In a world, very different from our own, everyone is born
with super powers, known as Quirks. Only
the very best can master their abilities and become true heroes. The best of the best is All Might and Izuka
“Deku” Midoriya is his biggest fan.
However, Izuka has a problem: he has no Quirk. Teased endlessly in school, his dream of
becoming as good as All Might is just that, a distant dream. That is until fate brings Izuka face to face
with his idol and he learns an unexpected secret. Now, Izuka has a Quirk of his own, provided
by All Might himself, and he’s about to start his journey to becoming a hero at
U.A. High School. Even if Izuka can
survive the rigorous training ahead, there are forces deadlier than he could
ever imagine coming after All Might and the school. It’s up to Izuka to master All Mights “One
For All” Quirk and lead his class to become the next generation of super
powered saviors.
Looks like the superhero boom has finally made its mark
in Japan. My Hero Academia is the
second, super (no pun intended) big hit to come out in the last couple of years
(after One Punch Man) to notch an Anime slice out of the superhero market. Whereas One Punch Man was more straight
parody, My Hero Academia is more like Naruto with kid superheroes…and it works
for the most part.
They definitely dial up the inspiration emotional
spectrum in this series. While MHA has
plenty of laughs, seeing poor Deku declare his dreams even when he’s on his
knees can bring tears to your eyes.
Those tears will become a river whenever All Might tells Deku that his
dream, nearly impossible as it is, can happen.
Wow. I feel like that’s something
that’s been missing from DC’s current crop of super hero films: Hope (except
Wonder Woman, that did things right all across the board). And MHA is all about Hope as much as it is
the battles and the zaniness of living in a world where superpowers are the
norm.
As you might expect from a Shonen Anime (that hopefully
wont last nearly as long as Naruto or dare I say One Piece), MHA has a huge
cast of characters: from Deku and his class, to All Might and the staff of U.A.
High, to the deranged and nightmare fuel inspiring villains. This early on, I still don’t know everyones
names by heart. I cant even really
recall the real name of Deku’s rival, I just call him “Kaachan” like Deku
does. There are a couple of stand
outs. All Might and his heavy American
style look and state named attacks does make me scratch my head a bit, but he’s
still more the hero than Zack Snyder’s Superman, saving the day with boundless
hopeful speeches and a winning smile. I
also really like Tsu, whose power is basically being a frog. She says whatever is on her mind, even if it
isn’t too hopeful or inspiring. Plus her
look is really neat too. As for Kaachan…why
the hell was Deku his “friend” for as long as they have been? The constant flashbacks to how Kaachan has
belittled Deku and his lack of Quirk is so unhealthy, im surprised Deku even
still has a dream to become a superhero.
I feel like Kaachan is the Vegeta of the series, minus the charm and bad
ass qualities that make the Prince of All Saiyans so memorable even today. So yes, it was a total “F YEAH” moment when
Kaachan was berated for his performance during an exam, both by teachers and
the students. It was good to see him
knocked off his invincibility cloud.
MHA is fun and, having cleared the first season, I’m
looking forward to seeing how the apparent tournament style second season plays
itself out. I’ll admit, the show didn’t
grab me right away, as it has many others (seriously, MHA second season was one
of the biggest hits of the season along with Dragon Ball Super and Attack on
Titan Season 2). But it did keep me
intrigued enough to keep going and, like I said, when the show wants to
inspire, it does that really well. Here’s
hoping Deku finds his dream…and doesn’t take as long as Naruto to get there.
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