Apr 28, 2017
Boku no Hero Academia or My Hero Academy, is the new and upcoming successor of the big three shounen, but what makes it so good?
8/10 Plot: A young-boy named Izuku Midoriya, a quirk-less (Super Power) being in a world where quirks are the norm. While his dreams of becoming a hero seem distant due to his circumstances, he crosses paths with the number one hero, All Might. After a series of events, All Might deems him to be the worthy successor of his quirk, "One For All". The story follows Izuku through his entrance into U.A. High School, a school that cultivates the next generation
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of Heroes.
10/10 Art: Whether you like or dislike the story itself. Its undeniable that the artwork within it is nothing less than amazing. From casual scenes to action packed fill panels, the illustrations are always dynamic and vibrant. While occasionally being dark and gloomy, if the story calls for it. Overall the illustrator/author for the story makes each panel eye-candy for the readers as the detail for characters and scenes are so well thought out and done. The art also associates its style and feel with a more westernized look that relates to American comics. This allows it to pull in a much wider demographic.
9/10 Character: While the story follows Izuku Midoriya and All Might, the main characters for the story. It's easy to get invested and evaluated with a large variety of the cast members with in it whether they be heroes or villains. Each character feels as if they have substance and weight to the over all story. Which in the past, shounen manga's have had a rather difficult time doing aside from its very clear select few of MC's in their stories. Its even possible to find yourself rooting and looking forward to the growth of other characters rather than the main focus of manga, Izuku Midoriya. Aside from the actual characters themselves. The author makes it feel refreshing and unique given a cliche system idea of super powers being present in so many writings throughout the world we live in today. With each Quirk (super power) being unique and actually interesting aside from the characters they are attached to.
9/10 Enjoyment: From the first chapter to the current chapter, I always find myself looking for more and researching individual characters that are just from the supporting cast as well with the main cast. I get lost with time while reading and observing the panels due to the amazing artwork that makes action scenes feel tense and fluid for just being one solid frame. While myself, being a 19 year old male, I find myself in the shoes of my younger self getting excited and hyped by the classic idea of super heroes as well with overall manga. I have not felt this passionate or excited for a new shounen in a long time. As they all feel to fall short somewhere along the line.
9/10 Overall: With amazing characters and artwork. This rehashed story of a power-less main character on his journey to become the best or most powerful character (or reach an end-goal) does not seem like it will be an issue. As it makes readers forget that this trope has been done many times before and drags you back in. Although it is a fairly new shounen, its future definitely shines bright and shows a lot of promise.
Hello curious reader, hopefully you enjoyed reading this review! Whether or not you're still iffy about checking it out for yourself because the story will be a huge investment considering it is a shounen. I highly suggest you give it a shot! My review can only give you a glimpse of what it has to offer. Also if you find yourself uninterested in the manga, I would suggest giving the animated series a shot as well. Its well paced and conveys a lot of the manga well while skipping over minuscule details that are just extra for the readers and those more interested in the story. I say this because I was uninterested in the Naruto manga, but I highly enjoyed the animated series (aside from filler obviously). Thank you for taking the time to read this and have a nice day!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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