![]() Months of time pass here and updates are provided on matters like how Centipeder takes over Nighteye’s agency and how Eri continues to nicely heal, but remains unstable. What follows feels like an extended epilogue to the first half of the season’s events more than anything else. The biggest surprise here is that the license trainee material ends on a rather abrupt note and only takes up half of the episode. It’s moments like these that help create a strong balance in this episode between the comedy and the action, where both aspects compliment each other and stand out. It’s hilarious to see Camie mess with all of the hormonal girls with her creation of “Galmouroki” and other pin-up versions of the male heroes (Where else are you going to get to see Bakugo say, “I want to see your cute face”?). In spite of how the fighting connects with its action, it’s also very clever with how it pairs characters together and the way in which it uses these Quirks. There’s one sequence that pairs together Camie’s “Glamour” Quirk with Todorki’s fire and ice skills to create a cosmic ride that verges on something you’d see in a Masaaki Yuasa production. There’s a lot going on and the sight of these powerful abilities colliding together is always enjoyable. There are so many remarkable Quirks on display that from an animation perspective it’s just gorgeous to look. This battle is really a triumph, even if it is remarkably silly from an outside perspective. This is still an important plot thread that may be returned to in the series’ canon in some shape or form. Glimpses of that unbridled power are seen in the fight against Masegaki Public Elementary School, but it never reaches the point where anyone’s lives feel seriously threatened. These children are a worthy challenge because of their experience with their abilities, but the episode also hints at a bleak idea known as the “Quirk Singularity Doomsday Theory,” which looks at the strengthening and evolution of quirks through each generation to the point that they reach uncontrollable levels. Even though Bakugo and company are outnumbered by these kids, they all have very impressive quirks in their own right, which turns this fun session into a surprisingly more intense altercation. My Hero Academia succeeds in that department and it honestly feels like there could be a spinoff that’s centered around this younger generation of heroes-in-the-making. ![]() It’s satisfying to get some serious time with Bakugo and Todoroki, but a lot of this episode rides on how enjoyable their opponents are. ![]() ![]() All of that foreplay is over and this jumps right into the action. Last week’s introduction to the children of Masegaki Public Elementary School was devoted more to figuring out the right strategy for these delinquents and how to connect with them. “Relief for License Trainees” finds a plausible way to ensure that this battle is actually difficult and that it feels like there are stakes to it. The challenge of taking on a bunch of children shouldn’t be that difficult of a task, especially after the series just handled the dismantling of an evil Yakuza-like organization. My Hero Academia explores that concept in a very creative way by how it showcases that all of these gradeschoolers not only have very powerful quirks, but they’re very adept with them.
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