Story - 6 (Fair)
The story of the movie was rather typical of shonen movies. A lot of adventure and action, extensive fighting scenes and convenient exposition. Although, this movie is different from the first in the sense that it solely focuses on Class 1-A running their own ameteur hero agency. All of the students get their moments to shine, but the focus of the story is Bakugou Katsuki and more obviously, Midoriya Izuku. Two new child characters are introduced, as well as four new villains that are implied to be in cahoots with the league of villains. The LoV appears both at the start of the movie and after the climax, but their role is rather small. Pro-heroes also have some screen time, but it's mostly either exposition or to get a rise of emotion out of the audience. There is a fair amount of violence, an abundance of blood. The setting is Nabu Island, a far away island off the main island of Japan, which is important to note for the story.
Art - 9 (Great)
I'm a big fan of Horikoshi's art style in general, but Studio Bones outdid themselves this time. Fighting scenes were often fluid and colorful. They utilized different types of lights for certain character's quirks. The art helped the story in regards to symbolizing the power that each character holds, as well as setting the atmosphere when needed to make such a change. The animation team was conscious of what type of mood they wanted to convey through the art, and as an audience number, I greatly appreciate that.
Sound - 7 (Good)
The music selection was mostly the same sound bytes that is used in the show itself. However, some new music was produced specifically for this movie and all was helpful, like the art, in setting the atmosphere for fight scenes and casual scenes alike. There are lots of explosions (thanks, Bakugou) and geographical accidents that cause a lot of noise as well.
Character - 6 (Fair)
A lot of characters don't receive a lot of development in this movie. This is typical for a shonen movie, as the protagonist is the priority. Midoriya gets a lot of development, though can be comparable to development he's already made in the anime itself. Bakugou also receives some development, but he earns it as he starts to work with others (minor spoiler). The child characters are notably similar to Bakugou and Midoriya in regards to becoming heroes, but this had to have been done on purpose. The audience will see a lot of similarities between the male child and younger Midoriya. Pro heroes don't get much development, because they don't nearly have enough screen time as Class 1-A.
Enjoyment - 8 (Very Good)
Like I mentioned in the beginning of my review...I am a big fan of My Hero Academia! I enjoyed this movie greatly, but because of certain parts of the movie which I will not spoil...I felt minority disappointed. I teared up, I laughed, and I worried for the kids of Class 1-A as they continued on their journey to become heroes.
Overall - 9 (Great)
A great shonen movie to see, experience, and think about days afterward. 2020 will be a good year for both the anime and manga of My Hero Academia. Character development and story is somewhat lacking, but enjoyable nonetheless. Sound is pretty average for the My Hero Academia franchise, but the art was super impressive!
Hopefully my review is helpful or resourceful for people who want to see the movie but can't due to where they live. If you have any more spoiler-y questions for me, I'd be happy to answer them through messaging!
