Story - 7/10: This anime covers pretty much the exact amount of chapters of manga that are brutally bog standard. Boku no Hero starts as generic as it can get, and I've seen hate for this series from people who dropped it before reaching Season 2 where it really shows its true nature, which is a real shame. Honestly, you pretty much have to trust me when I say that it gets a lot better than this later on!
Art - 10/10: This aspect of both the manga and the anime are Boku no Hero's biggest strength at this point in the story. The cartoony and Western comic book motifs are fantastic and distinct, which is why Horikoshi is my second favorite mangaka of all time. His style is presented in a bright and vibrant way that suits the series well most of the time, although a lot of detail is lost (which is par for the course anyway).
The real plus is the animation though! Bones knows how to animate action and their talent is in flying colors here! The fight at the climax of this season is honestly presented better than it was in the manga.
Characters - 8/10: I swear, the characters in Boku no Hero are all amazing! Just give them time to grow! This season serves the purpose of conveying the personalities of each person in the series, and since everything is Black Clover levels of generic at this point, it's really easy for these personalities to be established...
Izuku is the underdog, Bakugo is the talented jerk, Ochako is the Best Girl, etc. etc. etc. Like I said before, they all seem like Copy-Paste archetypes, but once you get to Season 2 they will become one of the greatest casts of characters in the entire Shounen genre, period.
At the very least, their distinct personalities and extremely varied design- even among minor characters- make them fun to watch in action.
Sound - 9/10: There's nothing really to say here, other than we have some fantastic seiyuus for this show. You can look at the bios here on MAL if you don't believe me. In fact, I couldn't believe half of them were who they were compared to their other roles! (Seriously, somehow, the cool and collected Karma from Anstasu Kyoushitsu is the hot headed Bakugo... how?!)
The band from the very first OP of FMA returns to perform Boku no Hero's first OP, "The Day", and... well... the song itself isn't as good as I thought it should've been. If bands like Grandrodeo and Jam Project were worthy of performing the OPs of Kuroko and One Punch Man, they should've also been hired for this show! But oh well, it's really a matter of taste in the end. The visuals of the OP are still pretty rockin' though.
Overall - 10/10: It's a rocky start, but this is still a fantastic first season to a fantastic anime that I think is better presented than the manga up to this point. But honestly, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed this show so much if I hadn't known what was coming up ahead of time.
I've seen many, many posts about people who dropped this show and even compare it to BLACK BLOODY CLOVER, and it makes me kind of disappointed. Even though I believe the anime is slightly better than the manga for the time being, I'd still recommend it over this show.
You could easily get through each volume in 45 minutes to an hour, and by halfway into volume 3, you'll already be a good ways into Season 2 material, and as such it would be a lot faster to get over the series' initial hurdle. But honestly, as long as you go in with an open mind and blind trust towards the words of complete strangers, your reward for sticking with this anime's first season will be a fantastic second season and hopefully an even more fantastic third season!
