My Hero Academia 0325: “Unrivaled”
Season 3 of My Hero Academia is wrapping up, and we’re following every move. Just be careful: spoilers and speculation below.
Rather than tease viewers until 2019, My Hero Academia has gone ahead and started the internship arc. And that’s good, because it gives us enough to make the wait bearable. Now, let’s get back to that trio we met last week, UA’s best and brightest, the pinnacle of the entire school!
The Big Three, Mirio Togata, Nejire Hado and Tamaki Amajiki, are visiting Class 1-A to talk about work studies. It doesn’t go very well — Hado flits around asking personal questions, and Amajiki’s painstakingly shy (and imaging that everyone has a potato for a head just makes things worse). So Togata decides it’s best to teach through action and challenges the entire class (sans Bakugo, because house arrest) to a fight.
Eighteen against one (Todoroki decides to sit this one out, and that’s probably for the best) is hardly a challenge for Togata, who’s super ripped and has strong agency over his Permeation Quirk. He could very well become the next All Might. It’s not that Togata was born with a powerful Quirk — without constant control, he’d slip through everything, which is pretty inconvenient. Instead, he worked hard to become a formidable fighter. The only student who can predict a move is Deku, who has also worked hard to manage his Quirk.
Later, Deku calls Gran Torino to talk work studies. He’s too busy investigating Shigaraki (and Deku didn’t get any contacts at the sports festival), so he recommends Deku try All Might’s former sidekick, Sir Nighteye, who’s coincidentally monitoring Overhaul’s activity on the sly. We cut to the League of Villains, who’s hiding in the shadows as Twice leads Overhaul inside. And this is how the League of Villains gets involved with the Yakuza. Shigaraki, get ready for a bumpy ride.
The Verdict:
“Unrivaled” lays the framework for what comes next with just the right amount of reveals. And that’s a wrap until season 4! Which is happening because this show makes a lot of money!
Rating: 8.6
“Unrivaled” is available to stream in Japanese on Hulu and Crunchyroll. The dub will stream two weeks after the Japanese release.
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