Like another well-known shounen mangaka, Horikoshi tends to like confrontations that are at least as much a mental as physical battle. Read more

This series is a lot like Hunter X Hunter in that while the shock & awe episodes tend to draw the most attention, it’s often the ones that bridge them that are actually the most important. Read more

Just because a show is rollicking and ridiculously entertaining without having to work too hard as a viewer doesn’t mean it’s not deep, subtle and complex. Read more

The genius of Boku no Hero Academia is strongly in evidence in an episode like this one. Read more

Real heroes make their own luck. Read more

As I’ve said before, U.A. Academy’s hero course is as much an audition as an education – and the sports festival is no exception. Read more