things im noticing as i rewatch bnha, an ongoing thread:
SEASON 1
- deku really was such a nerd lmao he's just like me fr (like i KNEW but i didn't remember how much i could relate to it. oops.)
- it's also interesting that he always fights back against bakugo and calls him an idiot a lot. idk why (probably because of fandom characterization) i remembered early-seasons deku as a lot more innocent and scared of bakugo. like, here's the thing, deku is scared of pretty much everything at the start because he's shy/anxious. he gets nervous talking to most of his classmates (especially, but not only, girls) when he first meets them and starts trembling when he gets elected as class president before handing the role to iida. so basically, his anxiety isn't reserved to bakugo like i remembered – if anything, he seems to get over his fear of getting bullied by him pretty quickly once he realizes he can fight back.
- kaminari tried to ask uraraka out in their first or second day of school and she was like "uhhh i like to eat... uhh... WAIT DEKU CAME BACK FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE" lol i really didn't remember that
- bakugo's insecurity was always there. as you're reading this you might be thinking i first watched mha with my eyes closed or sth, and you're not very far from the truth. here's the thing, i first watched it when i was like 14-15, so all i knew back then was that bakugo was insufferable and i didn't think further than that. of course, he ended up becoming one of my favorite bnha characters after reading all of the manga, but it's cool to realize his character arc was foreshadowed from the beginning and didn't just magically start around season 3.
- but yeah, anyway, bakugo's insecurity and his envy over deku's natural noble nature was always there, since season 1. also, deku's real admiration over bakugo was also there. like, going back to my other point, deku wasn't just Not Overly Scared of bakugo, he actually looked up to him despite knowing he was deeply flawed. tbh they were always a bit crazy about each other.
- uraraka is so funny i love her.
- all of class 1A was so chaotic good coded
- like they collectively made fun of bakugo on the bus to USJ for being rude lol. they really bonded over their shared dislike for the guy.
- bakugo gets fucking HUMBLED all of s1. i would also be irrationally angry ngl.
- the dialogues in the first season sometimes are so unnatural for the sake of exposition, like all might telling recovery girl: "do you mind not talking so loudly ab OFA? only you, a close friend, the principal, and midoriya know about OFA. but most professors and some pro heroes also know about my condition and not being able to fight for more than 3 hours a day" like WHO TALKS LIKE THAT ??!1?1?
- deku had to go to recovery girl's office a total of 4 times (if i counted correctly) for broken limbs of fingers in HIS FIRST WEEK of school. which is funnier considering no one else from class 1A had to go even once.
- damn shigaraki was a skinny legend before he got OP
- aizawa did not react at all when he first saw kurogiri (about the shirakumo thing). that was surprising.
- also. AIZAWA IS SO BADASS?? like yes i knew he was badass from the later seasons, but i genuinely didn't remember his first fighting sequence at USJ where he single-handedly fights like at least 20 villains.
- i had also forgotten that shigaraki calls eraserhead "really cool" so early on in the anime, i thought it was a later-seasons thing.
- this is really obvious but i had forgotten the all might theme's resemblance to superman's theme. it's such a cool little detail tho!
- uraraka and deku definitely were crushing on each other when they first met, but i think it's nice that they ended up developing a really strong friendship instead of getting together after hori didn't consistently develop them romantically. it also makes a lot more sense narratively, like why would we care who deku ends up with at the end of his first year of UA when the story actually ends 8 years after that, and it's very unlikely that you marry the same person you started dating when you were 15. idk, i liked that. i like that you can have two characters who maybe have a crush on each other but can't focus on that due to Circumstances and eventually move on and become good friends. it's a win for the platonic department!
- the animation was kinda bad in the first season 😭 but it's understandable and i had fun watching it regardless.
Like Ive mentioned before I've been rewatching MHA and OH MY FUCKIN GOD, the way other students/classes blame Class 1-A for constantly getting attack is fucking crazy☠️ like how are you blaming them for going to the usj or summer camps when 1) it's not like they knew the league would show up to a REMOTE location, HOURS away from the school and B) they're STUDENTS how are you blaming them and not idk the FACILITY who made the decision in the first place
Explained Todorokis backstory to my 6 year old sister and she asked to watch the episodes that explain it.
Anyway, I lost it when she went, "wait the dad's a hero? A good guy?" And I said, yeah he's the number two hero, only for her to scrunch her eyebrows and go "....okay...."
what happens when a distinguished straight guy, functional bi girl, and disaster nblw watch bnha together (part 2)
important information: I, the disaster nblw, am a proud Shoji stan and also adhd brain says Hyperfixate On That Comfort Character so I happy flap and point out every time he is on screen. we are on the summer training arc and i Flip My Shit when I remember that Shoji Gets Screen Time
me: EVERYONE SHUT UP MY SON IS GETTING SCREEN TIME THIS NEVER HAPPENS-
my sister, functional bi and jirou simp: yeah but where’s jirou?? I don’t get enough jirou content-
me: LOOK AT LEAST SHE GETS FANDOM RECOGNITION NO ONE APPRECIATES HIM
my brother, distinguished straight that doesn’t get involved with fandom culture: look can you chill Shoji and Jirou are cool and all but they’re not that important-
me: OH SHUT IT TSU SIMP
my sister: HOW D A R E-
*a couple minutes later, when POV switches back to todo and baku and I pause to Mentally Process Shoji and tokoyami bc I forgot how much I love them*
me:
me: i cant believe my son got a hand chopped off protecting his friend and said friend was filled with so much rage his inner demon went on a murder spree
my sister:
my brother:
me: and then my son, a legend, a king, the best character in this show, was just totally down to stay with him?? even though he’s been injured and the friend is telling him to run so he doesn’t get more hurt???
