Heroes begin pouring out of Kurogiri’s portals from all sides. Deku’s classmates arrive along with students from other Hero schools and every Pro Hero still able to fight. They explain that once the Police confirmed Eraser Head had regained control of Kurogiri, they rushed in immediately. None of them were willing to abandon Deku now. … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 8: “Izuku Midoriya: Rising”
Izuku races toward the memory just as Kotaro starts abusing the shadowy, childlike form of Tenko Shimura—the moment that sets Tenko on the path to becoming Tomura Shigaraki. But Izuku is suddenly thrown back by an invisible wall made from the last bits of mental armor guarding Shigaraki’s origin. He pushes with everything he has, … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 7: “From Aizawa”
With his new form, Deku Overlay, Deku uses Blackwhip to reinforce and move his body despite the recoil from Gearshift. He covers the area in a thick Smokescreen, but En points out that Tomura can still track him using Search. Instead of going for Deku, Tomura dives straight to the ground, using Decay to try … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 6: “Wrench It Open, Izuku Midoriya!!”
The battle between Deku and Tomura has now moved out to sea after Tomura uses Decay to rot away and sink a massive part of Shizuoka Prefecture. He taunts that at this rate, he could sink all of Japan within a week—leaving the country with no hope of recovery. But Deku refuses to back down. … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 5: “History’s Greatest Villain”
The episode opens on a busy street at night. A young man and woman are walking when they spot an older woman with white, tangled hair sitting on a piece of cardboard, drinking straight from a bottle. Strange, spiked growths cover her left arm. When the young woman tries to ask if she’s okay, the … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 4: “Quirk: Explosion!!”
As the storm rages across the battlefield, the weather around the world begins to twist from the chaos in Japan. The world holds its breath—because this earth-shattering battle is about to change with the power of just one person. With only a glance, Deku and the newly revived Dynamight know what needs to be done. … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 3: The Final Boss!!
Even after everything he’s done, All Might still believes his beginnings were simple. As a kid, he spent days on the patio reading Anpanman and singing the “Anpanman March” with his mom, both of them laughing together. Looking back now, he realizes those small moments were the first “lights” that shaped who he became. In … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 2: The End of An Era, And The Beginning
Far in the future, on a bright spring morning, Izuku reflects on the war — remembering Operation Troy, the Heroes’ best chance to turn the tide against the Villains. As he holds a fallen cherry blossom petal, he recalls the height of the battle, when the "winds howled and the world seemed to tremble." Back … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 8, Episode 1: Toshinori Yagi: Rising/Origin
My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 21, "Battle Without A Quirk," is the final episode of this season. I have wondered how All Might would participate in the war against All For One after losing his powers. For a while it seemed like he would be in the background given the other heroes directions. Especially … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 21 Review: “Battle Without A Quirk”
Himiko stares at the wreckage from Dabi’s botched explosion, wondering if he at least got to laugh before it all went wrong. As she channels more energy into Sad Man’s Death Parade, the Twice Doubles tighten their grip on Earphone Jack, Froppy, and Uravity, forcing the Pro Heroes to fight off the wave of clones … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 20 Review: “A Girl’s Ego”
In the Underground Evacuation System under U.A., the moving segments grind to a halt, and the lights flicker out, leaving civilians stranded and on edge, especially after seeing the Heroes' defeat on the live broadcast. Over at Counter-Force Headquarters, reports come in: All For One is heading east. Naomasa calls out to La Brava, who … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 19 Review: “I Am Here”
Tsukuyomi keeps up his assault on All For One, with Hawks reminding him that while All For One might be invincible, he’s on a timer. They just need to keep him down no matter what. Earphone Jack shouts to the Heroes, telling them to cover Dark Shadow and block out any light. Illus-o-Camie gets ready … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 18 Review: “It’s a Small World”
All For One, inside Tomura, loses it and starts yelling at Nagant, accusing her of playing the victim after killing her fellow Heroes. His rant doesn’t last long, though—Tomura cuts him off as a bunch of fingers start to crawl out of his mouth. Laughing, Tomura mocks him, asking if all his manipulations have finally … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 17 Review: “Hopes”
Himiko's Sad Man Parade ravages the field at Gunga Mountain Villa, while Dabi's blue flame burns. Uravity and Froppy float above the carnage. There heroes are understandably overwhelmed. Pixie-Bob tries to put up an Earth Wall to protect them. Uravity and Froppy reunite with Earphone Jack and Tsukuyomi. They decide that the flames are too … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 16 Review: “The Chain Thus Far”
Spinner thinks about how All For One told him to play a recording of Tomura's voice to trigger Kurogiri and Oboro. Spinner thinks about how he was always a loser and wanted to become "somebody." Present Mic emerges they rush to call Kurogiri and Oboro respectively. Outside, Tentacole and Anima try to hold off the … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 15 Review: “Butterfly Effect”
My Hero Academia Season 7, Episode 14 pivots from the main fight between All For One and Deku, to focus on the treatment of the mutant or heteromorphic Quirk users. In the My Hero Academia universe Quirks are generally categorized as Emitter, Transformation, and Mutant. The mutant Quirks grant the user "permanent abnormality" that is … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 14 Review: “Together with Shoji”
Deku used the American Fleet to help escort him to the Flying Fortress, using his Blackwhip to sling himself between them. Bravo Leader tells him that they remained in Japan to help because "their gal," bet her life on Deku. As we saw at the end of the last episode, Deku smashes into Tomura. The … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 13 Review: “A Chain of Events, Across the Ages”
As Deku races towards the school, everyone stares in horror as Bakugo lays on the ground without a heartbeat. Tomura mocks the heroes as he asks "who's next." Using his "fingers," Tomura grabs Mirko. She laments that if she was only a little faster and "killed him back during the War, none of this would … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 12: “Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate”
Tomura and Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight take center stage as they fight in the U.A. Flying Fortress. Tomura takes the biggest shot Bakugo can produce. Bakugo is surprised how little his attack effected Tomura. He tells Bakugo that he'll use him as bait for Deku. The Big 3, Suneater, Nejire Chan, and Lemillion prepare … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 11: “Light Fades to Rain”
Endeavor lands on the ground after being impaled by All For One (AFO). He's ashamed he let AFO get to him and thinks that "everything he's had to deal with he's brought on himself." In the air, Hawks, Earphone Jack, and Tsukuyomi fight AFO, who continues to be dismissive of his opponents. He targets the … Continue reading My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 10: “Extras”
