With Tomura Shigaraki at its helm, the former Liberation Army is now known as the Paranormal Liberation Front. This organized criminal group poses an immense threat to the Hero Association, not only because of its sheer size and strength, but also the overpowering quirks of Jin "Twice" Bubaigawara and Gigantomachia.
As new intel from the covert hero Keigo "Hawks" Takami confirms that Shigaraki is nowhere to be seen, the Hero Association decides to strike the enemy headquarters with a surprise attack using the entirety of its assets—and the UA students find themselves on the battlefield once again. As the fight rages on, the unsuspecting villains must regroup and push back, but the brave heroes are determined to eradicate every last one of them.
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Maxxzs
It's no secret to my friends that I have liked this show and have been a fan for a while. This is a show that I've pretty much grown with out of high school and into college, so trust me when I say that this season is a true a return to form. After two seasons of inconsistency and arcs that may have felt tedious at best we have reached a season that I think not only meets some earlier entries but can exceed them. This is a return to the emotions, the themes, and the moments of the early MHA that I watched duringmy last few years in high school. What I think MHA had been missing for a while was introspection, the intricate and deeper moments that made up a lot of the earlier seasons. Whether it was All Might's final stand and realizing that he was passing on his will to his successor or Deku and Bakugo's fight embroiled in the complicated childhood trauma shared between them. While we saw flashes of that in the fourth and fifth season, I really don't think that other than Endeavor's moment in the fourth season we get that deep, even relatable introspection for a character. But we do here, not only is both halves of the season filled with reflection and introspection from multiple characters, but there are character moments that have been building up for seasons now that finally hit their stride and it's amazing to see. There's actual internal conflict for Deku that results in possibly one of my favorite episodes of the season yet.
There's so much I can talk about, but I do not want to spoil the plot or any other intracies. Instead I want to let anyone who reads this, MHA is back, it's back and it's finally as good as it was before.
JoJo523
We continue where we left off in the last season, with the raid on the Nomu hospital. But then so much shit happens during the battle, the whole series is basically different by the time the battle. It is one bombshell, after another during the hospital raid. The sheer number of plot twists and drops this season is amazing. Look, I won’t pretend that the plot is the best thing in the world or anything. But the way it is executed in this anime makes all the difference. And how the hospital raid arc ended was probably a huge shock to anime onlies. I absolutely lovethis new grittier style the anime went with for the 2nd half.
About the characters, We separate out a bit from our usual Class A characters in My Hero Academia Season 6. Only the essential characters from Class A get the spotlight. In this season, the spotlight mainly goes to Dabi, Shigaraki, All for One, Endeavor, Todoroki, and Deku. Between the first and second halves, Deku’s character development skyrockets. Hawks too is such a standout this season. Then, of course, we have the whole Todoroki family backstory bomb. The character writing in this season was definitely better than in the previous seasons. Even side characters that appear for only a few episodes, like Lady Nagant, get some excellent character writing.
The current situation in MHA has brought attention to the moral grayness of hero society, which has quietly lurked in the series for ages. That grayness has finally become front-and-center, impossible to ignore. Nowhere is that complicated reality more apparent than in the previously unsulliable protagonist, Izuku Midoriya. The tone of My Hero Academia and Deku himself has completely transformed. Someone who hasn’t checked in since the early seasons might find the series and its central character unrecognizable.
The second part of the season which is my favorite has focused on the fallout from the huge battle in the first part. Not only were heroes unable to mitigate the destruction and loss of life, but mega-antagonist All For One orchestrated a mass jailbreak on the same day. Villains are now on the loose all across Japan, plunging the country into a state of violence, lawlessness, and chaos. Worse still, there is simply not enough manpower to address the direness of the situation. and that’s before a ton of heroes began resigning, simply because they’re human beings who can only take so much pressure. Neither the show nor the other pro heroes judge those who have resigned. Understandably, public sentiment toward heroes is at an all-time low. Many citizens are even trying to take protection into their own hands with vigilante justice. In doing so, they often just make a bad situation worse with their lack of expertise and add more collateral damage.
And in the middle of all of this, there’s our boy Izuku. As the current holder of One For All, Deku is the person All For One is after. And he’s currently reading like a mirror to how dark the world of MHA has become. In order to try to protect people, Izuku left UA and is working with All Might and an elite squadron of heroes. However, the pressure of believing he’s the cause of the current dire situation is exacerbated by All For One’s sardonic willingness to kill whoever is getting to Izuku. What happens when you place a ton of pressure on yourself, and then start blaming and judging yourself harshly? Yup—depression, withdrawal, isolation, twisting of your inner monologue. Deku’s “I’m fine” attitude has taken a grim turn. He doesn’t care about taking care of himself. He has started to distance himself from all his allies, even All Might. As long as he gets to All For One, he doesn’t care how people see him. He even now sees his friends in opposition to his goals.
To sum up, the anime has taken a huge step in almost every aspect from animation and plot and character development.
KoraxCatalyst
If you told me nearly seven years ago when My Hero Academia first aired that it would end up dropping into a secondary popularity tier among anime fans, below something like Attack on Titan or even Bleach, I would’ve told you to leave me the hell alone because I didn’t like anime and didn’t care at all about My Hero Academia. But, if you told me the same thing four years ago when I first watched mha, I would’ve called you an overly cynical edgelord; an embittered asshole desperately tearing down earnestly crafted pop media pieces as some pretentious measure to justify their supercilious ass taste.Of course, this anime snob in my head turned out to be largely true. That isn’t to say My Hero Academia has lost its cultural weight entirely, as it continues to enjoy endless success in Japan with a cavalcade of spin-offs, financially successful filler movies, merchandise tie-ins, and 85 million copies sold to boot. I’ve probably seen at least a dozen random civilians (mostly kids) wearing heroaca t-shirts out in the wild since the pandemic and I live in the fucking boonies. This, among anything else, speaks to mha’s continued resonance among audiences over the years. However, among the anime fandom at large “acamania” has ostensibly waned substantially since I finished season 3 in the Summer of 2019. Let alone before I became interested in anime which I thankfully never had to experience. And it isn’t hard to tell why if you’ve had eyes on the anime fandom as a whole over the last few mha releases. After a series of middling adaptations of arcs that were controversial even during their initial publication, it’s no wonder that My Hero Academia couldn’t retain its luster forever. Frankly, it exposes one of the key flaws in the “seasonal” model of anime production that’s become dubiously more popular over the last half decade. If the material no longer resonates with its core audience due to recurrent weak seasons, then fandom passion will rapidly dwindle. Anime fans are probably more forgiving than they should be when it comes to art, but it becomes quickly apparent when they stop giving a fuck about something. I honestly couldn’t believe my ears when I heard the biggest English-speaking anime content creator, when asked by another major content creator if it was worth catching up to heroaca from episode 89, straight bold-faced said fucking “no.”
Again, don’t blame him.
Season 5 was straight garbo I didn’t even consider because I never planned on watching the anime or touching the property ever again after season 4. The only reason I returned to mha after the labyrinthine, drawn-out slog that was the Overhaul arc, was because a friend of mine in early 2021 showed me a picture of Deku when images of the Dark Hero Arc were leaked online. And as jaded as I was, it seemed like they were finally picking back up the thematic thrill line Stain left spiraled on the ground, and I liked Stain. So, seven months later, during a standard biannual weeb library trip while I had some time to kill, I impulsively grabbed the volume from where the Pro Hero Arc began and started reading. I discovered two things: 1. Horikoshi’s art is genuinely amazing, some of the best talent Jump has at the moment. And 2. despite the Joint Training arc being one of the most dull, anemic, and tedious fucking things I’ve ever read, Horikoshi can actually write a story with interesting ideas and decent characters. The MVA Arc is awesome and even though the producers of season 5 did their best to pound that arc into the ground, I felt like it was going to be impossible to adapt it well anyway outside of a few amazing sakuga moments (which didn’t materialize at the frequency I expected). I came back to season 6 specifically because there were key moments of the war arc that, if adapted well, were going to be as cool, engaging, or emotional as they were in the manga. Any adaptation worth their salt tries to do this, and with a studio that has the man power and prestige to excel, especially without a filler movie this year, I expected just that.
Unfortunately, that isn’t what I got.
I don’t want to sound like an uncompromising pontifical manga fanboy here, but the My Hero Academia TV show will never look as good as it did pre-season 4. When the flashbacks in your shonen anime are at a consistently higher visual echelon than the show you’re currently watching that’s a fucking problem. Whenever there was content from seasons one or two, I was thinking “damn, this season generally looks aight, but this shit seems excellent,” and I just shouldn’t. I remember—like the naïve young lad I was, being so excited to witness a scene from the anime where a character bifurcates a huge woodland complex with his quirk, only to be sorely disappointed when it was truncated into a single still frame. I can’t even begin to tell you the migraines I got with all of the panning shots with speed lines over blobby ass crowds “running around.” There are some decent cuts, but there’s this consistent impression of absolutely amateurish direction and utilization of talent. Seiji Mizushima, the director of Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), said in a relatively recent interview that the key role of a director in anime is to distribute the resources properly and efficiently to both meet deadlines and create a well-made product. Despite not making a filler movie, this show doesn’t fucking have that. Cuts that SHOULD look amazing were uninspiring at best, and other way less important scenes received tender love and care without proper justification. I don’t need every anime to be this Mob Psycho-esque perfectly crafted masterpiece where everything is drawn on one’s. I just want the good shit to look good, and for the rest of it to not flounder around as a poorly composited and shittily art directed mess. I do want to mention that the whole season isn’t terrible visually. In fact, there’s some segments that look pretty solid or are at the very least visually engaging. It’s just, as both a viewer of prior seasons and aS a MaNgA rEaDeR, I expected more from the available staff.
It doesn’t hurt that I find the ost horribly melodramatic at times, and it completely rips me out of scenes I would normally give a shit about. It makes emotional moments so manipulative that it’s almost lame? There are pages of the manga, same arcs mind you, where I was feeling sincerely emotional, because Horikoshi’s art and paneling can be that legitimately powerful.
The main reason I’m giving this show a 5 is because the material is still commendable with some flaws. The War Arc is a great action piece with lots of moving parts, fun twists, and legitimate narrative consequences (sort of, with one major asspull). I think Horikoshi learned from his mistakes during his previous action arcs and tried to pace this one in a way that felt more balanced and thus more riveting overall. Though, the Dark Hero Arc is rockier, and I can understand why this would be the point the manga fans start having issues again, because I kind of feel like I was lied to. This arc FEELS rushed, as if there were storyboards created for two or three extra chapters that got stolen by his editor and thrown into the recycling bin. The intention of the arc and what I think Horikoshi wanted to do with Deku was probably cucked by both hackneyed editorial incompetence, and publication cowardice, because whenever My Hero does anything edgy or cool it’s a whole ass issue. From my understanding, a lot of this has to do with the fact that whenever villainy is depicted in Jump as too sympathetic, a lot Jump’s associative partners like video game companies get kind of pissy. Sure, Chainsaw Man does exist, but Fujimoto is shielded by reinforced concrete thanks to his editor, and mha is trying to reach far broader of an audience than Chainsaw Man ever dreamed of having. Additionally, it doesn’t lean into the appeal of mha in Japan at all. A lot of casual Japanese audiences just kind of want a high school super hero power fantasy manga, and not the comparatively interesting meta-commentary that Horikoshi wants to write. This tension leads to things like the MVA arc getting screwed in season 5, and Dark Hero getting screwed during its publication. Of all the times to not have fucking filler, WHY NOW? This ultimately amounts to the emotional beats of the arc containing little impact, and the overall plot evolving in less imaginative ways. It’s a shame too, I was looking forward to seeing Deku, comprehensively burdened by his own ideals, hitting ideological walls and self-destructing despite his insane power increase. The arc ends up being underwhelming to watch because of its aforementioned problems despite its own potential.
Recently, I got sick with both the flu and COVID in the same week, and while I was in my various fever states straining to hold my body together after having it internally beaten with a leather belt, mha was the only show I could actually pay attention to since everything else was “too thinky for me.” Even so, I pondered to myself, “Am I too old for shonen anime adaptations?” I know I’m not too old for shonen, because I like earnest camp affair like Fist of the North Star, and shows like Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter are among my favorites. Hell, I LIKE the My Hero Academia manga as a whole despite the constant issues that’s plagued its narrative pacing in the last two years. But, when I was half-awake—half-dead, watching—gobsmacked, Bakugo garrulously repeating exposition the audience should already know in the midst of a fight between Deku and Shiguraki that mostly amounted to speed line infused panning shots; only to then have one of the most important and cathartic emotional climaxes of the series be depicted as a FUCKING STILL FRAME, I considered that maybe for shonen anime, I was.
Have a nice day.
oozePOP
This season of MHA is one of the best. With very little filler and very intentional thrilling sequences, this anime is the epitome of shonen. The character development of all characters really gets put to the test in this season, and all of the positives and negatives that occur feel really heavy and important. Usually, it's easy to like other characters besides the main character in any anime, and that's especially true of MHA, but in this season, Deku really shines. That's not to say the cohesiveness of Class 1-A isn't also put on display! This season really has everything covered! The writers of this showdo a very good job at humanizing the villains, making much of the conflicts in this series very stressful. It also becomes clear in this season (if it wasn't clear before) that this series takes place in a dark and scary world, not a happy and positive one. It's a dark and gritty anime that really displays that David and Goliath type of victory.
Snapshot426
Out of all the shows that aired in the Fall season last year, from the ridiculous hype of Chainsaw Man to the return of Bleach, there was no show I was more curious as to see how it would turn out than My Hero Academia season six. There’s little denying that My Hero Academia has been on a slow decline ever since the midseason climax in season three. The show has just never seemed to recapture the hype and emotion of that moment and has been going through the motions ever since. Each arc just seemed to get more boring and following the status quoto the point where we just seemed to start getting a bit apathetic with the series. The haters were starting to get more justified and more importantly, it was no longer the big dog in the battle shounen space. When MHA was at it’s peak, there wasn’t really a show that could compete. Sure The Seven Deadly Sins existed, Boruto...well I’m sure Naruto fans will tell you how they feel about that one and Black Clover was around the corner when season two aired, they could not compete with MHA. It was only until the release of Demon Slayer, Jujitsu Kaisen and Black Clover getting better that were able to capitalize on MHA declining to usurp it as the top dog.
My point being is that season six felt like a make or break season (for me at least). Season five featured probably the least interesting arc in the series that very much felt like filler and the much hyped “My Villain Academia” arc being butchered because they had to sacrifice a few episodes to promote the third movie, but those few episodes did feature perhaps the best moments from the season with the Todoroki family drama. It couldn’t start off slow like the previous seasons, not with the way it set itself up. It had to come out swinging to get people engaged again otherwise people would just not care. It would very much feel like it was going through the motions again and the same problems that was creeping up in previous seasons would start rearing their ugly heads again. If this season failed, then apathy would have fully set in for how long this series plans to go for.
So what did I think? Was this series a step back in the right direction? Honestly yes. This has been the most enjoyment I’ve had in MHA since season three and it actually might be my favourite season to date and there are three main reasons as to why I think so.
Reason 1: It spends no time p**sing about
A problem that seems to get worse with each season is that each season needs to spend sometime just reintroducing everyone and remind us what has happened before getting to what’s actually new. It makes it feel slow and as more seasons have aired, it just gets more and more annoying when you know who they are, what their quirks are what has happened, only for it to keep reminding you each season. This season is not the case. It gets right to the point and right where we left off from season five and continues on from there. It speeds up the pace and as such, improves engagement because we have got some interesting stuff to begin with. It know what we want, so it gets right to it. It gives us that immediate engagement to get invested quickly and efficiently.
Reason 2: Changes to the status quo
The show’s story was starting to get too formulaic for its own good where one arc would focus on school stuff and the other would focus on the big bad villain(s) of the season and how our characters would stop them. It was solid at the time but as the tone and story shifted away from the school stuff to be more serious, society shaking stuff, the school stuff just got in the way. I know the show is called My Hero Academia but the school stuff was gradually getting more in the way and the important things that were happening outside the school where the world was getting ready to be shaken up; which they kept teasing how fragile the Hero Society is but never did anything drastic with it. This season however, we finally get some payoff of multiple seasons worth of world building that actually has some serious impact on the story, the world and the characters in a way that we really haven’t seen since the season three halfway climax and it’s done so in a non formulaic way where its not trying to do half and half. It’s treating it like, “This is real and this is happening” sort of way that has significant impact on the show going forward and it gets me excited to see what happens next.
Reason 3: It’s just exciting to watch again
Of course whatever reason you may have, the most important thing is that, “Is it fun to watch?” Seasons four and five were honestly routine and boring and nothing we have not seen before. Season six felt refreshing as there are really big stakes in this season. Character revelations that make it interesting. The action felt intense and weighty. Knowing that if the hero’s fail, the consequences could be catastrophic. It felt like everything that MHA has been building up, the storylines that have been progressing and everything that was teased was meant for this season to be the culmination of all that and with everything behind that, it made this season felt like this was the season it was going to have to deliver and in my opinion, it did.
Combining these three reasons helped make season six the most impactful to the series in terms of engagement in the narrative and its characters. By doing some things different, it made for a more enjoyable experience that makes me excited for what the series brings next. It actually makes me excited to watch My Hero Academia again because of how well this season delivered. Through its twists, revelations and shakeups to show’s world building, season six feels different than other seasons and considering where the series was going, it was meant to be a good thing. But that’s all in the story and character department, what about the production department?
My Hero Academia has always been solid in terms of art style and animation and it can get better when it needs to. I understand why people complained with the animation when you look at Mob Psycho 100 season three which Bones was making at the same time as this season. But Mob’s simplistic and rough art style allows for that added flexibility to go nuts with the animation. Whereas MHA is more visually presentable. This season is no different, it still continues that good art direction and solid animation and get better when the scene calls for it. Although, ithas slightly improved, mainly because there is constant action this season so the animation has to catch up to make the scene more exciting.
The sound department I think stands out a bit more. I thought the show’s ost was really good this season. It mainly comes down to how well it’s used to set a tone and mood but I thought this season in particular is where it packed a punch. It flows along really well with what is going on screen and does its job of enhancing whatever scene its in. Whether it would be something ominous or to ramp up the action. The ost certainly delivers in that space.
As for the Openings and Endings, they are a mixed bag with it leaning towards the negative side. The first opening by SUPER BEAVER has a very nice comic book aesthetic for the first half of it, but then it ditches the comic book aesthetic and it just devolves into another bog standard MHA opening with the song not really doing much to shake that feeling and it ends being kind of forgettable. However, It’s this season’s second opening, "Bokurano" by Eve, that makes this a mixed bag because I think this is one of the best MHA openings. It mainly comes down to two things. First, the tone of the opening is refreshingly different from other OPs due to it being rather grim but has bright spots of hope; helped by the song being more positive as it goes on and the animation looking really good. Definitely one of my favourite MHA openings.
As for the EDs, I’m not really a fan of either of them. The first one is very average. Titled, "SKETCH" by Kiiro Akiyama is about as average when it comes to EDs, using still images and using overly long shots of Deku and Shigiraki, even though I thought the song was fine. The second ED is hardly better. For most of it, it just uses screenshots of previous seasons until it has a nice moment with all of Deku’s classmates from U.A. But it just really bugs me when it reuses scenes from previous seasons and it takes up the majority of the ED so I just think it’s lazy.
Conclusion
My Hero Academia season six is a step back in the right direction for the series. Being the best season we’ve probably ever had. With its change of pace and nonstop action, season six felt refreshing after the last two seasons were letdowns and staggered any momentum the series had. Now it feels like it’s starting to get that momentum back and I’m all for it. I didn’t want this series to shrivel and die as we’ve seen too many popular shows have the same thing happen. So this season does give me hope that MHA won’t go the same way. Of course, the ball is now in its court. It now has to continue this return to form and not lose it again. I hope it doesn’t though, I like MHA. So here’s hoping that the future is bright.
Story: 8.5/10
Improved pacing and changes to the status quo makes this a more enjoyable narrative to follow
Characters: 8/10
Character revelations and significant growth improves on what was starting to grow stagnant.
Animation: 7.5/10
Continues to be very solid, helped by the constant action this season provides.
Sound: 6/10
Soundtrack put to really good use here, but hampered by lacklustre OP and EDs.
My Personal Enjoyment: 8.5/10
The most fun and excitement I’ve had watching MHA in a while.
Overall Score: 7.7/10 Recommendation: Watch It
SethWarp
I never write reviews but this relentlessly disgusting season made me, If you like this show even a little bit I advise you not to watch this season. The minuses outweigh the pluses, It's the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time, Villains kill dozens of heroes and the heroes respond by trying not to hurt them which ends up in even more heroes deaths, In the anime, they also show the side effects of the villains and the fighting scenes of the protagonists, In the anime, a lot of the action is just silly and made to tie in the flimsy plot once again, This review is just a cryfrom the soul of someone who has truly waited for this season.
LucyGP-11-
The beginning of this season is very good with the war arc, but as the season goes on, especially in the last few episodes, I started to lose interest. Horikoshi has built a really interesting world, but the audience does not get as much time as we should to explore it because Izuku's plotline takes up a lot of the runtime. This could just be personal preference, but I know I am way more engaged with episodes focusing on other heroes and hero society as a whole. That being said though, this is still a great season and there are a lot of iconicmoments and characters! It definitely feels like an improvement over seasons 4 and 5, and I hope that the 7th season will continue to be on this level. Also Lady Nagant is such a great character and I hope we see more of her.
Bensonas
I'll get this out of the way quickly, this season is absolutely, unequivocally outstanding. Ive been with MHA from the begining, watching ever season once it was finished airing up to season 3. Like most people will have done, hesitated to watch season 4 because of the reviews leaving season 5 out of the question. 6 became a season I believed I would never get to nor one I would be bothered with. Not long ago now, I started watching anime once more, with season 4 one of the first, following the new Bleach, I watched upon my return. I'll be short with it, season4 wasn't great at all. Yet again a boring school related arc, but unlike other seasons, what followed was another really boring arc. With hesitation, I watched 5. Though it was a little slow at first, I knew that the second arc was one that would set us up for what could possibly, a great season 6. So, here I am.
I am genuinely unsure of the words to describe this. Some people based on the other reviews may think this as an over reaction. To them, I say, unlucky you didn't feel out I felt watching this. I can proudly and confidently say, this is, one of the best seasons of anime I have ever seen (setting aside FMA:B of course). There is absolutely no let up in the action and emotion here. From the very first episode, shit gets real, properly real. I normally split my reviews into 3; Animation, Sound, Story. The first and second of these I'll cover now. It's MHA guys, season 6 at that, the animation and sound are as great as they have ever been. No more to add that hasn't already been said. I will now proceed to the story.
(Gushing time) I'll separate this into two themes; action, emotion. I'll give my take on the action here. As said above, from the very begining it begins. Hands down, this season gives you the very best action MHA has ever offered. It genuinely sets the bar far far far too high here. It is absolutely incredible the way the story was written to include so many iconic moments and still remain paced to perfection and making the consumer want more. Very rarely do this happen to me for the entire duration of an anime season, with every episode finishing, I could not wait for the next, for every bloody episode. The actions scenes are perfectly written to give the perfect push and pull between the hero and villain. You feel the upper hand has been achieved by one or the other for it to be switched on you, multiple times. As a consumer, you are forced onto the edge or your seat, chained, eyes wedged open, consuming one of the most heart pounding arcs MHA has ever given us. The second arc gives you a breather, but not like you expect. The action is still full on but doesn't carry the nervous energy of the first. It's written to still keep you invested from an action perspective but still subtly bring the tempo down. How this is achieved is the emotion of the second arc, for the people invested in the history of MHA, this will make you emotional. You have no chance of escaping it. With brings me to my next gushing moment.
I have never cried at an anime like this before. It's not built that way....normally. I'll come to the second arc next, I'll start however with the emotion of the first. I will not spoil anything, but the first moment of genuine sadness you will feel is NOT because of a hero. They even managed to tug on my heart strings for a villain, and though I have finished the show, I still am sad about it. As the first arc progresses, you are emotionally pulled through ever battle our hero's endure. The are pulled to the height of your excitement for our incredible heros and dragged to the lowest depth of dejection. The roller coaster of emotion this arc gives is second to none. Action orientated anime build their entire sequences on this foundation. The first arc of MHA season 6 shows what it is like to have mastered it. The second arc, my god, THE EMOTION! Bare with me on this next explanation, it's cheesy as hell, but the best way I can explain it. What you come to realise is that with ever moment of every preceding season strings were unknowingly wrapped around your heart. You had not clue they have been put there, until we get to the laster half of the second arc of season 6. There are so many moments where these strings are tugged as hard as they could ever be and you are flooded with emotional memories of everything have been through with out heros. This all comes to a head towards the last 3 episodes where you can do absolutely nothing but cry. The emotion conveyed here is honestly unbelievably well written. I have never been so emotionally battered so much before, exception being Assassination Classroom, though that it just 1 moment, this season of MHA has so many.
I do not give 10s lightly, but if I could give this higher, I would without question. It is absolutely outstandingly well written and it is everything we have been building up to. Every single season was required to get us here. It is absolutely phenomenal and easily the very best season of anime I have ever seen. If you have lost hope on MHA are season 4. Season 6 is the very best MHA has ever done end to end by quite some way. Thank you MHA.
Kuzu_Yarou
The Best Season of My Hero Academia, fully showcasing why it's one of the best new gen shounens out there. I might be hated for saying this but from the very start of BNHA I actually treat this as great series and one of my favorites of all-time. So Why this season is by far the best season? It has everything you need especially binge watching it. We have high-quality action scenes that are full of emotions, character developments left and right, exploration of one for all and the mystery behind it is explained by details. There's no flaw except some sloppy animation. The OST, Story-telling, VoiceActing are exceptional from the start to the very end of the season 6. I applaud the studio and the production cast for giving justice to the manga unlike season 5 of BNHA.
I highly recommend to watch this season of BNHA especially if you already watch the 5 seasons and it's not disappointing. I highly recommend to start the series to those who haven't watched BNHA.
Overall, 10/10.
Douglas_David
Season with a very weak direction even having a lot of action as little seen in so many seasons of this anime. Editing and continuity were the part that sinned the most. They extended and directed the part with Giganchia very badly and left the prison part with a few minutes of the episode, for example. I could detail everything but I don't want to dwell on a mediocre season of an anime. because the dialogues were clearly appealing. And even repetitive because they are already beaten dialogues and speeches from other seasons. I know it's a children's anime and for such minds, but Ihave to criticize based on the work as a general production. So, 5 for season 6.
bossunhimeswitch
The sixth season comprised some of my favorite plot points from the manga but also some of the worst pacing in the manga. When I read this section of the manga, there were a lot of pacing problems. Some sections went by way too fast, others dragged forever, and then you'd get a big ticket item whose pacing was perfect. The anime managed to correct a lot of the pacing issues and I found overall it was easier to watch than read for the most part especially since the action was easier to follow in the anime than it was in the manga. Unfortunately, whena properly paced section from the manga occurred in the anime, frequently the section would go by way too fast and some ofo the emotional impact would be lost. That said, overall, this season wasn't terrible and I think that knowing what was coming helped the weaker parts of the anime.
I think that if you liked previous seasons of MHA whether you read the manga or not, you'll like this season despite its flaws. There are some amazingly good payoffs in this season that make it worth watching too. I'm really looking forward to season seven though I know it might be similarly flawed because the manga is still suffering from inconsistent pacing mostly for the big ticket plot points and watching the action sequences make sense in the anime when they're a bit hard to follow in the manga.
whiteflame55
This and the previous season are rather difficult for me to rate, mainly because I find myself comparing the experiences with those I've had reading the manga. Previous seasons had a bit of that too, but these seasons have been... different. S5 was a real down point for the series, since it excluded a lot of what made the manga great and just lacked the visual punch of the manga. For all that this series gets treated as basic bitch shonen, the manga can sometimes bleed into the horrific with some absolutely terrifying panels that have yet to be replicated in the series, even goingback to the early seasons. Part of that is the detail that the mangaka put into those panels, part of it is that the anime is aiming to bring in younger audiences, but another part is the that it's pretty clear that Bones has not been putting their A-game into this series. They can produce amazing content, and, when it finishes this week, I'll be talking about one of those series, but they clearly took their attention off of this series for a good while, especially in S5.
That's a long walk to talking about this season, which I liked quite a bit more than S5. Considering the content in this season, it should be my favorite (was going to say that about S5 too - the My Villain Academia Arc is so damn good in the manga), but still loses out to S2 for me. The Paranormal Liberation War featured some awesome stuff and I was happy to see that they didn't leave out large swaths of it, though its most pivotal scenes lacked the punch of the manga panels. Still, the whole dynamic of the series was flipped on its head in pretty spectacular fashion. The Dark Hero arc that followed was much better from a visual perspective, and while it's not as interesting on the whole, I think its presentation cements it as one of the better arcs in the anime.
All that is to say that this season was worth the watch, even if I was hoping for better in some aspects.
Resting_Bonfire
My Hero Academia Season 6 This anime is one of my sinful favorites that managed to capture my heart despite its mediocrity. I don't know why, but I love the drawing style, the setting, and the whole hero concept. Unfortunately, the anime is not particularly impressive unless you manage to find an interest in it. That's why I keep saying it. My Hero Academia isn't for everyone, as it simply can't convince in enough aspects. If you don't like the superhero and villain concept, you'll be bored to death here. In any case, almost everyone agrees that the 6th season, despite flaws, has undoubtedly been the highlightof the anime and manga. This season contained the most important fights, twists, and character developments. Unfortunately, it is still a shounen and therefore does not escape the constant clichés and standards.
Season 6 is particularly impressive, due to a very realistic illustration of superheroes and the consequences of their actions. People only see superheroes as something positive as long as they get results. But superheroes are people too, and here the author has made a very interesting point. I didn't expect the series to show you how heroes have to deal with such stress while the media almost wants to eat them up.
Those who know Marvel Avengers and have seen the movies should understand what I'm getting at.
[Story 5]
This is a complete war arc that features only new character interactions. Apart from that, this arc contains some character development regarding Bakugo and Endeavor. Which for many has been a long-awaited event. Likewise, some unexpected twists and resolutions are in store here.
I can say without exaggeration that this season is by far the greatest. It has more content than most seasons combined, and among other things, even has better execution. Thus, to call it the "peak" of My Hero Academia would not be wrong.
Unfortunately, the Vigilante Deku arc was mostly disappointing even if the result has been good. It was rushed too much and a lot of potential was lost here. It could have been formed into a real diamond.
[Characters 6]
My Hero Academia has always had a relatively average but balanced character cast. We have practically every possible character combination here and honestly, they sync up pretty well with each other, allowing the main characters' personalities to shine very well. Of course, only from the more "important" characters, the minor characters from the class hardly get any screen time, they are just extras.
Midoriya is a very interesting protagonist by Shounen standards, he is immensely human and hardly the badass superhero type like most others. He makes mistakes, fails, and is often afraid to face his problems, which simply makes him more likable. In this season, he doesn't change but just becomes mentally stronger and more determined to carry his burden. Which in turn is quite interesting to watch, as a broken child slowly becomes an adult.
Most of the side characters also have various moments of brilliance especially Bakugo who slowly and finally opens up and closes his issues with Deku.
What I like most about My Hero Academia, however, are the convincingly written villains who come close to the Marvel and DC format. None of them are one dimensional, each has their own story, problems, and goals. Most of them are rooted in the problems of society which gives more depth to their reasons. Shigaraki and Dabi are the two best examples of this.
Despite what I said, however, I must say that good old "All for One" is my favorite. Somehow I just love these Darkforce antagonists who invariably represent defined evil and do so without being awkward. Most villains are presented as sympathetic or attractive women and men, while All for One simply looks like a normal adult. Evil, after all, has many faces and that's what makes him so fascinating.
[Music 7 / Animations 6]
In terms of music, the Osts is once again a brilliant performance here. Unfortunately, the intros and outros aren't particularly noteworthy. They are just above average and have no recognition value. Unfortunately, they don't even come close to the very first intro, which almost everyone can recognize.
Animations are much better than in previous seasons but have remained shaky. However, this season has a large number of really well-animated fight scenes, especially in the first episodes.
Even though the fact that the last fight between Midoriya and Nagant turned into a comedy disturbs me to the bone. When the two fell off the house, did the animators seriously think it was okay to draw a 500-story building? The fall lasted 2 minutes almost and every 5 seconds they flew past 10 windows. This is straight out of a cartoon.
[Conclusion 6]
The best season of My Hero Academia without a doubt. Unfortunately, it will also remain the best, as the final arc in the manga is relatively average and there will hardly be any more revelations or twists. I can understand why so many people love this anime but also why many dislike it. It's very unbalanced in that regard because it can practically only capture the interest of superhero fans. Of course, those who also didn't like superhero stories from the beginning will be bored to death here. For me, it's an anime and manga with a lot of ups and downs and I have to say that I like MHA. Even if some moments make me wonder what the hell the author was thinking.
[Enjoyment 7]
Tempest_16
Initially before I started watching My Hero Academia season 6, there seemed to be alot of backlash with this series regarding the animation, the amount of the episodes being produced and so forth. But, as I completed watching season 6 of MHA. I must say this season was pretty good. The paranormal liberation war arc was fantastic and I was on the edge of my seat since a lot of heroes where getting in the crossfire while facing the League of Villains. The second cour of MHA was intense mainly because Deku became a vigilante due to All For One and I am glad Dekudoes come back to his sense since Class A knows he should not face All for One alone.
The two theme songs that really stood out to me was The first cour ending theme and Second theme song (Cour 2),I played those songs on repeat .
Overall, I do not have much to say to about MHA season 6 since I thoroughly enjoyed and I am eager to watch season 7.
Marco_Yooo
THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW „My Hero Academia“ is now a seven year old show. After 6 seasons and 3 movies i can confidently say that this has become one of my favourite shounen ever, despite it´s flaws. This season exceeded my expectations for the series immensely and can even compete with the glorious season two. Story – 9/10 This arc is essentially the conclusion to a massive build-up since season 4 ,but essentially has elements in it that have been introduced from season one. The world of heroes we have become so accustomed to is in severe danger and decay. This show gave us what the previousseasons always missed: A sense of urgency. With this arc being the result of a seven year long build-up, it really upped the stakes on pretty much everything. We leave the fun and comedic school-life behind and face opponents who exceed everything the show has seen before. The tone is also incredibly dark, a big departure from the first few seasons. Although they also had their serious moments, they never quite commited to them fully. But here, the harsh reality gets put right in the centre of the narrative.
The pacing is also really good for a war arc of this size. A lot of war arcs tend to fail the right pacing, making them feel slow and drawn-out (“Hunter x Hunter” did this sometimes, but “Naruto” is especially guilty of that). Here, the author figured out, that a war-arc doesn´t have to be hundreds of episodes long. It delivered amazing moments and fights in the span of it´s run without overstaying it´s welcome. But the thing that makes this season truly special is not the war itself, but the consequences after it ended. We got some of the shows most emotional and heartbreaking episodes and moments in the span of the final few episodes. I think the long build-up of 5 seasons made these moments so special to the viewer.
The only thing that i´d criticise is that this show still follows the shounen formula a bit to tight. A lot of the little problems in this show are problems that most shounen are guilty of: Characters don´t die, even after insane attacks, inner monologues interrupt the flow of actions and power levels are all over the place. But that still did not take away much of the enjoyment.
Art – 8/10
This season confirmed that My Hero Academia is one of the most consistently well animated shows in modern times. This show doesn´t have the flashy CGI of “Chainsaw Man”, the smooth hand-to-hand combat of “Jujutsu Kaisen” or the unique art style of “Demon Slayer” but it has proved many times that it can go toe-to-toe with them in specific scenes. I´d probably compare the quality to something like Black Clover although it is 1) more consistent and 2) not as as experimental. The character designs are what drives the show. Whether or not you like the weird looking outfits and characters, you cannot deny that every single characters is incredibly memorable just from the looks. The insane diversity in designs is some of the best in the genre and i can´t really think of another shounen except “One Piece” that reaches this kind of recognition.
Sound – 8/10
So, the first opening i thought was okay. The quality of the OPs varies from season to season with some absolute bangers being followed by standard shounen stuff. But the second OP, which is OP 11, i´d say is one of the best shounen openings ever. It matches the season perfectly and establishes the scenario and the characters perfectly. It´s melancholic vibe helps supporting the more dramatic direction this show took and i really hope they keep it up in season 7.
Characters – 9/10
The amount of characters who play a lead role in this season is crazy. Basically, every single character that we have seen so far over the past seven years is in this season. It is absolutely insane and I can imagine how hard it must have been to write all of their parts. But what is crazy is, that the author still introduces new characters and have them fill important roles of the story, like Lady Nagant for example.
But the absolute best thing in this season was the development of our main character Izuku
Midorya. I already liked him in the previous seasons, but now i´d probably say that he is my favorite shounen protagonist all together. He really does go through the five stages of grief in this season. The roller coaster of emotions is all packed together in the final few episodes. But everyone around him also got better. Best Jeanist is finally fulfilling his role as the third strongest hero and gets a lot of screen time. Endeavors characters is developed further than ever and Shigaraki and All for One are scarier than ever before. Even Katsuki Bakugo got his moments in the spotlight, delivering one of the most emotional speeches in shounen history. I am really excited where everything goes next.
Enjoyment – 9/10
After this season i can comfortably put My Hero Academia up as a top-5 shounen. This arc was everything I wanted and more. I am so glad that this show is still doing well after 7 years of runtime, so let´s hope that this quality keeps up as long as possible. This is a MUST-watch and i genuinely think that you need to see this if you consider yourself a fan of fighting-shounen.
- Marco_Yooo
FINAL SCORE - 9/10
aPumpkin
My Hero Academia doesn't necessarily do anything unique or special among other shounens - It's full of self-sacrifice, friendship, and willpower. The difference, however, is that unlike many of the other shows, it does a brilliant job of the "show don't tell" model that so many anime lack these days. It's a tiresome cliche when you see another show where the protagonist has to announce unasked to no one in particular about friendship or not giving up. But more importantly, the show completely masters the art of instilling the emotions we watch shounen for in the first place - the idea of giving your allto help those in need. The idea of being purely driven to achieve your goals. The idea of being a hero.
And this season shows exactly what that entails. It shows the hardships of following through on these convictions, and the toll it weighs on the one doing so. And it shows exactly why heroism is not just focused on protecting the weak or powerless - its about helping anyone in need, regardless of who, regardless of strength, regardless of notoriety or fame. It demonstrates the philosophy in an extremely gripping and tear-jerking way.
Bones can do no wrong it seems. The animation, music, sounds, and overall production is always top of the line, and it only gets better and better. This is the one season that will likely leave anyone who loves this genre sobbing uncontrollably. The one problem with this is that it feels like in the middle of the running there's a huge random jump in time, and it can be fairly off-putting and a bit disappointing because of lost potential for further arcs and growth.
My Hero Academia seems to be lost amidst its own fame, wherein many overlook the show due to its mainstream appeal, which is quite the shame. Because underlying that fame is the very reason for it - a beautiful and emotional story of what it means to be a hero, and if that idea has ever been even a slightly recurring thought in your mind, then this show will definitely bring you to your knees.
Rerolfer
I've always seen My Hero Academia as more of a comfort casual show to watch on the side. A show that would come back every year or so to give me another couple months of enjoyment. I only ever really had any hype for it when it just started. This season really changed my view on this show as a whole. They jumped straight to the point, no filler, no unnecessary introductions, straight to action. Seeing the first couple episodes already made a decent impression on me, but from my past experience with this show I thought it would all die down after a couple episodes.It did not. It continued to keep me intrigued. I found myself looking forward to the next episode every week. And they sure as hell delivered, all the way to the end.
As a lover of the action genre, and a (usually) hater of slice of life and romance, this season was perfect for me.
EDOSHINRATENSEI
Plus Ultra for the 6th time! MHA returns with a new season that I was not ready for. The first half was a full-blown war with tons and tons of fights. There were more fatalities, and many beloved characters got pushed the very limit. I was thrilled for multiple episodes straight, and it was exactly what I wanted and more. The second half, or the dark/depressed Deku arc, got a lot grimmer. We saw an unseen side of Deku, one that was self-destructive. The pacing slowed down, but the show discussed more important and pressing themes of being a hero and the public reception. It also wentdeeper to the power of One for All and All for One that opened up a lot of potentials for the future. One episode got me rimming in tears because it reminded me of the class 1A friendship. The emotions were up high and intense.
Overall, this is definitely the best season of MHA yet. Both arcs were consistently entertaining and grim, and I look forward to see how the bigger war will go down. 8.5/10
nurBeL_xelA
First of all let me get this off my chest real quick: Can we all collectively agree that My Hero Academia has easily the absolute worst fanbase for an anime ever? Like, if you’re an MHA fan, I really hope that you are mentally stable, because the kind of shit that your fanbase does is really concerning and whack. For example, you guys have no idea how many posts I see on Instagram and Twitter where people have shipping drawings of Deku and Bakugo. Like, what the fuck man? Out of all the characters in this show, why the fuck would you wanna ship thosetwo? If it was like...idk, Deku and Ochako shipping drawings then I guess that would be fine since they have a relationship I think? But no, it's like they blindly pick these characters out of a hat and then are like: "Yeah, let's just ship those characters even if it doesn't make any sense."
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There is a plethora of weird and toxic shit that the MHA fanbase loves to do like it's a goddamn pastime of theirs but I honestly don't wanna go too deep into that rabbit hole for this review because I don't want this review to turn into a rant about the insane asylum that is the MHA fanbase. But I feel like it's important to bring up because a lot of people say that the fanbase ruined this show and I have to agree, the fanbase for this series absolutely sucks and I never wanna be apart of it thank you very much.
Now as for the show itself, if we could just pretend for a moment that the fanbase isn't a problem, what do I think about it? Well, I guess I like it. I mean, I'm not a huge fan or anything like that and it's not really one of my favorites, but I think it's a fun show that I mostly enjoy when it's on. I personally like to call it "Anime X-Men" because this show reminds me SO much of X-Men and just Marvel superheroes in general and since I just naturally like superheroes I'm pretty much destined to at least like this series. And I was actually looking forward to watching this new season since it has the highest MAL rating out of all the other seasons and I was hoping it wouldn't be as uneventful and underwhelming like season 5 was. And I'm happy to say that I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would.
I think this series realized that the last season was kind of a dud because with this season, they go in guns blazing. This season kinda felt like the last season to me, even though it isn't. Which I have no idea when this show is going to end, it seems like they are setting up the finale, but apparently the manga is still being published soooo...who fucking knows? But despite that I think they set up the "finale" quite well. The season really starts with a bang as we get this huge superhero battle. And things certainly get more interesting once certain plot twists are revealed. And honestly there was one twist that I didn't really see coming even though I probably should have noticed it. And I also liked how this season took itself a little more seriously than any of the other seasons. This whole season is a huge turning point in the show so it makes sense that they would handle the situation a little more maturely than other seasons.
Another thing I noticed is that there's barely any Mineta in this season. Let's be honest, that guy is easily the worst character in this whole goddamn series. And I think the show has realized that because they have seem to utilize him less and less throughout the show's progression to the point where he's not even that much of a main factor anymore. Which is both hilarious to me and a huge improvement because I cannot stand when that character is on screen. I CAN'T STAND HIM GODDAMMIT!!! I also like the direction that Deku goes through near the end of this season, he becomes kind of a badass and it was pretty fun to watch.
But to complain a bit, I still don't like how some characters aren't getting much development, or sometimes getting no development. Like when a certain teacher died, I didn't feel much because I didn't really know that character on a personal level. In fact there's still some characters that feel like background characters to me. Hopefully in the next season they give them all satisfying development and conclusions but we'll just have to wait and see. And another thing is that even though the middle act kind of excited me, it didn't really pay off as much as I liked. I think this season really peaked during the first half but it kinda lost its steam during the halfway point. But it's still far from a bad story.
And for once, I'm actually looking forward to seeing what happens next. And I think this show is at its best when it gets to the point or gets to the stuff that people want to see, like amazing animation, cool action, good development between characters and a nice emotional core. I think that's why shows like Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen have become so successful because they don't waste your time on dumb shit. This show is at its worst when it's doing exactly what those two shows are NOT doing. Like adding more slice of life drama when there already is enough of that in this show, then attempting to balance that with the superhero action. Not that I'm against more normal moments in a shounen anime, but this show does it kinda poorly for the most part. But this season seemed to forego a lot of that and I'm so glad it did.
ORIGINALLY REVIEWED ON 06/26/2023
