Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 1: Futari no Hero Specials

I didn’t expect much from this set of specials at first — I thought it would just be a random batch of scenes tossed together to hype the movie. But man, it was such a pleasant surprise. For something that’s technically a pre-movie teaser, it held its ground pretty well and carried that signature My Hero Academia energy from start to finish.

What I liked the most is how it manages to capture the same vibe as the main series — that mix of hopeful heroism, light humor, and character chemistry that makes you want to jump into the next scene. It didn’t feel like just ... filler. It felt like a proper buildup that respected both the fans and the upcoming film.

The 8 is only because of the second episode. The first episode is an 11/10. Very short, straight to the point and one of the most emotion packed 3 minutes i've seen in anime. All might's scream is the most powerful thing i've heard in anime period. Showing everyone this emotionally vulnerable side of All Might we haven't really seen really makes him more human to everyone and more relatable. Really makes you wanna root for him. Perfect job in explaining most of his backstory in such a small amount of time.


episode 2 is meh and would give it a 6. Going from such a ... powerful episode 1 to this more fun episode might be bringing the score down but overall it's watchable and only 6 minutes anyway.

This special has 2 episodes: a short and bitter-sweet 3 minute video giving more backstory to All Might's grief over his sensei's sacrifice; a 6 minute picture drama that focuses on the after-math of the movie.

The 1st episode is amazing and has a lot of content, despite being only 3 minutes long. I really enjoyed it and if the special had stopped here, I would've given it a much higher grade.

I find hard to enjoy picture dramas (maybe it's just me, though) so I didn't have fun on the 2nd episode, hence why I gave it a 6.

For some reason, MAL is telling ... me to write more on this review so I'm typing this to see if I can get this review approved. I mean, there's only so much I can type about 2 episodes that last an average of 4 minutes and a half if my math is correct.