So far, I’ve complained more about this arc of MHA than any other in the past. I wasn’t sold on the departure from the school setting, and I’ve bemoaned my favorite characters not getting screen time.
I was wrong.
These last two episodes have silenced any complaints. These were two superb episodes: top 10 for the entire series easily.
Continue reading “My Hero Academia – 76/77 [Infinite 100%/Bright Future]”
The excuses for my tardiness from my other post are that I’ve been away travelling and a bit sick – but no matter, because Fire Force is getting a SUPER post! What’s a super post?! It’s both episodes 23 and 24 (which Fire Force unsportingly released at once over Christmas) AND the overall series review. Can one single post handle such heat? We’ll find out!
Continue reading “Fire Force – SUPER Post (23/24 and Season Review)”
First of all – apologies for my tardiness on MHA. Due to vacation and sickness, I haven’t been able to write about everyone’s favorite high school heroes. Fear not, as I will make up for lost time as MHA heads into their finale with….some rather uneven episodes, honestly.
Continue reading “My Hero Academia – 72-75”
Welcome to a battle of two families: Vulcan vs Lisa and Shinra vs Sho. These two episodes pair nicely and feature quality fights befitting of a late season shounen. While not big on emotional payoff, Fire Force delivers clues as to the world’s mystery…and a nice hair cut!
Continue reading “Fire Force 21/22 – Those Connected/Brother’s Determination”
MHA is one of my favorite shows. But I have to admit that the pacing this season has felt odd. I think what’s disconcerting is Season Four feels like an introductory season…despite having 3 prior (and a movie). We have had several backstory episodes and a couple first day of work/setting introductions – not normal fare four seasons in. Someone could start watching from Season 4 and feel like the story is just starting off – granted, they would be incorrect, but that’s the impression I’ve had so far.
Continue reading “My Hero Academia – 70/71 [ GO!!/Suneater ]”
Episodes 19 and 20 of Fire Force are a tale of Two Anime. One is a fan-service filled mess, with uneven gags mixed in among mismatched action sequences. The other is an epic, and I mean EPIC, Fire Sniper Duel. Okay, so Episode 20 wasn’t actually all that bad, but it sounded more dramatic when I said it that way. In case you need more convincing…how often do you get to see a cute little nun straight up merc someone with a pipe?
Continue reading “Fire Force – 19/20 [ Nether/Wearing Pride ]”
I realized that while Fire Force has had many of the shounen troupes (some ad nauseam- see Cat girl), it’s been missing a training arc. We had a tournament really early on (that got kind of derailed), we’ve had fanservice, fights, enemies-turned-friends….but we haven’t had a good, ole-fashioned, protag powerup. Well, this week, we get it – and with the strongest Fire Soldier too!
Continue reading “Fire Force – 18 [Secrets of Pyrokinesis]”
My first post on the new, shiny site! Big shout outs to everyone who worked to get it up and going – Lenlo especially for shouldering the brunt of the technical issues and migration. Everyone pitched in though, and it was a great feeling seeing everything come together! Now we can stop playing with WordPress and get back to watching great anime! Like MHA!
Continue reading “My Hero Academia – 69 [An Unpleasant Talk]”
Oh Fire Force. Every episode it seems you do 5 things right…and three things wrong. Every single one is on the verge of greatness, but very few cross over. Let’s take a look!
Continue reading “Fire Force 17 – Black and White, and Grey”
We’re here with a double header for My Hero Academia, with one pretty important episode…and one filler. Let’s go!
Continue reading “My Hero Academia – 67/68 [Fighting Fate/Let’s Go, Gutsy Red Riot]”