Shigaraki Rises from the Depths!
My Hero Academia S6, Ep. 4 Review
I’ve kept saying that this season of My Hero Academia will be its best one yet. So far, I haven’t been proven wrong. A full-scale war between the heroes and villains has broken out, and casualties have started pile up. The biggest one yet, though, has to be Twice, the lovable villain that Hawks was forced to kill in the previous episode, showing just how serious things are. They’re only going to get worse: Shigaraki wakes up.
The Darkness of the World.
At the HQ for the Paranormal Liberation Front, things have devolved into chaos. Hawks, having killed Twice, now finds himself at the mercy of a very angry Dabi. The fact that Dabi keeps smiling, seemingly unable to cry, makes his anger even more unsettling. Worse, what he says to Hawks will end up having long-term consequences for the heroes.
No spoilers for the anime-only fans, though.
In the more immediate future, the heroes at Jaku Hospital fight a desperate battle, trying to get to Shigaraki. Once he wakes up, he’ll be stronger than ever before. However, the mad doctor’s High-End Nomu’s prove to be a greater threat than they thought. Not only do they have powerful Quirks, but they can think. Which makes them all the more dangerous to fight, even if Aizawa can nullify their Quirks.
The hero that fights the hardest, though, is Mirko. Like I said, don’t underestimate the power of bunny girls. Despite getting beaten to a pulp, she manages to make it to Shigaraki and shatter the pod he’s resting in as he prepares to take on All for One’s full power. It looks like the heroes came through and stopped Shigaraki before he could evolve.
Shigaraki Wakes Up
Except, they didn’t. Even though Shigaraki’s heart stopped, his mind remains as active as ever. Inside his head, he remembers everything about his past. How his Dad treated him like trash, which led to his family’s death. Above all, though, he remembers All for One, the one who helped him when no one else did.
No matter how evil Shigaraki gets, I still can’t help but feel a little sympathetic for him. He got dealt an absolute horrible lot in life, and he never asked for it. And when he asked for help, no one save for the Devil incarnate. From then on, though, it’s his choice to keep being evil. Still, I cannot but feel sad, seeing the memories of Shigaraki’s family trying to hold him back. It’s all for naught, though. Ultimately, Shigaraki chooses to step into the darkness of All for One.
Thus, the episode ends with Shigaraki wakes up. The living nuke wakes up.
If things looked dark now, then we’ve seen nothing yet.
This is going to be get really, really good from here on out, guys! With Shigaraki now in play, expect a lot of destruction and carnage. Go beyond, PLUS ULTRA!!!
I Give “Inheritance” a 3/5
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Farewell, Twice, My Old Friend!
My Hero Academia S6, Ep 3 Review
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I like Twice. I know that I shouldn’t like him, since he’s a villain, but we all know that he’s not a bad guy. Like many of the League of Villians members, he got dealt a bad hand in life by society. You can’t help but feel for the guy. More than that, though, I can’t help but admire his devotion to his comrades; it’s so rare for a villain to so genuinely care about their partners in crime! That’s why, even with the prior knowledge of reading the manga before-hand, this episode was still hard to watch. This episode, we say goodbye to that lovable sad man, Twice.
As the heroes assault on the Paranormal Liberation Front intensifies, we get to see both the heroes-in-training and heroes proper in action. Befitting a Shonen Manga, it’s visually amazing and impressive. Horikoshi knows how to hit all the right notes when it comes to showing off the heroes as their absolute best.
This is a good thing, too, because once the focus shifts to Hawks and Twice, things get dark.
We all know that Hawks infilitrated the Paranormal Liberation Front to prepare for this big day; he took a big risk, but it was worth it to stop Shigaraki. That said, Hawks’ just as regretful that doing so meant using Twice’s goodwill against him. Like many of us, Hawks understood that Twice was a good person who just got a bad lot in life. He genuinely reaches out to him and offers to get him help, so he can live a normal life. However, it’s already too late for Twice.
This marks the second time now that Twice ended up putting his friends in danger. First, him introducing them to Overhaul got one comrade killed while the other lost an arm. What’s happening now is the same thing on a grander scale. Thus, for all Hawks’ genuine appeals, Twice won’t listen and chooses to fight. All Hawks can do is cut Twice down as he tries to flee.
Say what you want about Shigaraki’s comrades, but they do have one thing that the heroes also have: resolve. They look out for each other no matter what, and have pushed themselves to get stronger for their sakes. The resolve to keep moving forward to one’s goals despite the pain it may cause is a big theme in the Shonen genre. It’s how the heroes often win despite getting beaten down so much. However, in this case, it’s Twice, a villain, whose resolve pushes him to go forward to save Mr. Compress and Toga despite being mortally wounded by Hawks. All Toga can do is watch as Twice’s final clone cries muddy tears as it starts to melt. Despite everything, though, Twice dies without any regrets, knowing he did all he could to help his friends.
F in the comments in honor of Twice, please. I’m serious. Twice was a good person, despite being a criminal. Watching him die is one of the most painful things we’ve seen in My Hero Academia. It’s also a painful reminder of an unspoken rule: sometimes, the heroes have to kill the bad guys. It’s not pretty, but it may need doing. I just wish that it didn’t mean we had to say goodbye to Twice. At least he died protecting his friends. I respect that.
As for the rest of the heroes, the fight against the Paranormal Liberation Front continues. The group at Jaku Hospital has those High-End Nomu’s to fight, and to stop them, they’ll have to GO BEYOND, PLUS ULTRA!!! I can’t wait!
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