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My Hero Academia Special Episode More Scheduled For May 2 On Crunchyroll!!

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My Hero Academia (Final season)

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2025

My Hero Academia (Final season, 2025, Japan)

Directors: Kenji Nagasaki & Naomi Nakayama

Writer: Yosuke Kuroda (based on the manga by Kohei Horikoshi)

Mini-review:

Man, I can't believe this show is really over. It has been such a big part of my life for almost a decade. In its best moments, it could rouse my emotions like few other stories. There have been so many times over the years when my tears would just slip during the most euphoric scenes. It's gonna be hard not having more episodes to look forward to. In this season, I loved all the callbacks and references to iconic moments of the show, even if it was a bit disappointing that most of the ensemble wasn't showcased much, beyond a few key players. Still, the battle scenes remained as epic as I had come to expect from this final war arc. And the ultimate message that anyone can be a hero is exactly what we need in current times: pure hopecore. This time, the animation shone most when bringing to life Bakugo's powers, and we were also presented with some of the most disturbing imagery the show has ever produced. Now that all is said and done, even with the issues it has had over the years, My Hero Academia cements itself as my favorite superhero franchise.

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Full resolution detail scan of the illustration by Trigun series composition and scriptwriter Yosuke Kuroda printed in the “Monthly Satellite Times” newspaper insert included in the Trigun Stage 5 Laserdisc release.

Scanned and newsprint paper texture removed by me.

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My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

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My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (Quick Movie Review)

Here we are with the second movie side-story for Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia. Kenji Nagasaki and Yosuke Kuroda return to provide direction and writing, respectively, for My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising. Like its predecessor on the big screen, Heroes Rising is a well-crafted spectacle delivery service for fans of the anime and manga. While the previous movie, Two Heroes, was a highlight on the main character, Deku (Justin Briner), and his connection to his superhero mentor, All Might (Christopher Sabat), Heroes Rising homes in on Deku’s rivalry with his classmate Bakugo (Clifford Chapin).

The Deku/Bakugo rivalry stands as one of the key pillars of MHA’s story from the beginning, though how harsh Bakugo’s bullying is portrayed in those early chapters has proven divisive in the fandom. Since childhood, they’ve both chased the dream of becoming the Number One Hero. Over 3.5 aired seasons of the anime so far, the two rising heroes have come to understand each other’s motives behind that dream better. The piece of that understanding that comes into play most in Heroes Rising is Bakugo’s discovery of Deku’s secret, that his powers were gifted to him from All Might. That shared secret marked the biggest dynamic shift between the two since their time training to become heroes at UA Academy began. Seeing how this movie utilizes it, especially the final payoff, is something I’m glad I got to see on the big screen.

Most of the compliments I gave to Two Heroes still stand here in terms of how the movie budget lets Studio Bones show off more creative fight animation and highlight smaller character moments. The latter gets to stand out even more this time around, since part of movie’s premise is the Class 1-A students doing a social work program for a small, hero-less island town, Nabu. I love the opening of the movie as a montage of the young heroes doing odd jobs for the citizens of the island. Superheroes helping people out in small ways is something I always like to see and this is an exceptional example of it. It gives the one-off movie location and characters a connection to the regular cast that helps the audience care more about them as well.

Speaking of that cast, that’s a place where I can call Heroes Rising a major improvement over Two Heroes. Previously, only a select few characters got the chance to be highlighted by the upgrade in movie animation and the movie’s story. Now, every member of the class gets something to do, whether in rescuing people or fighting villains. Care’s given to show how the young heroes can work together and strategizes to deal with a threat, even when there’s no teachers around. However, the broadening of the cast also makes the movie lose some of the focus that Two Heroes had by virtue of being a Die Hard scenario.

One place that’s remained neutral between movies in terms of quality is the villains. At best, I can say Heroes Rising improved somewhat by giving the villain posse, lead by the enigmatic Nine (Johnny Yong Bosch), interesting designs. Designs aside, personality remains lacking with these antagonists. Nine’s motives and actions can be summed up for fans as an amalgam of every major villain from the series thus far and he ends up far less compelling than any of them. Those problems do fade away a little while watching the movie and the sheer explosive spectacle of the final fight with Deku and Bakugo teamed up to take Nine down.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising is as Shonen Battle Anime Movie as they come with some welcome extra bits of character early on to make this one-off adventure fulfilling. Even for non-fans, I could see them at least getting something out of the action sequences.

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