My Hero Academia: Hero Notebook

4/10 ~ Just a recap ep This is essentially a recap of season 1—nothing more. It effectively summarizes the events of the first season in just one episode while also setting the stage for season 2 and building excitement. There’s not much to say since it’s mainly a long summary. For those eager to jump straight into season 2 without revisiting season 1, this episode provides a brief overview of what’s going on, though I wouldn’t necessarily recommend skipping the first season. It serves more as a "memory refresher" to get you hyped for what’s coming next. I think if you wanted to get back into MHA andstart from S2 this would be an acceptable starting place, I personally just prefer youtube summaries myself but you do you

*Disclaimer* Just personal scratch. Advised, possible spoilers. Opinion & Informal Note #1: I prefer to rate things concerning their "type." So for example, I gave this a 6/10 for the art and animation areas because I feel that they did more than the average for a **recap episode** in those areas when compared to other recap episodes. Art: 6/10 The artwork was the same. It's a recap so it was an entire episode of strewn-together clips. This was pretty much an average recap piece but the reason I'm giving this a 6, above a 5, is because this recap actually included new "animation" as well as madean effort to be a bit more than your average recap episode. For example, during the episode's segment I (I as in Irvine) there was actually a very brief moment where it was going over Izuku's hero notebook. This wasn't the only example but there were still shots with very slight animation to it in which it was showcasing hero profiles. Those very specific shots and details of those hero profiles weren't in the original anime or manga as far as I remember. Another specific example from this is when it was showing how Izuku was initially making his hero notebook. There was a short sequence showing the individual previous notebooks and how they eventually lead up to his 13th notebook; that wasn't in the original anime either. The last example of new animation that set this recap episode apart from your average recap episode was the ED. The ED was new and actually looked nice for something that was supposed to be low effort. It had new animations. I'm basically giving this area a 6 because this recap episode did more than what the average recap episode does. That is, it had more than one instance of new art and animation. Animation: 6/10 Most of what I wanted to say is expressed in the above area so please refer to that so that I save time and space. Basically: a few new bits of art and animation. This wasn't simply a slide show of clips. This recap episode actually added extra bits such as new art, animation, and things like those character names that appear when introducing someone. Characters: 5/10 Recaps all the main characters, main side characters and villains. Nothing special done here. Can't talk about character development or design since this is a recap. Plot: 5/10 Same idea here as with the characters area. Development: 6/10 This recap episode did noticeably well in this area. Yes, this recap episode was pretty much a slideshow of the original anime's clips but the transitions, flow, and brand new narration was what made this above-average. The transitions were somewhat more thoughtful and the overall recap did what it was supposed to with the least amount of questions. Music: 5/10 No new music, bgm, or soundboard. Sound design not applicable. Conclusion: 6/10 Same song for the ED but new animation here. The ED animation was simple but looked nice. This is a plus. Overall: 6/10 This was an above-average **recap episode** pretty much. This recap episode clearly did more than what your standard recap episode does. It had new art, new animations, and was thoughtfully recapped. It actually had editing. I can't really talk about character development or plot development for a recap episode so just know that this is an above-average recap episode.

I'm not really big on recap episodes, though I'll give this recap episode credit that it's all talked through by Izuku. It's technically all that happened in the first season from when Izuku first met All Might to pass his exams to get into U.A. High School to getting to know his fellow students while attending the school to fight off the League of Villains during their trip at the U.S.J. Izuku also explains much about the Quirks of both his friends and the teachers. Well, not every single person, or this recap episode would go on much longer. I thoroughlyenjoyed this as they even repeated the best moments from each episode. You are free to skip this since it's nothing too much unless you're a fan of My Hero Academia as a whole. All I can say for this short review. I will give this episode alone seven Izuku's collection of journals out of ten. 7/10.