We open with a quick recap regarding the appearance of superheroes in our world and how their advent brought an end to conventional warfare. Teru (aka Shy) goes for a jog, while Swiss hero Piltz works at a natural disaster site. Then we check in with English hero Davie, Drunken Russian hero Pepesha, Chinese hero Mingming, and finally American hero Adam. The cycle comes back around to Teru, and then goes through the rest of the crew again, as we see them saving people (and in one case a monkey) from various perils. Afterward, Shy struggles through an interview with downtrodden journalist Asuka, and ends up inspiring Asuka with her words. Finally, we see Stigma, the creepy boyish leader of the nefarious, tongue-twisting organization Amarariruku, and get a glimpse of his minions. He ominously expresses a desire to rid the world of heroes.
Before writing this impression, I mentioned in the BtT Discord that while I’d watched the first season, my memory of it might be a little shaky. And then this episode’s opening lines were “It’s been a while. Do you remember us?” I can’t tell you how hard I laughed. I actually had to pause the episode. Aside from that brilliantly on-the-nose way to start things off, this is a pretty tame slice-of-hero-life episode, and that’s perfectly fine. It serves to smoothly refresh viewers’ memories while presenting new content, thus avoiding becoming a dreaded “recap episode.” I can’t pretend that this episode was particularly exciting, but I think it’s a solid way to open a new season of a returning series. After all, if you’re watching this episode, you’re probably already invested in these characters (if you aren’t familiar with this anime, then of course start from the beginning). I think there’s every reason to expect SHY will continue to be excellent, and I definitely plan to keep watching this heartwarming show.
SHY is streaming on Crunchyroll.
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