My Hero Academia: More

"Is that it?" These were the three words that I found echoing in my mind over and over after finishing "My Hero Academia: More." Now, just to get this out of the way, I don't dislike My Hero Academia. While I don't think it is as nearly as great as some people believe it to be, I also think it is far from being the scourge of modern shonen that others frame it to be. In my opinion My Hero Academia offers a stereotypical yet solidly executed action anime, which is really all I could ask it for. Now, before I move onto this final episode of MyHero and why exactly I am not the biggest fan of it, I feel like it is only right to discuss the actual finale of the series shown in the final season. To put it simply, I liked it. While it wasn't anything too crazy and certainly could've been fleshed out a lot more, I felt that it was an overall solid way to end this show that defined a generation of anime. It had some good emotional moments and did a great job at really hitting you with the core themes and such of the series. So all in all, you could say I was pretty a satisfied with how My Hero concluded in its eight and final season. But that, however, was not the end of the story. A little while later after finishing the final season, I got a notification on MyAnimeList that, surprisingly enough, actually got me pretty excited. A special epilogue episode for My Hero Academia? Sign me up! As I said before, the previous finale, while competent, could have been made a whole lot better with even just a little more fleshing out, so I was eager to see what this new ending had to offer. So me, being the faithful anime watcher I am, of course added the epilogue to my watchlist, and waited. And waited. And waited. And then, the finally episode aired. And it was.... fine? To be honest, I could already tell that this episode was going to be a letdown after seeing that it was the exact same length as all the other episodes of the show (a little over twenty minutes). I'm not asking for an hour or anything crazy, but is twenty minutes really enough to tell a more satisfying and fleshed out ending? Short answer, no. No, it isn't. In fact, I wouldn't even really call this an epilogue, since this whole episode ends up feeling like a filler OVA more than anything. Any viewers hoping to learn more about what happened to the world of My Hero after All For One and Shigaraki were defeated will be sorely disappointed, as "My Hero Academia: More" seems much more determined to rather invoke as much nostalgia as possible by having as many characters show up as possible. This isn't a necessarily bad thing in and of itself, but the most you're going to be learning about who these characters are all these years later is really just their current hero rankings. A few snippets are dropped here and there of what exactly these characters are up to now, but it's mainly slim pickings all around. This final episode wasn't all bad, however, as there were still things I enjoyed about it. The animation was as nice as ever, with the opening and ending songs from the final season returning for an encore performance. It's also worth mentioning that I quite enjoyed seeing a certain couple getting together (or at least hint at getting together) at the very end, which also might've been my favorite moment in the entire epilogue. TL;DR & Summary: A mediocre epilogue that does not flesh out or improve upon the finale that preceded it in any way, "My Hero Academia: More" is "more" of a disappointment than anything. Thank you for reading and this was the story of how I became the world's greatest reviewer, Moshimochi284

This might be a short one since this is only one episode. Boku no Hero Academia: More does sound like the true ending in case you feel something was missing from the final season. This one focus on what Deku and all of his classmates were like as adult heroes as I enjoy seeing their hero duty. Just mostly a lot of talks about what they are doing in life and a few conclusions. Man I like seeing Deku in his iron man look like suit in action, was kind of short but he is a hero anyways. I'm glad Midoriya and Uraraka connect with each otherat the end, there's no reason for both of them to not go together when they understand and have feelings with each other. That's the only ship I care. It would be a lot better if they adapted the extra chapter from the final fan book that shows the final hero rank. I felt a little disappointed that this episode didn't get it to say Deku's hero rank, so I find it unfair how they reveal everyone else rank and not him. Edited: (Ok ignore this line since it will be adapted later) But ok yes, I do like it so do check it out. Also stop thinking about someone who works at a fast food store, it's just an awful joke that really hurts the series and doesn't deserve to be funny.

This episode somehow managed to tie up the story while still feeling incomplete at the same time. MHA is honestly one of my favorite recent anime, and while I didn’t hate the ending, it felt incredibly rushed and flat. I think the ending had so much potential, but the execution leaves you with an empty, unsatisfied feeling instead of an impactful conclusion. Considering we’ve been with these characters for 170 episodes now (and the movies also) I feel like an extended finale episode would have really wrapped it up. The best way I can put this is: this episode somehow managed to cover everything it needed tocover while still leaving you feeling like something important was missing.