necro_dancer said:DISCLAIMER: i don't hate my hero academia but i think its overhyped
and another thing: i will use bleach as my main example. it was my first shounen, i love it, its probably the most hype battle shounen out there, it has crazy amount of wasted potential and lastly, BC is probably closest to bleach
i know a lot of people think its trash but its really not, i had problem with pacing so i waited for episodes to pile up. i started watching again yesterday (starting episode 17) and i actually can't stop now. i will go over the reasons of why i think BC is really good, better than My hero academia and could easily stand with Big 3 if it was airing with them
1) yuno is an amazing rival. for the first time, the 2 (asta and yuno) clearly show they like each other, i can feel that they are friends. its not like my hero academia where the show is trying to make me like a bully (and none of the people seem to give a fuck about bakugo's anger issue-the whole relationship is abusive af)
2) its self aware. the shows knows about the cliche and stuff but the execution is usually not cliche... this is hard to explain, its like i know what trope is gonna be used next but i STILL get excited for it. and honestly, MHA is much more cliche than this (which is my next point)
3) fights are great and all of them are higher than average standard. battles in MHA are boring af, why? because the powers are boring
im a glass canon that can use infinite ice and fire
i have explosions that don't burn people
i punch! really really really HARD... ULTRA FUCKIN HARD! and when im pushed to my limit... i just PUNCH EVEN HARDER!
seriously? i know that flame magic isn't very "creative" either but at least they make it LOOK COOL... and thats what this is all about
back when goku went super saiyan, nothing special technically happened, he just got a lot stronger but the EXECUTION made it one of the most memorable anime moments in history! the hair color change, the sharp aura around him... it was a magical moment
something as simple as putting a hawk's background on the person can make an attack more interesting (as seen in sport anime). black clover is very "free" when it comes to this powers, i fuckin love it
4) the scale. BC is doing great stuff. the progression has been at a good rate so far (especially for noelle) and no one is getting super strong yet. bleach made a mistake early on, ichigo got a draw AGAINST FREAKIN KENPACHI. i really love bleach but that was a mistake (IMO). speaking of bleach:
5) black clover takes the"CAPTAIN/SQUAD" format of bleach and actually does stuff with it. this is simply because the main characters are part of them. this is what would happen if ichigo joined kenpachi and im loving it. there is a lot more focus on members of group too, because of that we can see their interactions:
6) characters don't have much to offer on their own...their interactions however... its amazing. it makes the world more alive
imagine for a second, kenpachi and byakuya! look at this youtube clip (just 30 seconds):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORUgiySAUZM
this was thrown away as just a small comedy part for the end of episodes. these characters technically see each other EVERY FUCKIN DAY and we get bare minimum interaction in this 300+ episode... and they are captains too, important characters and not just squad members
here is another one from bleach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o18fx2R8gts
old man yama was not used enough, asta and yuno meet wizard king so early and its really good, he is being used as a character
i know that bleach couldn't do this stuff too much and that it would ruin some things but there is till some wasted potential here and i think most fans will agree (i remember moments where orihime was in soul society as a guest, it was interesting to see this highschool kid there)
**there are many more things i wanted to say but i can't remember so i will end it 2 smaller things**
BC has a Battle Royal arc later on but the characters are introduced earlier so u actually know a bit about them before the tournament arc and this is great IMO, i will now feel attachment to characters. this was the problem with the newest exam arc with MHA, such a boring arc
ultimately... BC is the shounen that is hype as fuck... it genuinely puts a smile on my face and i wish more people gave it a chance and didn't dismiss it so easily, its special in its own way :D
i hope i haven't offended any fan of other shows, im a fan of those shows myself and these are just opinions, just check my list, i have given 10 to bleach and 9 to MHA, i really love them
it's not like over hyped, but it's more like the animation quality is so good that it is so dear to most of the people. if bc came in the form of seasons, it would have the same amount of craze.