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Is this development really a gift for Deku - or one of those burdens Monoma-kun talked about last week? Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 10
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Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 23
Horikoshi pulled no punches, and neither did Bones. Read more
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 – 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 – 19
Another excellent episode - and another mysterious one. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 09
In some sense, the big dogs of Class 1-A are really competing against each other more than anything else. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 05
Every time we see it in action, Dark Shadow strikes me as a terrifying force to be reckoned with. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 16
This is going to be a shame. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 24
Shigaraki is growing into the role fate has chosen for him right before our eyes. Read more
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 5 – 14
Man, there's a lot to unpack here. Read more
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 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 – 22
Villains or no, these are fascinating and complicated people. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 03
The key to a successful training arc, above and beyond simply being interesting, is for it to advance the larger plot and develop the major characters. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 02
Brothers - it ain't easy... Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 18
Damn if it doesn't seem like this season is cursed to piss off fans even when it's doing things right. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 08
There was a definitely theme here, which is that strategic retreat is an honorable option in any fight. 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 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 5 – 07
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Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 06
These training battle eps aren't too easy to write about, I have to say. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 25 (Season Finale)
Boku no Hero Academia wraps probably its most complicated season to adapt, and looks forward to probably its most straightforward. Read more
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Boku no Hero Academia Season 5 – 12 (Episode 100)
Horikoshi is clearly edging the story in a specific direction here. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 02
What will the fans complain about next week, I wonder?
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 17
Endeavor's problems are entirely of his own making, entirely avoidable, and ended up hurting (and worse) a lot of other people. 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 – 20
If this society sometimes blurs the lines between heroes and villains, it blurs the line between victims and villains too.
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 6 – 03
With HeroAca, it isn't always easy to see who the heroes are. 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 – 12
This is a monumental week not just for Boku no Hero Academia, but manga as a whole.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 10
The pretenders come and come, but BnHA still outclasses all of them.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 08
This battle that feels quite different from any of the other major conflicts in HeroAca. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 08 appeared…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 16
This mini-arc is a sort of transition within a transition. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 16 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 18
He's the hero for a reason, you know. 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 4 – 21
It makes for an interesting story when the worst that can be said about its villain is that he's insensitive. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 01
The stage is set for Boku no Hero Academia to catch a lot people sleeping. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 07
It was a hell of a week at Bones Plaza. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 16
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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 6 – 09
It's all hands on deck for the hero side at this point. Read more
Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 07
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Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 12
If there's anyone or anything about this arc that really resonates with me it's Nighteye. Read more The post Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 – 12 appeared…
Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 – 12
A name so absurd that on anyone else it would be laughable. 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…