So, how was “My Hero Academia?” Comments and critiques?

So, I watched the first season. 

Here are my thoughts: 

  • the hero design is absolutely top notch; often quite visibly or conceptually quite innovative. I was sold from the first crowd shot of the protagonist’s classroom and continue to find something noteworthy in any group of heroes or villains. 
  • the protagonist is kind of the Stock Shonen Hero to the Nth degree, seemingly perpetually on the verge of either tears, crazed defiance, or some mixture of the above. 
  • his mentor is one of the best takes on Superman that I’ve ever seen, although the hair is out there even by anime standards. 
  • the worldbuilding is intriguing in many ways, although somewhat limited by the school focus. If 80% of the population have superpowers, they can’t all be superheroing or -villaining. So how have their powers changed the result of modern life? 

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