As a child, he wanted to become a hero, just like his #1 idol All Might, yet due to Izuku’s powerless fate, he was left to admire beloved heroes from afar and take notes on whatever he could. His persistence paid off when he had the chance to meet All Might! With a unique, transferable quirk, he chose Izuku to be his successor.

After many months of training, Izuku finally enrolls in U.A. High, a prestigious high school that’s famous for the excellent hero training program they provide.Together with his talented classmates and the growing threat of a villain organisation, Izuku would soon learn what it means to be a hero.

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The story of My Hero Academia is your basic “zero to hero” plot, but what makes this anime very entertaining is how it’s executed. By having the main setting in a school, you can easily relate to the characters to some degree, watching them freak out over a test resonates with me, and - let’s be real here - probably you too. With the addition of the hero course, you get to watch all the amazing abilities that the classes have to offer. Sparring between each other or in teams becomes the norm in this anime and watching how the characters learn about and develop quirks and techniques alike is quite entertaining.

 

With the addition of villains, you get to see the other perspective of this world’s society and in some cases, you might even resonate with the villain as their motives might be agreeable to you! Not gonna lie, I caught myself sympathizing with one of them.

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My Hero Academia provides a lot of perspectives into the world of heroes and the society that has been built around the development of quirks and this allows the show to still feel fresh with any new character introduced. You still get to enjoy your typical over-the-top anime fights when the heroes and the villains, or even the classmates themselves, clash and you often find yourself cheering the characters on.

However, throughout the arcs, there will be some fillers. You cannot escape this aspect as it’s quite normal for a lot of animes to have them yet, with the case of My Hero Academia, you barely even notice that some of them are fillers at all! They are woven into the storyline so well to the point where the start and end of the arc intertwines with the fillers nicely. The comic-like style of this story introduces various levels of humor, whenever it’s childlike or just a plain roast, I’m sure you’ll find yourself laughing at one point.

 

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What My Hero Academia does beautifully is its ability to give most of the characters an equal amount of screentime. Typically, if you meet a side character it would be a one-time thing, however each character in this anime has a relevance to the story and undoubtedly you will have a connection with each of them, now whether it’s positive or negative it’s all up to you. Additionally, each character will have their own arc, large or small it wouldn’t matter, and you can easily see the development within them. To avoid spoilers, I will use Izuku as an example:

 

Of course, he started off as a nobody, someone completely useless in a world filled with superpowers however, throughout the story you can easily see his growth and it’s a steady one! It’s not some, “I’m now super powerful after this one fight!” cliché, each character will still have their weaknesses but they’re developing nevertheless. Each character in the story has unique designs, it’s hard to find two that are similar which adds on to the idea of a fresh feeling every time one has been introduced. With the variety of the designs, even the personalities of each character varies.You will have those that you love, and those that you hate. No matter what, each character has a chance for the spotlight and for growth as well.

 

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The animation is beautiful, what more is there to say? Studio Bones has done a beautiful job when it comes to the overall quality of the animation. Even the regular “not-so-epic” scenes still have a dynamic look to them with the variety of facial expressions that the characters can portray as only one example. The animation of the quirks throughout the anime also varies and has a sense of realistic side-effects to the user and others around them. There’s also some moments where the character’s reactions are exaggerated, and this is quite entertaining, and mostly, funny to watch. The variety of exaggeration that Studio Bones animates is quite large, and you will never get bored of them at all.

 

Each fight scene is also beautifully crafted and executed and will leave you awestruck with the perspective shifts or how smoothly the characters move while they’re against each other. Just by the animation alone, My Hero Academia will grasp your attention.

 

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This anime has so many amazing soundtracks at its disposal and each track helps create the atmosphere of the scene. For example, when you listen to “You Say Run” I’m sure that you have a feeling that something epic is going to happen, or when you listen to “Enemy Strike” you would feel a sense of danger and evilness on the loose. My Hero Academia manipulates their tracks in such a way that it gives a strong impact the moment you hear it.

It doesn’t give you any time to prepare yourself, throwing you into the scene almost instantly the moment the animation gets accompanied by the music, you would feel like you’re there beside the characters.

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Overall, My Hero Academia has your generic superhero storyline however the way that it executes that said story is well done. The quality of the animation is amazing and constant throughout the entire anime and the soundtrack will have you playing each track on a loop for a solid week. The characters are relatable and very entertaining to watch.

However, some of the arcs that the story goes through are “too relatable” or just a bit boring to watch, which was why I didn’t score this anime much higher. This is especially evident in season 3 with one of the arcs, and due to the link of the story, you can’t skip them otherwise you might miss an important part of the story.