My Hero Academia has finished, and now fans are reflecting on ways the storytelling isn’t living up to expectations in the anime. The My Hero Academia ending brought Kohei Horikoshi’s epic manga to an end. Though unsatisfying in some ways, the conclusion delivered a syrupy sweet conclusion to Deku’s journey alongside his Class 1-A friends and peers.

Now, all attention has turned to how the superhero anime will adapt the finish. Members of the community have been discussing the overall quality, particularly as the anime show hasn’t quite been as consistent, and some believe they’ve figured out why. “After the All Might vs All for One fight almost nothing interesting happened for five hours,” a Reddit user stated.

“The hypest thing during this period is Endeavour vs Nomu and it’s not much. I think this is the main reason why the franchise went into such a numb state.” They believe the merger of shonen and slice-of-life just isn’t sitting right so far, and that ties into some failed social commentary.

“It is revealed that not heroes are not allowed to use Quirks freely, hence the Meta Liberation Army. But what kinds of regulations are there?” the post added. “We saw Deku’s mother use her quirk in the hospital once, so what’s the problem? You’re saying that the government uses hitmen to make inconvenient people disappear?” Thirdly, they pointed out that all the fights follow a similar pattern: hero and villain declaring platitudes, eventually t.