#joint training arc

[thanakite]

Just read through a 'Deadliest Anime Tournaments' that did NOT include the Dog Race from Deadman Wonderland (out of all the competitors only 2 survive and really only 1 was supposed to survive) but for some reason DID include the My Hero Academia Joint Training Session (Where no one died and injuries weren't even that bad)

#Deadman wonderland #dog race #my hero academia #joint training arc #mha #like don't get me wrong i love mha #but this was illogical

[str8upreview]

My Hero Academia Season 5: Anime Review

My Hero Academia Season 5 is one unique season covering three arcs. Joint Training arc, the Endeavor Agency arc (which connected to the World Heroes Mission movie), and the Meta Liberation Army arc/My Villain Academia which marked the beginning of Shigaraki’s true rise as All for One’s heir. Synopsis: As the students of UA Hero Class A and B hone their skills in battle by working in teams,…

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#Endeavor Agency Arc #Gigantomachia #Joint Training arc #Meta Liberation Army Arc #My Hero Academia Season 5 #My Hero Academia Season 5 review #My Villain Academia #Re-destro

[skipporeity]

still not over them

#bnha #bnha fanart #midoriya izuku #shinsou hitoshi #deku is friends with everyone #sigh #reread the joint training arc MANNNNNN #save me shindeku save me #hes telling shinsou all about the notes he took watching his and aizawas training

[sassypantsjaxon]

Monoma: Well well well, if it isn't class A

Monona: *continues to deride class A*

Monona *down bad*: Except for you Shinsou, you're doing amazing sweetie

Shinsou *down just as bad*: thank.

#shinmono #monoshin #monoma neito #shinsou hitoshi #incorrect quotes #i don't know where this came from #i just think i'm funny so i decided to share it with you all #this is barely even an incorrect quote. it's basically how the joint training arc went right? #i have an ask about shinmono that i need to answer because i think they're great together

[sapphic-agent]

Ranking MHA Arcs

Vs. Hero Killer Stain: A 9/10 arc. It had great tension, character development, character interaction, and villain. The friendship between Iida, Izuku, and Todoroki felt 10x more genuine than it ever did with Bakugou. The only thing I would change is maybe make Tensei not so virtuous. Maybe he made mistakes in the past or contributed to toxic hero society in some way. Perfect way to develop both Iida and Izuku

Shie Hassaikai: Again, just a great arc. Great villain and tension and love how the LOV are involved but aren't the current enemy. I love Mirio and his sacrifice for Eri was done perfectly, and him rejecting OFA made me love him even more. One of the only arcs where anyone cared about how Izuku was doing (love Iida and Todo forever). The only reason I'm putting it at #2 is Nighteye being a pretentious prick who pissed me off the whole time.

Battle Trial: One of the only arcs where Bakugou's actions aren't depicted as okay. Also calls out his behavior by making him lose because of it. Izuku's actions are recognized wholly, both what he did wrong and what he did right. Back when Momo was analytical and sharp. Also, evil Iida kills me every time. Just a pretty solid arc overall, good balance of tension and humor. There's only one thing I hate and it's that Izuku felt so guilty that he told Bakugou that he inherited his quirk

Meta Liberation: The only saving grace of season 5. The LOV was so well-written and Shigaraki's progression into a leader was so well done. I would have made it top three if it wasn't for Shigaraki's autonomy immediately being taken away by him wanting AFO. Kind of ruined the whole point of the arc

Entrance Exam: I had to make it top 5. It perfectly captures what made early MHA so great. It's so inspirational to everyone whose dreams have ever been discouraged. Some things could have been handled better which is why it isn't higher, but in general I love it

Sports Festival: I've talked about what I do and don't like about the Sports Festival before. There were a lot of good and bad things about it. Uraraka and Todoroki had great development, Izuku's and Tokoyamk's were okay, and Momo's was terrible. But what really keeps it out of the top 5 is the Bakugou pandering. It's the first arc that really starts to do this and it really ruins what could have been a really good arc

Hideout Raid: Again, the only reason this isn't higher is because it's so centered around Bakugou. If it wasn't just an arc pandering to him and his "development," it'd be a lot better. But I'm putting it at 7 because of the awesome fight between All Might and AFO. Easily one of the best in the series. And how that saved Bakugou was pretty damn cool ngl

UA School Festival: Gentle Criminal is tied for my favorite MHA villain with Stain. Not only is he relatable as fuck, his quirk is so unique. He was just so enjoyable. The festival was cute, though I felt as though this arc could have focused more on Eri's trauma. It's great that the festival was something for her to look forward to, but there could have been more done here. Also, Aizawa blaming his students for the other students being resentful and making them take accountability. Also, Bakugou being good at the drums for no reason

Paranormal Liberation War: As far as major arcs this one is okay. I feel like some parts of it were too drawn out, but it wasn't terrible. I liked Dabi exposing Endeavor, and Mirko chasing down Garaki like a bat out of hell was funny. Hawks' fight with Twice was also very impactful. BUT it also felt like a lot of the pros were useless. Like, Mount Lady struggling so much with Gigantomachia felt odd. She should have been more effective imo. I also wasn't a fan of how Midnight died in the manga, that felt unnecessarily brutal

USJ: This arc does a great job of introducing Shigaraki... And not much else. Like, I don't think it's bad at all, but it was a little boring. It does get points though for Tsu casually drowning Mineta, little moments like this make it watchable

Quirk Apprehension Test: The only reason this arc isn't lower is because of Izuku proving that he belongs at UA as much as anyone else. That was a great moment for him. But the QAT is quirkist and honestly just mean-spirited. Why would you humiliate a student in front of their classmates like that? Not to mention that Aizawa was blatantly singling him out with it. Just the beginning of Aizawa being a bad teacher

Provisional Hero License Exam: I struggled where to put this arc. Because honestly? It was good for the most part. I liked seeing how the kids each handled their tasks and opponents. Bakugou failed (I know I've said that this is undercut by Todo failing too, but it's still satisfying) and it really got into the nuances of rescue work. I liked it... Until Deku vs Kacchan Part 2. This fight ruins the entire arc for me. Bakugou fails because he couldn't stop being a dick for 2 seconds and decides he's allowed to take it out on Izuku? Then he trauma dumps on him while playing victim. And then coerces him into a fight. And then is rewarded from throwing this temper tantrum by being given what he wants (knowing about OFA). This was the arc where my feelings towards the series really soured. I really debated putting it at the bottom, but I didn't want to dismiss the good things about it so easily

Forest Training Camp: Only good thing about this arc was Izuku's fight with Muscular and his relationship with Kota. But after that it's Bakugou making bad decisions and everyone else having to suffer for them. I do appreciate Kota slapping Mineta though

Dark Hero: Just... So much potential. But it feels like we never really go below the surface with Izuku. This is supposed to be his arc and it barely focused on who he is. He should have spoken with the vestiges more. Also, while I can understand where they were coming from, 1A ambushing and then antagonizing him was terrible and Bakugou's bum ass apology was even worse. The only reason it isn't lower is because of my unhinged love for Lady Nagant. She's one of the best written characters in the series and I adore her. Unfortunately, it feels like Hori doesn't allow her to influence the overall story

Pro Hero: So this one is just... Weird. I mean, I don't think I hate it? The fight was pretty cool. I love seeing Hawks' quirk in action because his use of it is so creative. I don't like him and Rei being used to prop Endeavor's development though. I just don't think this arc was that good

Joint Training: So I mentioned this in a reply somewhere, but Bakugou's flawless win felt so unearned. He hasn't put any work into getting along with others and working with a team (all the "progress" he made was others- Izuku- doing the work for him). The fact that he didn't so much as struggle like everyone else was just bad writing. Momo losing even though she did put in the work to learn to strategize better and cover her bases just felt like a slap in the face to her character. Every time it feels like Hori wants to do right by her character, he ends up making it worse but had no problem propping Bakugou up every five minutes. I liked Uraraka being the unsung star of this arc, Monoma's team underestimating her and then living to regret it was nice. It's one of the only times the progress she's made as a hero is ever acknowledged. This arc didn't do a good job of making me care about Shinsou though, no substance to his character. Monoma was pretty entertaining

Endeavor Agency: Boring ass arc. It wasn't funny or entertaining and had zero character development for our main characters. Natsuo is antagonized for calling out Endeavor and poor Fuyumi gets yelled at by Bakugou in her own home for sharing her feelings. And then Izuku's bs "i tHiNk YOurE geTtINg REaDy tO fOrGiVE hiM." Like I love him but wtf is that line? Hori trying to force Endeavor's redemption down our throats

Final Exams: This arc is all kinds of bullshit. Sero takes a hit for Mineta and is incapacitated and fails. Yet Bakugou is continuously uncooperative, attacks him teammate, and is also incapacitated and passes? Not to mention it's all on Izuku to be the one to teach him how to work with others when that's supposed to be Aizawa's job. Every other match was also useless. The only one that has real development and interaction was Tododoki and Momo. Todo gets humbled and learns to stop acting above his classmates (even if he didn't do this with the intent of being harmful, he still did it) and Momo gets more confidence and agency. But no one else really learned anything or improved. This arc just proves how bad a teacher Aizawa is tbh

Remedial Course: I feel like this arc is evidence that Bakugou would suck as the main character. I was bored to tears during the entire thing. It felt like forced Bakugou and Todoroki interaction first of all. And truth be told I didn't know that kid was supposed to be mini Bakugou, I thought he was representative of Monoma. He was nowhere as bad as Bakugou was as a kid and felt a lot more chill. Also looked more like Monoma. Idk if this is how Hori wants us to see kid Bakugou or what but we know this isn't how he was. And then Bakugou gives him this whole lecture only to turn around the next arc and still treat Izuku like shit. Fucking hypocrite. Camie telling him to shut up was the only good thing about this arc (stan Camie)

And that's the list! I'm only doing these arcs because they're the only ones I've read/watched completely. I don't want to make judgements about the next three arcs without fully knowing what I'm talking about. Though the leaks for the Final War don't bode well for its ranking.

So what do we think? Agree? Disagree? Let me know!

#mha critical #bnha critical #anti bakugou katsuki #arc review #ranking #anti endeavor #anti remedial course arc #anti final exams arc #anti endeavor agency arc #anti joint training arc #anti enji todoroki #anti aizawa shota

[plusultraetc]

Saw the tags on the Toshinori post and do you have more to share?? Any insights? If so I’d welcome hearing them 😭 He really is so self-sacrificial and it hurts but it’s truly at the core of who he is

This has been sitting in my inbox for almost a week because I needed to make a futile effort at organizing my thoughts into something coherent--but this is as organized as they're going to get for now! Thank you so so much for the ask though bc I do love to yell about MHA <3

(Obligatory reminder that I'm watching this show in such a confusing order so if what I'm about to rant about has been addressed before and I'm harping on it unnecessarily I Am Sorry.)

(For anyone curious, this is the post btw)

SO. It feels relevant to mention that my sister and I were talking about All Might in the first place because we were talking about MHA Moments That Haunt Us. For me, it's the 'I am not here' sign hanging around the neck of the All Might statue in Kamino Ward after the Paranormal Liberation War. It literally lives in my brain rent-free 24/7 365 days a year, especially with the AM vs AFO fight being relatively fresh in my mind. The reversal of All Might's catchphrase and all it represents hurts, but to display it at the site of his 'last stand' in Kamino? That's brutal.

All Might vs All For One and how that rematch plays out is so so important to the story for so many reasons, but one of them is that the fight itself is a sacrifice. Toshinori gives everything he has, short of his life, to defeat All For One. He gives up his physical strength, his public image as the unbeatable Symbol of Peace, and, effectively his Quirk ("Goodbye, All For One. Goodbye, One For All" haunts my every waking moment, still!)

This battle is also the culmination of years of All Might's life and heroic philosophy (because Toshinori has been both practicing AND preaching self-sacrifice in the name of the greater good since we met him. It's what he thinks a hero does). Kamino is the sacrifice to end all sacrifices, if you will. Yes, he does get to walk away from the fight with AFO, but he walks away irrevocably different, almost unrecognizable. He's forced to totally change his focus and his mindset and his life. Everything he has given up is made literally visible in the deterioration of his body.

But most most importantly, All Might's sacrifice at Kamino was... all for nothing. Even if AM defeated him in that moment, All For One is free less than a year later. The world is in shambles. People are afraid, and their faith in heroes is crumbling. Heroes are afraid, and this time, they have no idealized symbol to rally behind. When Dostoevsky wrote "Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing," he was talking about All Might btw.

Toshinori gave this fight (and his career, and being All Might) everything he had, and it still wasn't enough. He sacrificed so much of himself, and so much of how he perceived himself and his purpose, and he didn't even save the world. He just bought them time--and not much of it. I think that's why he's so desperate to keep fighting, no matter the cost, no matter what condition he's in--even 'quite literally half-dead.' He can't let Kamino be the Symbol of Peace's final stand, because Kamino was ultimately for nothing. Instead of saving the world, it has been reframed through the sign on the statue as All Might abandoning the world. And ever since then, he's been scrambling to prove that he is still here.

(There's also probably something here about Sir Nighteye telling him that he was going to die. Since Nighteye used his Quirk on him, Toshinori has been anticipating sacrificing his life for good. Knowing that his entire hero career is effectively a fight to the death has probably maximized his self-sacrificial tendencies.)

#ask #yagi toshinori #bnha all might #mha all might #love of my LIFE #i had more bullet points to include about all might's philosophy of self-sacrifice as both a hero and a teacher #but then i was writing random notes about all might as a product of hero society as opposed to a pillar of it and i felt like that one vide #of the old man going '90% of the time i have no idea what the hell i'm talking about' #it wasn't strictly relevant to this ask but maybe one day it will be it's own post bc toshinori messes me up when i think about him #for longer than 0.5 seconds #this is so word vomit i'm so sorry #liza blather #AND ANOTHER THING. a lot of the pros are self-sacrificial to an extreme (i made a web weave abt it) but all might is one of the few #who actually makes it his PHILOSOPHY. like he passes on the idea of setting yourself on fire to keep others warm as a Good Plan #which is NOT a criticism of him OR his fault it's what he LEARNED to do just like #i can't really blame the ua faculty for the sports fest as messed up as it was bc like. half of them are probably ua alumni. they #probably had their own sports festival. this is just like. not registering as abnormal to them. #okay now i will stop #one thing about me is if i'm not talking about kamino i'm talking about the sports festival #and on the off chance i'm not talking about either i'm talking about the joint training arc

[tae-shimura-is-my-wife]

So for what reason Hori developed a friendship between Bakugou and Kirishima anyways?

#bnha salt #bnha critical #i know that for a lot of people they aren't friends #but narratively speaking they are #or were? #after the joint training arc they stop interacting for no reason

[evilkitten3]

Wanted to tell you that YES while all that happened bakugo is (even tho being held by multiple people) just laying on the ground for multiple chapters

it's incredibly funny to me bc like irl it's been. almost a year since that chapter came out. and he's been lying there the whole time. he's one of my favorite characters but tbh i really want the story to finally cut back to him and have edgeshot pop back out and go "yeah no there's nothing i can do he fuckin dead" bc it would be so freaking funny.

ofc it'd also be pretty bad writing but that's neither here nor there

#bnha #bnha spoilers #i stopped reading the manga back in like 2018 or something #i think it was a bit before the ''joint training arc'' or w/e #anyway since i stopped reading all i know is bits of what people mention that i bother to read #so basically: bakugou died (two whole time) kurogiri was always dead (zombie nanny) and the villains are still more likeable than most pros #also dabi is todoroki's older brother but literally everyone knew that since the dawn of time so that doesn't really count #also apparently genderbent captain america showed up but then died #and overhaul made a friend #also togachako might become canon which is the most important thing #having said that: i keep seeing ''toga redemption'' getting tossed around #fuck that! uraraka corruption! #go girl tear the society that trapped your family in poverty and forbid you from using your quirk to help to the ground! #rip maim kill etc #also aoyama is the traitor which is stupid #i still say it should've been hagakure. and that she shouldn't have felt bad about it #let 1-a deal with a friend with a fundamentally incompatible ideology you cowards #oh and also apparently horikoshi is just snipping bits of aizawa off whenever he gets bored or something idk

[katetcake]

Saw a wild mha post after not following it for 2+ yrs and all I gotta say is I'm happy more people are finally liking the absolute chad that is Endeavor

oh man it's been almost four whole fucking years

#and also seeing people finally realizing how good the endhawks ship is (*´▽｀*) #last time i genuinely followed mha i was in the middle of the joint class training arc and everyone was loosing their shit abt the hero war #people still hated endeavor and called anyone who liked him post high-end fight abusers and rapists and abuse apologists lolll #kake scraps

[theetwinkleboy]

look at shinsou building muscle!

#i just love the way they foreshadow his return and show his growth #even though he has zero lines between the sports festival and the joint training arc he pops up just often enough for us to remember him #and see how he's growing #and i love the way that's structured! #shinsou hitoshi #tt reads bnha

[ignitionxbomb]

@historias-multorum (for Momo) -- liked for a starter

"Oi, Ponytail," Katsuki called, walking up to her. "Do you want help with hand-to-hand combat?"

#historias multorum #historiasmultorum #{ historias multorum; momo } #{ show me with your actions; ic } #{ be better than even all might (pre war arc) } #he's trying to be helpful #he recalls that she had struggled against Kendo in the Joint Training

[mechieonu]

"it could've been anyone" baby THEN WHY WASN'T IT

#i say this with love: open your eyes!!!!! #harm to bkg getting a severe emotional rise of out izuku is NOT a coincidence; IT'S NARRATIVE PRECEDENT!!! #hell we ALL saw what happened to izuku when bkg got stabbed. man lost! his! shit! #and now he's going to go ballistic bc of bkg's hostage situation #WHICH IS SOMETHING HE DID DO THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IN THE JOINT TRAINING ARC #ofc this isn't to say that harm to his friends doesn't get a rise out of him #it does! #but katsuki's always been a peculiar case #bkdk

[sarah-dipitous]

Word of advice: never watch Dabi’s Dance AND any scene with 5yo Shoto’s training (*coughabusecough*) in the same day. The visceral need to beat the shit out of Endeavor only escalates

#my hero academia #dabi #shoto todoroki #I’m in the joint training arc and hooooo boyyy #sarah watches anime

[gojifan97]

One of the weird things about me is that I am fine entering a work late and having to figure out what's happening as I go.

#it's what allowed me to jump into the my hero academia manga despite having only watched the anime #meaning I missed the hissekai and joint training arcs (and possibly the cultural festival arc) entirely #I'd read about them on tvtropes #but I didn't actually read/watch them until later

[sparkleaoyama]

Glad I matured from a “Monoma is the only good character in BNHA” type 5+ years ago to “Monoma is still my favorite character but there’s no reason to put other characters down. They’re great too”

#God I thought BNHA reactors who kept calling Class 1-B cheaters in the joint training arc were irritating #Imagine calling Midoriya a mary-sue for having higher stats despite the fact that he’s the protag and has One For All #Not to mention complaints about the joint training arc ending #It was good!! You see how that loss carried over into Monoma’s role in the war!! #Yes Class 1-B lost but they got to shine in that arc #And it was supposed to hit the point that yes Class 1-B were steadily growing and doing better on average in terms of practicals and grades #But Class 1-A’s experience and real world trauma made up for that gap #My posts

[musemilitia]

Izuku flinched slightly as he could feel his body was wanting to give out on him from how hard he was pushing it. His body was visibly shaking from exhaustion. But Banjo -- the fifth wielder -- had told him that he needed to ‘control his heart’; after what happened with Monoma, and him losing control of his Quirk in that moment. And despite him telling All Might and Kacchan that he didn’t know the cause for it, the green haired teen actually somewhat knew what had caused it to happen. 

          It had been after Monoma had insulted Kacchan.

How was he supposed to control it? Kacchan had tried helping him to reactive One For All by putting him in dangerous situations. But that didn’t seem to work. And so Izuku wanted to see if he could redo the situation, by himself, if he just imagined what Monoma said. However, that was also not working. It was just making him tired instead.

Nothing he seemed to do could trigger that emotional state again.

How was he supposed to ‘control his heart’ if he didn’t even know the exact reason that caused him to lose control of it in the first place?!

All he knew was that it had something to do with Kacchan.

But why? After all these years. After him and Kacchan were finally rekindling the friendship that they once had.

#{ mini drabble; } #{ oncforallxbroccoli } #{ the broccoli successor; main // pre war arc } #this is sometime post the joint training battle arc .....