GoldCrusader
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It's not even bad, its very good. People are going crazy lol.
All this sudden outburst makes no sense and from what I can read elsewhere it's mostly gaf exclusive.
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All this sudden outburst makes no sense and from what I can read elsewhere it's mostly gaf exclusive.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Reading the manga really watered down my enthusiasm for the anime. I still really like the anime - the manga is just that good.
It's popularity boomed.
Deku: What did All Might say when I get in this type of situation?
"Remember not to use One for All while using the restroom. You'll literally break your ass."
Deku: THAT WASN'T IT!!
WickedLaharl
Member
At least you admit that it's bad.
pretty much
GoldCrusader
Member
We all know that deep inside he's probably the biggest MHA fanboy.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
This show brings me joy and happiness each week.
BassForever
Member
People on the internet hating something that's popular and considered good by the majority? Never seen that before
-Pyromaniac-
Member
despite my complaints I actually do feel joy watching this show. Then again I feel like that when watching a lot of shounen.
I've been irked with the pacing from the start. There are a bunch of elements of this show I like (despite some things about the protagonist I'm unsure of), but it's just consistently had a sluggish flow. Thank god they've seemingly ended it now, but the number of flashbacks earlier on became a joke to me.
Still looking forward to future episodes, but I think the weekly structure with this is making me like it much less than if I had all episodes at my disposal.
Still looking forward to future episodes, but I think the weekly structure with this is making me like it much less than if I had all episodes at my disposal.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Has anybody besides the one poster said they outright hate the show? I see people expressing a bit if disappointment but that's it which is natural. No need for all the " o its the internet" stuff.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
To be fair a lot of shonen is like that. It's just that we're going to be waiting for a year in between major story arcs. I'm pretty sure this show will be better in 3-4 years when you could easily binge it all at once. Just be glad this isn't the Chimera Ant arc of Hunter x Hunter. Good god imagine having to watch that week by week.
Lol am only joking, truth I actually like the show I just don't feel it's the high tier shounen people hyping it up to be.
Adaptation wise
+like the character designs, the colour and the art
+ I like the character voice and the music (not great but pretty good)
- disappointed with the animation and directing for the most part.
I don't feel there's anything really bad or outstanding about this adaptation it's alright.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Ugh talking about slow pacing! I'm only on episode 6 and I wanna quit this show
MHA is nowhere near as bad
It's kind of weird that this is the general reaction, considering how well paced the manga is. It's definitely not wrong though... the anime is pacing things really weirdly.
This is what I did. I haven't read the HxH manga and I was watching the Chimera Ant arc on a weekly basis when it was airing back in 2014. That was a lot more tolerable than what's been going on in Hero Academia.
Weird, Hero Academia is a lot worse for me. The start of HxH was more compelling to me, though I didn't have to wait week-by-week for the start of that show, so maybe that informs some of my opinion.
Huh? Early parts of HxH move super fast.
and I love MHA but HxH is on another level.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Does it? Should i switch to the sub? I've been watching the dub for and I feel like its going slow like this hunter exam isn't doing it for me.
in terms of shonen i think it's a damn sight better than bleach, naruto etc (maybe even one piece, I don't think OP is a great anime generally speaking apart from a few moments here and there - if you want to talk about strangling the pacing...)
it's just not as good as my imaaaaginaaaation interpretation of the manga
it's just not as good as my imaaaaginaaaation interpretation of the manga
I assume you're watching it on Toonami? Hunter Exams are probably the weakest part of the show and I wouldn't consider it a good representative of the show overall.
It goes places.
I did exactly that and I fucking loved it. That arc is probably my favorite in shonen period.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Yup you're correct. Alright I'll stick with it plus I like the white hair kid..mmm killua?
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I don't hate it, but I also don't find it the least bit interesting right now. Only finished Episode 2 though. Nothing is hitting for me. The revelations, the humor, the premise... it's all just falling flat. Might not be the show for me. I was going to move on to Episode 3 tonight but I think I'll just watch some Turn A Gundam instead.
Keep in mind I had expectations going in. Not from reading the manga, but hearing people talk about it for years. I went in with Hunter x Hunter like expectations, which isn't fair at all. I was hoping to go from "What is this goofy shit?" to "OMG this is too awesome for life" like I did with HxH, which is a lot to ask of any show.
People have crazy expectation though, there is no Shonen that can beat HxH or One Piece for now and probably for the years to come, they're too high but MHA is pretty fun like many.
the problem with MHA is the fact that the anime adaptation is too short, 13 episodes only and I'm still waiting for something great to happen when we've seen more than the half of it, hope next week will deliver.
the problem with MHA is the fact that the anime adaptation is too short, 13 episodes only and I'm still waiting for something great to happen when we've seen more than the half of it, hope next week will deliver.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
I'd say go to at least episode 5 so you can see more of the characters and see it expand a bit more. I went in with no expectations tho just watched it randomly one day so maybe that's it
MHA is really weird. Definitely not my favorite shounen, but it's increasingly finding its footing and building on itself in good ways. It never jumped out at me like "this is the best!" at any point, but it just really grew on me over time through the author's cleverness and overall tight pacing. It feels modern and self-aware while still being genuine about its themes.
If anyone's iffy on the anime but is enjoying the premise, I'd suggest just checking out the manga. It's really solid.
For what it's worth, I've heartily enjoyed the anime, if just for character voices and the excellent music. It's fun to see things animated, even if it's hit or miss here and there.
If anyone's iffy on the anime but is enjoying the premise, I'd suggest just checking out the manga. It's really solid.
For what it's worth, I've heartily enjoyed the anime, if just for character voices and the excellent music. It's fun to see things animated, even if it's hit or miss here and there.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I am a infinite nerd-works and even im not that nerdy
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Actually early HxH 2011 is widely criticized for its first arc being slow and not really amazing, like it didnt have a "hook" yet, i came into HxXH when there was like 10 episodes left that hadn't aired so I kinda blew past the 1st arc and enjoyed it overall, hell im even enjoying it still watching it weekly on toonami however. But that was the main complaint I heard.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
MHA for me came from a place of people saying it was good and how it was becoming big as in up to the big 3 big, and that it has alot of similarities to naruto which at the time, naruto had just ended with only naruto the last and eventually boruto the movie to look forward to, so I was looking for the next shonen to catch my eye at the time.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
But it's so slow. You could easily cut down half episodes and still get to the point.
Don't agree at all. It has so much going on and the payoff in that arc wouldn't be anywhere near as good without it.
Soul Eater Resonance thank you very much
english dub of that was aces, by the way.
Even as a manga I think MHA is mostly a 'solid' rather than standout kinda thing, though there are definitely big impact moments that I really like. But it's one of those workhorse manga I read rather than having any especially "Oh man that bit where he did that thing" moments like One-Punch Man or something.
Shouldn't pacing be faster if something was covered in 13 episodes instead of 25-26 for the same material?
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