Current Events > I watched the first two seasons of My Hero Academia in the past week. (Spoilers)

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I'll post my thoughts here but not all at once because that sounds like too much work.

I feel bad for Bakugo. Guy is one of the strongest young heroes who worked hard his entire life to get to this level then just constantly gets shown up by his weakling childhood friend that he had to defend. The show makes it look like he is insane for being frustrated by this but it is actually very understandable.

There is just something so very satisfying about when Deku finally gets to hit something. I guess because it is only like an option once every 10 episodes and it is all just kind of leading up to that one big hit.

I actually started quite a bit of season 3 too up until the training camp is starting to be attacked and Bakugo is taken. I am just exhausted at this point. It is starting to feel a bit too formulaic. Event coming up -> event interrupted or made bigger -> they fight for 5 episodes -> Deku finally punches someone and it is over. I wish the rest periods were the characters interact with each other were longer in times when there is no direct conflict.

That show is just mad disappointment. It was so solid and it just meandered down to WTF. Tapped out after the Star and Stripe arc.

Bakugo is an annoying asshole.

I thought it was funny in regular school everybody thought he was cool and made fun of Deku, then in superhero school everybody likes Deku and no one likes Bakugo.

People do like Bakugo, theyre just not intimidated by him. They find him funny, strong and competent.

LightningAce11 posted...

People do like Bakugo, theyre just not intimidated by him. They find him funny, strong and competent.

When they first started at the school, no one liked him. Later on, he made one friend.

Bakugo sucks

Mha was really good before the time skip or whatever

Bakugo almost seems villiany with his anger. Like seriously what is to stop him from turning into a bad guy? Is the school sure he isn't a villain already?

They should have named the frog girl toady croaky instead of the fire/ice guy.

Were_Wyrm posted...

They should have named the frog girl toady croaky instead of the fire/ice guy.

Call her Tsu.

jumi posted...

Bakugo is an annoying asshole.

I thought it was funny in regular school everybody thought he was cool and made fun of Deku, then in superhero school everybody likes Deku and no one likes Bakugo.

I dont know, from what I have seen so far Deku has been a bit more of an outcast especially early on when everyone thought he was weird because they did not understand his quirk. He really only interacts with Iida and Urakaka. Meanwhile Bakugo has a lot of the guys attempting to be his friend. He is just really determined and shuts all of them out.

Bakugo is a shit character start to finish. He starts off pretty much irredeemably shitty, but then the author does the thing where they kind of just soft retcon earlier shittiness and never bring it up again. Then everything from there is kind of just lukewarm fluff that never really amounts to anything.

Dakimakura posted...

is weakling childhood friend that he had to defend.

...Defend? Bakugo was the one beating him up.

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When the 4th graders beat him up for defending Deku.

Dakimakura posted...

When the 4th graders beat him up for defending Deku.

He wasn't defending Deku. He picked a fight with them because they bumped into him. Deku was just there and watched.

Oh, I could have sworn at one point Deku in his thoughts said Bakugo stood up for him when they were kids.

It's possible there was a throwaway line like that, but we also know Deku's not a reliable narrator when it comes to his childhood with Bakugo, since they both viewed it waaaaay differently. Deku looked up to Bakugo, Bakugo couldn't stand him and regularly bullied him.

The only other student Bakugo likes at all for a looooong time is Kirishima, which can be seen pretty early when he actually refers to him by his name instead of a nickname like he does all the others. And that friendship only happens because Kirishima is friends with literally everybody and so he apparently sees something in Bakugo the others don't get to. Though even he regularly cracks on Bakugo for being an ass all the time.

The way I saw it from Deku's imagination is that they were childhood friends and Bakugo was the stronger one so he looked out for Deku. Then when Bakugo got his quirk they grew apart for some reason.

Dakimakura posted...

I feel bad for Bakugo. Guy is one of the strongest young heroes who worked hard his entire life to get to this level then just constantly gets shown up by his weakling childhood friend that he had to defend. The show makes it look like he is insane for being frustrated by this but it is actually very understandable.

Eh... Others have touched on it, but I can't agree with this take. Bakugo is a literal abusive piece of garbage. The guy's constantly picking fights with others, shouting out "I'll kill you!!!" (even if he's not being literal, he's quite intense about it). Like, it reflects horribly on the *superhero* school that they don't do shit to tame his behavior, at least up to the third season, which is as far as I watched.

There are other gripes I have, but I don't want to end up being more of a downer, since you are enjoying the show. I genuinely do hope you get more out of it than I did. It just wasn't for me.

People get uppity about Bakugo's attitude, but all things considered he's one of the tamer shonen rivals. The worse thing I remember him doing was telling Deku to jump off a roof in the first chapter, which is pretty bad, but nothing I don't expect to hear from a middle schooler.

Like, Seto Kaiba has a body count before he even meets Yugi, but no one complains about him.

MorganTJ posted...

People get uppity about Bakugo's attitude, but all things considered he's one of the tamer shonen rivals. The worse thing I remember him doing was telling Deku to jump off a roof in the first chapter, which is pretty bad, but nothing I don't expect to hear from a middle schooler.

Like, Seto Kaiba has a body count before he even meets Yugi, but no one complains about him.

This, which is why I think

Will_1231 posted...

Like, it reflects horribly on the *superhero* school that they don't do shit to tame his behavior,

This isn't as big of a deal. He's brash, he's loud, he's arrogant, but he rarely actually does anything with intent to like, actually hurt/kill anyone. He loses control against Deku in that super early training episode, but then he also admits that was wrong (indirectly, when he's admitting Yaoyorozu was right in her assessment.) When it comes to actual actions, he doesn't do all that much, it's mostly just how he talks and carries himself that's the problem. And they kinda let him learn that on his own, during the licensing exam.

A good example of this is early on in the Sports Festival. He's clearly pissed off at Monoma and doesn't like him, and yet when it looks like he's trying to attack Monoma directly, and Monoma's team prepares for that, he actually ends up just taking the headbands, which works because they were expecting him to actually attack.

Bakugo(sub) is insufferable

Bakugo(dub) is slightly more tolerable

MorganTJ posted...

People get uppity about Bakugo's attitude, but all things considered he's one of the tamer shonen rivals. The worse thing I remember him doing was telling Deku to jump off a roof in the first chapter, which is pretty bad, but nothing I don't expect to hear from a middle schooler.

Like, Seto Kaiba has a body count before he even meets Yugi, but no one complains about him.

He's a kid and there were several scenarios where he outright physically abuses Deku. I don't think that's even right.

Series started off strong but I lost interest by the fourth season tbh.

Yeah, the pacing falls off a cliff around season 4 or so.

I'm all caught up and waiting eagerly for the final season. I think this fall

dameon_reaper posted...

He's a kid and there were several scenarios where he outright physically abuses Deku. I don't think that's even right.

Eh, he does it as a young child, and then he does it in that early test/training scenario, but he also accepts/admits that the latter was wrong. Beyond that, he doesn't really do it again outside of scenarios like when they actually agree to fight.

he also once told Deku to kill himself. Which might be the most fucked up thing he ever did.

I like all the characters so far except for Mineta. I get that he is supposed to be more of a light-hearted comic relief character but there are already so many that do it better more naturally like Bakugo, for example. I always get a laugh at Bakugo's over the top reaction to minor things.

Only time I liked Mineta was when he defeated Midnight and was like "you think I don't know everything about the more perverted heroes?"

Yeaaah Mineta is not a great character either. Such a weirdo!

Seasons 1+2 were my favorite seasons of the show. I really enjoyed the final "test" or whatever the last few episodes were of season 1 with the villains. The tournament from season 2 was also well done with some really good fights.

I liked all of the action sequences but my only complaint is they are all so close together. It is like 5+ episode battle arc then 1 bridge episode into another 5 episode battle arc. Give me a chance to catch my breath, I am exhausted. I would like to learn more about these characters other than just their battle proficiency.

Bakugo in Season 1 when Deku opens his mouth to say literally anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP4VwbbaCg

I love Bakugo. He sucks as a person but he clearly very much wants to be a hero and there was no point where he ever doubted that. Also I just really really enjoy Chapin's acting.

Mineta is straight irredeemable garbage.

Bakugo ruined MHA for me. Couldnt get past his annoying pick me vibes. I know every anime has to have a character like him but my god was he insufferable.

BearlyWilling posted...

Bakugo ruined MHA for me. Couldnt get past his annoying pick me vibes. I know every anime has to have a character like him but my god was he insufferable.

He does have a redemption arc later on

I watched the anime up through the joint training arc, then read through the manga as it was coming out and couldn't be bothered to finish the anime.

Dakimakura posted...

I like all the characters so far except for Mineta. I get that he is supposed to be more of a light-hearted comic relief character but there are already so many that do it better more naturally like Bakugo, for example. I always get a laugh at Bakugo's over the top reaction to minor things.

Only time I liked Mineta was when he defeated Midnight and was like "you think I don't know everything about the more perverted heroes?"

Mineta literally never gets better. Ever. Japan just has a super weird obsession with extremely pervy characters in anime, and he literally never stops being only that. That is his entire character. It's the extent, it's all there is. So, yeah, you're right to not like him.

HashtagSEP posted...

Mineta literally never gets better. Ever. Japan just has a super weird obsession with extremely pervy characters in anime, and he literally never stops being only that. That is his entire character. It's the extent, it's all there is. So, yeah, you're right to not like him.

Yeah. Even Master Roshi and Happosai had other traits besides just "pervert."

Mineta's shtick is such an outdated trope. His behavior is another case that reflects poorly on the school, because they're literally letting the female students get harassed on the daily by another student. Maybe I'm taking it more seriously than I'm supposed to, but I really do think the trope needs to die.

If tsunderes can move away from the "Physically abusing your love internet LOL", perverts can change for the better as well.

Mineta is a character stuck in the early 00s and just never becomes interesting.

Ironically Mineta is in the top half of the class with his marks and is quite competent when doing hero work.

He was the only one in his group to defeat Midnight during the final exams. Midnight, wearing a dominatrix outfit and having the ability to put people to sleep.

MHA in general is basically "I reject this character's redemption" the series when it comes to the fanbase. If you think Bakugo is bad just try bringing up Endeavor.

s0nicfan posted...

MHA in general is basically "I reject this character's redemption" the series when it comes to the fanbase. If you think Bakugo is bad just try bringing up Endeavor.

Endeavor has a very good redemption, I don't understand fans who reject it

Zikten posted...

Endeavor has a very good redemption, I don't understand fans who reject it

Neither do I, especially since he doesn't even really get a full redemption. He gets a shot at redemption that he earned himself and fully acknowledges that it's only the beginning of a very long road he has to take.

It wild how lopsided some of the powers are

s0nicfan posted...

MHA in general is basically "I reject this character's redemption" the series when it comes to the fanbase. If you think Bakugo is bad just try bringing up Endeavor.

Endeavor seems beyond redeemable at this point so unless there is further explanation for his actions I may not be able to accept his redemption.

Only view I can agree with though is that One for all should not exist if All for one no longer exists. No one person should hold that kind of power. I have no clue if this comes up in the future but it seems like a good thing for people like Bakugo and Endeavor to fight for.

Zikten posted...

Endeavor has a very good redemption, I don't understand fans who reject it

he did some terrible things, speaking as someone who went through similar abuse as a kid, yet other characters who did far worse in other anime/manga are universally loved or redeemed and no one bats an eye

Umbreon posted...

Mineta is a character stuck in the early 00s and just never becomes interesting.

Doesn't he get held down and have all the horny beat out of him by his female classmates? Pretty sure he turns his behavior around a lot better than someone like Sanji does.

s0nicfan posted...

Neither do I, especially since he doesn't even really get a full redemption. He gets a shot at redemption that he earned himself and fully acknowledges that it's only the beginning of a very long road he has to take.

it actually a very realistic portrayal when someone that acknowledge his errors and actually tries to work towards changing themselves and they will stumble, the only question is whether they fallback into who they use to be or actually change

s0nicfan posted...

MHA in general is basically "I reject this character's redemption" the series when it comes to the fanbase. If you think Bakugo is bad just try bringing up Endeavor.

I once wrote a good (imo lol) effort-post about MHA, but since I used the word "atone" in it, the replies were all about how much they hate Endeavor. I wasn't even talking about him! The fan base is wild.