Feel like things are becoming too dragged out? You are probably right.
Summary:
Fans consider S5 and S6 of MHA to be slow, and they have a point.
S5 adapts one of the most beloved arcs in a subpar way and out of order.
Both S5 and S6 have issues where they drag things out too much, and fans hope S7 is different.
The fifth and sixth seasons of My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) were not met with the best reception by fans. While they were criticized for their visual quality — which was somewhat deteriorating, yes, but nowhere near bad — that wasn’t even the main point of criticism towards them.
To many fans, especially those who have been following the anime for a while, S5 and S6 were both really slow. And while these seasons adapt some of the best parts of the manga, fans do have a point in this case — albeit for different reasons.
S5 had a lot of problems
Season 5 was perhaps the most polarizing part of MHA. The first major arc of the season — the Joint Training Arc — is not something manga fans like talking about. Not because it’s very bad or something like that, no: the arc is just not very memorable, but not long enough to justify complaining about it.
Unfortunately, the anime stretches that arc out considerably, dedicating 10 full episodes to it. That’s way too much for an arc that is not that impactful in the long run, and that upset many fans — especially when the other arc of the season is one of the most beloved arcs in the series.
The Meta Liberation Army Arc, also called “My Villain Academia,” has been hyped up when the season was initially announced. Fans were outraged, however, when the arc was pushed back and compressed to just 6 episodes despite a large amount of content.
In the anime, the Endeavor Agency Arc actually goes before it, whereas in the manga, it happens after My Villain Academia.
S6 was somewhat better, but had other issues
Season 6 didn’t feature any bizarre decisions to change the order of the story. However, it adapts the Paranormal Liberation War Arc, which, in both anime and manga, is extremely long. In fact, the first episodes of that arc aired back in S5, and it still took most of S6 to cover it, prompting fans to get tired of it very often.
This arc, while decently liked by the manga readers, doesn’t work as well in the anime. It gets tiring to follow so many characters every week without any clear goal in mind. As such, otaku have been complaining about the pacing issues of S6 as well.
Hopefully, S7 is better
Overall, S5 and S6 of MHA definitely have problems. Both suffer from pacing issues, and many fans dislike S5 because it ruined one of the best arcs of the series for them. The anime is still very solid, though, and we are hyped for S7 — we just hope it doesn’t repeat these mistakes.
Feel like things are becoming too dragged out? You are probably right.
Summary:
Fans consider S5 and S6 of MHA to be slow, and they have a point.
S5 adapts one of the most beloved arcs in a subpar way and out of order.
Both S5 and S6 have issues where they drag things out too much, and fans hope S7 is different.
The fifth and sixth seasons of My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) were not met with the best reception by fans. While they were criticized for their visual quality — which was somewhat deteriorating, yes, but nowhere near bad — that wasn’t even the main point of criticism towards them.
To many fans, especially those who have been following the anime for a while, S5 and S6 were both really slow. And while these seasons adapt some of the best parts of the manga, fans do have a point in this case — albeit for different reasons.
S5 had a lot of problems
Season 5 was perhaps the most polarizing part of MHA. The first major arc of the season — the Joint Training Arc — is not something manga fans like talking about. Not because it’s very bad or something like that, no: the arc is just not very memorable, but not long enough to justify complaining about it.
Unfortunately, the anime stretches that arc out considerably, dedicating 10 full episodes to it. That’s way too much for an arc that is not that impactful in the long run, and that upset many fans — especially when the other arc of the season is one of the most beloved arcs in the series.
The Meta Liberation Army Arc, also called “My Villain Academia,” has been hyped up when the season was initially announced. Fans were outraged, however, when the arc was pushed back and compressed to just 6 episodes despite a large amount of content.
In the anime, the Endeavor Agency Arc actually goes before it, whereas in the manga, it happens after My Villain Academia.
S6 was somewhat better, but had other issues
Season 6 didn’t feature any bizarre decisions to change the order of the story. However, it adapts the Paranormal Liberation War Arc, which, in both anime and manga, is extremely long. In fact, the first episodes of that arc aired back in S5, and it still took most of S6 to cover it, prompting fans to get tired of it very often.
This arc, while decently liked by the manga readers, doesn’t work as well in the anime. It gets tiring to follow so many characters every week without any clear goal in mind. As such, otaku have been complaining about the pacing issues of S6 as well.
Hopefully, S7 is better
Overall, S5 and S6 of MHA definitely have problems. Both suffer from pacing issues, and many fans dislike S5 because it ruined one of the best arcs of the series for them. The anime is still very solid, though, and we are hyped for S7 — we just hope it doesn’t repeat these mistakes.
