I bet Aizawa feels especially strongly about the entrance exam, since his quirk would also be useless against the robots.

The fact that Shinso's quirk could make him an absolute nightmare of a villain and yet he remains utterly determined to use it for good and to be a hero is one of the reasons why he's easily in my top 5 favorite characters, especially once we see how much he develops later in the series.

Poor Shinso. He has one of the most powerful quirks, but it isn't flashy and people immediately mistrust him. And he's self aware enough to have applied to general studies as a backup. I'm happy to see the progress he makes later on in the series. One of the people who absolutely deserved better than he was getting.

Pro Heroes in the audience watching Todoroki create that giant iceberg: “This kid is coming for our jobs in a few years.”

Gotta say, I feel for Sero. Todoroki went WAAAAAY overboard in their match.

Fun fact: The creator sees Ojiro as being hardworking because he'd managed to pass the entrance exam with just a tail as his quirk.

The way Shinzo's middle school classmates thought that he would be a great villain because of his Quirk is a hint of the real issue behind a society that judges people because of the Quirks.

Shinso's story presents a very interesting perspective on yet another problem in this show's society related to not only valuing mostly physical and flashy quirks, but also assuming someone can become a villain just because their quirk isn't your typical hero stuff. It's also a really nice touch to show Deku actually relating to Shinso about someone being more 'blessed' than him considering his circumstances. The moment Shinso's class and the pro heroes validate him was also incredibly touching.

"You can't help the thing that your heart longs for." when Shinzo said with such sadness and hopelessness honestly made me tear up for him especially when he's been told that he's a bad guy just because of an ability he never chose for.

Shinso really would be so busted as a hero, he could deescalate any situation without having to hurt anyone- a skill so many heroes lack. Just think about how easily he could save people in a hostage situation.

montana's reading of every character is so cool and accurate

The best part of MHA is that it explores the psychological consequences of what a world of superpowers would be. MHA is one of the most realistic depictions of superpowers and their consequences I have ever watched.

Its not necessarily responding to a "question", its more of a call and response, so you could say to someone "hey you!" And if they respond in some way like "who me?" That would work as well i believe (i could be wrong but im pretty sure thats how his quirk works????)

21:15 "Endeavor would certainly know about the limits of his mother's powers because he pushed her to her limits." Oh my gooooood that's so dark, but I love that turn of phrase, that was so good, sharp as a TACK this one-

Dont think shinso needs to ask a question. Any response to him will activate his quirk

I feel Kenny’s pain trying not to spoil anything. Im also very excited for her to see all that is coming with One for All and the drama in Todoroki’s family. Can’t wait!! So happy with these 2 episodes per week

Shoto's evolution as a character is one of my favorite ones. His fateful battle with Deku is the one thing that will give him the courage to create his own path without worrying about his father. And that will also result in another of my favorite character development. Without a doubt the Todoroki family is a pivotal plot in the entire franchise.

So it turns out even none word responses are enough to trigger Shinso's quirk

I imagine most other kids just straight up never willing to speak to Shinso and you got to assume kids would try to blame him if they got in trouble. Things like that must have happened to him all the time.

shinso doesn't need to ask anything to use his quirk, they just need to in some way talk to/answer him

Super proud of Kenny for not saying things when he obviously wanted to gush about lore.

I think the question part for activating his quirk was just an error on the dub's part. Person just has to respond to him in order to activate it, doesn't have to be specifically to a question. Anyway, Shinso is a pretty cool character. Having a quirk of that nature being seen more as villainous but is fighting back against that image to become a hero. Also sucks that the practical would screw over quirks like that

“You can’t help the things your heart longs for” is one of my favorite quotes, I love Shinzo so much

That's what I get for staying up late, I slept through my alarm and missed the premier 😔 Now I have to set warning alarms the night before.. 😂

would love to see you guys do the movies too the animation for the big scenes is amazing

This tournament is were i was officially hooked. The characters, the powers having interesting match ups, the inspirational music and message. MHA is my feel good anime and i dont usually watch anime to feel good

Even Shigaraki cork could save millions. turning large heavy debris into powder. people trapped in snow freed an instant. Turning mingle cars The people are trapped in into dust. How you use the toll makes all the difference.

Its a translation error in dub, actually Shinso's quirk doesn't need any question, it woks on anyone who simply talks to him or gives any type of verbal response

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We got to the round robin tournament bracket! Rounds 1 and 2! Now before anyone says ANYTHING about Deku's stupidity falling for the brainwashing after getting warned in advance, it should be noted just how much it is overshadowed by his level of care. Deku as I have mentioned before is an empath. We run on other's emotions Ojiro and the vice rep of Class B felt so unbelievably strongly about their own accomplishments only for them to be upset they were puppets, and Shinso turns around and says Ojiro in particular is a moron. (Won't say that Ojiro is justified entirely trying to ensure the guy who didn't let HIM compete also doesn't compete is a tad bit of a dirty move, but I get it when he was the one who actually made it on the career track.) Deku as a person naturally avoids conflict as much as possible. So for his friend to be insulted and dragged into a completely separate conflict for no reason other than to insult him is INFURIATING for Deku. Especially insulting something that he caused entirely of his own accord. It wasn't just an insult, which Deku is numb to courtesy of Bakugo, but it was one that slips through his emotional guard because he cares so much about his friends. More than himself. As for why Deku doesn't know the quirk, it's because of round 1 and 2 obviously. How would he have figured it out? Plus since it is all about showcasing quirks, my guess is they are not announced at all, and you are just trying to do what you can to be noticed. So all he could guess was from context clues how it works. And all he had was Ojiro because he was busy pulling his shenanigans right in the heat of things in round 1 and 2. Heck Tetsu's team had no clue how they lost their headband...and yet we see very blank eyes on his crew. Looks like Shinso got not just his team but another as well in rapid succession right at the end. Next is OFA. We have to ask ourselves a very simple question. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! Deku used OFA...and someone ELSE moved his fingers. Someone within his head. 8 people appeared in the shadows of the arena. Deku is the 9th holder. If you did NOT think of the avatar state you are crazy. And I will not deny it, I consider this use of that form BETTER than that. But what exactly happened will remain a long mystery unsolved for now. But we start to scratch the surface on exactly how complex this power really is. And All-Might is ABSOLUTELY HOLDING OUT info. His explanation is no two ways about it. NOT what happened. All-Might specifically said regardless what you saw, YOU had the passion to get yourself out. But Deku's experience was NOT what he said. And when it didn't convince or settle Deku, he immediately moved to change subjects. AND seemed happy he had been present in said vision. A sense not only he, but ALSO Recovery Girl understood. So there is more to that event than meets the eye. Also one simple display of MASSIVE pain tolerance improvement after he broke free of Shinso. Not only was he pretty unbothered by his fingers breaking, but he IMMEDIATELY moved to shove Shinso out of the ring. Putting a lot of pressure on his now broken fingers in the process. Then he was PUNCHED in those fingers, then he proceeded to FULL GRIP THE GUY AND OVERHEAD SMASH HIM INTO THE GROUND. If Deku can endure that level of pain now with only slight wincing, of putting THAT MUCH PRESSURE ON SKINLESS AND NEAR BONELESS FINGERS, it makes you wonder just how far he can go when he gets SERIOUS now. Also the "trap" Bakugo was referring to was Deku playing meek and bursting out with his quirk. Seems Bakugo has decided Deku is just playing a long kind of manipulation game. Wait until Deku is over one thousand times stronger if my calculations of OFA are accurate at peak performance. Shinso is the definition of a quirk that looks bad in use. But he very much has a lot in common with Eraser Head. Great and useful quirk effect, but BADLY needs the user of the quirk to do a LOT of work to use it correctly. And Daft Punk is absolutely the perfect group to say that. (One of their big hits is "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" if you didn't know.) No I have NO IDEA why they are in that audience. But Shinso's whole character is trying to prove people wrong that he has a villainous quirk. Which he admits to himself he thinks looking at it from the outside he thinks so too. Unfortunately to best get people to talk to him, he kinda has to be a jerk like Monoma does. But he's not breaking rules. If you missed it, his quirk evolved. He doesn't need you to speak to him, but just acknowledge him. Even silent grunts can yield his way in. And Shinso calls out and says how refreshing it is for Deku to not be concerned about that to talk to him with no fear. That lack of fear alone goes to show how awesome Deku is at healing others. He reaffirms the kid's motivations to keep moving. And Shinso is ABSOLUTELY rooting for Deku now because of that kindness more than to not make him look like he performed bad against him. And of course, we have the biggest one shot in the show. No, I am NOT kidding. SO much happened in those mere frames. Sero ACTUALLY could have won. Had Todoroki not been on his tip toes, and been entirely off the ground, it was OVER for Todoroki. But no. We got COMPLETE ANNIHILATION. From his tip toes, he was able to cover more than a FOOTBALL FIELD, REACH INTO THE AUDIENCE AND SHOOT UP AT SUCH A PERFECT ANGLE IT DIDN'T HIT THE AUDIENCE OR DAMAGE THE BUILDING WHILE COMPLETELY ENCASING SERO, FREEZING OFF HIS TAPE, AND HIT MIDNIGHT WITH NOTHING BUT COLD AIR TO FREEZE HALF HER BODY SOLID. For ice to be that cold, and generate THAT level of frostbite, I should say that average frostbite occurs at -18°F after being in the cold for 30 minutes. For what happened to Midnight and Sero? Let's just multiply it by 30 to scrap the minutes...and it is already beneath ABSOLUTE ZERO IN TEMPERATURE. (Absolute Zero is -459°F...and Todoroki was at -540°F if my calculation is accurate. Which I’m pretty sure is taking into account the person isn’t wet or anything like that.) And he can control EXACTLY how much the ice covers, and how the wind blows as he does it creating a snowy wind of sorts. Which is what covered Midnight. And I am very much so LOWBALLING because he could just straight up freeze you solid, which takes open outer space 12-26 hours to do so. I can't really measure at this point, because we are already colder than the rules of NATURE will allow. How powerful is he with fire? Depends. He hasn't practiced it's use in a long time. Next episode we have the rest of the bracket!

It's so cool that they showed a certain season 3 character in this episode. I wonder if Kenny noticed her.

So as you saw, Shinso doesn’t actually need to “ask a question.” You literally just have to respond to him talking AT ALL and if he was intending to brainwash you, you’re caught

I love that bakugou notices deku take down shinso the same way he took down deku before.

17:07 So there's a bit of miss-translation with Shinso's quirk. It's less to do with a question like they say in the translation but it's just responding to him that initiates the brainwash. It's a basic call and response tactic. Simply the act of replying to him connects you to him. Like a game of Marco Polo. You can call out "Marco" as much as you like but if you get no response you can't do anything about it! 23:40 I think there's definitely a big difference in tone when the crowd says an empathetic "Nice try! 😆" vs the sympathetic version of the Japanese, "😅ドンマイ・・・", Which literally translates to "Don't mind..." or "It's okay don't worry about it... 😅"

I find it massively impressive that he was able to get him off a gasp of all things!

This episode is one of the first of a really solid arc. (When Shinso is being praised it makes me tear up a lil too I can’t lie)

ur tearing up Kenny cuz Shinzo is a good boi a precious bean who deserves the world ❤

You touched on a point that’s very interesting. What’s more moral? Being good when you lack the potential to do harm or evil, or having that capability and choosing not to use that power for evil. The later is. Its a concept that is also present in the Bible, a mistranslation of the phrase, “the meek shall inherit the earth.” A better translation would be instead of the word ‘meek’ would be ‘those who carry a big sword but keep it sheathed’. That phrase is about making sure to have the capability to do harm and knowing when to use it morally being the moral path. A weak person might not engage in bad behavior but it might only be because they lack the power to do. Also, when bad things do happenthey aren’t prepared to handle it and could become overwhelmed or let others down. So they aren’t necessarily moral just because they aren’t acting maliciously. Conversely, those who are strong and capable of doing harm doesn’t mean they must want to hurt people either. Those trained to fight often do so to make themselves formidable enough that it discourages fighting through intimidation.

i usually hate the trope of breaking out of mental control by willpower alone, but i liked how they did in MHA, it wasn't just willpower or mental fortitude. SPOILER ALERT - - - - - it was the power of one for all, having more minds inside him, they were able to shake izuku's mind enough for him to break his own fingers and release the brainwash

Kenny and Montana are you guys planning to watch the MHA movies as well? Also heads up we got word a fourth movie is in production

Todoroki going ham on Sero is one of my favorite scenes of the tournament arc. Because clearly he was venting his anger from his dad by unleashing a huge attack, he didn't mean to go that hard but he couldn't control it in that moment and he knows, I think he looked sad not only because he had to use his fire to melt all the ice but he also knows he went overboard and didn't mean to.

the way kacchan realises , deku could have tossed him anytime in school but never did 😂😂

Along with the obvious stuff, Shinsou being on the devious side and even acting like a villain isn't just "he's antagonists to the kids we're following". I feel like it's also...if people say or think or insinuate bad things about you long enough, you start to parrot and reflect that. And not just that, but maybe the easiest way to get someone to talk is to get them angry. Like engagement with a purposefully inflammatory comment or video. And "people are wary when talking to me", god wouldn't that just be exhausting? Maybe even isolating?? Just, dang, I love digging into the powers and thinking about what a char might have gone through because of their Quirk and because they live in a super-human society. I'm glad Montana really digs into the system too; not many reactors do! ^^

Montana: My initial thought was, that just seems like you're not thinking creatively *Don't hug me I'm scared flashbacks intensify*

you know having mrs joke be one of the heros speaking up about shinzo makes alot of sense since her quirk also is mentle based and i never thaught about it but it makes a bigger connection between her an aizawa

I like how they Show it isn’t just being quirkless that gets stereotyped but also the fact that even having a quirk can leave you typecasted (since brainwashing is seen as a villainous trait) or at a disadvantage based on the nature of the quirk and how it’s application/effects works. It would make getting in on recommendations more important for those types of quirk users since they never knew what the entrances exam entailed (Momo and Todoroki getting in on recommendations and having quirks that would’ve suited them during the entrance exam)

Deku says that Oojiro is a good guy for telling him about Shinsou's power, and that seems to be something the show wants us to think as well. But I disagree. I think it is incredibly unfair to warn him about Shinsou's powers. Remember that Shinsou also does not know what power precisely Deku has and how it works and you don't see anyone trying to warn him about how Deku's power works. It is especially true because Shinou relies on deception to utilize his powers. Third party telling Deku how to counter his power feels against good sportsmanship. Oojiro is definitely being little bit selfish. I get that he is trying to help his classmate, but he also wants to see Shinsou fail. How would you feel if you had such an important event where you can be scouted for future job and someone was working against you and giving your opponent knowledge on how to defeat you?

I love Shinso and I love the "ghost" scene so much! Such a good episode story wise without really popping off on animation because of the masterful storytelling, art and sound/music use! also Montana's psychological insight and reads on characters is always SO SO SO much fun

LoL Endeavor woulnt hate that Todoroki use his fire to save his friends, on the contrary, that would be on his plan of Todoroki becoming the greates hero, Montana straigh up thinks on Endeavor as a Villiain, he is a hero, a bad person but his work is as a hero.

17:20 he asked if deku remembered that they might transfer people xD that was the question he asked

The music in the end is so powerful. Listen to the full version. It will give u the chills

Wasn’t expecting a Paarthurnax quote this episode but I’m not complaining

the struggle to not spoil the lore is such a struggle XD

Deku just unlocked his Avatar connection

And thus we're introduced to one of the most fascinating aspects of My Hero Academia: quirk discrimination and prejudice

Seeing One For All like the Avatar state is an interesting point of view i never thought of! Clever!

Hooray! Early cameo of Ms. Joke!

Todoroki will use his dad's power to be kind which is a middle finger to be sure but also an inversion of how he viewed it his entire life

I love Montana‘s analysis so much

Bakugou, my beloved...

not the paarthurnax quote lol

I never knew if it was the pain from his broken fingers that snapped Izuku out of the mind control, or the gust of wind from using his Quirk. I mean, the wind could have broken the control before he'd even registered the pain, but they don't say, so we don't know.

I am so curious to see how her opinion changes as new information comes in, very curious indeed.

Montanas express towards Endeavor!!😂 F$&# 🫵🏻 🧍‍♂️ lmao

Hey hahaha I just saw miss Joke!!! hahaha I love miss Joke!

Regarding Shinso’s quirk: he does not have to ask a question in order to brainwash someone (which makes his quirk even better actually)-that was just an error on the dub’s part. Shinso can literally say anything to someone and if they respond, he can brainwash them.

I can’t wait till a certain episode one lets just says montana gonna hate endeavor even more then she already does

29:44 this is by far the best of moment of this video lol

Kimi no chikara, Todoroki's theme is one of, if not my favorite OST's ever. It's just sooo good and emotional

Shinso’s power is reminiscent to the Ring of Gyges. What would you do with a ring of invisibility? What you do with the power to control minds?

Loving the new 2 a week schedule!

The reason Aizawa sympathizes with Shinzo is that his power is also not combat-oriented. Those same tests probably gave him a lot of trouble. Aizawa is correct. The system is unfair.

I believe it's not just a question that activates Shinzo's quirck but a response in general

Was....was that the same hip toss he used on Bakugo?

0:04 lol i missed the premiere again oh _wait_ he's right, _everyone_ - I gotta check if thats what he says (In Japanese, it was a question, but later it shows -- yeah you made the comment) 5:30 "wawawawawawawawa" 6:00 literally 🙉 8:22 hehe Not even before, just completely independently 12:50 though Katsuki didnt slack 13:57 lol direct English 16:35 🥺✊🏽 17:20 it's hard to... 19:59 _JAMA DA_ What do you mean what do-- "You're in the way." -- it matters because of a later line Shouto doesn’t wanna know what wants-- just tells him that he's a "hindrance/obstacle" Also it takes so long to pass Endeavor like how wide 21:35 the jp Tenya is so cute segmenting this -- you should hear it 22:16 that would count? 23:40 Don't Mind 🙏🏽 (Aa just like Haikyuu) 23:58 EN Shouto like... _so_ clearly sad

I get where Shinso is coming from, and I sympathize, but there are also students who didn't have flashy physical Quirks and still managed to pass the Entrance Exam. I wish we could have seen how Shinso's attempt to take the exam went. There's a certain level of physical fitness needed to become a hero, no matter what their Quirk is, and if Shinso wasn't physically strong enough to compete in the Entrance Exam, that's on him. That being said, Aizawa is right in saying that the Entrance Exam is definitely biased towards specific kinds of Quirks. And I do believe that Shinso has the potential to be a great and powerful hero.

The problem with the Shinzo dilemma is that it is illegal to use your powers outside of an Academy like UA without a License to fight crime 😊 love the reaction and love the enthusiasm

Shinso being judged for his "villainous quirk" is sad that this exists in this universe. He was lucky to have good friends that root for him. There are more people like him in this world that were not as lucky. I love OFA lore. So excited to see Montana learn more about it.

Fun fact. Manga author claims he never seen Avatar the last airbender. One for all avatar state and Zuko todoroki is just coincidence. if you beleive him...

What do Endeavour and Jiren from Dragon Ball Super have in common?? An English VA 🍿🔥

You missed shark guy count this time!

they're spelled shinso, endeavor, and all might, not shinzo, endeaver, and allmight

I'd love to see you guys watch Jessica Jones

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Let’s gooooooooo

very nice

What happened to episode 6?

20 minutes 👀

I try giving dubs a chance, and they have let me down every single time since the late 80s. Doesn’t even feel like the same show.

why tf you keep looking at her every 3seconds

His cork would be amazing for hero. work absolutely amazing!🥺 hostage situations completely shut down with 0 casualties.🥲