Tom Laurie
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E15) Midoriya and Shigaraki
Picking up right where last week’s My Hero Academia left off: Deku’s ongoing training, and Shigaraki’s villainous plotting. In his ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E14) Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears
A new intro! A new arc! My Hero Academia returns, putting the Sports Festival in the rear view and speeding ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E13) Time to Pick Some Names
My Hero Academia‘s Sports Festival is over and the students are back from their brief recovery break. On the train, ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E12) Todoroki vs. Bakugo
I want to know more about Katsuki Bakugo (Nobuhiko Okamoto). Throughout the series, we’ve been given glimpses at something deeper ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E10) Shoto Todoroki: Origins
The cement battleground at the center of UA High’s stadium is freshly cured after necessary repairs. Two challengers step into ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E09) Uraraka vs. Bakugo
Uneven competitions are a staple of action anime. If you’ve ever seen a Rocky movie, you’ll get the gist of ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E07) Victory or Defeat
There’s some old superhero saying about power and responsibility, but it’s hard to grasp as a teen; particularly when that ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E06) The Boy Born With Everything
If someone tried to sell me on My Hero Academia by telling me it’s a story about men and their ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E05) Cavalry Battle Finale
He’s got it! By Jove, I think he’s got it! Things finally start to heat up as the Cavalry Battle ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S02E04) Strategy, Strategy, Strategy
This week, I learned what a “cavalry” battle is. Last week, I assumed it just referred to some specific rule ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S2E3) In Their Own Quirky Ways
A swarm of building-sized robots goes tumbling– knocked off balance by a wave of ice– with a swipe of Shoto ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S2E2) Roaring Sports Festival
The motivations driving many of UA High’s students remain a mystery. Who the heck is this constantly silent angular guy? ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S2E1) That’s the Idea, Ochaco
A new intro, a new season, and a lot of retreading of the premise. People have powers. Kids go to ...
MY HERO ACADEMIA Recap: (S01E12) All Might
Being a hero– a professional hero– is hard. It’s not just the luck of being born with a powerful gift, ...