Boku no Hero Academia

[shinta|hikari]

Absolutely agree with Buff. There were more elegant ways to handle this. The random outburst was the worst of them.

For example:
1) The guy's power has some other condition, like touching the opponent, but that method has more limited use and can be broken by will power.
2) The guy intentionally takes a hit from Izuku and then pretends to be seriously injured. Izuku might just accidentally let an "Are you alright?" spill out because he thinks he's already won.
3) Make the taunting more drawn out. The guy should insult far more than just one random acquaintance, like Izuku's mom for example.
4) The power works on interjections, so even an "Ah!" from Izuku will get him caught.

None of these are that difficult to think of, and they certainly aren't the best excuses either, but they are far better than what we saw here.

[MFauli]

It´s so boring that half the season will be wasted on a standard tournament :/


And Allmight literally explained Midoriya´s victory with "your feelings overcame the mind control". Great. Now we´re at the point where the typical shounen-power upgrade is used as a legit in-series explanation.

And it sucks double, because the idea was exactly what I thought. Using his ability to have his own body "explode" from power. But then he HAD TO mention that his plan didn´t come from himself, but an "outside source". sigh

[DarthEnderX]

It´s so boring that half the season will be wasted on a standard tournament

Fuck you! Tournaments RUUUUUUUULE!!

To bad they never get to actually finish anymore. I can't remember the last time I saw a tournament in an anime that didn't get interrupted halfway through by some disaster.

[Kraco]

You guys have forgotten during the pause between the seasons that Deku isn't wholly mentally stable. He has that small fragment of insanity within him. While it might sometimes give him extra strength as it would allow him to believe when all sane people would already give up, it also means he can't always control himself even as well as that random 8 years old from the streets. Thus, I can accept how it happened. I wouldn't with some other MC than Deku, but with Deku it's fine.

[DarthEnderX]

I can't think of any shounen hero that I would qualify as "mentally stable".

[Buffalobiian]

HS - Episode 21

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Uraraka's plan should be to make Bakugo weightless, let him think he can fly around outside (or throw him outside), then dis-engage gravity.

Tokoyami winning was a pretty big upset. I had him locked as some weak-ass guy.

As for Harden-vs-Harden, one of them must have had a real unlucky run in the entrance exam to miss out on Hero class.

[David75]

Bakugo knows how to fly with his power and seems to have great reflexes. So trying to drop him out of bounds probably isn't the first thing to come to mind.

[Buffalobiian]

Bakugo knows how to fly with his power and seems to have great reflexes. So trying to drop him out of bounds probably isn't the first thing to come to mind.

That is true. You'd only get one go at it. You'd have to bait him into coming close, then lighten up and freak him out into flying away from you for a second. He'd fly a lot further than he expected and would then reflexively turn down his trust. That moment is when you drop him to the ground by disengaging.

That said, it sounds unlikely since it Bakugo has no reason to back off. I can't think of anything else though, other than breaking off heavy tiles from the stadium and hurling them at Bakugo.

[MFauli]

Rather lame episode, but it´s what you expect from the lower ranks. I wonder how pink acid-girl is planning to fight seriously, though. And usage of her acid would instantly disqualify her as a heroine, lol.

As for Urara, hm ... maybe she can invert her powers? So making Bakugo insanely heavy instead of making him lighter.

[Kraco]

If she can make Bakugo lighter, it will become difficult for him to use his explosions as they would make him fly all around, due to the third law of machanics. He would every time need to compensate. It wouldn't be that much of a problem if he's right in the middle of the field, but if she can drag the fighting near the boundaries, it could mean trouble. Still, the problem is that she needs to touch the dude, but it's quite suicidal to get so near him. On the other hand she doesn't have that great offensive abilities. She's more or less limited to getting him to step (or fly) out.

It's weird Bakugo had such a murderous expression on his face. He should be looking down on Uraraka, but his grimace makes you think he was facing Deku or a mofo like the fire&ice dude instead.

[DarthEnderX]

Just a bunch of straightforward 1-on-1 battles? Fantastic!

Was not expecting weapon girl to choke like that.

[MFauli]

btw im glad Falco won easily. It sucks that creation-girl had to lose, but falco is the coolest character with the most badass quirk, so im glad they didnt pull any shenanigans and had him lose.

[Buffalobiian]

Just a bunch of straightforward 1-on-1 battles? Fantastic!

Was not expecting weapon girl to choke like that.

For all her talk about requiring time to make her offensive weapon, it really didn't take much time at all.

[shinta|hikari]

Because it was a useless stick. I don't even get why she is sad. Her quirk is made for teamwork, not soloing. Just have Izuku buy time by vanguarding while she summons a Terran Battlecruiser.

[Buffalobiian]

Because it was a useless stick.

But she made it anyway. I didn't get the feeling she compromised to make that stick.

"Oh, I've got time now. Let's do that thing I had planned." That's the vibe I got from her.

edit: Disregard what I said about TetsuTetsu, he's Hero-stream as well it seems. lol @ him being essentially a different skin.

[Ryllharu]

I don't even get why she is sad. Her quirk is made for teamwork, not soloing.

She's sad because she didn't get to show off what she can do. You can't think of this is as normal fighting tournament. You don't even have to win.

Creepy eyes lost to Izuku, and still got compliments. Mei spent 10 minutes stringing Iida along, demoed all her current batch of babies, and walked off the field, mission accomplished. She showed off all her toys, impressed corporations, heroes, and citizens alike. She could have obviously beaten him early on, but taking that much time means she doesn't have to risk anything else, or waste any more of her time fighting the rest of the day. She can kick back, start making business contacts, or go back to her workshop.

It's a very clever way to have the four different types of students at UA show off their talent, and most importantly, impress future employers.

All Yaoyorozu got to do is show she can make one type of shield and a stick. To the audience, she's no better than tape-elbows, but the school and her class knows she's one of the most useful heroes in Class A.

That's why the important part this episode is that Uraraka refused Deku's help. Her own pride doesn't want her always being helped. She wants to be a hero too, and needs to stand on her own. If she can come up with a plan that at least holds off Bakugo for more than a few minutes, and shows off her abilities, she'll still better off than Yaoyorozu.

edit:

I wonder how pink acid-girl is planning to fight seriously, though. And usage of her acid would instantly disqualify her as a heroine, lol.

They showed it a bit before last season. Mina can vary the strength and viscosity of her acid freely. She can go from melting clothes off here, expending the energy before it gets to skin, or she can melt holes into concrete in seconds.

She's a ditz, so she's not really as serious as the other girls, but Mina is probably one of the top 4 girls in skill in Class A. Only Tsuyu, Uraraka, and Yaoyorozu are above her, and a lot of that is because they get shown more.

[Buffalobiian]

She's a ditz, so she's not really as serious as the other girls, but Mina is probably one of the top 4 girls in skill in Class A. Only Tsuyu, Uraraka, and Yaoyorozu are above her, and a lot of that is because they get shown more.

But aren't there only 6 or so girls in Class A? The two below her may be earplug-girl and Invisible-girl. I can't think of anyone else.

[Ryllharu]

Personally, I'd put Mina as top 2 because her quirk has no weaknesses like Uraraka's does because she gets nauseous, or Yaoyorozu, who has to have skin exposed.

Tsuyu is obviously number 1, in skill and our hearts.

[shinta|hikari]

@Ryll - If what you say is true, then it's clear how terrible the academy's curriculum and event handling are. First, they have a totally physical exam to get into hero course, disadvantaging other types of amazing powers. I found that so ridiculous I couldn't accept that was the case until bandage dude said the exact same thing. Second, they have a one-on-one battle format for the climax of a huge event, knowing full well a lot of heroes shine in groups or have absurdly powerful but situational powers.

It just seems too biased towards Bakugo, and yes, Izuku types, and yet, the academy seems to be completely fine with this. How many years has this school been ongoing? Has no one realized these flaws that even a child could see? Why are people talking about it as if it's some kinda "secret" flaw (i.e. bandage-sensei) when it's so glaring and fixable?

A simple 2-on-2 format would've resolved most of these issues. Soloists can do fine with one other person, after all. They don't lose much, if any, efficiency. In contrast, support types can only do anything with another person. 2 vs 2 is much less of a group effort than the very restricted cavalry battle, allowing people to show off their skills more, yet at the same time doesn't disadvantage other less caveman powers.

[Ryllharu]

@Ryll - If what you say is true, then it's clear how terrible the academy's curriculum and event handling are. First, they have a totally physical exam to get into hero course, disadvantaging other types of amazing powers. I found that so ridiculous I couldn't accept that was the case until bandage dude said the exact same thing. Second, they have a one-on-one battle format for the climax of a huge event, knowing full well a lot of heroes shine in groups or have absurdly powerful but situational powers.

It just seems too biased towards Bakugo, and yes, Izuku types, and yet, the academy seems to be completely fine with this. How many years has this school been ongoing? Has no one realized these flaws that even a child could see? Why are people talking about it as if it's some kinda "secret" flaw (i.e. bandage-sensei) when it's so glaring and fixable?

It's almost that's like a theme of the series!