My Hero Academia - Plus Ultra

[SteelPlatedHeart]

It was a cool sequence, but the way Deku looked during it makes me real uneasy about what they are gonna do when he goes 100% at the absolute end of the series, All Might never had a super sayian glow when he was using One for All.

Just wait until

Spoiler: MASSIVE MANGA SPOILERS

his other handful of Quirks kick in.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

Just wait until

Spoiler: MASSIVE MANGA SPOILERS

his other handful of Quirks kick in.

Spoiler: manga spoilers

Yeah, like I said I am hoping they..tone down the aura glow. I don't mind it normally but last episode was a bit much. I will admit I also felt The Unlimited 100% scene was goofy in the Manga with Deku just..flying, I know it is explained but it is real goofy looking.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Spoiler: manga spoilers

Yeah, like I said I am hoping they..tone down the aura glow. I don't mind it normally but last episode was a bit much. I will admit I also felt The Unlimited 100% scene was goofy in the Manga with Deku just..flying, I know it is explained but it is real goofy looking.

I dunno, I thought it was pretty cool. Especially when you realize how he’s doing it. But I can understand the worry. I’m sure once he’s able to do it more normally, he can work on the technique.

 

[DrRockzosNose]

@Honka Honka Burning Love
I believe the explanation that Horikoshi gave for why Deku has the whole aura's and the glowing red X like patterns is a visual cue for the viewers that he is using OfA/powering up. None of the other characters see the SS Blue aura and look nor do they comment on it(which should have happened by now), so I gotta lean towards that being an accurate answer from the man himself. I have no comment on the future spoiler coming up that was referenced above, just taking it as it comes and waiting to see whether its done proper or turns into a runny poop.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

I dunno, I thought it was pretty cool. Especially when you realize how he’s doing it. But I can understand the worry. I’m sure once he’s able to do it more normally, he can work on the technique.

Oh I understand how he was doing it, I just didn't like it visually, especially in the scenes were he was just floating mid air for several frames felt really bad to me since he was copying the method All Might used..and All Might's usage was far more natural.

I believe the explanation that Horikoshi gave for why Deku has the whole aura's and the glowing red X like patterns is a visual cue for the viewers that he is using OfA/powering up.

Oh I got what was happening, and usually I don't mind the X and the lightning, I just thought this weeks episode went way to far with it and made it look quite a bit goofy.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Oh I understand how he was doing it, I just didn't like it visually, especially in the scenes were he was just floating mid air for several frames felt really bad to me since he was copying the method All Might used..and All Might's usage was far more natural.


Oh I got what was happening, and usually I don't mind the X and the lightning, I just thought this weeks episode went way to far with it and made it look quite a bit goofy.

I look at it as both his first time using it and that he was literally pushing himself to go as hard as possible in order to counteract Eri’s Quirk’s speed. So it was less about finesse and more about “make this fucker hurt as hard and as fast as possible”.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

I look at it as both his first time using it and that he was literally pushing himself to go as hard as possible in order to counteract Eri’s Quirk’s speed. So it was less about finesse and more about “make this fucker hurt as hard and as fast as possible”.

Again

Spoiler

That would have been 100% fine with me if he had launched like an ICBM like All Might did in the Mid-Term exam, but Deku was straight up Superman flying most of the time, but that was also a thing in the Manga version of this scene..which bugged me then too. I am just saying they could have potrayed the concept quite a bit better.

As much as I hate to bring up Naruto, remember the Lee vs Gaara fight? where Lee said "Fuck it All in on The gates" and ping ponged around the room? I think that used the concept quite a bit better than this.

PS. Naruto fucking sucks and is shit compared to MHA..but the one fight I mentioned in the spoiler was legit good.

 

[DrRockzosNose]

Oh I understand how he was doing it, I just didn't like it visually, especially in the scenes were he was just floating mid air for several frames felt really bad to me since he was copying the method All Might used..and All Might's usage was far more natural.


Oh I got what was happening, and usually I don't mind the X and the lightning, I just thought this weeks episode went way to far with it and made it look quite a bit goofy.

OHHHHHHH my bad dude, I misunderstood what you meant! Yeah I think part of it was just due to Eri's power. And yeah, they should have had him at least kicking a bit to make it look little more realistic with his quirk. Kinda like how Sanji's Sky Walk has him constantly kicking

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Spoiler: Cliffhanger of 257

...well that’s troubling.

 

[Xarpho]

Okay, Im thinking in getting into this series but can someone try to explain something to me first? (Unless it goes into heavy spoilers territory).
Im a guy thats used with cynical and dark animes (with varying qualities, I will admit) and usually people with powers are usually feared from hell and back (sometimes with good reason), kept in facilities where they usually escape having deep hatred for humanity (Elfen Lied for example). I guess what I am trying to say is that I always found MHA setting to be...how do I put it, too positive and bright? There is no way so many people having powers wouldnt lead to an apocalyptic or borderline apocalyptic scenario. Dont get me started on how the goverments of the world wouldnt be work 24/7 on stopping the spread of this X Hero-Gene by containing any babies that show powers. Maybe its because I watched far too much cynical entertaiment (X-men being mostly about how people with powers would NOT simply just get accepted). And even if the "heroes" outnumber the normals, dont tell me it wouldnt lead to some sort of Magneto styled nightmare where normals would be seen as a genetical dead ends to be abused and enslaved. Also assuming everything goes correctly, who's to say the heroes dont cause more damage than they solve? (its a classic question Im not sure if it brings up).
Anyway, can someone give me some insight, please? Its one of those "just go along with the setting" like One Piece ?

It was briefly discussed in the anime that there was some sort of war among the humans and, well, mutants that led to society being stunted as a whole, leaving the "future" looking very much like modern day Japan. Of course, there's still issues as to how people started developing this "quirks" to begin with, which isn't explained unless it's meant to be filled in later. The only real hanging plot hole is the "who tipped off the League of Villains to the training camp" bit and that's supposed to get filled in, maybe.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

It was briefly discussed in the anime that there was some sort of war among the humans and, well, mutants that led to society being stunted as a whole, leaving the "future" looking very much like modern day Japan. Of course, there's still issues as to how people started developing this "quirks" to begin with, which isn't explained unless it's meant to be filled in later. The only real hanging plot hole is the "who tipped off the League of Villains to the training camp" bit and that's supposed to get filled in, maybe.

Oh yeah, the whole “someone in the school is a traitor” thing.

 

[Nobunaga]

It was briefly discussed in the anime that there was some sort of war among the humans and, well, mutants that led to society being stunted as a whole, leaving the "future" looking very much like modern day Japan. Of course, there's still issues as to how people started developing this "quirks" to begin with, which isn't explained unless it's meant to be filled in later. The only real hanging plot hole is the "who tipped off the League of Villains to the training camp" bit and that's supposed to get filled in, maybe.

Well the yakuza autist theorises that the quirk virus came from rats as some sort of black plague 2.0: we wuz marvel n shit
But on the other hand hes a retard so he could be wrong, but thats the closest thing we have to an explanation

 

[Xarpho]

Honestly, part of me was interested because I kept seeing Tsuyu everywhere, then I read the manga, got over one hundred chapters in and find she doesn't even do much.

Kinda feels like the only reason she's shown so much is because she's a cute girl weebs can fap to.

Anyone interested in Tsuyu should've known she wasn't going to be much of a character anymore when she was sidelined in the Two Heroes movie and reduced to starring in a 15-second Uno commercial.

 

[The handsome tard]

It was briefly discussed in the anime that there was some sort of war among the humans and, well, mutants that led to society being stunted as a whole, leaving the "future" looking very much like modern day Japan. Of course, there's still issues as to how people started developing this "quirks" to begin with, which isn't explained unless it's meant to be filled in later. The only real hanging plot hole is the "who tipped off the League of Villains to the training camp" bit and that's supposed to get filled in, maybe.

I guess the problem with some animes is that they seem to have a hard time balancing cyniscism with idealism. I think something like "Elfen Lied" is extremely cynical over human nature (since almost everyone outside of the main human characters can be extremely evil) and I do have a lot of issues with that anime (and the manga too) especially since almost no one tries to do the morally correct thing that could actually prevent a lot of deaths. While "My Hero Academia" does feel a little bit too bright and colorful for my taste, there would be no way that human nature wouldnt pin gifted against non-gifted at some point. It feels like the story is almost afraid of exploring that aspect since it could taint the colorful bright setting. I just think that going to the extreme or the other can affect with my suspension of disbelief too much and while Im not the biggest X-Men fan (I think their stories can be very hit or miss) at least its setting with humans hating mutants (tho if you truly think about it, they arent exactly that wrong) makes sense considering human nature (but of course not all humans do so, they keep things gray as it should).

 

[Secret Asshole]

I guess the problem with some animes is that they seem to have a hard time balancing cyniscism with idealism. I think something like "Elfen Lied" is extremely cynical over human nature (since almost everyone outside of the main human characters can be extremely evil) and I do have a lot of issues with that anime (and the manga too) especially since almost no one tries to do the morally correct thing that could actually prevent a lot of deaths. While "My Hero Academia" does feel a little bit too bright and colorful for my taste, there would be no way that human nature wouldnt pin gifted against non-gifted at some point. It feels like the story is almost afraid of exploring that aspect since it could taint the colorful bright setting. I just think that going to the extreme or the other can affect with my suspension of disbelief too much and while Im not the biggest X-Men fan (I think their stories can be very hit or miss) at least its setting with humans hating mutants (tho if you truly think about it, they arent exactly that wrong) makes sense considering human nature (but of course not all humans do so, they keep things gray as it should).

Animes very much do, just like they have trouble balancing sexuality with romance. Tonally, they do seem very hesitant to experiment, but the ones that do are the best in the medium and even past that (see Akira, Monster, GitS, etc.). But it takes a tough risk. MHA is very colorful and usually I don't like that, but there's just something nice about this optimism that really is gone from Western media. Like we can't have Star Trek with a utopian, kind, Starfleet and Federation, it has to be dark and brooding. So while at the same time, yeah, they could do a lot of dramatic things, I miss optomistic settings done well sometimes, and I think it'd ruin the tone of MHA unless it was heroic sacrifice. Also in the universe MHA is set in, something like 85-90% of the population have a quirk, so there's really very little conflict between those who have it and those who don't. Its so far as if you're born without a quirk you're basically a weirdo, so it'd be a reverse X-Men situation.

The more obvious conflict would be restrictions on heroes ala Watchmen, as you've got beings with the most powerful mutations almost acting outside of government, but still, its not something I'd want to see in the setting. I think the anime is popular precisely because its so bright and fluffy, and its something we don't really get anymore. And while I favor dramatic, dark shit way more than bright and fluffy, MHA has high stakes too.

This anime has a very weird place for me. Its something I don't think I'd enjoy, yet I do, because victories feel earned and the optimistic setting is refreshing compared to dark edgelord shit that Western media is currently embroiled in.

 

[Xarpho]

While "My Hero Academia" does feel a little bit too bright and colorful for my taste, there would be no way that human nature wouldnt pin gifted against non-gifted at some point. It feels like the story is almost afraid of exploring that aspect since it could taint the colorful bright setting. I just think that going to the extreme or the other can affect with my suspension of disbelief too much and while Im not the biggest X-Men fan (I think their stories can be very hit or miss) at least its setting with humans hating mutants (tho if you truly think about it, they arent exactly that wrong) makes sense considering human nature (but of course not all humans do so, they keep things gray as it should).

The wars already happened, apparently. Perhaps the reason why the Quirk percentage is so high that the mutants killed off a lot of the humans. Most of this has already been explained in the anime, but the last thing the anime needs more of is tons of backstory.

The first person to manifest a Quirk was a newborn baby in the city of Qingqing; their ability was to emanate light from their body. After that incident, many people around the world began to manifest different kinds of special abilities. While the cause of the Quirk phenomenon is unknown, it has been theorized that the development of Quirks was caused by the spread of a virus carried by mice.[2] Currently, around 80% of the world population possesses a Quirk.[3]

The dawn of this extraordinary era was marred by a breakdown of society caused by the sudden onslaught of criminals empowered by their newfound "superpowers". These superpowers were first referred to as meta abilities before later being called Quirks.[4] In this time, All For One became a symbol of unity in society. He used his Quirk to remove Quirks from those who did not want them, and give Quirks to those that did, under the guise of returning society to its prior state of humanity. In this way, he gathered followers who were loyal to him, allowing him to act out his ulterior motives.[5]


The era of Vigilantes.


As chaos and unrest ensued due to the outbreak of Quirks, ordinary civilians with their own Quirks decided to take matters into their own hands to bring order to society and thus the first "heroes" appeared in the form of Vigilantes and thus beginning the Vigilantes Era.[6]

As society adapted to the new status quo, the Police Force moved to prioritize leadership and to maintain the status quo, and as such, decided not to use Quirks as weapons. To fill that void, the profession of crime fighting Quirk users, Pro Heroes, began to exist which caused the Vigilantes to slowly disappear. Authorizing the use of powers that could so easily kill, however, was a greatly criticized decision at first.

Over time, it came to garner public support due to the fact that the first people to work professionally as heroes acted morally and upheld the law.[7] However, some members of society were not happy with the the governments' regulations on Quirk usage as they believed that the use of their superhuman abilities should be a right.[8]

A group of Quirk users known as the Meta Liberation Army, led by Destro, had tried to stop the passing of regulations that would restrict Quirk usage. They rebelled against several governments for years before ultimately suffering defeat.[9]

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

The wars already happened, apparently. Perhaps the reason why the Quirk percentage is so high that the mutants killed off a lot of the humans. Most of this has already been explained in the anime, but the last thing the anime needs more of is tons of backstory.

That stuff is actually coming up soon in the anime, after the Gentle Arc.

 

[DDBCAE CBAADCBE]

s-CRY-ed did it better.

 

[Gar For Archer]

Animes very much do, just like they have trouble balancing sexuality with romance. Tonally, they do seem very hesitant to experiment, but the ones that do are the best in the medium and even past that (see Akira, Monster, GitS, etc.). But it takes a tough risk. MHA is very colorful and usually I don't like that, but there's just something nice about this optimism that really is gone from Western media. Like we can't have Star Trek with a utopian, kind, Starfleet and Federation, it has to be dark and brooding. So while at the same time, yeah, they could do a lot of dramatic things, I miss optomistic settings done well sometimes, and I think it'd ruin the tone of MHA unless it was heroic sacrifice. Also in the universe MHA is set in, something like 85-90% of the population have a quirk, so there's really very little conflict between those who have it and those who don't. Its so far as if you're born without a quirk you're basically a weirdo, so it'd be a reverse X-Men situation.

The more obvious conflict would be restrictions on heroes ala Watchmen, as you've got beings with the most powerful mutations almost acting outside of government, but still, its not something I'd want to see in the setting. I think the anime is popular precisely because its so bright and fluffy, and its something we don't really get anymore. And while I favor dramatic, dark shit way more than bright and fluffy, MHA has high stakes too.

This anime has a very weird place for me. Its something I don't think I'd enjoy, yet I do, because victories feel earned and the optimistic setting is refreshing compared to dark edgelord shit that Western media is currently embroiled in.

I always thought there should be some discrimination against people whose quirks are extremely disfiguring to the point that they barely even look human. Professional hero’s are pretty much celebrities, I can easily see heroes with “ugly” quirks getting passed over by agencies in favor of someone who might be slightly less qualified, but presents a much better face. I just wanna see quirkcels god damn it!

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

and reduced to starring in a 15-second Uno commercial.

The fuck is this about? When did this happen?