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Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 15
「Butterfly Effect」 The balancing of all those spinning plates falls not just on the writer but the audience too.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 15
You can't go for epic all the time, even in a shounen epic, and BnHA has always been at its best when it manages to be personal as…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 15
As is so often the case with anime generally but especially this series, I seem to find myself at odds with the general zeitgeist. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 15
This part of the story is kind of Horikoshi's "Empire Strikes Back" arc. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 01
While there's no question Boku no Hero Academia can be a frustrating series at times, I'm always glad to have it back.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 06
It was clear from the very beginning that Shinso's Brainwashing was one of the most powerful quirks in the plot.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 14
For Kouda Kouji (Anima) and Shouji Mezo (Tentacole), the long wait is finally over.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 08
No one epitomizes the hollowness of the hero label in BnHA more than Todoroki Enji does.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 03
Ah, this chapter. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 05
For me HeroAca is the most intricately plotted and internally consistent battle shounen megahit since Hunter X Hunter, and the most honest with its audience.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 02
What will the fans complain about next week, I wonder?
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 10
The pretenders come and come, but BnHA still outclasses all of them.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 11
It's the subtext that makes these headline fights in BnHA as great as they are.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 04
A last stand for idealism? That would be one way to view this episode (especially the A-part) of Boku no Hero Academia.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 16
If victory is ever achieved, what sort of world follows it depends very much on the heroes' ability to learn from their mistakes.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 12
This is a monumental week not just for Boku no Hero Academia, but manga as a whole.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 17
There's no question that massive, climactic fights like this one are a challenge for big battle shounen.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 13
There just aren't many studios that can hang with Bones when they go all-out on action.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 07
This arc certainly has a "final battle" vibe to it, though it most assuredly isn't.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 09
All For One's ability to hone in on weaknesses is probably more powerful than any of his myriad quirks.
Boku no Hero Academia 6 – 15
「タルタロス」 (Tarutarosu) "Tartarus" This part of the story is kind of Horikoshi’s “Empire Strikes Back” arc.
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 02
「亡霊」 (Bourei) "Specter" What will the fans complain about next week, I wonder?
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 10
「焼身照命!! 手負いのヒーロー」 (Shoushin Shōmei!! Teoi no Hīroo) "Wounded Hero, Burning Bright and True!!" The pretenders come and come, but BnHA still outclasses all of them.
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 13
「連なる星霜」 (Tsuranaru Seisou) "A Chain of Events, Across the Ages" Mirio Very Productive
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 04
「皆がヒーローになるまでの物語」 (Min'na ga Hīrou ni Naru Made no Monogatari) "The Story of How We All Became Heroes" A last stand for idealism?
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 09
「Extras」 All For One’s ability to hone in on weaknesses is probably more powerful than any of his myriad quirks.
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 06
「Division」 You didn’t think Class 1-B was just there as a foil, did you?
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 16
「ここに至るまでの連なり」 ( Koko ni Itaru Made no Tsuranari) "The Chain Thus Far" If victory is ever achieved, what sort of world follows it depends very much on the…
Boku no Hero Academia 7 – 08
「二つの赫灼」 (Futatsu no Kakushaku) "Two Flashfires" No one epitomizes the hollowness of the hero label in BnHA more than Todoroki Enji does.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 20
There's something quite touching about watching Toshinori, formerly the most formidable hero in the land, trying to act like a parent to Deku now. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 09
It's all hands on deck for the hero side at this point. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 20
One thing I must say about this arc - it's reminded me how much I love Horie Yui as a seiyuu. Read more The post Boku…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 21
This arc - fittingly - is probably the most bleak and savage in all of Boku no Hero Academia. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 17
Through Endeavor Horikoshi asks a lot of questions that aren't easy to answer and offers no easy answers, and I always like it when a writer does that.…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 05
If a hero and a city ever matched up, it's Fat Gum and Osaka. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 05 appeared first…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 20
Much discussed, much deferred, and (apparently) much shortened, "My Villain Academia" is finally here. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 07
I must say, the anime version of the Shie Hassaikai arc has been an improvement on the manga so far. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 13
We're still in the interstitial period between arcs here. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 04
One of the eternal pastimes of a series like Boku no Hero Academia is the "who's strongest?" debate. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 13
That good enough for you, whiners? Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 13 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 01
We're not going to get to the end of the story this season by any means. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 02
Brothers - it ain't easy... Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 23
All things considered, the School Festival arc has been a revelation - far more impactful in anime form than it was in the manga. Read more The post…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 24
What is it with all these winter shows finishing up after the new season starts? Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 24 appeared…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 16
Does regret matter? Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 17
As side stories go, this one works. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 17 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 07
It was a hell of a week at Bones Plaza. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 19
This arc really is a breath of fresh air. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 19 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 21
The very foundation of hero society is rooted in exceptionalism - and that's its greatest weakness. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 10
The A Game is back. Read more