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My Hero Academia: Season 4 |OT| Can’t ya See-kun will make you believe in Endeavor
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Man, the anime made Nighteye's death effect me emotionally way more than the manga. Mirio had me tearing up.
This arc has been the worst. This shit could be improved tenfold if you removed at least half of the horrifically disruptive flashbacks the show keeps shoving in our faces. No, I don't need to know every detail of everyone's personal history jesuschrist.
At least it's over now.
At least it's over now.
I've always said this is my least favorite arc in My Hero (even as a manga reader this is still the bottom arc to me).
I watched last week's episode again to see if I'd enjoy it better a second time, and I suppose I did but I still didn't really find it exciting. *sighs* I liked this week's episode more, or at least enjoyed it more? I didn't find much to be disappointed with here, lol. One tiny little thing I liked a lot was the way most faces were drawn this week. They were a lot better and there were even a couple of times where the faces were downright cute.
My only issue is probably how they somehow made this scene even lamer:
Like, I wouldn't have minded it if they didn't have Uravity say "Gunhead Martial Arts!" (the manga had her not say anything) because it gives me the impression that she's not owning her own skills and techniques? Like, yes, you learned that from Gunhead but that's martial arts and it doesn't necessarily belong to any one person and you're supposed to make it your own and... I don't know, it's a minor thing, but it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Oh, and I was also very disappointed with Overhaul's scream at the end of the highway scene. The manga made it seem more horrifying so I was hoping for some blood curdling scream full of anguish. Also, the entire scene felt much shorter than I remembered? Aside from taking out Spinner's "GRAND THEFT AUTO!!" scene, though, I'm not sure if they removed anything else. Still, pretty happy with it overall. Just glad to see Dabi again after so long, haha.
Those aside, like I said, I enjoyed the episode. Nighteye's deathbed scene was really heartbreaking and they did a wonderful job adapting it for the anime. The manga got me emotional as well, but the voice acting (particularly from Mirio) really sold the emotions here.
My only issue is probably how they somehow made this scene even lamer:
Like, I wouldn't have minded it if they didn't have Uravity say "Gunhead Martial Arts!" (the manga had her not say anything) because it gives me the impression that she's not owning her own skills and techniques? Like, yes, you learned that from Gunhead but that's martial arts and it doesn't necessarily belong to any one person and you're supposed to make it your own and... I don't know, it's a minor thing, but it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Oh, and I was also very disappointed with Overhaul's scream at the end of the highway scene. The manga made it seem more horrifying so I was hoping for some blood curdling scream full of anguish. Also, the entire scene felt much shorter than I remembered? Aside from taking out Spinner's "GRAND THEFT AUTO!!" scene, though, I'm not sure if they removed anything else. Still, pretty happy with it overall. Just glad to see Dabi again after so long, haha.
Those aside, like I said, I enjoyed the episode. Nighteye's deathbed scene was really heartbreaking and they did a wonderful job adapting it for the anime. The manga got me emotional as well, but the voice acting (particularly from Mirio) really sold the emotions here.
Yeah i watched the whole season once I heard people's hype for that episode and was pretty meh about it, for me it could have had the exact same result and been a thousand times more hype but they made some weird choices with how it went down
Yeah, the overhaul arc was one of my least favourite in the manga and the anime didn't do much really. Just tries to cram too much at once while halting any previous flow to introduce and eliminate a villain in the space of half a season while not really examining the ramifications or giving them more time to breathe. Overhaul really comes and goes and the series desperately tries to shoehorn some trite backstory for him at the last second
I read in it like a day and I feel like I had a better experience with it than people who were waiting week to week.
This character is just pathetic.I watched last week's episode again to see if I'd enjoy it better a second time, and I suppose I did but I still didn't really find it exciting. *sighs* I liked this week's episode more, or at least enjoyed it more? I didn't find much to be disappointed with here, lol. One tiny little thing I liked a lot was the way most faces were drawn this week. They were a lot better and there were even a couple of times where the faces were downright cute.
My only issue is probably how they somehow made this scene even lamer:
Like, I wouldn't have minded it if they didn't have Uravity say "Gunhead Martial Arts!" (the manga had her not say anything) because it gives me the impression that she's not owning her own skills and techniques? Like, yes, you learned that from Gunhead but that's martial arts and it doesn't necessarily belong to any one person and you're supposed to make it your own and... I don't know, it's a minor thing, but it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Oh, and I was also very disappointed with Overhaul's scream at the end of the highway scene. The manga made it seem more horrifying so I was hoping for some blood curdling scream full of anguish. Also, the entire scene felt much shorter than I remembered? Aside from taking out Spinner's "GRAND THEFT AUTO!!" scene, though, I'm not sure if they removed anything else. Still, pretty happy with it overall. Just glad to see Dabi again after so long, haha.
Those aside, like I said, I enjoyed the episode. Nighteye's deathbed scene was really heartbreaking and they did a wonderful job adapting it for the anime. The manga got me emotional as well, but the voice acting (particularly from Mirio) really sold the emotions here.
I was rooting for sand guy now I'm heart broken.
Didn't care about Nighteye dying in the manga, didn't care about it in the anime either. At best I feel for characters like Mirio and All Might, but Nighteye as a character just did not work for me. (Or the explanation for Deku changing the future that bafflingly avoids a more clever solution)
Also the flashbacks for Overhaul and his Yakuza have felt so bad/needless that I've honestly been surprised each time I went back to read the chapter being adapted, only to find out that they actually weren't filler.
Did enjoy the highway scene though, I've always liked that part, thought it was adapted well enough. Not just because it shits on Overhaul, but it's a rare good villain for Shiggy. I have my gripes with the LoV, but they're certainly better than Overhaul.
Yea I peeped that lol
Glad I'm not the only one that thought that lol
Also the flashbacks for Overhaul and his Yakuza have felt so bad/needless that I've honestly been surprised each time I went back to read the chapter being adapted, only to find out that they actually weren't filler.
Did enjoy the highway scene though, I've always liked that part, thought it was adapted well enough. Not just because it shits on Overhaul, but it's a rare good villain for Shiggy. I have my gripes with the LoV, but they're certainly better than Overhaul.
Yea I peeped that lol
Glad I'm not the only one that thought that lol
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I didn't make this but lol
oh my god but also Shiggys spoilers
They cut good moments like Kirishima saying mission cleared, Spinner saying he got his driving skills from Video Games, Spinner yelling Grand theft Auto while driving recklessly, some Shigaraki lines mocking Overhaul for having no more fingers, dialogue confirming the Sand hero is dead, Kirishima saying "I'm a mummy" while we see him fully wrapped up
But they kept the pointless Overhaul flashbacks :(
But they kept the pointless Overhaul flashbacks :(
Really loved all the stuff with the League and them getting their revenge on Overhaul. Shigaraki is really starting to shine now that he's getting his shit together.
After this episode I'm coming to the conclusion that I actually like the League as a group more than any time the Heroes are grouped together.
The League really shows the benefit of having a much smaller group of characters to work with. We actually get to see them all interact with each other and they're all given something to do. I'm hoping they don't just vanish from the show again for the rest of this season, I'd rather see the opposite and have the show dedicate an episode or two to just following the League.
Other than that it was a pretty standard wrap up episode. Nighteye's death fell pretty flat for me, his death had felt predictable from the instant they introduced his quirk. That said the voice actors put in work for that scene and really helped carry it.
Not at all a fan of them seemingly giving a soft confirmation that Mirio will get his quirk back at some point.
After this episode I'm coming to the conclusion that I actually like the League as a group more than any time the Heroes are grouped together.
The League really shows the benefit of having a much smaller group of characters to work with. We actually get to see them all interact with each other and they're all given something to do. I'm hoping they don't just vanish from the show again for the rest of this season, I'd rather see the opposite and have the show dedicate an episode or two to just following the League.
Other than that it was a pretty standard wrap up episode. Nighteye's death fell pretty flat for me, his death had felt predictable from the instant they introduced his quirk. That said the voice actors put in work for that scene and really helped carry it.
Not at all a fan of them seemingly giving a soft confirmation that Mirio will get his quirk back at some point.
i came to the same conclusion after this part in the manga too. Horikoshi seems to have more fun when writing them too imo.
also from reading some more reactions I never made the connection that the old leader will likely die now that overhaul has been taken away. Literally everything failed for overhaul damn.
Shigs finally doing something that made me think "what a villain", All for One would be so proud of his boy.
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Episode 14: Bright Future
(Overhaul this episode)
Welp, I'll try to focus on the positives since others have already pointed out some cuts that annoyed me.
The whole highway sequence is still pretty boss. Shiggy's first real villain moment that I felt he totally earned himself. Also, thank Gaara for Spinner keeping the memory of Stain alive.
The brief fight between the LoV and Snatch + Police was great. Classic super villain stuff, plus the music during the scene was great. I had forgotten had cool Dabi's flames look animated.
But the best part was the utterly twisted way Shiggy did Overhaul. Stealing his serum, cutting off his arms making his quirk useless, and even hitting him with a line about being useless when Overhaul said something similar to Mirio. Overhaul's face and scream of anguish was perfect to me, no complaints there.
I was always a fan of how this arc ended.
I know some people were thinking Nighteye might pull through, but nah, he dead. Which I always appreciated because after All Might escaped death you might think this show won't kill off the good guys, and I'm glad to see not everyone is invincible.
While I was not the biggest fan of Nighteye, his death was effective to me purely off the strength of Mirio's reaction. Shit gets me every time...
Become a finer hero than anyone else, Lemillion.
(Overhaul this episode)
Welp, I'll try to focus on the positives since others have already pointed out some cuts that annoyed me.
The whole highway sequence is still pretty boss. Shiggy's first real villain moment that I felt he totally earned himself. Also, thank Gaara for Spinner keeping the memory of Stain alive.
The brief fight between the LoV and Snatch + Police was great. Classic super villain stuff, plus the music during the scene was great. I had forgotten had cool Dabi's flames look animated.
But the best part was the utterly twisted way Shiggy did Overhaul. Stealing his serum, cutting off his arms making his quirk useless, and even hitting him with a line about being useless when Overhaul said something similar to Mirio. Overhaul's face and scream of anguish was perfect to me, no complaints there.
I was always a fan of how this arc ended.
I know some people were thinking Nighteye might pull through, but nah, he dead. Which I always appreciated because after All Might escaped death you might think this show won't kill off the good guys, and I'm glad to see not everyone is invincible.
While I was not the biggest fan of Nighteye, his death was effective to me purely off the strength of Mirio's reaction. Shit gets me every time...
Become a finer hero than anyone else, Lemillion.
That's a shame, last week's episode is the highlight of the arc for me. I've rewatched it more than I thought I would. Ah well, different strokes.
It's really starting to annoy me. I will for the life of me never understand why they cut the whole scene in Season 3 where All for One is brought to Tartarus and we learn just how handicapped the man was, with bonus Stain scene. That along with a certain scene immediately following the Sports Festival finale are probably the most glaring cuts.
I also don't get why they've been so reluctant with the gore after going so hard with Magne's death scene. I've already seen a number of people that didn't realize Dabi killed Snatch. Quite a few bizarre decisions this season.
That said, they did a really great job with Nighteye's death this episode. Hit way harder than in the manga, with special kudos to the voice actors. And the Highway scene is such a great moment in the story regardless.
Put some respect on these great lines Bones.
I understand that GTA may have been a copyright thing but Spinner's whole explanation for how he learned to drive was hilarious and should've stayed.
Damn everyone hated the flashbacks this arc? I thought for the most part they were great. The Overhaul one in this episode was ehh... but Kirishima's, Suneater's, and Mirio's were awesome. And Nighteye's death was sad but seeing Mirio come in and lose it got me teary-eyed. It's gonna be weird going back to the rest of Class 1-A after being introduced to a bunch of way cooler characters
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Hey, yeah! They never did adapt that scene of Stain seeing AfO being wheeled into Tartarus last seasonIt's really starting to annoy me. I will for the life of me never understand why they cut the whole scene in Season 3 where All for One is brought to Tartarus and we learn just how handicapped the man was, with bonus Stain scene. That along with a certain scene immediately following the Sports Festival finale are probably the most glaring cuts.
I also don't get why they've been so reluctant with the gore after going so hard with Magne's death scene. I've already seen a number of people that didn't realize Dabi killed Snatch. Quite a few bizarre decisions this season.
That said, they did a really great job with Nighteye's death this episode. Hit way harder than in the manga, with special kudos to the voice actors. And the Highway scene is such a great moment in the story regardless.
Put some respect on these great lines Bones.
I understand that GTA may have been a copyright thing but Spinner's whole explanation for how he learned to drive was hilarious and should've stayed.
Lame
The MHA anime has always been weird about cutting scenes. Season 3 probably had it the worst with them cutting scenes of Ragdoll and the Pussycats after she lost her quirk and was rescued, and probably the biggest cut for no reason was when they cut Shinso's scene with Aizawa.
Shiggy's design is so bad that even a cool villian moment for him still crashes to the ground for me because he looks horrible 24-7. Change his hair. Change the jet black outfit. Give him some style. Please.
His hair is supposed to be pure white, I don't get why the anime is keeps making it blue
The fun of villains in MHA is that they don't look cool, they look like the hideous dregs of society they should do.
Except Mr Compress, he's allowed to be fabulous for performance purposes.
I think Nighteye's death would've gone down better if he wasn't only just introduced, I might've been more shook if Rock Lock died after mentioning his newborn and WIFE THAT'S FOUR YEARS YOUNGER.
Except Mr Compress, he's allowed to be fabulous for performance purposes.
I think Nighteye's death would've gone down better if he wasn't only just introduced, I might've been more shook if Rock Lock died after mentioning his newborn and WIFE THAT'S FOUR YEARS YOUNGER.
I went from thinking Shigaraki's design was solid to loving it with the implementation of the coat. It's a simple addition but I think it really ties his look together. They also know how to make him look really creepy when they want to, the shot when he was looking down on Overhaul and mocking him looked great.
I also love that the villains all tend to have really basic or kind of crappy outfits. Given that the Heroe's costumes are created for them by an agency it makes sense that the villains don't quite match up since they're having to either cobble their costumes together or just wear regular ass clothes.
I also love that the villains all tend to have really basic or kind of crappy outfits. Given that the Heroe's costumes are created for them by an agency it makes sense that the villains don't quite match up since they're having to either cobble their costumes together or just wear regular ass clothes.
They made it work in the manga, not sure why the anime didn't have this shot
whats worse is the new movie appears to have kept it blue as well, which means it ain't changing next season even when there's a perfect moment for it to, really annoying
I went back to check this since I love that part and it's still in, they just picked a horribly dull translation for it.
man this Arc was garbage. it felt like aspects that deserved time to build were rushed. while everything else dragged. i really didnt care about Nighteye or any of the other side dudes. Maybe 3 episodes total of this whole arc were good.
such a step down from the last 2 seasons.
such a step down from the last 2 seasons.
Like I thought, Nighteye had to be written out someway because his quirk would cause too many writing headaches.
I find it funny when people say that nighteye's death was predictable when next week there were people angry that he was going to survive
Because one-to-one panels never translate well to the anime. Everytime they try it doesnt translate well.They made it work in the manga, not sure why the anime didn't have this shot
Half of these werent cut lines but different translations tho. Also i am pretty sure some of these lines you mention arent even from the official translation
Sure though I imagine that in this case a one-to-one panel would've been more interesting than the boring shot they used here.
Could it be? Could. But I prefer they not trying to rely to much on the manga panels.
I'd agree if they actually tried to be imaginative. Here they just replaced this reveal of the League of Villains popping up with some uninteresting still shots. The tone pretty much just felt like "oh, the League is here I guess".
To be clear: I think they should try to frame things differently than in the manga. Animation is a different medium and they should take advantage of the things that aren't possible in the manga. They didn't do that at all in that scene, they just framed things in a less interesting way than the manga did.
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