Boku no Hero Academia 7th Season

The end is drawing near and the final battles are on the horizon, the culmination of all the villain's plans and the heroes acts of protection is coming to ahead, in the final days of the conflict.

In this season of My Hero Academia, are we starting to finish off plot lines as the show as a whole is coming to an end. We see the final build up occur as we pass the point of no return for the story.

For the plot of the season it is first showing the few events and preparations that happen just before the final showdown between villains and heroes. ... This sets the stage for the final part and helps setting all the characters in place, for seeing the end for their plot lines. When we come to the final fight, where both sides plan clashes together, the plot first intensifies and brings the heat of the conflict higher and higher. Where we then start to see them reach their individual conclusion, where one conclusion carries on to the next plot which keeps the momentum going for the final moments.

Just like the plot, we are also starting to see the end for some character arcs, which follows nicely with the plots. Overall throughout the season we are either seeing the final moments of progression for the characters, or we are seeing the end of their arc and finally getting an ending for them that has been building up for years. It has been very satisfying to see characters reaching the end they have been building towards for years, while still keeping some characters going and having the viewer on the edge of their seats.

The season also shows a lot of action throughout, which includes high speed battles, powerful quirks unleashed to their fullest and with it an amazing show of animation. For the animation for all the fights in the season, can simply be described as impressive. They show their quirks in the truest form with animation carrying each detail of the fights, which really draws one attention and keeps you invested in the episodes.

Overall is the series coming to an end, with the next season being the last. This means the season is the lead up for the end, and it does so brilliantly, it finishes some story arcs and characters, and gives room for the final. So if you have liked My Hero Academia till this point, can i only recommend watching this season, so you can tag along for the end of the show.

This is definitely a step down fom season 6. While season 7 presents us with some very good moments, what happens in-between in regards to structure and plot is very problematic. This season made more than clear all the issues My Hero Academia suffers from because they are all present and visible in this one arc: the pacing is absoulutely abysmal for a modern show, flashbacks after flashbacks after flashbacks taking major amounts of time and meat from each episode. And most of these are for incredibly dull and uninteresting characters.

Which brings me to another issue, the amount of characters this show has is ... insane, now of course I am aware that this is the 7th season of a show and that it is the last arc where everyone comes together. But thee way they do it SUCKS! Most of the time a character comes back, its to serve as a Deus Ex Machina to save everyone from the cliffhanger from the episode before, and then they become irrelevant again. In this season alone I can think of 5-6 times off the top of my head that that happened and its not fun nor compelling, its bad writing.

Both of these problems become extremely worse due to my third major problem with this season, which is bad structuring and lack of focus: everytime something important happnes we just cut to another place where the war is happening for a few episodes to tackle something else and we lose the sense of urgency and investment of the other storyline. There's even a time where we stop the biggest conflict of the show just to have 2 episodes about racism for some reason. It feels like poor planning in the mangaka's part.

And fourth, there are some serious lack of consequences for the characters involved, this is a WAR, heroes we like should be dying or losing their powers to all for one. Whenever that happens it's GREAT and engaging, but the times something incredibly consequential happens it's usually just solved with a Deus Ex Machina and the times it's not solved are few and far between. THis was also a problem last season but it is especially relevant now.

Season 7 of My Hero Academia feels like the show has completely lost what once made it interesting. It used to have energy, decent character development, and a sense of progress — now it’s just another overblown shonen about friendship and crying over backstories. Every single character has some tragic past, and it’s getting exhausting. The story barely moves forward, the villains feel cartoonish, and the heroes keep shouting motivational lines instead of doing anything meaningful. Half of the season is dedicated to one endless fight. The “power of friendship” saves the day once again, and all tension just disappears. Sure, the animation still looks ... great, but that’s not enough to save such a predictable and emotionally empty season.

Verdict:
If you’re older than 15, don’t bother. It’s basically Naruto therapy sessions with capes.