My Hero Academia\u2019s ending stays true to its theme, but it\u2019s still unsatisfying Kohei Horikoshi\/BonesI was prepared to be sad when My Hero Academia finally wrapped up the story for good, but I didn\u2019t expect to feel disappointed. When I first came across My Hero Academia, I didn\u2019t consider it anything special. Sure, the Quirk system sounded fun and gave off the vibes of a typical battle-shonen from the start, but beyond that, it seemed like any other underdog story. However, I eventually changed my mind about the series. The more I saw it, the more intrigued I became. A big reason behind that is how likable (most of) its characters are. Even the villains are written so well that they come off as relatably human instead of pure evil. That\u2019s why I had huge expectations for the story\u2019s conclusion. I was convinced it\u2019d be as spectacular as the rest of the story. And while I won\u2019t call it a bad ending, it\u2019s certainly an unsatisfying one. The beginning and the end The reason why My Hero Academia\u2019s ending can\u2019t be called horrible (or even unexpected) is because it stays true to its theme from start to finish. When the story began, it was clear the series\u2019 message was that you didn\u2019t need superpowers to become a hero. We follow Deku, a Quirkless boy who idolizes All Might and wants to be a hero like him. Though his bullies, especially Bakugo, mock his powerlessness, there\u2019s true kindness and desire to help people inside him and that\u2019s what really matters. At the end the series goes back to its beginning: Deku is Quirkless again and yet he still wants to help people, even if it\u2019s only through guiding the next generation to their dreams. He may not be a hero professionally saving people, but he\u2019s still the same kind Deku. And while that\u2019s the message the author Kohei Horikoshi wanted to impart to his readers, it\u2019s still undeniably depressing. Maybe he realized that, too, as at the end of Chapter 430, we see Deku finally achieving his dream of becoming a Pro Hero by using support gear. Lessons are fine \u2013 but to a point Despite how consistent the My Hero Academia ending is with its theme, it still left a bitter taste in my mouth. After following Deku\u2019s journey for years, I didn\u2019t want a moral lesson but a satisfying ending that pays off my emotional investment in the series. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one. Almost no one wanted Deku to end up a mediocre adult with a nine-to-five job when his dream was to become the next Symbol of Peace like his idol. Don\u2019t get me wrong, there\u2019s nothing wrong with a day job \u2013 that\u2019s what most of us are doing, after all. But it certainly is bland in a world where people are blessed with superpowers, especially when the power Deku wielded was the strongest of all. However, the author wanted to go back to the beginning and make the story come full circle. It\u2019s not a bad idea; Deku losing his Quirk to Shigaraki during the war was a stroke of genius, in my opinion. Because what he really needed to defeat Shigaraki and save Tenko from himself was not One For All, but his innate kindness and empathy. It also reinforced the message of how he became the greatest hero through his own \u2018power\u2019 and not because of his Quirk. But that\u2019s where this whole lesson should\u2019ve stopped. Stretching it out until the end is overkill, no matter how noble the moral of the story. When I found out Deku was left behind as a civilian when the rest of the Class 1-A students had all gone on to become Pro Heroes, I facepalmed. Because no matter how you try not to, you can\u2019t help but see it as everyone being rewarded while the guy who did and sacrificed the most was left in the dust. And if I may say so, that\u2019s not really a positive lesson to impart. Unexplored possibilities What stings the most is how many possibilities there were for the My Hero Academia ending, yet none of them were explored. Fans came up with all sorts of theories \u2013 some outrageous, some downright brilliant \u2013 on how Deku could get his Quirk back. From him receiving All For One from Shigaraki from their last encounter to the cycle of One For All beginning once again with Deku, we had some great plausible scenarios. Yet, what we got was the depressing reveal about how Deku has strayed away from his friends due to their different jobs. Very realistic; too realistic, in my opinion. It\u2019s not at all what fans were hoping for when they stuck with the series for years. It\u2019s almost like how we followed Daenarys\u2019 quest for the Iron Throne for years, only for her to be killed in the end and the throne melted. What was the point then? (Game of Thrones\u2019 ending is still worse than My Hero Academia, though). Even the last twist of Deku receiving high-tech armor and support gear from All Might and his friends doesn\u2019t make up for the disappointment the entire chapter provides. We learn it\u2019s funded by the Class 1-A students, especially Bakugo, and made by Mei and Melissa, presumably. That\u2019s a nice touch, but hardly matters at this point. In the end, Deku does don the proverbial cape and becomes a Pro Hero, starting his journey to become the No. 1 Hero once again. But do we have the patience to follow his quest to the top again? I certainly don\u2019t. For more on the superhero anime and manga, check out our rankings of the best My Hero Academia fights and best Quirks stolen by All For One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My Hero Academia\u2019s ending stays true to its theme, but it\u2019s still unsatisfying Kohei Horikoshi\/BonesI was prepared to be sad when My Hero Academia finally wrapped up the story for good, but I didn\u2019t expect to feel disappointed. When I first came across My Hero Academia, I didn\u2019t consider it anything special. Sure, the Quirk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12766\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}