I’m glad this wasn’t just straight trashing the show. It was just explaining legit issues that if fixed would make the show better. A lot of people just mock the show and call it overrated instead of actually critiquing it. I love this show a lot but I still see some of the issues. I mostly love the show for its characters. Even them just hanging out for an entire episode is entertaining to me.😂

Not gonna lie, this is the first channel to actually explain was it’s not as good instead of just straight up calling it mid and taking the safe option. I like this video a lot.

I will say you are absolutely correct that Deku being mad at someone would be interesting... and thats happened a few times. What is arguably the BEST fight of the show has this as a "turning the tables moment". Deku VS Todoroki. While yes, Deku does end up fighting with a different goal, the core root of all Dekus passion in that fight is that Todoroki wanting to be the best whil NOT giving 100% pisses him off because Deku has to *barely* get by while trying his hardest.

Do yall forget this is a superhero anime? Yes most characters will be nice & kind hearted becus that’s how superheroes are… no Deku won’t have edge to him like a lot of other protagonist these days becus he is a superhero.. even as fiery as Bakugo is he still embodies all accepts of a superhero. Deku has definitely had a lot of growth from first seeing him from him wanting his power to seeing what comes w/ having great power. it’s literally a superhero show lmao

I have a question about the tone, One Piece, considered one of if not the best manga of all time is full of both really fun, goofy and wacky moments but also has some of the darkest backstories in manga, so why is it bad for My Hero but other manga can?

While I still think My hero academia is good and don't agree with all the takes here this is probably the best qriticue of MHA I have seen. Most people just say they don't like it with minimal arguments or its really degen manga stans that whine about miniscule details being changed. The manga is pretty good but if you want to get trough the anime first it could be a good read after. There is also the spinoff prequel Vigelanties witch is actually where most of the Shirakumo stuff was introduced plus it gives more depth to Midnight so her death hits harder with that. And at least they made sure that the movies are practically canon althoug not necesary for the story to work since most anime movies are just blatant filler. Its still impressive that My hero academia got as big as it has as its the first manga that really blew upp for Horikoshi the last attempts lasted 10-30 ish chapter while MHA is closing in on 420 chapters as of now. While I don't agree with the takes this video is better than the rest that basically amount to people just raging incoherently about stuff.

Bro hit the nail on the head with this one. Cool show, good concept, bunch of potential. Plus ultra is stinky.

The flashback syndrome is a common thing in shonen battle anime when it comes to long series, we all have to deal with it. My hero was avoiding this problem with it being seasonal, but the studio decided to be unoriginal with the production. 😦

I was really hoping you’d go over the writing of the show. It was lightly touched on with the characters but when I think of MHA flaws, I immediately think of how bad the writing is, especially in season 1 like when the teachers were going over that one training area and how it’s called the USJ and all the kids in their heads think “just like universal studios japan” like there’s a lot of moments where the show tries to be quirky, especially since the show is about quirks, but it ends up being a mess of a story and that’s when I think it doesn’t take itself seriously. There’s parts like Ochaco’s motivation in season 2 to be a hero to help her family get money, like that’s really great character development when she fights for herself but ends up as the “I do nothing until it’s for my love” literally immediately after that arc. I hate saying this was my first anime because when there’s moments like the first episode that made me cry when it came to Deku’s mother during that flashback because I think about how cringy the show and the “humor” turned out to be. The only interesting part about this show that’s worth watching imo IS the villains because at least they aren’t written to be absolute morons, for the most part. They actually do something like one car chase in season 3 if I remember correctly, and I thought to myself “oh cool new sand hero character, I wonder how he’ll impact the story of the entire show because his power could be just like Crocodile in One Piece except water doesn’t nullify his power, I’m excited to see how this plays out” and bro just instantly dies to Compress. Bro wasn’t on screen for more than half an episode because the villains actually do something. How is something so interesting like that in a show with awful writing for the main characters? I watch this show and think of how I hate every time one of the main characters speaks a word, then I get to scenes like that and it’s genuinely surprising and awesome, just to go back to cringy teamwork kids doing teamwork things. Sorry for the long rant LMAO thank u for uploading this cause I’ve been thinking of this show a lot and wondered if it was still worth watching cause I stopped watching a couple episodes after Dabi reveals his identity to Endeavor

Just wait for season 7....

I don't like it because it flipped the whole plot on the first episode. Deku us told he can't be a hero without a quirk,so he just goes ans gets one

Legit my favorite channel rn

8:11 i need someone to upload the entirety of dabi's dance but just with realistic sounds

I feel like if deku was given a savior complex with a side of an inferiority complex to mirror Bakugo’s god complex/gifted kid syndrome It would be more interesting

Meg who let you back in the house?

Im so sick of the pacing of this show and every character pausing for 5 minutes to talk then do 1 move and stop again. How the fuck can Deku not take out toga right away but can fight All for One and Shigaraki, how can bakugo survive being thrown through walls without a strength quirk.?

I LOVE MY HERO ACADAIMAI

You bringing up those videos as evidence that the show has fallen off in quality or popularity doesn’t really make sense looking at metrics. Even through the most searched for anime on streaming as categorized by google MHA is in demand more than some of the biggest new titles? Even crazier the sixth season is by far the highest rated in everything?

Deku deku you can call me deku green hair green eyes I’m just a lil cinnamon roll ^_^

I personallly do enjoy watching the show still, but I mostly enjoy it to see snippets of my favorite characters, who are very rarely the main focus of any episodes. Hell, my favorite character doesn't even have an actaul character arc. I feel like moving the protaganist to be someone like Bakugo or Kirishima would've been so much more interesting. Both of them are such fascinating characters who would really benefit from more screen time. (Also since my favorite character is Kaminari, he would get more screen time (: ) Let's start with Bakugo. As mentioned in the video, Bakugo is hot headed, angry and extremely agressive through most of the series, but that's because we're seeing him through Deku's POV. Seeing his view would be something really interesting as we'd actually get to see his thought process. Why did he hate Deku so much? How did he feel when Deku got into UA? What exactly made him have respect for Kirishima? These are all questions that would be so interesting to explore, and almost every arc would still be fascinating from his POV. Then we have Kirishima. He's a fan favorite character, who I don't think was intended to be as popular as he is. He's my second favorite character and if I could choose one character from MHA to come to life, it would be him. He's not only relatable thanks to his backstory of bullying and dealing with low self confidence, but he has so many sides to his character. We've seen him get angry before, look at Bakugo's kidnapping for example. This guy literally befriended someone who no one else in the class wanted to go near, and he was persitant enough to succeed. Seeing the whole story from his perspective would be interesting since he is someone who has so much room for development. Not only in his quirk (which we have seen) but also in character. Seeing the whole show from Kirishima's POV is something I would absolutely love to see. Honestly there's so many other characters who would be fascinating to see the story through. Todoroki would also be a great choice but this comment is too long as it is. Hope you all have a wonderful day (let me know your fav MHA characters below)

great video your analysis is some of the best ive seen I would love to see you improve your editing I think you could go far

18:49 Was this sudden stop meant to be there?

Can you make a video similar to this but for demon slayer 🙏

question for you. Why does the main character have to have character growth if he/she inspires character growth that wouldn't otherwise happen in others? Goku did this to. Sonic does to. The main character doesn't grow that much mentally but everyone else around them does. I would also argue that deku from what I have seen does have character growth. It might just be a lot more subtle then your use to. I have seen in clips him going from desperately optimistic to a more realistic optimistic to frankly depressed still hoping for the best but beardly holding it together back up to optimistic but hoping it doesn't just crumble around him. If that isn't character development or at least character changing then I don't know what is. edit: ok kind of have a point over all.

Pls read the series

this video and your channel is UNDERRATED like holy shit. wish you the best man

2:18 TF WAS THAT

11:57 brooo this is how i feel about them when they say “I WANNA BE A HERO” like bro we’re in season 5 plz say something new 😭

This vid nice!

Lmao @ 2:52 I completely lost it

I disagree with deku because he does show growth

the what??? 11:50

I LOVE mha, and i binged the entire show in two weeks my first watch. I am a new fan, and i totally think deku is one of the weak points. I think the show would be so much better if deku had a negative arc, where he goes thru troubles and spirals (the way FUCKING BAKUGO DOES) and then he can go up AGAIN. Also the villians are so great i feel like the show is worth watching just bc of the villians. And i am activly working on a dabi cosplay. ALSO I TOTALLY AGREE PLUS ULTRA IS DEF BORING

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This is the best explanation I have heard so far and I agree with all of it.

You make some solid points in the video. However. While the anime definitely has lost some interest. It seems the manga has only grown in popularity. I feel like viewer experience and viewers perspective quality is very subjective of a thing and it still trends everytime an episode or chapter releases. Not to mention sales in circulation have only increased outside of a 30 percent dip last year but that was only due to it selling one less volume than the previous year. Mha actually has one of the most consistent fanbases in terms of how well the series performs on a metrical scale. Personally the series is still great for me and while it has has objectively had a change in story direction and quality I do feel like part of the people saying "mha fell off" is a false narritive when you look at how the series is performing overall. Afterall, this is a series that is closing in on 100 million sales within the foreseeable future and has already passed great series like Yu Yu Hakusho in terms of sales. Metrics doesn't equal quality but the point is that people are trying to objectify the series current writing quality to fit their narritive that the series lost traction and that one talks about it which is kinda false

Never let bro cook ever again 💀

i'd thought you would say the manga is better, and also the fanbase is 100x worse than chernobyl

My biggest gripe with Deku probably comes in the later seasons. I was fine with him being super kind and innocent before, but in the later seasons it doesnt make sense. I thought they were gonna make him more serious and make him walk the line of morality when he went solo, but he never did. It was such a wasted opportunity. Also i think they rushed One for All as a quirk. He went from breaking his bones every punch and only using 5% to going 100% and beating everyone in a season. It felt underwhelming.

literally never watched an anime in my kife but this video is cool i guess

when I first started watching my hero I had been given the wrong impression that deku was gonna have no powers whatsoever and when I think about it ot just sounds so much more interesting

DEKU DOESN’T HAVE GROWTH! BORING! I was going to hear you out but after that line, I’m not not watching any more because you clearly have been watching. I’m not going to say Deku is “the” greatest main character but he is one of the greatest and If season six didn’t convince you of his character growth, the upcoming season 7 will, and he will show the world how great he is

Apparently mineta is supposed to be the authors self insert, which is concerning but does make some sense when you look at the story and world. It's a good show, about middle of the road but could be so much better. When it comes to deku I think OSP sums it up well I'm red's video about pure good protags. Their character isn't the interesting one, it's how other people react to and around them. They are the catalyst for the arcs of those surrounding them and that's what MHA tries and doesn't do well. Also they do eventually develop him but we will have to see where they goes in the next season

first 3 seasons were peak in my opinion but after like the 4th season it felt a little rushed & unreal idk

I don’t find Ikuku boring. What I find interesting about Deku is that he’s a person who is passed on a great responsibility at such a young age that he isn’t sure of how to handle it. That’s actually not that common as far as shounen manga is concerned. Deku’s slow growth is cited as a fault but I think that’s missing the forest for the tree. He does grow, in the sense that things around him evolve. The villains mostly are what Deku could have been had he strayed from his course.

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It’s the toxic fandom

Yes the Plus Ultra thing with the tone is horrible. A good example of where I think MHA messed up it with the World Heroes Mission, so he just punches the mirror guy a lot and doesn't receive any damage? But didn't Deku just have an arc where he was getting away from punching? Why not show more leg combat? So what if he ended with a kick, which to me seemed like an afterthought. It ruined the previous arc with Deku. Also what Deku was in the hospital 5 minutes ago and now he's oneshotting Muscular? Wait how did he get all these new quirks? Like at least give me 3 episodes wheres he's working at getting he quirks activated and getting used to them. I mean there was like 3-8 episodes of him just learning how to use OFA at 5 percent. There was no show of growth there. They have messed up so many things by either doing the exact thing the previous arc was trying to get away from or just skipping an arc entirely. Like give me a 10 episode training arc where Bakugo, Deku, and Todoroki are training. Deku wakes from his coma to see Bakugo trying to recreate the explosions that allowed him to get to Deku so fast. Todoroki is trying to turn he flames blue and create ice so cold frost comes off it, he unlocks an ability to basically make dry ice. Deku learn how to use his new quirks, then Bakugo learns how to use his quirk in it's awakened form, Todoroki figures out that he can create steam explosions and just use ice a smokescreen. Like there was enough potential to create an entire season of just the power triplets training. I would've been fine with that, but no Deku just is magically super OP. They botched a perfectly good opportunity to make a "filler" season that people would have been happy with.

What you think is good and what others think is good are totally subjective and its hilarious how ppl will shit on MHA but praise others for doing the same shit

I’m not much of a anime guy but I wanted to try this thank you for explaining it

It’s the stigma I think tbh and the bad wrap it gets bc the fans plus some mid arcs

did u not see deku go crazy against shigaraki and bakugou reactions?

I’m glad I finally found a video that actually goes in depth of the problems of MHA and does it correctly. As a fan of the show it’s so refreshing to hear someone’s opinion that doesn’t sound repetitive or lackluster.

it is really good.

MHA could've benefited from higher stakes. it could have easily done that by having some of the teachers and/or class 1A (or maybe even 1B) killed in the USJ arc. Because, come on; it's a big fucking villain assembly. In any other story 70+ powered up villains attacking 20 students plus some pro heroes would've been catastrophic. But no one important died, on both sides... This arc destroyed all the stakes. In the context of the story, it could not have happen without one student dying. It makes the villains look like barking toy dogs.

This show is so good and awesome all the time except when you actually watch the show. Watching the show just feels like underdelivers what it’s expected to be

Poor dude. You're getting absolutely roasted. You're very wrong. If you want to be taken seriously as a youtuber, you need better arguments than this.

My hero got the Sakura problem

i am not listening to 20 minute of yap but i think mha would actually be decent if not for bones studio

MHA really is just Naruto 2.0

Deku takes are fucking awful man