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My Hero Academia Season 4, Episode 15 Review/Recap

So, last episode of My Hero Academia saw the end to one of the biggest stories in the anime’s history. Overhaul loses the ability to use his Quirk, and Sir Nighteye died surrounded by All Might, Deku, LeMillion, and everyone else. What could one of the biggest shonen anime on the market do to top such an amazing arc? Apparently start a new one with a slice of life theme.

Recap

With the raid on the Hassakai over, Midoriya and his friends all return to U.A., save for Togata. He’s staying in the hospital for a little longer. However, despite losing his Quirk and his mentor, Togata’s confident about the future. As it turns out, Mr. Aizawa’s going to be training Eri in using her Quirk. Hopefully, she’ll be able to use to reverse the damage Overhaul did. Thus, the interns return to a big welcome from Class 1-A.

As for the other heroes, they get back to work on finding the League of Villains. Gran Torino captures Kurogiri, but when another of All for One’s minions attacks, they have to flee. Meanwhile, Bakugo and Shoto are going through their own trials. They’re still taking remedial classes for their Provisional Hero Licences. Now they have to take them with the students from their rival school, Shiketsu.

Review

Well, folks, I think we can say that the next few episodes are going to be lackluster. After the emotional rollercoaster the show gave us with the Hassakai Arc, that’s to be expected. I know that not every moment in a shonen anime can be filled with action, but with the new opening, it just feels like the show’s a slice of life now. The outro only reinforced that with the whimsical pictures of all the heroes from their youth.

I know what’s going to happen next because I read the manga, and I’m not looking forward to these next few episodes. However, that said, I think the anime did a good job of wrapping up the previous arc. It shows the students dealing with their personal feelings and gives us a hope spot for Togata. I hope he gets his Quirk back one day; he’s too good at being a hero to sit on the sidelines forever.

I plan to keep covering the rest of the season, but I think my enthusiasm won’t be as great for the time being. Ah, well; I like slice of life anime. Go Beyond, Plus Ultra!

I Give “Smoldering Flames” a 2.5/5. Now comes the boring arcs.

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One Piece Chapter 969 Review/Recap

I’m now ready for this flashback to be over. However, it would seem that Oda still has some more backstory to explain regarding Oden and the Nine Red Scabbards. Thus, we get to see how Oden went from being the one everyone hoped would save Wano into Oden the Fool.

Recap

Oden’s attempt to kill the traitorous Orochi fails due to his retainers Devil Fruit Powers. Now safe, Orochi then arrogantly reveals how he managed to trick everyone in Wano into becoming Shogun and gain Kaido’s backing. What’s said next is unknown, but everyone in Wano saw the effect. Instead of setting them all three, Oden began to dance in the streets of the Flower Capital in his loin cloth every week. Soon, people began to lose faith in him and called him “Oden the Fool”.

Five years passed, and things in Wano got even worse while Oden learned of Roger’s death. When Orochi demanded that Oden build him new factories in Kuri, though, he made the mistake of telling him of Hyogoro’s fate. Since the leader of the Yakuza wouldn’t bow to him, Kaido imprisoned him, killed his men, and killed his wife. Finally at the end of his rope, Oden decides to do what he should have done and kill Kaido. With the Nine Red Scabbards in tow, the group heads to the Flower Capital in revolt.

Review

I don’t know what it was that Orochi said to Oden to make him dance in the streets like a fool. My guess is that he made a deal of some kind with him, and then backed on it later. Orochi only did it to make Wano lose faith in Oden, and it worked. Oden became Oden the Fool, and now he’s going to the fight that will end in his death.

Personally, I think this chapter was unnecessary as a whole, because we already knew how it would end for Oden once he returned to Wano. The only thing it did was show how Oden lost all of Wano’s respect by the present day. At this point, I just want to move on to the present day so we can see the Alliance go to war.

I Give “Oden the Fool” a 2/5. Get on with it, already.

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