I mean he is still a kid and i not sure if spoilers or not
IIRC All might was gym junkie before he got it.
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My Hero Academia S2 |OT| This is Going to Stain my Hero Record. No Manga Spoilers!!!
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JeremyEtcetera
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Is it odd that I feel the most hype moments of this show are when Deku becomes Batman? Those moments of quick thinking, analyzing areas, and strategic moves just seem way better than when he is using or relying on his quirk, because he is proving time after time you don't really need one to win.
Ocarina_117
Banned
I do recall reading somewhere that the original plan for the manga was for Deku to not gain a quirk at all and just rely on what you mentioned above. The emphasis played on his analysing of heroes and his note books in the first episode seemed to hint he'd rely on knowledge of heroes and quirks to overcome them.
Would be grateful if someone could post receipts.
I agree with you. I love those moments where he reflects back on the hero analysis he's done or the quick strategic thinking.
So sad to see the episode end 😢
OniBarubary
Banned
You're right, his editor I believe told him to give him a quirk otherwise kids wouldn't like him or some shit. I don't feel like looking it up or fact checking it so there.
Yeah you got it exactly right but with the rules for OfA the mangaka gets to have his cake and eat it too.
GoldCrusader
Member
The scene were Deku search for All Might after he won the race, looking for his approval, saying *Look I did it!* gets me so hard, the level of emotions at that time hits a peak for me. I love these 2 so much. I know some people think Deku cries too much, but it's really that honest truthful side of him that I like so much. He know he succeeded.
StoneHeart
Member
Really loving the ED Theme for season 2. So far this season has been amazing, I need more!
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
That is unfortunate. Did the editor not think that a Batman-esque hero would not sell well with kids? I thought underdog heroes always become more popular with fans than overpowered ones. Back when I watched Justice League growing up the coolest thing to me and others was how cunning Batman was every time he faced an opponent greater than him. He always seemed like he was constantly playing chess with his enemies, always a step ahead and most of the time coming up with a backup plan if caught off guard.
It's not necessarily always about having power or being powerless either. I enjoyed Sasuke's fights in Naruto Shippuden because he fought opponents more skilled than him and somehow came out of most battles winning(or managing to escape if he was running) because he outsmarted them in combat. Same goes for Goku's fights from original DB all the way up until the Android Saga in DBZ. A part of me actually thought he might have defeated Frieza without going SS if he kept using all of his different techniques the way he did.
I'm hoping they take their time on Deku mastering his powers because it's going to bum me out once he relies on it too much to solve his problems.
Zelenogorsk
Banned
This awesome episode + I'm getting a $400 tax refund = great Saturday morning.
This show is so damn colorful and it looks so good. Also I'll agree with everyone else that Midoriya winning without his quirk was great. The hardening kid and the steel kid having the exact same lines was hilarious.
I think my favorite moment of the episode was when Eraserhead looked at Present Mic and said "You don't need me here do you."
This show is so damn colorful and it looks so good. Also I'll agree with everyone else that Midoriya winning without his quirk was great. The hardening kid and the steel kid having the exact same lines was hilarious.
I think my favorite moment of the episode was when Eraserhead looked at Present Mic and said "You don't need me here do you."
What I love about MHA style is that while heroes and the places they go are super colorful and vibrant, villains are despicted in a much darker and grotesque manner. It's like 2 different works.
SparksterMeta0
Member
This was a fun episode, and kudos for Deku for being so resourceful.
Last scene with the Calvary Battle rules was hilarious. Such is the price of being first.
Last scene with the Calvary Battle rules was hilarious. Such is the price of being first.
I'm really loving the gadget girl.
Bounceounce
Member
Quirkless Deku would get destroyed, wasn't a viable option.
PixelatedBookake
Junior Member
I think Deku's more interesting with a quirk because that whole "I want to be special" part of his character, which I didn't really like, is gone and now him using his destructive super strength in interesting ways is better (to me) than another Batman prep-time God character winning because they did something smart off-screen.
You might remember that the vast majority of Batman's villain line-up has no superpowers, and when he is in a setting with those, he tends to be "prep time" Batman, who basically does have superpowers.
I imagine the power levels and such will be adjusted to make it more belivable, it would still probably go into Batgod bullshit
At this level yeah, especially against characters like Nomu it would be ridoclous, becuase Deku would have to have gadgets or right amount of bullshit to compete.
SigmasonicX
Member
The issue with Deku having no quirk is that the series has established multiple characters that have to rely on planning and hand-to-hand combat because they can't rely solely on their quirks for combat. I feel like a quirk-less Deku wouldn't offer much if this alternate version of the series still had other characters like that.
That's what I thought the series would be about. I was surprised as fuck when he punched the robot in episode 3, haha.
Don't regret it turning out that way though. Deku still uses his brain a lot.
Nocturnowl
Member
The idea of Deku having no quirk seems flawed to me, I have to imagine they'd have to do some mega stretching even by shonen standards to have him keep up with the rest of the cast.
The batman-ing could only go so far in this case as a wee kid with presumably mere pocket money going up against full blown superpowers.
He'd probably go from underdog to what I could best describe as "lol Cena wins" where we're told the odds are against him but he always wins anyway and not convincingly.
Having a really potent yet limited quirk seems to fit perfectly in that it allows him to fall back of the analysis and clever thinking angle but also having that extra factor that would allow him to properly hold his own in a proper fight.
But that's just my musings on that angle anyway, basically I think the setup they have currently just makes more sense.
The batman-ing could only go so far in this case as a wee kid with presumably mere pocket money going up against full blown superpowers.
He'd probably go from underdog to what I could best describe as "lol Cena wins" where we're told the odds are against him but he always wins anyway and not convincingly.
Having a really potent yet limited quirk seems to fit perfectly in that it allows him to fall back of the analysis and clever thinking angle but also having that extra factor that would allow him to properly hold his own in a proper fight.
But that's just my musings on that angle anyway, basically I think the setup they have currently just makes more sense.
Rynocirator
Member
I was not expecting him to get 1st, like maybe top 5. He's truly a madman. Bakugo needs to chill, his face is becoming repulsive to look at.
Specifically, Horikoshi said that proto-MHA was set in university, had a taser-using quirkless Deku, the power level was way lower, All Might was a side character, and that the relationship they have now didn't exist.
The editor was also doing Horikoshi a favor, MHA was his last chance for a successful serialization, or Shueisha would write him off.
I'd say the series is way better and more interesting with One for All.
The editor was also doing Horikoshi a favor, MHA was his last chance for a successful serialization, or Shueisha would write him off.
I'd say the series is way better and more interesting with One for All.
slightconfuse
Banned
All might is a great anime dad
He really is.
The greatest anime dad that is not a dad.
Same reason disney hates moms
Except One Piece.
Luffys dad?
I am talking about all of the single dads in OP, like Vivi's dad, Kyros, etc. There's few moms alive.
Most dads are still away from their kids, though.
Japanese dads are never around, so a lot of the times they get subbed with people like teachers or coaches as father figures.
that always reminds me of Earthbound, and how you only ever talk to Ness's dad over the phone. Itoi based that on his own dad.
in Deku's case, the character profile for Deku's mom
. (this isn't a spoiler for anything, but in case you don't want to know or something)
in Deku's case, the character profile for Deku's mom
implies she and Deku's dad separated, maybe even actually got divorced
Dedication Through Light
Member
1
Perfect Kaminari shots all over. Im glad this season he's already off to having speaking lines. Too bad he keeps getting bad mouthed, unfair.
Other than that, decent start. Ochako could have had a less vain motive than personal fame and fortune for being a hero. Why not just go into being a business tycoon if she doesnt care about saving people and more about money?
Ojiro also had lines. Hoping he continues to be a bigger presence.
Still, show is adapting stuff I hadnt read.
OP and ED are not good songwise or visually. I want a massive change midseason.
Perfect Kaminari shots all over. Im glad this season he's already off to having speaking lines. Too bad he keeps getting bad mouthed, unfair.
Other than that, decent start. Ochako could have had a less vain motive than personal fame and fortune for being a hero. Why not just go into being a business tycoon if she doesnt care about saving people and more about money?
Ojiro also had lines. Hoping he continues to be a bigger presence.
Still, show is adapting stuff I hadnt read.
OP and ED are not good songwise or visually. I want a massive change midseason.
Dedication Through Light
Member
2 - 3
I think Im current. Pretty great to see this content animated. Todoroki reconfirmed as the best in the class. I love how the writer clearly loves him so much that he got all the really epic moments in the obstacle course, though I cant forgive his mistake in making Midoriya win in an unbelievable way. No way could the armor plating be that durable for massive explosions. I was as dissapointed as Todoroki.
Hero A was used which was phenomenal. I love that song the most.
Monoma could have scored higher, same for Kaminari, apart from Todoroki my favs underperform
I think Im current. Pretty great to see this content animated. Todoroki reconfirmed as the best in the class. I love how the writer clearly loves him so much that he got all the really epic moments in the obstacle course, though I cant forgive his mistake in making Midoriya win in an unbelievable way. No way could the armor plating be that durable for massive explosions. I was as dissapointed as Todoroki.
Hero A was used which was phenomenal. I love that song the most.
Monoma could have scored higher, same for Kaminari, apart from Todoroki my favs underperform
OniBarubary
Banned
I could've done without the flashback shit in the beginning but this was actually a really good episode. Got the whole first trial done, gave a lot of classmates some shine, really developed Madman Deku and showing that he was willing to go that far to win and make All Might proud and a really good moment between All Might and Deku where he acknowledges him and Deku is so happy at being able to prove to everyone that he has arrived.
Good shit.
The humor still misses me a lot and I think it's just the direction of it as in the manga it never bothered me.
I did enjoy the posing Mt. Lady was doing in the background for the cameras. Hell, she's probably gotten more development in the anime than the manga (up to this point).
Ashido Levels: Acceptable, as she got more screen time than in the manga, but still not enough Ashido.
Good shit.
The humor still misses me a lot and I think it's just the direction of it as in the manga it never bothered me.
I did enjoy the posing Mt. Lady was doing in the background for the cameras. Hell, she's probably gotten more development in the anime than the manga (up to this point).
Ashido Levels: Acceptable, as she got more screen time than in the manga, but still not enough Ashido.
Lucent
Member
I think it's weird how that one guy with the bird head just gets described as having his quirk be that he has a shadow living inside him but it mentions nothing about his head. Like why? Lol. Just think it's weird it's never brought up/explained. I guess it's just a normal thing in their world and it's better for the characters to act as such instead of making a big deal out of each character that doesn't have a human head.
Fave girl is frog girl so far.
Fave girl is frog girl so far.
Probably not a spoiler but whatever, how it works is that the the kid tends to inherit the physical charestic of the parents while the quirk is something different. A lot of charcters inherit weird limbs and body characteristics from their parents but have thier own quirks. Bird guy IIRC parent's are bird people so he inherits that but his actual quirk would be something else.
We haven't met birdman's (Tokoyami) parents yet but in a little extra chapter we meet Froppy's parents and they are indeed all frog based so you probably aren't far off. Considering how many shark headed, giant and other weird characteristics some people have in this universe I think a lot of people just write off weird looks.
I thought we did like a promotional art or something but could have been a fanrt or something,
there is also snakegirl, whose quirk has nothing to with her being a sanke and probaly had snake parents.
As well as invisible girl which is implied that her invisibilty be a side effect or a weird physical thing not her actual quirk.
Elfforkusu
Member
Since I've been sick all weekend, I watched the first 3 episodes...
This is the good shit.
The pacing is so much better this season than last. Even the recap episode was quick and to the point. Considering what's on deck story wise, this season might turn into something special.
This is the good shit.
The pacing is so much better this season than last. Even the recap episode was quick and to the point. Considering what's on deck story wise, this season might turn into something special.