Boku no Hero Academia Season 1 - Anime Review

"I love superheroes! I love anime! Is there any anime about Superheroes?" Well, you are in a perfect place. After One Punch Man hype in 2015, and here we are now at 2016! Another Anime with Superhero theme! This time I'll be talking about Boku no Hero Academia season 1 which has 13 eps and normal episodes run time. So without further ado, let's just dive into it!

Story
The story sets in our world where people somehow developed superpowers, or in their term, it's called "Quirks". 80% of the population of the world have quirks. Our main protagonist, Midoriya Izuku or Deku as his friends called him

Midoriya Izuku/Deku

He aspires to be a Hero, and he idolized the no. 1 Hero of all time, named All Might.

All Might, the no 1 Hero!

But all of that hopes and dreams get crushed when he found out at the age of 4. He is fallen into the minority. He didn't have any Quirks (aka a normal human being) 10 Years have passed, In his Junior High school, Deku got bullied a lot by his childhood friend, Bakugo Katsuki,

Bakugou Katsuki

Deku is usually get bullied by his schoolmates because his friends thought that he is just a "normal people", "A person without quirks is an useless person!" as they say it. (Generalizing and Stereotypical person, never liked them lol). But even though Deku acknowledged himself as a normal person, he never surrender and always try his best to become a hero. Because he believe that a normal person can be a hero! A great hero just like All Might!

On his way home, Deku suddenly got attacked by Villain (which means a Villain, duh) and he is saved by his idol, All Might, Later on he knows that All Might is actually have a really bad condition. He is injured from his previous intense battles but despite of his condition, he tries so hard to keep his hero's duty because he is the symbol of peace and he doesn't want every body know about his weakness right now. And then the villain that captured Deku before, managed to captured Bakugo. All of the superheroes available assemble to fight this villain, but none can fight him and saved Bakugo. Despite of his "normality", Deku rushes to the villain and tries to save Bakugo, because that's his instinct. And then All Might do the finishing blow and saved the day. Witnessing Deku's bravery, All Might saw a great potential on Deku. And he told Deku that "Even normal person can be a hero too!". All Might decided to train Deku in order to pass on his powers to Deku. Because he needs a successor.

In order to be a professional Hero, Deku must enter the UA, the Hero Academy. Deku won't be able to receive All Might's power with his current physical condition. So All Might train him for 10 months so Deku would be "strong" enough to receive his powers. Will Deku be able to enter the Hero Academy? Can he be a Hero?


My Thoughts on the series 

1. The setting and the plot is actually not new (Superheroes, an academy of superheroes) and very predictable, but damn, I'm enjoying myself when I watch this. Just like any other superheroes, what makes this series entertaining is the characters. Deku is a crybaby but he has the desire to be a hero and he acts heroic. After receiving the power from All Might, I thought he would be instantly as strong as All Might, He does, but he can't control it, yet. Because right after he did his quirk, he is incapacitated. For example, he punch a person, but his bones are broken. So every action that he did would be a high risk for him. That's where he shines as a character, he did some strategic analysis and work things out with his wits. As a shonen main character, it is definitely entertaining to see him grow.. 
2. Again with the characters, I like Bakugo's character arc. He has this inferiority complex. In Junior High school, he used to be the no 1 person and no one can beat him, but later on he realized how small and inferior he is compared to the world. I think he is quite possible become either the main villain (since it's kinda foreshadowing the battle between Deku and him). or become the powerful rival/friend. Just like Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z. 
3. The animation is done by Studio Bones! And my god they did deliver! You can't never be dissapointed with Bones' animation when it comes to "Action" sequences. All Might's Plus Ultra is one of my favorite moments in 2016 (so far as this blog published). And it's announced that this show will have season 2! I hope Bones will handle the 2nd season as well! XD
4. Opening is done by Porno Graffitti. The last time I hear them is on Fullmetal Alchemist (2004). which is a long time ago hahahaha! But damn, their song is good! The ending is also good, it's done by Brian the Sun! Their song really captures the emotion of the series, 
5. The BGM soundtrack is so good and Heroic! I mean, just listen to this track! So epic! 

The problems that I had with this series

There are so many characters in here, And most of them didn't have the time to shine. I'd love to see and know more about them. Because this series mainly focuses on Deku and All Might's relationship. I hope that we will see more of the other side characters and anything that similar to Bakugo's character arc in the future seasons to come

And now for the final conclusion, should you watch Boku no Hero Academia season 1? If you love Superhero, you'll love this anime and I definitely recommend this one for you. This show is worth your time! But mind you, this is just a prologue and a slow burner. And I think it nails as a setup season for many awesome things that will happen in the future (hopefully), It's been awhile for me to be excited watching a shonen series like this. I can't wait to watch Season 2! 

That's it from me guys, I hope that you'll find this review useful! This is Reikichi, signing out!