My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Ep 7 Review
When you’re a hero with a secret identity, its important to make sure only the people you trust know about it. Unfortunately, there’s always going to be that one reporter determined to bust the hero and expose their real identity. And worse, Koichi has found that person in the form of an intrepid college student who is determined to learn the truth about the Naruhata Vigilantes.
Uh-oh.
Koichi Meets a Pretty Girl…
Thanks to his double life (and part-time job), Koichi hasn’t had much time to devote to his college studies. And with a test in his hero sociology course coming up, he’s woefully underprepared. That’s when a seeming guardian angel comes in out of nowhere and offers to help him prepare. Enter Makoto, a fellow student whose college thesis is on the history of vigilantism. And with Naruhata being home for the titular vigilantes, Makoto thinks learning about them is the perfect subject for her research. Thus, she makes a deal to help Koichi study in exchange for protection as she gathers data on them.
Despite knowing how this could end up exposing them if things go wrong, Koichi finds himself unable to say no. Partly because she’s that persuasive, and…because she’s pretty. This second part doesn’t sit well with Pop, who’s hiding and watching the entire thing.
Is Hero and Villain Arbitrary?
As concerning as her goal is, Makoto does serve as an excellent means for shedding more background on the birth of the hero society. As expected, it came into being in America when one of the states passed a law to formally establish the first pro heroes. The problem is that out of the hundreds of vigilantes present, the number that got approval to be pro heroes numbered in the single digits. Worse, anyone who kept up their hero work without permission got automatically labeled villains.
This little bit of exposition helps to explain much of why so few people deserving of being called heroes get the role. The rules that were set in place can seem rather arbitrary and don’t always make sense. Especially since part of it has to do with the fact that it seems based on popularity alone. Granted, part of being a hero includes putting the public at ease, so popularity was always going to be a thing. However, it can also be disheartening to know that, despite you trying to do good, the public may not trust you.
The Pretty Girl is a Lie Detector
As Makoto and Koichi go around Naruhata, Koichi is forced to hear first-hand what the public thinks of him and his comrades. Most people think he’s either nice but creepy and can’t get his name right. Still, its better than Pop☆Step; most of the comments are about her butt. And everyone is scared of Knuckleduster for obvious reasons.
In the end, Pop☆Step’s fears prove well-founded. Not only is Makoto the younger sister of a police officer, her Quirk turns her into a living lie detector. She already guessed that Koichi was the Crawler! It was only thanks to people getting his name wrong that Koichi is able to dodge a bullet!
So, a crisis has been averted for now. Good for Koichi, but he’s going to have to be more careful from now on. Otherwise, bad things will happen.
I Give “Makoto/Truth” a 4/5
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