BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA THE MOVIE: WORLD HEROES' MISSION

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ANIME ActionBoku no Hero Academia 5
ONE SHOT ActionBoku no Hero Academia: Endeavor's Mission
NOVEL ActionBoku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission
OVA ActionBoku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission - Tabidachi
MOVIE ActionBoku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: YOU'RE NEXT

REVIEWS

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  k0r3n

  55/100
  A movie with pretty awesome action scenes that is stained by an average plot & mediocre villain

  As a lover of the My Hero Academia series who's caught up on the manga and anime, the movie was a little disappointing to me.

  The story, while not exactly boring, was in the end underwhelming and kind of forgettable to me. Especially looking back at Heroes Rising, which I believe is the best of the 3 current movies (Not saying too much though, as all the movies are kind of forgettable. Though I cried to the second movie lol). A movie that was started by a misunderstanding and a backstory that was "whatever" so to say. This was another case of a villain whose backstory and cause for starting this whole thing was really average and "mediocre". I didn't care enough for why he started this, as he was so bland of a villain, that it didn't matter. (That's to be expected though, can't develop a villain in an 1 hour and 44 minutes unless done correctly). There is also the appearance and backstory of Rody Soul, the deuteragonist of this movie. While Rody is a decent character, his personality and backstory are nothing special even with his relevancy to the plot. He's just your normal, everyday, movie original character.

  What "carried" this movie to me was the art and sound, as the action scenes were very (and I mean VERY) well animated. Though just like the plot, they were kind of underwhelming as I personally didn't get goosebumps, pumped up, or immersed because of them at all. They were just really "flashy" and "shiny" (Not a bad thing at all though. As I said, they were animated extremely well, probably the best I've seen of all MHA action scenes). This obviously showed where the budget for season 5 could've potentially been placed if the movie wasn't made.(Though the animation for season 5 wasn't even that bad, I believe people were nitpicking too much about it.)

  Another thing to watch out for is, if you're a fan of most (if not all) of Class-1A, be prepared to be "disappointed". Most of the focus this time around was on Rody Soul (Movie original), and the big three of Deku , Todoroki , and Bakugo with occasional appearances from other members of Class-1A plus pro heroes. Some of Class-1A actually appear just once or twice, with some not even fighting at all.

  One thing I will say is that If there is a 4DX showing for you like there was for me, I believe the movie should be watched in 4DX, as it was actually kind of cool to experience with the fight scenes with my chair moving around, mist and wind being shot in my face, etc. Something that was really unique and different.

  Besides that, the movie wasn't personally my cup of tea. As said, the 4DX and action scenes were the only thing that carried it for me due to a "mid" plot and forgettable villain. As I sit here typing this review, honestly I've already forgotten most things about the movie (that I just finished seeing 2 hours ago at the time of typing this up lol) since it wasn't that great in my book. I still recommend going out and seeing it if you're a fan of the series. Just be warned, it won't bring too much to you if you're a seasoned veteran of the series like me.

  Also, for those who ended up enjoying the movie, I'm really glad you did!! :) (As I'm just one person, so take my "review" with a grain of salt. I still love My Hero Academia a lot)

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  iitsSwan

  80/100
  An enjoyable hour and 40 minutes for a My Hero Academia Fan!

  __My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission__ ___ ___ __DISCLAIMER:__ I don't do reviews often so sorry if the format is weird. That being said this review is based off my personal enjoyment without diving TOO deep. I will on a surface level but nothing super deep. Also this is a relatively spoiler free, meaning i wont spoil any important or major points. However, i will talk about a few new characters and possibly their quirks. Last thing before the review, i will talk about the story a little, but only pretty general and minor points (most stuff you see in the trailer, and just the basic plot nothing super spoiler-y). And lastly, really this time, is a few screenshots/pictures from the movie, but again nothing you cant see in the trailer. ___ __NOW THE REAL REVIEW__ ___ The story has small parts that take place around the world, hints the name __World__ Heroes Mission. But it mainly takes place somewhere that i dont remember, but that kinda looked like France i think (never been to France so idk but looks like what pictures of France ive seen) but anyway most of the movie takes place there, other than a few clips of the other parts of the class in other parts of the world doing their own mission with other heroes. The first part of the movie is mainly [Midoriya](https://anilist.co/character/89028/Izuku-Midoriya) and a new character named [Rody](https://anilist.co/character/226254/Rody-Soul/) who accompanies Deku for just about all of the movie, and i personally really like this new character. I feel like the dynamic between these newly acquainted characters is good as you see them get to know each-other and learn about Rody's Past. I cant talk about his quirk because it is kinda a spoiler, but i do think his quirk is quite cool ^-^ ___ __Picture of Rody__ As far as the story goes, i think the premise is pretty basic and not particularly interesting ( im going to talk a little about it now, i dont think its a spoiler because the plot is in the trailer but thought i would say so now, __GENERAL__ PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD. The basic situation is that there is a character named "Flect Turn" who is the main villain and hates quirks. his goal is to set off some sort of bombs around the world to get rid of the people who have quirks. i don't care much for the idea of this because its nothing super surprising but i think the way they did it was quite enjoyable to watch. That being said, i think the fight between [Bakugou](https://anilist.co/character/88892/Katsuki-Bakugou) and another of the villains "henchmen" if i can call them that, was more fun to watch, visually at least. There wasn't as much plot or dialog between Bakugo and the other villain other than some murderous screams from Kacchan, but the fight alone was really good. ___ __Main Villain__ __Villain Bakugo fought__ ___ Over all i think the movie is very enjoyable to for any My Hero Academia fan and definitely worth a watch if you have access to a theater that plays it near you (only in theaters from Oct 29-31), if not the definitely watch it when it comes out online somewhere. If you aren't a My Hero fan then im not sure if you will like it, the movie isn't Canon as far as i know but i suggest watching the TV series first. I don't think its a perfect movie but is still very entertaining and has really good animation for pretty much all the movie and considering a movie is supposed to entertain you, i really liked the experience :) ___ P.S. If you go see the movie at a theater they give you a 70-80 page booklet/manga for free with your tickets that shows some character designs and outfits from the movie, some new characters and thoughts behind them, a Q(uestion) and A(nswers) with the creator of the series [Kouhei Horikoshi](https://anilist.co/staff/104834/Kouhei-Horikoshi) (including a few exclusive questions about the series and the mangaka's personal life. and at the end a short 9 page manga written by Horikoshi himself that is about them leaving Japan, taking place right before the movie! ___ ___
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  ReRodent

  60/100
  Good action and visuals, disappointing messy plot

  The third film for the ever growing MHA franchise, following on from Two Heroes (exceedingly mediocre imo) and Heroes Rising (much more fun, great action) comes World Heroes' Mission, a globetrotting adventure that pitches our budding heroes against a terrorist organisation based across the world.

  [Spoilers from the start]

  It must be said the first thing that struck me about this film, is that for something called 'World Heroes' Mission' there's an almost total lack of heroes from across the world, instead all the work being done by the same Japanese heroes we already know, with a few generic superhero type presumably local people visible in the background at times. I get that people want to see the characters they know and like, but it feels like a missed opportunity to design some fun new heroes (we do get one local hero, an Egyptian who's literally a hyroglyph pharaoh...). Oh and also presumably to avoid offending anyone at all the main story is set on a large island just off the coast of Spain that's magically popped up, with its odd mix of Italian/Australian scenery.

  Now onto the plot, the main event being about a terrorist organisation (Humarize) who want to keep humanity 'pure' (aka quirkless) and seek to eliminate those with quirks. I actually like this idea, given how the series loves to tell us at the begining of most episodes that 80% of the world has quirks, what of the 20% that don't? Deku after all was one of them, so he knows how it feels to be an unpowered minority in a world where those without are looked down upon. Unfortunately the film makes no effort to ask any of these questions, they're just terrorists who want to kill people, and the leader's own justifcation is incredibly stupid (basically people didn't like him as a kid). Furthermore to make the story even more hollow half the the bad guys actually have powers anyway, and in fact so does the leader! They make some offhand comment about them joining in return for being allowed to live, but it just doesn't make sense and totally cheapens the whole potentially interesting concept. There are some actual unpowered guys with guns, but they're worse shots than stormtroopers and not a single one of them has a face or name.

  The other side of the story is Rody, typical no parents anime protag who lives with his younger siblings and does small time crime running to make ends meet. Honestly he's fine, unlikely to be anyones favourite character but he's got some personality and brings some humour. Anyway he meets Deku on a job, accidentally gets involved with Humarize and they're put on the (corrupt) police watch list and have to run away. They bond on their roadtrip, get chased down by some villains (one of whom, a kinda cool archer girl, escapes and is just forgotten about, not even showing up for the finale) and meet up with Bakugo and Shoto where they assault the Humarize headquarters and save the day (with 0.3seconds on the clock left).

  One thing this film has going for it is it looks great, good work by Bones with nice sceneries and backgrounds, and the action is fast and frantic. The final third of the film is basically one long punchup, with Deku vs the Humarize leader, Bakugo vs a couple of creepy kids with extending swords and Shoto fighting a beefy lava manipulator. It doesn't quite match the sheer destructive scale of the previous film but it puts in a good attempt. Bakugo's fight was certainly the most spectacular with the three of them leaping all around the place with dust, debris and explosions everywhere, Deku's fight is a touch more mundane, don't get me wrong again it looks great - the Humarize leader's (I've already forgotten his name he was that forgettable) power looks great, projecting back people's attack power at them - sadly being Deku the whole fight is just him repeatedly throwing himself over and over without any thought and just getting more beaten up, and then after having lost more blood than the average human body holds he sees Rody get hurt and just casually goes super saiyan and seemingly masters One for All instantly to win (but then ya know doesn't mention it). Then at the end the bad guys, despite having been blown up, crushed, etc are all unharmed and get arrested and it's a happy ending.
  The budget clearly didn't stretch far enough for anyone else to get epic moments, the heroes at other sites do get some brief moments, but nothing of any note and with little combat shown (and still not enough Blazin' screetime!) - it would have been rather cool to have a battle up the Eiffel Tower or something.

  Now I do get that I sound very harsh on the film, but don't get me wrong I did enjoy it, I was just disappointed that the plot didn't try harder, it doesn't add any new or significant characters, gives no real character development and because it's a film despite the huge scale of the events shown will never be mentioned in the main series.

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