Fall 2022 Preview: My Hero Academia Season 6
My Hero Academia has been one of the giants of the manga/anime world for over half a decade now. While critical reception of the series has begun to wane, its popularity certainly hasn’t.
As all things must do, however, the series is nearing its end, with the manga in its final arc, and the anime not too far behind. The upcoming 6th season of the anime is poised to introduce viewers to some big changes for the series when it hits on October 1. Here’s what fans can expect from the season.
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My Hero Academia season 5 covered a trio of arcs. It started off with a much needed showdown between UA’s class 1A and their eternal understudies in class 1B. In five matches, the two classes duked it out, with victories going back and forth and class B’s quirks being shown off far more than they ever had. Several characters like Juzo Honenuki went from being mildly recognizable background characters to genuinely intimidating opponents. Most importantly, this arc introduced the fact that Izuku “Deku” Midoriya was beginning to unlock quirks from past One for All users, with 6 in total waiting for him to earn and master them.
Following that, the students were sent back out to work at professional hero agencies, with the trio of Deku, Bakugo and Todoroki interning at the office of new number 1 hero, Endeavor. This gave the space for the Todoroki family as a whole to get some much-needed backstory and development. It also gave Deku a chance to learn to add his first new quirk, ‘black whip’ to his fighting style.
Finally, in one of the truly unique arcs in shounen history, the league of villains gained the spotlight, as they faced off against another villain group, the meta liberation army. The
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