The anime only had one job: Adapt the source material faithfully and bring the spirit of the manga onto the screen. The studio behind the anime has done it before and is capable of doing it, but they purposely dragged out the pacing of the first arc to this season just so enough time is given for a non-canon side film. The second half of the season was pretty much filler content mixed in with minuscule canon manga materials, which ultimately created an unnecessary mess that the future installment must clarify later on. The choice of dragging things out and making changes to the narrative structure ruined how the future narrative will play out.
You could advocate that I should evaluate the 5th season of My Hero by excluding my knowledge of the source material. But that would, in my eyes, be doing a massive disservice to myself. And in no way that I’m comfortable in doing so. Furthermore, I’m dubious that even people with absolutely no knowledge of the source material have praises for this season alone.
Honestly, there’s really nothing else to expand on because everything is just pointless. There’s little to no driving force in its narrative, nor was the season even entertaining. The 5th installment of My Hero was just a filler. Skipping the 5th season and you’ll miss nothing. At this point, I’m just hoping My Hero Academia will continue to fade into obscurity because the previous installments aren’t much better.
