Two For All – My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising – Humble Opinions
What can be said about My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising without spoiling the plot in its entirety? Nothing, so buckleContinue Reading
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All In – My Hero One’s Justice – Humble Opinions
Since the dawn of more-than-one-fictional-character-with-superpowers, people have longed to see them punch each other really hard. Not in a seriousContinue Reading
Once and Future – My Hero Academia: Two Heroes – Season’s Writings
First, grab yourself a large bowl, preferably one the size of a mobile, self-sufficient island. Next, your going to wantContinue Reading
The Best of Three – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty-Three) – Season’s Writings
As you have no doubt ascertained from your own life experiences, challenge is what spurns us onward. It is aContinue Reading
Being Double – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty-Two) – Season’s Writings
In the years upon years of superhero tales, concepts once unheard of have been explored with tremendous amounts of realismContinue Reading
Physical Therapy – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty-One) – Season’s Writings
The human mind is a complex system. Born within are the ideas, concepts and observances that comprise a person andContinue Reading
Moment of Truth – My Hero Academia (Episode Sixty) – Season’s Writings
In every fictional competition from the 90s onward, subversion has seen our heroes fall short of that gleaming gold trophyContinue Reading
Rift of Fire – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Nine) – Season’s Writings
If anime has taught me anything, it’s that the truest moments of self-discovery occur during the heat of battle. WhenContinue Reading
Plus Promotion! – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Eight) – Season’s Writings
Every once in a while it’s nice to take a break from it all and get away somewhere fun. PerhapsContinue Reading
Professional Help – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Seven) – Season’s Writings
When traipsing down the arduous path of heroism, one must learn an important lesson: Not every problem can be solvedContinue Reading
Shine On – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Six) – Season’s Writings
First of all, should anyone ever ask you why shape-shifting characters inexplicably possess non-human biology or colouration, please direct themContinue Reading
Room-Temperature IQ – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Five) – Season’s Writings
As a wise and fictional man once said, “There’s always a bigger fish.” Now, whilst he may have actually beenContinue Reading
A Face You Can’t Trust – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Four) – Season’s Writings
Being popular can sure be a drag. I think, I don’t know from personal experience, but fiction has led meContinue Reading
Class Warfare – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Three) – Season’s Writings
Nobody likes tests. they’re stressful and nerve-wracking and if you say that you actually do enjoy tests, then I thinkContinue Reading
Mei’s Effect – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-Two) – Season’s Writings
If you have ever once dreamed of being a superhero, chances are high that you have also pondered how youContinue Reading
Room for Review – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty-One) – Season’s Writings
In tales of youth and the trials that lie held within, metaphors of change are a given. Heck, we’ve seenContinue Reading
Through A Mother’s Eyes – My Hero Academia (Episode Fifty) – Season’s Writings
In the final moments of good versus evil, everybody clenches their fists and prays that the side of justice willContinue Reading
At Peace – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Nine) – Season’s Writings
Since time immemorial (roughly around the 1940s), superheroes have grasped the hearts and minds of children and non-cynics the world over.Continue Reading
Unnecessary Evil – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Eight) – Season’s Writings
When dealing with the fictitious legions of villainy, and other assorted vileness, there is always a top dog, one whoContinue Reading
From the Jaws of Victory – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Seven) – Season’s Writings
When it comes to the world of amateur heroism, the proper channels are never flowing the way they should. PoliceContinue Reading
Aggressive Negotiations – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Six) – Season’s Writings
As far as I am led to believe, the kidnapping of one’s friend by a dastardly coalition of up-and-coming villainsContinue Reading
In Enemy Hands – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Five) – Season’s Writings
You know those people who always talk about what would happen if the heroes didn’t save the day? Well, IContinue Reading
Afraid of Your Shadow – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Four) – Season’s Writings
They say that everybody has a dark side, some part of themselves that seldom sees the light of day andContinue Reading
Verve of Steel – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Three) – Season’s Writings
Poison gas is rising, fire has a bright blue glow. According to some villains, UA has to go. ‘Cause tonightContinue Reading
Breakthrough – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-Two) – Season’s Writings
Fate, destiny, call it what you will, the proverbial, primordial force that drives coincidence and chance can be a realContinue Reading
Burn Out – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty-One) – Season’s Writings
Work it, make it and do it, for that makes us harder, makes us better and, if that weren’t enough,Continue Reading
Herding Cats – My Hero Academia (Episode Forty) – Season’s Writings
The past is passed and there’s no going back. Well, there’s no going back, as of…now. We did the flashbackContinue Reading
False Start – My Hero Academia (Episode Thirty-Nine) – Season’s Writings
It’s been a spell, hasn’t it? Since we last got to see those crazy cats at UA, saving the day,Continue Reading
How the West Was Fun – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 121
Now, now, now, now once upon a time in the west, video games used to be primed for the west.Continue Reading
Dynamic Duodecimo – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 120
Since as far back as at least two people existed on this, the planet of Earth, somebody has been sayingContinue Reading
Frightening Resolve – My Hero Academia Episode 38 – Season’s Writings
Two sides. To every argument, to every coin, to every argument about coins. The problem is, that idiom fails toContinue Reading
Compromising Ideals – My Hero Academia Episode 37 – Season’s Writings
They say you should never meet your heroes. Something about expectations and the improbability of meeting them. Still, I doubtContinue Reading
Grip of the Grape – My Hero Academia Episode 36 – Season’s Writings
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: Exams would be so much more interesting if theyContinue Reading
Divinity Repeating – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 117
Were limits to not exist in this realm we dub reality, there would be nothing to strive beyond, to shatterContinue Reading
Vote of Confidence – My Hero Academia Episode 35 – Season’s Writings
As a great educator once said, “Exam arcs in anime are the ground on which new foundations are built andContinue Reading
Faculty Beating – My Hero Academia Episode 34 – Season’s Writings
With the truth of One For All and All For One still (relatively) fresh in our minds, there is onlyContinue Reading
Two Sides – My Hero Academia Episode 33 – Season’s Writings
With the wonders of a frog girl centred series fresh on our minds, and in our hearts, My Hero AcademiaContinue Reading
Sea Frog – My Hero Academia Episode 32 – Season’s Writings
If there is one complaint about My Hero Academia that the internet has made abundantly clear, it’s that there isContinue Reading
Viral Marketing – My Hero Academia Episode 31 – Season’s Writings
If there is one thing that fiction has ill prepared the world for, it is the aftermath to climactic conflict.Continue Reading
Stain Remover – My Hero Academia Episode 30 – Season’s Writings
It has been said that every villain believes themselves the hero of their own story. The just, the correct, theContinue Reading
Impotent Rage – My Hero Academia Episode 29 – Season’s Writings
According to some vindictive chefs, revenge is a dish best served cold. However, since nobody whose mind is bent onContinue Reading
Anti-Hero – My Hero Academia Episode 28 – Season’s Writings
Since a man first leaped a tall building in a single bound, people the world over have pondered what itContinue Reading
Microwave Beginner – My Hero Academia Episode 27 – Season’s Writings
If anime has taught me one thing, it’s that you can never truly be considered a master of anything untilContinue Reading
What’s in a Name – My Hero Academia Episode 26 – Season’s Writings
If I were to ask what the most recognisable feature of a hero is, what would you say? Their costume?Continue Reading
Hearing Double – Lost in Mistranslation Episode 113
Just as there is more than one way to skin a cat (a thought which is as horrible as itContinue Reading
A Bitter Pill – My Hero Academia Episode 25 – Season’s Writings
It has been said that barking dogs seldom bite. It has also been said that Katsuki Bakugo does both frequentlyContinue Reading
Mark of a Hero – My Hero Academia Episode 24 – Season’s Writings
When a fire consumes its fuel in one glorious spectacle, a truly memorable flash is seared into the memories ofContinue Reading
Up in Flames – My Hero Academia Episode 23 – Season’s Writings
Here’s a philosophical question for you all: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object…but also that immovableContinue Reading
Defiant Gravity – My Hero Academia Episode 22 – Season’s Writings
Since the bombastic Bakugo first blasted his way through Midoriya’s life (and notebooks), we have all longed for the momentContinue Reading
Lightning Round – My Hero Academia Episode 21 – Season’s Writings
With our Shonen protagonist sitting back until round two begins, it’s time to take a look at the other charactersContinue Reading
I Put A Spell On You – My Hero Academia Episode 20 – Season’s Writings
As loner heroes the world over have taught us, in a world of heroism, villainy and all that lies between, youContinue Reading
Daddy Issues – My Hero Academia Episode 19 – Season’s Writings
Though by its very definition the protagonist of a story is meant to carry our fullest attention, My Hero AcademiaContinue Reading
Ignition – My Hero Academia Episode 18 – Season’s Writings
Heavy is the head that wears the 10,000,000 point headband, a lesson that poor Midoriya is now all too awareContinue Reading
The Cavalry’s Here – My Hero Academia Episode 17 – Season’s Writings
To partially quote a man of great wisdom and import, “It’s dangerous to go alone.” Though a technically incomplete statement,Continue Reading
Enemy Mine – My Hero Academia Episode 16 – Season’s Writings
Though the old adage/children’s song that once referenced the ability, or lack thereof, to go over, under or through something mostContinue Reading
A Sporting Chance – My Hero Academia Episode 15 – Season’s Writings
Who doesn’t love a good competition that pits students against one another in a no-holds-barred fight to the finish lineContinue Reading
Tell the World – My Hero Academia Episode 14 – Season’s Writings
After witnessing your personal hero (who also happens to be the world’s hero) beat the absolute tar out of aContinue Reading
Anime of the Year Awards – 2016
Anime. That wonderous creation that allows members of reality to take a break and wonder; “What would it be likeContinue Reading
First Promotional Video Released For My Hero Academia Anime’s Second Season
Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia is one of the most popular Shonen Jump Manga in the publication’s modern era, andContinue Reading
Friendship, Effort and Victory: The Spirit of Shonen Jump
Snap Discussion is the weekly round table discussion on a topic relating to Japanese pop culture as selected by theContinue Reading
Texas Smash! – Funimation Announces My Hero Academia Main English Dub Cast
Oh how I have been waiting for this. Since Funimation first streamed their trailer for My Hero Academia, my mindContinue Reading
Spring 2016 Anime Season Watch Guide
Alright folks, Halliday-senpai and his cohorts are back once again to knowledge you up on what to watch this animeContinue Reading
First Thoughts: My Hero Academia – You Can Be A Hero
Having followed the My Hero Academia manga since it first began in Weekly Shonen Jump, I have spent months waitingContinue Reading
Class Starts Now! – Funimation Acquires International Rights To My Hero Academia
What do you know about being a hero, huh? Being a hero takes guts, it takes bravery, it takes courage,Continue Reading
‘My Hero Academia’ hits Arcades with Card Game Machine
DETROIT SMASH! PLUS ULTRA! ONE FOR ALL! These are all familiar phrases to fans of the breakout Shonen Jump hitContinue Reading
My Hero Academia Volume Two – Review
Heroes are cool. Swooping in whenever and wherever they are needed most, vanquishing evil and keeping the innocent safe. WhatContinue Reading
Suit Up! My Hero Academia Promo Teases Main Cast
It’s no secret that the writers of this fair site, myself very much included, are fans of the My HeroContinue Reading
My Hero Academia Is Getting It’s Very Own Video Game!?
Look, it’s no secret that My Hero Academia (Boku No Hero Academia) is quickly becoming one of the most popularContinue Reading
First Teaser for My Hero Academia Anime Release, You Can Be A Hero!
As the hype builds for the anime adaptation of Shonen Jump’s latest hit, My Hero Academia, more and more piecesContinue Reading
An Accidental Tweet Confirms My Hero Academia Anime Adaptation
Just under a week ago, fellow writer Luke Halliday posted an article regarding the possible Anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’sContinue Reading
My Hero Academia Volume One – Review
Superheroes. The hallmark of imagination since the calendar year began with a 1 and a 9. Beacons of hope bornContinue Reading
‘My Hero Academia’ Anime In The Works? PLUS ULTRA!
Out of the dark came a raging burst of energy that lit up the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump andContinue Reading
‘My Hero Academia’ to Get Print Release by Viz Media, With Great Power Comes Great Manga
Not long after they have begun their simultaneously digital chapter releases of My Hero Academia in their Weekly Shonen JumpContinue Reading
My Hero Academia – The Dawn Of A New Era For Shonen Jump
Throughout our childhood we’re told time and time again to enjoy it while we can. As teenagers, as school students, asContinue Reading