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Mar 28, 2021 11:28 AM

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el3mel said:
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The sheer amount of people who hate this episode just because it's more or less a recap is saddening. You have to realize that there are those who have yet to be introduced to this series and we need to give them something to work with in order for them to understand who our heroes are. The excitement and suspense are still coming our way, so please just hold on a week longer so we can get into the action.

Besides, as far as recap episodes go, this one was far more informative than the norm, and gave us a pretty interesting cliffhanger that a recap wouldn't bother with.

Looking forward to Ep 2! Plus Ultra!


Why would anyone decide to start a series from its 5th season ?


People jump into series at random points all the time. Not only in anime, but books and video games as well. I personally started JoJo in SC and liked it to the point that I backtracked to the start and went on from there.

If you've never heard of a series, and you see a new season come out, curiosity will tempt you to see what it's about and if you like it, you go back to the start. All in all, these negative reviews and opinions about Season 5 are harming the odds of any curious newcomers giving the series a try out of the aforementioned method of discovery. You need to consider the series as a whole and what will help it, not just your own personal feelings on it not being action packed enough in the 1st episode of the season.
Mar 28, 2021 11:34 AM
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KrowGrave said:
el3mel said:


Why would anyone decide to start a series from its 5th season ?


People jump into series at random points all the time. Not only in anime, but books and video games as well. I personally started JoJo in SC and liked it to the point that I backtracked to the start and went on from there.

If you've never heard of a series, and you see a new season come out, curiosity will tempt you to see what it's about and if you like it, you go back to the start. All in all, these negative reviews and opinions about Season 5 are harming the odds of any curious newcomers giving the series a try out of the aforementioned method of discovery. You need to consider the series as a whole and what will help it, not just your own personal feelings on it not being action packed enough in the 1st episode of the season.


If I jumped into a series with an ongoing plot line in its 5th season it'll pretty much spoil ton of things that already happened in earlier seasons and ruin the fun of watching them.

This is fine when we're talking about an episodic shows or when the seasons have mostly no connection to each other, but for a series with a connected plot line it'll be just a terrible decision. Imagine jumping into AOT in its 3rd season for example.

I do agree that there's no point reviewing or rating it now based on one episode which is even a recap but I honestly felt like insulted being reintroduced to the quirks of the main cast again.

There might be an easy solution to make everyone happy : release episodes 0 + 1 together, 0 as a recap and 1 as the start of the show, instead of having to wait yet another week for the actual season to start.
Mar 28, 2021 12:46 PM
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The problems with this episode weren't that it was recap, they were that it was incredibly idiotic. Of course you pull your punches in practice where people would get seriously injured if you didn't. No, fires don't suddenly burst forth out of icebergs. No, you don't send three of your best fighters haring off after some guy in a river when Tsuyu is already there. Of course you always should have Eraser nearby to control Bakugo because he's an idiot that should already be in prison. It's all the stupid things about MHA concentrated into a single episode.

That's not to say there weren't a few good parts. A plan that put invisible girl to use was clever. Actually caring about reconnaissance was nice.
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Mar 28, 2021 1:15 PM
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Most percentage hate it XD
Well, every fandom has their own disgrace XD
Haters everywhere XD
Mar 28, 2021 2:34 PM
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How many times will they reintroduce the hero's academy and characters? Holy shit
Mar 28, 2021 8:39 PM
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Just wanna say that the ED song was really good
Mar 28, 2021 10:48 PM

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damn, 1 episode in, and we already have casualties. RIP Amajiki senpai.
Mar 29, 2021 1:29 AM

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Was this show always for 6-8 year olds or have I been wasting my life watching Japanime?

So much sakuga budget, for so little story. So many other animes deserve adaptations and productions and they waste it on shounen-taste of the week. Surely they knew how this opening episode would appear, right? Can't tell you which is worse, the pool opener or this. Probably this.

You know, it's funny, but they should add more characters. They need to break class 1-a up and give us a real conflict. Too much happy goody stuff going on.

But, I think this show is now officially dead. How can I justify giving this time when I still have 800 episodes of One Piece to watch? Truth is I really can't. I can't watch very little kids shows all day, there's better things to do.

We get BNHA S5 but we can't have Watamote S2. F U Japan.
Mar 29, 2021 2:18 AM

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Well I liked it. I was really fun seeing all the characters back in action so I didn't mind the recap as much as the others did lol
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Mar 29, 2021 4:10 AM
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TraX_LTU said:
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It doesn’t matter if it is a drawing, it still implies and shows the same thing. I understand though. Also sorry about getting the age wrong, I’m used to 14 year olds in Freshman year and totally forgot about Japanese school grade systems. Thank you for your input though!

yes it does matter, comparing real life to a drawing is delusional at worst, him saying some dumb shit about a fictional character's like Uraraka's ass does not even begin to compare to him saying something about a real life 16 yr old's ass

again though that's just how I see it maybe the guy has something else in mind


Yeah, it’s just some people take obsessions with characters way too far. I once saw a Filo body pillow at a anime store in Akihabara, and people were buying it. I’m just looking at it as if it’s a severe liking or whatnot. I do understand, it doesn’t compare whatsoever, but if he is just like those other fans I’ve met then it is weird. (I mean loli fans) I am not saying he is, I did assume though in which I must take back. Truthfully in Japan, it’s not weird for older men to sexualize young girls in anime because they want that in real life. (However I did assume he was like that since I’ve been around it for a while.) So I do agree at what you are saying, although the differing severities are an issue in my perspective. Sorry for the confusion, pedophilia in Japanese culture is so common that I sort of jumped to conclusions. Thank you for informing me.
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HannahEdits said:
TraX_LTU said:

yes it does matter, comparing real life to a drawing is delusional at worst, him saying some dumb shit about a fictional character's like Uraraka's ass does not even begin to compare to him saying something about a real life 16 yr old's ass

again though that's just how I see it maybe the guy has something else in mind


Yeah, it’s just some people take obsessions with characters way too far. I once saw a Filo body pillow at a anime store in Akihabara, and people were buying it. I’m just looking at it as if it’s a severe liking or whatnot. I do understand, it doesn’t compare whatsoever, but if he is just like those other fans I’ve met then it is weird. (I mean loli fans) I am not saying he is, I did assume though in which I must take back. Truthfully in Japan, it’s not weird for older men to sexualize young girls in anime because they want that in real life. (However I did assume he was like that since I’ve been around it for a while.) So I do agree at what you are saying, although the differing severities are an issue in my perspective. Sorry for the confusion, pedophilia in Japanese culture is so common that I sort of jumped to conclusions. Thank you for informing me.

no problem, glad you get it, yea no I understand that there are some people who are attracted to anime lolis/anime younger girls and although it might be weird I feel like it's just wrong to think that the same applies for them in real world and to jump to a conclusion that they're actual "pedos", not saying that for some it doesn't apply but generalizing them all and jumping to conclusions about them is just dumb
Mar 29, 2021 5:50 AM
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Probably won't get around to watching this until I catch up on the anime, but man, being someone who read ahead, seeing Dabi interact with Endeavor made my skin crawl.

Oh hey, MHA Twitter is being a bunch of babies again. Didn't see that coming.
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Mar 29, 2021 5:52 AM
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Also

DarkInsomnia57 said:
They need to break class 1-a up and give us a real conflict. Too much happy goody stuff going on.


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Mar 29, 2021 9:07 AM
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Good Recap Characters Information, i legit forgot some of the names..

After done watching Attack on Titan, I can't unhear Eren Voice on Todoroki now lol

Good Training Class 1-A vs Nejire & Tamaki...

Looking forwards into this Season, because i saw Manga Bros are hyping this season...
Mar 29, 2021 10:46 AM

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1528 Dislikes? WTF!? I know that for a so much hyped anime, a first episode of anything but season one being an introduction seems kind of weak, but to eveyone that is complaining about it I say (*brething*):

REMEMBER THAT NOT EVERY VIEWER HAS STARTED WITH SEASON 1!!

A recap is mainly for the people who just started watching the series on television, not for us that had been watching it since S1E1. Geez.
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Mar 29, 2021 1:28 PM

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It was meh. Can't be mad since these anime original recaps are now standard 1st episodes.

The op for this cour didn't catch my attention, but maybe it'll grow on me.
Mar 29, 2021 1:42 PM

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As it was expected, first episode ended up being a recap/filler one. Still better than just seeing the gang chilling at the school's pool tho.

Also, RIP Amajiki-senpai.
Mar 29, 2021 2:57 PM

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Finally, season 5 is here. Can't wait for the first big thing. Best girl Nejire already back!

This felt more like an OVA but I guess we need a recap of what everyone can do since it's been quite some time. That preview though, I'm scared. Don't tell me Hawk is working with Dabi.
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Mar 29, 2021 4:36 PM

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Finally, season 5 is here. Can't wait for the first big thing. Best girl Nejire already back!

This felt more like an OVA but I guess we need a recap of what everyone can do since it's been quite some time. That preview though, I'm scared. Don't tell me Hawk is working with Dabi.


I won't tell you that. I'm just going to laugh my best evil laugh.
Mar 29, 2021 7:37 PM
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A season of play acting
Mar 29, 2021 8:03 PM
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well its a nice first episode, and its like a recap of what are their quirks... well looking forward to the more exciting episodes of this said series
Mar 29, 2021 9:52 PM

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It's cringy episode XD also, training is over use already so I want to see more "slice of life" episode than training again :(

I waited so long for the OP song but I only like the chorus part of it >,<
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Mar 30, 2021 1:32 AM

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S5 Here we go!!! PLUS ULTRA!!!
5/5.


Mar 30, 2021 11:19 AM
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NICE short ep , i like it cant wait to see what happenes next!!
Mar 30, 2021 11:21 AM
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Alex_TheForest said:
Finally, season 5 is here. Can't wait for the first big thing. Best girl Nejire already back!

This felt more like an OVA but I guess we need a recap of what everyone can do since it's been quite some time. That preview though, I'm scared. Don't tell me Hawk is working with Dabi.

IKRRRRRRRR omgggg , this is scarryyy i dont wanna know that either
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Mar 30, 2021 12:25 PM
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Well, atleast it was better than the shitty recap we got in the last 2 seasons. Not going to say anything about the animation. Music is brilliant as usual and completely carried the entire episode. OP and ED was kinda weak but that was also the case for last season and they grew on me so I hope this happens for this season as well.
2/5 for this one.
Mar 30, 2021 2:57 PM

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Cheesus why are there so many negative votes haha

...anyway, Hawks is potentially working with the League of Villains? WHAT
Mar 30, 2021 4:04 PM

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Filler episode, very boring, not much else to say.

Honstely don't understand why they're doing these fillers in the first episode each season but whatever.

Seeing Dabi at the end was cool though
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Mar 31, 2021 5:31 AM
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Imma list my favourite parts.



°That part of the intro where All might should be standing at the number 1 hero was replaced by Endeavour.

°Mirio being a driftwood as a victim

°Amajiki wanting to go home

°Mirio making himself a driftwood again by jumping off the bridge

°Bakugo being a villain towards a villain

This was a good episode but mostly a canon recap but good non the less
Mar 31, 2021 7:15 PM
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Mirio's face spinning in the river is by far my favorite part of this episode
Apr 1, 2021 2:44 AM

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I hope the new OP doesn't imply the season will be yet againg mostly just school training tournament.
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Apr 2, 2021 5:47 AM

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meh but the ed was real nice
Apr 2, 2021 11:33 AM

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Pretty much what I expected from this knowing it was gonna be an original welcome back to the show kinda thing.
Apr 2, 2021 7:32 PM

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1.5k 1 stars wtf? ............
Apr 3, 2021 1:49 AM

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Pretty decent start imo. Nothing really good or bad from the content of the episode. The OP was a banger as expected. Really liked the ED too.

1.5k 1/5 votes LMAO. The bots should really be stop at this point.


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Apr 3, 2021 2:25 AM
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Recap episode was kinda cool. Hoping to see more about Endeavor next episode. And I guess we may see Dabi too.
Apr 3, 2021 10:07 AM
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I skimmed this episode. Once I realised it was just reintroduction/filler - which usually don’t mind but thought this was just boring. Anyway I basically skipped bits then watched the end credits.
Apr 3, 2021 4:13 PM
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It was just a 20 min hero introductory filler. Also, can I point out the fact it took 3 of the students to save 1 man from the river lol?

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The OP was lacking in the usually impressive visuals, but overall I'd say it's pretty meh, but the ED though, woohoo, it's wonderful! Too wonderful, it has a somewhat farewell tone to it you know. Well nuff said...

It's nice to be back, it's been about a year since S4 ended and we've finally got S5 in our hand, another 25 eps long season which will cover THAT, and I'm hella excited, well at least when that comes.

For now, we're served with a kind of recap ep, as a recap ep, it's done excellently, but for a premiere ep, it's quite a 'boring' way to start off the season, this entire ep does not take place in the manga, making it a filler of sorts, but I digress. Just glad to see the characters once again.
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"Bring Bakugo to the faculty lounge."

The sheer exasperation in his voice, putting the unspoken "...again" in there, is priceless.
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Apr 3, 2021 10:45 PM

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Not the best first episode to the new season if I'm honest. I know it was just a filler, but it feels so repetitive; I swear you could take a screenshot every few seconds of that and all of them will look the same as a scene from another episode.

Amajiki is such a mood though... Best boy x3

AND DABI AT THE END YESS
Apr 4, 2021 7:23 AM

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Nice recap! It's also good to see character introductions so that watchers will remember the names of the heroes again. Overall, the heroes' training is enjoyable. :">

I like the OP and ED theme song for this season. :)
Apr 4, 2021 12:04 PM

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damn that was long awaited , Dekus face is a bit different than lasts seasons
the ost brought back nice memories , quite a nice opening for season 5 with a throw back to s1 (villain attack) , classic bakugo too
manga has gotten pretty far from what i ve heard bu i m not really reading it so big anticipation here
Apr 4, 2021 2:33 PM
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The beginning of the episode was OK, nice way to present all the 1-A characters, their powers and personalities. Good thing they managed to hide Mineta's personality so far.

But it wasn't a catchy episode, practically a recap... until after credits, we got to see a new villain and motives to rise suspicions around Hawk. Now I am very motivated to see ep 2!

I don't understand why some users are trying low the rating of good animes. Maybe they are jealous? Poor, miserable, people. Hope MAL can identify those trolls and ban them.
Apr 5, 2021 10:02 AM

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This is my first time watching My Hero, since I'm caught up for the manga. For me, the animation was really bad ngl. The fps was so low. I thought the scenes with Mirio were funny tho. but Bakugo really made me cringe :/
Apr 5, 2021 2:59 PM
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Not much to say about this episode, it introduced all the characters, in case anyone forgot. I guess.

The best part was when Mirio was swept away by the current, for some reason.
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Apr 6, 2021 2:58 PM

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Nice start for the season, specially the music was a stand out, but OMG!! if i have to see how the world is 80% quirks and have each and everyone quirks explained ALL THE FREAKING TIME! trust your damn audience for once! if anyone is actually coming to the show for the first time on Season 5, they can still catch up by watching how everyone fights. Always hated that part from this series.
Apr 6, 2021 8:07 PM

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Something else definitely happened at that ending, but Hawk for sure isn't a traitor.
But i guess a decent start.
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Haha I don't care what anyone says, but Bakugo is freaking hilarious and I love this character. Rage and all <3
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