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Phasar2022
You Say Garbage
My Hero Academia continues its quest to systematically murder the battle-shounen genre in its 4th installment, which promises to be more epic than any that came before it. Can it end its previous seasons' trends of never developing its secondary cast in any meaningful way, making its characters mary sues, never giving enough time to important events, and using one repeated piece of OST to cover for its lack of substance?
Nope.
To elaborate:
The overhaul arc happened. And when it happens, oh boy does it happen with a whimper. It wasn't like the show had built up a reputation for delivering on hyped up characters in any way, starting the trend of squandering all for one last season immediately following beating the first villain of the show in the second episode he showed…
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I've been enjoying the series of My Hero Academia up until this one. The first half of the anime was really good and interesting, but the last 5 (approx) episodes really sucked and I ended up skipping most of them because it honestly was unwatchable for me.
First part of the series; infiltrating and saving someone, interesting and I enjoyed that. The characters were super interesting and I was able to fangirl over my favorite character...General good anime stuff. XD
The last 5 episodes...SO BAD! It felt like they ran out of ideas and were just trying to throw something together to make the big 25!
The fight was completely pointless and literally only to make some kid happy! Of course the main character always wins in the end and the school gets their celebration. But it felt stupid, I w…
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BNHA"S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN A NUTSHELL:
Mineta in episode 1: "OMG NOSEBLEED BOOBIES!"
Midoriya in episode 1: "*crying* ALLL MIGHTTTT *crying*"
Bakugo in episode 1: "DEKUUUUUU VIOLENCEEEEEE"
Mineta 80 episodes later: "OMG NOSEBLEED BOOBIES!"
Midoriya 80 episodes later: "*crying* ALLL MIGHTTTT *crying*"
Bakugo 80 episodes later: "DEKUUUUUU VIOLENCEEEEEE" Almost 90 episodes in and there has been almost zero long term character development. Every character is the exact same as they were at the beginning of season 1. This seasons first half felt extremely rushed, and the only people that left the first half with any lasting consequences were characters that were only introduced like 5 episodes ago. Every single character that was introduced in s1 has plot armor. Also, over half of the eno…
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i don't know about some of these reviews man. maybe its because some of them are 'seasoned' watchers of anime (harsh critics) or this just isn't they're genre. But then it raises the question of if you don't like this type why are you watching it? I also se a lot of people saying they dropped it halfway (or less) which i think means you don't deserve an opinion on the show itself. So far i've enjoyed mha immensely, it's gotta be up there with my other favourites, like aot, the first half of slime isekai (hoping s2 of that will be better than the end of that season lmao) and s1 one punch. now onto the specifics of s4.
Story: 2 arcs are covered in this season, with me very much enjoying both. the build up to the yakuza fights where great, making you connect with Deku much more as an mc and…
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Jeez all the people who review this season below at least a 5 should really change their reviews to "I receive no joy from watching anime whatsoever, just the thought of watching any anime for the purposes of entertainment instead of to leave a nasty review makes me break out with hives." Like, it's the forth season, same old same old. Some people didn't like the festival arc because it felt like filler to them but honestly I just don't think the understand the concept of "calm before the storm" since that arc was just there for setup and a brief feeling of levity before the events of a future fifth season. (because let's be honest it's getting more seasons) and to all the people leaving reviews ranging from like 4 and under I gotta ask, why have you even been watching this long?
Read at the sourceInjenss
An excellent fight scene at the very end of the season couldn't save a shockingly mediocre season of MHA. The main problem with this season is that it peaked WAY too soon. What should have been the ending episodes of the season were placed in the middle, With Deku, Lemillion and others going after Overhaul and his crew in a pretty entertaining series of fights. So, after the resolution of the events surrounding Overhaul, Eri and the heroes, you are treated to about 12 episodes of some of the most bland and meandering filler you could imagine from what is usually a top-flight anime.
The whole second half of the season was basically them preparing for a school festival. And not an awesome festival like the Sports Festival, but a ridiculously childish festival where they sing and dance. It…
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This anime is bad.If you like this anime, then i feel sorry for your entire family for your upbringing.The anime starts off well in it's first season showing a teenager aiming to be the number one Hero in a world where quirks mean everything.As the season progresses,he is still the crybaby he used to be even after gaining the quirk of his idol.
As for character development, he hardly see anything in that regard with characters like Bakugo and Todoreku the worst shounen characters ever!!
The only positive thing in this anime is the animation which is quite decent in compared to other animes.Apart from that,this show is horrible
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[LIGHT SPOILERS]
Maybe, it's hard to tell what qualifies as a spoiler at this point.
Anyways, around season 2 of MHA i started getting the sneaking suspicion that this is not a good show but i couldn’t pinpoint why. I think i get it now. After sitting with this show for another 2 seasons i think i get it.
Is the hero-job pointless?
No seriously. As i watch the backstories of the various villains in the show i see that none of them just randomly became villains. The usual trend is that society failed them some place along the way and this drove them towards crime. All heroes talk about their goal being creating peace in society. But if society is producing these criminals doesn't that mean that the only way to bring peace is by changing society so that it no longer does so? That isn’t w…
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No one watches Boku no Hero for some deep psychological meditation. What Boku no Hero has done in the 4th season is shown that it has - once again - elevated the shonen genre while not letting the success of the show overly influence its decision making.
First, I want to address the stuff I don't like, because there isn't much. Season 4 has a bit slow start, and like season 3 BnH definitely tends to rest on its laurels at times. In other words, you can clearly find distinct patterns in how the show is constructed: classic fighting music, linear backstories / character development, etc. But my god do I hardly care... I absolutely love all the exhilarating moments/fights/speeches in BnH series, no matter how vanilla they can be. The studio nails them almost perfectly each time and makes th…
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I love BNHA, but damn, this season was utter garbage.
I don't know if there was a lack of ambition from having worked on this series for so long, but the studio really failed in directing, pacing, and transitioning.
The epic/dramatic/emotional moments totally flopped. I actually went and read the manga (I never read the manga!) for this season, just so I could see how each event should've been portrayed.
The animation and directing is lazy. Flashbacks and still-frames are overused, taking away from what could've been a really cool fight. The studio probably thought each scene would be more impactful if they added an emotional OST coupled with still-frames and slideshows. Nah, I hate to break it to them, but the reason I cried was because of the crap they produced.
Pacing? Pa a a aaaacing…
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This series never ceases to amaze me, I don't know what's wrong with everyone, because it thought this season was awesome. Four seasons in and it does not loose impact. I've cried twice and almost cried another time during the season, this does not happen often. I'm excited for what's to come and I don't think I'll be disappointed.
My only complaint would be that this season seems to lack some originality, people seemed to have enjoyed a certain finishing move Deku used halfway through the series, but it was so similar to one punch man's consecutive normal punches that the excitement at that moment turned to cringe.
In the end, though this is definately worth watching!
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It’s always a weird feeling where I feel like I have to play defense for the most popular, widely beloved franchises on the market. But that’s the paradox of ubiquity: when an anime, movie franchise, TV show, book series, or whatever become so popular that pretty much everyone’s at least heard about it, it can be easy to take it for granted. They become so omnipresent that we forget what made them good in the first place, and we forget how to love them in the same way we used to. Small wonder the cry of “overrated” has become so prominent in today’s criticism; it can be so hard sometimes to divorce the most popular stories from that popularity and approach them as if seeing them for the first time. But it behooves us to remember: things get popular for a reason. Sure, there’s plenty of gar…
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My hero academia, one of modern big three. I absolutely loved the first 2 seasons. S3, for me was weak and repetitive, it had some epic and good moments but as a whole it was a disappointment.
I am maybe in the minority, but by season 4 MHA made a comeback. I really enjoyed this season even though it had some animation and pacing inconsistencies at the beginning.
The things that made this season my favorite, or at least its better than S3
[MINOR SPOILERS]
1.The story arcs-
• Overhaul arc – it is one the most serious and best arcs up until now. It had emotions, major losses, fights, focus in characters other than Deku and Bakugo. FOR THE FIRST TIME CLASS 1A was not the main focus for the villains and others. In short story wise it had an improvement.
• School festival arc –This is the…
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*Minimum Spoiler Review*
TL;DR: Same Story, Same Studio, Same kid yelling Plus Ultra 10 billion times; but makes you wonder, is the source material just shit or the director just couldn't stand up to the task? Just a trainwreck of an anime.
[Story: 4/10 , Characters: 5/10, Art: 6/10, Sound: 7/10, Enjoyment: 6/10]
“When you’re really scared.. When your life is really on the line… Your true colors show.” - Red Riot
"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Never before did I think I would use such a quote to describe an anime series but after finishing watching this season of BNHA, I think it fits it perfectly. I was so hyped going into this season. The plots were set, the character arcs were foreshadowed, the epic fights were pre-hyped but something…
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Boku no Hero Academia 4 was one of the most underwhelming of the series I’ve seen yet but also the most exciting season I’ve seen yet. The transition between Season 3 and Season 4 was mainly the cause of the first arc being underwhelming and awkward to even begin with. Despite this, the series was still able to barely push out of the boulder it trapped itself in and put momentum into it.
Despite the first arc being called dragged out by many people, I would beg to differ. The first arc may not have been as straightforward as how a shounen anime should have been, I believe it was the right choice to have done it this way. The grief Midoriya and the others felt, the stress and effort they were put under when strategizing for this invasion were all build-up to the climax of the arc. They pou…
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The annual tradition continues and that means, we have another season of hero and villains in this franchise we should all be familiar with by now: My Hero Academia. With the expanding roster, this is a franchise that has been adding its legacy to catch up to the manga at every chance it gets. But with all the chances it has cashed on, isn’t it ironic that the more we see this show, the weaker it gets? As someone who has been following this anime from the very beginning back in 2016, this season hit me like a hammer on the hand. And that’s not a pleasant feeling.
We start out with a seemingly long recap event episode because the season decided it’s suitable to retell the plot most fans are familiar with. Shounen adaptations are known for this cliché but My Hero Academia seems to let the n…
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Since it first began airing, “My Hero Academia” has been the unwitting punching bag for joyless old dogs like me who have lost the childlike fascination with watching cartoon characters whale on each other with little rhyme or reason. Not that My Hero Academia has ever really prided itself on intricate or brutal fights worth revisiting when compared to some of its peers, because in all honesty, as of late, this anime has lacked even that to keep me motivated to continue on.
If there’s one thing that My Hero Academia’s 4th season has proven, it’s that mangaka Kohei Horikoshi has mastered the art of spinning his wheels. And that’s not to say that the production team attached to this project doesn’t share a portion of the blame, for all I know, the manga could just be THAT much better. But…
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*Spoiler Warning*
My Hero Academia is slowly but surely becoming Fairy Tail 2.0.
Every time I hear something good about "My Hero Academia", it has mainly to do with its writing and how beautiful it is. There are also so many great developments from many characters, so they say, but I don't see any of this. I really don't. I'm probably being a bit too nitpicky with the show but I really wouldn't mind at all if only people would stop calling this show's writing a magnum opus when you all know that's not true. I, personally would call "My Hero Academia" a cringe show and not in a good way, either. It's a show that gets on my nerves, can't stand, and yet, I've seen all 4 seasons of this damned franchise and I will finish everything with a little hope that its writing will be a little better,…
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My hero academia, after having an explosion in its popularity while season 2 was airing, is arguably the most popular shounen right now that is not One Piece. And the hype is mostly deserved be it for having a well-balanced cast of characters, or for the fantastically animated and choreographed fights, the latter of which had a massive dip in quality this season. This entire season does not live up to the extreme hype perpetuated by the manga community.
The animation is very stiff even relying on still frames at times; the characters feel like they haven’t progressed at all since the beginning of season 3 even though some of them went through huge developments; the main antagonist, Overhaul, isn’t explored through introspection, and the potential he had is lost when reliance on flashback…
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"A world without smiles and humor... has no bright future." - Nighteye
Boku no Hero Academia 4th Season leaves off from the 3rd Season and with All for One locked up, stray villains and even YAKUZA with quirks comes into the fray to take the limelight with this season, with one Kai Chisaki voiced by Kenjirou Tsuda a yakuza planning something up for the heroes using Eri voiced by Seiran Kobayashi, as Deku joins Nighteye's agency to further his quirk and finds out about Eri's situation, it's up to him and Mirio to stop Chisaki. Well this is the first half of this season summary anyways, the next arc afterwards deals with the aftermath with the Chisaki incident and in turn U.A has a cultural festival and Class 1-A thinks it's a good way for the rest of the school to unwind from all the crazi…
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