Deku is not alone, but it doesn’t look like he cares. My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23 sees them trying to beat this fact into Deku and him fighting back. Let’s see how it went for them in this review!
My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23 Overview
If you haven’t at least heard of My Hero Academia, I hope that the rock that you’re living under provides plenty of space and sunlight for healthy living. My Hero Academia, or Boku No Hero Academia if you want to be all proper about it, is one of the most popular anime going on right now. The series returns to us after what is widely believed to be its weakest season yet, which you can read more about here. Also, click here to read the review of the previous episode of the season.
My Hero Academia is based on the manga series of the same name by Kouhei Horikoshi, and the anime is produced by Studio Bones, which is also is also known for working on anime like Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and Mob Psycho 100, so you know that My Hero Academia is in outstanding company. Season 6 is directed by Kenji Nagasaki and Masahiro Mukai. The episode is also known in original Japanese as Boku no Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23.
– Boku No Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23 Review does not contain spoilers –
My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23 Review- Deku Vs Class 1-A
I am going to shamelessly and, without a doubt, make some claims in this review that might not withstand the test of time. The first of them isn’t that outrageous- this was the best episodes of the entire season so far. Now, that is a tall order in itself because, by all records, this has been an amazing season with many a fantastic outing. I will go so far as to call it one of, if not the best, episode of the entire show. Even that isn’t as big of a claim as the one I am about to make next- this might have been my favourite anime episode from any show ever.
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Now, hold your horses. That’s not to say that My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23 was the best-written, best-animated, or best-directed episode of all time. It probably wasn’t even the best episode of My Hero Academia from a technical or general perspective. However, it featured everything I’ve come to love about the show for all these years and served as the crescendo to my favourite character arcs in anime. Now, enough blind praise. Time for me to justify some of these wild claims.
My Hero Academia’s strength lies in its characters’ strength and dynamics. However, we have seen a major shift in focus from the students (admittedly small-time) to the major conflict of the show, which is All For One against One For All. However, where did that leave Deku, who was a student of Class 1-A and the inheritor of One For All? At a crossroads with no place to go and no one to rely on for fear of hurting them, Deku was hurting, and he needed help even if he didn’t realise it. In his moment of helplessness, he was helped by the people he gave up to protect- his friends.
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The entire sequence in My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23, with Class 1-A trying to talk sense into Deku and chasing after him was phenomenal. It made the best use of every character that was present on the screen, and gave each of them some very potent lines to throw at Deku to sway him from his sturdy ways. The highlights were Todoroki, Uraraka, Bakugo, and Iida, as usual, but everyone else got at least some time to shine and to say their piece in what turned out to be a very emotional and action-packed sequence. We even had “You Say Run” back. That alone is worth an extra star.
However, the pièce de résistance of My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23 was the confrontation between Bakugo and Izuku, which was heart-wrenchingly sweet and a long time coming. Of course, the one person who could get the deepest into Deku was the one who had never been seemingly convinced by Deku’s actions and the one who knew him the longest. The entire episode was full of moments which called back to better times within the show’s timeline and merged everything beautifully with what is currently happening. One For All might be alone in its fight against All For One, but Deku isn’t.
Verdict
My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 23 was the show operating it at its absolute best. The design and setting were great, the characters all got enough time to shine, and we got the conclusion of a fantastic character arc. This was my favourite episode of this entire show so far.
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