NetflixMy Hero Academia (2016)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
For his entire life, Izuku has dreamed of being a hero—an ambitious goal for anyone, but an especially challenging one for a boy without superpowers. That’s right: in a world where 80% of the population has some sort of special gift, Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that won’t stop him from enrolling in one of the most prestigious hero academies in the world to learn what it truly means to be a hero.
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
For his entire life, Izuku has dreamed of being a hero—an ambitious goal for anyone, but an especially challenging one for a boy without superpowers. That’s right: in a world where 80% of the population has some sort of special gift, Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that won’t stop him from enrolling in one of the most prestigious hero academies in the world to learn what it truly means to be a hero.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
While the series acknowledges societal flaws and power imbalances through its villains' critiques, the narrative ultimately champions individual responsibility, moral strength, and the upholding of traditional heroic ideals to maintain and improve the existing social order, rather than advocating for systemic revolution.
The movie features a diverse cast reflecting its Japanese origin, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on themes of heroism and personal development, and does not critically portray traditional identities.
Secondary
My Hero Academia features LGBTQ+ characters, most notably the pro-hero Tiger, who explicitly identifies as a woman and is portrayed with dignity and respect. While the villain Magma's transgender identity is incidental, the overall narrative stance, particularly concerning Tiger, is affirming and avoids negative stereotypes or ridicule.
The show features Mirko, a pro hero, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male-coded villains and Nomu, demonstrating exceptional strength and martial arts skill.
The anime series "My Hero Academia" is a direct adaptation of its manga source material. All established characters maintain their original genders as depicted in the manga, with no instances of a character's gender being changed for the screen adaptation.
The 2016 anime adaptation of My Hero Academia faithfully portrays characters' races as established in the original Japanese manga. There are no instances where a character canonically depicted as one race in the source material is portrayed as a different race in the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.2
8.6
Critic Ratings
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