Izuku Midoriya is recovering from the last months, hanging his clothes to dry and reflecting as his country becomes a failed state. The comforting presence of his classmates balances the feeling of impending dread. He still wants to save his nemesis, Tomura Shigaraki, and the kid he sees suffering inside of him. Nevertheless, he remembers the advice of his mentor: sometimes, to save is to kill. Outside the fortified UA, legions of supervillain escapees from prison overwhelm the police and the heroes. News reporters are attacked on camera as they inform the public of the situation. All for One reveals to Spinner, the lizard-like katana user, the next phase of his plan. Overseas, the dons of organized crime have their eyes set on Japan, and their considerable forces prepare for a general uprising among the nations. Soon, all semblance of order will disappear. The reluctant Spinner, a former hikikomori, will become the figurehead of the “heteromorphs,” the outcasts whose bodies look barely human. And lastly, far away, Hawks, Endeavor, and All Might are approaching the coast. Star and Stripe, the first heroine of the United States, is coming to Japan. Her superpower, New Order, is one of the strongest ever registered, a power whose inner workers are jealously kept secret by the Pentagon. But is she strong enough to beat Shigaraki?
And here it is. The epic tale of the boy born powerless in a superhero society, the passionate weakling who received a chance to become the greatest hero, is nearing its conclusion. When season one started in 2016, the heyday of the MCU was taking place: it was the year of Dr. Strange and Civil War, with Thor: Ragnarok and Spider-Man: Homecoming just around the corner. 2024, instead, is the year of Invincible: Season 2 and The Boys: Season 4, the world in which the ideal of the superhero is fading and we see superpowered characters suffer and die. This adds even more momentum to a show that has always been a well-crafted love letter to the superhero genre and one of my favorite stories ever. An archvillain and a protagonist built up for seven seasons, each with a colorful supporting cast we know in-depth, are about to clash for the last time, and the show is visibly putting all its pieces in place. The art is on point, the conflict is expanding to the international scene, and the opening and the ending evoke a haunting feeling as the story continues just where season six left off. The world of MHA showed its cracks in the previous seasons, and it is now experiencing its bleakest hours: societal trust has disappeared, as has the belief in the triumph of the good against the evil. All our characters are in danger, but hope is not yet completely lost. What can I say? Once more, I’m 1,000,000% here for it! Plus Ultra!
My Hero Academia can be streamed on Crunchyroll.
