My Hero Academia the manga recently ended on August 5, 2024, bringing the story to a close after a decade of success. The story ends with a flash forward sequence, revealing where all the UA High alumni ended up years later. For example, Deku became a teacher at his alma mater, UA High, instructing the new generation since he lost his Quirk during the final battles and could no longer fight villains.
Although at the end of My Hero Academy is set in the characters’ adult lives, most of the story takes place over a very short period of time. The manga begins with Deku inheriting All Might’s Quirk, All For One, and entering UA High School, the school of his dreams. My Hero Academia the ending, at the conclusion of the final battle before the time jump, takes place only about a year and a half to two years after Deku started at UA. The entire series took place over a two-year periodwhich doesn’t take long considering everything the characters have endured.
Many significant events are grouped into a two-year period
Occurrences ranging from wars to normal school experiences are condensed into a very short period of time
Some viewers like the fast-paced, action-packed My Hero Academia narrative, but others question how quickly the series moves. One problem with this fleeting timeline is how many major occurrences have been crammed into just a few years, giving the series’ viewers and the characters themselves little time to process them. In just the first three seasons, the characters started attending UA, experienced their internships, went through the sports and training festival, Bakugo was kidnapped, Eri was saved from Overhaul, war broke out between UA High, All for One, and Shigaraki, Deku. other Quirks awakened and more.
Looking back at the story after its conclusion, a lot happened in a very short period of time, to the point that it seems almost unbelievable that so many major catastrophic events occurred in quick succession. It makes sense that UA High students faced one crisis after another because of the uncertain world in which they lived. But if the series had taken place over a longer period of time, these would-be heroes would have had more downtime to process big moments, develop as characters, and prepare in more detail for upcoming battles without constantly running from one event to another.
It took more time for students to train to combat these intimidating villains
MHA Fight scenes are amazing, but sometimes happier or less consequential moments are left out
Many fans argue that more classroom time and training would not only have been more fun for the audience, but also beneficial for the young heroes. The Hero Killer Stain, Shigaraki, and All For One were some of the most powerful villains to ever exist, and building in additional training and time for the heroes who fought them to hone their Quirks would have fit well and realistically into the story. UA High students were already facing the villains head on just months after enrolling at the school, before they’ve even truly established their identities as heroes or mastered their quirks.
A common complaint filed My Hero Academia this is the story there are not enough scenes within the walls of UA Highshowing the students being educated, training and overcoming any weaknesses before heading out into the world as Pro Heroes. My Hero Academy it incorporates shonen perfectly, in that it is very focused on combat and fighting scenes. However, this sometimes comes at the expense of leaving out some of the less “thrilling” achievements throughout the characters’ journeys, like school classes, practical sessions, and even more light-hearted instances like UA classmates bonding as friends. .
Better pacing could develop character and relationships between students
Less frequently used secondary characters could have played a larger role in the story if there was more time for them
The characters in UA High could have been developed more fully if the overall story was spread out over a longer period of time. Some characters, like Ochaco Uraraka and Tokoyami Fumikage, for example, unfortunately don’t receive much screen time or development. The fast pace of the story leaves little time to develop these secondary characters, something many fans wish had been more focused on. The interpersonal relationships between UA’s high school students are also often overlooked, as the heroes have to focus completely on defeating threats to public safety rather than leading normal teenage lives and fostering friendships and romantic relationships.
My Hero Academy is not entirely free from interpersonal relationships. There are many beautiful bonds intertwined in the manga chapters, such as the friendships between Eijiro Kirishima and Bakugo Katsuki and Mirio Togata and Tamaki Amajiki, for example. However, if the story’s timeline had been longer than two years, these relationships could have been expanded even further and fans could have witnessed how they grow and change over time, which would have added more heart and emotion to the series. It’s also a shame that My Hero Academy essentially only shows Deku’s first two years of high school, leaving out his crucial senior year.
One year of typical Japanese high school experience was omitted from the story
Including this crucial last year of high school would have given the story a more satisfying and complete ending.
Japanese high school students attend for three years, but UA High students’ senior year will forever remain a mystery. The series jumps forward five years and leaves a large gap between Deku’s second year of high school and his adulthood at age 25. Fans will unfortunately have to fill in the blanks with their own imagination, imagining what interesting events occurred in the characters’ lives. as they became adults and chose their careers. I had My Hero Academy Taking place over three years instead of two, Deku’s entire high school journey could have been portrayed, making the story more complete.