BNHA Rewatch: Season 1 Episode 9 “Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Iida”
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And we’re back to worldbuilding! These little interviews are great little snapshots of each character. BTW this reporter lady is the same one from Camino Ward and Hosu. Hope she got a raise out of that!
This bit with Bakugou is awesome, as he calmly accepts Aizawa’s advice and acknowledges his failures, as does MIdoriya. They changed this completely in the dub, BTW, having Bakugou be disrespectful to Aizawa (and of course, because they’re the main characters, they’re the only ones whose grades we hear. Darnit.) Also, unrelated, but Bakugou’s unbuttoned shirt collar is sexy.
Class rep time. Full disclosure, first time around I didn’t know what a Class Rep was. Had to watch more anime to figure that out. I’m not entirely clear (because I can’t read Japanese) on how the voting turned out - the chart makes it look like Deku and Jiro both got 3? But they didn’t...anyway, Deku and Momo! I kinda wish they would hang out more, they’re fairly similar and seem like they’d have a fun dynamic.
Love the anime’s added little head tilt from Shoto. Not in the manga. This whole sequence is hilarious and adorable.
Now for some Iichako! Ochaco noticing Iida talks like a rich kid, Ochaco complimenting him on his smile, Ochaco (and Deku) being the only kids at school who Iida told about his identity...it’s all very wholesome and sweet. Until I remember what happens to Tensei and the Ingenium theme starts playing in my head...goddamit...
Good, a distraction! So what did cause this perimeter breach, BTW? Kurogiri? I mean, he can just warp people in wherever, so was it really just the press? But why did Shigaraki dissolve the front door? Does this have something to do with the UA traitor? No idea. I’m sure Traitor Theorists have picked this section apart enough already, though.
Iidaraka teamwork! Iida being awesome here. This is actually really clever as a means to solve the problem, TBH. There are so many smart characters in this show, and the ones who aren’t have that fact pointed out as a visible issue. I love it; so many shows out there feel like the plot only happens because the characters have to avoid smart choices or obvious solutions. BNHA, not so much.
All Might being this good even in his weakened state hypes me up for how insanely OP Deku will be at full power. Like holy crap.
Still not sure what the payoff will be for Tsuyu being onto Deku’s quirk. Guess it’s just a means to introduce her character.
I couldn’t quite put my finger on why I like this section so much, but makeste’s reaction to this scene in the manga sums it up well: “what I really like about this is that I didn’t necessarily expect this dynamic, but it makes sense. these are all kids whose dearest ambition is to become superheroes. they’ve been accepted into the most elite and selective hero course in the country (world?). of course they aren’t going to fall in line according to the typical high school social structure. these are a bunch of wannabe do-gooders – they’re going to value heroic traits like kindness and selflessness, and conversely they’re going to come down hard on anyone who’s mean and self-absorbed which in this case means that for the first time in his life, the bully has become the bullied. poor Bakugou, you’re learning so many life lessons the hard way and you’re barely into your first week yet” (https://makeste.tumblr.com/post/177920533853/bnha-chapter-013-today-i-fucked-up)
Also give it a couple hundred chapters and Kaminari will be getting up in this guy’s face and calling him Kacchan. Character Development!
And finally to the USJ! The villains are in the building, people! Damn, I just finished reading chapter 239, and re-watching this is like “whoa, man, they sure leveled up, huh?” Trying to even conceive of what Season 5 is gonna be like, when they finally get there...it’ll feel like a totally different show. (Also, big FMA fan, so whenever Dub! Tomura talks, all I hear is Kimblee.)
So that’s episode 9! It’s sort of a transition/slice of life ep, so there’s really not a ton that happens. It’s quite endearing and sets up a lot of important stuff. Mostly it reminds me of the bigger things to come in the future.
BKDK Corner:
LOL at Baku blowing up over Deku being voted Class rep. He never stops thinking of you, Deku.
“I felt like I just had to tell him.” Honesty is the cornerstone of a healthy marriage, All Might. You know that. (manga pic from Kira-Elric’s post instead of anime scene, for the highlight)
