One simple mistake might end up costing the franchise a GOAT status.
All right — this one is going to be a tough one to explain, for sure, but we genuinely feel like it is something that has to be thrown out there. So, here we go: My Hero Academia — one of the biggest and most beloved anime/manga franchises of the past decade — has betrayed its own unique premise and subsequently failed to achieve the status of a masterpiece that it, by all means, could have become. Some of you probably instantly got what it’s all about but for those who did not — yes, we are talking about Deku and his “One For All” Quirk that he totally, absolutely, definitely should not have received.
Alright, in case someone doesn’t remember, My Hero Academia starts with a highly unique premise with the series’ protagonist Deku being an entirely ordinary person while pretty much everyone else in the world has some kind of superpower — or a Quirk as it’s called there. However, despite seemingly being hopelessly outmatched and overpowered, Deku is still adamantly determined to become a true hero with his resolve being unshakable no matter who is in front of him.
Does this premise sound captivating? Even genius, perhaps? Well that’s because it is. That’s because there’s some kind of genuine bravery in daring to write the main hero of your story to be the weakest and most ordinary guy around who has to overcome the toughest of adversities through some insane combination of hard work, quick wits and genius tactics. But what do we actually get instead? Well… About three chapters in Deku gets a Quirk and it’s the most powerful one around. End of story.
And while it, of course, is not actually the end of story — one really has to ask themselves: did the whole plot benefit or suffer from such a decision? If you pick the former— well, it is all good for you then. However, if you — like us — strongly subscribe to the latter then you may find yourself with a sudden realization that the writer has just sent one of the most interesting premises in modern anime down the drain.
In a way that was a very real betrayal of Deku’s character with a very unique trait of his — that made him and his story easily stand out in any kind of crowd — being simply stripped away in order to… To do what exactly? To be honest with you — I don’t even know. In any case, for better or for worse, My Hero Academia did end up being a more than successful franchise but this mistake might have just costed it the GOAT status.
One simple mistake might end up costing the franchise a GOAT status.
All right — this one is going to be a tough one to explain, for sure, but we genuinely feel like it is something that has to be thrown out there. So, here we go: My Hero Academia — one of the biggest and most beloved anime/manga franchises of the past decade — has betrayed its own unique premise and subsequently failed to achieve the status of a masterpiece that it, by all means, could have become. Some of you probably instantly got what it’s all about but for those who did not — yes, we are talking about Deku and his “One For All” Quirk that he totally, absolutely, definitely should not have received.
Alright, in case someone doesn’t remember, My Hero Academia starts with a highly unique premise with the series’ protagonist Deku being an entirely ordinary person while pretty much everyone else in the world has some kind of superpower — or a Quirk as it’s called there. However, despite seemingly being hopelessly outmatched and overpowered, Deku is still adamantly determined to become a true hero with his resolve being unshakable no matter who is in front of him.
Does this premise sound captivating? Even genius, perhaps? Well that’s because it is. That’s because there’s some kind of genuine bravery in daring to write the main hero of your story to be the weakest and most ordinary guy around who has to overcome the toughest of adversities through some insane combination of hard work, quick wits and genius tactics. But what do we actually get instead? Well… About three chapters in Deku gets a Quirk and it’s the most powerful one around. End of story.
And while it, of course, is not actually the end of story — one really has to ask themselves: did the whole plot benefit or suffer from such a decision? If you pick the former— well, it is all good for you then. However, if you — like us — strongly subscribe to the latter then you may find yourself with a sudden realization that the writer has just sent one of the most interesting premises in modern anime down the drain.
In a way that was a very real betrayal of Deku’s character with a very unique trait of his — that made him and his story easily stand out in any kind of crowd — being simply stripped away in order to… To do what exactly? To be honest with you — I don’t even know. In any case, for better or for worse, My Hero Academia did end up being a more than successful franchise but this mistake might have just costed it the GOAT status.
