Super Official Anime Discussion Thread

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LuckyTrouble said:
Also, I'm a little curious what the most disappointing anime of the season was for everyone. Not the worst you watched, but the one that you either had expectations for that weren't met, or the show just let you down halfway through the season and never really recovered.

For me, Boku no Hero Academia was by far the most disappointing. Stupid things were hyping it as the next great, action shounen anime. Action as good as the best of them, a story that wouldn't suck. I had forgotten how good the hype machine is at lying. To be blunt, Academia sucks.

The bulk of the show is spent on one of the most stereotypical, whiny protagonists a show has seen in some time and his relationship with his bully lover Kacchan. There are too many characters for the show to adequately focus on in 12 episodes, and because of that, the entire show felt way too unfocused. It was all over the place trying to introduce characters, explain powers, and give some action time to everybody. I get they wanted to build the cast, but when you only have 12 episodes, maybe some sacrifices should be made to create a focused story.

Literally the only good part has been the last couple of episodes, and even then, they've been so stereotypical for the genre, I have a hard time thinking they made the show standout in any noteworthy way. "If 100% isn't enough, I'll just go OVER 100% HUE HUE HUE"

Being overhyped and then not even that good as an average anime made Boku no Hero Academia a serious disappointment for me.

It's funny, since although Assassination Classroom is also my anime of the season, I feel like I wouldn't have as high of an opinion on it if it was originally a single-season anime. It had its moments, but it didn't hit its stride until 2nd season IMO.

I've said it before, but my biggest worry with Hero Academia was that it wouldn't be renewed, since this season is almost entirely setup. Leaving it at 13 episodes is essentially like watching a big advertisement for the manga (well, ignoring that's what most adaptations are anyway). Fortunately, it's already been confirmed to be getting a second season (or confirmed to be confirmed I guess), so I imagine the intention is for this to become a long-running series. I suppose we can only make opinions on what's been released so far, but I try to look at these types of shows with a different lens than something that's self-contained.

Personally, I enjoyed it though. It definitely follows a pattern laid out by other long-running shounen franchises, largely Naruto, but it feels unique enough that I want to see more of it. My biggest annoyance was the exaggerated boy rivalry..but I see it so often with these type of anime that I don't really bat an eye anymore. Surpisingly, I hate the rival character far less than I did in Naruto, even if his personality is much more severe.

I started reading the manga, so the second season probably won't have the same impact, but it seems like something I can see myself enjoying long-term.