in the face immediately after getting to know them.

Another problem with the anime is the quirk system...It's close to the devil fruit abilities in one piece but it's shit. Every character has a unique ability in Hero Academia but none of them are fixable. While devil fruit had a high level of adaptability quirks do not. The second you know someones power they'll never gonna have any other tricks up their sleeves. Because of this Most fights are well animated but boring.


The characters are all one dimensional and forgettable. Aside from 1 or 3 of them.

I hated this anime but I can see the appeal of it.
If you have a kid and you want to try and get them into anime you should put this on. It's simple, stupid, escapist fun.

I was actually pretty surprised how much I ended up liking this anime. It didn`t look ike it was going to be anything special but this season was great. This season mostly feels like an introduction to the series. It`s only 13 episodes so theres not much and can finish this fairly quickly.

Story: 8
The story in this was actualy unique but strangely familiar. It feels like a Naruto or a DragonBall Z at times. The fights can in this are also amazing.

Art 7 and Sound 7:
Nothing to special with these two, the anime looks pretty good and the animation stays good quality in the fights. ... The sound was also decent, nothing great but nothing bad.

Character: 9
I actually really liked the characters. There`s a nice balance between the main and supporting characters. Plus some of the villains in this look pretty badass. It`s a nice setup for the series to come.

Overall: 8
Overall this was a surprising joy. I would recommend waiting for the second season to come out though because they kinda leave you hanging towards the end.

[Spoilers from episode 1]

I don't find the Boku no Hero series good nor bad, simply mediocre. Mediocre and generic are the most fitting words I can find to describe this show. It's like the author took all the basics of an average shonen manga and put them together hoping it would work, and it seems like it worked. Boku no Hero is one of the most overrated animes out there.

We can begin with the story. I have to say the plot didn't have much potential from the very start. The concept was poor (good heroes fighting bad villains) so you can't expect much of the ... execution. However, when I found out in ep. 1 that the main protagonist was heavily disadvantaged (being part of the 20% of the population that does not have super-powers) I started increasing my hopes. I though this particular shonen protagonist actually wouldn't follow the clichés and find a way to become even stronger than people with powers without possessing one, some sort of humanism like in Fullmetal Alchemist about humans' true nature, infinite potential, and ability to never cease to hope, but nope: the world's strongest hero hands him down his OP power that he is throughout the plot going to gradually control (another clichè). That "oh, he risked his own life to save someone he didn't even know so he deserves that power" seemed to me just a cheap pretest to return to the clichè trail. I still find the story decent but seriously not more than that. Story rating: 4/10.

The animation is great. Studio Bones really did a good job making the animation fluid and impactful in relatable way (that's what you call great choreography). I didn't really like the art style though, but I guess that's just based on my subjective perspective of beautiful art. Rating: 9/10

Now, I didn't really find anything special with the soundtracks, it's simply fine. Fitting, but still mediocre. I tried the original soundtrack album and I genuinely liked a few tracks. The openings and endings are ok. Sound: 6/10

We finally come to characters. I personally find that the characters are the worst part of the series. The only round characters in the whole S1 and S2 are All Might and Todoroki (oh, and that purple -haired guy that control minds). I have serious difficulties in appreciating Deku's character. His "genericness" is simply annoying: the naive and bighearted but strong hero that fights against evil and to achieve his dream of becoming the strongest hero. I was so uninterested I didn't even want him to win when he was fighting, and that is, for a main character, not a good thing. The other characters are just as clichè: the big, good, naive nerd, the friendly (naive as well) girl, the cold-blooded badass, the Kakashi-ish fan service character, the impulsive, warm-blooded rude guy that is intrinsically nice and finally the protagonist's mentor, the one Deku desires to become. I have seen every single one of these character types in other animes of movies. The characters could hardly get more uninteresting, poor and unoriginal. Characters: 3/10

As for enjoyment, it was enough good to make me complete S1 and half of S2, but rarely enough good to excite me and actually make me even speculate about what is going to happen next. Enjoyment/entertainment: 4/10.

As sad before, I find Boku no Hero simply average, not fine but not bad. The animation's greatness cannot be denied, but I feel like this manga didn't deserve such a great adaptation (I'm still talking about the animation). I really can't understand how it could get so popular. Overall rating: 5/10.

A good anime for doing homework or while at work or doing literally anything productive because I don't know how anyone can sit around and watch this while not multitasking.

You really only need to pay attention to 1/16th of the show to know what's going on. the rest is fluff.

I guess this is my spoiler line but who on this god forsaken earth hasn't watched this show by now I'm so sick of seeing it so that's why I even bothered. Usually not the case but everyone says it gets better. does it? does it really?

no.

Story: Typical. Done before. Pathetic useless ... kid saves the world. not this season, but it's going to happen it's so predictable.

Art: I'm okay with the art I guess, I really hate their eyes. I mean I can't draw worth shit so what do I know? But someone popped some cue balls in their eye sockets and drew pupils on them.

Sound: I'm giving it a high rating because the dub isn't terrible. Re: multitask so my spine doesn't slide out of my body from boredom. Re: I don't speak Japanese. I can't stand most dubs, so props for finding voice actors that aren't 100% unbearable.

Character: dear god. deku is the most annoying piece of garbage. I'm whiny and awful and bully people who don't want to be around me in the name of being disgustingly nice! I hope he dies. IcyHot fills in for 'bad boy v.2' because you need that tortured soul tragic backstory bad boy. Kacchan is really the only worthwhile character and even he is pretty awful. He's mean and isn't trying to be something he isn't. he's 100% his original self.

Enjoyment: I longed for my dentist's chair. I would rather be getting told how I need to floss more while they make me bleed than watch this anime again.

Overall: It's childish and unoriginal. I would have loved to see the impact of everyone having these crazy powers, like the world being thrown into chaos even for a little bit? Like that had to happen. The change didn't even happen THAT long ago but everyone accepts it as normal. WHY did everyone even get these powers. I guess if you are a child you might like it. Good for some good background noise while doing finances.

I dont understand how yall can enjoy this show when all the main character does is cry, its a huge cringe fest it literally hurts me to watch through each and every episode. WHY does this need to be cringe and filled with awkward ass moments. Then they have this gravity girl quirk person that pops up and adds even more cringe. (Spoiler ig?) The main character has a quirk aka ability and when he flicks his fingers he breaks them because hes weak as all hell. He will NOT stop crying afterwards and its a pain to hear a young child screaming and moaning ... because he broke his god damn fingers lol. If you dont mind a cringe fest the fighting is at least alright. Would i recommend this? Definitely not.

I watched this show a long time ago, so I don't really remember much, but the amount of nonsense made me cringe basically every single episode.

The power system is one of the worst I've ever seen and names of Deku's moves are super cringe. You use a stronger move? Just add some % to it! Use a detroit smash 100000000000% instead of 100%, you dummy! Ehh, idk what to say really. Also "quirks". Why not just name it "powers" or smth? It really does sound weird. Why are 99% of quirks actually useful and only a few are dangerous and good only to cause harm? ... Could it be because otherwise the plot would fall apart? No way! Why are there no random quirks like having a 20 meter long schlong? Where did quirks even come from? There are so many questions that will probably remain unanswered, because I can't think of any reasonable explanation to any of these.

When it comes to the story, main villains having trouble with a bunch of kids really isn't something I could get hooked into. Villains atleast are somewhat interesting and don't cry or shout 24/7 like Deku does. Basically every plot point other than anything related to the titular "Hero Academia" was decently fun, but the problem is that 90% of time we spend on either class battles or other repetitive academia stuff.

Characters are never growing. Deku is still crying out loud, Bakugo is still mad for god knows why. I doubt it'll change anytime soon.

There were a few moments I really liked, but none of these included the main character. He's just super unlikable.

Also the humour. I didn't even chuckle a single time, but I cringed at the failed attempts to make me laugh.

That's about it, I feel genuine giving this show a 4/10 score.

Hey, frickin villains tryna turn the city topsy turvy, wussies never acted this tough when the world were just filled with robbers and cops- Ey! ey that's mah groceries! Yo get back here! You better be scared cuz mah quirk is a gun! Yeah that's right fool, back off.

You might be thinking: "Hey its gotta be one of those generic shonen again, I ain't got time fo that." You might be just too far off right there. Boku no hero academia is quite unique, for the first season I guess, it doesn't really follow the overused cliché that is being seen in every shonen, the ... formula would always be the main protagonist starts off weak, and then just becomes the most overpowered thing ever, that's not the case here though. From the start to the end of the first season, the show was able to maintain the concentration of the cast within the show and it doesn't just cut them off one by one too. The 'Power' of the main protagonist is also maintained throughout the show, *SPOILERS* even in the end, he was not shown off as the most piece of unkillable trash like most shonen always falls into, making Boku no hero Academia a slightly different shonen in terms of formula.

The plot is linear just like all the shonen you've seen, that's right it's the, "I wanna become the very best!" cliché, but that's ok, because everyone wants to be the best too, kind of overused but relatable, especially if you're in a world where superpowers can be obtained that easily. The Artstyle is nice, it has that superhero comic visual going on which is very fitting, and the animations were done very well, it looks very smooth. The music I must say, such beautiful opening, a fresh change of pace of melody within the anime industry, probably one of the anime openings that I never skipped.

Finally the characters, now this is where most shonen have failed, a few succeed to not neglect this category, and one of them is Boku no hero academia, imagine you write like 10-20 bunch of characters, and all of them have different personalities, different ambitions, different minds, and now add different superpowers into the mix, with conditions, executions and flashy animations, that might hurt your head a bit, especially if you're doing a whole series focusing on every one of them.

There are a few flaws I found in this anime, one of it is the overdramatic protagonist, like seriously, if you give him a waterproof sack, he's gonna be fillin it up in an hour or so just by his obnoxious crying. Secondly, I do not like how the pacing feel throughout the entire season, I guarantee you there are fillers in there, like *SPOILERS* near the end, it was so frustrating how sometimes an episode gives you barely nothing new than what was presented in the previous one, Whenever I was about to get into an episode, and then the ending starts rolling in, I'm like, "No, no no, that can't be it! What happens next!?" Either that, or i'm just too enjoying it, and it never felt enough.

I must say, Boku no hero academia might just be the dark horse of the Shonen genre of the season, and I will look forward to finishing the second season, and even judging it from a stagnant perspective, I for sure knew it would get a season 2 because of how short the first season felt like.

And dahell was with All might's moves? Frickin cringey American punches, I mean seriously? Detroit Smash?? Oh wait, that's really funny and ironic actually.... P.S: Invisigirl best waifu!

Boku no Hero Academia is one of the worst shows Marvel has ever produced. When I found out that Jon Favreau had given the rights to this series to a Japanese studio, I was surprised but not necessarily worried. I figured that Marvel wouldn’t bestow the responsibility to uphold the very esteemed MCU to just anyone. I guess I was wrong to trust the anime industry to produce anything without the highest saturation of tropes possible. Boku no Hero Academia has reaffirmed my disdain for generic shounens. It basically jumps through every hoop required for your typical “ordinary kid inherits amazing power and tries to ... fit in with the rest of the Avengers and saves the day” show. I felt like I was watching the conglomeration of everything I hate about anime for the teenage demographic. It was written so safe and close to the chest that there’s no way it wouldn’t be a success. I wish I was the executive who is getting paid for this commercially huge series so that I could continue to make cynical and colorful garbage which everyone would eat up like a god damn McDonald’s taro pie. The only reason I finished this whole first season instead of stopping halfway is because I wanted to see if I was being too judgmental. Maybe it got crazy near the end and it would be ultimately worth it. I’ve been proven wrong before, so I might as well be optimistic about one of the most popular anime ever. But I was fully disappointed this time, and the only thing I got out of watching it was this review. Thanks for nothing, Stan Lee.

3/10 for sucking giant Hulk balls, but overall 6/10 because the doujins are pretty good.

I enjoyed fighting/shonen shows, so you would know I enjoyed this show a lot. If you were to compare it, One Punch Man would have the closest setting to it, but this show would be psychologically more in depth. If you start comparing them, then you might underrate this show a lot. Now, that said, this is what I had to say about the show.

Story (9/10)
This show, unlike most Shonen Jump shows, do a shorter episode length instead of "Do it until the latest chapter" style from older formats (The Big Three Shonen Jump shows being prime example), or the 25 episodes for more recent ... format (say, Shokugeki no Soma or Haikyuu). Because of that, the pacing would be quite slow, as they are covering only two arcs of the manga, but rest assured, they make every episode worth watching. There was no filler episodes, everything is from the manga, and they were good. Talking about a powerless person in a superpower society setting? It's not like it has not been done before, the hero actually have to work for his power, and even after that still needs to master it, are quite...generic, but hey, it's a good formula and get you hyped up whenever we comes to the fight scene.

Art (8/10)
The artwork is good, but I almost thought they had to allocate the budget wisely, because there were times I thought things can be better looking, but hey, I'm comparing it with One Punch Man which does even better job at art. Also, because it uses a lot of American comic style when it comes to All Might, you might find the artwork shifts from time to time a lot.

Sound (9/10)
I love the OP and EP, which is rare, considering they usually make one hype song and one not. But they did two fast soundtrack, and I kinda like it. Also, the battle scene BGM is quite hype.

Character (7/10)
Now, despite having 2 arcs over 13 episodes, the background characters still require more screentime. Don't get me wrong, many have quite unique Quirks/abilities/superpowers. But aside from the few around the main characters, the whole class are not really memorable. And they are in like half of the season. And because the characters would not get their arcs until the second, third, maybe even fourth seasons (and even then more characters get introduced), just don't get too attached to the girl in the background until like the third season maybe.

Enjoyment (10/10)
I enjoyed this show a lot, part of it because of how much tweaking they had to do to make the supposed 13 episodes. I know the story can be finished in less than 13, but the fact that I feel no filler was made (only added scene) makes me enjoy it a lot more. Also it does do some funny scene which made the whole series even better (Yeah, I always fall for the 'shonen fighting plus do some funny stuff to make things better' trap),

Overall (8/10)
This is a show I thought you can enjoy even if you don't like a lot of superheroes shows. The story may be generic, but it does not depict superheroes as the winner most of the time, which is something I thought makes it quite interesting. However, because it has to set up a lot of things for the future, it may be good if you pushed it aside until the next season is near (which there is).

Boku no Hero Academia Review


Story (8/10) Very Good
More Specifically (8.50/10) Very Good

The Story Arcs that Season 1 of Boku No Hero Academia covers where very good arcs. Setup arcs, exam arcs and a ambush arc basically. They were all very well done and the pacing was very good also. This first couple arcs do indeed focus a lot more on Izuzku, All Might and Bokugou more than any of the other characters so if you were looking for more attention from any other character than isn't those three than you might feel just a tad but unsatisfied. It had very good built up to ... the end of this very good season.


Art and Animation (8/10) Very Good
More Specifically (8.75/10) Very Good+

Everyone say the names of the animators and the company that would be behind the adaptation of Boku No Hero and where really happy that it was in the hands of Bones because their track record is not bad but very good actually the only thing they are known for that shines in a bad light to some digree is giving us original endings that weren't in the manga. Examples the first FMA and Noragami Season 1. But when it came to Boku No Hero they didn't do that it adapted everything very well from and from an animation standpoint it was very good also it wasn't the best but it's definitely not bad to no degree. The hypest fight we had to look forward to was on episode 12 and although the fight was well animated a drop in art style during that fight scene did that place which didn't happen anywhere else in the entire season but it will most likely get cleaned up in the retail releases but for right now that's the only thing I can truly nitpick at from an animation or art style standpoint.


Sound (9/10) Great

The sound is probably the best part of this series the Opening and the ending match the series and I didn't skip them once. The BGM and sound effects during the anime was also great also I would call it a masterpiece but it's great nonetheless. Voice acting was on point also (JP VA) I know the dub started and I haven't heard it so I am only talking about the Japanese voice acting.


Characters (8/10) Very Good
More Specifically (8.50/10) Very Good

The characters in Boku No Hero Academia were very good also. Not great because like I said before majority of them weren't really focused on in this season just an introduction of their powers and a bit of screen time here and there but for the characters there were focused on we did get enough to keep us or at least me entertained enough to not have a huge problem with the fact that the others didn't get enough screen time.


Enjoyment (8/10) Very Good
More Specifically (8.50/10) Very Good

My Enjoyment for Boku No Hero was very good I was always present the day the episode aired and I enjoyed every single episode fairly. Bones to a very good job bring this series to life.


Overall (8/10) Very Good
More Specifically (8.65/10) Very Good+

Boku No Hero Academia anime adaptation I think succeeded as it covered the first 21 chapters of the manga in 12 episodes and announced a Season 2 for next year. Popularity for this series will skyrocket and Bones did it justice.

So, I just finished the final episode minutes before sitting down to write this. Was this my favorite show of the season? Yes. I’d say it’s tied up between this and “Re:Zero.” Hero Academia gets some special points though because it really fired me up in a way that I used to get fired up for shonen anime back in the day.

Hero Academia really makes me think of something like a particularly good Naruto arc with all the filler cut out.

So what made this show so great? I think it’s probably for the same reasons One Punch Man was such a wild success, people ... like a good hero. Dark, gritty, real, none of those are words you would use to describe either of our heroes in Hero Academia or One Punch Man. In both of these anime the hero is someone who genuinely wants to help people. (Sure, I guess you could argue that Saitama is a self proclaimed hero for fun, but at the end of the day he’s not the type to walk passed a mugging just because he didn’t really feel like being a hero that day, and I think the fact that in his heart he’s truly self sacrificing for the greater good is shown throughout the series.)

The trend recently is to make things real. Heroes might not all be so good, sometimes good people do bad things for the right reasons, sometimes seemingly good people ultimately have a very dark ulterior motive, all that jazz. It’s everywhere in movies, games, anime, you name it. Goody two shoes have taken a very hard fall out of being fashionable. But I think people actually like a genuine hero more than they like a “real” hero because the “real” heroes don’t give us anything to believe in. I thought “Man of Steel” was a cool movie, but it didn’t make me want to be Superman. The really corny, always doing the best thing for everyone Superman? That guy actually makes me want to be a super hero. And I think My Hero Academia tapped into that same vein. It made me want to be a hero like All Might, and in doing so it made me really relate to Midoriya’s aspirations.

Watching Midoriya fight against the odds to fulfill his dream made me want to fight for my dreams too, the same way superman swooping in to save a cat from a tree or jumping in front of a kryptonite fueled train inspires me to be heroic too.

I was just randomly scrolling through MAL and I came across a 8.20 something score for My Hero Academia. I soon as I saw it I needed to instantly right a proper review for this trash series. My Hero Academia is one of the most boring sleep-inducing, corny anime I have ever seen. Brings nothing new or unique in any way. Its as if the author said hmm I wonder what cliche shounen series I should make. Oh, yea I know lemme make the setting of my story have superpowers called quirks "cause that's totally not a cliche name". Next ill adds just a bunch ... of mindless fighting and a school cause hey why not.


Story(-10) The story is set with everyone being born with quirks ill just refer to them as superpowers because just how stupid that sounds. Being a superhero is a career in this world. Our main character was born without any superpowers, but still wants to be a hero, he wants to try with determination, never giving up and things will come my way. Then you think hmm cool perhaps this would be like a batman thing were batman has zero powers and is a cool hero that fights villains without any powers but does that happen NOOOO. The author is so lazy to make to the story he just gives him powers. The series just loses the coolest thing about it. As soon as I saw this I knew what kinda show we were dealing with, just ur average shounen trash that we have seen 1 million times. Then he just goes to school like in every other shounen gotta have the school. Its a very predictable poorly written trash that everyone likes to hype up.


Characters(-50) The characters are awful the main character looks like the biggest loser I have ever seen. He's just ur average whiny, crying, scared of his own shadow kind of a character. zero character development or depth.


Final thoughts: Character designs are one of the worst I have ever seen, its as if the illustrator gave a pen to a four-year-old and said draw me an anime. The story and the characters gave me brain cancer. The fights arent good. This proves that anime is just falling more and more these days and how appalling most are. BUT people always hype up garbage and say well if this guy is hyping it up I should too. This anime is only for casual anime fans that have no idea what a good anime is.

My hero academia is very overrated and generic.

I got into anime from One Punch Man. I binge-watched it and i really enjoyed it. When I asked my friend to reccomend me more stuff like OPM he told me to watch MHA. I watched 3 episodes from it and I unfriended him.

STORY: 2
If you made a program that generates shounen anime and left everything on default settings, you'd get MHA's plot.

ART: 9
Art is easily the best thing about the show. The animation is great and smooth. Sadly, because of the dull battles, the animation doesn't live up to it's potential.

... SOUND: 6
The opening is cool, i guess. The OST isn't half-bad either.

CHARACTERS: 1
I despise the characters in the show. I can count the only enjoyable characters on my fingers; They are: All-Might, Class Rep, Pervert, Teacher, Principal and Grandma.

Deku is a crying cunt. His main trait is being very emotional and sensitive, because of his (kinda hyperbolic) backstory. And that is alright, but please, Deku cries in every fucking battle he is in. It gets really annoying very quickly and I hate him.

Uraraka is 15 stop jacking off to her, you sickos.

All-Might is the best main character in the show. Hands down.

The villian(hand guy) is just there beacuse the show needs an antagonistic force(the villians call themselves the League of Villians, cringe).

ENJOYMENT: 4
The battles are unnecesserily long and boring. The part where Deku punches the big robot is cool. The animation there is great.
The part where Deku rushes in to save Bakugo is also nice, but he cries again.

OVERALL: 5
Overrated crap with nice art and like 4 good charactes.

My Hero Academia was an anime that missed it's chance to be a good anime.

It's not like I really wanted to hate it. From the hype it was getting I expected something that would be enjoyable to watch, but unfortunately, it ended up being anything but that which was a huge disappointment. What initially drew me to the show was the superhero theme that the show was suppose to be going for which would've been all well and good had it not been for the characters, the way the plot played out, and most disappointingly the fact that this anime focused way too much on ... Deku and All Might.

I'm not saying that having them as the main focus is a bad thing, but in the 13 episodes the anime had the other characters basically irrelevant to the point where the only thing that we learn about them are one or two personality trits and what their super power is. This brings up another issue I had with this anime and that is the way the characters were presented.

In all honestly, I found basically every character to be one dimensional cliches of your typical anime characters. Deku was a wimp that wanted to be strong, Bakugo was a jerk with an inferiority complex, and All Might was a Dues Ex Machina hero with super strength. Their traits were so stereotypical that I was able to predict what each of them planned to do in the episodes they were in which made my viewing experience less enjoyable.

Even the so called plot was nothing more than reasons to make Deku looked like a competent hero when really he was just a typical protagonist that wouldn't think before he acted which almost got him killed on multiple occasions. Even in instances where there were less risky solutions he chose the options that no only put his own life in danger, but also left him with more damage than he should've taken because he could'nt control his power which would'nt have even been the case if he actually attempted to trained with his power to avoid all of the unnecessary damage he took which he obviously didn't.

I will say that one thing this anime got correctly was that it wasn't trying to be more that what it should've been. All this anime was suppose to be was a shounen underdog anime which is definitely is, though I will say that in terms of execution it falls short on so many levels. I wished this anime took the time to showcase the other characters because they appeared to be more interesting than the ones we actually got to see in action. All I can really is that Academia is failed potential and with season 2 already confirmed I hope it will be better and actually give a reason to enjoy it.

Watch it if you want. but I won't make you.

Ah, Boku no Hero. Probably the shonen of the season. Aclaimed by many, is it that good? Let's see.

Story: 6
A normal kid with no powers wants to be a hero. This would be appalling and unoriginal as hell if everyone else have any powers too, but this is not the case. Everyone but him have a different kind of superpower, what allows the anime to emphatize the MC's fears and insecurities. The story flows smoothly since the first chapter

Art & Sound: 7
The animation has that Gainax-ish vibe, making it enyoyable, but we don't have a lot of action here to truly shine this animation. Opening ... theme and animation are good enough, being so catchy, and the soundtrack, well...has its moments, but follows nicely the way in the epic moments this series has.

Character: 7
The MC is that archetype of character. Yes, i mean the untalented young boy who want to be the very best (in this case to be a hero and help others), doing his best effort to achieve it. However, while he's an archetype, he's a pretty good character and well developed. You feel his progress during the show. No stupid power-ups (hi Ichigo), just a boy making progress slowly, and that's kinda rare in a shonen.
Boku no Hero has many secondary characters: All Might, the best hero, is another archetype. Again, in this case this is not bad: All Might's mission is to inspire, to be the reference. And he does hella good.
Deku's classmates are well characterized but not developed at all just because the anime is incomplete, but you have an idea of their dreams and personalities with just a couple of arcs. Especial mention to Bakugo, Deku's childhood rival, always invaded by anger, that can by exhausting to see. But he's more than it seems, showing moments of wit and cold blood.

Enjoyment: 8
I enjoyed a lot this series, despite being short or a shonen. Well, i watched 9 episodes in a row, nothing more to say.

Overall: 7
This is a good anime. Average story, while a bit original, good narrative, but the main problem is that is currently incomplete. Let's see if the second season fulfill the good expectations created in this one.

"Do you recommend this anime?" Yes. especially if you are a shonen fan.

If you liked Boku no Hero Academia, take a look to:
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, pure epicness with nice characters, story and narrative.
- Hunter x Hunter, probably, among One Piece, one of the best shounen series out there.

So this is going to be a review of the first season of my hero academia!

*SPOILERS ALERT*

My hero academia was probably the most hyped up anime of this season and it's understandable why, it's the next big shonen according to alot of people. Now does it live up to it's hype? It certainly did for me!

Story:
Simple, in a future where 80% of the world population have manifested a power like ability referred as a Quirk! These powers can be anything from psychic abilites to fiery explosions. Anyways our protagonist Izuku Midoriya is a boy who want to become a strong hero like his role ... model, the strongest hero: All might.

Problem is that he is one of the few minority without a quirk, this leaves him devestated but he still strives to get in to his dream highschool: U.A.
As the anime progress Midoriya manage to acquire a powerful quirk trough his role model All might. But to use this quirk he must train hard to be a worthy vessel.

The story takes place during Midoriyas first year at highschool. The story itself is very simple and not very complicated. I found the story very exciting an wanting more. The story is simple but brings out the best in it. An intresting story that will keep you hooked.

Art:
The studio behind Hero Academia is Bones who are known for both the FMA series and Noragami. It aint no madhouse but bones does a really good job and does the manga justice. Beautiful brightful colors and the fight scenes are also animated very well. Especially All might vs Nomu which is considerd by many as the best fight since Saitama vs Boros.

Overall a fantastic job done by Bones, cudos to them!

Sound:
The soundtrack is to be honest outstanding. It captures moments like All might vs Nomu soooooo well and it hypes you up! You get super excited at some scenes which is contributed by the great soundtracks.

Character:
The Characters are very shonen like. There is this cool guy, there is this hotblooded guy, A girl who has a crush on the main character and so on. If you like shonens you will definitely enjoy the characters, if you dont like shonens then you probably wont as much but you might still like them.

The first season focused alot on Midoriya as a Character and he got a good bit of development. From being a insecure cry baby he actually becomes alot more confident in himself and developes as a person. He's not so nervous around people as he used to be and actually stands up to his bully!

Enjoyment/Overall:

I like shonens but they were starting to get a bit boring to me and predictable but hero academia reignited the fire inside of me. I have not enjoyed a Shonen like this in a long time and it feels great. With beautiful brightful colors and a fantastic soundtrack to go with the action you cant help but smile and fangirl/boy at some points as you get caught up in the moment. Im not being a Fanboy right now as i had kind of low expectations on this series and tough it would turn out to be popular first and then decrease like Fairy tail but after reading the manga to i can say that it will only get better from here on with every arc.

Hero Academia is here to stay and will stay for a long time as it's not going to end anytime soon! Just sit back and enjoy this Masterpiece in the making!

Warning possible Spoilers

In less than a year we got two amazing anime's that defined the superhero genre One Punch Man and My Hero Academia, but Hero Academia decides to go a different route that makes it just as good as OPM.

The story is set in a world where 80% of the human population have different superpowers called Quirks, Izuku Midoriya want's to be a hero just like his idol All Might, but he was born without a Quirk until he unexpectedly encounters All Might himself where he discovers a secret that begins his journey of being a Hero.
What I really love about the story is ... pretty much the whole premise because watching just felt like if Marvel and DC had a baby and this is what we got which is goddamn amazing and it truly shows you what it means to be a hero and seeing Midoriya along with his other superpowered friends learn what it takes to be a hero was definitely an entertaining ride as the situations they encountered when testing out their quirks and even encountering villains would show what they are really capable of.
The biggest part of the story is seeing the mentor/student relationship between Midoriya and All Might as All Might has chosen him to be his successor for his power it showed a very respectable and trustworthy relationship between the two as Midoriya would listen for what is required to make sure his body can withstand the effects of the power while All Might makes sure he doesn't push himself to the point where it'll hurt him further and Midoriya also reminded All Might what it means to be a true hero as his admiration towards him and the people around relit the spark he had lost.
I liked how it also focused on Midoriya's relationships with some of the other hero's who all thought he was useless to begin with, but after seeing some the actions he made their respect for him did grow and his respect for them grew too even to the point where he would sacrifice himself for them, it was also interesting seeing the students learn how to use their quirks properly and how to work as a team which makes the bond between them slowly grow especially when they had to fight villains together which made them look like a very capable bunch even if they had been split into separate groups.

Now there is a huge amount of characters in this show especially when it comes to the student hero's, but not all of them are probably worth mentioning since a few don't say that many lines.
Izuku Midoriya is the male MC and begins without a quirk until All Might gives him his own to him, Midoriya usually screams or whimpers a lot which might annoy people, but it makes sense since he has been surrounded and bullied by quirk users like Bakugo until recently and despite this he is actually a brave person willing to make snap decisions in the case if someone is in danger which has saved a few characters lives to be honest, he is a determined, honest and kind-hearted person as his dream is to be a hero so he can protect everyone which seems like a very good reason to like the guy plus he has studied every superhero's powers meaning in combat he can be very strategic and helpful when fighting enemies even when he can't use his quite often.
All Might is the No.1 hero and is known as the symbol of Peace along being Midoriya's mentor, he has two forms to him his hero form and his true form as he sustained an injury that has been making him use his powers less and less which is why he has been looking for a replacement, at first he seems like a cool guy who would never be afraid of a fight, but really he is always afraid and has lost sight if what it means to be a hero until Midoriya shows him that meaning again which is why he chose Midoriya, he can be a very over the top guy though he is very protective and takes matters very seriously if the situation might end up with people getting hurt.
Katsuki Bakugo is Midoriya's rival in some case and has the quirk explosion, I honestly do not like him to some extent because he starts out as an overconfident, selfish and very egotistical idiot and he is always angry no matter what, he always makes everyone seem below him especially Midoriya because he has no quirk yet he still wants to be a hero which really annoys him, but his character does get slightly better by the end since he encounters other people who have powers better than his and the fight he has with Midoriya starts to make him open his eyes more, but he still remains an angry jerk.
Ochako Uraraka is a female student at the academy and her quirk is zero gravity, she becomes Midoriya's friend very quickly since he saved her life during the entrance exam, she is a very kind and sweet person since she was willing to give Midoriya some of her points after he saved her life, she is often making sure her friends are ok as long she isn't suffering herself since using her powers often does make her sick.
Tenya Iida is a male student who is part of a respectable superhero family and his quirk is engine, at first he looks scary, but he is a very honest and strict person since he takes being a hero very seriously and he did underestimate Midoriya until he sacrificed himself to save Uraraka during the entrance exam which then made him respect Midoriya more and became a good friend of his, he eventually becomes the class president because Midoriya believe's he is a good leader.
Tsuyu Asui is another female student who has the quirk frog which is literally frog powers, her personality may look plain, but she is actually a protective, sharp and intelligent person since she was the first who noticed how similar Midoriya's and All Might's quirks were.
Shouta Aizawa is another teacher at the academy whose quirk is Erasure, he is a very cold and apathetic teacher and even said that whoever came last during practise would be expelled and he didn't see the potential in Midoriya until he showed Aizawa that he could control his powers in some way,but he does care about his students and even risked his life to protect them when the villains attacked them.
Minoru Mineta is the smallest student at the academy and his quirk is pop off, he is shown to be a pretty perverted and joker like, but he doesn't do well during battles as he went into a crying fit when the villains attacked until Midoriya gave him the courage to fight back.
Momo Yaoyorozu is another female student at the academy whose quirk is creation, she has incredible analytic skills as she deduced why Midoriya and Uraraka didn't do a good job against Bakugo and Tenya in their training battle making her a very intelligent and calm member of the team and despite appearing blunt she just wants to make sure her friends become great heroes.
Shouto Todoroki is a male student who was recommended for the academy since his quirk has the power to control both cold and hot temperatures, he isn't shown much as he mainly keeps to himself, but he is very deductive often trying to figure out things that seem mysterious like when the villains attacked the students and he froze some to find answers.
I know there are other characters who made some kind of impression, but the others that I haven't mentioned there isn't much to talk about them even though some like Mina, Eijirou, Fumikage and Tooru seem like very interesting characters, but with the amount of characters in this show that make up one class it would be difficult to give any of them screentime especially when Tooru is completely invisible which be difficult to make her a well known character since you always keep forgetting her, but the students in this class all seem like interesting characters that have something waiting for us to see.
Of course there is the villain too who is Tomura he is pretty much a psychopath who is bent on killing All Might, but even though he doesn't look prepared for a fight he shouldn't be messed with since he is very tactical and intelligent often evading a lot of attacks against him and his quirk allows him to make people slowly disintegrate making him a dangerous foe to get near, I thought he was pretty intimidating for a weak looking guy.

The artstyle looked really good and fitted the way the show was, I really liked the design's of the characters as they all seemed different which is always a good thing to me and it was even better how some of them didn't even look human which showed how extensive quirk powers could be, the costumes that the students wore were really good too which put some of Marvel and DC's superhero costumes in their place.
I also have to say that the soundtrack along with the op and ed was great, it was epic and always came in at the right time it made the show feel even more like a proper superhero show.

I liked the variety of superpowers in this show and instead of being called superpowers they were given a name that was more befitting with how they come to be, the amount of different powers was also intriguing since each one seemed very cool despite looking like they are just a variation we have seen from Marvel and DC superheroes.

The action is this show was very exciting and were planned out very well because we don't see heroes and villains going at it with fists and furry we actually get to see some strategy and teamwork too as it was really interesting seeing the characters trying to evaluate a situation and seeing how effective their power would be against the enemy and whether they should attack them or avoid them as they don't know the enemies strengths too, but we also get to see the students fight each other which helped them show how well their powers would do in an actual battle and also brought some conflict about with certain characters too.

There was also a decent amount of comedy though not as much as I remembered don't get me wrong the jokes were funny, but this show was more serious than funny because there was a lot of moments between Midoriya and All Might that were pretty inspirational and somewhat sentimental too.

Overall this is a brilliant superhero anime and I can't wait for the second season to finish so i can binge on it and hopefully be completely amazed by it because this is definitely a show I wouldn't mind running for a good while since there are so many opportunities here.

I absolutely HATED the story because it is the most cliche series up to date.
The whole "I want to be a superhero" plot has never really done it for me.
Though "Cliches" only exist because certain plot elements have been done so many times before,
but this ISN'T A RACE ON WHO DOES IT FIRST/EARLIER, it's about WHO DID IT BETTER and
Boku no Hero Academia by far delivered immensely.

Story 7/10
The story revolves around Midoryia, whom of which has no powers in a world where
super natural powers have been given to practically everyone. Midoryia despite not
having any powers still wants to become a hero and tries ... to pursue it.

This series made me feel/cheer for a character(Midoryia)
quicker than any series in my entire lifetime of anime and manga, it literally
only took 2 episodes.

THE CHOSEN ONE!
In anime/manga, it takes time for you to care about the characters.
For example, Luffy from One Piece, Naruto(9 tails), Edward from FMAB, Gintoki, Yato from Noragami,
Okabe from Steins;Gate, Lelouch from Code Geass, list goes on and on...
practically every single series takes you 10 episodes and or 20 chapters or longer for you
to care about the main characters. If any of the main characters die right near the beginning
you'd probably shrug your shoulders and not give a shit, because quite frankly
they ALL have that "CHOSEN ONE" trait.
They're all good and or a natural at something
born with some special skill or some hidden power or some destiny to fulfill or some
trait that gets them a harem or some girl/guy suddenly protecting/taking a liking to them asap or they are born hot and good looking.
It takes time for you to take a liking to these characters, to develop with them and start cheering for them because most likely
they're better off than you are.
As said earlier, Boku no Hero Academia made me cheer and feel for the main character straight off the bat very quick, which I will get into.

Characters 8/10:
Midoryia is not born with nothing. He isn't physically attractive, he doesn't have any powers, absolutely nothing.
I take that back.... he has BELOW nothing. He has a negative value of .. infinity.
His body is pretty weak and fragile, his self confidence is tinier than an ant, the list goes on.
Not only is he below nothing but he's shoved to the ground.
His doctor tells him to just give up his dream, he constantly gets laughed at by society, pushed around, beaten up.
I take it back, he isn't shoved into the ground... he's shoved into the Earths crust.
No support from anyone, he smiles and sucks up the pain when getting laughed/beaten by society, doesn't fight back and cries, continues forward, and its sooo utterly painful to watch.
Like... come the fuck on, GIVE HIM.... JUST 1 TINY CHOSEN ONE ASPECT LISTED ABOVE FOR FRICKEN SAKE.
One remarkable plot point that this character has is that anything and everything he will do and recieve in the future will and if not be 10000% EARNED.
Out of all the series I've watched so far, none of them start from below 0.
Midoriya has to work very very hard just to even touch 0 in this world. He earns everything he will get. Even more touching is that he'd probably go Saitama(One Punch Man) and be an unofficial hero if he loses his mind. This show sends the message that if you aren't the chosen one, take it and make it so you are.

Aside from Midoriya, rest of the characters are pretty cliched, not really much to say, hardly focused on them yet.

Also noted, there are HUGE battle flaws in every character which personally grounds the series to more realism
+1

Art & Sound 10/10
I give all series this score, as long as animation is consistent, and music matches the mood, I don't really care.
These categories are way too subjective, hence I don't really bother.
That noted, the music in this series BLOWS ME OUT OF THE WATER. Highly impactful emotional pieces.

Enjoyment 10/10
Seeing Midoriya go from -1000 to 0 and then hopefully proceeding higher in the future is what made everything enjoyable.
The sound track matched so many scenes well, this series delivered a punch straight in the gut.

Overall 10/10
"Cliche" to some, but when you look at it more distantly, it blows your mind. Maybe it could be because it's so relatable.
If you're born with a silver spoon, you might not feel what this series is conveying.
As said earlier, this isn't a race on who makes it first, but who makes it better and by far this series blew me away.
The reasons why I'm giving this a straight 10/10 is because it made me care about a character in the matter of 2 episodes than any other series does in 100s

TL;DR at the bottom in the form of Pros/Cons.
*Contains some miniscule spoilers, none of which particularly affect the viewing experience*

Boku no Hero Academia is the anime that took the Summer 2016 season by storm. With a rather popular source (a manga with the same name, published on the infamous 'Shounen Jump') and high production values, coupled with the fact that it was produced by Bones, BnHA was bound to be good - and it did not disappoint.
There have been many points that BnHA has been criticized for, the most common of them being that it lacks originality. Certainly, the story has a 'been there, done ... that' feeling, since it features a bullied underdog protagonist in a world which looks suspiciously like something straight out of One Punch Man. What most people fail to notice is that under that clichéd exterior, it is so much more. BnHA is an anime that takes all things shounen, polishes it up and presents it with a twist of American comics thrown in. It manages to portray a vast array of emotions in a rather short one-cour time-frame.


Story (8/10):
The story of BnHA seems fairly typical to begin with. The first 2-3 episodes maintain a relatively slow pace, which makes some viewers turn up their noses at the series. Yet, these initial episodes are absolutely necessary to set up the world, introduce the most important characters and to explain Deku's past. After these episodes, the pace picks up considerably as it moves to the UA entrance arc. From then on, it's a roller-coaster ride of action and emotions (Or basically, all things shounen).
Note that the entire first season of BnHA is simply an introduction to the series and there is a ton of amazing content left to adapt. The best thing is that the anime adaptation is extremely faithful to its source.


Art (9/10):
Just goes to show what studios can do with a decent budget. The animation of BnHA, though not eye-candy like One Punch Man, is still very fluid and detailed.


Sound (9/10):
The OP and ED were both quite good, though the ED was quite a lot better. The soundtracks were right for each situation and nothing really felt overly jarring. In effect, it was fairly well done.


Characters (10/10):
This is the one section where BnHA has gone above and beyond its competition. BnHA features a vast array of characters, each of whom has been given ample screen time. I cannot explain all of them (because I think there's some sort of word limit), so I'll be sticking to just three.

-Midoriya Izuku (Deku): The protagonist of BnHA. He starts out as a weak teenager who is often bullied by his classmates, primarily by Bakugou Katsuki (Kacchan). Since he lacks a quirk, his peers consider him inferior, but his enthusiasm to become a hero just adds fuel to the fire. Deku's life changes (vastly for the better) when he meets his idol, the #1 hero, All Might. BnHA mainly focuses on Deku's journey to becoming a Hero, mostly on his time in High school.
Deku is a fairly well built character - an underdog from the start, hence not being in the least bit overconfident; courageous while knowing his limits; thinks his way through and possesses the drive to do his best. Though occasionally jittery and nervous, he is a likable character on the whole.

-Bakugou Katsuki (Kacchan): Kacchan is Deku's childhood friend/enemy, who always makes it a point to look down on him. He was determined to be a genius right from when he was a child and the manifestation of a powerful quirk just added to his self-important nature. Kacchan considers himself above everyone else, which is partially true, since he is usually by far the best of his peers. His irritation with Deku started when Deku claimed that he also wanted to be a Hero, a role that Kacchan looked up to. Over the course of BnHA, Kacchan grows the become one of Deku's greatest rivals.
Kacchan initially seems like a block of dumb muscle, but is revealed to have quite a lot of aptitude for coming up with strategies as well. His actions and behavior often hinge on his self-confidence and pride.

-All Might: Everyone's idol, The Symbol of Peace, All Might is the world's #1 Hero. Deku has worshiped him from a very young age and is overwhelmed when they meet... but Deku soon realizes that there is more than what meets the eye when it comes to the Greatest Hero. All Might is the character who acts as catalyst and a gateway for Deku's journey to become the greatest. He plays the mentor for Deku in many ways, while being quite badass in general.


Enjoyment (9/10):
All said and done, it is undeniable that BnHA is a very enjoyable show. As someone who is a huge fan of the original manga, this adaptation felt almost panel-perfect. The last 3 episodes in particular, were exceptionally well done.


Overall (9/10):
Boku no Hero Academia, as stated before, is a very shounen anime. Many of the events and sequences in this anime can be predicted by those who have some understanding of how shounen anime work. Yet, this series excels in its execution to such an extent that most other flaws can be overlooked. BnHA is an excellent anime to watch in any situation, while being a very good starter anime as well (due to the Western Comic influences). Overall, it is a series that I would recommend to almost anyone.


TL;DR? Here's a quick summary.

Pros:
-Great production values
-Shounen done right
-Large cast of unique characters
-Even pacing

Cons:
-Slow start (3-4 eps)
-May seem clichéd to those who have watched too much shounen